CPU upgrades aren't dead from the DDR5 apocalypse — here are in-place DDR4 upgrades you can still make

DRAM pricing is in an upheaval due to high demand from AI data centers, making DDR5 upgrades costly. However, DDR4 upgrades are still viable, especially with Intel's support for DDR4 in newer CPUs like Alder Lake and Raptor Lake. In-place upgrades on LGA1700 platforms, such as the Core i7-14700K, offer significant performance boosts without the need for DDR5. For AMD platforms, options like the Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 7 5700X provide value, but availability and pricing can be challenging. Upgrading within DDR4 limitations can still yield performance gains, making the best of the current tech landscape.