New to the community, sorry for the long post.
Is there a major visible difference here? I use the computer for a lot of gaming, also 3-d applications like 3ds-MAX and Maya, so it's pretty system intensive stuff. The setup is currently under-construction, here's the main specs:
ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 OR GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 - mobo.
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 - video
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition - CPU
I can provide more info if needed.
The ASUS mobo. only supports DDR3 1600 (2000OC). The GIGABYTE supports DDR3 2200, but apparently not DDR3 1600, so I'd have to use 1333. I know the Gig got the 2010 mobo award from Tom's, but from what I've read people seem to be much more satisfied with the ASUS.
Question is, is it worth getting the GIGABYTE just for the DDR3 2200 support?
DDR3 2200 Cas Latency 9 - $300 (8 gigs)
DDR3 1600 Cas Latency 7 - $220 (12 Gigs)
I can get the ASUS and use 1600 with a lower latency for a little cheaper, also get more RAM. But if 2200 outperforms the 1600 by a significant amount I may spend the money. Is there another option?
Also, how much lower does latency need to be to really see a difference?
Is there a major visible difference here? I use the computer for a lot of gaming, also 3-d applications like 3ds-MAX and Maya, so it's pretty system intensive stuff. The setup is currently under-construction, here's the main specs:
ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 OR GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 - mobo.
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 - video
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition - CPU
I can provide more info if needed.
The ASUS mobo. only supports DDR3 1600 (2000OC). The GIGABYTE supports DDR3 2200, but apparently not DDR3 1600, so I'd have to use 1333. I know the Gig got the 2010 mobo award from Tom's, but from what I've read people seem to be much more satisfied with the ASUS.
Question is, is it worth getting the GIGABYTE just for the DDR3 2200 support?
DDR3 2200 Cas Latency 9 - $300 (8 gigs)
DDR3 1600 Cas Latency 7 - $220 (12 Gigs)
I can get the ASUS and use 1600 with a lower latency for a little cheaper, also get more RAM. But if 2200 outperforms the 1600 by a significant amount I may spend the money. Is there another option?
Also, how much lower does latency need to be to really see a difference?