DDR3 seemed plenty fast when it first showed up 19 years ago. Who could say no to 6400 Mb/s transfer speeds? Of course compared to the modern DDR5 that’s glacially slow, but given that RAM is…
  • RalfWausE@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I write this post from a Core2Quad machine with 8 GB of DDR2 RAM and a spinning harddisk… and the system feels quiet fast and nimble.

    • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Add a cheap 120GB SSD alongside the HD and it’ll give it whole new lease of life.

      • RalfWausE@feddit.orgEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Nah… i don’t trust SSD’s, had too many dying over the years without any form of warning.

        • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          1 month ago

          SandForce controller?

          I’ve never had a newer SSD fail on me. knocks wood I’ve got 3 in my computer, all the spinny-spinny-crashies are gone.

          Anyway, the idea behind the cheap small SSD is that you only put your OS and generic software on it, not your photos and personal data that you can’t afford to lose.

              • RalfWausE@feddit.orgEnglish
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                1 month ago

                Yeah, i also have backups of my files… but every single time such a failure occured was when i under no circumstances needed a downtime like that (important project to finish, holidays where all shops are closed…) and i simply developed some superstition regarding SSDs.

                It also wasn’t brand specific, i had it happen with Sandisk and Verbatim so far.