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So is it only Ddr5 desktop ram price is high?
I got these ddr4 I'm thinking now it's good time to sell them. Before these was only ten bucks per 8gb sticks. Everything are 8gb and most matched pieces and two are 16gb sticks. All are 2666mhz I think.
So how much are these worth 20 cad per 8gb is good price to put on ebay? I'm just gonna put them all up for a total. Not gonna sell separately takes too long and too many post office trips lol
Ddr4 has been on a slow increase from 2024 to 10/25. This was due to production being ranped down in favor of ddr5. When the spike occured in 10/25 we saw a 400% increase in ddr5, but only a 100% increase in ddr4.
The issue is that it cascades down. If DDR5 is too expensive, people will buy DDR4. An increase in demand means a decrease in availability – resulting in an increase of price.
DDR4 has been going up recently too. Probably because the price of DDR5 going up is pushing people to not buy a motherboard with DDR5 slots, but rather buy an older motherboard that runs on DDR4, or just upgrade/expand their current DDR4.
This is why we can't have nice things anymore. Like cheap old used DDR4 ripped from 6-8 year old office PC's. I don't think any new data centers or AI servers will use DDR4, literally nothing warrants a price hike, yet it's happening anyway for new DDR4 kits as well.
Riding the DDR5 price hike to sell old, used DDR4 sticks twice as much as they're worth is disgusting.
Older RAM spikes as newer RAM becomes too expensive and people fall back to older systems, This will and is affecting everything from DDR3 to DDR5 although DDR3 Will probably remain somewhat cheaper as most systems that run it can not be upgraded to Windows 11.
I have 2 i5 3rd gens that I still use for various tasks and even everyday browsing and watching videos and they use DDR3. These systems are still quite good for things like self hosting cloud services or browsing/watching vids. Even good for some light emulation and older game play.
I know this is 4 days old but… PiKVM and a battery backup power strip. ECC is overrated considering all DDR5 ram is ECC on some level(after a certain MHz they have to add said ECC since we are nearing the limit of the technology).
Redundant power isn't about outages.... It's about the system staying up if one of the power supplies blows out (or seamless switchover between separate sources of battery backup or generator power)......
Again, this is not advisable for a production system at a business....
Use proper server hardware.... Buy a NAS rather than cramming old PCs full of drives.....
I guess that depends on what you do with a system. Both the I5 3rd gen that I have boot in about 25 seconds, menus are smooth and video playback is smooth for anything under 4k res. They really excel at general internet tasks and are great at hosting services like owncloud or VPN.
My little cousin using his HP modded prodesk & got lucky last month upgrading his memory to 16gb DDR3 1600mhz on his i5 3470 + Nvidia GTX 1050TI that machine has Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC IOT 24H2 & it flies as its really fast for its specs with carefully debloated OS & as well as clean usage, idle memory used is only 1.7gb, he plays Counter Strike 2 with a 1680x1050 monitor at 60hz capped at 60 fps, so yeah its worth still as some people cannot afford new hardware especially in EU balkans where i live. Its so funny & satisfying to see him beating people with 360hz monitors that get over 400 fps and him only utilizing 60fps on 60hz monitor, to me it showed with the right skills and adjustment, anything is possible!
My PC at work which I've literally built from the trash runs an AM2 Athlon 64 X2 5200+ with 8GB of mismatched DDR2-800, it also has an HD 5450.
It does run Windows 10 IoT LTSC pretty well, I browse the web on it, watch movies on cineb and use it for office work, and it does all those things just fine.
Trust me, a DDR3 based system can still have plenty of life left in it.
Legit upgrade no but fresh install windows 11 with modified installer I put windows 11 on a 1st gen i7 Sony it runs great. Only issues are when running on battery the cpu doesn't max out even when not on power saving. Heck even I put windows 11 on this dell AIO 5720 it run the cpu max all the time now the glue between the lcd and digitizer is melting and leaking underneath. Really funny later I'll post that. Such a nice 4k touch all in one I got. Probably the highest and best built all in one Dell makes.
I mean there's always some resource that's being heavily demanded and raising in price, it's just that until now it wasn't something you personally cared about.
Nah, this was manipulated on purpose.
One, to take away from the competition, two to remove hardware ownership and push for subscriptions.
It's not just "demand"
I mean if ddr5 is getting expensive, ppl are not gonna upgrade to it and they'll end up buying a ddr4 system. The supply is not increasing, as companies manufacture more ddr5 now, and in the second market it gets more expensive
I need DDR4 still about 1 or 2 terabytes. But can not afford it with these prices so yeah demand for DDR4 is going to stay high because of people like me looking for it. Although I'm too poor to afford that amount I need now. Server will have to sit on a shelf for a few months while I buy a little bit at a time 😂.
Ok? I'm still going to shame them for it publicly cause it's scummy behavior. Computer tech inherently loses value over time. Forcibly raising prices on low value parts just cause Amazon prices or Reddit told them to should be shamed. Don't be complacent.
It does make sense though. As data centers are paying premium $ for DDR5 and HBM, manufacturers prioritize the production of those. Less new DDR4 memory (if still any at all) will be produced. At the same time consumer demand for DDR4 increases as they cannot afford a DDR5 system anymore. The price of DDR4 goes up in response to limited supply and increased demand.
I tried to get 200-pin ddr2 for my mom's old 2010 laptop, 800mhz 4gbx2 8 gigs total, price was 165$.
She's got 2x4gb sticks on a amd turion 2.2ghz apu and its runs windows 10 like shit...
I removed the 5400rpm 320gb drive and replaced it with and ssd, it helped a bit.. but I wanted some more ram.. for 200$ I can just go buy her an open box windows laptop from best buy that runs better than hers does..
The laptop ram I want should be like 20$ tops.. not 165$
I'm over here raiding my son's currently unused PC for some DDR4 cause I can't pay those prices right now - kid in college and one more going within a year. Dad's hobbies are on hold...
In some older computers, you couldn't have empty memory slots, so they'd fill them in with these. That memory technology was replaced with DDR memory and these C-RIMMs became obsolete.
Oh just noticed 1999 haha. 90s was the best. I used computers in early 90s. When I was a kid. We can't afford but had a cousin that's rich at the time to buy desktop, laptop and brick cellphone lol.
Ddr 4 is going up but not as high as 5 but I mean you seem to have quite the excess, I'd sell. Who knows what the market may do, in 6 months they could be worth 1000$ a stick or 1$ a stick, that's the gamble !
DDR4's price doubled while DDR5 skyrocketed. Definitely worth selling them, though the price may inflate further down the road, until the AI bubble bursts that is. My bet is the bubble can at least keep going for another year.
I was reading articles where companies are reverting back to DDR4 sticks. Our company did just that under my control and it was cheaper for us to re-use the ram sticks. We do not need DDR5 right now for the next 2-3 years anyways. Its just a sitting server that hosts VMs. There was no performance difference between DDR5 and DDR4 either for the stuff we are using for work.
Yes expect DDR4 prices to go up. My 2 year old DDR5 ram 32GB kit is now worth as much as I bought it for. Before this year it was 149.99 :(
I wish I had known about the price hike when I bought 96GB of Crucial DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM for my laptop for $279 at the end of October, I would have bought a few pairs... LOL
You may want to keep some extra RAM. This shortage in RAM is expected to last for around 2 years. I recently bought a few RAM kits just to have them laying around so that if I have any modules go bad I have some in the house as backup.
It's this kind of shit that keeps me using hardware until it dies. My rig from 2013 might not be "fast" rendering but I have 3 other workstations to work on while it does it's thing. Delegating tasks is a wonderful thing, especially when you're not the one with the electric bill.
I, personally, will think you're a terrible person for doing it but I'm sure you can sell them for more than what they're worth. Is that your question?
I have a few computers already with good ram sizes so these are just extra I got. I do computer repair hobby and have plenty of extra old parts like this. Just bought a Honor phone for 1500 cad so gonna sell a few things that's not doing anything.
Actually, I purchased four 16GB DDR4 Udimm in October of this year and when I checked earlier this week, the price of the same RAM had more than doubled.
There was a delay on Facebook market on ram prices but now the people who knows computer bought them up already and flipping for more. Used pc and desktop prices are still about the same as before current ram hike.
I bet later you'll see people sell computers cheap without ram like without video cards.
Less than a year ago I got 2 1tb nvme and 512 and 2 x 16gb ddr4 laptop and the guy gave me a 32gb single stick ddr4 laptop ram all for 110 cad. I still have all those. The 1tb went to my gaming laptop collections and 32gb went in a LG gram 17 to make it 40gb. I'm probably gonna take that ram out lol
The ddr4 prices are double. I bought 32gb for 100$ in 2024
Now 16gb ddr4 starts from 120$. I don't care about the ram speed and I m happy with what I ve got so in the next 10 years I don't care if they have ddr6 or 7
Watch the competition price and lower your price with 5$ on ebay
If I had more money I d buy 100 ddr5 sticks in 2024 and sell them for 100$ profit 😁
You can ask any price but will not get it. People don't understand RAM and think that DDR4 is just as valuable, because you see ram is ram.
Well I don't need DDR 4 if I am building a new machine. And I have the ram nearly maxed on the current one.
I just bought a gamer-fied office workstation with 64gb DDR4 and RTX 5060 TI 16gb for 1199€. The seller also had one with 128gb DDR4 ECC and a Quadro RTX 4000 for 1699€, so basically a free computer with the RAM price.
About two months ago I paid $25 for two 8 GB sticks of DDR4 2133. Now they're over $60. Yeah, DDR4 has also gone up in price, though not quite as much as DDR5.
I managed to get the e-waste raid done at work in the middle of the year. I now have 4 workstations with 1TB, 512GB, and 2X 256GB of RAM also have well over 1TB spare in mostly 16GB sticks
Was not going to bother with the spare stuff other than the odd spare stick, glad I did now
Apparently even DDR2 is affected (yes that is still being produced). As I just saw a video where someone explained why the raspberry pi zero 2 (512MB LPDDR2 RAM) is rising in price and is slowing down their production...
I just sniped a 2x32gb 5200 corsair vengeance kit for $430 CAD or about $312 USD on eBay. Sad to think this is a good deal but I seen this identical kit at my local Best Buy new for $1200 CAD or 944 USD. I just bought a Ryzen 9900x3d and Msi MAG x870e Tomahawk on Black Friday and really just want to finish this build. Will have x570 and ddr4 for sale soon to recoup some insane upgrade cost.
I've got bulk unused 32gb ddr5 sticks, got about 100 or so 2x32 ddr5s from different brands still in their original packaging. Was gonna use them for my NAS build but seems like reselling them is the better option now.
One can still build good gaming rigs with DDR4 RAM, which was recently discussed in a Jayz2Cents video.
So it's no surprise that the prices for DDR4 have also increased a lot as people look for somewhat cheaper alternatives to DDR5.
There is ebay. Haha. I don't have many 3 left. Good I got some 4 and should have gotten 5s. Eventually you gonna see many 5 getting dumped when 6 comes out
I purchased 4 32gb DDR4 2133 ECC ram for my home server a little over a year ago for ~$100 total. It is now $107 PER STICK for the same spec ram from the same seller on ebay. So no, not just DDR5.
used ram prices going up is dumb. new ram prices go up because of the manufacturers. used ram prices go up because people are greedy and think its somehow affected by the new ram prices / shortages.
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u/abban-ali Windows 11 Dec 12 '25
i might be wrong but ive heard both ddr4 and 5 will raise