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PowerDev

PowerDev

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Hi to all:)

I'm a seasoned web developer, new poster (old user) to Tom's, here doing my 1st Windows build.

I've built plenty of Macbook Pro's in the past, and 2 years ago I went out on my own (started my own web development business) and I'm doing great.

It's time however to upgrade my system and since cost-wise you can get a lot better (higher performing) system by building it yourself, I thought now would be the time to jump in :)


My question is about DDR4 memory.

Everything that I see advertised is all about overclocking and frequency rates etc etc.

I want to put 32GB in the rig below, but I need to know whether to by 2400, 2800, 3000...?

Is it stable at 3000? I don't want to be overclocking and all that... just a nice quiet system with some real guts and plenty of upgrade-ability.

What brand and frequency should I buy for this system?


My use-case scenario for this system is ZERO gaming, lots of coding and web development, lots of internet work, lots of Adobe including Photoshop, Illustrator, light Premiere Pro, 4k video playback (as in watching clients' newly created advertising videos) and server programming.

My new build currently stands at:

Intel 6700k 4.0Ghz CPU
Asrock z170 Fatality Professional i7 MotherBoard
BeQuiet Dark Rock TF CPU Cooler
3x Samsung 950 Pro - 512Gb SSD Drives
EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX+ 2.0 GPU (used)
Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent PSU
Corsair 750D Case
Windows 10 Pro
CyberPower 1500 Sine-wave Backup UPS
with Thermal paste & a LG dvd player I'm at $2,970

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hfPhsY

For monitors I use 3x Dell 2415 at 1980x1200

Internet wise, I run a SB6183 Modem and a Asus RT-AC88U which supports
teaming, which I plan to use with the dual GB Ports on the motherboard and
the Windows 10 workaround code.

I purposely decided to wait another year (2017) to upgrade to a solid 4k setup.

My plan there is to upgrade to:

6 Core Processor (z270 maybe?)
New motherboard also based on NVMe ssd's
Pascal Graphics Card(s)
2x 4k Monitors + the 3 I use now.

I think everything else in my build will be re-usable...?

Anybody spot any issues there?


I have most of the parts from Amazon already, but I'm still in the return period if I need to change anything.

Thank you in advance for your input and thoughts... and while I'm at it, thank you all for all the great information over the past few years on Tom's Hardware. This is a great forum.

Sincerely,

PowerDev in Naples FL.

Update:

I was thinking of using GSkill Trident 3000 2x16GB Case 14?

 
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Tradesman1
It will depend on your individual CPU, and how strong it's MC is, can run the 2x16GB at stock settings. One nice thing, if say you don want to OC right now, you could drop to 3000 or even 2800 at an even tighter CL and still have near same performance of the spec 3200/14
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PowerDev

PowerDev

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Thanks for your answer Tradesman!

I figured out how to ask the question a little better though...

Will I have to overclock the 6700k CPU if I use Gskill Trident 3000 case 14
32Gb memory in a 2x16Gb setup?

 
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It will depend on your individual CPU, and how strong it's MC is, can run the 2x16GB at stock settings. One nice thing, if say you don want to OC right now, you could drop to 3000 or even 2800 at an even tighter CL and still have near same performance of the spec 3200/14
 
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PowerDev

PowerDev

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- The NEW BUILD - TOTAL SETUP -

Ok men... here she is! Finished and shining, all bugs worked out!

I'll be upgrading to a gtx 1070 in a few more months.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/PowerDev/saved/cLT6Mp

or

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kKtgTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kKtgTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $363.99)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $88.49)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (Purchased For $194.95)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (Purchased For $199.99)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $323.87)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $323.87)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $323.87)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (Purchased Amazon - Used - For $284.99)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $147.95)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $214.95)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $26.95)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit (Purchased For $119.99)
Case Fan Replacement: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan (Purchased For $18.55)
Case Fan Replacement: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan (Purchased For $18.55)
Case Fan Replacement: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM 78.7 CFM 140mm Fan (Purchased For $18.55)
Monitor: Dell U2415 24.1" 60Hz Monitor (Purchased For $268.99)
Monitor: Dell U2415 24.1" 60Hz Monitor (Purchased For $268.99)
Keyboard: Logitech K740 Wired Slim Keyboard (Purchased For $67.99)
Mouse: Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball (Purchased For $29.99)
Speakers: Logitech Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers (Purchased For $34.95)
UPS: CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS (Purchased For $214.95)
Other: ARRIS SURFboard SB6183 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem (Purchased For $95.00)
Other: Asus Omni Antenna (WL-ANT-191) (Purchased For $34.69)
Other: ASUS Dual-Band AC1900 Repeater Range Extender Media Bridge Access Point (RP-AC68U) (Purchased For $159.99)
Other: PC Internal Mini Onboard Speaker (Purchased For $4.99)
Other: Transcend USB 3.0 Super Speed Multi-Card Reader (Purchased For $14.49)
Other: Expansion 4 Port Hub USB 2.0 to Dual USB 9 Pin Mainboard (Purchased For $8.88)
Other: ASUS Dual-Band Wireless-AC3100 Gigabit Router (RT-AC88U) (Purchased For $299.99)
Other: OWC Mercury Elite Pro 3.0TB 7200 RPM (Purchased For $197.99)
Other: Kingston Digital USB 3.0 100MB/s Read 45MB/s Write DataTraveler (DTR30G2/32GB) (Purchased For $12.85)

Total: $4384.24

Other: Adobe Master Collection CS7 ( This rig opens Photoshop and Illustrator in 2 seconds flat! )

I run both the 32bit and 64bit versions of Firefox, along with Chrome 64 AND Chrome 64 Canary - 4 plus browsers while running Photoshop, Illustrator, Sublime Text, Text Edit, Scrivener, and Word, and I haven't had a snag or a slow down in the 2 months since she's been running.

I also run both Gigabyte ports into the Asus 3100, it has 8 ports anyway, and I use a VPN on 1 port also.

(I wish Win10 would do Link-Aggregation???)

Also, I run the cpu at stock 4.0ghz and the ram non-overclocked.

I have the 1st Sammy 950 with OS and programs only, the second with files only, and the third as a scratch disk.

I haven't started video editing 4k yet, but I think the new gtx 1070 will help out in that category.

This rig runs like a beastly champ!


Thanks again for all your help... that's all folks.
 
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PowerDev

PowerDev

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Apr 7, 2016
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Ok, maybe that's not all!

I also bought some barbecue grill paint and L-Shaped brackets at Lowe's, and mounted the LG Optical Drive inside the cabinet since I'm not using the hard-drive bays (3 X M.2 Samsung 950's instead).

It's facing the window on the 750D, so the drive isn't sticking out the front of the case.

It's there if I need it, and the front of the case is unblemished :)


The two monitors are 1980 x 1200 but I want a third.

Next purchases will be the GTX 1070 & a single 4k Monitor to round out the 3 monitor system.

:)

p.s. Yes, I'm kinda giddy and overly happy! (Shoot me or troll me or whatever...lol)
 
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