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Processor | i5-4690K @ 3.7ghz |
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Motherboard | Asus Z97-A |
Cooling | Corsair H100 |
Memory | 16GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 660 TI 2GB PE/OC |
Storage | 125gb SSD, 256gb SSD, 500gb HDD, 1tb HDD, 2tb HDD |
Display(s) | Acer G235HAbd 23" |
Case | Corsair C70 Vengeance |
Audio Device(s) | SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless |
Power Supply | Antec Earthwatts 650w |
Mouse | SteelSeries Rival 3 |
Keyboard | MS Sidewinder X4 |
Software | Windows 10x64 Pro |
hohkay, soh. sure this has been asked like a jillion times, forgive me the cardinal sin of not searching this specific forum before posting.
ive got a brand new i5-4690k, asus z97-a and corsair h100i waiting to get voltron'd together, and im looking to squeeze in a modest ram upgrade in as well (in the mean time ive got 2x4gb g.skill ddr3 1600, cas9 @ 1.5v)
from what i can see, 1600/c9 is still a good entry point for gaming. 2133/c10 would then seem to be a decent step up (tho performance increase in games appears to be negligible), but most 2133 kits seem to be 1.6-1.65v, and depending on which threads you read, for haswell cpus you either risk damage at that voltage or are totally fine.
i did dig up the mobo's memory QVL sheet and (FWIW) does list 1.65v kits in several flavors
assuming i wont see any significant difference in normal day-to-day useage between c9, 10, 11, im eyeing http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231653 , which is a 1.6v set, but would love a [2nd..3rd..4th..Nth] opinion
ive got a brand new i5-4690k, asus z97-a and corsair h100i waiting to get voltron'd together, and im looking to squeeze in a modest ram upgrade in as well (in the mean time ive got 2x4gb g.skill ddr3 1600, cas9 @ 1.5v)
from what i can see, 1600/c9 is still a good entry point for gaming. 2133/c10 would then seem to be a decent step up (tho performance increase in games appears to be negligible), but most 2133 kits seem to be 1.6-1.65v, and depending on which threads you read, for haswell cpus you either risk damage at that voltage or are totally fine.
i did dig up the mobo's memory QVL sheet and (FWIW) does list 1.65v kits in several flavors
assuming i wont see any significant difference in normal day-to-day useage between c9, 10, 11, im eyeing http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231653 , which is a 1.6v set, but would love a [2nd..3rd..4th..Nth] opinion