ddr4 build vs ddr3 build

[zerolima]

DDR4 build with DDR4 RAM, Asus Z170-A and i5 6600K, OR DDR3 RAM, Asus Z97-Pro Gamer and i5 4690K? Which setup is better to go for now, I am building from scratch.

 

[BadActor]

Since there's almost no difference in cost now, I would go with the later generation. Better performance and features would make it worth it IMO, even if there was a significant difference is price.

 

[Krishan Mourya]

There isnt much price difference in both. And the performance gains are significantly good. Z170 motherboards have better Power delivery to the CPU than a Z97 , so overclocking on Z170 will be awesome. DDR4 RAM has 10-15% performance gains over DDR3 RAM which means around 6-8 more FPS. Also they are newer generation with latest features. Thus DDR4 build is better for sure. No doubts regarding it.
Also if you are planning to buy a GPU then i would recommend you to wait till AMD's Polaris and NVIDIA's pascal cards are available in market.
Good Luck & Happy Building

 

[Anurag20]

DDR4 is a little better than DDR3 Mboard & RAM, just the Bandwidth difference is higher to say the least.. Also DDR4 operates at lower 1.2V -> so higher efficiencies..

See DDR4 benefits over DDR3..

The Article conclusion, "..the important aspect to consider is despite Skylake supporting both DDR3L and DDR4 memory, our results show that even with a fast DDR3 kit, a default-speed DDR4 set of memory is still worth upgrading to. "

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9483/intel-skylake-review-6700k-6600k-ddr4-ddr3-ipc-6th-generation/23

Also games like Fallout 4 have reported a big FPS gain from Higher-speed RAM..

http://wccftech.com/fallout-4-performance-heavily-influenced-by-ram-speed-according-to-report/


Best of luck dude with ur PC..

 

[zerolima]

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DETAILED REPLIES LADS!!!!! Going with DDR4 setup, after the release of those 1070/1080 GTXs. Much appreciated, dudes!