I got my hands on an AMD FX-8300 and at this point I'm kind of building a system around it. System will be used primarily as a home office machine but will do weekend duty as a gaming rig and audio / video production studio. Hence, the advantage of the CPU with a lower TDP for "everyday" use but with the capability to push it hard when performance is needed.
Here's where I'm leaning on some of the basic components:
Mobo - ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Graphics - for the time being, will probably be a single Nvidia GTX 700 series or Radeon R9 series, with the possibility of upgrading to a SLI / Crossfire setup in the future (though I question whether these more expensive cards are going to be underutilized on a board that doesn't support PCI-e 3.0, but that's a topic for another thread).
RAM (*this is where I'm hung up - see below) - Given the audio production I'm looking to go a little overboard with 32GB of RAM. I like the construction of the Mushkin Redline models (with a ridgeback heat spreader screwed to the PCB). In general the Mushkins seem to offer a good combination of low latency and low price.
Cooling - looking at the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
*Question: I'm getting lost in the details of picking out an appropriate RAM for my mobo/CPU. The specs for the Sabertooth imply that it supports a ram clock speed up to 1866, but the Qualified Vendor List from ASUS lists a number of RAM modules for speeds up to 2400. I might get into oc'ing the RAM down the road but for starters I'd like something that will run at the top speed the board will support in "stock" configuration. Overall, the QVL is very limited but I can't imagine that those are the only modules a popular board like the Sabertooth will support.
As you might surmise, I'm admittedly a little out of my depth here despite days of research on these forums trying to gain an understanding of selecting RAM for a modern system (my last full build was 10 years ago). So I'd love to hear some confirmation of what 32GB RAM packages that can be fully utilized by the Sabertooth / FX-83xx combo, along with whatever tender guidance you see fit to offer. Thanks in advance,
Here's where I'm leaning on some of the basic components:
Mobo - ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Graphics - for the time being, will probably be a single Nvidia GTX 700 series or Radeon R9 series, with the possibility of upgrading to a SLI / Crossfire setup in the future (though I question whether these more expensive cards are going to be underutilized on a board that doesn't support PCI-e 3.0, but that's a topic for another thread).
RAM (*this is where I'm hung up - see below) - Given the audio production I'm looking to go a little overboard with 32GB of RAM. I like the construction of the Mushkin Redline models (with a ridgeback heat spreader screwed to the PCB). In general the Mushkins seem to offer a good combination of low latency and low price.
Cooling - looking at the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
*Question: I'm getting lost in the details of picking out an appropriate RAM for my mobo/CPU. The specs for the Sabertooth imply that it supports a ram clock speed up to 1866, but the Qualified Vendor List from ASUS lists a number of RAM modules for speeds up to 2400. I might get into oc'ing the RAM down the road but for starters I'd like something that will run at the top speed the board will support in "stock" configuration. Overall, the QVL is very limited but I can't imagine that those are the only modules a popular board like the Sabertooth will support.
As you might surmise, I'm admittedly a little out of my depth here despite days of research on these forums trying to gain an understanding of selecting RAM for a modern system (my last full build was 10 years ago). So I'd love to hear some confirmation of what 32GB RAM packages that can be fully utilized by the Sabertooth / FX-83xx combo, along with whatever tender guidance you see fit to offer. Thanks in advance,