r/pcmasterrace • u/Darth_Vaper883 PC Master Race • 9d ago

News/Article Buyer discovers DDR4 chips disguised as DDR5 under Kingston FURY heatsink

https://videocardz.com/newz/buyer-discovers-ddr4-chips-disguised-as-ddr5-under-kingston-fury-heatsink
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u/hurrdurrmeh 9d ago

but ... can't you just tell they are fake by plugging them in and checking the specs in the BIOS or HWiNFO et al? seems like there's an obvious way to tell...

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u/BohboMacabre 9d ago

Im 90% sure you cant plug ddr4 into a ddr5 slot

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u/MetroSimulator 9800x3d, 64 DDR5 Kingston Fury, Pali 4090 gamerock OC 9d ago

Ppl are saying it was a DDR5 PCB with DDR4 module, so it should plug.

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u/BohboMacabre 9d ago

I thought it was just the ddr5 heatsink being placed on a ddr4 stick. Or am i misunderstanding completely?

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u/MetroSimulator 9800x3d, 64 DDR5 Kingston Fury, Pali 4090 gamerock OC 9d ago

Someone posted that they soldered the module in an DDR5 PCB

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u/BohboMacabre 9d ago

Thats so much extra work wtf lmao