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I am building a gaming pc and I my mother board has 4 DDR3 RAM slots.

My possessor (intel i7 4790k 4GHz 8mb cache quad core) says it only supports 2 memory channels.

I am planning on putting in 32gb of RAM and wondered how the 2 memory channels would affect that (would it mean I can only have 2 RAM sticks as I was going to have 4 8gb ram sticks).

I know than there is a video on this but I didn't make any sense of it.

 

Could you also tell me if my system will run?

and suggest a case that will take full advantage of my system and keep it cool (depending on the case I will use all the fan spaces)

 

Planned Hardware (and other things):

                                Intel 4th gen i7 4790k quad core 4GHz 8mb cache

                                Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

                                Arctic silver arctic premium ceramic Polysynthetic (1.75 grams)

                                EVGA Z97 Classified EATX LGA1150 Motherboard

                                G.Skill Ripjaw X series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600

                                G.skill Ripjaw X series 16GN (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 (for 32GB of RAM)

                                Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" SSD

                                Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal HDD

                                EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card

                                EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750w 80+bronze certified semi modular ATX power supply

                                LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD writer (to install windows)

                                Win 8.1 64bit

                                Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz sound card

                                TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI express x1 network adapter (will run on ethernet)

                                NZXT sentry mix 2 fan controller (6 channels)

 

keyboard and mouse:

                                  Genius manticore wired gaming keyboard

                                  A4Tech bloody v7 wired optical mouse

 

Budget:

            around £1500 (yes I'm English and £1700 is pushing it)

 

Games to be played:

                                 StarCitizen (high to ultra)

                                 ARK Survival Evolved (same but when it has been optimized)

                                 other games

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either get a 980 ti or sli 970

One powerful card > 2 less powerful cards

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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Use pcpartpicker

Laptop: Thinkpad W520 i7 2720QM 24GB RAM 1920x1080 2x SSDs Main Rig: 4790k 12GB Hyperx Beast Zotac 980ti AMP! Fractal Define S (window) RM850 Noctua NH-D15 EVGA Z97 FTW with 3 1080P 144hz monitors from Asus Secondary: i5 6600K, R9 390 STRIX, 16GB DDR4, Acer Predator 144Hz 1440P

As Centos 7 SU once said: With great power comes great responsibility.

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either get a 980 ti or sli 970

He asked if it would run and for a case suggestion, also there is no reason to tell him to upgrade his GPU without even asking him what resolution he is playing in

PC is alive again! :System: CPU:Intel i5 4960k/ Motherboard:ASUS Gryphon Z97/ RAM: Kingston 16GB/ GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X/ Storage: 120gb Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate SSHD/ PSU: Cooler Master 700w/ Displays: 1 Acer B276HK ymjdprz 27-inch 4K Ultra HD/1 ASUS 21.5 LCD LED 21.5 monitor

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For gaming why the hell do u need 32GB RAM, use 16 and put the extra money into a better SSD or GPU

Laptop: Thinkpad W520 i7 2720QM 24GB RAM 1920x1080 2x SSDs Main Rig: 4790k 12GB Hyperx Beast Zotac 980ti AMP! Fractal Define S (window) RM850 Noctua NH-D15 EVGA Z97 FTW with 3 1080P 144hz monitors from Asus Secondary: i5 6600K, R9 390 STRIX, 16GB DDR4, Acer Predator 144Hz 1440P

As Centos 7 SU once said: With great power comes great responsibility.

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K

Also yes it it always better to get one card then 2, because of GPU scaling and such

PC is alive again! :System: CPU:Intel i5 4960k/ Motherboard:ASUS Gryphon Z97/ RAM: Kingston 16GB/ GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X/ Storage: 120gb Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate SSHD/ PSU: Cooler Master 700w/ Displays: 1 Acer B276HK ymjdprz 27-inch 4K Ultra HD/1 ASUS 21.5 LCD LED 21.5 monitor

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I am using pcpartpicker

and may I remind you that I am wondering about memory channels

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I am building a gaming pc and I my mother board has 4 DDR3 RAM slots.

My possessor (intel i7 4790k 4GHz 8mb cache quad core) says it only supports 2 memory channels.

I am planning on putting in 32gb of RAM and wondered how the 2 memory channels would affect that (would it mean I can only have 2 RAM sticks as I was going to have 4 8gb ram sticks).

I know than there is a video on this but I didn't make any sense of it.

 

Could you also tell me if my system will run?

and suggest a case that will take full advantage of my system and keep it cool (depending on the case I will use all the fan spaces)

 

Planned Hardware (and other things):

                                Intel 4th gen i7 4790k quad core 4GHz 8mb cache

                                Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

                                Arctic silver arctic premium ceramic Polysynthetic (1.75 grams)

                                EVGA Z97 Classified EATX LGA1150 Motherboard

                                G.Skill Ripjaw X series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600

                                G.skill Ripjaw X series 16GN (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 (for 32GB of RAM)

                                Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" SSD

                                Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal HDD

                                EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card

                                EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750w 80+bronze certified semi modular ATX power supply

                                LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD writer (to install windows)

                                Win 8.1 64bit

                                Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz sound card

                                TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI express x1 network adapter (will run on ethernet)

                                NZXT sentry mix 2 fan controller (6 channels)

 

keyboard and mouse:

                                  Genius manticore wired gaming keyboard

                                  A4Tech bloody v7 wired optical mouse

If it's just gaming 32GB is not needed.

                                                                                                                 Setup

CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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If it's just 1080p gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($320.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1147.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 10:36 EDT-0400

                                                                                                                 Setup

CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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@SilentSlayer1234, is this your first PC build? Other than gaming, what will you be using it for? What resolution are you running at? And lastly, what games are you playing?

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He said 'planned hardware'

but there is still no reason to recommend a GPU if you don't know what "planned resolution" he is playing in 

PC is alive again! :System: CPU:Intel i5 4960k/ Motherboard:ASUS Gryphon Z97/ RAM: Kingston 16GB/ GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X/ Storage: 120gb Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate SSHD/ PSU: Cooler Master 700w/ Displays: 1 Acer B276HK ymjdprz 27-inch 4K Ultra HD/1 ASUS 21.5 LCD LED 21.5 monitor

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it has 2 chanels, but you can have 2 sticks in each channel

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Better? Anyone?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($679.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1602.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 10:33 EDT-0400

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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it has 2 chanels, but you can have 2 sticks in each channel

does that mean that it won't affect me?

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Better? Anyone?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($679.99 @ Best Buy)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1602.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 10:33 EDT-0400

We still don't know what resolution he is playing in, and what games he is going to be playing in said resolution 

PC is alive again! :System: CPU:Intel i5 4960k/ Motherboard:ASUS Gryphon Z97/ RAM: Kingston 16GB/ GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X/ Storage: 120gb Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate SSHD/ PSU: Cooler Master 700w/ Displays: 1 Acer B276HK ymjdprz 27-inch 4K Ultra HD/1 ASUS 21.5 LCD LED 21.5 monitor

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does that mean that it won't affect me?

you can still have 32GB of ram if you would like so, but what are you going to use all that ram for? 500 chrome tabs?

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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We still don't know what resolution he is playing in, and what games he is going to be playing in said resolution 

True :P

But overall, this is a more polished build compared to his recommendation I guess ^_^

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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I am building a gaming pc and I my mother board has 4 DDR3 RAM slots.

My possessor (intel i7 4790k 4GHz 8mb cache quad core) says it only supports 2 memory channels.

I am planning on putting in 32gb of RAM and wondered how the 2 memory channels would affect that (would it mean I can only have 2 RAM sticks as I was going to have 4 8gb ram sticks).

I know than there is a video on this but I didn't make any sense of it.

 

Could you also tell me if my system will run?

and suggest a case that will take full advantage of my system and keep it cool (depending on the case I will use all the fan spaces)

 

Planned Hardware (and other things):

                                Intel 4th gen i7 4790k quad core 4GHz 8mb cache

                                Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

                                Arctic silver arctic premium ceramic Polysynthetic (1.75 grams)

                                EVGA Z97 Classified EATX LGA1150 Motherboard

                                G.Skill Ripjaw X series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600

                                G.skill Ripjaw X series 16GN (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 (for 32GB of RAM)

                                Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" SSD

                                Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal HDD

                                EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card

                                EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750w 80+bronze certified semi modular ATX power supply

                                LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD writer (to install windows)

                                Win 8.1 64bit

                                Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz sound card

                                TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI express x1 network adapter (will run on ethernet)

                                NZXT sentry mix 2 fan controller (6 channels)

 

keyboard and mouse:

                                  Genius manticore wired gaming keyboard

                                  A4Tech bloody v7 wired optical mouse

 

No budget was mentioned, so it's time to make some changes... Going in order.

 

CPU - Great choice

 

Cooler - Change this to an AIO Cooler, you need to keep those temps down with something better if you are going to buy such a great CPU.

 

Motherboard - A bit overpriced, but not too much, and it looks awesome, so we keep it.

 

RAM - works just fine, doesnt match too well IMO, id get something with a better color to match the motherboard. Also you don't need 32gb of RAM until... never really, but if you want it, get it last.

 

SSD - Change this to the Samsung 850 Evo or Samsung 850 Pro.

 

HDD - all good here

 

GPU - no no no, price/performance is terrible on the 980 now that the 980ti is out, if you got the money, get the 980ti and be happy for many years to come.

 

PSU - don't buy all the nice hardware and end up with only a bronze PSU, get the Gold, you'll save the money in your electric bill in the end anyway.

 

LAN Adapter - I'm pretty sure you motherboard has this covered, you don't need to waste money.

 

Case... I'll let someone else recommend you something, IMO it's all about getting the small things you want in a case, Dust filters, led fans, # of possible fans, AIO support, USB support, Cable Management, ect.

 

So find something that has all that stuff you want. GL

7800X3D - MSI B650 MAG Tomahawk - 32GB 6000mhz CL30 - Gigabyte 3080 TI - 2TB NVME - 1000w PSU - ID Cooling 240mm AIO

 

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what if I like chrome?

LOL best comment I have seen today :)

PC is alive again! :System: CPU:Intel i5 4960k/ Motherboard:ASUS Gryphon Z97/ RAM: Kingston 16GB/ GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X/ Storage: 120gb Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate SSHD/ PSU: Cooler Master 700w/ Displays: 1 Acer B276HK ymjdprz 27-inch 4K Ultra HD/1 ASUS 21.5 LCD LED 21.5 monitor

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what if I like chrome?

lel no but you dont need 32GB for gaming just go for 8 or 16GB and its all fine :)

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Better? Anyone?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($679.99 @ Best Buy)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1602.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Kinda expensive mobo what's the point of it.

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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Kinda expensive mobo what's the point of it.

You can step it down, but with such a budget I felt it was nice to have a nice mobo, and besides, whats the $40 that youre gonna shave off getting you anyway?

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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