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Intel to release new CPUs on old socket in early 2027 says Gigabyte - memory crisis making DDR4 desirable again (www.pcgamer.com)
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So you mean to tell me they had the technology the whole time to make upgraded modular chips and sell them for pre-existing computer architecture but chose not to because they knew people would pay for the shiny new toys.

There's a chip crisis and SUDDENLY!!!!!! We're all able to use new technologies on old computer architectures.......

Call it supply and demand but I think that's fucked up nm which way you look at it.

I read that and then immediately thought to myself, so they just chose not to release upgrades for old architectures and speed released a shit load of new hardware they knew people would pay OTA for.

This whole time they could've actually been making old computers better than they are and make it so the consumer didn't have to spend a fuck load on upgrades but waited till a chip shortage to do it.....

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[-] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

Yeah but DDR4 is just as expensive these days.

[-] Flaxseed@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Definitely has become more expensive, but I assume this is intel trying to sell units to consumers with existing systems that otherwise would not be upgrading, due to the cost of moving to a DDR5 platform.

[-] blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Not really, prices for DDR4 "only" have doubled, whereas prices for DDR5 have quadrupled.

[-] Trail@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I checked recently and my particular ddr4 memory has quadrupled. I had bought an extra 16Gb just before the crisis because I hit oom with poe1 once, so I guess it was lucky timing. Haven't checked other rams though.

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