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Answer» Hello everyone, I'm about to buy a new gaming rig so far it looks like this: CPU: i7-4770k GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC w/ACX CPU-cooler: Corsair h100i PSU: Corsair AX860i RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 16gb(4x4gb or 2x8gb?) 2400mhz CL11 (11-13-13) MOBO: Asus Maximus VI Hero SSD: Samsung Pro 840 256GB HDD: WD Black 2TB Chassis: NZXT PHANTOM 820 My questions as for overclocking: Which STABLE clock would my CPU run at, and what clockrate could I set my Rams at with that CPU clock? (I know that the CPU Clock > Ram clock). Also I know you can't give me specific answers to this but some PROFILE suggestions would be nice Also which range would I be in (4.3-4.8GHZ CPU 2133Mhz Ram speed? or More likely 4.3-4.5GHZ CPU 1866Mhz Ram speed?) Also note that the system must be 100% stable for a 24/7 usage. What should I be looking into here, and also please tell me if it's totally overkill to get the 2400MHZ rams ^^ When you say you need the system 24/7 stable, what do you do with it? If it's very critical, don't overclock it, and you should probably be using Xeons and ECC RAM. If not, just let us know what you're doing with it, and we'll advise based on that. CPU clock speed is far more important to performance than RAM clock, yes. 2400MHz RAM is completely pointless unless you like to run benchmarks all day, I'd go with some 1600 or even 1333MHz instead. Your PSU is very much overkill for your system, do you plan to go SLI or tri-SLI later on?Thanks for your reply, I just want a very stable system thats all - also I can get the Kingston HyperX Beast 16gb 2400Mhz at a very cheap price in my local store thats why i'm prolly going with them I'll mainly be using my PC for gaming but I like to run graphic demanding games and I do play them 10 hours a day sometimes ^^ So i don't want an unstable system. And yes i chose the PSU because I want the opportunity for SLI or tri-SLI Well, if you can get the HyperX cheap, then by all means go for it! What clock speed you'll achieve will vary depending on your individual CPU, but I would be fairly confident in saying 4.2GHz should be an easily attainable CPU speed without seeing too much of a temperature increase, or having to work particularly hard to maintain stability. 4.4GHz is also fairly easy but requires good COOLING and more work. 4.6GHz requires excellent cooling and a lot of work to get the system rock stable, above that is a lottery. Quote Also note that the system must be 100% stable for a 24/7 usage. Is that not a contradiction? Any syatem design normally has a measure of conservative margin to insure 24/7 service. Thee are so many variables, a design team would not allow a system that runs on the edge of the cliff. You, as an individual, accept the risks of going BEYOND recommendations of a committee of experts. Whenever you overclock, you hope you got one of the the units are in the upper 20 per cent of production QC. Bit you just might get something from the lower group.

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Hello everyone,
I'm about to buy a new gaming rig so far it looks like this:
CPU: i7-4770k
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC w/ACX
CPU-cooler: Corsair h100i
PSU: Corsair AX860i
RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 16gb(4x4gb or 2x8gb?) 2400mhz CL11 (11-13-13)
MOBO: Asus Maximus VI Hero
SSD: Samsung Pro 840 256GB
HDD: WD Black 2TB
Chassis: NZXT PHANTOM 820

My questions as for overclocking:
Which STABLE clock would my CPU run at, and what clockrate could I set my Rams at with that CPU clock? (I know that the CPU Clock > Ram clock). Also I know you can't give me specific answers to this but some PROFILE suggestions would be nice Also which range would I be in (4.3-4.8GHZ CPU 2133Mhz Ram speed? or More likely 4.3-4.5GHZ CPU 1866Mhz Ram speed?) Also note that the system must be 100% stable for a 24/7 usage. What should I be looking into here, and also please tell me if it's totally overkill to get the 2400MHZ rams ^^ When you say you need the system 24/7 stable, what do you do with it? If it's very critical, don't overclock it, and you should probably be using Xeons and ECC RAM. If not, just let us know what you're doing with it, and we'll advise based on that.
CPU clock speed is far more important to performance than RAM clock, yes. 2400MHz RAM is completely pointless unless you like to run benchmarks all day, I'd go with some 1600 or even 1333MHz instead.
Your PSU is very much overkill for your system, do you plan to go SLI or tri-SLI later on?Thanks for your reply, I just want a very stable system thats all - also I can get the Kingston HyperX Beast 16gb 2400Mhz at a very cheap price in my local store thats why i'm prolly going with them I'll mainly be using my PC for gaming but I like to run graphic demanding games and I do play them 10 hours a day sometimes ^^ So i don't want an unstable system.

And yes i chose the PSU because I want the opportunity for SLI or tri-SLI Well, if you can get the HyperX cheap, then by all means go for it!
What clock speed you'll achieve will vary depending on your individual CPU, but I would be fairly confident in saying 4.2GHz should be an easily attainable CPU speed without seeing too much of a temperature increase, or having to work particularly hard to maintain stability. 4.4GHz is also fairly easy but requires good COOLING and more work. 4.6GHz requires excellent cooling and a lot of work to get the system rock stable, above that is a lottery. Quote

Also note that the system must
be 100% stable for a 24/7 usage.

Is that not a contradiction? Any syatem design normally has a measure of conservative margin to insure 24/7 service. Thee are so many variables, a design team would not allow a system that runs on the edge of the cliff. You, as an individual, accept the risks of going BEYOND recommendations of a committee of experts.
Whenever you overclock, you hope you got one of the the units are in the upper 20 per cent of production QC.
Bit you just might get something from the lower group.

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