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jmac

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I'm going to update some components on my pc: Mobo, CPU, RAM.

CPU: 6700k
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z170x Gaming 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128835
RAM: ?

Looking for opinions on the mobo. I went with gigabyte partly because that is what I have now and haven't had any issues. Also, because I wanted two m.2 slots and this board had it at a nice price point. Most other manufacturers' mobos were around $300 to get two m.2 ports.

Is there something the mobo is missing that I should have?

I've built two rigs. I never put much thought into memory. I bought corsair because I knew the name. Then I bought as much as I could afford.

As I was researching mobos I read a lot of reviews that people had issues with memory (across different boards and different manufacturers). Now I want to ensure that I get it right instead of the apparent dumb luck that previously worked for me.

I looked at Gigabyte's approved memory for the board (http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=6028#) and the list shows all memory as native 2133. Does that mean I can only buy 2133 RAM?

I wanted to buy this: CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) memory kit Model CMD32GX4M4A2800C16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820233736

However, it's not on the approved list. Does that mean it won't work?

All help is appreciated.
 
That RAM will work perfectly fine with your board. Without getting to involved with the details Your board supports RAM speeds from 2133-3866 if overclocked. The 2133 is basically the "minimum" Speed it supports. As far as the MoBo goes, the majority of us are ASUS fanboys, but honestly these days QC is good across the board with all manufactures. As far as our opinions on if it has everything you'll need, Well we don't know what you plan on doing now or in the future to tell you that, but with that said, unless you're planning on running Titan's in SLI and doing heavy VIdeo Editing etc, you're going to be just fine.
 
@jmac Newegg just dropped like 40bucks off 6700..........do you buy now or wait 2 days..........I shoulda waited 4 days :(
 
Sorry. Where your board is a good choice....im an AMD fan boy so I wont be much help. Though i will say choosing Gigabyte as your mobo is smart, the DualBIOS is nice
 
Snakebabies said:
@jmac Newegg just dropped like 40bucks off 6700..........do you buy now or wait 2 days..........I shoulda waited 4 days :(
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Thanks for the heads up. My local microcenter has it for for $260. I try to buy local when possible.

More RAM questions.
On my desktop I only game and edit bf videos for you tube. Is 32G of RAM too much for use case? And should I buy two or four sticks?

Oh, and is the fan necessary to cool the memory?
 
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I actually have that mobo, no complaints although overclocking the cpu can prove challenging as the voltage control is kinda.............................. eh. I forgot what my voltage is but its higher than i really want, its not over the 1.4v no go zone but still higher than it should be. The board has Voltage drops for the cpu so you have to run it a bit higher. Im still sitting at 4.5Ghz, but im thinking i might have been able to get 4.6GHZ on one of thoes msi/asus boards. Aso for what memory im running with it and what else i got plunged in check my signature. I have also used G.Skill Ram on this mobo just fine but swaped it out for the LPX ram so i could fit the giant D-15 CPU cooler.
 
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