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RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one to create a performance illusion
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Thought it was usually recommended to use paired sticks since sometimes buying from different batches can cause issues with stability when trying to use xmp/expo
Though maybe that's outdated advice and newer stuff plays better together.
From what I've heard, this advice has gotten more relevant with DDR5 rather than less, to the point that CAMM2 modules just bundle both "sticks" onto one package. That's probably also a packaging design choice, to be fair.
The tolerances are tight-enough that "paired sticks" are just sticks from the same bin.
It's a scam, unless you're overclocking, & running the things outside of their rated voltages/speeds, in which case you're gambling anyways.
It breaks people getting return-on-a-single-stick, & that may be good for the corporation, but it's bad for the customer.
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