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Question Z690 MOBO DDR5???

pinkfloyd1173
Level 11
Is it worth it to up grade to a Asus DDR5 mobo with DDR5 ram???
I have the Strix Z690 A Gaming wifi mobo with 32 gigs of ram and a 12700k cpu, system is perfectly fine no issues at.

Just wondering if it is worth it to up grade now or wait till 2023???

Thank in advance.
ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II Bios 1002: Intel i7 14900k: CORSAIR DOMINATOR TITANIUM RGB 64GB 6600MHz DDR5: : ASUS ROG STRIX PG38UQ: ROG Strix 4090 OC :2 M.2 990 PRO 2 TB: CORSAIR - AIO CORSAIR LINK H170I LCD : Corsair HX1500I: Corsair 7000D airflow Case: Windows 11 Pro
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ahfoo
Level 13
pinkfloyd1173 wrote:
Is it worth it to up grade to a Asus DDR5 mobo with DDR5 ram???
I have the Strix Z690 A Gaming wifi mobo with 32 gigs of ram and a 12700k cpu, system is perfectly fine no issues at.

Just wondering if it is worth it to up grade now or wait till 2023???

Thank in advance.


You already own a good system as of now. In my opinion DDR5 technologies in term of performances surpass in benchmark over DDR4. Having said that, the only reason I concerned right now was the stabilities of DDR5 ram. Most user here encounter ram compatibilities. XMP not really stable the main reason. I believed all sort of problems will be solved not only Asus but the rest of manufacturer. In future DDR5 will dominate or even DDR6. But till then, I will keep status quo till all been improved, That my opinion. Sorry guys if I offended you,

pinkfloyd1173
Level 11
Thanks for your in put man.
ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II Bios 1002: Intel i7 14900k: CORSAIR DOMINATOR TITANIUM RGB 64GB 6600MHz DDR5: : ASUS ROG STRIX PG38UQ: ROG Strix 4090 OC :2 M.2 990 PRO 2 TB: CORSAIR - AIO CORSAIR LINK H170I LCD : Corsair HX1500I: Corsair 7000D airflow Case: Windows 11 Pro

pinkfloyd1173 wrote:
Thanks for your in put man.


You are most welcome. (Leave the kids kids alone). :cool:

theroc44
Level 9
Your upgrade from ddr4 to ddr5 is negligible at best. Even at the fastest speeds 6400/6600 its a mere 8% increase in frames per/gameplay, if that's your intent. I would honestly wait IMO. Literally the only application that benefited in benchmarks was 7zip/zip programs.
https://www.tomshardware.com/features/ddr5-vs-ddr4-is-it-time-to-upgrade-your-ram

Silent_Scone
Super Moderator
Hi,

If anything, I'd wait for the next platform.
13900KS / 8000 CAS36 / ROG APEX Z790 / ROG TUF RTX 4090

pinkfloyd1173
Level 11
Thanks everyone for your advicxe on this issue. I will just wait and spend that cash on a new case.

Thanks again.
ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II Bios 1002: Intel i7 14900k: CORSAIR DOMINATOR TITANIUM RGB 64GB 6600MHz DDR5: : ASUS ROG STRIX PG38UQ: ROG Strix 4090 OC :2 M.2 990 PRO 2 TB: CORSAIR - AIO CORSAIR LINK H170I LCD : Corsair HX1500I: Corsair 7000D airflow Case: Windows 11 Pro