I am wanting to build a Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit) system with either a Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD5 or Asus P6X58D-E (Premium without second NIC) motherboard. I plan on using a Core i7-980X CPU, which is the new 6-core CPU.
I am not really interested in overclocking right away. I am more interested in putting in good quality components that will have excellent stability. I have been told that the default memory speed for this CPU and motherboard combo is 1333. I have several questions.
1. Is the 1333 speed correct for the CPU and motherboard combos I am considering?
2. If I decided to go with 1600 speed memory and XMP settings on the motherboard, how much will that overclock the CPU? The stock speed on the Core i7-980X is 3.33GHz.
3. If I go with 1600 speed memory and overclock the CPU, would STOCK cooling be able to keep the system cool, or would I need an aftermarket cooler?
4. If I go with 1600 speed memory, can I "underclock" it to 1333 speeds? If so, how? If I did, would it be bad?
5. If I go with 1333 speeds, is there a reason I should not select F3-10666CL7T-6GBPK?
6. If I go with 1600 speeds, is there a reason I should not select F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI?
7. If I do with 1600 speeds, should I use XMP, or should I manually configure everything? If manual, does anyone have the settings I would need for this CPU and those motherboards?
8. If there a preference between the two motherboards? I am leaning towards the Gigabyte board, since I have had good experiences with them in the past.
Thanks for all the help
I am not really interested in overclocking right away. I am more interested in putting in good quality components that will have excellent stability. I have been told that the default memory speed for this CPU and motherboard combo is 1333. I have several questions.
1. Is the 1333 speed correct for the CPU and motherboard combos I am considering?
2. If I decided to go with 1600 speed memory and XMP settings on the motherboard, how much will that overclock the CPU? The stock speed on the Core i7-980X is 3.33GHz.
3. If I go with 1600 speed memory and overclock the CPU, would STOCK cooling be able to keep the system cool, or would I need an aftermarket cooler?
4. If I go with 1600 speed memory, can I "underclock" it to 1333 speeds? If so, how? If I did, would it be bad?
5. If I go with 1333 speeds, is there a reason I should not select F3-10666CL7T-6GBPK?
6. If I go with 1600 speeds, is there a reason I should not select F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI?
7. If I do with 1600 speeds, should I use XMP, or should I manually configure everything? If manual, does anyone have the settings I would need for this CPU and those motherboards?
8. If there a preference between the two motherboards? I am leaning towards the Gigabyte board, since I have had good experiences with them in the past.
Thanks for all the help
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