Who says you don't need 16GB of ram

[Barry1987]

At a massive premium with very little performance gain

Really, though?

The voltage needed to run DDR4 is going to be a lot lower than DDR3 (will only need 1.2V or lower) which is a benefit and will provide more longevity and the clock speed will start at 2133MHz and eventually rise to 4266.

I bet everyone was saying the same thing with DDR2 and DDR3 when the latter was approaching the shelves.

 

[Martini1991]

Really, though?

The voltage needed to run DDR4 is going to be a lot lower than DDR3 (will only need 1.2V or lower) which is a benefit and will provide more longevity and the clock speed will start at 2133MHz and eventually rise to 4266.

I bet everyone was saying the same thing with DDR2 and DDR3 when the latter was approaching the shelves.

And DDR3 didn't really gain much performance gains, only in memory benchmarks.

 

[no_1_dave]

Really, though?

The voltage needed to run DDR4 is going to be a lot lower than DDR3 (will only need 1.2V or lower) which is a benefit and will provide more longevity and the clock speed will start at 2133MHz and eventually rise to 4266.

I bet everyone was saying the same thing with DDR2 and DDR3 when the latter was approaching the shelves.

2133? DDR3 can do that.
Eventually reaching 4266 so not next year then meaning any practical usage of DDR4 is more then a year away.

Also, when DDR3 first came out it was very expensive. 6GB of the cheapest stuff was over £150. I just picked up 12GB Corsair Vengeance brand new for under £60