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    In an unexpected turn of events, the downturn extended to server manufacturers

    unexpected? servers are computers full of RAM

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      That depends heavily on what the server is used for… But yes, AI servers are full of RAM, and GPUs which have even more RAM on them.

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        Generally speaking, RAM and RAM performance is one of the most important characteristics of any server that is actually being used. Processing power (single-threaded/multi-threaded depending on application) is the most important, but without the RAM to handle it, it becomes nearly useless.