Where do you guys buy your RAM? Prices are going crazy!

alexhost

Hey folks,

How’s everyone handling RAM purchases these days?
We’re scratching our heads here last week 64 GB sticks were €85, and now they’re already €135… and still climbing! 😵‍💫

Every supplier keeps saying the same thing:

“Prices are going up, better stock up while you can!”

Meanwhile, people on forums keep asking with a straight face:

“Can you make a VPS for €11.88/year?” 😅

So what’s a hosting company supposed to do in these times of memory inflation?
– Buy everything before it hits €200 per stick?
– Or start offering a new plan: “VPS powered by pure enthusiasm no RAM included!” 😂

Seriously though, where are you guys sourcing your RAM lately? Any reliable suppliers or magic deals you’ve found?

Note:
If you are a hardware supplier, please send us your contact details via Telegram or another means of communication. We accept suppliers of outlet hardware, excess stock, and even new servers. We are ready to form long-term partnerships. If you know anyone who might be interested, please share our contact details: @alexhost_on

Or for more personal and direct contact, send us a DM.

Cheers (and slightly nervous laughter),
Alexhost

allthemtings

@alexhost said:
Where do you guys buy your RAM? Prices are going crazy!

Hey folks,

How’s everyone handling RAM purchases these days?
We’re scratching our heads here last week 64 GB sticks were €85, and now they’re already €135… and still climbing! 😵‍💫

Every supplier keeps saying the same thing:

“Prices are going up, better stock up while you can!”

Meanwhile, people on forums keep asking with a straight face:

“Can you make a VPS for €11.88/year?” 😅

So what’s a hosting company supposed to do in these times of memory inflation?
– Buy everything before it hits €200 per stick?
– Or start offering a new plan: “VPS powered by pure enthusiasm no RAM included!” 😂

Seriously though, where are you guys sourcing your RAM lately? Any reliable suppliers or magic deals you’ve found?

Cheers (and slightly nervous laughter),
Alexhost

Time to raise your prices i think

lirrr

stupid people buy ram
smart people like me use
https://downloadmoreram.com

MannDude

Mount google drive as swap. /s

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MU/ - Stock keeps going up, outperforming Nvidia. AI boom now demanding more RAM, I guess?

NeedDeal

Olx romania.
A bunch of trucks lose packages everday and you cand find fucking cheap stuff:))

eb1995

Well as a provider I have worked out that as soon as many people idle I just oversell the disk and ram and I have had 0 issues doing so….

NeedDeal

And as advice buy only ecc id you dont have warranty.
Most are faulty even if sealed. Dont buy non ecc without official warranty.

yoursunny

We buy 1MB RAM from Dollar Tree and post 16 “double RAM” comments so it becomes 64GB.

barbarza

@yoursunny said:
We buy 1MB RAM from Dollar Tree and post 16 “double RAM” comments so it becomes 64GB.

This should win post of the day

rattlecattle

Write better software perhaps like the old days where every byte count.

shallownorthdakota

ram> @rattlecattle said:

Write better software perhaps like the old days where every byte count.

Who still codes in assembly language?

NeedDeal

Steve Gibson still does

AlexBarakov

It's hard at the exact moment, but it will be temporary. It happened with DDR3 as well years ago.

I am also looking to purchase 500-1000 DIMMs, but I feel like I will just wait a few weeks for things to start normalizing.

barbarza

@AlexBarakov said:
It's hard at the exact moment, but it will be temporary. It happened with DDR3 as well years ago.

I am also looking to purchase 500-1000 DIMMs, but I feel like I will just wait a few weeks for things to start normalizing.

I can provide 1000 2MB DIMMS, consolidated.

AlexBarakov

@barbarza said:

@AlexBarakov said:
It's hard at the exact moment, but it will be temporary. It happened with DDR3 as well years ago.

I am also looking to purchase 500-1000 DIMMs, but I feel like I will just wait a few weeks for things to start normalizing.

I can provide 1000 2MB DIMMS, consolidated.

Send invoice over, deal.

Freek

@AlexBarakov said:
It's hard at the exact moment, but it will be temporary. It happened with DDR3 as well years ago.

I am also looking to purchase 500-1000 DIMMs, but I feel like I will just wait a few weeks for things to start normalizing.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ddr4-costs-soar-as-manufacturers-pull-the-plug

Don't think it will get better any time soon.

OhJohn

Rent KS servers, ask OVH to rip out the RAM to send over to you. Cheaper than buying. And they save on power and network with the KS being off.

AlexBarakov

@Freek said:

@AlexBarakov said:
It's hard at the exact moment, but it will be temporary. It happened with DDR3 as well years ago.

I am also looking to purchase 500-1000 DIMMs, but I feel like I will just wait a few weeks for things to start normalizing.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ddr4-costs-soar-as-manufacturers-pull-the-plug

Don't think it will get better any time soon.

Yeah, I know the original reason, we buy a ton of hardware ourselves. The other reason is that distris and keeping stock and Chinese scalpers buying everything at double prices. I literally get emails from Chinese distributors that they buy at 2x regular price and same people try to sell me at 3x price. Supply will certainly be back, lots of enterprise refreshes are coming. People move to DDR5. All is temporary and has happened many times before.

Levi

@shallownorthdakota said:
ram> @rattlecattle said:

Write better software perhaps like the old days where every byte count.

Who still codes in assembly language?

Wtf this should imply?! https://asm32.info/fossil/asmbb/index

Freek

@AlexBarakov said:

@Freek said:

@AlexBarakov said:
It's hard at the exact moment, but it will be temporary. It happened with DDR3 as well years ago.

I am also looking to purchase 500-1000 DIMMs, but I feel like I will just wait a few weeks for things to start normalizing.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ddr4-costs-soar-as-manufacturers-pull-the-plug

Don't think it will get better any time soon.

Yeah, I know the original reason, we buy a ton of hardware ourselves. The other reason is that distris and keeping stock and Chinese scalpers buying everything at double prices. I literally get emails from Chinese distributors that they buy at 2x regular price and same people try to sell me at 3x price. Supply will certainly be back, lots of enterprise refreshes are coming. People move to DDR5. All is temporary and has happened many times before.

Even old Intel CPUs are rising in price

Levi

Ddr5 getting cheaper. That’s a good news.

kurogaki

@rattlecattle said:
Write better software perhaps like the old days where every byte count.

That's expensive: it requires time and good wages, can't have those!

kurogaki

@Levi said:
Ddr5 getting cheaper. That’s a good news.

Oh, so I only need to buy the new RAM, then a new motherboard an a new CPU. Great.

davide

Last year retail prices were ~1€/GB for DDR4 REG and ~2€/GB for DDR4 UDIMM ECC.

Right now retail prices are about the same.

MivoCloud

I wanted to buy a 64GB DDR5 for myself, and a month ago it cost 80 euros, and now it's almost 200. WHAT IS THIS?

david

I got 16GB ddr3 for about $13 back in August.

ouiheberg

Since September the price has skyrocketed. Last week we had to buy it at a price of €135 for 64GB brand new.

chengzi

I still have a few sticks of DDR3-2933 laying around

some DDR2-667 too

MrRadic

@alexhost said:
Hey folks,

How’s everyone handling RAM purchases these days?
We’re scratching our heads here last week 64 GB sticks were €85, and now they’re already €135… and still climbing! 😵‍💫

Every supplier keeps saying the same thing:

“Prices are going up, better stock up while you can!”

Meanwhile, people on forums keep asking with a straight face:

“Can you make a VPS for €11.88/year?” 😅

So what’s a hosting company supposed to do in these times of memory inflation?
– Buy everything before it hits €200 per stick?
– Or start offering a new plan: “VPS powered by pure enthusiasm no RAM included!” 😂

Seriously though, where are you guys sourcing your RAM lately? Any reliable suppliers or magic deals you’ve found?

Note:
If you are a hardware supplier, please send us your contact details via Telegram or another means of communication. We accept suppliers of outlet hardware, excess stock, and even new servers. We are ready to form long-term partnerships. If you know anyone who might be interested, please share our contact details: @alexhost_on

Or for more personal and direct contact, send us a DM.

Cheers (and slightly nervous laughter),
Alexhost

There's a component shortage right now, we're having trouble getting RAM in bulk at any price versus even thinking about discount prices.

davide

@chengzi said:
I still have a few sticks of DDR3-2933 laying around

some DDR2-667 too

I still have DDR2-533 mounted on where I'm typing right now 💪🏿🏋🏿‍♂️ 🚀

dmidecode -t memory

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0010
        Error Information Handle: No Error
        Total Width: 64 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 1 GB
        Form Factor: SODIMM
        Set: 1
        Locator: M1
        Bank Locator: Bank 0
        Type: DDR2
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 533 MT/s
        Manufacturer: Mfg 0
        Serial Number: 1234-B0
        Asset Tag: Not Specified
        Part Number: SODIMM000

maxexx

I asked ChatGPT

There are several key reasons why RAM (more precisely: DRAM and related memory modules) prices have increased recently. Here’s a breakdown of the main causes:

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🔍 Key drivers of the increase

1. Supply is tightening

• Many manufacturers are winding down older memory‐technologies (e.g., DDR4) as they shift to newer ones (like DDR5 or HBM). For example, one source says that major makers reducing DDR4 output triggered a “perfect storm” of scarcity. (Tom's Hardware)
• Production capacity is being re‐allocated. Memory fabs are favouring higher‐margin segments (server DRAM, HBM) rather than consumer PC/desktop DRAM. (Tom's Hardware)
• Reports say DRAM supply shortages are “acute and worsening”. (Yahoo Finance)

2. Rising demand (particularly from data centres / AI / servers)

• The explosion in AI, large language models, inference/training workloads, etc., means data centres and cloud service providers need more high-capacity, high-bandwidth memory. That puts pressure on the whole memory ecosystem (including consumer memory). (TrendForce)
• Even for “older” memory modules (DDR4 or older standards) demand is surfacing because many devices still use them and supply is being restricted. (TechRadar)

3. End of life / technology shift effects

• When a technology (like DDR4) is being phased out, supply naturally diminishes. But demand can persist—for legacy systems, industrial use, etc.—leading to price increases. (thememoryguy.com)
• The shift also causes some inefficiencies: manufacturers might produce less of the older tech because they want to focus on the newer tech, so fewer units means less economy of scale.

4. Geopolitics, tariffs, and market uncertainty

• Tariffs/trade tensions (especially U.S.-China) and supply chain disruptions add to cost pressure and uncertainty, which leads to higher spot/contract pricing. (Tom's Hardware)
• Shipping/logistics/cost inflation also play a background role (though probably secondary compared to supply/demand fundamentals). (Shree Computers Sales)

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🎯 Specifics in recent months

• For example, in one report: “Prices of some DRAM chips … jumped 20% for the second month in a row.” (Tom's Hardware)
• Another: PC-oriented DDR4 modules are forecast to rise by 38-43% for Q3 2025, due to tightening supply and phasing out of DDR4. (Tom's Hardware)
• Legacy DDR4 modules have, in some cases, become more expensive than their newer DDR5 counterparts because of scarcity. (ThinkComputers.org)
• Contract DRAM pricing (for large‐volume enterprise memory) is reportedly rising ~15-20% in Q4 2025. (Tom's Hardware)

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✅ What this means for you (consumer/PC builder)

• If you’re planning to purchase RAM now (especially older standards like DDR4) you might see higher prices than expected.
• If you’re building a PC based around older/dying platform (e.g., where DDR4 is needed) then the cost premium for “legacy” memory might shrink or vanish the cost benefit of using older platform.
• It might be worth considering buying sooner rather than later if you see a good deal and need it, because further increases are plausible.
• Alternatively, if you can shift your build to newer standard (DDR5) and are flexible, that might offer better value long-term (though DDR5 itself is also under upward pressure).
• Keep in mind: some of the surge is spot-market / short-term rush (via consumers/distributors reacting). So deals may still exist, but fewer bargains.

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