ram prices

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DDR4 vs DDR5 for a budget build in 2026: the real maths

I priced an AM4 + DDR4 and an AM5 + DDR5 build part by part on the same day. The gap is about $300, $240 of it is RAM, and the "56% cheaper" DDR4 claim checks out as roughly half price.

Aliteq Team · Sep 25 · 7 min

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Deals

RAM prices: Prime Day or Black Friday? The 2026 data

32GB of DDR5 cost $100–200 a year ago and $409 at best in mid-September. Here's the dated price record, today's Amazon prices, and the exact numbers to buy at on 6–7 October.

Aliteq Team · Sep 25 · 6 min

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Hardware

SSD prices just doubled in two months — and gamers aren't why

DRAM and NAND prices are wrecking PC budgets everywhere, and the customer actually buying up the chips isn't you — it's AI data centers.

Aliteq Team · Aug 17 · 6 min