do i get zen 3 or wait for zen 4?
do i get zen 3 or wait for zen 4?
It's uncertain if 4000 Mhz RAM would cause a slowdown with Zen 3, as performance depends on various factors beyond just memory speed.
I plan to play games, but I don't think 16GB is sufficient anymore. Especially with the industry's direction now. In fact, 32GB isn't seen as excessive and is becoming the new standard I guess. As Delicieuxz mentioned.
Back in the DDR3 era (2014) I had to pay...? I don’t recall the amount, but this is the exact receipt. It seems it was around $159? Probably because it was 2016, not 1333 or 1600. DDR3 was usually cheaper than DDR4 when it first came out, but prices dropped to match within a year. After more than five years, if you remember how costly DDR4 was in 2018, that was the typical starting price for a standard DDR4 setup according to some industry sources. https://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/321...ial-launch
The amount you paid seems reasonable. According to Gamers Nexus, 8 GB of DDR3-1600 cost about $80 in October 2014, whereas 8 GB of DDR4-2133 was around $135. Currently, on Amazon, DDR4-3200 is roughly $55 to $60 for 16 GB. Just a guess, DDR5 could hit around $80 per 16 GB when it launches.