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Why do SSDs have a more limited number of times data can be written to them, but RAM memory can handle loads of re-writes?

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In a similar vein, why can we not use the technology of RAM to prolong the life-cycle of an SSD?

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it is temperature dependent, if you change this refresh timing in the BIOS to the tightest possible value at a given temperature, you can easily make your PC crash by heating the RAM up a bit (for example by removing a fan)

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