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RAM Prices Got You Down? Try DDR3. Seriously! (hackaday.com)
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[โ€“] Balldowern@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

DDr3 works well with Linux (and older Windows OS) for many applications. Just don't play games, and don't use AI for a while - you'll be smooth sailing for a few years before prices fall. Use other devices instead - phones/tablets.

[โ€“] sobchak@programming.dev 1 points 2 minutes ago

I've got a PC with an i7-4770k, 32GB of RAM, and RTX 3090 that plays games just fine (and does runs local LLMs just fine too).