Is there a reason why ddr 4 prices got so high

[Galdorf]

Was looking at buying some ddr4 for customers machine looked at prices wow they have gone up sold out of the stock i bought a less than half of the listed prices now.
I know crypto-miners use alot of video cards but ram??.
Looks like price fixing to me......

 

[Moltuae]

I know crypto-miners use alot of video cards but ram??.

Yeah, I don't think you can blame the miners for that one.

Here's an article with some insight and theories:
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/263031-ram-prices-roof-stuck-way

 

[sapphirescales]

Simply, there's a DRAM and NAND memory shortage going on. Supply is low, demand is high, the price goes up. Analysts are warning this trend will continue through 2018. The video card "shortage" is due to the unprecedented demand for graphics cards by crypto miners more than any sort of real life shortage. In the case of video cards, supply has remained constant while demand has skyrocketed, so you get higher prices as a result.

 

[Galdorf]

Simply, there's a DRAM and NAND memory shortage going on. Supply is low, demand is high, the price goes up. Analysts are warning this trend will continue through 2018. The video card "shortage" is due to the unprecedented demand for graphics cards by crypto miners more than any sort of real life shortage. In the case of video cards, supply has remained constant while demand has skyrocketed, so you get higher prices as a result.

Not sure why there would be a shortage where is the demand i get calls about video cards every day people wanting to buy 2 or 6 at a time ram never get any calls for people looking for ram also talked to big box computer stores and other stores in area and they noticed same thing.

 

[nlinecomputers]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...hip-price-drop-spooks-investors-idUSKBN1F406U