whats up with ram prices

Will be surprised if DDR2 ever comes down now; zero supply, still some demand = higher prices as technology leaves the market :(
 
Glad I got my stuff back when this offer was on:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16245883&postcount=9

Talk about how much profit I could make on these Geil modules =D.

My previous 3x2 Gb patriot kits - Bought for £85, sold for £110 each :). Ram price fluctuation is brilliant when you buy lots while its low.

But I cant sell my Geils because I cant get anything else as good.
 
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The whole "Supply & Demand" excuse doesn't really hold up. DDR3 prices should be falling by now, quite dramatically too. Memory manufactures have built more manufacturing plants/R&D plants, they have taken on more staff, profits are booming, you name it. Memory manufactures have made a huge "recovery" and are profiteering very nicely.

Not only that but DDR3 is also used in laptops and other pre-made PCs, of which the prices have NOT shot up. They have increased of course, but not by the same standards that standalone DDR3 memory entails.

Supply and demand is one of the issues relating to the high pricing. However it is a very small factor, a lot of it is due to the switch over of DDR2-DDR3, transferring marketing and manufacturing etc. Then of course there is the matter of greed, which with the recession as everyone knows seems to be at an all time high :p.
 
Need4Dee said:
its not just the RAM prices that are going up.

i have noticed the following card go up from about £120.00 to what it is now.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-163-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1515
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Although I agree that prices are going up with everything (mostly due to the recession), small increments of £10-£30 9/10 are due to the retailer putting the price up, not the manufacture. Manufactures tend to stick to quarterly price rises/reductions, not weekly ones haha.
 
What is partially contributing to it is a very week pound against the dollar. A lot of companies that supply OcUK would buy their stuff in Dollars. With it languishing around the $1.50 mark at present compared to a $1.65 a few months back this will contribute to a cost up for us in the UK
 
Loki said:
What is partially contributing to it is a very week pound against the dollar. A lot of companies that supply OcUK would buy their stuff in Dollars. With it languishing around the $1.50 mark at present compared to a $1.65 a few months back this will contribute to a cost up for us in the UK
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I hate bankers, whos with me.
 
VortX said:
Although I agree that prices are going up with everything (mostly due to the recession), small increments of £10-£30 9/10 are due to the retailer putting the price up, not the manufacture. Manufactures tend to stick to quarterly price rises/reductions, not weekly ones haha.
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You couldn't be more wrong mate. Spend a day in the OcUK purchasing office and you'd soon understand.

In our case at Overclockers UK we sell so much memory, cpu's and graphics card etc we have to rebuy a lot more often than smaller retailers who can often sit on stock for longer than us and thus they can often offer low prices as they have old priced stock where as we have to buy at the new higher price.

Manufacturers are very quick to pass on prices rises as they work to such tight margins, this week for example we've heard the price of metal is going up pushing case prices up shortly, so that's another one to look out for in a few weeks time.

Phil
 
King Arthur said:
Manufacturers are very quick to pass on prices rises as they work to such tight margins, this week for example we've heard the price of metal is going up pushing case prices up shortly, so that's another one to look out for in a few weeks time.
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I wouldn't call the pap that most cases are made from "metal" :D

Besides, why not bulk buy more then and thus have stock to sit on for a bit - though that means more storage space needed
 
rypt said:
I wouldn't call the pap that most cases are made from "metal" :D

Besides, why not bulk buy more then and thus have stock to sit on for a bit - though that means more storage space needed
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Because if they did more bulk (in which they do in relation to a lot of the big companies) warehouse space is still finite. Then there is the issue of cash flow if you are sitting on stock which harms their ability to bring you some of the amazing deals wither through systems or through the deal of the week or exclusives from manufacturers.
 
rypt said:
I wouldn't call the pap that most cases are made from "metal" :D

Besides, why not bulk buy more then and thus have stock to sit on for a bit - though that means more storage space needed
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Or why not just keep an eye out for good offers and buy stuff while its cheaper :)
 
I have again gave up a build due to this coporate greed.

When I was planning my new build 4GB of Dominator GT2 DDR3 was £130 at a certain outlet, when I went to purchase it had sold out, a week later it is back in stock for £180!!!

And these flucuations are as much to do with retailers as suppliers.

I will buy my new build components from the supplier who has them at an agreeable stable consistent price, not from whoever changes the price willy nilly like some kid selling second hand bike parts.
 
OCUK prices are actually stable and consistent for everything other than ram.

Even if you look elsewhere, ram prices will fluctuate just as much.
 
its is kinda crazy i was looking at purchasing another 6gb kit but the price of the ram has doubled, and that nearly after a year of purhase!
 
Fluctuating memory prices are one of the reasons I can't bring myself to upgrade to i5. The CPUs prices i can handle but I can't bring myself to pay almost £100 for a 4GB kit given the prices six months ago.
 
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