RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one to create a performance illusion
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-worsensOpen linkView original on piefed.social
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A sucker and his money are soon parted.
Lets just go back to beige boxes with no glass and no rgb.
I'm really enjoying the wave of nice-looking wood-panel cases with no windows that are coming out lately. I picked up the mesh Fractal North XL and it looks magnificent in my living room.
Damn. That is a nice looking case.
It keeps the slot clean until ram is affordable again in 10-15 years
That's giving 'em the hose, cowboy!
This reminds me of the fake animals that people buy in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" for appearances.
What the fuck...
It's the RAMBUS days all over again.
I miss Rd-RAM. It was fun. The N64 used it.
For some people, that's not "nothing"...
And they seem.tonbe clearly marked as a single 16gb stick, and then a blank that only does RGB.
If you care about that shit, getting a "free" one thrown in purely for a symmetrical makes sense.
Some people care enough they'd get 2 8s just for the look, 1 16 is better for an upgrade path which is important with prices like they are.
Headline is just clickbait
The problem is that you’re still paying for it. And on top of this, it’s essentially e-waste that could otherwise just be a blank slot.
Yeah, that's why I said "free".
And yeah, it's an unnecessary piece of minor electronics, but co.pared to similar piece these have long lifespans and low energy usage.
A computer is expensive enough that it will likely eventually be recycled and everything is likely recyclable.
Like, not doing it would be better, but caring about these from an environmental perspective is wasted energy that would be better spent elsewhere
I disagree about it being clearly marked. In fact i think this is borderline lawsuit misleading
Okay, that's kinda hilarious.
First I've heard of putting LED on RAM.......... which......... ugh......... I mean, the last computer I bought has LED on the fans and I do admit I kinda like having it, but I sure didn't seek it out.... And on my RAM? that's hilarious.
That said....... alright, long as they're clear about it - and this appears to be imho...... sure, why not? lol
NEVER buy a "kit", anyways!!
IF 1 single stick is bad, but you bought 4 as a "kit", now you have to ship ALL 4 back, for RMA!!
ONLY buy single-sticks.
Don't get burned like I did!
( no RAM for a few weeks, until they've confirmed, & got around to issuing a replacement, sucks )
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Thought it was usually recommended to use paired sticks since sometimes buying from different batches can cause issues with stability when trying to use xmp/expo
Though maybe that's outdated advice and newer stuff plays better together.
From what I've heard, this advice has gotten more relevant with DDR5 rather than less, to the point that CAMM2 modules just bundle both "sticks" onto one package. That's probably also a packaging design choice, to be fair.
The tolerances are tight-enough that "paired sticks" are just sticks from the same bin.
It's a scam, unless you're overclocking, & running the things outside of their rated voltages/speeds, in which case you're gambling anyways.
It breaks people getting return-on-a-single-stick, & that may be good for the corporation, but it's bad for the customer.
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You couldn’t ask a buddy to borrow a stick or something? This generation is dual channel with single stick. Perf loss from single stick isn’t so bad.. and you definitely don’t need 64GB+ of memory for the majority of use cases, which is where quad stick ddr5 is as a minimum.