128GB DDR4 3080TI rig from 2022 still going strong, I feel I timed this well.
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I bought my somewhat high-end PC in late 2025, two months before RAMageddon. Two people advised me against it. They said it wasn't a good time to buy because prices were already a bit high. I'm glad I didn't follow their advice.
I bought my machine a week before the true ramocalypse. Prices were high, and 128GB of RAM was like 30% of my budget already, but literally the following week prices rose to the point that I would not have been able to afford any of that
Fuck AI
Bought 128GB for €140 a couple years back, amazing deal looking back.
Decommissioned VM host my company was getting ready to toss out.
It's all DDR4, but even that shit is expensive now.
I got a 12 GB RAM S10...
...not long after, I hear the news that the new flagships will have 12 GB RAM instead of 16 that were planned.
The value sure went up.
Back in '22 I bought 64gb of ram because I wanted to have all my slots populated. For aesthetic purposes.
Yup that's pretty much me.. "Well I've got these ports and RAM isn't expensive so let's go!"
Haven't yet needed it really but it's nice to know it's there.
As one of those people I am decided not interesting in being represented by that...
I still have 32 GB of DDR in my drawer from when I upgraded to 64. I am too afraid to sell it because my current ram might break.
I have a glorious 32GB of overclocked DDR3, how lucky am I.
Look at Mr moneybags over here..
I know right! Honnestly the 32gb of ddr3, 4790k and a new graphics card (switched from a 970 to a rx7600 is got for cheap) is still surprisingly capable of running games.
Needy gamers always find a way for gaming 😄
richest gamer alive
As long as people do not know where I live I'll be safe.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
I hate myself for thinking that "no, I don't need an upgrade just because, I'm fine with what I have" one year ago (and I was also hesitant because of the dying CPUs on AM5). 32 ain't cutting it for me any more, I'm aiming for 96 or 128, but definitely not before this whole thing blows over.
Ugh I have 16 GB and I decided to look uo how much it was cost to fill the other 2 slots, it is almost double.
Four sticks of ram are usually worse than two with regards to speed. Just FYI.
I was lucky I was able to get 16 GB a few weeks ago when some was on sale on Newegg, 'only' $255
Being in IT, post server build eyeing up the left over ecc
My friend who built 128GB home server in 2024.
64GB, just because it was cheap enough. Also, back when I used Photoshop, it would take advantage of however much RAM you threw at it.
I got rather lucky with my purchase timing, tho I was just getting more RAM to deal with my 1300 Firefox tabs.
Bought new computer in September 2024, to play cities skylines 2.
So, thanks you CS2
This must be what it feels like to have bought a house in the 1970s
I live in fear one of the memories will stop working
I've lost a lot more than one.
I can't quite figure out the timeline of the jobs I've had. Memories of things that happened on those jobs don't line up with when I think I was on the jobs. I feel like I have the order all mixed up.
Recently, I was trying to remember the name of one of my old girlfriends. I can picture her clearly, but her name is gone. It will probably come to me at some point.
This is shit you think about when you get old. If you want to remember these things, start a journal, and keep it. You think you can't possibly forget, but you do.
(Yeah, I know you meant memory sticks.)
Before the rampocolypse I replaced 2x32GB sticks in my home server with 2x64GB sticks. I recently found I kept those 2x32GB sticks so I have 64GB of RAM sitting in my closet. I'm not sure if I should sell, or build something around that because I already have the most expensive piece now.
I'm in this image!
And those of us with servers pray every day a stick won't fail. But at least people can talk to robots and make slop on demand...
I have a backup R740 that I got in case I needed the extra capacity. It's my donor now, or could be my retirement plan since it has 256GB in it.
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I have three 32gb ddr5 PCs, trying to sell one for $600 but crypto bros keep offering $350 because "Chatgpt said so"
Price is 900 for mentioning ai
This reminds me of the screenshot where ChatGPT doubted a parts list the user gave it, because the RAM cost more than the CPU.
I did my rebuild before January 2025 cause I thought DJT was going to fuck up world trade, I underestimated how shitty the AI Bros are.
I have 16GB of VRAM too, baybee.
People who built 32+gb ram systems in 2026:
64Gb gang shout out!
Edit: Its now an investment!
"94 bytes should be enough for anyone"
I keep telling my wife that. She's not buying it
256 GB DDR4 here, kinda considering selling some of it now...
Your RAM accidentally became a retirement fund.
Wow, what'd you get all that for? Opening 5+ Chrome tabs?
The pc (server) was used, and the seller asked 100$ to double it from 128 GB to 256 GB.
More space for CFD and path tracing, and for personnal projects. Also it's fun to install games to a ramdisk for a laugh.
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