Fuck ai
this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2025
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Fuck AI. There is a use case for simple apps like chatgpt.
But, for most things you don't need AI. Things like chat support for product/services, vibe coded app/website. Its all crap.
All the AI generated video
Yeah, AI video! Useless, we have humans we don't need to burn resources on stupid.
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The use case for those is doing what we could do on the internet 15 years ago ourselves but it has been so bastardised that it is too inconvenient now.
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Every time I decide to upgrade my damn computer something like this happens, come on i7-5820K, just a little longer, the prices will drop any time now...
Planning to upgrade my I7-4790K for a while now... First the GPU shortage and now this...
Yeah lol last time I needed a new GPU because mine died, it was pretty much the peak of Ethereum mining. I was doing lots of freelance motion graphics work at the time and needed something beefy but all these guys were buying every high spec card that came out, in bulk, to mine ETH.
Really hoping my 3090 doesn’t suddenly burst into flames in the next few months… fingers crossed.
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Holy shit
Memory prices are crazy. I bought 96GB of DDR5 6400Mhz sticks for $320 back in February. Now it's $750.
A couple of months ago I bought 148gb and it was fuck all
I saw a listing for 1340€ for 96gb. Prices are truly insane
64Gb of DDR4 w/ fancy RGB lights in July 2025 for ~$160. Can't imagine paying the current prices.
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At those prices I will just remember things myself, thank you.
Yeah, pencil and paper is back!
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Looks like DDR6 is due in 2027, so DDR5 prices will start to fall in 2-3 years when all the AI bros move over to DDR6 instead.
It might be sooner, but that would mean the AI bubble popped.
Meanwhile, here I am on a PC that's less than two years old with DDR4 in it. Works fine for my needs.
DDR4 prices also nearly doubled
Yep, discovered that looking for a 2x16 sodimm kit for one of my mini pc’s. It’s nuts.
It might be sooner, but that would mean the AI bubble popped.
Unless the next insanity-driven hype cycle also relies on specific hardware components.
HBM is what’s used for enterprise AI hardware, and not at all used in the consumer space, at least in recent years
The problem is you need RAM for the OS/General Purpose parts which share the same manufacturing lines as consumer stuff.
On top of all of this, memory companies just aren’t going to prioritize consumers when billions of dollars are coming from Enterprise AI
I'm genuinely considering putting some cash aside in case the AI bubble does pop so I can load up on cheap PC parts if they start dumping them lol
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I needed a 32gb kit of ddr4 about 18 months ago... $80
I needed a 32gb kit of ddr4 last week, $160!!! Wtf! Okay.... Let's click order and if it drops I can just return it....
Checked this morning, $225!!!
Holy fuck!
Bought a 2tb SSD last week, $199. Checked prices this morning... $225
If you still need some DDR4, I can sell you my old set of 64 GB G. Skill RAM. I swapped it out for Corsair just so the RGB would match my other stuff. I'm not looking for a huge profit.
Edit. I read that wrong. Looks like you ordered some last week.
Got it. Buy PS5, harvest memory.
Could you actually do this? I assumed it would all be some weird proprietary hardware that wouldn't work in a regular computer setup but I've never really read up on it.
I'm out of touch WRT hardware, but it looks like the PS5 uses something called GDDR memory. Your standard desktop or laptop most likely would use DDR. I'm not familiar with GDDR, though I'm guessing just based on the letters that it helps run graphics; still, it probably would not work with your tower or notebook.
I'm sure someone else in the thread can provide a more informed answer.
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The Trump Trombone.
Wow, I just went back and checked. I spent $215 for 64GB of RAM last year. I should’ve bought more!
I spent $160 on 64gb its now $625
A PS5 currently costs less than £300. I can't even get 32GB of RAM for that, let alone a GPU or any of the other parts.
PC gaming is dead for now. The only affordable way is Steam Decks and similar.
Wonder if this is going to turn into people cutting out catalytic converters, or stripping out copper wiring.
Can't really remember the last time it wasn't a horrible time to build a PC.
Pre-COVID, when the Ethereum mining went crazy… so around the time of the RTX 2000 series? Which honestly was pretty lacklustre compared to the GTX 1000 series…
So yeah, it’s been a while!
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People are panicking but market will correct itself. RAM is basically a solved technology and supply is limited by lack of factories not ability to manufacture.
On the other hand, we're currently in the midst of what many people already consider to be an AI bubble, so investing in new DRAM factories might be considered too risky, since the bubble might have popped before it even gets production going.
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Fabs take like 5 years to spin up. No one is going to set up another without some kind of guarantee
The return of PlayStation clusters?
man I'm glad I got my 96gigs last year. fuck this mess.
I'll hold out until the bubble pops and pick it all up for pennies.
I was literally looking prices to upgrade from 32 to 64GB last month. And i was, nah 120€ is too much, I'm ok for now. 320€ today and still climbing....
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I am in the final stages of building two PCs for relatives of mine, and I don't think I did so an hour too soon. I watched RAM double in price the day after I bought it.
I'm glad I opted to start at 64GB ram on the PC I built about a year ago. Compared to the other parts like CPU and GPU, it felt relatively cheap to bump it up from 32GB.
Wondering if I should pull the trigger on more storage though... Don't really need it right now but eventually I'll probably need some.
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Man I’m so tired of these skyrocketing prices over everything. Memory, GPUs, car parts, groceries, insurance… fuck. Eating us alive.
Whelp guess I'm not upgrading my PC to ddr5 anytime soon 😂
In moments like this I always wonder if I should temporarily make my PC unusable by reselling the component that's overpriced.
Then wait out the shortage and buy 4x as much RAM then x)
Almost did it with my GPU during covid.
If you're in the USA I would wait until the dickhead in charge is gone or else you might wake up to find he told Taiwan to eat his ass and charge 600% tariffs on all goods coming from them.
I mean its a joke, but how unlikely would it be really?
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Did my upgrade back in April. Got 64GB for $240. Now I checked the price on the same kit… $700. Just crazy.
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