Is it just me or does there seem to be more and more posts for graphics cards and RAM recently?
Are there more gamers on here than before?
Why Are There More Graphics Cards and RAM Posts Recently?
Jaxx on 01/10/2020 - 09:17
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It is because tech is cool. Another reason is the hypeness of Team Green.
Because upgrading can cost less that replacing.
Why not?
There is a recent trend for the oversupply of memory in RAM and SSDs. NAND flash is a little cheaper due to lack of demand (blamed mostly on lack of phone sales) compared to forecast so the prices are a little depressed and trending a bit lower than average.
RAM trends: https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/memory/
Same with SSDs, though you can see hard drives are holding steady (and in some cases increasing!):
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/internal-hard-drive…If you're looking to buy either for a build, it's quite cost-effective right now!
FOMO
New suite of GFX cards have been released so the previous models are going down.