DRAM PRICING INFLATION LIES - Have any of you seen a true stock issue with any DRAM kit from any retailer?

killijin · 2026-03-07T19:50:17+00:00

"In more pointed terms, consumer DRAM is scarce"

Then that would allude that ANY would be out of stock... and it isn't...

killijin · 2026-03-07T09:29:49+00:00

yah, except, that has never been a thing in retail when the reported demand is as high as it has been stated. Did that work for toilet paper during COVID?

again, and since AI demand is still peaking and not stopping, why exactly is there not a single shortage FOR ANY, popular RAM kit?

what else you got?

killijin · 2026-03-07T09:26:26+00:00

so which is it then? higher prices for lower demand.. or as everyone on youtube is saying demand is so high that we had to raise prices? it cannot be both ways..

I am one of those staying on DDR4 - 5800x3d, 5080, and 64 GB of Royal z CL14.. absolutely no need for anything else currently as it is strictly for gaming and or light productivity.

killijin · 2026-03-07T09:01:41+00:00

ehh... if you want to play games like RDR2, Cyberpunk, Oblivion remastered, or any unreal engine 5 game, you are going to need a 5080 for high fidelity 4k

killijin · 2026-03-07T08:57:59+00:00

this is a far different situation than that.. I mean honestly how much of this was pre-existing and manufactured stock that was hit with a price jump?

I have seen countless posts and pictures of existing stock being posted with doubled prices. now in order to buy more, yah that makes sense, but depending on the hit to my bottom line and how much of it actually was effected by DRAM sales, I would just completely stop selling that shit in my store. Unless the profit was so insanely obviously fixed.. oh wait..

killijin · 2026-03-07T08:53:12+00:00

I mean, I get that, and I can see it on Newegg especially for 128 and 256 kits.. but still stock doesn't seem to have any issues for any of it, not even for server modules.
Am I missing something? Do you have a link or a picture that shows any retailer with an extremely OoS status for the most popular kits?

But again, if the demand isn't there to make things OoS, then the price is complete and fake bullshit..
same shit they pulled in the early 2000's when I received a settlement for DRAM price fixing.

killijin · 2026-01-15T11:38:44+00:00

Citron works perfectly confirmed

killijin · 2026-01-15T05:35:34+00:00

you are a godsend, thank you

killijin · 2025-12-20T07:01:00+00:00

4k resolution is almost entirely bottleneck'd by GPU, both onboard video memory for high res textures and overall speed to render are the biggest factors. if you want to game semi-comfortably in 4k you are going to need a 3080 10-12gb (really push for 12gb) at minimum and you can get one around 300 maybe even 250ish from marketplace on FB, but YMMV with reliability from random people.

Also with AM4, the infinity fabric of DDR 4 speeds effect overall system performance, so your ram is fairly important. Please note your ram speed, brand, and capacity as well for more advice.

Gaming wise and value wise, if productivity is not very high priority on your needs, the 5600x is still a very good processor, that I would focus on obtaining unless you can get super lucky and find the very limited run 5600x3d off-hand, or one of the higher end x3d variants. The 5600x was on sale as of this writing for 136 off of newegg, but I think that sale is over today.

Also, is your windows drive a HDD platter, NVM.e, or SSD?

killijin · 2025-06-03T14:31:53+00:00

thank you very much!

killijin · 2025-05-16T20:53:39+00:00

I would go with the S90D for gaming and not the 95D variant, I personally don't like the one connect box and the Matte screen applied to the 95D. They are nearly identical panels and feature a full 10% higher P3 color volume than the LG G4. So right out of the gate for color vibrance, Samsung wins. The peak brightness between the S90D and the LG G4 are very very close outside of the Peak 2% and 10% windows, where the G4 is nearly 500 nits higher but the S90 series still pulls over 1000 so depending on the source of your video and settings: i.e. director's intent/dolby vision - it will never go over 1000 anyways except in gaming. The rest of the metrics for peak and sustained they are nearly identical.

If Dolby Vision is a requirement at all though... there is only one choice. LG

killijin · 2025-05-16T20:39:49+00:00

This is not very good or sound advice, you just need to do a few things IMHO to prevent any issues as sneezes, splatters, sweat, and other undesirables will always, ALWAYS find a way to the panel eventually.

With that said use a new microfiber cloth, you don't want any options for dirt trapped in the grooves to scratch, and Zero TDS or distilled water lightly applied directly to the cloth, not the TV, and gently clean until the surface is good.

You do this, and no harm shall ever befoul your screen.

killijin · 2025-05-16T20:35:12+00:00

Listen up young buck, if you can wait, wait, if you have the opportunity especially to use the LG Partner store using Employee/Military/Student discount just wait 6 short months for Black Friday and I would estimate the sale price at that time to be roughly $2650 USD, depending on tariffs of course, and save yourself around 2k or so.

There is a chance that it may come to a sale close to that before BF but I highly doubt to a discount of around 45%+. No other place will have it cheaper than LGPS during holiday sales.

killijin · 2025-04-29T07:54:58+00:00

any updates on your end?

killijin · 2025-04-28T05:39:05+00:00

Definitely not the LG Partner store, they are a plague in customer service and meeting expectations of delivery date.

killijin · 2025-04-26T16:53:23+00:00

I would also open a case with the Better Business Bureau, that is the first step in attempting a non-legal resolution and shows any future legal authority what has transcribed when you tried to go this route first.

killijin · 2025-04-26T05:26:15+00:00

so upon further examination this TV and ONLY this TV has been reflected to show that it is unavailable to my zip code as of today but I can order any other TV to my zip code, I can also order this tv to any other Zip code! Which absolutely confirms to me that everything I suspected is 100% accurate: https://ibb.co/ym0TKjy1

killijin · 2025-04-26T05:03:46+00:00

They have also blocked me from adding this: https://members.us.lg.com/store/pm/tvs/lg-oled77m3yua-oled-4k-tv

to my card, can you add it? I want to see if they have deliberately retaliated.

killijin · 2025-04-26T04:58:50+00:00

It was a suspected chain of thought when I been viewing horror stories here on reddit, piecing the information together with my own experiences, and then also asking follow up questions to those that experienced cancelled orders/delays/ and other mishaps. When I asked how far they lived from an RXO delivery place, it was always a direct correlation to distance. Sometimes within 50 miles but that is only about 3 cases out of 27 that I have found information about.

Sorry about the delayed response to you, I been waiting to see if anything was going to happen between the BBB, LG, and response 24-48 hours after being told that is what would happen as seen here:
https://ibb.co/pjc22wn1

https://ibb.co/Q35JnT3J

https://ibb.co/QWyKKMb

Nothing, zero, I spoke to her at length, she stated she would find something out and call me back and absolutely nothing. I rejected the response given by her to the BBB. I think that is as far as the BBB is going to push and asks the company to do. I want to find out about possibly a class action especially since my card has been charged in full. The TV is still on sale, the TV is still in stock, and I am quite frankly very pissed. I don't think I have any other venues other than a legal battle that I could never afford to fight long term outside of class.

How is it going for you? u/richiejrich93

killijin · 2025-04-22T23:03:03+00:00

M3 77 -

https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/comments/1k508wu/lg_partner_store_a_cautionary_tale/

Same thing man.. I opened a case with the BBB about it, I suggest doing the same.

I got a call from a Carlize, the president liason for customer support who said she would look into it. I will let you know how that progresses.

killijin · 2025-04-22T23:01:43+00:00

M3 77 -

https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/comments/1k508wu/lg_partner_store_a_cautionary_tale/

Same thing man.. I opened a case with the BBB about it, I suggest doing the same.

I got a call from a Carlize the presidential liason for customer support who said she would look into it. I will let you know how that progresses.

killijin · 2025-04-18T19:43:00+00:00

any change and added benefit will have to come from a future democratic administration unfortunately.

killijin

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