Decade-old DDR4 RAM makes a comeback as AI demand squeezes DRAM supply
1potato · hn · 2026-10-10
The Verge reports that AI datacenter demand is squeezing DRAM supply and driving up memory prices, prompting Intel and AMD to bring back support for decade-old DDR4 RAM as DDR5 gets scarce and expensive.
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