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Why was RAM cheaper in 2012?

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November 19, 2013 7:36:32 PM

Just saw these graphs and looked at price charts for a few memory sticks and it seems RAM was much cheaper in 2012. Why has it gone up?

http://pcpartpicker.com/trends/memory/

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November 19, 2013 7:39:49 PM

in 2012 one of the big ram vendor went under.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204...
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November 19, 2013 7:50:33 PM

There are a couple other reasons too. Fabs are transitioning to DDR4 which put a small dent in the production of DDR3. Also HK Hynix, the world's 2nd largest DRAM chip maker, burnt a couple months ago, and you also have fabs focusing more on NAND (for SSDs and other Flash devices) because the demand there increased dramatically.
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November 20, 2013 1:52:01 AM

They do it for the sake of new coming gamers. :) 
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