Choosing RAM for the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 for gaming!

[Charitos]

Hello everyone!

I have an ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 motherboard and AMD FX 8320 8-Core CPU and i want to upgrade the RAM and the graphic card!

I was wondering if i have to upgrade my RAM to 8GB (Dual Channel) or 16GB (Dual channel)? And the RAMs which i find are the Kingston Technology HyperX Beast Series 16GB Kit DDR3 at 1866MHz or the Kingston HyperX Beast 8 GB Kit (2x4 GB) 1600MHz DDR3?

Which one of these or another do you suggest? Also i want to change the graphic card, so which one do you propose for these specifications?

Please ask me anything you want or anything that i may had forgotten!

Thank you in advance!!

 

[Liereaper]

You could try this one AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory for $93.24 on amazon... and if you buy two of this one go to $186.48.... this is the fastest frequency your motherboard support and if you wish you motherboard can go up to 32gb you can buy two of this Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory for a max of 32gb of ram at the fastetst frequency your motherboard supports for a total of $441.96.

I think that my mobo supports Dual Channel and not Quad Channel!! If i but two kits of Dual Channel, will work as Dual Channel or Quad Channel?
absolutely
I am sorry for the questions but i am a bit of uninformed!

If your motherboard is the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 you have a total of 4 DIMM you could buy the first option and buy two of does. And i think should run at dual channel.

In the link that "tsuneo6" send, says that:

4 DIMM: Supports four (4) modules inserted into both the blue and black slots as two pairs of Dual-channel memory configuration

So that means that if i bought two kits of Dual Channel should work as dual channel! Is that true?

absolutely

If you buy two of the same ram and insert it on the same color slot should run as dual channel... yes its true

 

[tsuneo6]

hmmm, go check up on the r9 270x or r9 280 then. or try to save some money together. I can assure you spending the extre money is worth it.

 

[Liereaper]

The gigabyte gtx 970 is too expensive for me!!

I want something between 150$ to 190$!

Buy a Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card for 149.99 with -$10.00 mail-in rebate or $159.99with no rebate.

 

[Charitos]

You could try this one AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory for $93.24 on amazon... and if you buy two of this one go to $186.48.... this is the fastest frequency your motherboard support and if you wish you motherboard can go up to 32gb you can buy two of this Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory for a max of 32gb of ram at the fastetst frequency your motherboard supports for a total of $441.96.

I think that my mobo supports Dual Channel and not Quad Channel!! If i but two kits of Dual Channel, will work as Dual Channel or Quad Channel?
absolutely
I am sorry for the questions but i am a bit of uninformed!

If your motherboard is the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 you have a total of 4 DIMM you could buy the first option and buy two of does. And i think should run at dual channel.

In the link that "tsuneo6" send, says that:

4 DIMM: Supports four (4) modules inserted into both the blue and black slots as two pairs of Dual-channel memory configuration

So that means that if i bought two kits of Dual Channel should work as dual channel! Is that true?

absolutely

If you buy two of the same ram and insert it on the same color slot should run as dual channel... yes its true

So you mean each double channel kit on each color! Right?

 

[Charitos]

The gigabyte gtx 970 is too expensive for me!!

I want something between 150$ to 190$!

Buy a Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card for 149.99 with -$10.00 mail-in rebate or $159.99with no rebate.

Which is better for gaming? nVidia or AMD? And what are the main differences?

 

[Liereaper]

The gigabyte gtx 970 is too expensive for me!!

I want something between 150$ to 190$!

Buy a Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card for 149.99 with -$10.00 mail-in rebate or $159.99with no rebate.

Which is better for gaming? nVidia or AMD? And what are the main differences?

that is like choosing intel vs amd... amd its cheaper but nvidia its more stable also nvidia has the more marketing in games but do the same as amd. there's why you see in some games that says nvidia blablabla runs better for cod. or the other way around.

 

[tsuneo6]

it depends on the game. some games are better optimized for AMD, and some for nvidia.
generaly, nvidea has better drivers and use less power but are a bit more expensive.
then AMD uses more power but are a bit less expesnive

 

[Charitos]

Just say that my GPU supports PCI-E 2.0 not 3.0!

 

[Liereaper]

This is what i recommend... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ymdy8d see the top right corner that this would runs close to 355w. remember that this is with only does parts on them... so if you have a powersupply under 500w you should consider a new one... also thats not the price of your buy you should remove the Motherboard and cpu for a real price of this upgrades

 

[Liereaper]

Just say that my GPU supports PCI-E 2.0 not 3.0!

Still it works on them the only difference that your GPU would run on the highest limit pcie 2.0 supports but not a big difference. still they should work fine.

 

[Liereaper]

You could try this one AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory for $93.24 on amazon... and if you buy two of this one go to $186.48.... this is the fastest frequency your motherboard support and if you wish you motherboard can go up to 32gb you can buy two of this Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory for a max of 32gb of ram at the fastetst frequency your motherboard supports for a total of $441.96.

I think that my mobo supports Dual Channel and not Quad Channel!! If i but two kits of Dual Channel, will work as Dual Channel or Quad Channel?
absolutely
I am sorry for the questions but i am a bit of uninformed!

If your motherboard is the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 you have a total of 4 DIMM you could buy the first option and buy two of does. And i think should run at dual channel.

In the link that "tsuneo6" send, says that:

4 DIMM: Supports four (4) modules inserted into both the blue and black slots as two pairs of Dual-channel memory configuration

So that means that if i bought two kits of Dual Channel should work as dual channel! Is that true?

absolutely

If you buy two of the same ram and insert it on the same color slot should run as dual channel... yes its true

So you mean each double channel kit on each color! Right?

Yes 1 pair on the blue the other pair on the black but if there exactly the same brand speed and size so no need to place them like that just insert them

 

[Charitos]

Just say that my GPU supports PCI-E 2.0 not 3.0!

Still it works on them the only difference that your GPU would run on the highest limit pcie 2.0 supports but not a big difference. still they should work fine.

So if i choose an PCI Express 3.0 GPU on a PCI Express 2.0 motherboard socket, it will work on it's highest 2.0?

 

[Liereaper]

Just say that my GPU supports PCI-E 2.0 not 3.0!

Still it works on them the only difference that your GPU would run on the highest limit pcie 2.0 supports but not a big difference. still they should work fine.

So if i choose an PCI Express 3.0 GPU on a PCI Express 2.0 motherboard socket, it will work on it's highest 2.0?

Yes it does but in the real world you wont notice any difference... its a bit close like a usb 2.0 pendrive on a 3.0 usb it will still work but should run like a 2.0 not like a 3.0.. but because that's a gpu not a pendrive its les noticeable

 

[tsuneo6]

also, on the build liereaper sugested, that RAM is overkill, you'll find cheaper solutions(stick with 1600MHz, it's more then good enough)

 

[Charitos]

Is ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5 256-bit good?

http://smile.amazon.com/GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5-GeForce-256-bit-PCI-Express-OC-selected/dp/B00DBPKEOI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411926678&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+geforce+gtx+760

 

[tsuneo6]

that's a good card yes. it's better then the r9 270x, I use a gtx 760 card myself.

 

[Liereaper]

also, on the build liereaper sugested, that RAM is overkill, you'll find cheaper solutions(stick with 1600MHz, it's more then good enough)

Yes its overkill but to get the best from his motherboard and get better performance its a great choice and that one also have a low latency of 9 compare to others that have 11.... also one 1600mhz with 11 compare with a 2133 its a big real world difference and this one has a cool and useful heatsink

 

[Charitos]

What is the difference between these?

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 OC 2GB GDDR5
ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5 256-bit

 

[Liereaper]

that's a good card yes. it's better then the r9 270x, I use a gtx 760 card myself.

yes it is that's a great choice to go with

 

[Liereaper]

The biggest difference are the base clock and the boost clock that the msi one its higher that the asus one and also the output they have on them.

 

[Charitos]

So the same differences are on the Gigabyte GTX 760 GDDR5-2GB too?

http://smile.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-2GB-WINDFORCE-GV-N760OC-2GD-REV2-0/dp/B00DGM8B6O/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411927834&sr=1-2

 

[Liereaper]

No there the same the difference its that the gigabyte has 3 fans and it achieve a better resolution but there the same in case of performance.

 

[clarkjd]

I think that my mobo supports Dual Channel and not Quad Channel!! If i but two kits of Dual Channel, will work as Dual Channel or Quad Channel?

I am sorry for the questions but i am a bit of uninformed!

Think of 1 quad channel RAM kit as two matched dual channel kits.( that's how your motherboard will "see" them.) 😀