DDR4 Remains a Popular Memory Standard: TechPowerUp Poll

[Ruru]

I’m afraid you will quickly return to 6700K. Even at stock and with same RAM frequencies the 6700K should be slower but close to 2600X for heavy applications, faster for gaming, snappier for everyday‘s use and more efficient (aah, there was a time where Intel CPUs were more efficient). Of course you might see significant gains in specific applications and then I will be wrong…

It's going to my TV-PC and as I have a 1080p60 TV, I'm sure that 2600X runs games just fine with RX 6700 XT.

 

[JWNoctis]

Of all these I have on hand, one has DDR5, two have DDR4, and another is still on DDR3.

Personal observation is that DDR5 has gotten to the point where it is a no-brainer on a newbuild without too much of a budget limitation, but still offers too little, together with the newer processors that supported them and the motherboard, to justify a major upgrade from a solid DDR4 setup. At least it is not that much more expensive anymore.

 

[docnorth]

It's going to my TV-PC and as I have a 1080p60 TV, I'm sure that 2600X runs games just fine with RX 6700 XT.

Fair enough.

 

[PLAfiller]

I dragged my DDR4 from my 7th gen rig to my 10th gen rig and since I am a scavenger, will drag it to my 12th-to-14th gen rig as they also support it. Best value per ram evar! (still on 2400 mhz )

 

[DaemonForce]

6 years ago I went from a Phenom II X4 to FX, 4GB DDR3-1600 to 8GB DDR3-1600 to 16GB DDR3-2133...
Then Ryzen a year later. 32GB DDR4-3200 to 64GB DDR4-3200.
Tell me I need to change anything. You won't.

There was also that time I picked up a DDR2 box less than 2 years into Ryzen and both turned out more fun than the DDR3 box for very polarizing reasons.
I'm fast af boiii. Come get some. By the time I pick up DDR5 it will hit a magic *AES kit type of moment and overclocking will be exciting again.
I'm all about bringing that out. We are the super excite.

Soon...

 

[Legacy-ZA]

I'm pretty sure that most of the DDR4 users are us AM4 users.

Yeah, I upgrade my setup every 10 years or so, GPU's, every 5-7 years, depending. I am in no rush.

 

[Mysteoa]

I don't think I need to upgrade from my 5800X3D for games. I'm playing on 1440p and games are still GPU bound there. Until I get a GPU that runs 1440p like 1080p, I will not be upgrading. Only, if there is something I need from the new platform, then I will switch.

 

[Ruru]

Yeah, I upgrade my setup every 10 years or so, GPU's, every 5-7 years, depending. I am in no rush.

I upgrade my GPU when I got a good deal, the platform when the old one starts to struggle..

ps. love your avatar, X-2 is one hella underrated game!

 

[Devon68]

The funny thing is I have my old system with ddr 3 and the newer with ddr 5. But agree that ddr 4 is the most popular since amd has such a long support for the AM 4 platform.

 

[Sunlight91]

I planned to upgrade to Zen5 this year, but it was quite a disappointment. I probably stick with my three DDR4 systems a while longer.

Desktop: R9 5900X, 32GB 3200
Laptop: i5 1135G7, 16GB 3200
Home Server: i5 9500, 8GB 2666

 

[mashie]

5900X and 128GB DDR4 3200, no urge to upgrade at all.

 

[usul1978]

I love my AM4 way too much to upgrade...

x570, 5800x3D, 32 gb @3800 cl16, 3080 GPU @2000mhz et 10000mhz on the memory, stable af. What a dream!

I keep my DDR4.

 

[matar]

4x16 64GB DDR4 3600MHZ CL16-19-19-39-58-596 1.35v G.SKILL Trident Z NEO in Gear1

 

[FoulOnWhite]

Mine are these running at 4000c16 1.45v 10yr warranty too
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...c4-28800c16-3600mhz-dual-chann-my-002-8p.html

 

[PSYCHOPATHiO]

yup i got 64GB 4000 in my pc & 64GB 3200 in my homeserver & 32GB 3200 in my backup server & 16GB 3200 in my firewall & 16GB 3200 in my wif's pc & 16GB 3200 in an old pc lying around lol I got LOADS of DDR4

 

[PSYCHOPATHiO]

Mine are these running at 4000c16 1.45v 10yr warranty too
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...c4-28800c16-3600mhz-dual-chann-my-002-8p.html

I got the G.skill neo with RGB 4000 but unfortunately unstable and currently running it at 3600 16-19-19-19 39, will try your timing and see if it goes well.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

I got the G.skill neo with RGB 4000 but unfortunately unstable and currently running it at 3600 16-19-19-19 39, will try your timing and see if it goes well.

These are pretty good and were expensive when i bought them maybe 2.5yrs ago, they do need 1.45v but i have heard of people running B dies at 1.6v

 

[starfals]

My DDR3 i5-2500k works fine, better than fine even. I did upgrade to 7800X3D this year tho. So i could totally understand why people still use 3, even 4. 4 is better than 3, cheaper than 5 and good enough for many. How can you not still use it. If i had 4, i wont even touch 5. If i had a good CPU with DDR 4 that is ;p

Anyways, DDR5 is getting cheaper so that is finally an option too.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

My DDR3 i5-2500k works fine, better than fine even. I did upgrade to 7800X3D this year tho. So i could totally understand why people still use 3, even 4. 4 is better than 3, cheaper than 5 and good enough for many. How can you not still use it. If i had 4, i wont even touch 5. If i had a good CPU with DDR 4 that is ;p

Anyways, DDR5 is getting cheaper so that is finally an option too.

For me the switch to DDR5 would have meant a new board too, and as mine was £400+ when I bought it, it would mean a not so cheap DDR5 switch, that's why I decided to sit on it for a while. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
I might switch to skt1851 though depending on how good the CPUs are.