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Decade-old RAM is making a comeback - The Verge
Publisher description: Price hikes have made DDR5 RAM so expensive that chipmakers are launching new CPUs for older platforms running on DDR4 RAM.
NewsAPI | Oct 9, 2026 | Stevie Bonifield
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That socket debuted in 2021 with the 12th gen Alder Lake CPUs and supported both DDR4 RAM and the then-new DDR5 RAM. But the RAM shortage is changing the math, with DDR4 RAM seemingly feeling the sting of price hikes much less than DDR5. I recently saw the price disparity first-hand while shopping around for new RAM after a DDR4 kit abruptly died on me. Right now, a DDR5 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM kit costs $620, while the corresponding DDR4 kit costs $260.
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