DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's why

Re:DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's... by ffsm8 on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @03:38PM (#46062056)

Do people really still upgrade so often? I mean it made sense pre 2015 for desktops, and pre 2020 for laptops... But since... Not much has changed from a performance standpoint.

Even gpus hardly advanced since 2022 (4090) and the next generation is at least 1++ years off. Likely 2-3... And it's unclear wherever it will actually be an upgrade or more of the AI shenanigans they released with the 50 generation.

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Re:DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's... by pimeys on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @06:28PM (#46063492)

Well, I just updated my 5950x with 128 GB to AMD Strix Halo with the same amount of much faster RAM. It is noticeable faster, but what's better: the whole computer is tiny and sips energy.

I'm very happy I ordered this in the summer, framework delivered it to me early this month. I wonder will these machine just be out of stock now or the price goes up a lot...

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Re:DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's... by o11c on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @07:20PM (#46063907)

Laptops are pretty fragile, especially with how a lot of people treat them. Replacement is due to breakage, not obsolescence.

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Re:DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's... by 1718627440 on Thursday November 27, 2025 @04:14AM (#46067351)

If you have an old enough Laptop, you can just replace parts.

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Re:DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's... by pabs3 on Thursday November 27, 2025 @01:39AM (#46066399)

I'm still on a 2013 desktop I found in a dumpster, its mostly fine still, apart from ballooning memory use in browsers.

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