Hey Guys,
I was looking into getting the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus and pairing it with the Intel i7-4960X. I do a lot of video editing, 3D design, and game asset creation so I am attracted to the out of the box speed of the 4960X. I was looking at the memory speeds the motherboard supports and the max speed that is listed is PC 2400. I dont want to spend $500 + on RAM so I was looking at the PC 2133 sticks. I saw on intel's website that the 4960X supports up to a max of 1866 which got me thinking if i even needed to worry about buying the faster speed stick if the processor is going to just dumb it down. I do not plan to do much over clocking aside from something simple like using the OC Genie. I am a software guy not a hardware guy. Should I even bother looking at the 2133? While cost is not a HUGE concern i would rather not spend money on a feature if I will not even be using it.
I also saw that the MSI board says it supports PC 1800 NOT 1866.... is this a typo? I was browsing newegg and didnt find any PC 1800. If this is not a typo should I stick with the MSI board or should I consider another board? I was also looking at the ASUS X79 DELUXE which seemed like a good buy. It also looked like he had an OC feature similar to OC Genie.
Thanks a lot for your help guys!
I was looking into getting the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus and pairing it with the Intel i7-4960X. I do a lot of video editing, 3D design, and game asset creation so I am attracted to the out of the box speed of the 4960X. I was looking at the memory speeds the motherboard supports and the max speed that is listed is PC 2400. I dont want to spend $500 + on RAM so I was looking at the PC 2133 sticks. I saw on intel's website that the 4960X supports up to a max of 1866 which got me thinking if i even needed to worry about buying the faster speed stick if the processor is going to just dumb it down. I do not plan to do much over clocking aside from something simple like using the OC Genie. I am a software guy not a hardware guy. Should I even bother looking at the 2133? While cost is not a HUGE concern i would rather not spend money on a feature if I will not even be using it.
I also saw that the MSI board says it supports PC 1800 NOT 1866.... is this a typo? I was browsing newegg and didnt find any PC 1800. If this is not a typo should I stick with the MSI board or should I consider another board? I was also looking at the ASUS X79 DELUXE which seemed like a good buy. It also looked like he had an OC feature similar to OC Genie.
Thanks a lot for your help guys!
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