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MPSimmons an hour ago

Undoubtably the cost would go up, but nobody is building out datacenters full of DDR4, either, so I don't figure it would go up nearly as much as DDR5 is right now.

fullstop an hour ago | parent [-]

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

You can see the cost rise of DDR4 here.

MPSimmons 42 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Awesome charts, thanks! I think it bears out that the multiplier for older hardware isn't as extreme as the newer hardware, right?

fullstop 32 minutes ago | parent [-]

~2.8x for DDR4, ~3.6x for DDR5. DDR5 is still being made, though, so it will be interesting to see how it changes in the future.

Either way, it's going to be a long few years at the least.

oskarkk 17 minutes ago | parent [-]

Unless the AI bubble pops.

bombcar 13 minutes ago | parent [-]

One possible outcome is the remaining memory manufacturers have dedicated all their capacity for AI and when the bubble pops, they lose their customer and they go out of business too.

parineum 33 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

That's the Avarage price for new DDR4 which has dwindling supply. Meanwhile used DDR4 is being retired in both desktops and data centers.

fullstop 27 minutes ago | parent [-]

DDR4 production is winding down or done. Only "new old stock" will remain, or used DDR4 modules. Good luck buying that in quantity.