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4 minutes ago, crazednecro said:

hi guys im building a x99 rig and looking for ram.cpu is a 5960x iv been looking at the g skill trident z 32GB 4X8GB Quad Channel DDR4 3200MHz.

the price on these are sky high at the min is there anything else i should look at or just bite the bullet and get them. 

The standard non "gaming" memory is cheaper. 

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Did you already buy this CPU/Motherboard? Also what is this for?

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Unless you're pairing it with an Asus board, or don't have other RGB software installed, I would avoid it.

You can only use the first iteration of the RGB software for it that brings x99 support, the later .22 release is horribly broken.

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iv got the asus deluxe mobo.not purchased the cpu yet.setup will be used for light gaming and light video/picture editing and want to get into overclocking abit.i no the x99 platform is old but from what im using now its gonna be a big step for me.i have  240 and a 360 ek rads plus a mono block ready for this build.just looking at ram prices and its shocking lol.

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17 minutes ago, crazednecro said:

iv got the asus deluxe mobo.not purchased the cpu yet.setup will be used for light gaming and light video/picture editing and want to get into overclocking abit.i no the x99 platform is old but from what im using now its gonna be a big step for me.i have  240 and a 360 ek rads plus a mono block ready for this build.just looking at ram prices and its shocking lol.

I bought a 64GB (8x8) kit a year and a half ago for my x99 system, $289 from newegg. Today, the same kit, ~$750

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On 11/5/2017 at 1:17 PM, crazednecro said:

iv got the asus deluxe mobo.not purchased the cpu yet.setup will be used for light gaming and light video/picture editing and want to get into overclocking abit.i no the x99 platform is old but from what im using now its gonna be a big step for me.i have  240 and a 360 ek rads plus a mono block ready for this build.just looking at ram prices and its shocking lol.

Don't feel bad. X299 provides very few improvements over X99.

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If you can find a G.Skill 4x8 3200 c14-14-14-34-2T kit, that would be optimal, but the kit you have selected is great too.

 

One of the easier ways to spot Samsung B-die ICs within these kits is to look for flat primaries within their rated timings.  For example, 14-14-14, 15-15-15, and 16-16-16 are all B-die sticks within the G.Skill Trident Z product line.   That's not to say that there aren't other kits with non-matching primaries aren't also Samsung B-die.  It's just a easier way to spot a few right off the bat.  

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