[Conformity]

Hey Guys,

Been lurking on here for many a year and I need help. I am about to build a system that is based on the following Specs:

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115079

ASUS Rampage III Black Edition - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131726

I need help selecting the RAM, I want the ram that will work best with this system; however, I am having a hard time with the different speeds and brands (gskill v corsair dominator v etc). All I really want is 24 gigs of ram. If I could get opinions on what I have already selected (if it is indeed the best out for gaming) and what ram I should get, please let me know. Thanks for your time!

 

[M1 Abrams]

Best for gaming you most likely need only 6gb, oc better with less ram too.
I like mushkin, although many brands are good.
get low cas 6 or 7 1600MHz

welcome to OCN

btw

 

[Conformity]

The person I am building the computer with says "We are going to do 24 gigs of ram anyways."

This is what he suggested: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231458

What do you think?

Also, thanks for welcome

 

[Kvjavs]

Hopefully you'll be doing more than just gaming on that system.

 

[Conformity]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kvjavs Hopefully you'll be doing more than just gaming on that system.

That is it's intention to be a gaming machine, probably do a lot of folding. Any recommendations?

 

[Kvjavs]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conformity That is it's intention to be a gaming machine, probably do a lot of folding. Any recommendations?

I'd say dump the 24gb of RAM and just get 12, use the extra money for some beefy video cards and a PSU.

There's no way you'll be using the 24gb of RAM. Even if it's cool to say, your wallet won't think it's cool.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

If money is no object (clearly it isn't with a 990x for a gaming machine) go with the server chips on a SR-2, anything else is weak.

 

[Conformity]

Thanks for the advice but money isnt an object, status is. I am building a mirror system with a friend and he just wants to go baller with it. Any recommendations for a 3d monitor?

 

[Conformity]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BallaTheFeared If money is no object (clearly it isn't with a 990x for a gaming machine) go with the server chips on a SR-2, anything else is weak.

What do you mean?

 

[Aniket]

Well like others said 24gb ram is useless for gaming,I agree with them,
still if u want 24gb ram go with one of these:
1>corsair dominator gt 2000mhz (6x4gb)
2>gskill trident 2000mhz (6x4gb)
@op,
the gskill ripjaws ram u mentioned in the link is not as great as two of the above ram I mentioned,I highly recommend u to take one of above ram,
but 6x2gb would be a sensible option

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conformity What do you mean?

I mean in 99% of the titles out there a x4 chip is just as fast.

It doesn't even have to be a SB x4, even a 920 is going to be within a few fps of a 990x.

990x is for people who do rendering and encoding, and a massive amount of multi-tasking. Most games use only two cores, the amount of games that use 6 cores (let alone 12 threads) can be counted on one hand.

As you said though its for e-status so destroy his weak single chip build with an Xeon SR-2 build, do it right.

 

[robwadeson]

This is going to be massive in term of money be spent... You can get about 85% of the performance of 990x with and good sandy bridge build at 1/3 the price. In other words, this setup is wasteful if all you do is gaming and folding.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Here is what you need:

http://www.frys.com/product/6508693

And two of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tel-_-19117253

 

[Alatar]

With an SR-2 you can also use 48gb of RAM if you feel like it

 

[Conformity]

omw 2 airport, will respond on arrival, thanks for everything guys

 

[____]

You can probably start a business like onlive with that computer.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alatar With an SR-2 you can also use 48gb of RAM if you feel like it

Indeed, there is this:


Amazon.com: 48GB Kit (16GBx3), 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-8500,: Electronics

So we're up to almost 5k and we haven't even discussed quad SLI yet or the PSU or the several instances of raid 0 SSDs.

We'll get you rolling bro.

 

[Conformity]

We already with with the evga 800 dollar card (forgot what it was, just got to airport).

 

[tryagainplss]

Don't even think about buying any of those second-rate RAM kits they suggested (no offense)

The 990x deserves the best RAM.

I humbly suggest buying the Super Talent Speed 2133 8-8-8 Hyper Kit from xxbassplayerxx here at OCN.

It may not be 24gb (but who the hell needs 24gb if you're only gaming, windows will just end up caching most of it), but the sheer power makes up for it.

 

[Conformity]

Hey all, I took everyones advice from all the forums and most of it was nullified and we just built this system, critiques are welcome:

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition
ASUS Rampage III Black Edition
CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 12gigs
EVGA GTX 590 CLASSIFIED Limited Edition
CORSAIR Professional Series 1200w PS
Crucial RealSSD 256GB
ASUS VG236HE Black 23" 3D Widescreen LCD
Pioneer Black Blu-ray Burner SATA
RAZER Mamba Black 7 Buttons USB Mouse
Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Digital Speakers
steelseries 61051SS 7H USB Headset
Startech M3013 24x26in Anti-Static Mat
Rosewill RTK-045 45 Piece Toolkit
XTRAC PADS RIPPER XL Optical Mouse pad
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
NVIDIA 3D Vision 3D Glasses
NZXT Sentry LX Dual 5.25 - Black Fan Monitor
Ultra 130 Piece Premium Computer Tool Kit
NZXT Phantom/White Case
Western Digital RE4 2TB HD
SilverStone Multi-media Display - Black (MFP51-B)
NZXT FN-140 140mm x 25mm High Performance Case Fan - 1300 RPM
Lian Li CR-36B Brushed Aluminum 50-in-1 Card Reader - Black
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM