You know it's bad when RAM manufacturers launch dummy kits to make it look as though you have dual-channel memory when you actually don't

I've used dummy RAM kits before. Usually, a pair of DIMMs that contain no memory chips is simply acting as a shell to match other functioning DIMMs in the remaining slots, often with RGB lighting to match. They're hella satisfying, I must admit, but, ultimately, needless. That's what I thought this V-color announcement was all about: new dummy sticks. But it's actually something stranger.

V-color has announced 1+1 value packs: a DDR5 DIMM alongside a matching dummy DIMM. Yes, it's a single-channel memory kit...