[SOLVED] Why Z390 and i9-9900K?

[modeonoff]

Hi, while I am searching for memory for my system, I noticed that Z390 motherboards only support dual channel but can remain stable with faster RAM at 4000. Together with i9-9900K, will such system be faster than X299 system with quad channels RAM of 3200? What are the advantageous of going for Z390 and 9900K? I think the i9-9900K is as hot as the 7900X but the latter has more PCI lanes.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Memory prices are supposed to continue to drop according to some sources, and that's possible because Intel has been unable to meet the supply demands for their processors which means there is a glut of Nand and memory chip surplus, but I've heard that before. Right now memory is almost as cheap as it was two years ago, which was as low as I can recall it being in recent memory.

If you don't need the parts now, you might wait until after the new year begins, but that's your call. Don't say I said to wait and then prices go up. LOL.

 

[modeonoff]

Memory prices are supposed to continue to drop according to some sources, and that's possible because Intel has been unable to meet the supply demands for their processors which means there is a glut of Nand and memory chip surplus, but I've heard that before. Right now memory is almost as cheap as it was two years ago, which was as low as I can recall it being in recent memory.

If you don't need the parts now, you might wait until after the new year begins, but that's your call. Don't say I said to wait and then prices go up. LOL.

Thanks. I am a bit worry that everything will become more expensive from Jan 1 due to the traiff.

 

[Darkbreeze]

It might. Personally I think it's a good idea to buy now. For memory anyhow. For SSDs, I think we're going to see the prices of those keep going down, tariffs or not.

 

[modeonoff]

It might. Personally I think it's a good idea to buy now. For memory anyhow. For SSDs, I think we're going to see the prices of those keep going down, tariffs or not.

Thank you.

 

[modeonoff]

The 9900k can clock higher than the X299 CPUs and also uses the ring bus, so there is less latency between cores. For single thread dependent tasks and things like gaming, that makes the 9900k a better choice than any of the X299 options. X299 only really makes sense if you have an application that can utilize lots of cores, eg. more than 8, or your application's performance is heavily bound by memory bandwidth, in which case Quad Channel RAM can help. Even then, with AMD offering more cores and PCI-E lanes for less money with their Threadripper CPUs, it makes the X299 platform generally a hard sell unless what you're doing runs a lot better on Intel chips or you need certain Intel exclusive features like Thunderbolt support.

Thank you.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Anytime.