RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/fake-ram-bundled-with-real-ram-to-create-a-performance-illusion-for-amd-users-1-1-value-pack-offers-desperate-psychological-relief-as-the-memory-shortage-worsens
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lath@piefed.social · 14 pts · 158d
People have their tastes, but I still think this is dumb.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 158d
I hate websites that hijack the back button.
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 9 pts · 158d
Next: It's all fillers
HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 158d
Wouldn't two half-sized sticks perform better?
I thought dual-channel RAM was a thing at least as far back as the original Socket A nForce chipset.
varden@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 158d
You would get some amount of increased performance from dual 8 GB chips, yes, but getting 1x16 GB chip allows you to upgrade to 32 GB later for the cost of 1 more 16 GB chip, instead of having to get a 2x16 GB set. Can be much more economical, especially with prices these days.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 158d
Why not just sell two 8 gig sticks? You get more channels that way anyways and it's the ram that is expensive not the stick you mount it on.
Tim_Bisley@piefed.social · 3 pts · 158d
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