ASRock X79 Extreme 11 + i7-4930k + Memory?

tbully

Honorable
Nov 25, 2013
2
0
10,510
Hi Everyone -

Admittedly it has been a few years since I've built a high power PC (gaming). In that time, a lot has changed so I'm trying to get up to speed.

I (think) I've decided on an ASRock X79 Extreme11 with an i7-4930k.

I would like 16GB running quad channel if possible. However, my hunch is the QVL for memory has not been updated recently on the ASRock site. I'm having a hard time finding a decent memory solution for the part numbers they list. (some have been discontinued, etc)

For instance, I was considering CMD16GX3M4A2800C12. However, the one they have on their QVL is a C11 (CAS latency is 11 vs 12). Maybe that's overkill, though, because if I go strictly by their QVL, I find that F3-2800C11Q-16GTXDG is still available for much less than the Corsair.

I was wondering if anyone has some good suggestions on memory kits for my situation. Performance is slightly more important than cost but I don't want to get TOO out of hand.

Help!

(and thank you!)
 
Solution
QVLs are generally useless. But thanks to the return policies of most retails and online stores things are easy to return these days if in the very rare case that it does not. Buy that RAM you are considering, it will work.

tbully

Honorable
Nov 25, 2013
2
0
10,510


Thanks for your response but hoping to get some recent expert advice.

My build is a bit on the over kill, side (as admitted to) so thanks for calling me out. :)

With that said, I do want it to work. Hence my question regarding what's on the QVL vs. what is actually available.

Take care.