Holy Frickin' ****! Check these RAM prices!

[Dputiger]

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1357&p=2

All I can say is, buy RAM.

[Steve R Jones]

At least they're honest: Note that the majority of these prices are for generic memory and we can't promise anything about its quality. Also, the listing of PC150 is given "tongue in cheek" since there are no official PC150 specifications out there.

[canit]

Did I see that right they are already selling DDR 2100 & 1600 ram?

[CMonster]

Yeah, I just bought 128MB PC133 CAS2 from PC-club for !$79

[-VictoryFleet-]

Oh, my god! $25 for 64mb PC133? $24 for PC100? Shoulda know about this site before I upgraded! I spend $60 on 32mb. Even if these aren't the highest quality, the deal is so incredible, it makes my mouth water at the thought....

[ck42866]

What is the best RAM to buy now that will work in my current machine (celly @ 850 BE6) and will work on both the Athlon/Duron and PIII that I may buy in the future?

This, so I have no worries like: I should of bought this RAM vs the other.

And what is up with RDRAM? Is this backward compatible or only to be used on select boards?

[Richard_Cranium72]

pc-club.com ??

I have great distaste for a site that DEMANDS a "membership" prior to divulging any prices !

A few places I used to see like that have now disappeared.

What's your take on the pc-club old Wise One Meestor Cookie Munster ??
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[Jeff7]

I got me some 128MB PC133 Micron memory today for $50. Tested and in good condition. These prices are nuts - I wonder what's causing them.

[jadison]

If u want killer mem prices try vistiting this site: (how does 15 dollars sound for 32MB RAM?) http://www.memplus.com

They also carry other kinds of RAM, as well as other types of hardware for discount prices.

check it out!

-=jd=-

[-VictoryFleet-]

In answer to Jeff7s question:

RAM prices are most likely controled by overstocking and the price of mass production. Overstocking is a concept, that works basicly like this:

Say that officemax buys x amt. of toner cartiges. If they buy an amount that runs out quickly, then buisness may go down because of 'understocking'. (I know, but just say everyone needs a toner cartrige) If they buy an amount over that of which the people buy, that is called overstocking. The company then reduces the price of the RAM to sell it off (I'm guessing that they need to keep in regular business with manufacturers).

The main reason is probably that it is getting cheaper and cheaper to make ICs (the chips on the board that is the actual RAM) in bulk (thus the overstocking). A long time ago, RAM costed $60 for 8 megabytes. Now, it costs less than a cent at it's cheapest.