Fake DDR5 memory kits now on sale starting at $43 — V-Color sells 0GB dummy modules and single-stick memory kits with a fake stick for $300
Earlier this year, V-Color announced its 1+1 DDR5 filler memory kits to help suspend disbelief and offer psychological salvation against rising memory prices.
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Read moreDDR5 scalper bots now outnumber shoppers 10 to 1 — automated scraping hits listings every 6.5 seconds as 32GB kits surge from $72 to $392, DataDome researcher says
Bad bots account for 91% of the traffic reaching one retailer's DDR5 memory product pages, roughly 10 automated requests for every legitimate visit, according to a LinkedIn post this week from Jérôme Segura, VP of…
Read more'The bigger picture now points to a worrying price trend': the RAM crisis is getting even worse, as SSD pricing woes are predicted to last until 2030
DDR5 RAM pricing has risen swiftly again in GermanyThat means two months of sharp increases, backing up recent rumors that memory is going to get pricierAn exec from the storage world has also said that SSD-related…
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