Redditor casually reveals they're sitting on a stack of RAM worth approximately $10,000

This memory stash doesn't grant an automatic upgrade for their gaming rig, though. For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news. Join the club for quick access. Enter your email below and we'll send confirmation, and sign you up to our newsletter. Get the latest PC gaming news, rumors, recommendations, and deals delivered to your inbox. Become a Member in SecondsContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsAs the spawn of two IT professionals, my childhood home is still steeped in a whole lot of old hardware. It's amazing what my folks have lying around—but I very much doubt they've got a horde of RAM they've just neglected to tell me about.squirrelled away in their garage. The stash appears to contain multiple 64GB DDR4 sticks. The poster said in a follow-up comment that this small fortune came from"an old work server that they let me keep. " Some hardware professionals get all the luck. PC gamers should be no strangers to how much memory servers can gobble up, with at least some of the blame for our presentmoment resting on the shoulders of AI data centres. Worse still, not all server memory will be compatible with your rig; modern desktop PCs tend to use UDIMMs, whereas servers use RDIMMs—Basically, if the AI bubble bursts tomorrow, leaving lots of server memory floating around in its wake, that wouldn't automatically be great news for your gaming rig. Today, if you happen to stumble upon a windfall of server memory yourself, leveraging runaway memory pricing to your advantage and selling the stash is the most practical option. The Redditor who shared their stash hasn't yet said what they plan to do with it—though folks in the comments are already asking if they could be sold a stick or two. I suppose desperate times call for desperate measures, such as commenting on a Reddit thread. Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending a significant chunk of that time working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she's not investigating all things hardware here, she's either constructing a passionate defence of a 7/10 game, daydreaming about her debut novel, or feeling wistful about the last time she chased some nerds around a field with an oversized foam sword. Why does this sort of thing never happen to me? Redditor says they found $10,000 worth of RAM just sitting in their garage Former Skyrim co-lead says Bethesda making Starfield instead of TES6 came out of nowhere: 'It was very much: Guess what, team? We're making this space game'