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Buyer discovers DDR4 chips disguised as DDR5 under Kingston FURY heatsink (videocardz.com)
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[–] 19 points 2 months ago (1 child)

2nd article I seen about this, check your chips.

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    • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    I don't get it, isn't this trivial to figure out by just plugging it in and seeing that it doesn't run even at the slowest ddr5 speed?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I'd expect it to not run at all, no? Otherwise why are we not seeing ddr5 only mobo/CPU compatible ddr4 sticks?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Idk, I assumed as they're on a ddr5 stick their interface must be compatible or get translated somehow to make the computer boot up. Otherwise they could avoid all the trouble and ship an empty stick.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    The notch is literally in a different place. It's subtle but it is different. It physically wouldn't fit. Doesn't mean someone wouldn't try to force it, seeing as it would be labeled as DDR5, then maybe the damage would make it nonrefundable?

    I'm an idiot who can't read. Chip != Stick

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The article isn't about a ddr4 stick being sold as ddr5, it's about a ddr5 stick with re engraved ddr4 modules on it. There's no point in going through the trouble of re engraving the modules as ddr5 just to put them on a ddr4 stick.

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    [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Oh wow. Someone really put the effort into this scam. Imagine putting the engine of a fiat punto into a ferrari.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I mean, surely they'll notice pretty immediately when the DDR4 just straight up doesn't work with their DDR5 CPU and motherboard. The electrical connections aren't the same!

    Frankly, I don't see why they bother with actual chips (DDR4 or otherwise) at all. If it's not going to work anyway, why not just glue on rectangles of plain black plastic?

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