Please comment on this configuration

[eschreiber]

Hi all:

I am considering purchasing a new computer for my PhD computer science research. I mostly need a lot of memory but a nice zippy machine is nice too. I went to NewEgg to configure a system. Can people please comment? I am mostly concerned about the memory working with the motherboard but I would be happy to hear any advice.

• $169.99 - ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366
  
• $279.99 - Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz
  
• 6 x $124.99 = $749.94 - SUPER TALENT 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)
  
• $64.99 - EVGA GeForce 9500 GT 1GB
  
• $119.99 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA
  
• $59.99 - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW ATX Mid Tower Case
  
• $99.99 - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
  
• $6.99 - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
  
• $74.99 - Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler
  

Will this all work together? Should I buy something different knowing that this is for scientific computing?

I really appreciate your input, thank you!

Ethan

 

[Slaymate]

Well I guess that memory might work, but it might not. A couple of these kits will work but it's a lot of cash.
Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) XMP Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K3/12GX - Desktop Memory

 

[Muffin Man]

i highly doubt you will be needing 24gigs of ram. even 12gigs is probably more than you need, but you could pick up that kit that was suggested above, or two of these kits to make 12gigs
Newegg.com - OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Desktop Memory

and switch to this paste instead.
Newegg.com - Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Thermal Compound / Grease

 

[eschreiber]

i highly doubt you will be needing 24gigs of ram. even 12gigs is probably more than you need, but you could pick up that kit that was suggested above, or two of these kits to make 12gigs

I can assure you I will use every gigabyte of those 24. I work on heuristic search and am building pattern databases. The more memory you have, the more powerful the pattern databases are. Why will the memory I selected not work? I do not want 2gb dimms as I do want the 24 gigs, not the 12.

and switch to this paste instead.
Newegg.com - Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Thermal Compound / Grease

Thank you for this advice.

 

[eschreiber]

Well I guess that memory might work, but it might not.

Could you please elaborate? Why do you think the memory I selected will not work?

 

[Burn]

i don't see why that RAM wouldn't work. The mobo's specs say it can handle up to 24gigs.