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What RAM to buy? A 2018 black Friday buyer’s guide

Corsair memory on sale for black Friday.
Corsair memory on sale for black Friday.
Image Credit: Corsair

Memory is still very expensive by historical standards. The industry has a shortage last year, and the three manufacturers of RAM are coming out of a price-fixing scandal. But we are starting to get on the other side of that mess, and prices are slowly drifting back down to Earth. So can you expect any deals? Yes. Let’s get to them.

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8GB kits

  • Patriot Signature 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4-2400: $55

16GB kits

  • GeIL Evo Potenza 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-2666: $95
  • Team T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-2666: $98
  • G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200: $115

32GB kits

  • Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-2400: $200