Am I going to have performance issues running 16gb ddr3 vrs 8gb ddr4? I plan on...

[Matthew Sweet]

Am I going to have performance issues running 16gb ddr3 vrs 8gb ddr4?

I plan on getting a business computer and swapping the parts into a new case and adding a gpu. Has anyone done similar?

I can get an i5, 16gb ddr3, a 1tb drive, and windows 10 for $350. Is it worth?

Another question, will there be issues swapping the drive (and Windows 10) to a new mobo? I shouldn't lose my OS, right?

 

[Matthew Sweet]

Basically, I'll spend the money if ddr4 is that much of an improvement, but that means a new mobo which will have to come from my gpu budget.

 

[Matthew Sweet]

Better gpu, or new mobo and ram with a less powerful gpu.

 

[Ville-Waltteri Herrala]

Unless you have specifically RAM-bound tasks, the difference is un-noticeable. I jumped from 1600MHz DDR3 (24GB) to 2133MHz DDR4 (32GB, OC to 2400MHz) when I upgraded to Ryzen and the difference IS noticeable, but that's mostly just due to the CPU being much, much more powerful.

 

[Matthew Sweet]

Sweet, thanks man

 

[Eddie O Driscoll]

Ddr3 is faster but less per cycle. Ddr4 is slightly slower but more per cycle. A ddr3 build will be cheaper than a ddr4 build especially with current ram price hikes but Ddr4 is more current so a bit more future proofing