Should I sell my 16GB Optane Memory or keep it?

[boey]

Basically I’m about to upgrade from an Alienware prebuilt, and I’ll be selling the old parts from the Alienware that I’m not using. Should I use the 16GB of Optane Memory that came with the Alienware or sell it?

 

New PC(I know the cooler is overkill, I’m planning on getting a high end zen 2 chip at the end of next year):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$193.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	NZXT - Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$179.96 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B360 GAMING ARCTIC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$113.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$139.99 @ Newegg
Storage	SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$41.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$147.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card	$354.99 @ Newegg Business
Case	Lian-Li - PC-O11DW ATX Full Tower Case	$142.97 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$98.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - ML120 Pro LED White 75 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.84 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - ML120 Pro LED White 75 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.84 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - ML120 Pro LED White 75 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.84 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120mm Fan	$24.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120mm Fans	$99.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1728.13
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1708.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-24 07:20 EST-0500

 

[SidM]

ya sell it, it wont be of much use since you can already keep frequent applications on the ssd. Also wowwww, i have the same cooling setup as you, an x72 with 6 ll120s in push pull. And let me tell you the rgb on those maglev fans are crap. Get ll120s everywhere they will perfectly match that beautiful pc 011 dynamic

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8 minutes ago, SidM said:

ya sell it, it wont be of much use since you can already keep frequent applications on the ssd. Also wowwww, i have the same cooling setup as you, an x72 with 6 ll120s in push pull. And let me tell you the rgb on those maglev fans are crap. Get ll120s everywhere they will perfectly match that beautiful pc 011 dynamic

Yeah, I really want this build to look amazing. Can’t seem to find individually sleeved PSU cables at my local stores though, probably have to order them online.

 

I looked for help on Corsair forums and basically all I got was ‘Stick to 6 fans’ since the RGB LED Fan Controller that comes with the LL120 3 pack only supports 6 fans, and according to the Mod on the Corsair forums the only splitters I’d be able to get can only be found on Ebay, so I just stuck with non RGB fans since those ML120 Whites only need 1 PWM connection. If I somehow find a solution to this I’d be more than happy to upgrade those fans to LL120s. Also I wouldn’t mind using the ML fans as rad fans since they have pretty high SP and airflow compared to the LL fans.

 

[boey]

11 minutes ago, SidM said:

an x72 with 6 ll120s in push pull.

Unless you wanna see RGB on both sides of the rad I’d suggest keeping them to one side only, push pull doesn’t really help a lot(Linus did a video on push vs pull vs push pull I think, all three had no difference.

[SidM]

9 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

‘Stick to 6 fans’ since the RGB LED Fan Controller that comes with the LL120 3 pack only supports 6 fans

 

thats where you are wrong my friend, if done correctly you can have upto 12 fans. The 6 fan bay connects to a commander pro. So through the commander pro you can connect 2 six fan bays and therefore have a total of 12 fans.

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1 minute ago, SidM said:

thats where you are wrong my friend, if done correctly you can have upto 12 fans. The 6 fan bay connects to a commander pro. So through the commander pro you can connect 2 six fan bays and therefore have a total of 12 fans.

Ah, so I purchase 2 3packs of LL120s to get 2 RGB Fan controllers, then a Commander pro to link them together?

[SidM]

11 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

Ah, so I purchase 2 3packs of LL120s to get 2 RGB Fan controllers, then a Commander pro to link them together?

lol i myself had a lot of confusion regarding this, in fact i contacted corsiar while planning my build. yes ur correct

[SidM]

im currently not at home so i cant exacyly send u a pic of my config so i would recommend keeping corsair on the line while installing the fans(or even before u buy the fans)

[boey]

Just now, SidM said:

im currently not at home so i cant exacyly send u a pic of my config so i would recommend keeping corsair on the line while installing the fans(or even before u buy the fans)

So basically, have 6 fans connected to one fan controller, and 3 on the other. then connect both controllers to the commander pro and plug in the commander pro? 

[SidM]

to ur usb 2.0 header, yes. Tho I would recommend a confirmation from corsair.

[boey]

6 minutes ago, SidM said:

to ur usb 2.0 header, yes. Tho I would recommend a confirmation from corsair.

Ok thanks, you helped me more than several moderators on the Corsair forums, thank you so much

[SidM]

4 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

Ok thanks, you helped me more than several moderators on the Corsair forums, thank you so much

happy to help