RegularJoe@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoMSI's $80 AMD motherboards with DDR4 support swoop in to rescue gamers amid the global RAM crisiswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMSI's $80 AMD motherboards with DDR4 support swoop in to rescue gamers amid the global RAM crisiswww.tomshardware.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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-up0·3 months 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.
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.