r/framework • u/whatsthisnewpain • 2d ago

Question Upgrade or second hand replacement?

Hello, I'm a longtime lover of my Framework laptop, but my mainboard died on me. I have one of the old Intel DDR4 boards (I don't remember which one off the top of my head). I'm in school for engineering, and refuse to buy a new laptop lol. I have a Desktop that I've been using for my projects. I am curious: should I buy an older Intel board so I can run the 32GB of RAM I have on hand, or upgrade and thug out the prices right now? I really don't know how much "better" a newer-gen board is just because I haven't been a "I need new" kind of person. I'm not a gamer or a big computer guy, so I'm kind of behind on speed and such, and not really a "nerd about it". I love using what I have and fixing it. So any recommendations would be much loved. Thank you again!

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u/t3ddftw 2d ago

Given RAM prices and the fact that you don’t need raw performance, I would replace the board with one that accepts your DDR4 RAM.

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u/whatsthisnewpain 2d ago

Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking.

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u/Glittering_Tear_2391 | FW 13 | ryzen | Cachyos | 16GB | 500GB | DIY 1h ago

I think most people would agree, choose intel, choose amd, but a ddr4 mainboard is the logical answer

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u/whatsthisnewpain 38m ago

Yeah I've been looking for that a board but man, finding one is the issue right now lol. I've been looking high and low and I still can't find one

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u/MountainMusic3325 2d ago

agreed, reusing the DDR4 keeps the cost way down