Hello i have decided to finaly buy a new rig after 9 years. I want to build a system that it will last me at least 6 years.
I currently have i7-920 3.8 OC with Seidon 120V v2, 12gb 1033MHz ddr3 ram, r9 290 tri-x.
i want to build a ryzen system, i will use it for game development and gaming.
These are the items i have concluded:
CPU: 1800X or 1700X, not sure yet
Motherboard: Asus Rog Crosshair VI Hero
RAM: Gskill Flare X 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
Cooling: CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB or Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
HDD: i will use from my current-old rig
PSU: i will use from my current-old rig
GPU: i will use from my current-old rig
I am tending towards 1700X, then get a water-cooling and OC at a later time.
Here are my questions:
1) will 16GB be enough for the future or should i get 32gb ram with lower frequency?
2) Also i don't quite understand the dual rank and dual channel thing. The Crosshair VI Hero support 4 modules of ram, if i buy flare x pack which has 2 modules, and later i buy another flare x pack so i can get 32gb total, will they work? or i will have to buy a 4 module pack?
3) if i get 1700X and OC with water-cooling, will i be able to match 1800X OC?
4) which ssd to choose? go for speed with the 960 EVO or for lower speed but increased capacity with 850 EVO?
If you have any suggestions or improvements i shall make please post below. Thanks in advance for helping.
