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inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours ago

Valve says there's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase: 'Honestly, it's still getting worse'

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Valve says there's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase: 'Honestly, it's still getting worse'

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inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours ago
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Retail availability is lagging bulk supply by "at least three to six months" according to a Valve engineer.
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    I can just see makers starting to do small scale projects such as https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/russian-enthusiasts-are-building-their-own-ddr5-ram-amidst-the-worldwide-shortage-as-easy-as-sourcing-your-own-memory-modules-and-soldering-them-on-empty-pcbs

    And then naturally expanding. I mean we talk about all these hypotheticals but at a certain price range, impractical turns practical. If you cannot convince any big chip makers to make your thing and people will pay 2x for your thing, then getting together with smaller manufacturing starts to make sense.

    I dunno im just a small maker person. Made my own laptop from parts and all that. I see this as a potential opportunity.

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      You still need the chipmaker to make you the memory module, assembly is not the problem

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      There is a guy on YouTube doing it and making videos about the process. He turned his shed into a clean room lol.

      https://youtu.be/h6GWikWlAQA

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        Sure. A hobbyist with the right equipment can make technically functional memory as a scientific curiosity. But making any memory module that is as powerful as anything that’s come out in the last twenty years is going to require millions of dollars in investment and years of effort combining the work of thousands.

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        Oh nice ill take a look! We have a 10k pick and place machine over at a local makerspace and ive thought about prefab chips before. Just for fun, but its still a bit of money.

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