HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:13:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 Meta’s solution to the global memory shortage is to use DDR4 in a DDR5 server, with a custom chip making the impossible possible https://hardware.nrgnews.net/metas-solution-to-the-global-memory-shortage-is-to-use-ddr4-in-a-ddr5-server-with-a-custom-chip-making-the-impossible-possible/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:13:42 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/metas-solution-to-the-global-memory-shortage-is-to-use-ddr4-in-a-ddr5-server-with-a-custom-chip-making-the-impossible-possible/ Imagine being a titan of technology, like Meta, spending millions on cutting-edge servers that boast blazing fast DDR5 memory. Yet, despite this incredible speed, you still hit a wall: not enough memory. The solution isn’t just bigger chips; it’s a clever trick involving taking the old, slower DDR4 modules and weaving them back into the […]

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]]> Meta fights soaring hardware costs by reusing old DDR4 server memory in new DDR5-only servers — custom CXL 2.0 chip marries legacy DDR4-2400 with cutting-edge DDR5-6400 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/meta-fights-soaring-hardware-costs-by-reusing-old-ddr4-server-memory-in-new-ddr5-only-servers-custom-cxl-2-0-chip-marries-legacy-ddr4-2400-with-cutting-edge-ddr5-6400/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:13:36 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/meta-fights-soaring-hardware-costs-by-reusing-old-ddr4-server-memory-in-new-ddr5-only-servers-custom-cxl-2-0-chip-marries-legacy-ddr4-2400-with-cutting-edge-ddr5-6400/ The relentless pursuit of cutting-edge technology often runs headfirst into supply chain realities, and nowhere is this more evident than in the high-performance memory market. As the demand for high-speed DDR5 memory continues to outpace supply, some giants are finding ingenious ways to work around the shortage while keeping their systems running at peak capacity. […]

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