A Russian modder known as VIK-on has shown how he built a 32GB DDR5 memory stick for about $218 by reusing parts from cheaper laptop memory. He bought two 16GB laptop modules, moved their memory chips onto a new board, and added a basic heatsink.
The final cost is roughly one-third of what similar 32GB DDR5 memory sells for in Russia, where prices range from about $423 to $588, and can be even higher in the US and Europe.
What makes the build noteworthy, beyond just swapping the memory chips, is the firmware. VIK-on says he flashed the custom module with ADATA firmware, which immediately enabled an XMP profile at DDR5-6400 CL32. The firmware was taken from ADATA’s AX5U6400C3232G-DCLARWH memory kit, a product that typically sells for around $800, showing how far a bit of creativity can go in avoiding today’s sky-high memory prices. (Via VideoCardz)

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