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Looking to upgrade – Just what to replace? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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I've been looking to upgrade to something like 64gb of RAM however I'm still using DDR4. So future-proofing to a new motherboard and CPU with DDR5 sounds like a logical plan. However I'm not even sure if that would be worth it. I figure you guys would have a better idea of what I should look at upgrading.

CPU: Intel i7-8700k

Motherboard: ASRock Z390

RAM: 16gb DDR4 3200mhz

GPU: RX 6700XT

Let me know if I'm missing any specs, it's been years since I last looked at my hardware.

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[–] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly I find myself in your text a bit so perhaps I'm projecting:

If it's purely for specs than the other poster is right. You won't get bottlenecked with RAM even at 32GB. So if you're being capped now and short on cash just upgr to 32GB and future proof when the future is closer around the corner.

But to me it sounds like you might just want s complete upgrade and are now looking for a reason (that's the potential projection part :p). If that's the case then check your budget and go for it - but don't try to sugar coat it: the reasonable path is to do the smallest upgrade step possible that fullfils your needs!