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Hello! first of all, this is my first post on this forum. So i hope this is the right place to post it.

 

I've configured a new PC. But, there is one thing i can't determine, and that is what kind of RAM i should choose.

 

Here are the complete specs of the rig:

 

ASUS DVD Writer, DRW-24B5ST

 

ASUS GeForce GTX 780 3GB PhysX CUDA

 

ASUS Maximus VI Formula, Socket-1150

 

Corsair AX 860i, 860W PSU

 

Intel Core i7-4770K Processor

 

Microsoft Windows 8 Pro

 

Corsair H100i Hydro Series

 

Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB BK OEM

 

 

When i comes to RAM, i complete green. First time building an Intel-rig. One other thing, i can't buy from any other sites than my home country. (Norway)

So i can choose from Corsair,Kingston, and Crucial. Since i gonna buy from the same site. So, all i want is, to know what RAM i should choose.

I am gonna play mostly games, record, edit, etc.

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860i is overkill, get the 760i instead. For ram, all you really need is 16GB since you are going to be editing. I'd recommend any 16GB kit such as this

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-(2x8gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-pro-series-silver-pc3-17066-(2133)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-11-11-

 

Btw, great build, hope you enjoy it :D

My Gaming Rig;  Motherboard - ASUS Maximus VI Hero | CPU - Intel i5 4670k @4.5Ghz 1.25v | GPU - GIGABYTE GTX 980 @Stock | RAM -  16GB Corsair Vengeance @1866Mhz | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i | Storage #1 - Samsung 840 Basic 250GB SSD | Storage #2 - Sandisk II 480GB SSD | Storage #3 - 2TB 7200rpm 64mb HDD | PSU - Corsair HX750 | Case - Fractal Design R4 |

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16gb of hyperx blue/black

 

1600mhz+ if you can

 

32gb to be safe ;)

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i would go for 16 GB corsair ram that's at least 1600mhz


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cpu: Intel sandybridge-E 3930k @ 4.2Ghz

cooler: corsair h100 @ full speed push-pull

motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme

gpu: 2x EVGA GTX660's & 1x EVGA GTX980

ssd: 2x samsung 256GB 840 pro raid 0

ssd: 1x samsung 1TB 840 evo

hdd: WD green 3TB

hdd: Seagate Barracuda 1TB (st1000dm003)

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psu: corsair ax1200i

ram: 8x 4GB corsair platinum @1866mhz

case: coolermaster cosmos II

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keyboard: logitech g19

mouse: corsair m60

 


Lenovo T550

 


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Status: Offline.

 

Nas:

Status: Offline.

 


PC straight to the modem/router/switch/DHCP-Server/... with a 20cm (+-8inch) cat6a patch cable because same price as cat5.

ISP: Telenet (belgium)

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Okey! Thanks for so fast reply!

Yeah, 860i is maybe overkill. So gonna change that to an 760i..

So CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R would be more than enough?

I was thinking about CMD16GX3M2A1600C9, but i guess those are overkill aswell?

They will perform exactly the same.

Brand does not affect performance. All CL9 1600 ram will perform exactly the same.

Vengeance Pros and Dominator Platinums are a waste of money. Get some cheaper ram.

 

Same deal with your mobo. Any z87 mobo will perform the same--just get the features you want.

 

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You only have a ssd for storage? Why no mass storage?

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Get the AX860i or another 850W PSU...750W doesn't leave much headroom for a second 780. If you don't want to SLI in the future, a nice gold fully modular 650W PSU (Seasonic G series 650W) will do. RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1600mhz CL9(red). I understand why you want that board - it's so sexy! Also you need a case - I was thinking about Corsair 650D.

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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They will perform exactly the same.

Brand does not affect performance. All CL9 1600 ram will perform exactly the same.

Vengeance Pros and Dominator Platinums are a waste of money. Get some cheaper ram.

 

Same deal with your mobo. Any z87 mobo will perform the same--just get the features you want.

 

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

 

You only have a ssd for storage? Why no mass storage?

 

Okey, thanks for telling me. Cause i really wanted the Platinums, but just for corsair link. 

Oh, i haven't selected HDDs yet either.. I need som mass storage to! Not sure what to choose. WD or SeaGate?

Thank for the tip! Did'nt know that!

 

Get the AX860i or another 850W PSU...750W doesn't leave much headroom for a second 780. If you don't want to SLI in the future, a nice gold fully modular 650W PSU (Seasonic G series 650W) will do. RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1600mhz CL9(red). I understand why you want that board - it's so sexy! Also you need a case - I was thinking about Corsair 650D.

 

The plan is not to run SLi :)

I allreay have a case.. I have two Cooler Master cases. Haf X, and Haf 932. So i'm all good there..But maybe i will buy a new one!

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Okey, thanks for telling me. Cause i really wanted the Platinums, but just for corsair link. 

Oh, i haven't selected HDDs yet either.. I need som mass storage to! Not sure what to choose. WD or SeaGate?

Thank for the tip! Did'nt know that!

 

The plan is not to run SLi :)

I allreay have a case.. I have two Cooler Master cases. Haf X, and Haf 932. So i'm all good there..But maybe i will buy a new one!

Corsair link is just a gimmick imo ._.

 

If you're not running sli, you should really get a cheaper mobo.

No point paying so much for features you won't use.

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Corsair link is just a gimmick imo ._.

 

If you're not running sli, you should really get a cheaper mobo.

No point paying so much for features you won't use.

 

Okey! I have looking at these: CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R. They are actually cheaper than 1600 Mhz here in norway.

The plan is not to start out with SLi, but i might later. If i see that i need more.

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Okey! I have looking at these: CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R. They are actually cheaper than 1600 Mhz here in norway.

The plan is not to start out with SLi, but i might later. If i see that i need more.

Like I said Vengeance Pros are more expensive than they need to be. You can get cheaper ram.

The ram you chose is CL11. That's why it's cheaper. You want CL9.

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Like I said Vengeance Pros are more expensive than they need to be. You can get cheaper ram.

The ram you chose is CL11. That's why it's cheaper. You want CL9.

 

Okey, so for my use, i would not go for 2400 Mhz RAM? Yeah, i want CL9. Not CL11.

I've seen at some other kit's.

 

These is what i have been looking at latley:

 

CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9

CMZ16GX3M4A2400C10

CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R

KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX

CML16GX3M4A1600C9

 

CMY16GX3M2A2400C10R, these is the one's i found REALLY cheap here i Noeway. And these are CL9, and 2400 Mhz, should i go for these?

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Can't edit post apperantly?

CMY16GX3M2A2400C10R, these is the one's i found REALLY cheap here i Norway. And these are CL10, and 2400 Mhz, should i go for these?

 

Should i go for bandwidth, or cas latency? I find this really hard to choose. Feeling like i'm a complete noob.

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Okey, so for my use, i would not go for 2400 Mhz RAM? Yeah, i want CL9. Not CL11.

I've seen at some other kit's.

 

These is what i have been looking at latley:

 

CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9

CMZ16GX3M4A2400C10

CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R

KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX

CML16GX3M4A1600C9

 

CMY16GX3M2A2400C10R, these is the one's i found REALLY cheap here i Noeway. And these are CL9, and 2400 Mhz, should i go for these?

You won't gain any performance boost from going any higher than 1600, No point paying more for 2400.

Can't edit post apperantly?

CMY16GX3M2A2400C10R, these is the one's i found REALLY cheap here i Norway. And these are CL10, and 2400 Mhz, should i go for these?

 

Should i go for bandwidth, or cas latency? I find this really hard to choose. Feeling like i'm a complete noob.

Just go CL9 1600. You won't benefit from higher speeds but you don't want high latency.

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You won't gain any performance boost from going any higher than 1600, No point paying more for 2400.

Just go CL9 1600. You won't benefit from higher speeds but you don't want high latency.

Okey, then i know what to get. I found a site here in norway that sells the Vengeance Pro really cheap. (CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R)

Cheaper than any other ram, i've found. 168 USD! I think that's fair?

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Okey, then i know what to get. I found a site here in norway that sells the Vengeance Pro really cheap. (CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R)

Cheaper than any other ram, i've found. 168 USD! I think that's fair?

What site are you shopping from?

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A norwegian site. Multicom it's called. I have some discount on that site. It's 210 USD without the discount, with it's 168,98 USD.

I have converted the price from NOK to USD

Don't convert currencies. What's the actual price in NOK?

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1225 NOK, with discount 1000 NOK

This would be cheaper: http://www.multicom.no/Ripjaws-16GB-DDR3-kit-(4x4GB)-PC312800-1600MHz-9-9-9-24-CL9-GeSKILL/cat-p/c/p2598351

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Lagerstatus: 

Ingen på lager for øyeblikket
 
Means: Out of stock.
 
But according to the site, o G.skill they are optimized for X79 platform?
It's that i don't understand, why do they state that those you linked to are optimized for Intel P55, Intel X48, Intel P45, Intel P35.. That's the thing i don't really understand.
 
But thanks for showing me that they sell G.Skill!
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Lagerstatus: 

Ingen på lager for øyeblikket
 
Means: Out of stock.
 
But according to the site, o G.skill they are optimized for X79 platform?
It's that i don't understand, why do they state that those you linked to are optimized for Intel P55, Intel X48, Intel P45, Intel P35.. That's the thing i don't really understand.
 
But thanks for showing me that they sell G.Skill!

Sorry, I didn't catch that they were out of stock. 

Brand doesn't matter.

Ignore the optimization. Ram is ram.

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