The Standup with ThePrimeagen Luke talks RAM Pricing, Tech Youtube and LTT Developer hiring process
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Jan 29, 2026 
Casey Muratori, a pragmatic developer known for sharp technical takes, and Luke from Linus Tech Tips, a PC hardware and data-center expert, dig into why RAM and HBM costs are soaring. They discuss hyperscalers hoovering wafers, DDR5 shortages, packaging and yield problems, and how hiring and content strategies have shifted under AI pressure. Short, technical, and occasionally silly.
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Automate Low-Value Code Reviews
- Use automated review tools for trivial code changes to free engineers for higher-value work.
- Adopt tools like Code Rabbit to handle small diffs instead of manual approvals.
AI Builds Require Gigawatts And Memory
- AI data centers consume orders-of-magnitude more power than typical data centers.
- Guarantees like “gigawatts of purchases” imply massive GPU and memory demand.
HBM's Stacking Drives Cost And Scarcity
- HBM uses stacked dies and TSVs, which drastically reduce manufacturing yield versus DDR sticks.
- That higher wafer cost and complexity makes HBM far more expensive per bit.