8.18.2026

DDR4 is still perfectly fine




ASRock has quietly introduced a DDR4 variant of its passively cooled N250M/D5 board, dropping the original model's /D5 suffix to launch simply as the N250M. Aside from swapping the DDR5 DIMM slot for a DDR4 DIMM slot, the board remains identical to the previous model. It retains the same heatsink-covered 6W Intel N250, microATX layout, triple display outputs (HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA), single M.2 NVMe slot, and USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C connectivity. By re-releasing the board with DDR4 support, ASRock offers a more cost-effective option for ultra-budget builds where repurposing spare, inexpensive DDR4 makes far more sense.

Source: ASRock