Worth investing in skylake+ddr4 vs amd/haswell+ddr3

Gabriel_33 · Apr 21, 2016

Hello guys, I'm looking to build a new rig and I am puzzled on the matter of choosing between an AMD or Haswell setup with DDR3 vs a Skylake DDR4 based sistem. On the money I would spare on the expensive new Skylake and DDR4 components I would rather invest it into a better video card. Is it so much more better DDR4 vs DDR3 RAM. I know that the frequency is much higher on DDR4, but in a real world scenario (eg. gaming and so on) what does that translate to ? Is it more important to build and future proof with DDR4 or better to invest in a higher tier video card ?

ThatAfricanDude · Apr 21, 2016

To answer your question:

In gaming you will not notice the gain in using ddr4 over ddr3.

A Haswell/Devil's canyon rig with a better graphics card, will perform the same, if not better, than a current gen Skylake system (depending on your component choices of course)

IF you do have the extra cash, invest in a skylake system.

if you DO NOT and want to save the money and buy something else, you wont do any wrong by buying a previous gen rig.

ak47jar3d · Apr 21, 2016

It depends on the rest of the system. For gaming, Ddr4 and ddr3 perform identically. Your graphics setup will play a big role in your decision.

TJ Hooker · Apr 21, 2016

Where are you looking at prices? For the most part there is little to no difference in prices between haswell vs skylake or DDR4 vs DDR3.

Tradesman1 · Apr 21, 2016

If even thinking Skylake or Haswell, then AMD is out it has nothing to come close. Between the Intel platforms, either is perfectly viable, however if expecting to keep the rig for say more than 3 years, I'd go Skylake,

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