HardLinePC Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Hello. I am building a new PC on the X99 platform and am torn between a few Corsair Dominator Platinum kits. For reference, I will be using an Intel 5960X and an EVGA X99 Classified motherboard. At first I was looking at a 32gb kit (4x8gb) with a frequency of around 3000mhz and a latency of C15. I did notice that Corsair recently released a few kits that have a lower frequency of 2400mhz, but a latency of C10 & C12. My question is this... On the X99 platform, will one benefit more from a higher clock speed or lower latency? Thanks :) ex part #'s CMD32GX4M4A2400C12 CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Art Posted March 1, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 1, 2016 Benefit you in which way? Performance for gaming? Get either kit. I'd obviously go with the 3200MT/s kit, however, just in case some applications you use or start using in the future benefit from higher frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardLinePC Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 I guess what started my whole confusion was on some of the kits, especially those with frequencies over 3000mhz, the product page states "Designed for Intel 100 Series". I wasn't sure if I was buying the wrong product for my specific build (X99). Also, the PC will be for gaming and media production :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Art Posted March 1, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 1, 2016 Skylake is a little bit better for higher frequencies as opposed to X99, so I don't normally recommend higher than 3200 for X99. However, most high-end motherboards should not have an issue given the manufacturer puts them in their QVL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardLinePC Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thank you for your quick replies and sorry for the multiple posts. I am ordering today so I want to make sure I choose wisely :) Also, I was told that even though X99 supports quad-channel, it's still best to use just 4 DIMMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Art Posted March 1, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thank you for your quick replies and sorry for the multiple posts. I am ordering today so I want to make sure I choose wisely :) Also, I was told that even though X99 supports quad-channel, it's still best to use just 4 DIMMs. No problem. And that is what 4 modules would do for you, function in quad channel mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.