Lucky PC builder orders 32GB Corsair RAM kit for $300, claims they got a box of 10 worth $3,000 instead — plans to sell all the extra units to the community at pre-AI crunch prices

Vengeance RGB DDR5 Memory — (Image credit: Corsair)

A Reddit user posted on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit to showcase their unexpected Corsair 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM haul. According to u/AccomplishedFan8690, they bought a single 32GB kit online for $300, but they were surprised to find an entire box arriving on their doorstep. The box contains 10 32GB kits, totalling 320GB. If we look at current pricing on Amazon for the best gaming RAM, most 32GB Corsair kits cost around $400, meaning this complete package is actually worth around $4,000 or more. With no motherboard offering that kind of DIMM support, and 32GB being the sweet spot for gaming, they won’t be able to use all 10 kits, which likely consist of a total of 20 sticks. Instead, they plan to sell the extra RAM for under the current inflated prices.

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We’re unsure how this happened (or if it definitely happened), but sellers making mistakes in packing and sending orders are not unheard of. For example, a Samsung customer ordered two 9100 Pro SSDs late last year, but received 20 instead, while an Amazon customer canceled their Asus ROG Astra RTX 5080 order and just refunded, but the expensive GPU was delivered anyway. One commenter suggested that the person packing the order saw “1 box” on the order label and assumed that it was an entire box of RAM kits and not just one piece.

This would’ve been an amazing haul last year before the memory chip shortage, but given that prices have jumped by 500% in the last quarter of 2025, one could say that this is absolute gold. Some European retailers are reporting that RAM prices are slowly stabilizing, with some models even cutting prices. However, PC manufacturers continue to warn about looming price hikes, with a U.S.-based retailer saying that it will have to pass on costs to its customers once its existing inventory runs out.

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The memory chip shortage is brought about by the massive demand of AI hyperscalers as they rush to build data centers to support the massive demand for compute. However, this is driven by investors pouring billions of dollars into AI, not by organic growth from customers. Some industry experts are even doubting the sustainability of all this spending, saying that there is “no way” that all these infrastructure costs can turn a profit. There really is no telling what the future will bring for RAM pricing, but in the meantime, we can just let u/AccomplishedFan8690 enjoy all that RAM and share the extra at lower prices with some of the lucky few.

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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.

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MJDigitalSolutions

Always interesting to see what people's values are.
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PEnns

So, calling Corsair (or whatever vendor that made the mistake) and offering to return the unpaid for merchandise is not an option these days?? Does it even occur to people that the employee who made the mistake might suffer major consequences??

And furthermore, the author of the article calling this mishap "an amazing haul" and "absolute gold" is the icing on the cake!
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Arkitekt78

Funny how the idea of integrity never even factored into this story at any point - by the person receiving the memory OR the WRITER!

And we wonder why society is broken...
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cknobman

Arkitekt78 said:
Funny how the idea of integrity never even factored into this story at any point - by the person receiving the memory OR the WRITER!

And we wonder why society is broken...
Agreed.

Taking things you did not pay for is the equivalent of stealing.
The consumer, and writer, can play whatever mental gymnastics they want to "justify" keeping and reselling it but its steal a form of stealing.

Now if you contact Corsair and they dont respond, or tell you no need to send it back, then different story.
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MJDigitalSolutions

PEnns said:
So, calling Corsair (or whatever vendor that made the mistake) and offering to return the unpaid for merchandise is not an option these days?? Does it even occur to people that the employee who made the mistake might suffer major consequences??

And furthermore, the author of the article calling this mishap "an amazing haul" and "absolute gold" is the icing on the cake!
The lack of values by some people is definitely something else. It really should be like a bank, if the bank accidentally puts $10k in your account and you spend it, knowing it's not yours, you're legally liable for returning that money and can face criminal charges. Not that anyone should need the threat of legal consequences to the right thing. Very sad, as is the celebration of those lacking values. Maybe even more sad is that this is a Tom's Hardware staff doing the celebration. 😕
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sewcrates

Bravo, comments section.
As I was reading this article, I was feeling more disappointed by the line. Then I got to the comments and realized there are some out there that still have integrity and will do the right thing.
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donkeyfigs

Arkitekt78 said:
Funny how the idea of integrity never even factored into this story at any point - by the person receiving the memory OR the WRITER!

And we wonder why society is broken...
Won't someone please think of the poor suffering megacorporation who won't get to price gouge a whole nine people?

Not sending these back to Corsair *is* integrity. Corsair and ever other major memory provider is leaving a long-term customer base in the lurch so they can take in a quick buck and earn record profits by going all in on a technology nobody wants that is providing no benefit. Ever dollar they lose is a net positive. The only more moral solution would be to just straight up give these to other people.
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MJDigitalSolutions

donkeyfigs said:
Won't someone please think of the poor suffering megacorporation who won't get to price gouge a whole nine people?

Not sending these back to Corsair *is* integrity. Corsair and ever other major memory provider is leaving a long-term customer base in the lurch so they can take in a quick buck and earn record profits by going all in on a technology nobody wants that is providing no benefit. Ever dollar they lose is a net positive. The only more moral solution would be to just straight up give these to other people.
That'll show them. 🙄
Values aren't based off others or their behaviors, they are 100% based on your principles and your principles alone. If your values say keep what isn't yours, so be it but don't use others to justify or cover your own lack of values, own your own stuff. 🤷
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cweaver3232

Nope, because these same company are over charging us to keep supply up for data centers, you screw the consumer the consumer doesn't have to help you correct your mistake, I probably would have given the ram away before I return them to these greedy suppliers. You get what you put out.
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PEnns

cweaver3232 said:
Nope, because these same company are over charging us to keep supply up for data centers, you screw the consumer the consumer doesn't have to help you correct your mistake, I probably would have given the ram away before I return them to these greedy suppliers. You get what you put out.
I can understand your anger, we all got screwed after all. But you are forgetting one key element in your reply:

The CEO / owner, heck the entire top management team, are not the ones who are sitting in their warehouses fulfilling orders and occasionally making a mistake that could cost them their job. The CEOs and their entire management will suffer absolutely nothing, whether somebody returns the items or not. Their bonuses, benefits, pensions etc are safe and secure.

The only person you are hurting in your scenario is someone like you and I, working in the trenches for a few $ per hour and who might get a pay cut (or worse) for such a mistake.
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