Question 16gb ddr4 2300mhz ram (8years old) upgrade to ddr5 worth it?

[Phil_33]

Hi so I might wanna upgrade my motherboard and cpu because they are 8 years old. My ddr4 ram is also 8 years old. Should I upgrade this as well? Or should I buy a motherboard which has ddr4 and keep mine, or even add new ones in combo with the old ones?

All in all, is the upgrade worth it?

 

[rgd1101]

what your current system spec?
what the budget for the upgrade?

 

[Phil_33]

what your current system spec?
what the budget for the upgrade?

Specs:
i7 6700 non k (2015)
Z170 gaming a msi (2015)
16gb ram ddr4 2100 speed (2015)
1tb, ssd (for games) (2022), spare 1,5tb hdd (2012 but not in use anymore), 240gb ssd (for windows) (2015)
XFX rx590 8gb VRAM (downvolted) (2018)
Corsair rmx 750w 2021 (2022)
Fractal design meshify 2 (2022)
Display: LG 24GM79G 24inch 1080p 144hz (2019)

Games
Currently: Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Warframe, Destiny 2,...
Future (looking to play this in max settings at 70-144fps/hz): aaa games like Horizon Forbidden West, GTA 6,...

 

[dwd999]

Hi so I might wanna upgrade my motherboard and cpu because they are 8 years old. My ddr4 ram is also 8 years old. Should I upgrade this as well? Or should I buy a motherboard which has ddr4 and keep mine, or even add new ones in combo with the old ones?

All in all, is the upgrade worth it?

Whatever you decide its best to use ram tested and certified together as a set by the manufacturer. Many problems involving ram that we see here are caused by ram sticks with slight mismatches because they were not certified together as a set. New ones in combo with old ones might be problematic.

 

[Phil_33]

Whatever you decide its best to use ram tested and certified together as a set by the manufacturer. Many problems involving ram that we see here are caused by ram sticks with slight mismatches because they were not certified together as a set. New ones in combo with old ones might be problematic.

Ok thanks for the tip.
So its either reusing old ram or buying new ram.
I guess the question is, is it worth it? Ddr5 should be more futureproof right?

 

[dwd999]

Ok thanks for the tip.
So its either reusing old ram or buying new ram.
I guess the question is, is it worth it? Ddr5 should be more futureproof right?

It depends on how long you're planning on using it. If it will be another 8 years before you update you equipment it may be irrelevant since we have no idea what future motherboards and memory will be like.

 

[Phil_33]

It depends on how long you're planning on using it. If it will be another 8 years before you update you equipment it may be irrelevant since we have no idea what future motherboards and memory will be like.

To be honest, I doubt that it'll live that long... I am someone who only upgrades every 8-10 years though. So maybe I don't really have a choice since I'll need to upgrade to ddr5.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Upgrade all 3. since your upgradfes are so infrequent it can only help.