[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [getPurchasedServerCost](./bitburner.ns.getpurchasedservercost.md) ## NS.getPurchasedServerCost() method Returns the cost to purchase a server with the specified amount of ram. Signature: ```typescript getPurchasedServerCost(ram: number): number; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | ram | number | Amount of RAM of a potential purchased server. Must be a power of 2 (2, 4, 8, 16, etc.). Maximum value of 1048576 (2^20). | Returns: number The cost to purchase a server with the specified amount of ram. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0.25 GB ## Example ```ts for (i = 1; i <= 20; i++) { tprint(i + " -- " + getPurchasedServerCost(Math.pow(2, i))); } ```