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    From Distro Lackey@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 12, 2026 18:42:32
    One of my GNU/Linux machines is based on the Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H
    motherboard with a Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU.

    This machine is already over 10 years old but, due to my highly
    customized GNU/Linux system, it performs on par or better with
    current systems (and I have the benchmarks to prove it).

    However, it only has 16 Gb of RAM memory. Rather than scrap it
    I would like to add 16 Mb more RAM memory. This should then serve
    as a valuable system well into the future.

    But, even for this "ancient" hardware, memory prices are outrageous:

    https://www.memory4less.com/crucial-gaming-memory-blt8g3d1608dt1tx0-16fed

    Unfortunately, only Memory4Less has the original Crucial memory.
    The alternatives are only junk copies:

    https://www.amazon.com/Tech-Replacement-Ballistix-BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0-PC3-12800/dp/B09CQFS4YX

    I suppose that this is just another casualty of the forced AI(LLM).
    We are all forced to suffer because these mal-educated, yet highly
    paid, corporate managers and personnel cannot even compose a simple
    email message.

    Intelligent and properly educated people will NEVER require AI(LLM).


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.16
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From c186282@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, June 14, 2026 00:55:02
    On 6/12/26 14:42, Distro Lackey wrote:
    One of my GNU/Linux machines is based on the Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H
    motherboard with a Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU.

    This machine is already over 10 years old but, due to my highly
    customized GNU/Linux system, it performs on par or better with
    current systems (and I have the benchmarks to prove it).

    However, it only has 16 Gb of RAM memory. Rather than scrap it
    I would like to add 16 Mb more RAM memory. This should then serve
    as a valuable system well into the future.

    But, even for this "ancient" hardware, memory prices are outrageous:

    https://www.memory4less.com/crucial-gaming-memory-blt8g3d1608dt1tx0-16fed

    Unfortunately, only Memory4Less has the original Crucial memory.
    The alternatives are only junk copies:

    https://www.amazon.com/Tech-Replacement-Ballistix-BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0-PC3-12800/dp/B09CQFS4YX

    I suppose that this is just another casualty of the forced AI(LLM).
    We are all forced to suffer because these mal-educated, yet highly
    paid, corporate managers and personnel cannot even compose a simple
    email message.

    Intelligent and properly educated people will NEVER require AI(LLM).

    Ummmm ... kind of FORGET adding more RAM right now.

    The 'AI' market has kind of sucked up ALL memory production.
    This is what's in hot, high-volume, demand ... so the factories
    make THAT in pref to anything else.

    It's not compatible with YOUR desktop/laptop/whatever.

    Using Linux, I've found that those 'little' boxes like
    from BeeLink or BMax are more than adequate for anything
    I need at home. Wouldn't have been at The Office, but
    I'm gone from that. These are fair 'laptop'-level chips
    in tiny boards/boxes. LIKE 'em.

    Even thus, the PRICE - after the Trump/Xi war - have gone
    up substantially ... and the higher mem options have largely
    disappeared.

    Bought a few ATA-SSDs for those little boxes - do boost
    the speed considerably - but the Samsung 8xx series are
    kinda all you can get. Those are YEARS old. OK, but OLD.

    Expect things to STAY this way for at least another year.

    What I have will serve ME for a few years more. However
    if you're doing new stuff - it's kinda Tuff Titty. At
    least Linux is a LOT more frugal with RAM than Winders.
    Shop lower-end Winders boxes and FLUSH that crap system
    immediately for some Linux.

    I take pride in not letting Winders run for a single
    millisecond before I overwrite with Linux :-)



    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.16
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)