32GB 4400mhz Ram?

[Sceptr]

I'm about to buy a ROG Maximus XI Extreme https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-EXTREME/ and i'm wondering if it's possible to put two sets of G. Skill 16 GB DDR4 – 4400 16 GB DDR4 Memory Modules https://www.amazon.co.uk/4400-16-GB-DDR4-Memory-Module-4400-MHz-288-pin/dp/B074V2R57N/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543645733&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=ddr4+32gb+4400 into it to make it 32GB of Ram?

[Sceptr]

That is awesome info Monk thank you. I highly respect your views so what i'm intending to do is practically copy your set up, that way i don't have to worry about picking the wrong parts though some will be slightly different.

The Ram, 32 GB 3200mhz is that two sticks of 16GB or four of 8GB?

The cooler, i thought of the Corsair H150i 360mm aio but i didn't think i could fit it into my Corsair 750D so i ordered a H115i 280 mm instead which turned up today, still unopened and easily returned if needed, since then i've realised the 750D can take the H150i seen here https://i.imgur.com/9z4cQns.jpg but it will take up the top bay which is no problem as i only need one bay for my Blu Ray drive. What do you think?

While i remember the important bit here, what temps are you getting with the i9 and the H150i idle and at load?

Asus Maximus xi Code, a friend said he was going to get the Code but changed his mind, i can't remember why but that makes two people now that's mentioned the Code and if i went water cooled i would be paranoid that i would spring a leak, besides i don't actually like the look of water coolers anyway, i think they look too Frankenstein or Victorian medical like.

I currently have an Asus P8Z68-V PRO (LGA1155) modo with an i7 2600k with two 980's and i use the Asus ez utility thingy, i can't remember its name exactly to do the overclocking so i'm just saying i also like the Asus software we get, i think you mentioned that somewhere or it may have been the bios, i can't remember now.

Anyway please don't look at me as a copy cat but as a thicko that cherishes the knowledge from someone like yourself and is willing to spend my money on the trusted info you've given me.

I'm sure i remember you from the old steam forums, there were some obviously impatient but very talented people over there and if you could tempt just one of them to give you some help it was the best feeling in the world, i seem to remember Bad Motha or One of Ten or whatever his name was, there were some strange usernames but awesome talent.

EDIT: Actually thinking about it i had allready decided on the i9 9900k and i pre ordered a MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GAMING X TRIO Turing Graphics Card last night so it's only the mobo that i was struggling with so i'm not totally copying you, just with the mobo, hey i'm not so think after all lol.

[xrodney]

Messaggio originale di Monk:

The benefit of 3200 over 2133MHz is around 5%, however, just going faster without very good timings (which are both hard to get and very expensive) has severe diminishing returns.
I'll also bet you won't make use of that motherboard to its fullest so would be better off with the code instead, most of the features, half the price, and you only really lack features for extreme overclocking, however, if you must have the top motherboard, go for the msi godlike over the Asus extreme.

Depend on your CPU, on Intel its not much but on Ryzen or my current Threadripper 2950x its a lot more than 5%, I saw increase around 60->75 fps in some games just by increasing memory speed and tightening timing.

Messaggio originale di Monk:

so, while others may have slightly better vrm, I guess I put my money where my mouth is and I'd say go for a maximus xi code, spec wise it matches the formula, minus some unnecessary watercooling features (I'd probably fit a mono block anyway) and it's shown it can get my chip to 5.2GHz at a respectable 1.35v and I don't see any need to go with the extreme instead, honestly, for 99.99% of people, I'd say the extreme will only be taken for looks, and, looks aren't worth £200, that's 200 bucks I'd rather put towards a custom loop in the future.

So I guess what would I build for a new high end rig is a pretty easy question as I've literally just built one.

You will want atleast a 360mm aio if you want to overclock the 9900k to its limits.

Sadly, you won't ever see 30c under load with even a custom loop, you would need a delided cpu and a chiller to get there at the minimum hehe.

I would rather avoid monoblock, used it on my C6H and it had realy bad temps.
Normal waterblock will get you better temps.

[Monk]

That depends entirely on your radiators to support the added heat from the vrm, if done right, it won't increase the heat at all, gives the best cooling for vrm and looks awesome.

[tacoshy]

Messaggio originale di xrodney:

Depend on your CPU, on Intel its not much but on Ryzen or my current Threadripper 2950x its a lot more than 5%, I saw increase around 60->75 fps in some games just by increasing memory speed and tightening timing.

its because of the infinity fabric bus that AMD use. Unlike AMD is Intel not depending on RAM.

AT 3200MHz to 4400MHz you will nto see more then a 1--2 fps improvement max. No game requires closely enoguh RAM usage (not capacity).

Messaggio originale di xrodney:

I would rather avoid monoblock, used it on my C6H and it had realy bad temps.
Normal waterblock will get you better temps.

Its like said to avoid race cars for racing because they consume more fuel then normal cars...
A MonoBlock unlicke a normal waterblock not only cooling the CPU but also the VRM which is helpfull and important if you want to overclock real high.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

did you want to make a ramdisk?

[tacoshy]

I use pairwise a RAM disk but often do some RAM heavy work. Also I need 4 DIMMs for quad channel as both my CPU and motherboard is capable of it.

And in the end I'm an Enthusiast, don't search for my reason in PC spending. I just buy something if it performs outstanding and looks great.