Tuned DDR4 is still the right move for esports.

Not worth the upgrade. For Valorant and CS:GO, the difference between tuned DDR4 and DDR5 in average FPS is negligible—we’re talking single-digit percentages at 1080p low settings. Your money is better spent on a faster GPU or CPU.

Those games are heavily CPU bottlenecked, and while DDR5 can help with minimum framerate in some scenarios, the real-world feel is almost identical once you tighten your DDR4 timings. Most high-refresh-rate players are still on 3600MHz CL16 or B-die kits and crushing it.

If you’re building fresh, sure, buy DDR5 because it future-proofs. But if you already own a good DDR4 board and kit, swapping just for these games is pointless. Spend the cash on a better mouse or monitor instead.

Your 1% lows won’t miss what they never had.