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RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one

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Re: RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one

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Post by colechristensen »

JonChesterfield wrote: post #34

Bad idea. I would be very angry to discover I've bought this. Customer support are going to get shouted at and products returned.

If you read the article it shows the packaging and is incredibly obvious that one of them is RAM and the other one is filler.

>Performance RAM + RGB Filler Kit

>Complete RGB Look Instantly

Re: RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one

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Post by colechristensen »

RobotToaster wrote: post #10

I don't get it. Isn't 2x8gb faster than 1x16gb since it will run in dual channel? And shouldn't smaller capacity sticks be cheaper since they can use lower density chips?

>And shouldn't smaller capacity sticks be cheaper since they can use lower density chips?

In 2026 the bottleneck is wafer size as fabs are booked out making things for AI.

Re: RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one

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Post by ralferoo »

embedding-shape wrote: post #28
scotty79 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First time hearing about this, it's pretty dramatic for me. I grew up in times when computers were off-white and we liked it.

I think that says more about you than the ecosystem at large, people been modding computers for decades at this point, hardly new that some people seem to care more about looks than actually features/functionality/specifications :) Personally I'm with you (but black), my entire desktop is just one color, and if a component is available in RGB and non-RGB and the difference isn't too big, I pay extra for that non-RGB…

Yeah, when I specced my last desktop purchase a few years ago, I just chose the cheapest 4x16GB sticks from a decent brand. Didn't even occur to me that they'd be RGB monstrosities shining their stupid lights out through the case window. The AIO radiator was also similarly annoying, but at least the RGB can be disconnected on that! I hadn't even considered having a case window to be a problem as the previous PC build had a window, but fortunately nothing glowing apart from a couple of small status LEDs on the motherboard.

I don't particularly want to install the bloatware required just to turn off the LEDs, so I've resorted to hiding the PC under a desk at the other side of the room and have long DP and USB cables to the desk where I actually sit. This also has the nice side effect of not being able to hear the fans either!

Re: RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one

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Post by iberator »

embedding-shape wrote: post #31
spacecadet wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many kit builders with flashy PCs are only running 32gb. If you look at datasets like Steams, most people are still on 16 and 32. Hell 4% are still on 8!

Meanwhile I moved platform from AM4 at exactly the wrong moment, and downgraded RAM (temporarily, I hope) from 192GB to 96GB and feel like I'm missing half my workspace when I need it.

96bb is like 1% of population. this is not normal. optimize your stack mate.

Re: RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one

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Post by FpUser »

iberator wrote: post #48
embedding-shape wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meanwhile I moved platform from AM4 at exactly the wrong moment, and downgraded RAM (temporarily, I hope) from 192GB to 96GB and feel like I'm missing half my workspace when I need it.

96bb is like 1% of population. this is not normal. optimize your stack mate.

Maybe you should tell that to 1% of the people who own half of the world instead
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