I have 4090 and i9 13900k - Do I need DDR5 Ram or should I stick with my DDR4 3200 ?

jasonsony735 · 21 Oct 2022 at 12:51

I have 4090 and i9 13900k - Do I need DDR5 Ram or should I stick with my DDR4 3200 ?
I use my pc mainly for 4K Ultra gaming but also a lot photoshop and prem pro.

I'm in two minds about upgrading the ram.

JollyJamma · 21 Oct 2022 at 13:45

I can't see using DDR4 with your rig. DDR5 has advantages over DDR4 and it's the future.

I would suggest DDR5 for you if budget isn't an issue (I'd be surprised if it was).

Paul11 · 21 Oct 2022 at 15:46

Changing RAM would mean a new motherboard too?

JollyJamma · 21 Oct 2022 at 16:40

Paul11 said:
Changing RAM would mean a new motherboard too?

I think that's TBD as there is no RAM or motherboard in their sig.

8 Pack · 21 Oct 2022 at 23:42

What capacity you using for prem Pro etc??

Tetras · 22 Oct 2022 at 01:56

jasonsony735 said:
I have 4090 and i9 13900k - Do I need DDR5 Ram or should I stick with my DDR4 3200 ?
I use my pc mainly for 4K Ultra gaming but also a lot photoshop and prem pro.

I'm in two minds about upgrading the ram.

How much RAM is it? If you have 16GB then I'd say just sell it on, but if you have 32GB or 64GB then I'd definitely keep it.

Vertigo · 22 Oct 2022 at 08:12

You've already dropped the thick end of £3k on the GPU and CPU, are facing biblical electricity bills and are worried about saving money on DDR4 memory?!

jasonsony735 · 22 Oct 2022 at 11:23

Tetras said:
How much RAM is it? If you have 16GB then I'd say just sell it on, but if you have 32GB or 64GB then I'd definitely keep it.

I have 32gb DDR4 3200 , watched a lot of videos online and from what I see at 4k the ram doesn't really do much from gaming currently. like maybe 1 fps more in a few games so ill stick with DDR4 for few more years.

jasonsony735 · 22 Oct 2022 at 11:25

Vertigo1 said:
You've already dropped the thick end of £3k on the GPU and CPU, are facing biblical electricity bills and are worried about saving money on DDR4 memory?!

Well that wasn't the plan ! 4090 was matching my 3080 in fps for gaming at 4k with my i7 8700k so didn't really have a choice but to upgrade the cpu as well lol ! I see it as an investment anyway, I'm a Videographer so will make my life easier when editing my work.

jasonsony735 · 22 Oct 2022 at 11:27

8 Pack said:
What capacity you using for prem Pro etc??

32gb

8 Pack · 22 Oct 2022 at 12:12

Well you don't need ddr5 but options are ddr4 3600 very solid or ddr5 5400 or so pretty much the same perf. Ddr4 boards cheaper...

darkwildchild79 · 22 Oct 2022 at 12:12

if you dont mind what motherboard are you running with that setup??