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Stable Diffusion user considers hardware downgrade for more RAM

A user on Reddit is seeking advice about potentially downgrading their PC hardware to increase RAM and VRAM for Stable Diffusion. They are considering switching from a system with a 5070 Ti and 32GB of DDR5 to one with a 3090 and 64GB of DDR4. The user is concerned about losing performance due to the slower DDR4 memory, despite the increased capacity. AI

RANK_REASON This is a user query on Reddit about hardware configuration for a specific software, not a news event.

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Stable Diffusion user considers hardware downgrade for more RAM

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/SearchOk7022 ·

    Should I downgrade to AM4 in order to get more ram and vram?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Currently I have an 5070 ti and 32gb DDR5 and I was thinking about selling my current build to get something like an 3090 and 64gb DDR4. </p> <p>Is this a good or dumb idea? Someone told me I would loose performance because DDR4 is &quot;Slower&q…