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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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[–] notabot@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where can one buy reliable DDR3 memory at a reasonable cost? I've got a machine that needs it mothballed due to a failed stick.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 6 days ago

Bought some just the other day on Amazon. Had no trouble finding it.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Unironically: e-waste recyclers or things like government auctions for their ancient equipment getting upgraded from the windows 10 EOL phase. Those are usually verified working parts that are not as abused as stock that may come from ancient gaming PCs or home users.