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I'm debating whether to buy this. I have an 1800X on a B450 board with DDR4 3000 RAM. I use the PC for gaming and compiling, basically, so I should see huge ben

by mastax 5y ago

I'm debating whether to buy this. I have an 1800X on a B450 board with DDR4 3000 RAM. I use the PC for gaming and compiling, basically, so I should see huge benefits from the extra cache. I could double my CPU performance and breathe new life into this computer for not much money. However, that computer is getting long in the tooth. The RAM is slow compared to modern stuff. The motherboard is cheap, has poor UEFI, and I zapped the ethernet port with static - destroying it. Do I really want to invest more into it when I could wait 6 months and build an all new PC with DDR5 and Zen 4? It would be a lot more expensive but I have a lot more money now than when I built this computer.

trillic 5y ago
Wait, buy some ECC RAM for the old machine and turn it into a home server.
- KarlKemp 5y ago
  Because a „home server“ a.k.a. a space heater to store extra porn on, is still a server, and everyone knows servers need ECC?
  - trillic 5y ago
    You can run a business AND store extra porn on a home server these days, they're quite powerful.
TheBigSalad 5y ago
3000 RAM is good enough. If you upgrade the CPU and GPU you'll get effectively the same performance as any shiny new build and can last another 5+ years. You can get back the ethernet port with a PCI card or USB. That being said, if you can afford it get the shiny new stuff. You deserve it.
- _carbyau_ 5y ago
  I like this advice. Both practical (I agree with all points) and yet acknowledges the emotions we feel when buying stuff with a side of financial sense.