Best ram for Crosshair V Formula-Z and AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7GHz

[rjiextreme]

I have: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950
which states DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066
In process of ordering: AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Desktop Processor - Black Edition FD9590FHHKWOF

on AMD memory chart for FX processor located on their website; if the available motherboard slots is 4 then it doesn't matter if 2 or 4 of the slots are populated, the highest memory speed supported is 1600

However elsewhere I am reading: Integrated DRAM Controller with AMD Memory Optimizer Technology •Supports up to DDR3-1866

Am I correct in thinking that: G.SKILL Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C8Q-32GTX

would be a good choice if I wanted to plug and go for now and do a little overclocking later on?

Is their any way to use the 2400(o.c) with this processor and would I really see that much performance gain. Planning on using system for gaming and 3-D plotting/printing

Thanks

[GSKILL TECH]

That Trident X kit is a perfect fit.

DDR3-2400 will require quite a bit of tweaking, but you can give it a shot.

Especially with full slots, it may be best to stick with the DDR3-1866 memory kit.

[Brahman05]

similar question

I have an asrock 990fx extreme 4 with an 8370, and was wanting to upgrade my ram, and had some questions. I would like to go with -G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9Q-32GZH- I am aware of my memory controller and that it would take some tweaking to get there, cool with it and capable, but looking at newegg, I see 2133 kits quite a bit cheaper, even the comparable kit to the one I just listed is something like $40 cheaper........so.......

how capable would one of those 2133 kits be at underclocking down to those timings @ 1866, thus giving me some headroom if I decide to try to use it and save me some cash as well, and would you be able to point one out?

[GSKILL TECH]

No problem, go with the higher frequency

[Brahman05]

little more help deciding

ok, so to answer your question, although im not sure if its just your current signature...., I have my AS in electronics and electrical engineering, so I am a tinkerer by nature, thus making me an overclocrer by default, thus an advantage for me of amd platforms, more tinker time!!!

But alas, admittedly I am new to the world of overclocking ram, and am taking baby steps at the moment so please excuse my irrelevant questions as I don't know they are; and permission is given to tell me to shut up and quit overthinking this and just do it, so....

generally speaking with timings......

so the kit I have mentioned above, the F3-1866C9Q-32GZH, I have found to be like the only 32GB 1866 kit consistently rated for 990FX platforms, and im suspecting its due to its incredibly low timings for a 1866 kit of 9-9-9-24. heck, my current ram, (please don't run me off the forums on rail for this ) corsair vengeance, cough cough, 1600 2x(2x4GB), has the same timings, so im confident about buying that ram and with little tweaking getting the desired speeds for that capacity on a 990FX chipset. so are timings that flexible when going down in frequency that obtaining similar timings would not be that hard? any of the ram oc guides I read talk about taking baby steps in timing steps when overclocking, I understand underclocking is a totally different beast, but your short answer is throwing me off. I am aware that not all ram sets are created equal. Case in point; as I stated above, I have 2 identical sets of 2x4GB and they don't play nice sometimes when I try overclocking them. So is it really the short answer? Please excuse my skittishness but im looking at this as a final purchase for my pc, so getting it right is a good thing.

[GSKILL TECH]

Yea, especially to get good overclocking results, it is imperative to have matching RAM