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New build system 2017

t30
Level 7
Hello All,
I am planning to build another system with following parts:
1. 1X Asus Rampage V e10
2. 1X Intel 6950x
3. 2X Asus ROG Strix GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti OC
4. 1X Asus ROG SLI HB Bridge
5. 2X Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB CMD64GX4M4B3466C16
6. 1X Corsair AX-1200i
7. 1X Samsung 960 PRO 1TB
8. 1X Cooler Master Nepton 240M
9. 1X Windows 10 Pro

Your advices/comments are welcome. Thanks.
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raceitchris
Level 7
IMO, looks good except for the 2x 64gbx64gb=128GB memory kits. You are not suppose to be combining memory kits. If you would like to read more about this i think there is a thread somewhere on Asus forums about combining kits. Best to get a 128GB kit, if 128 is what you want.

raceitchris@yahoo.com wrote:
IMO, looks good except for the 2x 64gbx64gb=128GB memory kits. You are not suppose to be combining memory kits. If you would like to read more about this i think there is a thread somewhere on Asus forums about combining kits. Best to get a 128GB kit, if 128 is what you want.


Thanks. I will get Corsair 128GB DDR4 memory kit either CMD128GX4M8B3200C16 or CMK128GX4M8B3200C16.:)

t30 wrote:
Thanks. I will get Corsair 128GB DDR4 memory kit either CMD128GX4M8B3200C16 or CMK128GX4M8B3200C16.:)


128GB at that frequency might be hard on some IMCs. So if you want to save a few dollars, you can opt for a slower kit. 🙂

Chino wrote:
128GB at that frequency might be hard on some IMCs. So if you want to save a few dollars, you can opt for a slower kit. 🙂


Noted with thanks. So what speed should i choose for my RAM if i decide to OC CPU?

t30 wrote:
Noted with thanks. So what speed should i choose for my RAM if i decide to OC CPU?


You will notice a bigger difference in overclocking your cpu than the ram. I would overclock the cpu to where you want it and then increment up the speed of the ram to where it's stable. Just be a little conservative and don't put an unnecessary strain on your components.
Rampage VI Extreme bios 1503
Core i9 7980XE @ 4.4ghz all cores
64 gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3600
2x RTX 2080 Ti FE NvLink/SLI
2x Samsung 970 Pro 1tb NVME
Corsair AX1600i
Corsair 1000D case
1x Dell U3818DW 38" Curved Ultrawide and 2x Dell S2716DG 27" 1ms GSYNC 2560x1440 144 hz
Win 10 Pro x64

t30 wrote:
Noted with thanks. So what speed should i choose for my RAM if i decide to OC CPU?


2400. Works great here with the default XMP profile.
MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro

jrmcdou
Level 10
I have the Dominator Platinum 128gb 2800 kit. You pretty much have to choose whether to do a decent overclock on the processor or memory but not both as it will puke on you due to architecture limitations. Unless you have a really old system I would wait for the X299 chipset to come out. It's not that far off and has some nice features.
Rampage VI Extreme bios 1503
Core i9 7980XE @ 4.4ghz all cores
64 gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3600
2x RTX 2080 Ti FE NvLink/SLI
2x Samsung 970 Pro 1tb NVME
Corsair AX1600i
Corsair 1000D case
1x Dell U3818DW 38" Curved Ultrawide and 2x Dell S2716DG 27" 1ms GSYNC 2560x1440 144 hz
Win 10 Pro x64

jrmcdou wrote:
I have the Dominator Platinum 128gb 2800 kit. You pretty much have to choose whether to do a decent overclock on the processor or memory but not both as it will puke on you due to architecture limitations. Unless you have a really old system I would wait for the X299 chipset to come out. It's not that far off and has some nice features.


Thanks for your advice. now i just realized cannot OC for both. What are pro and con if:
1. OC CPU + RAM
2. CPU + OC RAM

jrmcdou
Level 10
I'm modest when it comes to overclocking. I have a 2800 kit of ram I run at 2400 and my 6950X I run at 4.0 ghz.
Rampage VI Extreme bios 1503
Core i9 7980XE @ 4.4ghz all cores
64 gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3600
2x RTX 2080 Ti FE NvLink/SLI
2x Samsung 970 Pro 1tb NVME
Corsair AX1600i
Corsair 1000D case
1x Dell U3818DW 38" Curved Ultrawide and 2x Dell S2716DG 27" 1ms GSYNC 2560x1440 144 hz
Win 10 Pro x64