Personal computing discussed
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just brew it! wrote:I'd be willing to bet the crypto bubble has at least some effect. When a high-end GPU has as much RAM on it as a mid-range PC's motherboard, the GPUs are accounting for a significant chunk of the market. Even though it's not the exact same type of RAM, it is utilizing fab capacity.
Takeshi7 wrote:RAM prices have nothing to do with cryptocurrency. The RAM prices are entirely caused by the same companies doing the thing they did not that long ago:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing
klrcommute wrote:Sorry, just having a fit about ram & gpu prices.
DragonDaddyBear wrote:Until more fabs are built and capacity increased I don't see much changing. As you pointed out, though, the chip makers are loving the extra cash and don't feel like adding capacity.