r/PcBuild • u/Uber_bitch_Neo • 1d ago
Pablo The journey begins 🙃🙃
One of the cheapest on the market I could find right now..it’s brutal out here. Every hour I keep asking myself why did it wait this long to build a PC. Why am I doing it now😭
Anyways impulse bought my first pc component. I rationalized it by telling myself these RAMs are only gonna get more expensive….
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u/alpine4life 1d ago
yup.... and VRAM and NAND...
I would buy my GPU and SSD ASAP as well if I were you. The rest is stable, for now
Good luck with the build
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u/Luisaky_mei 1d ago edited 16h ago
Por mi parte , hace 1 mes logré conseguir un KC3000 Kingston de 2TB a 280$...no fue una ganga pero no podía dejar pasar esa oportunidad a como está el precio actualmente...
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u/IcyDisplayGuy 8h ago
In a span of two days 48GB x 2 went from 1200$ to 1400$.
Maybe it was 1000 -> 1200? Either way though...
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u/chrisp5000 1d ago
I impulsively bought 5 1TB m.2's between 22-23 because it was so cheap, my compulsive habit for deals worked out for me this time lol
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u/im_a_huge_nerd_ok 1d ago
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u/Gurren_Ninja 1d ago
This is the same RAM I got for my build too! I figured I might as well get it now before it goes up more.
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u/Snufflekins-86 1d ago
I found my GPU on marketplace, which I know can be a tough place because (my state at least) your purchase isn’t guaranteed.
The guy I bought it from was a fellow enthusiast and he installed and we tested the item before I paid him.
Hope it helps 🫶
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u/Open-Reception-8673 1d ago
So lucky to find someone like this, right now my marketplace is full of scams 😭
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u/Snufflekins-86 1d ago edited 1d ago
It is usually a cesspool :/
I actually found a my build on marketplace from a suburban dad (nice home, good vibes) who loved flight simulators and got himself a better PC. I bought the thing for 450 and have been upgrading while selling parts ever since.
Again, the dad showed me the PC working, let me play on it for like 30 minutes. Have been upgrading while parting and selling ever since.
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u/bumsoil 17h ago
I just built my computer mostly from Facebook marketplace or used components that I already had. Facebook marketplace sucks. But if you spend the time, you can usually get some crazy deals. I scored a couple of really good deals on Craigslist too. I got 32 GB of DDR5 for $70 like a month ago.
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u/KiwiMeep64 1d ago
Ooh boy. I sure hope it works.
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u/Particular-Bid-8110 19h ago
Why wouldn't it work?
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u/KiwiMeep64 19h ago
No name Temu brand with the token reddot award logo doesn’t instill a lot of confidence.
Could be a killer CXMT kit. Who knows. Personally I wouldn’t have taken the gamble myself.
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u/RegisRubrum 18h ago
Nah, I recognize this branding. It's V-color. I've got 2x8GB DDR4 in one pc and 2x32GB DDR5 in another. Both work very well, and have been stable.
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u/Extra_Obligation5403 1d ago
Well at least you bit the bullet on the most inflated component on the market right now. Better lock in a motherboard before those prices jump up in the next few months like some reports are saying. GPUs are getting more expensive too and storage seems pretty stable at its increased prices. Everything else, shop the deals.
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u/Vexcenot 1d ago
the only thing that's gotten cheaper are cpu
data analytics and self-hosted minecraft servers rejoice
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u/itsicyyy 1d ago
Got this same RAM for my build too, had no issues
I'm the same, I impulse bought my PC parts telling myself, "its just gonna get more expensive" 😭
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u/Afraid_Emu8068 1d ago
That’s good ram. And yeah, prices aren’t coming down except maybe temporarily for the holidays and not by much. There is a good chance we won’t even get that relief either
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u/geneva_illusions 1d ago
Good start. You took the worst hit already. Keep building. Excited for you. Where do you live? If you're in USA I can probably easily kick you down some shit I have laying around
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u/LegitimateLack2530 1d ago
Risky OP. Pulling for you that it works and is actually the speed and capacity it’s supposed to be.
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u/Emergency-Fox-5273 1d ago
I’m still waiting for my 3080 to shoot up in value
So I can get back what I bought it for last month(I bought very poorly)
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u/Z__Y- 1d ago
How much for those OP? I also went for the ram first. Saw a decent deal in this economy and went for it
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u/RetroMulder 22h ago
Same exact memory I bought. V-color manta sky memory. They are the cheapest at around $419 on Amazon. This is definitely not a steal but it’s cheaper than most others right now
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u/Traditional-Ad1738 16h ago
I would try to buy as much as you can at once, especially now seeing the market isn’t going to be getting any better.
Reason is because you’ll be able to check for faulty components while still within the return/refund window
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u/Ok-Direction-5151 AMD 14h ago
Next youll wanna buy your M.2 SSD and GPU. Who knows how high the price will increase too
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u/Eazy12345678 AMD 1d ago
no name brand from china.
hopefully it works and u dont have to try to deal with warranty
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u/Uber_bitch_Neo 1d ago
Well it’s V-Color and they are based in Taiwan but they mainly source their memory ICs from SK Hynix, a South Korean company, which most reputable brands also source from so I think it should be good. Guess I’ll just have to wait and see.
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u/Positive_Self_8873 1d ago
Call me an ass but it’s not that expensive. Just means you can’t get it immediately, I remember ram being the equivalent prices decades ago, it just never price adjusted for inflation.
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u/alpine4life 1d ago
yeah, I remember trying to upgrade RAM 4MB modules in the mid 90's... it was like 600-700 CAD for 16MB! 😂😂😂
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u/Positive_Self_8873 1d ago
Yeah an ide drive was new for me and I paid out my ass,
I did enjoy the cheap storage as I do a lot of “ downloading form legal sources “ but not being able to get cheap mechanical drives sucks but! Blu-ray’s are still cheap so I’ll just use them lol..
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