Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoCrucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies insteadwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCrucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies insteadwww.theverge.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squareTh4tGuyII@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoAll I can do is pray that my current RAM survives long enough for this stupid AI bubble to burst, like with the Crypto-Bro GPUs. But it is kind of horrifying how easily consumers have been priced out of the RAM market - at least for newer stuff anyways
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agoI might upgrade to GabeCube from my current rig i7 6820k from 10 years ago, but still a year or 2 away from replacing this rig. I also hope my RAM survives. Good luck friend! This rando from Lemmy wishes you the best (if I win a lottery I’ll buy you a new rig!)
All I can do is pray that my current RAM survives long enough for this stupid AI bubble to burst, like with the Crypto-Bro GPUs.
But it is kind of horrifying how easily consumers have been priced out of the RAM market - at least for newer stuff anyways
I might upgrade to GabeCube from my current rig i7 6820k from 10 years ago, but still a year or 2 away from replacing this rig.
I also hope my RAM survives. Good luck friend! This rando from Lemmy wishes you the best (if I win a lottery I’ll buy you a new rig!)