The Shocking Truth About Today's RAM Prices

I’ve always thought to myself that when you’re buying something, a price increase is easier to absorb the higher the price bracket that the item sits in. Like a R500 price bump on a R5000 gadget is easier to accept than a R500 price bump on a R200 item. So, while I was in the shower this morning, thinking about how I just can’t afford any RAM at its current price, I thought I would show you all how crazy the prices are. And, for anyone who was willing to spend a couple of tens of thousands on new RAM anyway, why not just splurge and get the best our retailers have on offer? Corsair Vengeance 128GB DDR5 6400 CL42 Price: R35,943 Get it here I love me some good Corsair RAM. I’ve had a good couple gigs of the stuff in my PC for a few years now, and it’s treated me well. In fact, I was just looking at grabbing a couple more sticks to really up my PC specs just before AI stole all my thunder. This set of RAM consists of two 64GB DDR5 Corsair Vengeance RAM. With speeds of up to 6400MHz, you’re certainly going to get pushed back into your seat with these RAM sticks installed. While the CAS Latency is a little higher than some professionals would like, for us gamers, 128GB of 6400MHz RAM certainly sounds delightful. This set doesn’t come with RGB lighting, though, so this will be perfect for anyone who likes to keep things dark. At a measly R35,943, these are going for a steal! Kingston FURY Renegade RGB 96GB DDR5 6400 CL32 Price: R22,799 Get it here The Kingston Fury range has always delivered excellent speeds for a relatively reasonable price. These Fury Rengade sticks come in a set of 2 at 48GB each, giving you a total of 96GB. With a speed of 6400MHz and a CAS Latency of 32, these are pretty much as close to the best you’ll get before we start tapping into enthusiast-level speeds at 7000MHz and up. Sure, you’re only getting 96GB instead of 128GB as with the above set, but if speed is your flavour, you’ll want to look here. Plus, these sticks come with built-in RGB to help make your case a little more flashy. Coming in at R22,799, you just can’t go wrong. Corsair Vengeance RGB 192GB DDR5 5200 CL38 Price: R29,999 Get it here If you’re looking to go all out on the amount of RAM in your PC, then this is definitely the set you want to pick up. Consisting of 4 DDR5 Corsair Vengeance RAM sticks, you’ll be buffing up your rig with more RAM than an AI Datacenter. This set is slightly slower in terms of speed, only coming in at 5200MHz and a CAS Latency of 38, but with the sheer amount of RAM you’ll have, there’s pretty much nothing you can do to fill it up. Gaming-wise, of course. This specific set of RAM comes with RGB, too, so you’ll have all the RAM and all the colours the world has on offer. At only R29,999, this should definitely be at the top of your wishlist for your next RAM shop. So, there they are. Three of the most expensive RAM kits you can pick up on the South African market right now. Because who doesn’t have R30,000 to blow on a bit of RAM. What do you guys think of the current RAM pricing? Are we expecting things to “stabilise” at these exorbitant prices, or do we think the prices will keep going up? Let us know in the comments below. P.S. If you are seriously picking up one of these kits, please drop me a DM. I wouldn’t mind an extra rich friend or two on my contacts list.