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Removing RAM chips off old cards is uneconomical, until it isn't. With things going the way they are, if you've got a card with soldered on RAM that could be tr
by fragmede 5mo ago
Removing RAM chips off old cards is uneconomical, until it isn't. With things going the way they are, if you've got a card with soldered on RAM that could be transplanted to a newer card, I think you'll start seeing that happening.
- fer 5mo agoIt has already become economic. While not exactly the same, the NVIDIA 2080 11GB cards are notorious for being upcycled with extra RAM: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/146us12/nvidia_geforce_rtx_2080_ti_gets_a_44gb_memory_mod/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/146us12/nvidia_gefo...
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- donaldjbiden 5mo agoChinese recyclers already do this with laptops