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Ifixit comments on lack of upgradable RAM in framework desktop (mastodon.social)
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Thought it was interesting to see them chime in on Mastodon. Apparently the socket standard can't keep up with what hardware is capable of

Maybe we can see an improved socket in the future? Maybe sockets more like a cpu or something?

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[-] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago

These AMD APUs are basically a GPU with a Zen core attached. It makes sense for them to have GPU like memory requirements. It is a niche small form factor product built around a mobile APU that doesn't currently work with socketed ram.

I remember when I had seperate sound card, network card, 2d graphics and 3d graphics. Sure it was all seperate upgradable but it was also a bit shit.

I have an AM4 motherboard here that had 3 CPUs and 3 gpus. Really awesome platform and I want more of that but as technology changes I don't know how long that will be practical. Integrated GPUs might make dedicated irrelevant in a few years. And possibly nobody needs more than 128gb of ram.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Greetings fellow geezer! I bought the 3dfx 3D card so I could play Final Fantasy VII on the PC. It cost more than a Playstation would have cost but I was a cool PC gamer, after all, not a console peasant. After only about a year it was thoroughly obsolete.

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