'It's only 4x the price it should be' — Amazon's latest DDR5 RAM deal isn't convincing buyers, but it could get worse

Seeing the red 'limited-time deal' banner on some DDR5 RAM at Amazon should elicit some excitement given the rarity of price cuts lately.

<![CDATA[ <article> <p>Seeing the red 'limited-time deal' banner on some DDR5 RAM at Amazon should elicit some excitement given the rarity of price cuts lately. But when you click through and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-6000MHz-Compatible-Computer/dp/B0BZHTVHN5">see the price for this 32GB Corsair Vengeance kit</a>, you'll wonder if there's genuinely a deal here at all — and other wannabe buyers aren't wholly convinced, either.</p><p>"It's 'only' 4x the price it should be," <a href="https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/corsair-vengeance-rgb-ddr5-ram-32gb-2x16gb-up-to-6000mhz-cl36-intel-xmp-icue-4951468#comment-57299408">wrote one user named Technikal on HotUKDeals</a>, a community that shares deals from across the web and asks the community to vote whether they think they are hot or cold. "The current average is 5x," he continues, "so, in that sense it's a good deal...I guess."</p><p>A muted response, that's for sure. And while it may be true that the deal price of the RAM kit is technically one of the lowest prices available right now, it's so far from the much lower prices we saw before the RAM crisis turned buying memory for your PC into a depressing exercise.</p><p>"Blimey, just checked my receipt for mine from 2 years ago - cost £85..." <a href="https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/corsair-vengeance-rgb-ddr5-ram-32gb-2x16gb-up-to-6000mhz-cl36-intel-xmp-icue-4951468#comment-57299562">says another HotUKDeals user named Jacko_1975</a>.</p><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1048px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:55.63%;"><img id="CDBYnqgGtjpZvsmJS2Qmyb" name="1786376400.jpg" alt="Graph from Keepa showing the price history for the Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM over the last 12 months" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CDBYnqgGtjpZvsmJS2Qmyb.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1048" height="583" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The price for this specific RAM kit has increased dramatically over the last 12 months at Amazon. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Future / Keepa)</span></figcaption></figure><p>In fact, even just a year ago, this very same RAM kit was available for £99.99 when it wasn't even on sale, according to price history information from Keepa.</p><p>Given that, it's no surprise that shoppers have reacted negatively to Amazon's flash deal. Unfortunately, though, it doesn't look like things are getting any better when it comes to RAM prices. A <a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/samsungs-latest-report-suggests-the-ram-crisis-is-only-just-getting-started-could-we-be-looking-at-a-new-normal">report from Samsung</a> suggests the RAM crisis is just getting started, and it could <a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/brace-yourself-for-more-ram-misery-ddr5-is-now-getting-pricier-and-theres-a-rumor-that-cpus-will-be-more-expensive-next-year">extend to other components in the near future</a>.</p><p>If you're looking at these deals and are trying to convince yourself to purchase any RAM in the near future, <a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/the-ram-crisis-just-hit-a-new-low-heres-my-advice-on-what-to-do-based-on-30-years-of-writing-about-gpus-memory-and-pc-components">we've got a PC gaming expert delivering advice on what to do</a> if you're considering buying memory, a GPU, or other components. </p><p>Sadly, the news is grim, and these prices could be with us for a while yet. So, yes, it may be difficult to feel happy about seeing supposed RAM deals like this, but from what I'm seeing and hearing, I don't think they're going to get any better, either.</p><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="bd5f33d6-9569-11f1-90e4-6d81224d63b2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Amazon has launched a limited-time deal on a set of much-sought-after Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 RAM — the sweet spot for most PC gaming builds. Even though you could technically argue this is a deal, as it's the lowest price we've seen in months, it's still astronomically more expensive than the record-lows of under £100 from last year. However, with the ongoing PC component price crisis showing no signs of ending, this is likely one of the better offers we'll see for some time." data-dimension48="Amazon has launched a limited-time deal on a set of much-sought-after Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 RAM — the sweet spot for most PC gaming builds. Even though you could technically argue this is a deal, as it's the lowest price we've seen in months, it's still astronomically more expensive than the record-lows of under £100 from last year. However, with the ongoing PC component price crisis showing no signs of ending, this is likely one of the better offers we'll see for some time." data-dimension25="£339.98" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-6000MHz-Compatible-Computer/dp/B0BZHTVHN5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure " ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1509px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:99.34%;"><img id="8f53mSehqKoQEhAvB5pCGa" name="1786441665.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8f53mSehqKoQEhAvB5pCGa.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1509" height="1499" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p>Amazon has launched a limited-time deal on a set of much-sought-after Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 RAM — the sweet spot for most PC gaming builds. Even though you could technically argue this is a deal, as it's the lowest price we've seen in months, it's still astronomically more expensive than the record-lows of under £100 from last year. However, with the ongoing PC component price crisis showing no signs of ending, this is likely one of the better offers we'll see for some time.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-6000MHz-Compatible-Computer/dp/B0BZHTVHN5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="bd5f33d6-9569-11f1-90e4-6d81224d63b2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Amazon has launched a limited-time deal on a set of much-sought-after Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 RAM — the sweet spot for most PC gaming builds. Even though you could technically argue this is a deal, as it's the lowest price we've seen in months, it's still astronomically more expensive than the record-lows of under £100 from last year. However, with the ongoing PC component price crisis showing no signs of ending, this is likely one of the better offers we'll see for some time." data-dimension48="Amazon has launched a limited-time deal on a set of much-sought-after Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 RAM — the sweet spot for most PC gaming builds. Even though you could technically argue this is a deal, as it's the lowest price we've seen in months, it's still astronomically more expensive than the record-lows of under £100 from last year. However, with the ongoing PC component price crisis showing no signs of ending, this is likely one of the better offers we'll see for some time." data-dimension25="£339.98">View Deal</a></p></div><div style="min-height: 250px;"> <div class="kwizly-quiz kwizly-Xr0wMW"></div> </div> <script src="https://kwizly.com/embed/Xr0wMW.js" async></script> </article> ]]>