Will ram lower in cost?

salstrzw

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I bought a stick of 4GB ram last year and it was pretty high quality (1600MHz) and was good looking too. Bottom line, it was a stick of decent 4GB's of ram for just under $30.

However, when I try to look for ram today (With similar specs), they go way beyond $40. I am planning on doing a build, and was wondering if ram prices will go down in the future. I read some articles written about 1-2 years ago regarding building PC's, and they all listed ram prices should do down dramatically.

Please give your opinions and evidence of why ram prices will lower or rise.

Also, I need suggestions on a well preforming yet cheap 2x4GB and/or 1x4GB sticks of ram.
Here's what I found: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6600772&SRCCODE=LSCAN&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=8BacdVP0GFs-Z5VzYtSE8ezBg3Msg2.Xhg
 
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No one can tell you an answer because prices of anything depend on various factors. One of them is supply and demand with the other being the value of money. If anything, I wouldn't be surprised if prices went up because of the inflation of the USD. But supply and demand can fluctuate and offset that problem. Best way to think of it, if you buy now and the price is lower later, you lose what, $5-15 dollars? If you wait and the price doesn't change, you still have to pay extra, and if the price raises, you will lose even more.

navysealbrian

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No one can tell you an answer because prices of anything depend on various factors. One of them is supply and demand with the other being the value of money. If anything, I wouldn't be surprised if prices went up because of the inflation of the USD. But supply and demand can fluctuate and offset that problem. Best way to think of it, if you buy now and the price is lower later, you lose what, $5-15 dollars? If you wait and the price doesn't change, you still have to pay extra, and if the price raises, you will lose even more.
 
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