Newegg pairs 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM with An Asus AM5 B850…

Newegg Asus B850 Max Gaming WiFi W motherboard and 16GB (2 x 8GB) Team Group DDR5-6000 RAM

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Newegg is giving users who are building a new PC massive savings on memory with a new white memory and white motherboard bundle. The $239.99 combo from Newegg includes an Asus B850 Max Gaming WiFi W and a white 16GB (2 x 8GB) Team Group DDR5-6000 RAM kit. These two items cost $409.98 in total when bought individually, but the PC retailer will give you a $169.99 discount when purchased as a combo. Even though you’re getting a 41% discount on these components, you’re still getting modern parts that’s good enough for most mainstream gaming rigs. Aside from this, the motherboard supports the AM5 platform, allowing you to install some of the best gaming CPUs on the market today.

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16GB memory might be a bit iffy for high-end gaming rigs and workstations that run heavy workloads, but it should be acceptable if you simply want to play some mainstream games at 1080p or even 1440p resolution. However, the ongoing memory crisis has pushed memory prices so high that even mid-range kits like this have started reaching premium prices. Thankfully, Newegg did us a favor by basically throwing in the motherboard for just $10 more, making it so much more reasonable for users who are building mid-range desktop PC.

This might also work for users who are upgrading from an Intel or older AMD CPU and want to try the legendary AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (or even the upcoming 9850X3D). After all, the AM5 platform requires DDR5 memory modules, so you’ll have to buy a new motherboard and RAM kits anyway if you’re coming from AM4 or other platforms.

Industry experts and analysts say that we likely won’t see a reprieve on RAM pricing in 2026, so if you really need more memory, then you should buy it as soon as you can. So, if you’re in that situation, then this $239.99 Asus B850 Max Gaming WiFi W and white 16GB (2 x 8GB) Team Group DDR5-6000 RAM combo will save you a lot of cash. But if your current gaming PC is still good enough to run the games you play right now, then it’s best to hold off any major upgrades until the memory market has stabilized.

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4 Comments Comment from the forums

lmcnabney

Not gonna lie. This may be the new normal for a few years. RAM is going to be expensive and saving hundreds on RAM can provide more FPS being spent on a better GPU.
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usertests

lmcnabney said:
Not gonna lie. This may be the new normal for a few years. RAM is going to be expensive and saving hundreds on RAM can provide more FPS being spent on a better GPU.
The price hikes won't last that long, will probably be fixed by/in 2027.

Going down to 16 GB can be a decent option for those who need it, but after prices decline somewhat to maybe $6-8/GB, 32 GB will be back on the menu as the default choice. That's enough for most users.

Then if memory declines all the way down to $1-2/GB, buy up 128-192 GB and coast on that for years. A hypothetical future 2x96 GB kit for 192 GB could be the last stop for DDR5.
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lmcnabney

usertests said:
The price hikes won't last that long, will probably be fixed by/in 2027.

Going down to 16 GB can be a decent option for those who need it, but after prices decline somewhat to maybe $6-8/GB, 32 GB will be back on the menu as the default choice. That's enough for most users.

Then if memory declines all the way down to $1-2/GB, buy up 128-192 GB and coast on that for years. A hypothetical future 2x96 GB kit for 192 GB could be the last stop for DDR5.
You do understand that essentially all capacity has been pre-bought through the end of 2027. The chips that get mounted on DDR5 dims can be mounted on much higher margin components and sold to the AI industry. Manufacturing simply can't ramp-up that quickly AND the industry isn't going to start building new fabs at a faster rate because they don't want a glut in five years (when any new fabs are built). Their best imaginable solution is happening without them doing ANYTHING.
We are actually only in the beginning stage. RAM is still available, just at a price. Later comes the real problem when only select partners have RAM at all and shelves start emptying.
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Gururu

My neighbor still has a closet full of toilet paper. I wish she had a closet full of RAM.
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