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When will DDR4 be required?

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October 9, 2014 7:36:18 AM

So not to long ago I brought a new MOBO and Ram and then I hear about DDR4 Ram and was like would it of been worth getting a DDR4 compatible MOBO and some of the ram its self, or is it to early?
When will this ram take off and be required for gaming etc?
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October 9, 2014 7:41:05 AM

Its going to take a long time. You are set for years. I just upgraded my mobo about 4 months ago also.
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October 9, 2014 7:42:25 AM

At the moment DDR 4 is only on X99 motherboards. I don't think we will see anything else with DDR 4 until the new 5th gen Intel processors come out next year. At the moment DDR 4 and an X99 setup is still very expensive. I don't think it would be worth getting into it yet.
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October 9, 2014 7:46:55 AM

Currently, DDR4 ram costs about double what DDR3 ram costs.
It is currently used only on X99 chipset motherboards.

It will be some time before DDR4 becomes common, or even needed.
Today, the actual app performance or fps difference between fast ram and slow ram is on the order 0f 2-3%
That does not make a compelling reason to opt for fast ram.
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October 9, 2014 8:00:23 AM

There are plenty of reviews showing that faster RAM doesn't affect FPS much (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4). So in a 'gaming only' perspective, DDR4 won't be needed until 3400mhz sticks or over will be affordable. And even then the FPS gain shouldn't be significant.
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October 9, 2014 8:30:30 AM

tommyducker19 said:
At the moment DDR 4 is only on X99 motherboards. I don't think we will see anything else with DDR 4 until the new 5th gen Intel processors come out next year. At the moment DDR 4 and an X99 setup is still very expensive. I don't think it would be worth getting into it yet.


Broadwell is specced for DDR3 as well (5th Gen), it will be Skylake (LGA1151) that ends up with DDR4 for the consumer.

Haswell-E, also 5th Gen, already has DDR4.
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October 9, 2014 8:40:09 AM

Will only be for high end motherboards with Intel chipsets, unless AMD has something in the pipeline for the mass market and then maybe a year after they get released.
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October 9, 2014 9:36:32 AM

It usually takes a while for a new memory standard to take over. In the beginning, the older standard can usually achieve better bandwidth for any given cost. It takes a while until the new standard has enough volume in production to be cost-effective.

Considering Intel has just released their first DDR4 compatible CPUs, my bet is that until mid 2015 the only reason to buy DDR4 is if you want one of those specific CPUs. The memory itself is no reason to change platform.
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