Eur: Cheapest (relatively) long life DDR5 for Alder Lake & AM5

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Not all ram is created equal, and I found that I might be sitting on some myself, as I have gamer RAM in the HTPC and in the media server, that both has tripled in price. I saw the prices rise, and bought gamer memory, as thats what I knew. Maybe not perfect…
I also have more than I need, as I think I can get by the next year with 16GB sticks in each PC. So I am looking for reasonable inexpensive RAM at 5600 and/or 6000 that will have a long life to replace it and that should get me by the next year or two. The plan is to get 2 sets of 32GB in 2x16 or 2x16 and 1x32 and divide them amongst the 3 systems.

The HTPC is an Alder Lake Asrock Z790 board.
https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z790M-ITX%20WiFi/index.asp

The server is an MSI also Alder Lake Z790.
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-P-WIFI

In the yet to assembled backup/2nd server, I have an AM5 B650D4U with a zen 4 CPU.
https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=B650D4U#Specifications

The plan was to replace the MSI server later with an AM5 & Zen6, but as Nova Lakes socket 1954 should get the same life with 3 gens of CPU support, as is AM5, pricing will determine how it goes.

What does we expect in terms of ram prices for the next 6mo?

Here in DK, SK Hynix and Samsung does not do RAM under their own brand. Crucials desktop line seems to the lowest cost and I guess I am looking for 5600Mhz speed. Crucial is discontinued, so there is that.
I have tried to look, but now its all numbers and letters.

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Literally every analyst source has said RAM pricing will be worse in 2027 as production is completely sold out. SK Hynix recently extended their RAM crunch forecast from 2028 to 2030. There won’t be any cheap and good RAM for a long time unless you run into used deals from folks desperate for money.

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Just make sure whatever kit you buy is on your motherboard’s memory QVL.

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I don’t expect that modules from any big-name manufacturers would be much different in quality, gamer or office or whatever. “Gamer” RAM does not automatically live fast and die young.

What’s different is tuning, since voltage-current and temperature directly drive microelectronics degradation. I’d run them without nearly as much overclocking or overvoltage as their XMP/EXPO configurations would claim, and give them some good airflow. Heat spreader-clad “gamer” RAM can be better cooled than bare PCB.

On a related note there was news a while ago of DRAM/NAND recycling operations - In point of fact I had recently refunded a (supposed to be) new M.2 SSD that would degrade from PCIe 5.0 x4 to a jittery SATA-throughout mess on days old data. Not DRAM per se but another reason to stay with reputable vendors if you want longevity.

There aren’t a whole lot of hope for reasonable prices anytime soon. I wonder, with morbid curiosity, how it would look like when NVL/Zen 6 launches into a market of €1000 32GB kits.