DDR3 motherboard sales are climbing quickly as DDR4 and DDR5 prices continue to rise

[Redaktion]

Rising memory prices are pushing PC builders to look for cheaper alternatives, and some are turning back to much older platforms.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/DDR3-motherboard-sales-are-climbing-quickly-as-DDR4-and-DDR5-prices-continue-to-rise.1204789.0.html

[Fnoj]

That is progress. AI will seem so much more capable when private ownership of computers is rare.

[Julian M]

How much of this is just plain gouging? Create yet-another shortage to drive prices up.

DDR3-era computer components are over 10 years old at this point, there are cases where they can still serve a purpose (simple file servers), but aside from that?

Sadly, people can't shake off their FOMO syndrome and walk right into it.