Tech Talk with Theunis : RAMageddon!
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Ever tried to upgrade your laptop and felt like you needed to take out a small mortgage just for RAM? 💸 You’re not alone. In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the mysteriously swole price tags of everyone’s favorite invisible computer ingredient: Random Access Memory.
Why is RAM suddenly acting like it’s made of truffles and unicorn tears? Spoiler alert: it’s not your gaming habit—it’s the colossal, warehouse-sized brains of modern data centres hoovering up chips by the truckload. From AI training binges to cloud services that never sleep, industrial demand is skyrocketing, and your humble desktop is getting elbowed out of the silicon buffet line.
Join Keeno Lee & Theunis Jansen van Rensberg as they unpack the economics, the tech, and the delightfully dramatic supply chain shenanigans behind the great RAM price surge. It’s a tale of chips, clouds, and capitalism—with just enough nerdy goodness to keep your cache warm.
Why is RAM suddenly acting like it’s made of truffles and unicorn tears? Spoiler alert: it’s not your gaming habit—it’s the colossal, warehouse-sized brains of modern data centres hoovering up chips by the truckload. From AI training binges to cloud services that never sleep, industrial demand is skyrocketing, and your humble desktop is getting elbowed out of the silicon buffet line.
Join Keeno Lee & Theunis Jansen van Rensberg as they unpack the economics, the tech, and the delightfully dramatic supply chain shenanigans behind the great RAM price surge. It’s a tale of chips, clouds, and capitalism—with just enough nerdy goodness to keep your cache warm.
