Ram 4000mhz safe ?

[DukiNuki]

Hey guys

if i get Asus Maximus VIII Impact which is capable of running memories at 4000mhz with xmp
and get G.Skill TridentZ 16GB 4000mhz DDR4 and run them on this am i at more risk of failure than if i went with 3200mhz sticks ?

what are the risks of getting a 4000mhz memory ? ( note that both 3200 and 4000 run at 1.35v )

would you recommend 4000mhz over 3200mhz just for gaming ?

 

[DukiNuki]

totally unrelated question but how do i get motherboard covers ? the ones that cover the motherboard so it looks even sexier from side panel ? you know the ones that only leave the slots open and rest is covered in black

techgeek ya i saw it it was GTA V if i'm not mistaking , its too expensive for the tiny invisible advantage it gives

 

[DukiNuki]

ok one last thing , lets say years later , how things will change ? will memory speed become less important or more games will start to benefit from higher memory speed ?

 

[Robert Cook]

well even CAS latency 16 for 3200 is not bad, and the more I think of it $25 is a hefty sum considering how much DDR4 prices have dropped since introduction. lets put it this way, for $25 you could get a better cooler or something that can lead to say a better overclock, and thus more performance per dollar.

 

[techgeek]

Both 14 cas and 16 cas are TridentZ but theres like 25 bucks difference . just wanted to know if 14 cas is worth the 25 bucks 😀

i really like ROG boards but they are overkill for my situation as im not OCing but still it screams quality and high endness , damn

my wild side still says burn that money and go ROG + 4000 but when i actually think 😀 i wanna go 3200 + ROG or MSI ( that s another night mare i gotta go through deciding )

I know you don't want to hear this, but I've built two systems for my son's friends with the ASUS Z170-A motherboards and they are excellent price conscious motherboards. Both used DDR4 2400 RAM (2 X 8GB). This motherboard supports SLI / CrossFire if you so need that option. It has M.2 as well. I guarantee that you'd be hard pressed to tell any difference between your "ideal" system and these ones as long as the rest was equal. They should overclock as well as the VIII Impact as long as both CPU's are on air cooling / AiO water cooling.

I'm betting that you could get the CPU, RAM and motherboard above for what you are paying for just the motherboard and RAM on the system you want to build.

 

[DukiNuki]

Fallout 4 is one of those games that benefits from faster ram , but these games are rare but might be one of those games you play all the time 😀

http://wccftech.com/fallout-4-performance-heavily-influenced-by-ram-speed-according-to-report/

 

[Robert Cook]

totally unrelated question but how do i get motherboard covers ? the ones that cover the motherboard so it looks even sexier from side panel ? you know the ones that only leave the slots open and rest is covered in black

techgeek ya i saw it it was GTA V if i'm not mistaking , its too expensive for the tiny invisible advantage it gives

ok one last thing , lets say years later , how things will change ? will memory speed become less important or more games will start to benefit from higher memory speed ?

I think those things are built on only. the saber tooth motherboards have it, I don't think any others do.

as for the in the future question, it is really hard to say. things are slowing down noticeably. GPUS are surging ahead for now, but Moore's law is on its way out. this could mean that memory use will become more important as every drop of performance will be needed, or it could mean that CPUS never really pull ahead to the point at which dramatically new RAM is needed. either way there should be plenty of notice.

 

[DukiNuki]

oh man i always want to hear 😀 that s why i'm here , i'm not crazy fan of ROG products or specific ones

 

[DukiNuki]

I Know man , People fall for name ROG more than its actual advantage over other boards which is unnoticeable most of the time . i really like MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC board and i wanted to go for it but people guide me to asus over msi and i have no freaking idea why .

 

[techgeek]

I've never owned an MSI motherboard, so I can't yay or nay them. I've only had GigaByte and ASUS. I've had issues with GigaByte boards in the past, albeit this was back in the P4 days. Now I'm pretty much an ASUS only guy. My present motherboard is ROG branded, and while it's nice, my son's Z87 Gryphon is every bit as good a much more reasonable price.

When it comes to overclocking the CPU, the motherboard plays the least important role as long as we are talking run of the mill overclocking and not custom water cooler or LN2 cooled systems, the CPU is the biggest limiting factor. Though I guess with Skylake they've removed the IVR and put the voltage regulation back on the motherboard, so I guess the VRM's on the motherboard are important again.

 

[DukiNuki]

Thanks a lot for detailed answer guys , really helpful 😉