Do I Have To Follow The Lame RAM Compatibility List?

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I've narrowed my motherboard search down to 2 boards (The ASUS X99-E-10G WS and Asus Rampage V Edition 10). If I go by the RAM compatibility PDF on the Asus website for lets say the X99-E-10G-WS not only will I be paying a huge amount more for RAM, the only DDR4-3333 kit they list for that mobo is a 16GB Cosair kit and I plan to install a 32GB kit which, if I go by their PDF, would force me to buy one specific Kingston kit at DDR4-3200.

Can't I just use pcpartpicker.com and be done with it? For instance: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Lgbkcf/gskill-memory-f43333c16d32gvk

Edit: Man look at the newegg price graph. The price of that sure went up.
 
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X99 needs 4 x matched sticks to work in quad channel mode. You wouldn't buy Intel's high end platform and cripple it would you?

And no, you really don't have to follow the QVL.
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X99 needs 4 x matched sticks to work in quad channel mode. You wouldn't buy Intel's high end platform and cripple it would you?

And no, you really don't have to follow the QVL.
 
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Okay, so I should find a 4 stick kit then. So if later on I add 4 more I won't be in quad channel? How does that play out?
 
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+1 If wanting 32GB go with a 4x8GB set, also keep in mind this will require an OC of the CPU, and probably voltage adjustment of the VCCSA (CPU wasn't mentioned)
 
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Right but the RAM will still work before I overclock right? It just wont be utilizing that speed until I OC it?
 
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There are 8 DIMMS on the board. Fill 4 of them and you have the quad channel the system supports. Either one bank of 4 or both sets of 4 will work. So 4 or 8 sticks are what you're looking for. I can't imagine needing more than 32GB in a nonworkstation.
 
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You may get full speed by enabling XMP and not needing an overclock. It somewhat depends on the individual CPU and its IMC ( integrated memory controller ).
 
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Sorry, it's an i7-6850K
 
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Yes when installed they will go tto the mobos default of 2133. Also I would suggest against going in planning to 'upgrade' the DRAM, go for the full amount you will want/need in a single package from the get-go. There are no guarantees when attempting to 'add' DRAM - I covered this a bit in my DRAM FAQs and Fiction article(s), look in Fictions, items 2 and 6

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2741495/ddr3-faqs-fiction.html
 
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I've heard that bit too but I'm already over budget for this build, especially if I go with what I think I'm going to go with (The X99-E-10G WS rather than the Rampage V Edition 10). Plus because of my use case I went from originally thinking I'd start out with a GTX 1080 to now deciding on a Titan X Pascal. Anyway, 32 gigs is the least I want. If in the future I want to go to 64 I'll just sell my kit and get a new one or something. 32 gigs should be plenty for a while unless I can magically get 64 at a similar price and speed.
 
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