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I'm having an "uh-oh" moment because it's first time building a PC.
I'm a professional filmmaker, I don't do too much gaming, I used to but then I had 2 kids, but that's a whole another story. Being super keen to move on from my Apple iMac, I've actually just gone a purchased everything, when I probably should have sought out more advice first.

BUT as I just got everything, it's not too late to exchange anything just yet. So looking for some advice asap so I can decide if I need to exchange parts or just build with what I have.

Anyway here's what I bought:
- i7 5960x
- Corsair H100v2 liquid cooler
- Asus X99-AII Motherboard
- 8x 8GB Corsair Vengence LED DDR4 2666MHz Memory
- Crucial MX300 1.1TB SSD
- Toshiba 3TB 7200rpm HD
- eVGA GeForce 1070 SC Gaming ACX 8GB Graphics Card (intending to buy another one of these for 2-way SLI when I have funds again)
- Fractal Design Define R5 Mid ATX
- eVGA 750w 80PLUS G2 SuperNova Modular Power Supply
- Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
- TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter

So my main concerns at the moment are:

1) The Asus X99-AII actually reviews pretty badly, with a lot of people complaining of boot problems, DOA or total failure anywhere between 2weeks to 5 months. Read one review on Newegg that said the mobo died and took his processor with him!

Any thoughts on this? Because my thought right now is to exchange for an MSI Gaming Pro Carbon or Gigabyte GA X99 Phoenix SLI. They seem to review much better. Can anyone suggest other boards? Or am I worried about nothing and I should just build with the Asus mobo I already have?


2) The memory. I bought 2 packs of 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengence LED. Everything I read online seems to point to the fact that I needed to buy one pack of 64GB (16x4 or 8x8) and not 2 packs of 32GB.

Can anyone tell me what they think of this? Firstly in relation to the current mobo I've purchased and if you recommend I exchange my mobo then what it would mean for the one you're recommending?

3) Any other issues/advice you can give, looking at the above list of parts?


Really appreciate any advice you can give guys! Thank you!!

 
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Keep in mind when you read reviews, generally people that have bad experiences will be more inclined to post than people that have had good experiences. Most people that have good experiences with their motherboards will not even spend the time to post a positive review. As long as you look at the overall average reviews and make an informed decision you'll be all right. The most important thing you can do is go with a reputable vendor like Asus that will stand by their products and assist you, should you run into any problems. If you are spending that kind of money, what's $200 dollars more? I'd return the 1070 and get the gtx 1080. Your better off getting a better single card vs two moderate graphics cards. Another important...
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Only two issues I see... I'd get 32/64 GB RAM right now or you'll be crippled bad. As in I'd return my 8 GB and do that now. SLI doesn't help much if any at all in rendering. You need better performance buy a better card. You can sell your 1070 and get a 1080/Titan Pascal later if you decide but I don't suggest a second 1070.
 
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You don't think it'll be an issue using two 32GB packs instead of one 64GB pack? Posts I read seemed to mention putting a lot of strain on the memory controller and youtube vids seem to say you need to buy one pack of RAM for the amount you want, so if you want 32GB buy one 32GB pack, if you want 16gb, buy one 16gb pack etc etc

Also any thoughts on the motherboard? Those reviews I'm reading about it are making me worry a lot about the reliability of the thing,
 
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Try the memory first, it is very likely that there will be no problems at all. They are the same kits, after all.

As for the motherboard, YMMV. Reviews can be a tad misleading, since people mostly tend to leave them when something is wrong. I would not worry about it - if it fails, you can always replace it. Replacing it before trying would be a little premature. Any electronic component can die outright or last for a decade or more - no guarantees.
 
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Keep in mind when you read reviews, generally people that have bad experiences will be more inclined to post than people that have had good experiences. Most people that have good experiences with their motherboards will not even spend the time to post a positive review. As long as you look at the overall average reviews and make an informed decision you'll be all right. The most important thing you can do is go with a reputable vendor like Asus that will stand by their products and assist you, should you run into any problems. If you are spending that kind of money, what's $200 dollars more? I'd return the 1070 and get the gtx 1080. Your better off getting a better single card vs two moderate graphics cards. Another important reason to not go sli is due to your existing case Fractal Design Define R5 Mid ATX. The bottom card will be located right above the psu, not leaving an adequate gap (between the psu and the bottom of the lower gpu) so air will be starved and unable to hit the gpu adequately. If your going to go sli, make sure you use a FULL atx case to house your internal components. Going sli will just further complicate your setup for when you run into issues, you'll have to do twice the amount of troubleshooting.
 
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