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AMD expects DDR5 prices to take around two years to return to normal đź«Ş
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sanitation lemmy.today sanitation@lemmy.today
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Link: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-expects-ddr5-prices-to-take-around-two-years-to-return-to-normal
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cecilkorik piefed.ca cecilkorik@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-06-07
#2 · Quote Reply

They mean the "new normal" where they make lots more money, right?
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Big_Boss_77 fedinsfw.app Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-02-22
#3 · Quote Reply
cecilkorik wrote:
They mean the "new normal" where they make lots more money, right?

Noramalize...
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chicken lemmy.dbzer0.com chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-30
#4 · Quote Reply

Hoping none of my current hardware dies on me before then
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thatKamGuy sh.itjust.works thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-11
#5 · Quote Reply
Big_Boss_77 wrote:
Noramalize...

I was kinda hoping on CMXT being able to supply enough new production capability to reverse the trend - but it looks like even they aren’t able to currently saturate data centre demands…

…Techsutawney Phil predicts two more years of snow SFA.
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thatKamGuy sh.itjust.works thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-11
#6 · Quote Reply
chicken wrote:
Hoping none of my current hardware dies on me before then

If you’re fortunate enough to be on a DDR4 platform or earlier - you’re probably still better off than poor saps on newer DDR5 platforms.
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Shrouded0603 feddit.org orochi02@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-04-08
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thatKamGuy wrote:
If you’re fortunate enough to be on a DDR4 platform or earlier - you’re probably still better off than poor saps on newer DDR5 platforms.

Poor saps?
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thatKamGuy sh.itjust.works thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-11
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Shrouded0603 wrote:
Poor saps?

Yes, poor - both metaphorically and literally (at least if they need to buy replacements).
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