- Apr 26, 2015
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Hey All,
(First time poster). I've read a great deal of the posts out there, and would love to get some fresh advice as technology changes so quick. I'm building out a new X99 i7 design workstation rig, and would love some recommendations regarding RAM speed and Video Card upgrades. I'll be working mainly in Photoshop with large files + music/filmscore composition, and will also want to get into some video editing, 3D rendering, Blender, AfterFX, etc. I'd like to get a 32GB (4x8gb) ram kit minimum to start, with the option of maxing out with a total of 8 ram sticks later on. Could you all please recommend what ram speed + brand would make sense for my setup? Here's what I have going on:
i7-5820k 6-core
MSI X99A Gaming 7 (not interested in gaming, but got it for the usb 3.1 feature)
32 GB DDR4 ___________?
960 GB M500 Crucial SSD (OS drive; may upgrade to M.2 in near future )
2 x 4 TB HDs
1 x 1 TB HD
2 x 500 GB HDs
2 x nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS in SLI ( *Leftover from old Q6600 rig - Upgrade suggestions welcome )
Thermaltake Toughpower 1000 watt
Thermaltake Kandalf LCS Watercooling / Tower Case
52" Toshiba 1080p tv
So what makes sense with the ram speed, from DDR4-2400 to DDR4-3333? I've dug through pcpartpicker, and am considering G.Skills DDR4-2800 32gb 4x8GB @ $392, but does it make more sense to get slower speed ram and put the extra money into video card upgrades instead? I might consider a gentle OC as well, as long as it's stable.
All suggestions welcome and appreciated.
Thanks!
Bob
(First time poster). I've read a great deal of the posts out there, and would love to get some fresh advice as technology changes so quick. I'm building out a new X99 i7 design workstation rig, and would love some recommendations regarding RAM speed and Video Card upgrades. I'll be working mainly in Photoshop with large files + music/filmscore composition, and will also want to get into some video editing, 3D rendering, Blender, AfterFX, etc. I'd like to get a 32GB (4x8gb) ram kit minimum to start, with the option of maxing out with a total of 8 ram sticks later on. Could you all please recommend what ram speed + brand would make sense for my setup? Here's what I have going on:
i7-5820k 6-core
MSI X99A Gaming 7 (not interested in gaming, but got it for the usb 3.1 feature)
32 GB DDR4 ___________?
960 GB M500 Crucial SSD (OS drive; may upgrade to M.2 in near future )
2 x 4 TB HDs
1 x 1 TB HD
2 x 500 GB HDs
2 x nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS in SLI ( *Leftover from old Q6600 rig - Upgrade suggestions welcome )
Thermaltake Toughpower 1000 watt
Thermaltake Kandalf LCS Watercooling / Tower Case
52" Toshiba 1080p tv
So what makes sense with the ram speed, from DDR4-2400 to DDR4-3333? I've dug through pcpartpicker, and am considering G.Skills DDR4-2800 32gb 4x8GB @ $392, but does it make more sense to get slower speed ram and put the extra money into video card upgrades instead? I might consider a gentle OC as well, as long as it's stable.
All suggestions welcome and appreciated.
Thanks!
Bob
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