I review DDR5 RAM and these are the Black Friday deals I would use to upgrade my rig

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This November really is the perfect time to upgrade to DDR5 RAM. Perhaps more so than ever before, DDR5 is affordable, available, and worth the trouble of upgrading.

A lot of the time, the biggest barrier to entry for the best RAM for gaming is that it often requires a new motherboard and processor. For DDR5, both of those things need to be compatible, so the excitement about upgrading immediately turns into a more expensive, long-term project you need to budget for.

This Black Friday, however, things are different. Obviously, you'll still need those compatible parts, but thanks to Black Friday gaming PC deals and Black Friday CPU deals, you can get a hold of this stuff a whole lot cheaper than usual. 

Now that the Raptor Lake refresh wave of Intel CPUs has launched and uses the same architecture as the last two generations, the playing field has been well and truly leveled. There are now more products than ever that can set you up for a DDR5 rig, and more of them are on sale than ever before. 

The most common question I get asked when I tell people I review DDR5 RAM is if it actually makes a difference. Is it really worth it when RAM is sort of the least meaningful component upgrade you can make? I always delight in telling people that actually, yes, DDR5 does make a big difference. 

Whether it's a smoother browsing or video editing experience, more efficient frame rates thanks to XMP and AMD EXPO profiles, or supporting your CPU and SSD to achieve their blistering speeds, DDR5 is more of a meaningful shift than you'd think.

Let's start with DDR5 RAM since that's most likely what you came here for. Below are the deals I'd recommend for cheap and affordable DDR5, from reliable budget brands to my personal favorites I've