<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">RAM prices have gone up 500% in 12 months, because of AI data centers.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="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">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</a></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 3:33\u202fPM Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">There is now a term for this AI induced memory shortage crisis:</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">RAMaggedon</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/tech-companies-are-freaking-out-about-ramageddon/" target="_blank">https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/tech-companies-are-freaking-out-about-ramageddon/</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:small">I just checked on Amazon, and a microSD card that I bought last September for $32, is now out of stock.</div><div style="font-size:small">Similar capacity ones go for about 3X that.</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">AI in its current form is a drain on resources for society at large ... </div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 12:33\u202fPM Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Thanks for the detailed reply.</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">I did sign up with OVH VPS, with the same specs as yours, earlier in May.</div><div style="font-size:small">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.</div><div style="font-size:small">What I am paying is $9.74 per month, on a 6 month term.</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">On a similar note, I was affected by the price of storage going up because of AI hoarding. </div><div style="font-size:small">New NVMe prices have doubled or tripled.</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">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).</div><div style="font-size:small">I bought a used 1TB NVMe SSD, and it worked well.</div><div style="font-size:small">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.</div></div>
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</blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com" target="_blank">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br>Fast Reliable Drupal<br>Drupal performance optimization, hosting and consulting.<br>"Sooner or later, this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces." -- Dr. Carl Sagan</div></div>