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What's "much slower"? 10%? 30%? 60%? Are the speeds that don't work in an x4 configuration even within spec, or "overclocked"? Is that why everyone is complain

What's "much slower"? 10%? 30%? 60%? Are the speeds that don't work in an x4 configuration even within spec, or "overclocked"? Is that why everyone is complaining about ddr5 prices? Atm I'm fine with my ddr4 box and will probably still be for the next few years. Tbh the last time I've seen a noticeable difference from memory speed was when I overclocked my ram (and system bus!) from 66 to 100 Mhz. Back in the pentium 1 / amd k5 era, i believe. I do have a feeling what you're describing only means 5 more fps in some benchmarks... And last, a friendly reminder. If your working set doesn't fit in ram you're screwed no matter what your ram speed is :)

Gracana 2y ago
As doikor said, it’ll halve your RAM speed. That’s not a rule, but it’s typical.
- nottorp 2y ago
  So... if you want a reasonable amount of ram for real work (64 G+) you're better off with ddr4?
  - doikor 2y ago
    You just buy large modules. There are 64 and 128gb modules (mainly meant for servers) For example 64gb from Samsung for 350€ https://www.dateks.lv/en/cenas/atmina-ram/1028642-samsung-64gb-ddr5-4800mhz-cl40-single-stick https://www.dateks.lv/en/cenas/atmina-ram/1028642-samsung-64... I think they go up to 512gb per single module these days. The really big ones are really hard to buy for us mere mortals but you can get them through various data center/enterprise hardware vendors.