RegularJoe@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMSI's $80 AMD motherboards with DDR4 support swoop in to rescue gamers amid the global RAM crisiswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up1474arrow-down15
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minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoThe RAM I just bought last week was 4 times the identical purchase 14 months ago. You sure it’s not part of the shortage? Who’s making new ddr4?
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·3 days agoThat’s why I said “as much”. Since DDR5 went crazy, people started buying DDR4, which is driving the price up, but still only at a 2x increase vs 5x for DDR5. Hence, the release of this motherboard.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoI wish it was only double. You saw where I said it was 4x? 4x is really close to 5x ; 80% of the way, you know.
The RAM I just bought last week was 4 times the identical purchase 14 months ago.
You sure it’s not part of the shortage? Who’s making new ddr4?
That’s why I said “as much”. Since DDR5 went crazy, people started buying DDR4, which is driving the price up, but still only at a 2x increase vs 5x for DDR5.
Hence, the release of this motherboard.
I wish it was only double. You saw where I said it was 4x? 4x is really close to 5x ; 80% of the way, you know.