DDR3 memory sticks will become increasingly difficult to find: two of the main manufacturers are stopping their production.
Ah, DDR3 RAM! This will bring back memories for some of us, because the technology launched in 2007 will not necessarily speak to all Clubic readers.
Today overwhelmed by DDR4, of course, but also and above all by DDR5 which is carving out an increasingly large share of the market, this DDR3 could well bow out in the coming months.
DDR3 overwhelmed by DDR4/DDR5
For several years now, it has been common knowledge that the largest manufacturers of DRAM modules are scaling back on DDR3 technology to focus on the most recent ones.
This is not abnormal, it was the same with SDR then DDR1 and again DDR2. The two main suppliers of DDR3 modules – Samsung and SK Hynix – had already announced in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that they were looking to the future by gradually closing their DDR3 lines, converted to DDR4 and DDR5.
Today, however, things seem to be taking a slightly more radical turn since, according to the Taiwanese media Economic Daily cited by IT Home, the two South Korean companies are on the verge of putting DDR3 “out of the game”.
The influence of HBM
On Samsung’s side, these would be announcements made to the company’s customers saying that the brand would stop supplying DDR3 at the end of this quarter. Nothing less.
For SK Hynix, we are talking in particular about the completion of the conversion of its Wuxi factory – the main center for DDR3 – and the gradual abandonment of this type of memory. Finally, even Micron, another major DRAM manufacturer, has reportedly significantly reduced its supply: in the case of the American company, however, there is no question of a complete shutdown of production yet.
One thing is certain in any case, DDR3 is at the end of its life and if the DDR4/DDR5 pair is obviously responsible, the massive demand for HBM memory will probably not help matters.
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A demanding leisure activity, PC video gaming does not currently require more than 32 GB and even then, most games recommend “only” 16 GB. However, there are users who need increase the RAM of their machine. The Trident Z5 are undoubtedly excellent candidates for those who wish to virtualize in bulk and comfortably.
The two strips of 32 GB each are perfectly finished, equipped with a well-designed heatsink and capable of the best performance. Even latency, the weak point of DDR5, is relatively low here. As you can imagine, there is only one obstacle to our recommendation: the high price that G.Skill charges us for its products. A price that will make more than one think.
A demanding leisure activity, PC video gaming does not currently require more than 32 GB and even then, most games recommend “only” 16 GB. However, there are users who need increase the RAM of their machine. The Trident Z5 are undoubtedly excellent candidates for those who wish to virtualize in bulk and comfortably.
The two strips of 32 GB each are perfectly finished, equipped with a well-designed heatsink and capable of the best performance. Even latency, the weak point of DDR5, is relatively low here. As you can imagine, there is only one obstacle to our recommendation: the high price that G.Skill charges us for its products. A price that will make more than one think.
Source : IT Home
Having fallen into video games at a time when it took a great imagination to see here a football match, there a tank fight in these few bars represented on the screen, I have followed all the developments for forty years. Loyal to the PC, but a fan of all genres, I only have trouble with JRPGs. Otherwise, from the driest turn-based strategy to the most spectacular FPS, including sports simulations or musical games, I can do it all... with a preference for management and games combining several styles. My video game pantheon would consist of three series: Elite, Civilization and Max Payne.
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