Arfur Schrunkunpecker
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I'm planning on a new build in the next few months. I don't expect to overclock, although I do really like the idea of having the Gigabyte Z77X-UP7. (I know it's overkill.)
I'm assuming that because I don't plan on overclocking I should just go ahead with 1600 RAM? I'll probably go with about 16 Gigs of it. One reason I don't overclock so much is that the summer in Japan is really humid here (requiring faster ram) and I'm trying to stay efficient, even though I like paying for decent parts for new build every 3 or so years.
So I expect the rig to be the UP7, 3770K, 16 gigs of 1600 RAM, Adata ASX900 256 SSD, 2 HDDs, Sapphire HD7970 (or better), Asus Sound card for Headphone games/music, and a case big enough for the video card. (Maybe I could use my RV02 and remove one of the bottom case fans, but I prefer to keep the bottom fans pushing the air up through the video card, hence the need for a bigger case (maybe the RV03).
I overclocked the Asus P6T Deluxe V2 here in Japan a few years ago (via this forum) but the summer temps meant a RAM upgrade which I decided not to do.
Anyway,
If you have any advice you'd like to throw my way, please chime in.
Cheers.
I'm assuming that because I don't plan on overclocking I should just go ahead with 1600 RAM? I'll probably go with about 16 Gigs of it. One reason I don't overclock so much is that the summer in Japan is really humid here (requiring faster ram) and I'm trying to stay efficient, even though I like paying for decent parts for new build every 3 or so years.
So I expect the rig to be the UP7, 3770K, 16 gigs of 1600 RAM, Adata ASX900 256 SSD, 2 HDDs, Sapphire HD7970 (or better), Asus Sound card for Headphone games/music, and a case big enough for the video card. (Maybe I could use my RV02 and remove one of the bottom case fans, but I prefer to keep the bottom fans pushing the air up through the video card, hence the need for a bigger case (maybe the RV03).
I overclocked the Asus P6T Deluxe V2 here in Japan a few years ago (via this forum) but the summer temps meant a RAM upgrade which I decided not to do.
Anyway,
If you have any advice you'd like to throw my way, please chime in.
Cheers.