Is this RAM compatible with the i9-9900K?

[GosuSama]

Hi,

I'm building a higher end pc for Video editting (mostly AE) doing heavy animation work and will be needing all the RAM I can get. Recently, there's been news that the i9-9900K will be able to support 128GB ram which is great news for me. I was wondering if this RAM was compatible with my CPU and MOBO?

Here are my specs:

RAM: SAMSUNG 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM Registered DDR4 2666
LINK: https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ...e=samsung_32gb_ram-_-9SIAAYY76K8753-_-Product

MOBO: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero Z390
LINK: https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119150&cm_re=z390-_-13-119-150-_-Product

CPU: i9-9900K

Thanks!

 

[phanbuey]

I dont think registered dimms are supported on the 9900k's platform.

That being said you dont really need them for what you're doing... u might want to go x399 or x299 and use 16gb lower density dimms in quad channel

 

[GosuSama]

I dont think registered dimms are supported on the 9900k's platform

Hi Phan, thank you for your input.
Are there any RAM you could recommend in my case?

 

[phanbuey]

Hi Phan, thank you for your input.
Are there any RAM you could recommend in my case?

Honestly i would look at a workstation platform with quad channel and 8 memory slots - 32gb dimms are so expensive that going to a different platform would be the same price if not cheaper if your goal is 128gb... a threadripper or i9 /xeon platform

 

[sneekypeet]

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-HERO-WI-FI/HelpDesk_QVL/

That is where you grab a list of all proven kits known to work with that motherboard.

 

[phanbuey]

putting together a newegg.ca cart to compare...

Threadripper build: -$2550

i9 build with that mobo and ram (NOT including the $680 processor: - $2900

Workstation is faster and cheaper than consumer trying to workstation...

You're basically paying double on ram to cram 128GB into a consumer platform at this time... ~$3600 for consumer vs $2550 for workstation which is actually faster in multithreaded and has higher mem bandwith - same would apply to intel X299 (although you would pay more for the higher single threaded performance).

here is an intel 7920x build:

would be about ~$3100 (newegg.ca has some quantity issues)... but the 7920x is faster than the 9900x in multithreaded, and you're still saving about $500.

 

[GosuSama]

putting together a newegg.ca cart to compare...

Threadripper build: -$2550
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i9 build with that mobo and ram (NOT including the $680 processor: - $2900

Workstation is faster and cheaper than consumer trying to workstation...


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You're basically paying double on ram to cram 128GB into a consumer platform at this time... ~$3600 for consumer vs $2550 for workstation which is actually faster in multithreaded and has higher mem bandwith - same would apply to intel X299 (although you would pay more for the higher single threaded performance).

here is an intel 7920x build:

would be about ~$3100 (newegg.ca has some quantity issues)... but the 7920x is faster than the 9900x in multithreaded, and you're still saving about $500.

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Hi,

Thank you for the informative post. While I agree 100% that the AMD route would be more ideal for me, the reason I picked a CPU like the i9-9900K (which I know is overpriced for its value but money is not a huge concern for me) is because benchmarks show that a program like After Effects scales well with single high core clocks, rather than having multiple cores and threads while running slower clock speeds. I could have chosen the 8700K but needed the extra 2 cores that comes with the CPU. And the reason I would ideally like 128 GB of ram is due to the RAM PREVIEW of AE (aka pre-caching the video preview during edits). The more RAM I have, the more I can pre-cache what I am editting. 64 GB is currently not enough for the type of intensive workout I am doing (which is animation & motion graphics).

With that said, it seems like my MOBO cannot support any 128 GB modules with 4 slots... However, the i9-9900K is set to support 128GB ram in the near future... Are there any 128 GB ram setups I can buy that would be compatible with my MOBO (or perhaps another z390 MOBO that supports 128 GB?)

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-HERO-WI-FI/HelpDesk_QVL/

That is where you grab a list of all proven kits known to work with that motherboard.

I have parts (below) that are not on the XI Hero's list... Does this mean all 3 of these parts will not work?

Seagate BarraCuda ST3000DM008 (https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822178994)
SAMSUNG 970 PRO M.2 (https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147693)
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 (https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438065)

 

[GosuSama]

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