{"id":18520,"date":"2022-03-03T18:40:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/your-next-pc-build-may-require-expensive-ddr5-ram-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T18:40:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:40:51","slug":"your-next-pc-build-may-require-expensive-ddr5-ram-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/your-next-pc-build-may-require-expensive-ddr5-ram-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Next PC Build May Require Expensive DDR5 RAM \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pressure from Intel may convince motherboard manufacturers to only support DDR5 RAM in their upcoming 700-series boards. The decision would increase the price of some next-gen PC builds, at least for 700-series buyers who would prefer to reuse or purchase cheaper DDR4 modules.<\/p>\n

As reported by\u00a0TechPowerUp<\/em><\/a>, Intel wants to coordinate a big push for DDR5 with the release of its 13th generation Raptor Lake CPUs. These CPUs are expected to launch alongside 700-series motherboards in late 2022, so it\u2019s a good opportunity to accelerate DDR5 adoption, which has been a lot more sluggish than expected. (Intel didn\u2019t push DDR5 in 2021, as the new RAM wasn\u2019t available when 12th gen Intel Core CPUs launched.)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an odd situation, as Raptor Lake CPUs supposedly offer both DDR4 and DDR5 support. Those who stick one of the new chips in a 600-series motherboard can use older RAM modules, but if this rumor pans out, next-gen motherboards will require next-gen RAM.<\/p>\n

Regardless of what happens in the future, DDR5 adoption makes sense. The next-gen memory is twice the speed<\/a> of DDR4 and runs at just 1.1 volts. Still, it\u2019s frustrating to know that some people will be forced to buy new, expensive memory sticks.<\/p>\n

Source: TechPowerUp<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n