Cheap vs Expensive mobo and ram

[Overkilled]

Is it really worth it?

What would the performance difference be between.

Expensive

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-ga-z170x-gaming-g1-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-eatx-motherboard-mb-525-gi.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-dominator-platinum-16gb-4x4gb-ddr4-pc4-29000c18-3600mhz-quad-channel-kit-silver-cmd16gx-my-466-cs.html

And cheap

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-ga-z170x-gaming-5-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-527-gi.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-19200c14-2400mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-cmk16gx4m2a24-my-439-cs.html

Given the rest of the computer was the same

[Mo5]

There would really be no difference

[ZetZet]

Change ram on cheap build to something reasonable like https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-dominator-platinum-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-25600c16-3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-cmd16gx4m2b3200c-my-468-cs.html

 

and the difference is almost non-existent. 

[tbroadwater2010]

RAM - The timngs and voltages on the more expensive ones are higher which means they will run faster, but not enough to notive

 

MOBO - Features you most definitely wont be using, and some things like SATA ports and other really probably unnecessary inputs.

[Overkilled]

Besides from a £550 difference (enough for a whole 980ti)

[Overkilled]

RAM - The timngs and voltages on the more expensive ones are higher which means they will run faster, but not enough to notive

 

MOBO - Features you most definitely wont be using, and some things like SATA ports and other really probably unnecessary inputs.

This isn't for me this is in general, are expensive motherboards and ram worth it?

[tbroadwater2010]

This isn't for me this is in general, are expensive motherboards and ram worth it?

No... Not really tbh

[ThinkWithPortals]

This isn't for me this is in general, are expensive motherboards and ram worth it.

RAM: No.

Boards: If you use all the features, than maybe. But mostly no.

[DXMember]

cheap

[Fetzie]

This isn't for me this is in general, are expensive motherboards and ram worth it?

Buy the motherboard with the features you can realistically see yourself using. Remember that every pointless feature adds cost.

[Nena Trinity]

This is a tricky one cheap boards cannot handle good and awesome RAM and but cheap RAM reduces your benchmark score!

[Fetzie]

This is a tricky one cheap boards cannot handle good and awesome RAM and but cheap RAM reduces your benchmark score!

 

 

I'd wager that the OP will spend 99.99999% of their time NOT benchmarking

[Jumper118]

I'd wager that the OP will spend 99.99999% of their time NOT benchmarking

well he does have a hof so maybe 1 or 2%  he also lives in Liverpool so that is a big bonus as well for oc. to go with your gpu and get good performance i would recommend the msi xpower titanium 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-z170a-xpower-gaming-titanium-edition-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-310-ms.html

and this ram

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/avexir-blitz-original-silver-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-24000c15-3000mhz-dual-channel-memory-kit-white-my-113-ar.html

or this ram

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team-group-vulcan-16gb-4x4gb-ddr4-pc4-24000c16-3000mhz-quad-channel-kit-white-tlwed416g3000hc16-my-064-tg.html

[Nena Trinity]

I'd wager that the OP will spend 99.99999% of their time NOT benchmarking

But remember fast RAM also increase the FPS a bit!

[Fetzie]

But remember fast RAM also increase the FPS a bit!

Not as much as spending that extra money on a better graphics card or processor though

[Nena Trinity]

Well this topic is about mobo+RAM!