Intel 4790K + Asus Maximus VII + ??RAM??

[acts7seven]

New build --
mobo: Asus Maximus VII z97
cpu: Intel 4790K

main use: heavy coding lots of multitasking, gaming (some). Will be using CPU's graphics card. Maybe its overkill but I don't want to upgrade for a while.

QUESTION: on this mobo and cpu/processor...
Am I better with lower voltage and slower RAM? I've heard Intel processors benefit from greater speed and depend less on timings.
However looking at a
CAS Latency of 9 with a 1.5V on 1600
vs
CAS Latency of 11+ with a 1.65v on 2400
Which will provide the greatest benefit for multitasking?

ALSO -- Does this processor and mobo support quad channel ?
My current system has 4 identical sticks of 8Gb RAM but I did not by quad-channel

Compare 1600 RAM at Newegg

Compare 2400 RAM at Newegg

 

[faalin]

if money allows for it I would look into these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226562

they will be faster then the 2400 CAS11 sticks and a hell of a lot faster then the 1600mhz. Im running those sticks only in the 16gb config with same board and cpu as you.

No the board does not support quad channel but will run them in dual channel mode

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Faster the memory, better the CPU OC, better in CPU intensive tasks. Latency matters but with such a good MC (Memory controller), its wiser to focus on Speed, I'd go with CL11 2400MHz.

Even if you put quad channel sticks in it, it'll run as two dual channels, no incompatibilities there, you can put your old 4X8GB in it, provided the sticks were a set, not bought differently, as sticks are not too fond of working with other non-pair sticks.

In a nutshell, more speed will provide better results than a bit lower CL.

 

[acts7seven]

if money allows for it I would look into these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226562

they will be faster then the 2400 CAS11 sticks and a hell of a lot faster then the 1600mhz. Im running those sticks only in the 16gb config with same board and cpu as you.

No the board does not support quad channel but will run them in dual channel mode

Thanks. I'm not too familiar with the Mushkin brand. And the reviews on their other RAM products range between 3 and 4 stars. I'm more interested in long term dependability than getting every last ounce of OC from RAM.

Thoughts?

 

[faalin]

Well I have some Mushkin blackline running on a x58 board rated at 1600mhz overclocked to 2200mhz. That's 5 year old ram running 24/7 back when ram was not ratted to run that high, or was very rare to see sticks that high.

Also Mushkin and G.Skill ram run the same chips on their sticks. I've ran corsair and g.skill ram back in the past, everyone has their favorite manufacture of ram. I switched over 5 years ago when a set of corsair dominator sticks could not OC as much as the Mushkin sticks. Been a Mushkin fan ever since, have 6 computers running different Mhz and size sticks none have ever failed or given me issues.

Just get the fastest ram you ran with the lowest CAS possible within budget and you will be happy.

 

[acts7seven]

One more question:
Comparing my current setup to my proposed new setup. For heavy multi-tasking, intensive coding, and some gaming
Will this be a marked improvement / ie money well spent?

current:
case: Cooler Master HAF XM (keeping)
mobo: ASUS z77 (giving to someone)
cpu: Intel 3570K (giving to someone)
RAM: 32Gb G.Skill Sniper Gaming DDR3 1866 (giving to someone)
PSU: Thermaltake TPG-750M Gold (giving to someone)
COOLER: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo (giving to someone)
GPU: Intel 4000 cpu based

NEW TO BUILD:
case: Cooler Master HAF XM (same)
mobo: ASUS Maximus VII Hero [[[ PURCHASE ]]]
cpu: Intel 4790K [[[ PURCHASE ]]]
RAM: G.Skill Trident X DDR3 2400 [[[ PURCHASE ]]]
PSU: Thermaltake TPD-0750M Gold [[[ PURCHASE ]]](only because giving to someone)
COOLER: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo [[[ PURCHASE ]]](only because giving to someone)
GPU: Intel 4600 cpu based
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Estimated cost of mobo, cpu, and RAM = $900

Is the RAM worth purchasing -- or would the current RAM produce almost identical results (32Gb G.Skill Sniper Gaming DDR3 1866)
If they are very close -- then perhaps I would only need to purchase 16 Gb of RAM for the person I'm giving my old rig to.
Thoughts?
$174 for RAM if buy 16Gb for someone else and keep the DDR3 1866
$350ish for RAM if I buy 32Gb for myself.
Difference of $200.

Being able to do things fast does matter to me. But if I won't be slowed down by going with 1866 vs 2400... thoughts?

 

[Tradesman1]

Yes, I think you'll be happy, the iGPU is better and the over all rig is also, I still have my 3570K (at 4.7) in sig, 32GB of 2400/10 Tris, and comparing it to either of my Hero builds using the same GPU the newer Hero builds are much better overall rigs