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RAM Prices Got You Down? Try DDR3. Seriously!
(hackaday.com)
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this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2026
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My take : Prices got you down ? Keep the hardware you already have ! No one else can upgrade anyway, games requirements aren't going up anytime soon.
Obviously that doesn't cover you if you don't already have a machine, in which case I would go DDR3.
But for those who do, does anyone upgrade anymore ? I'm on 2019 hardware and everything runs perfectly good. Oftentimes great !
I bought a new video card right after Trump won. But yeah now I'm ready to use my current hardware for a good long while.
Also using 2019 hardware! I dread the day something dies, though. Luckily I upgraded to 32gb of RAM the last time it was super cheap. I'm hoping this machine has another ten years in it.
It probably depends on what you do, but 16GB is still able to do everything I personally need from my computer. I wish I had more VRAM though, 12GB is getting a little short for some AAA releases (fortunately I rarely play AAA games)
Yeah, I probably don't need 32gb either, but RAM was so cheap at the time, and it gave me the chance to put my old 16gb into my work PC which was down to 8 since a stick died on me.