Is Ram price going up again, any ideas?

[lokem]

Originally posted by truffles
Yes, its still being used =)

My new motherboard does support both SDR and DDR . . . but i cannot use it at the same time.

I have concluded that I would be using SDR instead of DDR =)

TRUFFLES

Eh.. That kinda blows man. But at least you have a choice. Why not DDR? Too expensive or not worth it?

 

[boeingfixer]

Originally posted by truffles
Yes, its still being used =)

My new motherboard does support both SDR and DDR . . . but i cannot use it at the same time.

I have concluded that I would be using SDR instead of DDR =)

TRUFFLES

I have posted this too in the chips catagory, Lokum is right on, DDR prices have been falling too, 256 meg have dropped like $25 in the last month here in the states

Here is an article the inquirer has posted.

DDR Article

 

[Cucumber]

"Memory prices in freefall again", id just decided to wait until October to get my new mobo and RAM (so i can get a new AMD)

O well ill probably end up getting 1gb of SDRAM(although i wont be able to tell the difference)

(*edited by mod)Mr. Cucumber, check your private messages

 

[lokem]

Originally posted by boeingfixer


I have posted this too in the chips catagory, Lokum is right on, DDR prices have been falling too, 256 meg have dropped like $25 in the last month here in the states

Here is an article the inquirer has posted.

DDR Article

That's strange. I bought a DDR stick a few months ago at quite a low price. The price has risen 30-40% the last time I checked...

 

[Garou]

Just remember, for all your pricing needs:

http://www.pricewatch.com

That is all, I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

 

[Arris]

Originally posted by Garou
Just remember, for all your pricing needs:

http://www.pricewatch.com

That is all, I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

L:haha:L

Ram prices do seem to have gone down a little but whether they will return to previous lows is another question.

 

[SuperCheetah]

Originally posted by Arris

Ram prices do seem to have gone down a little but whether they will return to previous lows is another question.

Yeah, maybe now is the time for me to get that extra ram I've been pondering over...hmmm now where can I find a hundred bucks lying around.

 

[svtcobra]

Originally posted by SuperCheetah


Yeah, maybe now is the time for me to get that extra ram I've been pondering over...hmmm now where can I find a hundred bucks lying around.

Look in between your couch cushions. It worked for Steven, and now look at him "He's getting a Dell!"

Seriously, if you can afford to get some ram right now, you should. You dont want prices to go up much more than they are.

 

[boeingfixer]

As of this week, here in the states where I am, it seems to be holding at around $75 US. I jumped on the 512 bandwagon last week.

 

[svtcobra]

Isnt the 512 nice boeing? It really woke up my Win XP based system. Sometimes I just felt that 256mb wasnt enough.

 

[Garou]

Flash back to the '80s

Bill Gates: Who will every need more than 640k?

Flash back to the present:

ME!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot wait to put more memory into my system. To bad it maxes out at 768MB. At least it won't take much to put it there either.

 

[boeingfixer]

Originally posted by svtcobra
Isnt the 512 nice boeing? It really woke up my Win XP based system. Sometimes I just felt that 256mb wasnt enough.

Hey STV,

Yeah 512 is nice, I love it, now I was wondering if 1G would be nicer ? I probably wouldn't go that high but I really do like the 512 !!

 

[SuperCheetah]

Hmmm...I have 512MB in my system and it is capable of up to 4GB of memory!!! I really need to stumble across some money and buy somemore memory!

And yes I agree with you guys, 512 is much nicer than 256 in XP.

 

[svtcobra]

Originally posted by boeingfixer


Hey STV,

Yeah 512 is nice, I love it, now I was wondering if 1G would be nicer ? I probably wouldn't go that high but I really do like the 512 !!

Boeing, not to get off the subject but my user name is SVTcobra. SVT stands for Special Vehicle Team. It is the division of Ford that makes the Mustang Cobra.

No biggie..your always calling me stv.

 

[Didou]

Originally posted by svtcobra
No biggie..your always calling me stv.

Consider yourself lucky. Phantasm has been calling me Judy for over a year now ...

 

[SuperCheetah]

Although not as bad as your name Didou I never get called SuperCheetah. It is always either Super or Cheetah. I don't mind it though. Makes me feel at home!

 

[svtcobra]

Originally posted by Didou


Consider yourself lucky. Phantasm has been calling me Judy for over a year now ...

Alright you got me lauging right now...Judy

 

[boeingfixer]

BAD NEWS FOR MOST OF US !!

I found this over at the Inquirer

Big earthquake hits Taiwan

Two reported dead, Taipei affected
By Mike Magee, 31/03/2002 10:10:59 BST

AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan at 2.52PM local time today, with early reports saying two people were killed, and buildings badly affected in Taipei city.


There was an earthquake in Taiwan yesturday, and while you may ask yourself "Who cares", this may potentially effect a great deal of us. Alot of the good computer stuff is manufactured in Tiawan and when the country suffers like this, It usually means computer componants (and YES Ram prices) usually go up. Let's hope no one we know or talk to was seriously hurt.

Full story here.

Tiawan E-Quake

 

[SuperCheetah]

Not good at all for me. I just noticed today over at pricewatch that my PC2100 DDR 256MB ram was all the way down to around 60 dollars for Crucial ram!!! I was actually thinking of picking up a couple more sticks so I would have a gig to play around with. Let's definitely hope this doesn't affect us!!!

 

[boeingfixer]

Originally posted by SuperCheetah
Not good at all for me. I just noticed today over at pricewatch that my PC2100 DDR 256MB ram was all the way down to around 60 dollars for Crucial ram!!! I was actually thinking of picking up a couple more sticks so I would have a gig to play around with. Let's definitely hope this doesn't affect us!!!

I would do it soon!! And keep an eye on the situation, it may not affect it at all this time, but you never know !

 

[eddy05]

hmmmm..? I got so envious whenever I see you guys trying to save money to buy more sticks of RAM :dead: Coz' I'm still a student, no income no nothing, no cash. I wanted to upgrade my 400mhz system, but I estimated It'll take S$500 (US$250++?). My other computer uses Rambus, quite a dead technology eh? I haven't know about Rambus prices, sure do hope It'll be much lower.

 

[Garou]

Checking into the quake, I do not trust the Inquirer, and this is what I found(Quote taken from www.earthquakenews.com):

Police look at a crane which collapsed at the construction site of a 100 story financial center following a powerful earthquake in Taipei, 31 March. An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan on Thursday morning after a powerful quake left five people dead at the weekend, seismologists said.

Also found the following:

http://www.online.ie/technology/viewer.adp?article=1703729

Taiwan recovers from earthquake
The Register 02 Apr 2002

By ComputerWire

Taiwan's IT sector appeared to have escaped relatively unscathed on Monday, after a massive earthquake rocked the country over the weekend.

But some effect on component supplies is expected, as manufacturers check their production lines in the wake of the quake. Even before the earthquake, there had been been complaints from system vendors about short supplies of some components.

Hopefully RAM and other components do not rise in price too much.

 

[boeingfixer]

Well I know it wasn't very big, but sometimes an excuse is all you need to raise prices.

On a lighter note, I read yesturday that Micron and Crucial are lowering their prices in hopes that the forein markets will do the same. Personnally, I would rather buy Micron or Crucial anyway....

 

[SuperCheetah]

I saw that ram prices were going down also. That is a very good sign for me, because now I can pick up a stick of 256MB DDR2100 Crucial ram for 70 dollars, which is down from the near 100 dollars it was when I checked it a few weeks ago. Now I'm seriously considering picking up a couple of extra sticks while the prices are somewhat lower than they have been.

Let's just hope the prices keep falling down, down, down.........

 

[boeingfixer]

I took the liberty and got 512 a couple of weeks ago for $76 a stick (256). If they get to about $50 again, I may just have to run 1gig of memory just to say I can. Anyway, I really like having 512, I don't even build anymore with less than 256. No sense in it.