It’s a buyer’s market.
According to DRAMeXchange, the PC memory market has, this last quarter, experienced the sharpest downturn it has had since 2011. Per a report released by their parent company, TrendForce, contract pricing has dropped by 30 percent, more than the projected 25 percent.
DRAMeXchange points out that, according to the most recent market observations, inventory levels have kept climbing ever since overall contract prices dropped in the fourth quarter of last year, and most DRAM suppliers are currently holding around a whopping six weeks’ worth of inventory (wafer banks included). Meanwhile, Intel’s low-end CPU supply shortage is expected to last until the end of 3Q19, and PC-OEMs are unable to carry out the consumption of DRAM chips under demand suppression. The overall market has thus entered freefall, meaning that large reductions in prices aren’t going to be effective in driving sales. The excessively high inventory will continue to cause down-corrections in prices this year if demand doesn’t make a strong comeback.
Essentially, now’s a great time to look for deals if you’re planning on building or upgrading a PC. There might be some great deals on DRAM if you dig for them. That said, the market is also volatile. So the situation might swing back in the other direction as the year goes on.
Source: PC Gamer
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