The Solution to the RAM Crisis is… DDR4???

Опубликовано 1 февраля 2026, 17:56

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With DDR5 prices spiking to infinity and beyond, we re-examined if it's worth buying in 2026 or if you're better off saving some money and buying into a dead platform. Intel's 12700K and AMD's 5800XT are both very reasonably priced, but just how good or bad is the price to performance ratio?

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#1 - Intel
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#2 - AM5
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#3 - AM4
Corsair Vengeance 3200MTs CL16 2x8GB DDR4 RAM: geni.us/SyE6iY
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT CPU: geni.us/RCgRhUv
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ASUS PRIME Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Graphics Card: geni.us/O3pEWA1
Fractal Design North Case: geni.us/SQw5t
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:17 Contenders
2:19 5800XT
5:25 Gaming
7:20 Graphs
8:15 Conclusion
10:36 Outro