Best Buy Slashes Kingston DDR5 RAM Kit by Nearly $200, Because AI Hoarding Everything Else Wasn't Enough
AI companies' RAM hoarding drives prices up, but Best Buy offers a $176 discount on Kingston's 64GB DDR5 kit - because your gaming PC deserves a break from the AI-induced shortage.
AI companies are hoarding RAM and storage drives like digital dragons, building data centers and training LLMs until prices on vital components have skyrocketed. Gamers and DIY PC builders have responded by putting upgrades on hold, presumably hoping the market will correct itself before their patience runs out.
If you're among those waiting, Best Buy is offering a temporary reprieve: save $176 on the 64GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 kit, bringing it to just under $1,000. That's still a lot of money for memory, but it's the lowest price seen on a 64GB kit in a very long time.
This DDR5 RAM kit gives you 64GB on two sticks, ideal for gaming PCs or creator workstations. The high capacity means data-heavy game assets and large files load faster, with more bandwidth for multitasking. Both sticks feature an all-black, low-profile design - perfect for minimalist builds or PCs pulling double duty as gaming rig and workstation.
Base clock speed is 4,800MHz, already a big improvement over home-and-office-grade RAM, but you can push it to a maximum overclock speed of 6,400MHz. With AMD Expo certification, you can create multiple overclocking profiles for optimal performance across various games. Intel fans need not worry: the kit is also Intel XMP 3.0 certified, providing ready-made overclocking profiles for hassle-free boosts.
ZDNET's editor gave this deal a 3/5 rating, noting it's still expensive and overkill for most PC gamers, but with the discount, it's the lowest price seen on a 64GB kit in a long time. Deals are subject to sell out or expire anytime, though ZDNET remains committed to finding, sharing, and updating the best product deals. The team regularly checks that deals are still live. If you missed out, fret not - they're constantly finding new chances to save.
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