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SK Hynix expect the hardware crisis to continue through 2030
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Just looked up the prices of the ddr4 ram kit i considered to buy 1,5 years ago. Its now >500% more expensive. Even compared to last month the prices increased by >30%.
If my ram dies i'm just going to emulate PS1 games on my phone or touch some grass.
Yeah, I had 64 GB kit die on me this year and had to find my receipt from 2.5 years ago for a RMA, which btw if it does die, check to see what the warranty is, most have a limited lifetime warranty.
64 GB back then was 114 USD and for panic and giggles I looked at PC Part Picker, 599+ USD at the time. Absolutely crazy and stupid.
I built my dad a new PC for end-of-ten (his old one was way past its expected lifetime and long overdue to be replaced anyways).
I planned with 32 GB DDR5. But he went like "I always had 8GB and was limited as the default got to 16 GB. Now you're planning with 32 GB when the current default is 16-32GB and I plan to use that system as long as I can. Lets jump directly to 64GB!"
So I built it, pre installed and configured everything and then a few weeks later the price shock hits. He was so blown away by the fact, that a few weeks later the RAM alone would have cost him more than what he paid for his entire system...