suggestion on RAM and making sure it fits.

[WinterIce8]

Looking at getting Asus X99-PRO LGA 2011-V3 and Intel Core i7-5930k and need a suggestion on good RAM, I only want 8GB for now, but will upgrade to 16GB at a later time.

 

 I wanted to make sure on this motherboard, I can't get a clear answer about the top PCIe port weather it's a 3.0x16 or 2.0x16, because I want to do a 2-way SLI config, but want them in the top 2 slots in my case.

 

Also, I want to know if this mobo and CPU are both great choices, I really want to upgrade my system with some newer more higher end components and want to make sure I'm making the right choice before I spend this much money, so if I could get some feedback, I would be most great-full.

 

Thank you.

 

P.S. Here's a pic of my current rig attached.

[melias24]

You will need DDR4 ram for X99, and that board there uses DDR3. 

[Bussinateur]

Don't upgrade your system right now. Just ride it out and upgrade everything at once later on

[Andrewf]

You will need DDR4 ram for X99, and that board there uses DDR3. 

What? The website clearly states it supports DDR4.

[melias24]

What? The website clearly states it supports DDR4.

I mean that the board he currently has is ddr3....

[WinterIce8]

I mean that the board he currently has is ddr3....

I guess I should clarify, I know that my current mobo is DDR3, I want to know of good DDR4 RAM for the new mobo that I'm looking at getting. But I'm not looking at that mobo any more, the reviews I was reading made it sound too complicated with the PCIe slots, so now I'm looking at the ASUS x99-A mobo. From what I've read so far, it sounds far less complicated and more straight forward.

[WinterIce8]

Or, what I might do is get the ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition and the Intel Core i7-4930K, even though it's a bit older, at least I know what I'm getting is all around good and I'm much less likely to run into problems, and then I just have to buy another 2 4GB sticks of RAM instead of a whole new set of it.