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[–] 44 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I’m pretty sure you can just use special risers to get sodimms to work on a desktop. Not completely necessary to microsolder. It’ll run at a slower speed though

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Yea there are risers but they are a PITA for stability. From testing I've seen, you can get them in one time and they work just fine. You take them out, put them back in, now there's a chance your PC will just not work right anymore.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I vaguely recall using them once for some project eons ago and I must have been lucky, because they just worked. This was back in the DDR2 days though, I think. Like I said, back when dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    175 $ are still expensive as hell for RAM. Cheaper than 400 though, but don't let them scam you into thinking it's cheap.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago

    Blighted Agent's solder up challenge has been a pretty fun watch as well, for those interested these kind of repair / upgrade videos.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago

    Look what the tech oligarchs have reduced us to.

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  • [+] -11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Or sell that and buy the right one?

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