• jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    24·
    7 days ago

    I feel like a jackass. I built my son’s PC with 32 GBs of RAM a couple years ago. My buddy built a new PC and gave me his old 32 GBs, which was the exact same brand and spec of the RAM in my son’s PC.

    I tried putting in the new RAM but got a boot error immediately. Rather than taking the time to troubleshoot properly and get it working, I just pulled it out and threw it away. I was like “meh, RAM is cheap and always getting cheaper. If I want to upgrade later, I’ll just buy more.”

  • justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    7·
    7 days ago

    yeah… i bought a system a little bit less than two years ago, now one ssd broke. fortunately still within warranty… they reimbursed me the original price…

  • otacon239@lemmy.world
    5·
    7 days ago

    I rebuilt my entire setup less than a year before the spike. Also pre-ordered the Steam Deck. I regularly count my blessings with those. I realize just how lucky my timing really was.

    • scops@reddthat.comEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      There was a lot of 512GB OLED Decks that went up for sale in February 2026. I had previously planned to buy a refurb unit, but I had a sneaking suspicion they were going to announce a price hike soon, so I paid for a new unit at the $549 price. Not regretting that one. The price went up to $789 in May

  • Cora@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    I checked what I bought. I got a 64GB pack of RAM (2x32GB) in late 2024 for $119. It is now selling on Amazon for $1,079…

  • DoubleDongle@lemmy.world
    3·
    7 days ago

    Yeah I think it’s time for another Skyrim playthrough, maybe I’ll revamp the old PC for new stuff after the crash