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minus-squarecarmo55@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoWho do you think is going to be buying DRAM at the current prices in 2027? Before the bubble, there used to be oversupply of DRAM leading to price fixing scandals, that’s what will eventually happen again.
minus-squareminfapper@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-27 days agoUnfortunately, we’re not going to get an over supply of DRAM once the bubble pops. Most of the current production is HBM, which is juuust architecturally different enough from DRAM to not be useful for desktop computers
minus-squareultranaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoProbably anyone who wants RAM. 2027 production is mostly already sold, the shortage isn’t going away until there’s more fabs. 2027 is more likely to see higher prices than lower.
minus-squarecarmo55@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoProduction being sold out doesn’t mean anything when there are no commercial entities left to actually pay the bill.
Who do you think is going to be buying DRAM at the current prices in 2027?
Before the bubble, there used to be oversupply of DRAM leading to price fixing scandals, that’s what will eventually happen again.
Unfortunately, we’re not going to get an over supply of DRAM once the bubble pops.
Most of the current production is HBM, which is juuust architecturally different enough from DRAM to not be useful for desktop computers
Probably anyone who wants RAM. 2027 production is mostly already sold, the shortage isn’t going away until there’s more fabs. 2027 is more likely to see higher prices than lower.
Production being sold out doesn’t mean anything when there are no commercial entities left to actually pay the bill.