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Meta's solution to the global memory shortage is to use DDR4 in a DDR5 server, with a custom chip making the impossible possible (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] tal@lemmy.today 24 points 23 hours ago

I shouldn't have thrown out all that DDR3 memory that I did.

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Even DDR2 got more expensive. We are giga screwed.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 13 hours ago

Shouldnt have built a christmas tree with it.

Tap for spoilerIt is mostly defective ram. At least most of the modules arent fully bricked as they are just hot glued in place. So technicslly some could still be viable.

[-] historicaldocuments@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago

I'm going to drag out my same soapbox: a lot of systems old enough to use DDR3 RAM will have x86_64 v1 or v2 processors. Some projects have already removed support for those, the big one being the RHEL kernel as of RHEL9.

[-] db2@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

I miss the days when mainstream Linux distros could run on a supercomputer or a toaster and anywhere between.😭

[-] historicaldocuments@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago

Most still will. Like I'm sure a lot of people are doing, I was trying to reuse old hardware for a new purpose. Perfectly good computer with 16GB of RAM with an AMD A8-3850. I'm not complaining about progress's march towards the future, but I missed the warning signs about the changes. I'm sure some other folks probably did as well.

[-] neinhorn@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

Back in the day the anywhere between was a lot smaller.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Maybe someone will make a way to use DDR3 in a DDR4 system. :-) Make the impossible possible.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

I still have DDR2s somewhere... pray we do not need it.

[-] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 18 hours ago

And where exactly did you throw it?

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