derelor Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) Hi! I just ordered the following parts for a new PC: [TABLE]Case | Lian Li PC-7FNW PSU | Corsair AX850 850W MB | ASUS P8Z68-V Pro CPU | Intel Core i7-2600K 3,4GHz boxed Cooler | Noctua NH-D14 RAM | G.Skill DIMM 16GB DDR3-1600 Quad-Kit (F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL, RipjawsX) HDD | Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB 64MB 7200RPM (SATA 600, Barracuda XT) GFX | MSI R6970 Lightning 2048MB Sound | Creative SB X-FI Titanium HD SB1270 Blu-ray | Samsung SH-B123L SATA black[/TABLE]Now let's wait and see what arrives first - my new parts or patch v1.1.0.8 :-) I'm gonna let you know how well DCS A-10C performs on the new rig. Cheers Edited May 23, 2011 by derelor Added soundcard 1338 - beyond leet ED Forum rules EN|DE|RU
Cibit Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Nice. I wonder if you can make a RAM drive to install A-10C on, that would speed things up somewhat:) Happy times and I hope to see you OC that sandybridge to at least 5 Gig:thumbup: i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB
KillaALF Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 You know that Sandybridge has a dual-channel memory interface, right? You need either 2 or 4 DIMMs to take advantage of that, I would suggest either 2x4GB or 4x4GB.
derelor Posted May 21, 2011 Author Posted May 21, 2011 You know that Sandybridge has a dual-channel memory interface, right? You need either 2 or 4 DIMMs to take advantage of that, I would suggest either 2x4GB or 4x4GB. My personal experience is that you will notice more performance gain from higher capacity than getting dual channel. 1338 - beyond leet ED Forum rules EN|DE|RU
KillaALF Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Considering how cheap RAM is at the moment, I would get 4x4GB DIMMs then.
MTFDarkEagle Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Nice system!!! +1 for the Noctua CPU cooler ;) It's brilliant! Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Bolt-1 Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) You know that Sandybridge has a dual-channel memory interface, right? You need either 2 or 4 DIMMs to take advantage of that, I would suggest either 2x4GB or 4x4GB. What Killa means is that the SB cpu and your MB. will only support Dual channel DDR3 and best installed in pairs. not Tri channel DDR3. The memory you chose is designed for the X58 platform, which is Tri Channel DDR3. Edited May 21, 2011 by Bolt-1 My Specs. below ASUS TUF Z390 Pro Gaming I5 9600K@4.5 Ghz. 32 Gb. G. Skill Rip Jaw V DDR4 @ 3200 MSI Gaming 1070 TI Samsung 970 EVO+ NVME Pcie 500GB Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD OCZ 120GB vertex 2 SSD Win10 64 Pro TM Warthog TM Cougar Samsuny Odyssey + CH Pro Pedals ASUS 32" 2560X1440 Main Samsung 23" LED/LCD 1920X1080 Corsair TX 850W Corsair H100i GTX HAF 932
sobek Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 What Killa means is that the SB cpu and your MB. will only support Dual channel DDR3 and best installed in pairs. not Tri channel DDR3. The memory you chose is designed for the X58 platform, which is Tri Channel DDR3. That is true, but all the tests i have seen up to now indicated that dual channel operation does not really grant you any substantial performance benefits. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
Bolt-1 Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 That is true, but all the tests i have seen up to now indicated that dual channel operation does not really grant you any substantial performance benefits. I understand that. My point was to mention what his new MB and CPU were designed for. Against the memory he purchased. That was all. 1 My Specs. below ASUS TUF Z390 Pro Gaming I5 9600K@4.5 Ghz. 32 Gb. G. Skill Rip Jaw V DDR4 @ 3200 MSI Gaming 1070 TI Samsung 970 EVO+ NVME Pcie 500GB Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD OCZ 120GB vertex 2 SSD Win10 64 Pro TM Warthog TM Cougar Samsuny Odyssey + CH Pro Pedals ASUS 32" 2560X1440 Main Samsung 23" LED/LCD 1920X1080 Corsair TX 850W Corsair H100i GTX HAF 932
derelor Posted May 21, 2011 Author Posted May 21, 2011 Thanks for all your comments, guys! I know Sandy bridge only supports single or dual channel memory configurations, not triple channel. I did not find a fast, affordable and available 4x4GB RAM module kit for dual channel use. So I ended up with 3x4=12GB. I know that means single channel mode only, but I think not having dual channel operation will not noticably affect performance. When the rig is assembled I will compare A-10C-framerates using these two configurations: 1. 2x4=8GB dual channel 2. 3x4=12GB single channel I'll post the results when I have them. 1338 - beyond leet ED Forum rules EN|DE|RU
RSharpe Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 For someone who is buying new components from scratch and not reusing old components, your RAM selection is the most bizarre thing I've seen anyone make. I still don't understand why you would buy a triple channel kit designed for and X58 motherboard for a Sandy Bridge system.
EtherealN Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Simple, he wants more RAM than 8 and found no appropriate 4x4 kit. That's really all there is to it. :P [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
KillaALF Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 I did not find a fast, affordable and available 4x4GB RAM module kit for dual channel use. http://geizhals.at/deutschland/?cat=ramddr3&xf=1454_4096~256_4x&sort=p
Boberro Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Nice setup especialy RAM amount. I also like to have many Gigs - Photoshop, Sony Vegas, 3Ds Max and so on eat large amount of memory. Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ
winz Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 http://geizhals.at/deutschland/?cat=ramddr3&xf=1454_4096~256_4x&sort=p Yes, because when you are building a new comp it is reasonable to order parts from vendors across the europe and not from the ones close to you (in case of faulty parts) that you have most positive experience with. Nice setup btw :) The Valley A-10C Version Revanche for FC 3
KillaALF Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 Yes, because when you are building a new comp it is reasonable to order parts from vendors across the europe and not from the ones close to you (in case of faulty parts) that you have most positive experience with. ??? My list = only german vendors, derelor is from Germany, what is your point?
Bucic Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 That is true, but all the tests i have seen up to now indicated that dual channel operation does not really grant you any substantial performance benefits. No *channel will. It's a marketing mumbo jumbo for the most part. F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
derelor Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 Modified first post. I forgot to add the soundcard last time. I also changed the RAM modules from 3x4 to 4x4 GBytes. After spending some time I finally found modules that would fit under the Noctua NH-D14. At first I wanted to buy Corsair Vengeance modules, but they were incompatible with the cooler due to their size. Thanks for all your comments 1338 - beyond leet ED Forum rules EN|DE|RU
derelor Posted June 2, 2011 Author Posted June 2, 2011 Parts arrived last week and I assembled it this weekend. Everything runs super fast - including DCS A-10C. Once it's affordable, I'm gonna add an OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD... 1338 - beyond leet ED Forum rules EN|DE|RU
Bucic Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 Parts arrived last week and I assembled it this weekend. Everything runs super fast - including DCS A-10C. Once it's affordable, I'm gonna add an OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD... That capacity is a total overkill! It's better to use HDD for gigs of non-performance-critical data e.g. videos. Unless you sleep on money :P F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Rahvin Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 The larger ones are also faster (similar to HDDs, but for different reasons). Also, 240 isn't even that expensive these days.... If you're dumping that much on graphics and cpu, the storage subsystem might as well see equal investment.
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