We all know DDR5 memory prices are silly at the moment, but you may want to have a sit down before you see the latest prices of G.Skill kits at Overclockers. Right now, a basic 32GB (2x16GB) G.Skill Trident Z5 7,200MT/s kit will set you back a massive £1,199.99. That’s not just a doubling or trebling of last year’s price – it’s over 10x the cost.
I know this, because I bought the exact same kit for my own system in January 2025, and it cost me £116.66. Mainly out of personal interest, I’ve been keeping an eye on the price of this kit over the last 18 months. In February 2025, it was still very reasonably priced at £139.99, but by December it had gone all the way up to £499.99.
It then dropped to £379.99 earlier this year, presumably because Overclockers needed to shift some of its older memory stock. Fast forward to now, and the same pack of 16GB RGB memory modules will set you back a whopping £1,199.99.
Is this just Overclockers? I had a dig around, and found the same kit on Amazon for £349.99, but it’s out of stock, and that’s the situation at most UK retailers. I expect that won’t be the price when there’s some supply again. Meanwhile, AI Tech Deals has just three kits left for £826.65 at the time of writing.
It’s not the only 32GB G.Skill kit that costs over a grand here either. A pair of white 16GB 6,000MT/s Ripjaws M5 Neo RGB modules will also set you back £1,199.99, I assume because its tight CL28 latency timings make it a rarity now. The same kit cost £145 in February last year. Meanwhile, a 64GB (2x32GB) kit of the same RAM will set you back a truly ridiculous £2,099.99.
There’s a big discrepancy between the prices of these G.Skill memory packs and others, though. For example, a 32GB (1x16GB) TeamGroup 7,200MT/s kit with CL34 timings goes for £449.99 at Overclockers – less than half the price of the aforementioned G.Skill modules.
What’s going on here? I’ve reached out to both G.Skill and OCUK for comment, and I’ll update this story if they can provide any insight. However, I suspect the more affordable kits are simple representative of older stock that the retailer bought in at lower prices, with the very expensive kits representing the cost of new stock that’s just arrived. As a result of supply getting even tighter in the interim period, it would be much more expensive for OCUK to buy in this new stock, which has to be reflected in pricing.
For more insight into the reasons for highly variable RAM prices in the current climate, it’s worth reading our interview with memory consultant Ben Miles, who explains the pressures affecting the industry right now, including when it comes to retail. If £1,199.99 is genuinely the going rate for new stock of these 32GB RAM kits, though, PC hardware enthusiasts are in for an even harder time than we previously thought.
