Skanky old DDR4 server chips reportedly sold in new RAM kits but really don't panic

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Skanky old DDR4 server chips reportedly sold in new RAM kits but really don't panic
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We can't decide if this ecologically smart, or just super cheeky.

, only for the chips to be resoldered and sold as new on DDR4 memory sticks for consumer PCs.

The basic ruse here is simple enough. If you can buy in old server DDR4 sticks, remove chips and reflash them for use as vanilla DDR4 memory, and you can do that cheaper than you can buy in new DDR4 memory chips, well, you've got a go-er. It's thought someone must have worked out how to automate the process of stripping the chips and resoldering them for the business case to add up. Whatever,

TrendForce says the used chips can hit speeds of up to 3200MT/s, so any DDR4 DIMMs faster than that should therefore be safe. And of course none of this applies toExactly how you might identify these used chips in memory DIMMs that run at 3200MT/s or slower isn't entirely clear.

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