Black_Stride
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I found an MSI Pro A for 150 not too long ago.Good thing 13th Gen can use DDR4 and older 600 series boards will be much cheaper than the new boards. I saw a Z690 board with BIOS flashback a few days ago for $140.
As a result 13th Gen will be way cheaper (if you already have DDR4). 12th Gen even cheaper.
And the PRO A basically does everything its bigger brother the Tomahawk does.
Its been tested with 12900Ks OC'd and it didnt break a sweat, and it has BIOS flashback.
Just missing debug LEDs otherwise it would probably be too good value.....its rivals B660 motherboards in price.
The only reason to consider DDR4 is if you dont mind leaving a little performance on the table for those extra dollars to spend elsewhere.Are ddr5 ram not worthy?
Like if i make a new build now, why even considering ddr4?
You could in theory go up a GPU class and get more from your rig than spending on a DDR5 motherboard and DDR5 DIMMs.
A key advantage of DDR5 though, is you could call it an investment for whenever you upgrade again....assuming its soon enough you can use the same DDR5 DIMMs for your next upgrade.
Intel and AMD arent going to have DDR4 support for their next next generation CPUs.