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DDR3 motherboard sales are climbing quickly [in China] as DDR4 and DDR5 prices continue to rise (www.notebookcheck.net)

submitted 1 week ago by Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social to c/hardware@lemmy.world

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Rising memory prices are pushing PC builders to look for cheaper alternatives, and some are turning back to much older platforms.

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[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago

It's especially worth it if you have a lot of hoarder tech friends. I could go ask them all right now and get parts for a DDR3 era system for free from their closets. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it.