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Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
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cubefox
· 2026-10-11 Sun 08:38 UTC ·
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That 90% probably also includes computer games. I'm not sure whether those need fast main memory. They certainly need fast VRAM.
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dgellow
· 2026-10-11 Sun 09:24 UTC ·
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Most games do not, unless you want the best graphics. But then you’re out of the 90% use cases
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cubefox
· 2026-10-11 Sun 10:02 UTC ·
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Apparently mainly CPU (rather than GPU) limited games tend to benefit from DDR5:
https://www.techspot.com/review/3059-ddr5-vs-ddr4-gaming/
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PunchyHamster
· 2026-10-11 Sun 10:38 UTC ·
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DDR4 have similar latency as DDR5 and that's what matters in all games, while raw bandwidth only matters in some games
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jacquesm
· 2026-10-11 Sun 10:42 UTC ·
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And raw bandwidth is a function of how many channels you've got as well. So a threadripper with 8 channels of DDR4 will run just fine even on heavy workloads.