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[Mongor62]

Hello All.

I haven't built a Intel rig in quite some time so i am just double checking and seeing if i am choosing the right parts for the job as in compatibility and the right choice for the money.

Asus P8Z77-V LX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131824

Gskill DDR3 1066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231308

Intel i5 2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

I put the Ram in there just cause i wanted to double check that i could go two not three dimms and for the price that would total around $310 before taxes. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[carlosb]

It's all fine except the RAM. Your motherboard doesn't support 1066MHz, it only supports:

DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333

As stated by Newegg. Other than that it's good

 

[azeem40]

3 dimms is for triple channel. Go 2 dimms for dual channel.

 

[Mongor62]

The main reason i brought up the 2 dimms is because i remember in the past it was 3 but i wasn't sure why, at that time i was into AMD. so as stated before i am mainly just double checking 2 not 3 for that processor.

Gskill DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426

Better?

 

[azeem40]

Yes, those are great.

 

[Mongor62]

One last thing about that Ram based on the specs i seen for the 2500k (Link below) it lists 1066 and 1333, so am i limited to those?

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589

 

[carlosb]

One last thing about that Ram based on the specs i seen for the 2500k (Link below) it lists 1066 and 1333, so am i limited to those?

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589

i5 2500k actually supports 1600MHz. This is good if you're planning on overclocking. However it might default to 1333MHz in which case you might want to go into the BIOS and set it to 1600MHz.

 

[Mongor62]

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[Mongor62]

Thank you!! Carlosb & Azeem40!