Is DDR4 Ram worth it?

[Pugs501]

What is the main use it and is it worth buying it?

[dizmo]

Not now, no. I'd wait for the pricing to drop. It'll likely happen rather quickly.

[-TesseracT-]

There's no way.

[coen113]

not worth it, you will need x99 too. too damn expensive. will not give major improvements, but will run slightly lower voltages

[Pugs501]

So are these going to be like SSD's?  (I mean like how the prices act)

[Anthony10]

no.

[Syntaxvgm]

Not yet. Unless you want it just cause. 
I mean if you wait, it'll be worth it eventually. I hope we get more than 8GB non ecc memory sticks, or intel finally lets regular unlocked CPUs accept ECC memory. ITX boards with 2 slots limited to 8GB of memory is getting old. 

INTEL: FUCKING LET i7's ACCEPT ECC MEMORY OR SELL UNLOCKED XEONS! 

[bry.yyyy]

NO

[UltraNeonGaming]

We all remember how expensive DDR3 was when it launched it will be the same story with DDR4, but it will become the standard hopefully soon.

[Inkz]

I would say yes in about 3-4 years.

[rmac52]

Eventually everyone will be buying DDR4 ram.  But for the next year at least DDR3 will remain the predominant ram people use.  Its just the next generation of RAM.  

At the beginning of its life it will be more expensive, as time passes DDR4 will go down in price and DDR3 will go up.  

[Electronics Wizardy]

Not yet. Unless you want it just cause. 

I mean if you wait, it'll be worth it eventually. I hope we get more than 8GB non ecc memory sticks, or intel finally lets regular unlocked CPUs accept ECC memory. ITX boards with 2 slots limited to 8GB of memory is getting old. 

INTEL: FUCKING LET i7's ACCEPT ECC MEMORY OR SELL UNLOCKED XEONS

 

The main reason to get a ecc is reliability and overclocking kills you stability. So if you need ECC get a Xeon and live with it. Linus oced a xeon 13% in one of his videos.

[Deletive]

They'll be reasonable in price by this time next year.

[Syntaxvgm]

The main reason to get a ecc is reliability and overclocking kills you stability. So if you need ECC get a Xeon and live with it. Linus oced a xeon 13% in one of his videos.

For enthusiasts, that doesn't matter. For those seeking reliability, they'd get a non overclockable/locked one, or simply not overclock it. 

Problem is 8GB per stick is too low for enthusiast workstations. 

[1-800-Taco]

ddr3 works perfectly fine for everything we do right now. ddr4 is overkill for at least the next 3 years probably.

[eLucid]

No. You're an idiot if you think otherwise.

[Accuracy158]

If you have x99 then, yes, it's the only ram you can get.  If you have a different platform then, no, you can't even use it.

[Mooshi]

Protip: If you're questioning on needing a product, you don't really need it.

[Dorovar]

Eventually everyone will be buying DDR4 ram.  But for the next year at least DDR3 will remain the predominant ram people use.  Its just the next generation of RAM.  

At the beginning of its life it will be more expensive, as time passes DDR4 will go down in price and DDR3 will go up.  

 

You're thinking DDR3 will go up as DDR4 goes down?

 

I'm planning a build with 8GB of DDR3 but I do have Star Citizen in mind (Chris Roberts himself recommended 16GB in one of his video interviews), so in a couple years I was thinking of upgrading to 16GB at that point in time with the thinking that DDR3 prices will go down after DDR4's been out awhile...

 

...or do you think I should just go 16GB DDR3 now...or stick with 8GB DDR3 and go DDR4 at that point...decisions, decisions...

[adnank77]

DDR4 is the ONLY Option now for Haswell-e .. Not there yet for other processors .. 

 

As I see it .. if Haswell-e Is worth it for your needs .. then DDR4 is worth it (as part of the package, since it's the only option) .. otherwise, if it becomes available for other chipsets, then stick with DDR3 until prices drop significantly 

[bmacsys]

What is the main use it and is it worth buying it?

DDR4 latency is high so at this point a good set of DDR3 sticks will hammer DDR4.

[rmac52]

You're thinking DDR3 will go up as DDR4 goes down?

 

I'm planning a build with 8GB of DDR3 but I do have Star Citizen in mind (Chris Roberts himself recommended 16GB in one of his video interviews), so in a couple years I was thinking of upgrading to 16GB at that point in time with the thinking that DDR3 prices will go down after DDR4's been out awhile...

 

...or do you think I should just go 16GB DDR3 now...or stick with 8GB DDR3 and go DDR4 at that point...decisions, decisions...

 

DDR3 prices will go up as DDR4 goes down.  That is just how it works.  Look the prices off DDR2 compared to DDR3.  it will be probably around the launch of the second generation of mainstream cpus to use DDR4 that we see the price tip like that though.

[bmacsys]

DDR3 prices will go up as DDR4 goes down.  That is just how it works.  Look the prices off DDR2 compared to DDR3.  it will be probably around the launch of the second generation of mainstream cpus to use DDR4 that we see the price tip like that though.

Yes. DDR3 prices will go up as production winds down on producing that and ramps up on producing DDR4.

[Dorovar]

Definitely makes sense. I might just go 16GB DDR3 from the start, then. If I'm going to eventually go DDR4 I'm going to need an X99 (and whatever comes afterward) and it'll be annoying to upgrade later.

[BustinJustin]

Since DDR4 is technically faster than DDR3 (even though the latency is higher), should this yield better FPS in games when running an APU? I know the price doesn't justify any gains that you may get; except if you wanted a really low-profile rig. But with the APUs out now, I think that we see the plateau with OC'd DDR3. I don't think there are any gains much past 1866Mhz DDR3.