If Nvidia suddenly needs to cancel contracts for the RAM (since they are hogging nearly everything for its GPUs), can the existing stock be repurposed for consumer electronics, like videogames, phones and personal computers?
Unfortunately no. Because of the chip design and proprietary architecture, once the die is made, what it can be used for is set in stone. So if those chips are specific to server architecture or GPUs, they may not work if grafted on to a consumer DDR5 form factor.
All we can hope for is that allocation of NEW stock is released back to consumers, but with the death of manufacturers like Crucial, even that will be an up hill battle.
If Nvidia suddenly needs to cancel contracts for the RAM (since they are hogging nearly everything for its GPUs), can the existing stock be repurposed for consumer electronics, like videogames, phones and personal computers?
Unfortunately no. Because of the chip design and proprietary architecture, once the die is made, what it can be used for is set in stone. So if those chips are specific to server architecture or GPUs, they may not work if grafted on to a consumer DDR5 form factor.
All we can hope for is that allocation of NEW stock is released back to consumers, but with the death of manufacturers like Crucial, even that will be an up hill battle.