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Steam data is hardly skewed towards a data center with a lot of RAM, and supports the idea of 16 GB being the default for most users, with a newly increased trend towards 32 GB (that is very likely going to be shattered and revert to 16 GB in 2026 given the current scenario).
I heard some people are starting to go for older CPU and older gen RAM out of desperation.
So the amount of RAM is half of the story. Many will not be able to build setups with the current gen of RAM.
I know I will be stuck to DDR4 for a while...
Why would the average drop? People already have the RAM so wouldn't we just see it stagnate?
As old computers age out of gaming-worthiness and/or just die, new computers are built to replace them, and the high cost of memory may force some to get less RAM.
But wouldn't people just stick with their current PC instead of downgrade?
Especially because they very likely can get a better CPU with the same socket, and a better graphics card.
I find it hard to imagine a scenario where you would go to less RAM instead of keeping what you have.
What if your GPU or RAM dies?
I mean as long as your PC is still viable, sure. But at some point even a partial downgrade can be an upgrade in some ways.
Yeah but we are talking about a widespread drop in the average, which I'd think would be more influenced by people upgrading (or not) rather than gear dying.
I have a laptop with 32gb of ddr5 ram. It feels a bit slow on windows for work stuff.
On endeavour os (arch btw), it is blazingly fast
Pre-builts and laptops are reverting to 16 GB as default, and those represent the vast majority of yearly PC hardware sales.
Among gamers?
I didn't even realise 32 was standard, I've really only seen 8 or 16 for normal consumer grade stuff.