Post #2623040

2026-01-18 22:23 UTC

Unlike with the GPU shortage, where the cryptomining gpus could be used by regular consumers, the datacenter ram and so on is not usable on personal computers. It is all going to be e-waste, and we will still have a shortage after the bubble burst.

Replies (5)

@RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2026-01-19 03:10

While it won't be usable by consumers, lots of businesses will happily scoop up a rack for their own servers. Not only will a ton of demand vanish, but a ton of supply appears at the same time.

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@Pika@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-18 22:46

is datacenter ram really not usable on personal PC's? I figured it was the same as consumer ram but with ECC features, but I haven't gone out of my way to try and buy any.

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@GMac@feddit.org 2026-01-18 22:43

Well that sucks. I assumed the ram, ssds, hdds could be recycled into useful forms.

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@sobchak@programming.dev 2026-01-19 08:06

It's possible someone would make it usable. A long time ago, I bought a laptop CPU that was soldered onto a board so it would go into a normal desktop socket. Guessing there was a glut of laptop CPUs at the time.

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@eli@lemmy.world 2026-01-19 05:34

Yeah and the e-waste centers will clean up the hardware and resell it. It'll be a flood into the market. Supply and demand and all that.

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