I Just Found an Actual Deal on Corsair DDR5 Desktop Memory Ahead of Black Friday

RAM is expensive and there's no way of getting around it. If you're going to upgrade your existing memory or build a PC from scratch, you just have to accept the fact that your budget needs to accommodate for today's RAM prices. Still not fazed? Then check out this deal that popped up at Newegg via its official AliExpress storefront.

For a limited time, you can pick up 16GB (2x8GB) of Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5200MHz Desktop Memory for $208.81 with free shipping after you apply $50 off coupon code " USAFF50 ". You'll need to be signed into your AliExpress account. If the page says it's not available for shipping, reload a couple of times (sometimes it's actually out of stock, sometimes it's just a glitch). If you buy it directly from Newegg's site, you're going to pay $310 for the same RAM .

Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) of DDR5 Desktop RAM for $209

Corsair Vengeance RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5-5200MHz Desktop Memory

Here's another deal for 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM

Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-5200MHz Desktop Memory

Corsair is a very well known - if not the most well known - memory brand. This particular kit includes 2 sticks of DDR5-5200MHz PC5-41600 RAM with timings of 40-40-40-77. It's specifically designed for AMD builds and features an EXPO certified memory profile. This isn't exactly blazing fast RAM, but unless you're doing some hardcore overclocking, you probably won't notice any difference in performance compared to RAM with tighter timings. For some extra pizazz, these sticks also feature Corsair's slick RGB heatspreaders.

Is it better to wait for RAM to go down in price? Unless you're willing to wait a few years, probably not. This is actually a pretty outstanding deal (in today's market) for brand-name RAM shipped from an authorized Corsair reseller (Newegg) and I seriously doubt you'll find a better deal on Black Friday.

Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.