Effect of rising memory prices

[Qqmike]

Did you all catch this, or similar:
Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market
here

Looks like it will affect the sub-$500 PC market.
DIY builders may not really care so much.

[claydoh]

DIY builders may not really care so much.

Yes, they do. Many have shifted to building on DDR4 platforms, for example. It is what I did, though at the time RAM was elevated but not nearly as much as it is now.
Plus, reusing one's existing memory is a no-brainer. I am sitting on at least 16Gb of desktop and 32Gb of laptop DDR4 that might be a small pot of gold lol.

Reducing spending on the overpriced extras helps, too.
A very reasonable and good-quality case can be had for not much these days, such as this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Okinos-Genuin.../dp/B0DQPMNK81
I got this, minus the wood trim option as an open box for ~40USD, for example.

[Qqmike]

Yeah, I do agree that DIY building is always done 'on a budget' basis.
But, like you are illustrating, a DIY-er can work with the specs to give and take here and there and come out on a budget, usually.
CPU prices have always been my big one for hogging the budget.
Also, you can re-use cases that you have and like. Ditto for keyboard, speakers, mouse, etc.
Right now, I have 32 GB RAM in this build.

[claydoh]

You are forgetting graphics card prices

[Qqmike]

You are forgetting graphics card prices

Oh no I'm not forgetting.
I thought of that on my first build, 2007: Go INTEGRATED GRAPHICS! Intel.
Simpler, quicker, less expensive.
I will never forget that decision! ha-ha^^

[TWPonKubuntu]

My friend works for a business which sells Very High End supercomputers and they are being hurt by the high RAM prices. Their customers don't like paying Much Higher prices for the systems.

[kc1di]

It's not just ram either. I have a close friend who works as a packaging engineer for a large chip company and he says that the push for AI is going to increase the price of CPU chip by about a 2x factor if not more. Ram will go up along with car prices and most anything computer related. Not good for us peons on fixed income.