The motherboard has 4 memory slots. It will hold four 4 GB sticks or two 8 GB sticks. It's not a big deal one way or the other. I don't understand why one is "easier" than the other.
It's a micro ATX motherboard that should fit in any micro ATX or standard ATX case.
There are dozens of socket 1151 motherboards. Why did you choose THAT motherboard?
I can put 3x8 gb if i wanted to but if i buy the 2x 4GB ill have to remove one 4GB therefore making it a waste.
No specific readon why i chose that motherboard just looked good and durable for the price. And its a ATX not micro ATX
Have you researched single channel memory versus dual channel?
What motherboards are in your price range from Asus, Gigabyte, or Asrock?
I can go up to £80-90 for a motherboard.
MSI has some good products,
Here's ice ASUS just a fuzz over 90
ASUS Z170-P Intel ATX Motherboard USB 3.0, SATA 3 and CrossFireX - 90MB0NR0-M0EAY0 - CCL Computers
May have to rethink the ram... though :/ ddr4
Here's an interesting one
ASUS B150 PRO GAMING D3 Intel LGA1151 ATX Motherboard USB 3.0 - B150 PRO GAMING D3 - CCL Computers
I believe this would be the ram for it
HyperX FURY Red 16GB 2X8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1866MHz PC3-15000 DIMM - HX318C10FRK2/16 - CCL Computers
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There it is. Graphics card shall be installed when money has arrived. May need more case fans but ill see how it is when i get it here.
I believe you low-balled the ram just a tad mate 1866 is what the board uses you picked 1600 :/
Most cases I've seen come with fans.
The i5-6600k is tempting me but its £30 extra (£50 including the cpu cooler), seen alot of reviews and benchmarks and overall to me the 6600k stands out. I dont even have an operating system yet (unless theirs a free way to get it)
What do you say?
Would the fan be any good at keeping the cpu cool if i overclock the cpu?
Hi,
If you are planning to oc with a k series cpu I would upgrade later to a Corsair H110i GT or which ever will fit in the case which I have not looked at.
As far as the ram is concerned most would use the max a board will use
If you settle for 1600 that's okay too it just isn't the most the board can handle
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