Russian enthusiasts planning do-it-yourself DDR5 memory amidst the worldwide shortage — building your own RAM is as 'easy' as sourcing your own memory modules and soldering them on empty PCBs

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/russian-enthusiasts-are-building-their-own-ddr5-ram-amidst-the-worldwide-shortage-as-easy-as-sourcing-your-own-memory-modules-and-soldering-them-on-empty-pcbs

DIY DDR5.

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NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 30 pts · 236d (3 replies)

Um, aren't memory modules the commodity product that is in short supply?

Eheran@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 236d (2 replies)

Next: DIY gold bars. Casting your own is super easy, barely an inconvenience. Just put the gold in a furnace! Does not cost much at all.

ellen.kimble@piefed.social · 4 pts · 236d

Like when people say ‘free solar’

NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 235d

If we had some ham, we could make ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.

somewa@suppo.fi · 9 pts · 236d

Recycling the broken ram sticks isn't done as far as I know so it kinda makes sense. New memory and used working sticks is hard to get. Broken sticks most likely not so hard.