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[–] Peereboominc@piefed.social 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I just bought 2x 8gb ddr3 for €25 so I can play games from 10+ years ago.

[–] Sektor@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (7 children)

You can try games from 20 or even 30 years ago. Plenty of bangers in any genre.

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[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago

Thank you China

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I hope somebody starts to pick up demand for NVME drives too 🤞

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 days ago

Memory includes SSDs. NAND flash chips for storage + small DRAM cache.

[–] el_eh_chase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Semi related note: Is there any reason not to buy the cheaper SSD brands like kingspec and team group?

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

YMMV.

You gotta look up reviews. Both buyer track records, and focused reviews that look at what controller/NAND they use.

Many SSDs are basically the same as other brands internally. A few are wonky. It just depends.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Failure rates and RMAs might be more common when manufacturers save a buck. Samsung SSDs for example are expensive AF, but they have a good reputation for reliablility and lifespan.

Of course, being diligent about backing up your data means that you might benefit from the savings with less worry about the risk. Or you could use the cheaper SSD for something like a Steam library where you may not care as much about long term data preservation.

Word of warning though: super cheap end might end up with you getting scammed, or things like SSDs without DRAM caches, which are slower than even HDDs.

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[–] minpraew@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

Please please I'm begging

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