Unlucky Amazon shopper orders DDR5 memory but gets DDR4 hidden under the heatspreader — RAM sold as new was a switcharoo

Unlucky Amazon shopper orders DDR5 memory but gets DDR4 in disguise

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Here’s why HBM is coming for your PC’s RAM — HBM consumes around three times the wafer capacity of DDR5 per gigabyte, as AI supercharges demand for chips and advanced packaging

AI’s appetite for high-bandwidth memory is reshaping the global DRAM and NAND market, diverting wafer capacity and advanced packaging away from consumer products and driving sharp price increases across markets.
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Intel-certified 256 GB DDR5 stick could cut Xeon memory power by 18%, saving millions of dollars — a 32W-per-socket reduction could save millions per hyperscale data center

SK hynix first to validate 32Gb-based 256GB DDR5 module with Intel: up to 32.4W power savings per server, or millions of dollars per hyperscale data center.
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Micron outlines grim outlook for DRAM supply in first earnings call since killing Crucial memory and SSD brand — CEO says it can only meet half to two-thirds of demand

Micron posted record revenues in its first earnings call since killing the consumer Crucial brand, though it admits that supply shortages will persist.
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Devastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraud

A buyer in Spain has reported receiving a sealed DDR5 memory kit that contained counterfeit parts, raising fresh concerns about return fraud affecting high-value PC components.
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Don’t wait if you’re planning to upgrade your RAM or SSD, Kingston rep warns — says ‘prices will continue to go up,’ NAND costs up 246%

Kingston Datacenter SSD Business Manager Cameron Crandall said in an interview that NAND prices for RAM and SSD are expected to rise throughout 2026.
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Sapphire rep predicts DRAM prices will begin to stabilize in the next 6-8 months, but warns ‘it may not be the prices we want’ — GPU vendor says memory crisis is similar to tariff uncertainty

Amidst the economic uncertainty ushered in by this AI boom, some folks still have conviction and are offering hope to the community. Edward Crisler, the PR manager for GPU maker Sapphire, has just said that he believes DRA…

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