Am I over doing it for high end gaming?

[michaelronnie571]

That's some budget to be honest. RAID seems like a strange choice to me also, it only covers drive failure nowadays. Everything important should be stored externally anyway.

If you absolutely must go with 32GB then I would suggest 2x16GB over the 4x8GB. You would probably get a benefit from 3200Mhz RAM as well but they don't do RGB so if it's form over function then 3000 it is. I would personally go with 2x8GB and see how it goes. In all likeliness it's going to be more than enough.

I would probably stick with the 9900k as, for gaming at least, it is still the king. There's not a lot in it though so if you preferred AMD the rest of the build still fits nice.


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Thanks for your response SCOTSTER, yes you are right it is a bit strange ( Raid ) to most builders, so this time I saved some cash and omitted it from my spec's. I have opted for the pre built VORTEX EXTREME X1. No reflection on your suggestions just inpatient

 

[michaelronnie571]

But why? The lure of getting it tomorrow? That's a shame.

Buying 32gb 2400 MHz RAM and ""upgrading"" it to 3000MHz or whatever is just wasteful versus simply buying the faster RAM outright. If you end up with the 2400MHz RAM, just stick with it. It'd be wasteful for your wallet and the environment to replace it.

With a gaming PC you upgrade (.e.g) the GPU when new stuff that didn't exist when you bought the PC comes out - that's natural. But with RAM, buying slow RAM only to replace it with faster RAM you could have bought at the outset is bonkers.

It's a powerful system and I'm sure it'll do well, it's just a shame to see such an expensive system with such an obvious flaw. I suppose PCS have to hit the price target.

Must be marketed for gamers who think an Asus Hero mobo and MOAR RAM is better than a balanced system. Marketing must work too or else they wouldn't sell it I guess.

I know you are right, But I should be able to move the RAM on ( my son ) Don't get me wrong I had to tussle with myself, ( with your advise as well ) sorry for disappointing you after all your help. I will only change it out when and if I feel it needs it. Maybe I could use the BIOS tool and over clock...https://www.pcsteps.com/7932-real-ram-speed-mhz-cas-latency/ 🤔