Darn Ram, Which Way Should I Go For High End Build?

[Seaneboy]

Ok, so apparently every single high end bit of ram I've went for no longer exists in the wild... I'm thinking something in the 2400mHz range is the way to go, and CL9. But, then again, I'm really not trying to spend $400 on ram.. So, perhaps I should go another route? This system will primarily be used for BF4, and bs (web/plex/whatever), and I'm hoping to do some overclocking as my chip is a good one...


Here are my build specs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (Purchased For $440.00)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $170.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($769.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($297.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($183.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($109.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Total: $2532.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 20:40 EST-0500)

 

[Seaneboy]

Did some reading up... I guess I'm going to go for the 2133mHz C9 Dominator Platinum. I know that the 4930k only supports up to 1866mHz, however I figure with the overclock, the 2133 will leave some room.

 

[Soulkeeper]

since that board is quad channel, I really wouldn't bother paying the overpriced $$$ for super fast memory.
2133 or 1866 should be a nice fit, can always overclock it if you want later
Infact, even 1600 memory is unlikely to be noticed imo

 

[DigDog]

you could grab some 2.000+ ram, and then run it with manual timings as our boy soul here, 1866 @ CL9 and 1t.

 

[Seaneboy]

you could grab some 2.000+ ram, and then run it with manual timings as our boy soul here, 1866 @ CL9 and 1t.

Looks like I'm going with 4x4 Dominator GT @ 2133 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233230 ...

Now, is running the ram at those settings better than stock clocks?

 

[Brekyrself]

Crucial Ballistix overclocks quite well. I have some of there 1600 8-8-8 running at 2200 9-9-9-28-1t.

 

[tweakboy]

Prices are soon gonna go up again.....gl

 

[tweakboy]

How you get 1t ?