[kwlug-disc] OVH costs and prices?

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

RAM prices have gone up 500% in 12 months, because of AI data centers.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/memory-prices-climb-500-percent-in-12-months-up-to-10x-the-lowest-ever-tracked-prices-128gb-of-ddr5-now-usd3-399

On Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> There is now a term for this AI induced memory shortage crisis:
>
> RAMaggedon
>
>
> https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/tech-companies-are-freaking-out-about-ramageddon/
>
> I just checked on Amazon, and a microSD card that I bought last September
> for $32, is now out of stock.
> Similar capacity ones go for about 3X that.
>
> AI in its current form is a drain on resources for society at large ...
>
> On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 12:33 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the detailed reply.
>>
>> I did sign up with OVH VPS, with the same specs as yours, earlier in May.
>> I noticed that the price went up from November, but it was still cheaper
>> than Linode (which is now owned by Akamai), and has more memory, CPU and
>> storage.
>> What I am paying is $9.74 per month, on a 6 month term.
>>
>> On a similar note, I was affected by the price of storage going up
>> because of AI hoarding.
>> New NVMe prices have doubled or tripled.
>>
>> Because I always use previous generation technology, there is no point in
>> getting new (e.g. Gen 4 x 4, while the machine only supports Gen 3 x 4).
>> I bought a used 1TB NVMe SSD, and it worked well.
>> When I needed another for a separate computer, I was scammed with one
>> that didn't work, and verbal agreement to return it was not honoured.
>>
>
>
> --
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
>
>

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