What the fuck is their problem dude? Wasn't ram like $60

>>59582690
Supply & demand. Smartphones and all that shit.

>>59582709
How hard is it to fucking just up production? That has to be artificial

>>59582715
Building fab plants take time and money.

>>59582690
>Wasn't ram like $60 for 16GB not too long ago?

It probably was DDR3 without heatsinks and backlight.

Look at IPhones. They have unlimited supply and retards still pay hundreds for them as if they were scarce

Those fancy lights are rare.

they upped the rpm

ever since the factory accident overseas RAM has always been so fucking expensive.

>>59582690
Those are loaded LEDs for hardcore gamers like you and me.

They're literally price fixing.
Seriously, there were news stories about how the memory manufacturers were 'agreeing on mutual prices'.
Literal price fixing.

>>59582843
Collusion is against the law. If you're not apart of silicon Valley that is

>>59582690
>>59582709
>>59582715

They price fix. Both storage and memory production are done by 2-3 large companies who price fix their products.

>>59582848
>against the law
when has that ever meant anything

>>59582690
what about those sketchy sellers with 8gb ddr4 sticks for $15

>>59582848
You can't make plans with other manufacturers to control prices. However, if there are only a couple of manufacturers, one can pretty easily raise up the prices and wait for the other one to do it as well.

>>59582690
i paid 200 and change for 32GB 3200Mhz wish I woulda bought more :*(

of course its 200$

you're looking at fucking "gaming" ram, there are plenty of retards that fall for that meme

>17 replies
>no article about price fixing

Let's post it
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/pc-dram-pricing-increased-20-sep-oct-2016-will-continue-rising-in-2017-trendforce.231768/

> TrendForce reports that this DRAM price increase also stands as proof of the changing paradigm between the three top memory makers: Samsung, Hynix, and Micron, which TrendForce reports have "opted for co-existence as the best way to maximize their own profitability." They are, therefore, "turning away from aggressively competing for market share through price reduction and capacity expansion."

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309KB, 1920x1920px

>>59584363
korean judeeeen

>>59584363
>Announce Oligopoly
>Antitrust stays silent

Fuck off manufacturers, my 5 yr old Rams cost as much as their price tag in 2012

>>59582738
>RAM module
>backlight
I want this ride to end.

>>59582690
That was for DDR3, it will take time before fab methods are as mature for DDR4.