Surprise! DDR3 isn’t dead—and it might be the budget PC gaming answer you need

Go back to DDR4 because of memory shortages? Nah. That’s too new. DIY builders are already making do with older hardware.

DDR3 is making an unexpected comeback now that DDR4 is also too expensive

According to a post on the China-based PC hardware forum Board Channels, people looking to build relatively affordable workstations with lots of memory are buying old ...
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DDR4 prices jump 10% in one week. Some buyers are even looking at DDR3

TrendForce notes a 12% increase in some 8GB DDR4 memory kits and an 8% rise in the cost of 16GB kits over the past week.