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[linnemeyerhere]

Most welcome and nothing to be sorry about. The faster ram is going to be sweet ! Please keep us up to date with lots of pictures throughout the build and when completed.

 

[Layback Bear]

I chose Intel 510 over the others for one reason. Intel products have always worked as they should, reliability.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I choose Crucial/Lexar for the same reason. I've used Lexar CF and SD cards in my Canon's and also have a pro reader and they are bullet proof.

 

[JaidynM]

Anyway, thanks. I'll definitely put some pics up when I'm done.

 

[Kipper]

Great thread which leads to a great build.

Only thing I would add to the conversation is that your RAM choice will have very little to do with your overclocking ability with the SB 2600K. However, should use use all four memory slots you will put more stress on the memory controller on the processor which will limit your OC.

I have tested the 2133MHz G-skills you are considering and can say they worked just fine. After testing over 7 sets of RAM I found the Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 8GB kit to be the best performers on my system.

 

[JaidynM]

So 16GB is the wrong choice? Would I be alright with 12GB of the same G.Skill 2133Mhz memory? And I'm not a fan of Corsair RAM. A little too expensive for my taste and not all that much better than other brands like G.Skill, Kingston, Mushkin etc.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Many members here use G.Skill ram. I would double check with the mobo manufacturers site to see if the ram you are considering is on there approved list and if so....full ramming speed ahead !

 

[simmo]

Is there any reason why you want 12gb of ram? The more Ram you have the harder it is to overclock. depending on just how hi you do want to overclock that is, if at all.
Check your motherboards QVL to make sure the ram is compatible. G Skill is nice ram and you pay a premium for Corsair as it lends itself to overclocking and has lower latencies than many others. I liked OCZ ram until they sadly stopped making it.

 

[JaidynM]

Is there any reason why you want 12gb of ram? The more Ram you have the harder it is to overclock. depending on just how hi you do want to overclock that is, if at all.
Check your motherboards QVL to make sure the ram is compatible. G Skill is nice ram and you pay a premium for Corsair as it lends itself to overclocking and has lower latencies than many others. I liked OCZ ram until they sadly stopped making it.

I'd prefer 16GB so I'm future-proofed. This will be final build for a while to come so I have no plans of upgrading it in the future. So would you recommend Corsair over G.Skill?

Quick question. Would buying the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme Z be worth it? It's just that I've read that it's not the best Z68 board out there even though ASUS advertises it to be. What would my other options be from PCCG?

 

[mjf]

Did you decide on the best 120/128GB SSD and Australian source?
I'm looking for one and your PC will be one of the best researched PCs around

 

[pparks1]

I'd prefer 16GB so I'm future-proofed.

There is no such thing as future proof. 4GB of RAM is standard and I think 8GB of RAM is as future proofed as most people will need.

So would you recommend Corsair over G.Skill?

I've used both and my last few builds have been G.Skill. If I had to assemble something today, I would go G.Skill.

 

[JaidynM]

Did you decide on the best 120/128GB SSD and Australian source?
I'm looking for one and your PC will be one of the best researched PCs around

Yes, I think I'll be going with the Crucial M4. It actually looks like I have enough to get the 256GB. I'll see if I need anything else, or I can put some more cash into the SSD.

I'd prefer 16GB so I'm future-proofed.

There is no such thing as future proof. 4GB of RAM is standard and I think 8GB of RAM is as future proofed as most people will need.

So would you recommend Corsair over G.Skill?

I've used both and my last few builds have been G.Skill. If I had to assemble something today, I would go G.Skill.

Perhaps. On my current build my RAM usage never goes above 40%. I might stick with 8GB then. If I really need it, I can but another couple of sticks.

Okay, G.Skill it is then. But what's this about less overclocking ability?

 

[simmo]

Hi,
8gb of ram is plenty and if you want to you can always add more later.
As for the motherboard personally I'd go for Gigabyte G1-Sniper2 Motherboard [G1-SNIPER2] - $425.00 : PC Case Gear this before I went for the Asus.
As for Ram I'm running G Skill ram atm..I should have gotten Ripjaws but I didnt lol...I'd go for Corsair over GSkill only if the latencies were tighter otherwise both are premium ram sticks.
Re overclocking ram: basically you will see no real world difference. For benchmarking it is, as always a matter of degrees and I have found Corsair will overclock better than Gskill. Ocz ram was the best for overclocking.It didn't void warranties it could be overvolted to buggery etc but as I said Ocz got out of ram and nowadays concentrate on SSD's.
If you buy GSkill get the Ripjaws and if Corsair get the Dominator. And both come with a aircooling fan clip on doover.If you going to play with latencies overclocking and overvolting them best to keep them cool.

 

[JaidynM]

Hi,
8gb of ram is plenty and if you want to you can always add more later.
As for the motherboard personally I'd go for Gigabyte G1-Sniper2 Motherboard [G1-SNIPER2] - $425.00 : PC Case Gear this before I went for the Asus.
As for Ram I'm running G Skill ram atm..I should have gotten Ripjaws but I didnt lol...I'd go for Corsair over GSkill only if the latencies were tighter otherwise both are premium ram sticks.
Re overclocking ram: basically you will see no real world difference. For benchmarking it is, as always a matter of degrees and I have found Corsair will overclock better than Gskill. Ocz ram was the best for overclocking.It didn't void warranties it could be overvolted to buggery etc but as I said Ocz got out of ram and nowadays concentrate on SSD's.
If you buy GSkill get the Ripjaws and if Corsair get the Dominator. And both come with a aircooling fan clip on doover.If you going to play with latencies overclocking and overvolting them best to keep them cool.

What does the G1.Sniper2 have over the Maximus IV Extreme-Z?

Also, would you recommend Corsair or G.Skill for overclocking. Can I assume that I can still overclock to a decent frequency with G.Skill memory?

 

[simmo]

It overclocks better.

Yes you can. And my next build which will be the X79 will have Corsair Ram.

If I were you I'd be waiting on the Bulldozer from AMD..they had the best in the world overclockers in a meeting,gave them Ln2 and liquid helium to play with and 200 CPU's (just in case they destroyed 199 of them rofl). AMD now have the world record for the fastest CPU. It reached 8ghz. They did have to disable some cores to get that high but it beat Intel hands down. I'll see if I can find the article and link it.

cheers

 

[A Guy]

http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware...king-record-8-429ghz-bulldozer-processor.html

A Guy

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Wow that's a big number, I'd love to sit in on one of these mad scientist sessions !

 

[simmo]

Yup me too lol...the guys from OCAU regularly have LN2 sessions but never anywhere close to my vicinity ....so much overclocking knowledge and I can't get near them...makes me a sad puppy.

 

[pparks1]

They did have to disable some cores to get that high but it beat Intel hands down. I'll see if I can find the article and link it.
cheers

Yeah, they disabled 7 of the 8 cores. As far as beating Intel hands down, sure, it went really high with elaborate cooling and mad scientists...but for real world practical value there really is none.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Just learned my 890 mobo will accept the new Bulldozer. So now I can just wait for the fun to begin and let's all hope it takes it to Intel something fierce, we'll all benefit !