Did I choose completely compatilbe components?

Zjajo

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My current PC is my first build in about 12yrs. When I built this PC in December '17 I was in the middle of finishing my computer-related degree and built it based on upgrade-ability, potential usefulness, and occasional gaming habits. Weeks before I had purchased the hardware I had done quite a lot of component comparisons and reading forums to help me decide the type of hardware to purchase. Building this PC was a big and exciting event for me and I still get a thrill out of the blazing fast starts and general usage compared to my old dual core AMD, however I recently wondered if I am bottlenecking performance in some way, whether it be hardware or BIOS configuration related. I am not a newbie when it comes to PCs but I did have confusion about some of the new-to-me motherboard features when I pieced it together that I have often wondered about. I will try to list as much information as I believe is needed for this question.

COMPONENTS
Mobo: Asus TUF X299 Mark 1 - https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/TUF-X299-MARK-1/

CPU: Intel i7-7800X(no overclocking) - https://ark.intel.com/products/123589/Intel-Core-i7-7800X-X-series-Processor-8_25M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHz

Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate cooler - http://www.cryorig.com/r1-ultimate_us.php

*RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2 x 8gb DDR4 @ 2400mhz CL16(overclocked to 2666mhz @ stock 1.2v) - https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/VENGEANCE%C2%AE-LPX-16GB-%282x8GB%29-DDR4-DRAM-2400MHz-C16-Memory-Kit---Black/p/CMK16GX4M2A2400C16

GPU: Asus Turbo GTX 1080Ti(no overclocking) - https://www.asus.com/us/Graphics-Cards/TURBO-GTX1080TI-11G/

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G3 - https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=220-G3-0850-X1

OS Drive: Samsung 960 EVO 500gb - https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/960evo/

2nd Storage Drive: Seagate 2TB FireCuda Gaming SSHD - https://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/hdd/firecuda/#3-5-inch-specs

Case: Custom built case made to look like a piece of my home entertainment and not some flashy, brighty, changy-color thing


OTHER STUFF
OS: Windows 10 Education(because education matters)

OS Update: Windows update(August 2018 release)

GPU Driver: 399.07

BIOS Version: 11.11.55.1509

**CPU Speed/Temp: highest recorded 4200mhz @ 60c

**GPU Speed/Temp: highest recorded 1900mhz @ 72c

*NOTE: I use an X.M.P. Profile for my RAM and then select "DDR4 @ 2666mhz" from a drop down list within my BIOS that is only available if "X.M.P. Profile" is selected. This results in a message during loading that states "overclocking 20%" and appears under the Asus TUF logo.

**NOTE: I use HWMonitor and Asus GPU Tweak II when I monitor the numbers. Also, I use a custom fan curve for the GPU so that it kicks up higher at lower temps than the stock fan curve, but the GPU clock remains at stock speeds.


Everything I do with this PC is much faster than my last PC, and I do not get the chance to toy with many higher-end PCs, so I do not have much to compare my performance to except through recorded online benchmarks by other enthusiasts with similar hardware. When I compare the scores I receive using the free benchmark tests I run(Cinebench @ 1347, Unigine Superposition @ 8675, Samsung Magician @ 2686 Read/1624 Write, and others) my scores seems to be considerably less than other, similar systems. So, the question is the same as the title "Did I choose completely compatible components?". Also, is any specific component bottlenecking another component?



 
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There is no way to predict the success of adding more memory. It might or it might not "play nice". It is always a gamble. The only guaranteed answer is to buy a matched set of four DIMMs and sell your two-DIMM set.

kanewolf

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If you are paying extra for an X299 motherboard and CPU, then you should buy RAM in a set of four DIMMs to use all the memory channels available on your CPU. So you have cut the available memory performance in half. That will limit CPU performance for some things.
 

Zjajo

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I have recently been considering adding additional memory for just that reason but i am hesitant because I read that it would not be much of an upgrade to utilize quad channel over dual channel. I have also read that I can have issues if I just install just two sticks instead of buying a kit of four, but how likely are these issues if I buy two more sticks of the same memory that I currently have?
 

kanewolf

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There is no way to predict the success of adding more memory. It might or it might not "play nice". It is always a gamble. The only guaranteed answer is to buy a matched set of four DIMMs and sell your two-DIMM set.
 
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