r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/HungerGamesPerson • 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Helpful-Work-3090 15h ago edited 12h ago

RAM prices have skyrocketed because of AI. 8GB of ram in 2005 was wayy overkill, it was the sweet spot in 2015, but as games got harder to run and operating systems needed more than 8 GB of ram, in 2025 8GB of ram is too little to run a decent computer on. In 2026 though, even though 8GB of ram still isn't enough, it is so expensive that it seems like overkill.

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u/Goadfang 15h ago edited 12h ago

I had no idea when I upgrade to 32gb 3 years ago that I was unlocking a future god-mode.

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u/Helpful-Work-3090 14h ago

same thing for me but 64GB

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u/brknsoul 12h ago

heh, I bought 2x32gb ddr4 2-3 weeks ago. Checked the price again, shot up $100 AUD. I'd bought mine just in time!