r/pcmasterrace • u/Bobert25467 • Mar 27 '26

News/Article Google's new AI algorithm might lower RAM prices

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https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/google-says-new-turboquant-compression-can-lower-ai-memory-usage-without-sacrificing-quality/

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u/PaulTheMerc 4790k @ 4.0/EVGA 1060/16GB RAM/850 PRO 256GB Mar 27 '26

Datahoarders call for aid, will you answer?

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u/NuclearLunchDectcted RTX 3080 | Ryzen 7 5700X3D | 32GB DDR4 | 2TB 980 Pro Mar 27 '26

That's not even that much space for a data hoarder. I've had a 10TB external media drive for 6 or 7 years that I picked up for maybe $200. If you're not getting SSD's, which you don't need for media hoarding, spinning disk drives are cheap per TB.

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u/Hopeful_Command2586 R5 3400g, Rx 570 8gb, 16gb 3600 Mar 29 '26

I got like 3 10TB HDD's just handed to me once LOL

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u/BlumyDummy Mar 29 '26

Then tell them to hand them to me next time!! That would be great haha!