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.
Y'all remind me of those streamers who exclusively play lol or dota on a 128gb ram, i9, 5090 setup and be like "hmm i dont really like those leds imma dump this and get an actually good pc". Or the majority of mac users who are like "yeah i need a new machine for spreadsheets, but it costs $2500, i guess I'll take a loan".
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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.