I'm investigating the options of upgrading my CPU from a 9th gen to a 12th or 13th gen - which means new MOBO and RAM will be required too. I obviously want to future proof as much as possible but have now run into a dilemma and need advice please.
I'm looking at the newer Mobo's like the "MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi" that support 12th & 13th Gen CPU's and has sufficient M.2's - but now the RAM is a concern for me.
This Mobo supports DDR5 but from everything I see the CAS Latency is quite high on these as their "new" to the market. Is it worth basing my entire upgrade on the hope that DDR5's CL will improve in the next few months or do I limit the future proofing and rather go for DDR 4 with much lower CL (which in my experience makes a HUGE difference). I see there's talk of a DDR4 and DDR5 supported MOBO, but will be limited to one slot each.
Would really appreciate any input on this. Do we think DDR4 will be around for quite some time or will DDR5 overshadow it in the near future?
Thanks!
I'm looking at the newer Mobo's like the "MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi" that support 12th & 13th Gen CPU's and has sufficient M.2's - but now the RAM is a concern for me.
This Mobo supports DDR5 but from everything I see the CAS Latency is quite high on these as their "new" to the market. Is it worth basing my entire upgrade on the hope that DDR5's CL will improve in the next few months or do I limit the future proofing and rather go for DDR 4 with much lower CL (which in my experience makes a HUGE difference). I see there's talk of a DDR4 and DDR5 supported MOBO, but will be limited to one slot each.
Would really appreciate any input on this. Do we think DDR4 will be around for quite some time or will DDR5 overshadow it in the near future?
Thanks!
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