- Apr 8, 2016
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Hey everyone,
I recently went overboard and spent 2 grand on parts for my PC. Upgraded everything but the motherboard. My current setup is at the bottom of my post. I was reading online about what RAM I should buy for my computer, and after days of research, I finally went with the guy that said "Buy the fastest RAM your motherboard can support. Don't listen to people who say RAM speed doesn't matter". And with the click of a button, I had successfully bought the fastest and most expensive RAM I could find without checking the QVL. Pretty smart right? No. I can only run this RAM at 3600MHz and anything higher downclocks itself or causes a boot failure. If I run at 3866-4000MHz, the system downclocks to.... 3400MHz?
Why I don't return the RAM:
I would , but I already called Amazon, and they have to receive the return before they send the refund. I work in IT and this computer can't have downtime for as long as it would take to ship the item back to amazon, they check it, send the refund, I receive it, and then order new RAM, and then wait for the new stuff to come in. Let alone 6 hours. I am always on call
TL;DR
Can anyone recommend the BEST motherboard for Corsair CMK16GX4M2K4266C19 RAM?
Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X
i9-9900KF
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4266MHz 32GB (4x 8GB [At 3600Mhz])
ZOTAC RTX 2080TI
ASUS 1070TI (I have 6 monitors and need a second GPU for that)
Various NVME drives and SSD's as well.
(P.S. I realize you are supposed to pick the motherboard first, and then the RAM)
I recently went overboard and spent 2 grand on parts for my PC. Upgraded everything but the motherboard. My current setup is at the bottom of my post. I was reading online about what RAM I should buy for my computer, and after days of research, I finally went with the guy that said "Buy the fastest RAM your motherboard can support. Don't listen to people who say RAM speed doesn't matter". And with the click of a button, I had successfully bought the fastest and most expensive RAM I could find without checking the QVL. Pretty smart right? No. I can only run this RAM at 3600MHz and anything higher downclocks itself or causes a boot failure. If I run at 3866-4000MHz, the system downclocks to.... 3400MHz?
Why I don't return the RAM:
I would , but I already called Amazon, and they have to receive the return before they send the refund. I work in IT and this computer can't have downtime for as long as it would take to ship the item back to amazon, they check it, send the refund, I receive it, and then order new RAM, and then wait for the new stuff to come in. Let alone 6 hours. I am always on call
TL;DR
Can anyone recommend the BEST motherboard for Corsair CMK16GX4M2K4266C19 RAM?
Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X
i9-9900KF
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4266MHz 32GB (4x 8GB [At 3600Mhz])
ZOTAC RTX 2080TI
ASUS 1070TI (I have 6 monitors and need a second GPU for that)
Various NVME drives and SSD's as well.
(P.S. I realize you are supposed to pick the motherboard first, and then the RAM)
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