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Are DDR4 Slots in motherboards reverse-compatible with DDR3?

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  • DDR3
  • Computers
  • DDR4
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September 12, 2014 7:30:07 AM

The reason I am asking is because I'm building a computer soon and want some kind of "future-proof" where the motherboard supports new things like DDR4, however, DDR4 right now is expensive as hell, so I was thinking buying DDR3 memory and later on upgrade to DDR4

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September 12, 2014 7:32:36 AM

No. Different slots.
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September 12, 2014 7:37:06 AM

I think it's strange that we've been using DDR5 memory on our GPU solutions for years and we use DDR4 on the X99 motherboard. I wonder if it will be less expensive when everything moves to DDR5?
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September 12, 2014 8:04:29 AM

i think there will be boards that will support both (just like when everyone is going for ddr3), there are boards that supports both ddr2 and ddr3.
however, those boards, are usually cheap ones, not that good
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October 3, 2014 3:18:40 AM

ubercake said:
I think it's strange that we've been using DDR5 memory on our GPU solutions for years and we use DDR4 on the X99 motherboard. I wonder if it will be less expensive when everything moves to DDR5?


We have been using ddr3 ram not ddr5, I think you must mean gddr5 which is what all modern video cards use now and also the ps4, its not the same thing as normal ddr ram.

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October 3, 2014 3:40:17 AM

ubercake said:
"...DDR5 memory on our GPU solutions for years and we use DDR4 on the X99 motherboard..."


That's exactly what I meant. If DDR5 is universally used (on motherboards and GPUs), it will be a cheaper option because RAM manufacturers will be producing more of the same thing; a single type of RAM for both systems and GPUs.

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13 minutes ago

ubercake said:
ubercake said:
"...DDR5 memory on our GPU solutions for years and we use DDR4 on the X99 motherboard..."


That's exactly what I meant. If DDR5 is universally used (on motherboards and GPUs), it will be a cheaper option because RAM manufacturers will be producing more of the same thing; a single type of RAM for both systems and GPUs.


GDDR and DDR are different things. GDDR5 is SGRAM or ram for graphics, used on GPUs and other side you have DDR4 and DDR3 that is SDRAM or the ram that you use on your computer. I think a simple google search on GDDR5 would give more answers and details.
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