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MSI's $80 AMD motherboards with DDR4 support swoop in to rescue gamers amid the global RAM crisis
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this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2026
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Wat good is a board of there's no memory? AM4 has been happily humming along for years too, why is MSI special now?
DDR4 isn't as much a part of the memory shortage, though that seems to be shifting because DDR5 is jacked up. They're pulling a solid for consumers by releasing a cheap motherboard where memory can be gotten, or giving a transition for users with older components.
yep
https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/memory/
ddr4 looks to have doubled in price but ddr5 is up 5x
I’m pondering whether to sell my 4x8Gb DDR4 sticks after recently upgrading to 2x32 or hold on to those if I want to build another system or my current sticks die all of a sudden.
I sold all my back-stock of RAM. It helps relieve pressure and all that RAM was destined to sit in a box for years otherwise.
You know the right answer to this question.