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Should I build around ddr4 or just bite the bullet and get ddr5?

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Key Takeaway Should I build around ddr4 or just bite the bullet and get ddr5?
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Should I build around ddr4 or just bite the bullet and get ddr5?

Should I build around ddr4 or just bite the bullet and get ddr5?

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r/hardware · 15d ago
Memory Spot Price Update: DDR5 Spot Momentum Continues as DDR4 Tightness Spills Over to DDR3

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  • Should I build around ddr4 or just bite the bullet and get ddr5? Tom's Hardware
  • Memory Spot Price Update: DDR5 Spot Momentum Continues as DDR4 Tightness Spills Over to DDR3 Tom's Hardware
  • AMD expects DDR5 memory prices to remain high until around 2028 due to AI-driven demand shifting supply toward HBM and reduced DDR4 production. New DDR5 capacity expansions by Samsung, Micron, and CXMT will ease prices slowly Tom's Hardware
  • Where can I find better ddr4 graphics cards? r/GraphicsCard
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r/hardware Community · 2 articles

Tracking: Memory Spot Price Update: DDR5 Spot Momentum Continues as DDR4 Tightness Spills Over to DDR3 / AMD expects DDR5 memory prices to remain high until around 2028 due to AI-driven demand shifting supply toward HBM and reduced DDR4 production. New DDR5 capacity expansions by Samsung, Micron, and CXMT will ease prices slowly

Memory Spot Price Update: DDR5 Spot Momentum Continues as DDR4 Tightness Spills Over to DDR3 AMD expects DDR5 memory prices to remain high until around 2028 due to AI-driven demand shifting supply toward HBM and reduced DDR4 production. New DDR5 capacity expansions by Samsung, Micron, and CXMT will ease prices slowly
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Who is buying DDR3 RAM in 2026?

I totally understand why DDR4 RAM has become so valued in 2026. Plenty of relevant CPUs and motherboards still support the standard, and with DDR5 prices out of reach for most consumers, it's a natural alternative that doesn't feel like as much of a compromise. Unfortunately, DDR4 RAM has also now become unaffordable for plenty of people due to the demand. The next logical step is DDR3 RAM, but, of course, its supply is even more constrained due to its age and the fact that it's not really being produced in large quantities anymore. Considering DDR3 RAM doesn't play well with Windows 11 system

It’s 2026, DDR3 RAM is over a decade old, and the prices are still bizarrely high
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