- Feb 4, 2017
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Hi,
I used to work in tech, but it's been nearly 10 years and I'm bit out of practice and was hoping I could find a little guidance on this new build I am making.
I am planning on getting the Intel i7-7700K which allows overclocking. I'm still researching the exact motherboard I will be using, but I have two questions about memory and SSD storage compatibility with this CPU.
The i7-7700K says that it works with DDR4-2400 max for RAM. But there are many MoBos (Z270) that support sticks faster than that, say up to 3200. If I have a mobo that allows overclocking of the CPU & the memory, would I be able to pair this CPU with DDR4-3200 memory? I don't want to spend the money and then find out that my hardware doesn't work together.
My other question has to do with his new M.2 connection for SSDs. I don't want to bottleneck my SSD on SATA. The plan is to dual boot Windows and Linux, and I want to run both systems off SSD rather than HDD. I can't find the exact right now, but I recall reading that some M.2 slots where behind the PCH, and so were limited in speed. Also, looking at a mobo like the ASUS Maximus IX Formula, it has two M.2 slots, but they have slightly different specs. Amazon lists: 1 x 22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA) 1 x 2280 (PCIe 3.0 x4). Those are both PCIe 3.0 x4, but I'm not sure what the 22110 and 2280 mean. Is one going to be faster than the other? Are there other limitations/form factor/whatever considerations I need to be aware of?
I'm just trying to get the maximum performance I can out of this CPU. I probably will be using the onboard GPU, at least initially. I'm not a gamer, but I do a lot of photo and a little bit of video editing. So I think that the CPU's onboard graphics will probably be sufficient for me.
I plan on using liquid cooling, mainly trying to get this case as silent as possible. I have an old (2011ish) Lian Li case with sound insulation. I know that there are AIO liquid coolers for the i7-7700K, but in order to keep this case as quiet as possible, I'm considering getting blocks for the memory and SSDs as well. But I still have a lot of research to do in that area.
My main questions are about pairing that memory with this CPU, and that M.2 connector. I can open a separate thread in another subforum for the M.2 stuff if that is more appropriate. This is my first post here, so I apologize if I've posted too many questions in one thread or in the wrong place.
Thanks in advance for any guidance.
Cheers,
craftbrewmaster
I used to work in tech, but it's been nearly 10 years and I'm bit out of practice and was hoping I could find a little guidance on this new build I am making.
I am planning on getting the Intel i7-7700K which allows overclocking. I'm still researching the exact motherboard I will be using, but I have two questions about memory and SSD storage compatibility with this CPU.
The i7-7700K says that it works with DDR4-2400 max for RAM. But there are many MoBos (Z270) that support sticks faster than that, say up to 3200. If I have a mobo that allows overclocking of the CPU & the memory, would I be able to pair this CPU with DDR4-3200 memory? I don't want to spend the money and then find out that my hardware doesn't work together.
My other question has to do with his new M.2 connection for SSDs. I don't want to bottleneck my SSD on SATA. The plan is to dual boot Windows and Linux, and I want to run both systems off SSD rather than HDD. I can't find the exact right now, but I recall reading that some M.2 slots where behind the PCH, and so were limited in speed. Also, looking at a mobo like the ASUS Maximus IX Formula, it has two M.2 slots, but they have slightly different specs. Amazon lists: 1 x 22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA) 1 x 2280 (PCIe 3.0 x4). Those are both PCIe 3.0 x4, but I'm not sure what the 22110 and 2280 mean. Is one going to be faster than the other? Are there other limitations/form factor/whatever considerations I need to be aware of?
I'm just trying to get the maximum performance I can out of this CPU. I probably will be using the onboard GPU, at least initially. I'm not a gamer, but I do a lot of photo and a little bit of video editing. So I think that the CPU's onboard graphics will probably be sufficient for me.
I plan on using liquid cooling, mainly trying to get this case as silent as possible. I have an old (2011ish) Lian Li case with sound insulation. I know that there are AIO liquid coolers for the i7-7700K, but in order to keep this case as quiet as possible, I'm considering getting blocks for the memory and SSDs as well. But I still have a lot of research to do in that area.
My main questions are about pairing that memory with this CPU, and that M.2 connector. I can open a separate thread in another subforum for the M.2 stuff if that is more appropriate. This is my first post here, so I apologize if I've posted too many questions in one thread or in the wrong place.
Thanks in advance for any guidance.
Cheers,
craftbrewmaster