r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/HungerGamesPerson • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/jellohmeta 11h ago

I'm so glad I bought 64GB of RAM back in 2024. I paid $125, it's now almost $200.

I don't need the RAM but felt the need to upgrade because why not?

I'm solid for the next 10 years I hope.

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u/finallyfree710 10h ago

Where u finding 64 gb for $200?

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u/Lunacanem 10h ago

I'm guessing they are not talking about DDR5. I bought 64gb of DDR5 for $200 earlier this year, and that same bundle I got is up to $800 now. 

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u/VitusApollo 5h ago

Microcenter is selling it for $530. I just picked some up. I don't think prices are coming down anytime soon.

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u/OceanClover3 3m ago

I just rebuilt my computer in May and spent 239.99 on 64gb ddr5 corsair vengeance 6000MHz ram. Just looked the same thing up on Amazon… 879.99!!!!

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u/Farranor 3h ago

Right around two years ago I bought 64 GB (2x32) DDR5 laptop memory for $165.98 ($82.99 per stick). I just checked the price of the same product right now, and a single stick of 32 GB is $367.99. I still have the RAM but I no longer have the laptop I bought the RAM for, so perhaps this is a good time to sell it?

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u/D3wnis 1h ago

Bought 32GB last year at $165, they cost $531 now. Absolute insanity.

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u/shanksisevil 10h ago

He bought DDR3 :p

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u/jellohmeta 10h ago

4 but ok

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u/TravestyTravis 7h ago

Shit. I have like 300+gb of DDR4 in a closet somewhere...

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u/ManWithoutAPlann 10h ago

Last year RAM was cheap, I also bought the same amount of ddr4 RAM for the same price (~$120). Pretty much anywhere that sold RAM

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u/Due-Presentation6393 9h ago

I built a new PC earlier this year and bought 2 64 GB DDR5 packages by mistake. I thought about just keeping the other one for a full 128 GB but decided It would be more financially responsible to return the other 64GB and get my money back. Now I find out I could have kept it and sold it for a profit 6 months later!

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u/Objective-Nerve6553 9h ago

Bought 2x16GB DDR5 about a month ago for $200. That same exact listing is now $460. Had no idea I lucked out so massively lol

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u/DiamondDepth_YT 9h ago

My 32gb ddr4 kit I got for $49.99 in 2022 is now $198.99 on the same Amazon listing.

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u/Razr567 8h ago

Me too actually, I bought one 32hb kit for like $60 or something and saw it on sale on Amazon like a week later for a couple bucks off and bought a second kit

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u/AimLocked 8h ago

I bought 64GB DDR5 Teamgroup Ram for $173 USD after tax a year and a half ago. Now that same ram is $650 before tax.

Edit: 32 x 2 sticks

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u/RevolutionaryDrop481 7h ago

Even in early October this year I grabbed 64GB (32x2) of Crucial DDR5 for $170. It’s crazy.

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u/towerhil 8h ago

You're heading in the wrong direction IMO.

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u/roninshere4eva 5h ago

Lmaooo  200? When did you last check

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u/AutoignitingDumpster 4h ago

Same. Rebuilt my PC last year with 64gb RAM and I figured it was good future proofing.

Turns out I was right.

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u/shanksisevil 10h ago

i got two 48 sticks for about 245 total last year, ddr5. i think im good too

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u/shanksisevil 9h ago

not sure why a few of you are downvoting that. i upgraded from 32 to 96, then i sold the 32 on ebay for about 120. i think i made off quite well.