The ongoing chip scarcity is affecting all kinds of industries. We don’t simply imply chips like CPUs or SoCs like those present in smartphones, however principally something that requires a chip with the intention to work are affected (reminiscent of cameras). This additionally contains RAM, which is why in the event you’re discovering it tough to safe a DDR5 RAM module, you’re not alone.
However, ASUS has an attention-grabbing answer and that comes within the type of an adapter that allows you to slot DDR4 RAM right into a motherboard that helps DDR5, reminiscent of the brand new Z69 motherboards that had been designed to deliver DDR5 RAM to desktops for the primary time.
Some of you could be questioning why can’t you simply slot in a DDR4 RAM module into the motherboard? This is as a result of save for some lower-end motherboards that assist each DDR4 and DDR5, higher-end motherboards, particularly these for gaming, assist solely DDR5. Also, as a result of distinction in structure and energy provide, a pure DDR5 motherboard lacks the power to handle the ability provide of a DDR4 module, which is an issue the adapter tries to resolve.
The adapter received’t magically give your DDR4 RAM DDR5 properties, however it’s extra like a stop-gap answer the place you may purchase or reuse your present DDR4 RAM in your new construct till DDR5 RAM turns into extra broadly obtainable once more. That being mentioned, needless to say ASUS isn’t really promoting this adapter simply but and we’re unsure if there are plans to ultimately promote it, so within the meantime both maintain out in your construct or go for one thing cheaper to tide you over.
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