Are DDR4 motherboards worth waiting?

alrosh7 · 22 Feb 2015 at 12:11

Hello,

I am thinking of building a gaming pc, budget will be 1500+ pounds as I want it to last for at least a decade. Now I have seen some DDR4 memory motherboards around, and I was wondering if I should go for them or wait until they are cheaper, or just get a DDR3 mobo. Is there huge difference between DDR3 and DDR4?

RJC · 22 Feb 2015 at 12:14

What are the main uses for the system?

Future proofing is very hard to do as no one really knows what going to happen in the future.

alrosh7 · 22 Feb 2015 at 12:16

RJC said:
What are the main uses for the system?

Future proofing is very hard to do as no one really knows what going to happen in the future.

Gaming/Programming

Cat_J · 22 Feb 2015 at 12:27

You not realistically going to be able to future proof for 5 years if you want to game at good quality, let alone 10.

However building a system with a strong CPU now will allow you to keep up in the future by just upgrading the graphics.

OpenToSuggestions · 22 Feb 2015 at 12:31

PCs do not last a decade.
If they did I would still have an AMD 64.

Spend £800 on the tower and enjoy a strong performing gaming rig, then in 3 years buy a new graphics card.
In 5 years buy a new rig.

Or do what I do and upgrade in small chunks: An SSD here, graphics card there etc.