Decide between maintaining your current DDR4 setup or moving to the newer DDR5 technology.
Decide between maintaining your current DDR4 setup or moving to the newer DDR5 technology.
Hey! You're considering a refresh for your setup after getting a good deal on the RTX 3070. Right now, your system feels a bit unbalanced, so it makes sense to look at upgrades. Since you're already planning to upgrade your power supply and are thinking about RAM, you might want to weigh your options carefully. The 2400 is indeed slow, especially for future needs, and DDR5 could be a better path if you're only using 16GB now. If you're comfortable with DDR4 3600, it's a solid choice given your past savings. Just check what's available and match it to your budget.
16GB of DDR5 causes performance drops because of its design (details unclear, but it’s known this happens). You’d need at least 32GB instead.
I think leaving around 10% of performance may be realistic with a 2400 RAM setup. Investing in DDR5 could be worthwhile, but it's not necessarily cheaper than upgrading to DDR4 right now. I'm still trying to figure it out. Do you have any references for this?
People say there are a million spots. In short, skip the 16GB DDR5 upgrade.
I used an DDR4 Z790 Tomahawk with a 13600k and it really works great.
you receive one stick and have the chance to obtain another one