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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by arcanemachiner on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:17AM (#46514274)
Here is some proper data:

https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/memory/

The same site also has price trends for CPUs, video cards, etc.

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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by SirMaster on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:22AM (#46514352)
It's OK data, but the average can be skewed high by some vastly inflated options that nobody cares about.

Most people will pick a ram spec and buy whatever is the cheapest kit for that spec at the time.

I think the best data view would be what is the cheapest available kit for each spec over time rather than the average price of each kit.

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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by Jeremy1026 on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:09PM (#46515057)
Wouldn't historical data also be inflated by the gold plated Monster branded RAM sticks too though? Making the now to then comparison, well, comparable.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by happymellon on Thursday January 08, 2026 @07:10AM (#46540149)
Not sure I agree with this.

Something that skewed the market in the past, which is unrelated the the reasons the market is skewed now doesn't make a compelling comparison.

The reasons would lead to differing levels of market skew.

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