Bought a 64GB DDR5 kit 3 years ago for 17k rupees — now it's worth 90k as RAM prices soar
ojasvi_yadav · x · 2026-09-27
A user shares that three years ago he accidentally bought an Intel-compatible 64GB DDR5 RAM kit for 17,000 rupees while building an AMD system, leaving it to collect dust. Now the same kit is quoted at 90,000 rupees — more than 5x — and he expects it could hit 100,000 by year's end.
The anecdote reflects the ongoing DRAM price surge driven by AI datacenter demand crowding out consumer supply, turning ordinary RAM into an unlikely investment.
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