Best RAM Deals · October 12 – October 18, 2026

Of the 364 priced kits RamRadar monitored during the week of October 12 – October 18, 2026, 12 dropped at least 5% from their prior price. The biggest mover was the A-Tech 8GB RAM Replacement for Crucial CT2K8G48C40U5 | DDR5 4800MHz PC5-38400 DIMM 1Rx16 1.1V 288-Pin Non-ECC Desktop Memory Module (CT2K8G48C40U5-ATC), which fell from $457.82 to $131.12, a 71.4% drop. At its week low, that 8GB DDR5 kit worked out to $16.39/GB. The runner-up was the Kingston DDR4 8GB 2666MHz, down 60.9% to $21.50. In total, 2 of the 12 drops matched or beat an all-time low in our records.

The drops split 5 DDR5 kits to 7 DDR4. Taken together, the 12 kits shed a combined $3,190.71 from their prior prices, with a median cut of 52.8%. Week-low prices among them ranged from $21.50 to $799.99.

Zooming out: DDR5 desktop kits averaged $18.11/GB across the wider catalog we price, up 4.9% from $17.25/GB the week before. DDR4 desktop kits averaged $8.06/GB, up 6.6% from $7.57/GB the week before. Every figure in this recap is computed from the price history RamRadar records across retailers, the same data behind the deal cards below.