Before upgrading my server to a DDR4 platform, I'm pretty sure I had bought the last 32 GB kit of DDR3 in the country. Dude at the store was surprised it was even there.

I've got great news for you!

Because of the soaring prices for DDR5/4 the DDR3 wasn't spared either, so you can join in on the fun!

Not to the same extent, but still...

You laugh but I'm pretty sure only ddr2 and below was unaffected because its quite literally a dead standard you'd only find hobbiests using.

ddr3 is still the primary option in a lot of 3rd world countries and the prices for those have also gone to crap.

I ran my 3930K for a decade from 2012 to 2022 and then rebuilt the system into its final form with a 4960X and 32gb of the fastest DDR3 the mobo would take. Then two years ago I finally replaced it with a 7800X3D build. I didn't really have to. The 4960X/3070 did everything I threw at it. Except Cities Skylines, which is still one of my most played games, and thus, after 12 years, it was time.

If my last rig lasted me 12 years, my current 7800X3D/9070XT will last me two decades with the way things are currently. Felt like I wasted money spending $670 for a 9070XT Reaper. Now that same card is $1050.

Tldr; If you need a new rig, a time machine may be cheaper to develop. This shit is ass. Shit from an ass.

Still on ddr3 and an amd fx

My 4690k diedast summer, just before the component prices started to skyrocket. Upgraded to a Ryzen 7 5800X with 96GB of DDR4 memory for $300. Mobo, SSD, wifi module, the whole works.

I couldn't believe how 16GB of DDR4 was listed on Kijiji for $250 like just a month later.

DDR3 is still totally viable for many applications, no worries there!

I needed ddr3 for my NAS this weekend was happily surprised when I saw the price.

Still got a 16GB i7-4790k system in the loft. No PSU as moved that when upgrading. I expect motherboards are a bit difficult to get hold of for DDR3 systems now.

Hey, same processor as me, still stuck in its stock Dell motherboard. Still does what I need, but man is it disheartening trying to dream of upgrading these days

I have been waitinf to upgrade my pc for 10 years and prices haven’t fallen. I still have 8gb of ddr3 and a gtx750. I am truly suffering.

Hell, I just bought 128Gb of ECC DDR3 for one of my homeservers. I'm rich as Croesus!

How do I get rich off a large handful of 8gb ddr3 sticks? Barring that, how do I get a rig that can use em for cheap?

I have DDR4; I’m seeing good pairs of 8GB sticks in the speed I need in the <$150 range, but I think I’m gonna wait till Black Friday or Cyber Monday to snatch it up.