{"id":356342,"date":"2025-12-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=405274"},"modified":"2025-12-31T00:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:00:35","slug":"he-spends-1000-dollars-on-ram-and-receives-some-decorative-corsair-memory-modules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/he-spends-1000-dollars-on-ram-and-receives-some-decorative-corsair-memory-modules\/","title":{"rendered":"He spends 1,000 dollars on RAM and receives some decorative Corsair memory modules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The current memory crisis has reached its peak and is expected to worsen in the coming months, leading to concerning confusions in warranty claims.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This is the case of a user from the subreddit r\/pcmasterrace who sent his 96 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory kit for warranty management (RMA), only to <strong>receive instead fake RAM modules, known as &#8216;Light Enhancement Kit.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>With prices currently around 1,000 euros for a 96 GB DDR5 memory kit<\/strong>, users are cautious about any potential loss that may occur during the replacement process.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/MizoChris\/status\/2003254162436571435\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A $1,000 scam<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The &#8216;Light Enhancement Kit&#8217; modules are empty DIMMs designed solely to enhance the aesthetics of a computer without providing functional memory. They come equipped with RGB strips that light up the equipment but lack any real storage capability.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This incident has left many perplexed, as the counterfeit modules are easily distinguishable by their design, featuring an unusual pin layout that does not align with that of legitimate RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;After years of hard work, this is how far I&#39;ve come.&quot; &#8211; u\/Overall-Election4081<br><br>Check out this gorgeous 6500X build from r\/CORSAIR! Specs include:<br>\ud83d\udd3932GB of Vengeance RGB DDR5 + a Vengeance RGB DDR5 Light Enhancement Kit for a filled out look<br>\ud83d\udd39iCUE LINK QX fans<br>\ud83d\udd39HX1200i PSU<br>\ud83d\udd39\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lCTuGeiqmz\">pic.twitter.com\/lCTuGeiqmz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CORSAIR (@CORSAIR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CORSAIR\/status\/1941617355085263121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Corsair, upon being notified of the situation, contacted the affected user to resolve the issue<\/strong>, suggesting that the case is being handled appropriately and that the user is expected to have their RAM functioning again soon.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In the current market context, these types of confusions can be attributed to the shortage of components and the rushed handling of warranty claims. However, it seems that the company Corsair is taking the reins of the situation to ensure customer satisfaction. This case highlights the importance of careful management in a hardware environment where mistakes can have costly repercussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current memory crisis has reached its peak and is expected to worsen in the coming months, leading to concerning confusions in warranty claims. This is the case of a user from the subreddit r\/pcmasterrace who sent their 96 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory kit for warranty management (RMA), only to receive fake RAM modules in return, known as &#8216;Light Enhancement Kit&#8217;. With prices currently around 1,000 euros for a 96 GB DDR5 memory kit, users are being cautious about any potential loss [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":356343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-356342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356342"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356348,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356342\/revisions\/356348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356342"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=356342"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=356342"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=356342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}