'It's only 4x the price it should be' — Amazon's latest DDR5 RAM deal isn't convincing buyers, but it could get worse
Computing Computing Components Memory 'It's only 4x the price it should be' — Amazon's latest DDR5 RAM deal isn't convincing buyers, but it could get worse Deals By James Pickard Published 11 August 2026 "How much?!" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. "The current average is 5x," he continues, "so, in that sense it's a good deal...I guess."A muted response, that's for sure. Unfortunately, though, it doesn't look like things are getting any better when it comes to RAM prices.
- ▪Computing Computing Components Memory 'It's only 4x the price it should be' — Amazon's latest DDR5 RAM deal isn't convincing buyers, but it could get worse Deals By James Pickard Published 11 August 2026 "How much?!" When you purchase throu
- ▪"The current average is 5x," he continues, "so, in that sense it's a good deal...I guess."A muted response, that's for sure.
- ▪Unfortunately, though, it doesn't look like things are getting any better when it comes to RAM prices.
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Computing Computing Components Memory 'It's only 4x the price it should be' — Amazon's latest DDR5 RAM deal isn't convincing buyers, but it could get worse Deals By James Pickard Published 11 August 2026 "How much?!" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future / Corsair / Edited with Gemini) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Seeing the red 'limited-time deal' banner on some DDR5 RAM at Amazon should elicit some excitement given the rarity of price cuts lately.
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