PP Mguire
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Anybody buying into a DDR3 system currently if you aren't buying 8GB at least then I suggest you do. My predictions for Haswell-E being DDR4 are true, and we are looking at a Q3/4 2014 HEDT DDR4 release. What that means for DDR3 users is DDR3 prices have, and will continue to slowly rise in price until the mainstream market moves to DDR4.
Here is your release layout.
1150 = DDR3. 2013 Haswell, 2014 Haswell refresh.
2011 = DDR3. 2011 SB-E, 2013 IB-E
11?? = DDR4. 2015 Mainstream codename DDR4 platform
2011-3 = DDR4. 2014 Haswell-E
What that means is, HEDT will go DDR4 just around holiday season next year and the mainstream market (people buying Z series boards, 200-300 dollar CPUs) will go DDR4 in 2015.
Does this mean you should not buy into a DDR3 rig now? No. Memory bandwidth is far away from being any kind of bottleneck in our machines. Until more and more RAM starts being used we won't see a need for faster RAM speeds. DDR4 will start at 2133 and right now there is hardly a difference between 1600 and 2400+.
What this does mean, is if you are buying a DDR3 rig now, get at least 8GB unless you want to follow in the footsteps of the DDR2 people wanting 8GB now and paying double the worth later. 8GB is cheap, so really no reason not to get that amount. If you can't afford to get this much RAM and you want a gaming rig then I suggest you save your pennies a little longer.
Edit: Brought to my attention. HEDT = High End Desk Top.
Here is your release layout.
1150 = DDR3. 2013 Haswell, 2014 Haswell refresh.
2011 = DDR3. 2011 SB-E, 2013 IB-E
11?? = DDR4. 2015 Mainstream codename DDR4 platform
2011-3 = DDR4. 2014 Haswell-E
What that means is, HEDT will go DDR4 just around holiday season next year and the mainstream market (people buying Z series boards, 200-300 dollar CPUs) will go DDR4 in 2015.
Does this mean you should not buy into a DDR3 rig now? No. Memory bandwidth is far away from being any kind of bottleneck in our machines. Until more and more RAM starts being used we won't see a need for faster RAM speeds. DDR4 will start at 2133 and right now there is hardly a difference between 1600 and 2400+.
What this does mean, is if you are buying a DDR3 rig now, get at least 8GB unless you want to follow in the footsteps of the DDR2 people wanting 8GB now and paying double the worth later. 8GB is cheap, so really no reason not to get that amount. If you can't afford to get this much RAM and you want a gaming rig then I suggest you save your pennies a little longer.
Edit: Brought to my attention. HEDT = High End Desk Top.
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