We were WRONG about RAM – Or were we?

Check out the $ Minnow set and the $ Moray set at: For CPUs back in 2013, we said RAM speed didn’t matter. But as CPUs and GPUs have gotten faster and we move to DDR5, everyone’s suddenly very interested in memory. What changed, and were we wrong then, too? Discuss on the forum: **LINK TO DISCUSSION THREAD** Buy an Intel Core i9-12900K: Buy a ASUS Maximus Z690 Hero: Buy a RTX 3080: Buy a DDR5 RAM 6000Mhz Ram Kit: Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: ► PODCAST GEAR: FOLLOW US --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: TikTok: @linustech Twitch: MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: iTunes Download Link: Artist Link: Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: Listen on Spotify: Artist Link: Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:46 Theory 1: Test methodology was bad 2:50 Theory 2: Software is more complex now 4:12 Theory 3: GPUs are MUCH faster now 5:50 Theory 4: CPUs are MUCH faster now 7:46 So which theory was most right? 8:57 Conclusion: Why does RAM speed matter now?