The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
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Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#2CAMM2 is reportedly poised to become the preferred form factor for DDR6 memory
It looks like a daughter board to me. From another site it appears these can hold anywhere from 8GB to 128GB, 256GB planned. Some additional discussion on Reddit [1]
[1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1dipisg/what_is_c...
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#3CAMM2 is reportedly poised to become the preferred form factor for DDR6 memory It looks like a daughter board to me. From another site it appears these can hold anywhere from 8GB to 128GB, 256GB planned . Some additional discussion on Reddit [1] [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1dipisg/what_is_c...
It makes sense that each "stick" needs to be higher density since you can fit far fewer of them flat on a motherboard (especially true for servers, I'm curious to see what that'll look like).
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#4Soon gone are the days of incremental builds.
The water cooling enthusiasts will like it.
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#5Now if only ECC became a baseline feature.
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#6CAMM2 is reportedly poised to become the preferred form factor for DDR6 memory It looks like a daughter board to me. From another site it appears these can hold anywhere from 8GB to 128GB, 256GB planned . Some additional discussion on Reddit [1] [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1dipisg/what_is_c...
It makes sense that each "stick" needs to be higher density since you can fit far fewer of them flat on a motherboard (especially true for servers, I'm curious to see what that'll look like).
There is also SOCAMM (Small Outline CAMM) and it looks like this: https://www.servethehome.com/micron-socamm-memory-powers-nex...
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#7The big change here would be that you might only be able to have one of these modules? I don't think that will be popular…
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
It makes sense that each "stick" needs to be higher density since you can fit far fewer of them flat on a motherboard (especially true for servers, I'm curious to see what that'll look like).
There is also SOCAMM (Small Outline CAMM) and it looks like this: https://www.servethehome.com/micron-socamm-memory-powers-nex...
Seems to be much better in terms of footprint and modularity. Guess we won't see these on the desktop though.
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#9Can it be upgraded ? I heard many newer laptops went back to soldered ram because people want thin.
I doubt I will ever get a system with this type of ram, but if it can be easily upgraded then that is an improvement. I usually buy used or in reality I take Laptops from people I know who went and bought the latest and greatest hardware.
I am typing this on a T430 with NetBSD I got from a relative a year ago. I upgraded the ram to 16G back then and today I replaced the keyboard. The keyboard's power button stopped working, seems a small piece broke off over the years and it got to the point it needed replacement.
FWIW, I want a laptop where if you throw it at someone they will know it/s.
Re: The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen
#10This is a clickbait headline.
In short:
RAM sticks aren't dying anytime soon, but DDR6/LPDDR modules may come in CAMM(2) formats for faster data transfer rates. It's still chips on a module, just with shorter traces to the CPU due to the orientation.
Also, given RAM shortage and the fact that DDR6 isn't anywhere near consumer availability, this will take a while, probably at least until mid-2028 for any kind of wide adoption. And it's likely that DDR6 will also still be available as sticks, at least in the budget/lower speed sector?