Is it worth upgrading your motherboard just for ddr5 Memory

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I wanted to get some DDR5 Memory to upgrade.my current set up but realised my board only supports ddr4 and wondering if it's worth it as I also want a new graphics card to.

My Set up

Monitor - LG 24GL600F-B

Case - Lian-Li Lancool 2 Mesh RGB Midi-Towercase

CPU Cooler - be Quiet Pure rock CPU cooler

Graphics Card - Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Storm X 6144MB GDDR6

Power Supply - Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

MotherBoard - MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX

RAM - Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4)

Main Drive (SSD) - 1TB Sabrent Rocket (C Drive)

Game Drive ( SSD) 2TB Crucial MX500

Spare Drive (HHD) 3TB Barracuda
 
You have a couple of choices either upgrade your CPU and memory or move yo AM5 or intel and DDR5.

7600 , new motherboard and 32gb ddr5 cost around £450

5800x3d which is the fastest gaming CPU on that platform and 32gb of 3600mhz memory going to cost about. £380. Can go for a cheaper CPU if you wish or leave alone..

GPU what you gaming at and budget for just this.

Selling your old stuff will offset the cost.
 
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I wasn't really looking for doing the CPU and graphics card as that's a bit costly on top of new ram just thinking wether higher ddr4 ram and new Graphics card is better than a new mother board and ddr5 ram and graphics card
 
Wrightyuk said:
I wasn't really looking for doing the CPU and graphics card as that's a bit costly on top of new ram just thinking wether higher ddr4 ram and new Graphics card is better than a new mother board and ddr5 ram and graphics card
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Your current processor won't work with a motherboard that supports DDR5, so DDR5 and a new graphics card isn't an option.
 
Wrightyuk said:
I wasn't really looking for doing the CPU and graphics card as that's a bit costly on top of new ram just thinking wether higher ddr4 ram and new Graphics card is better than a new mother board and ddr5 ram and graphics card
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DDR5 would be a complete waste of time on your system, you wouldn't really see much of an uptick in performance at all. The reason being is your CPU and Graphics card would become bottlenecks.
I have the same motherboard, and had the same CPU. I chose to overclock the ram to 3600mhz and get a 5800x3d
 
sHo0sH said:
DDR5 would be a complete waste of time on your system, you wouldn't really see much of an uptick in performance at all. The reason being is your CPU and Graphics card would become bottlenecks.
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Yes it would be a complete waste of time - DDR5 will not physically fit in an AM4 motherboard, and an AM4 processor will not fit in a motherboard that supports DDR5! It won't be a bottleneck - it just won't work at all!
 
Wrightyuk said:
I wasn't really looking for doing the CPU and graphics card as that's a bit costly on top of new ram just thinking wether higher ddr4 ram and new Graphics card is better than a new mother board and ddr5 ram and graphics card
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As the others have said, it'll make no difference as your GPU is the limitating factor.

Rather spend your money on a new GPU or new CPU (GPU would be your best upgrade option).

AM4 also can't do DDR5 so you'd need a new CPU, new RAM and new motherboard which isn't a cheap upgrade.

Just keep in mind that your PSU might be a limitating factor if you upgrade as some graphics cards need at least a 750 watt PSU.

I know you want to do a cheap upgrade but moving to DDR5 1) isn't cheap as you need a whole new system and 2) won't make that much difference in your situation.
 
Would you say I would be better off upgrading just the Graphics Card then and upgrading my ddr4 ram to a bigger Hz as I want a new monitor too lol
 
JollyJamma said:
As the others have said, it'll make no difference as your GPU is the limitating factor.

Rather spend your money on a new GPU or new CPU (GPU would be your best upgrade option).

AM4 also can't do DDR5 so you'd need a new CPU, new RAM and new motherboard which isn't a cheap upgrade.

Just keep in mind that your PSU might be a limitating factor if you upgrade as some graphics cards need at least a 750 watt PSU.

I know you want to do a cheap upgrade but moving to DDR5 1) isn't cheap as you need a whole new system and 2) won't make that much difference in your situation.
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Yeah so if I just upgrade the Graphics card and my Ram that should be a good enough upgrade for now
 
Wrightyuk said:
I wanted to get some DDR5 Memory to upgrade.my current set up but realised my board only supports ddr4 and wondering if it's worth it as I also want a new graphics card to.

My Set up

Monitor - LG 24GL600F-B

Case - Lian-Li Lancool 2 Mesh RGB Midi-Towercase

CPU Cooler - be Quiet Pure rock CPU cooler

Graphics Card - Palit GeForce RTX 2060 Storm X 6144MB GDDR6

Power Supply - Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

MotherBoard - MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX

RAM - Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4)

Main Drive (SSD) - 1TB Sabrent Rocket (C Drive)

Game Drive ( SSD) 2TB Crucial MX500

Spare Drive (HHD) 3TB Barracuda
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If you are happy with the amount of RAM you have leave it alone. The biggest differences you will see in order will be:

1, New GPU - If you want Nvidia a 3060Ti can be had for about £320 or a 6700XT if AMD
2, New CPU - A 5800X3D about £320 won't be near as much difference as 1,
3, New 3600MHz RAM, fastest you can easily use on AM4 much less difference to 2,
 
Wrightyuk said:
Would you say I would be better off upgrading just the Graphics Card then and upgrading my ddr4 ram to a bigger Hz as I want a new monitor too lol
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3000 is fast enough, I wouldn't be that bothered.

What are you trying to achieve with this upgrade? In other words: what is not working how you want it?
 
Tetras said:
3000 is fast enough, I wouldn't be that bothered.

What are you trying to achieve with this upgrade? In other words: what is not working how you want it?
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Everything works perfectly fine just wanted upgrade as it's a bit behind now with graphics card etc and thought ram would help as well I'm a bit behind the times tbh
 
Wrightyuk said:
Everything works perfectly fine just wanted upgrade as it's a bit behind now with graphics card etc and thought ram would help as well I'm a bit behind the times tbh
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If you had a goal in mind, like "I want to play the latest games @ 4k" then it's a lot easier to suggest something, but "I fancy an upgrade" is a great way to waste your money, in my opinion. Your PC is fine for casual gaming, there's not much it won't handle.
 
Tetras said:
If you had a goal in mind, like "I want to play the latest games @ 4k" then it's a lot easier to suggest something, but "I fancy an upgrade" is a great way to waste your money, in my opinion. Your PC is fine for casual gaming, there's not much it won't handle.
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A new graphics card wouldn't hurt tho and a bigger monitor
 
Wrightyuk said:
I Want this Monitor
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Then for 1440p, I'd be looking at a 7800 XT or 4070. They're about twice as fast as a 2060 according to TPU's spec page and the 4070 hit an average FPS of 127 at 1440p (with the highest quality settings, here).

Not sure how your PSU will do with them, but the 4070 doesn't use much more (compared to a 2060), so hopefully it would be fine.
 
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