skylake PC 2016

JAMIE1000 · 9 Jan 2016 at 12:34

hello goin be building new skylake PC

- Maximus VIII Formula Intel Z170
- i7-6700K

but which RAM would be best getting

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...d-channel-kit-cmd16gx4m4b3000c-my-417-cs.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...ual-channel-kit-black-cmd16gx4-my-446-cs.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...14-3000mhz-quad-channel-kit-cm-my-465-cs.html

thanks guys cant wait till start build just need wait till MB reles but goin pre order it then just awaitin game

ExRayTed · 9 Jan 2016 at 13:01

Get a quad channel kit you like the look of. No real world benefit in paying for tighter/lower timings. Also be careful of RAM with tall heat-sinks if you're going air cooled

David Bisset · 9 Jan 2016 at 13:20

I'd go dual channel so if you want you can add more later, skylake doesn't run in quad anyway so a quad kit would still just be dual.

8 Pack · 9 Jan 2016 at 13:22

In ASUS Z170 at the exact same timings etc 4 sticks are faster as they use T topology. SO go 4 the 4 sticks of which ever you want. All should work fine.

David Bisset · 10 Jan 2016 at 14:02

Must have changed some stuff under the hood of t topology - used to be that it just equalised trace lengths to help avoid the added delay/instability from having 4 sticks but didn't make it faster than 2 in dual-channel. I'm going to go find me some bedtime reading to find out why, thanks 8pack

Edit: Bah, failing to find added info. Anyhow, good to know, I'll keep trying to find out if there were further changes or if better performance is a result of this change alone.

JAMIE1000 · 11 Jan 2016 at 19:36

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...d-channel-kit-cmd16gx4m4b3200c-my-411-cs.html

this the one think get? and thanks for replys