Worth Waiting for DDR4?
- Thread starter lee50_10
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DDR4 is infact very close, Crucial are releasing their first consumer sticks this year
I don't think there is that much benefit to it though, the speed won't make much difference and you can still get way more than enough RAM for almost anything in 4 DDR3 slots
They are clocked at 2133MHz, DDR3 sticks can already reach this (although often unstable) and the difference will not be noticeable in gaming
They are also only a bit more energy efficient and RAM is very low power compared to other components anyway so its not really worth worrying about
here is a nice diagram with lots of info
http://www.crucial.com/promo/DDR4.aspx
I don't think there is that much benefit to it though, the speed won't make much difference and you can still get way more than enough RAM for almost anything in 4 DDR3 slots
They are clocked at 2133MHz, DDR3 sticks can already reach this (although often unstable) and the difference will not be noticeable in gaming
They are also only a bit more energy efficient and RAM is very low power compared to other components anyway so its not really worth worrying about
here is a nice diagram with lots of info
http://www.crucial.com/promo/DDR4.aspx
Yamikotai
Expert
I wasn't aware of that, but you're right. TIL. I don't think there'll be much in the way of boards making use it for a year or two, though.
I'd say that there will probably be some boards released alongside whatever the next Intel range is in about a years time, and I think it will be used at a quicker rate in tablets, phones and laptops as they are the devices that would benefit most from the new architecture