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As if there weren’t enough expensive video cards. DDR5 RAM will be much more expensive than DDR4

Intel Alder Lake processors, which will hit the market on November 4th, will support DDR5 RAM. AMD will also ship such CPUs next year.

As if there weren’t enough expensive video cards.  DDR5 RAM will be much more expensive than DDR4

However, the transition to a new memory can further increase the cost of PCs that are already expensive today. MSI is forecasting very strong price increases for the new memory.

Historically, the new generation of memory has always risen in price by 30-40% compared to the previous one. However, this time around, DDR5 includes additional components that pushed up costs even further. As a result, we expect a 50-60% price increase over DDR4 at launch

MSI sets aside two years for the price equalization process for the old and new generation of memory modules, which is typical for this segment. At the same time, Alder Lake, like motherboards for these CPUs, support both DDR4 and DDR5. It is not yet clear whether motherboards with simultaneous support for two standards will be present on the market, but if you want to save money, you can buy a model with slots for DDR4.

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