Memory for an i9 10850k build

[jamman]

Looking at a new build based on:

i9 10850k CPU
MSI z490 Tomhawk

Is there a recommended memory speed I should be looking at?

I was looking atht Corsair 3600mhz?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...zen-tuned-ddr4-memory-dual-kit-my-4ck-cs.html

 

[GregI]

You can ofcourse go higher but unless you have some really specific scenarios then 3,600 is more than enough.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...00c16-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-002-8p.html

This will be £199 if you wait a week or so. It goes off and on sale.

I hate to be that guy but is there any reason for specifically going for a 10850k when Zen 3 is like 3 weeks away?

 

[jamman]

You can ofcourse go higher but unless you have some really specific scenarios then 3,600 is more than enough.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...00c16-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-002-8p.html

This will be £199 if you wait a week or so. It goes off and on sale.

I hate to be that guy but is there any reason for specifically going for a 10850k when Zen 3 is like 3 weeks away?

Purely because its whats available at the moment. I may well end up waiting to see though.

I dont have a 3080 to put in it anyway for sometime

 

[jamman]

Ok so plans changed slightly.

going for an i9 10900k as the price has dropped enough for my not to wait for a Zen3

The Ram recommended above has been out of stock a while, has anyone any other suggestions?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i9-10900K Avengers Edition 3.7GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £479.99
• 1 x MSI MAG Z490 Tomahawk (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £169.99
• 1 x Corsair RM Series RM850 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020196-UK)= £114.95
• 1 x Corsair Force MP600 series 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F1000GBMP600)= £179.99

Total: £955.42 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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[m4rmite]

I order a10850k on Monday and on Friday the 10900k drops to within 40 quid of it.

1 tip @jamman my windows install was from dec 2019 and when switching over to this board i have to select csm not uefi on the boot option.
Otherwise it won't boot.

Just in case you have the same.

 

[jamman]

I order a10850k on Monday and on Friday the 10900k drops to within 40 quid of it.

1 tip @jamman my windows install was from dec 2019 and when switching over to this board i have to select csm not uefi on the boot option.
Otherwise it won't boot.

Just in case you have the same.

I wasnt even considering the 10900 before that. Odd the avengers version is cheaper than the stock version, witha game included too?
Thanks for the tip on the boot.

 

[3t3P]

Teamgroup by 8 pack or G skill trident gets my vote

 

[Reality|Bites]

Wait for Zen 3 then buy which ever

 

[jamman]

Well the i9 10900k has gone back up to £570 so looks like intel has just priced itself out of the competition.

 

[Petrolhead]

When i was recently speccing a pc i was advised to get the 10850 as if as good as the 10900 but obviously cheaper

 

[mickyflinn]

When i was recently speccing a pc i was advised to get the 10850 as if as good as the 10900 but obviously cheaper

On average about 3% slower than the 10900k.

 

[Petrolhead]

Well it seems the price difference is a fair bit

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i9-10900k-3.7ghz-comet-lake-socket-lga1200-processor-oem-cp-67x-in.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1200-processor-oem-cp-68m-in.html

 

[Chaos666]

When i was recently speccing a pc i was advised to get the 10850 as if as good as the 10900 but obviously cheaper

On average about 3% slower than the 10900k.

3% slower for 150£ less (30%) is a pretty good compromise ..

 

[m4rmite]

3% slower for 150£ less (30%) is a pretty good compromise ..

The difference is £220 now

 

[Chaos666]

Wow.. That's is just messed up