But lets say just for instructional purposes should memory always be chosen after the CPU + motherboard has been selected.
Yes, esp. if you plan to do any OC.
For example, 90% of enthusiast memory is now 1600. However the AMD FX boards now accept 1866 as stock.
I haven't heard what the stock memory will be on Ivy bridge, but it will certainly be much higher than 1333.
That has been stock speed for several years. You would be basically buying 2008 memory for a 2012 build....never a good idea.
Insane memory OC have very diminishing returns on performance...ie 2000, 2133 etc. etc.
However, you want to certainly match-up with the stock bus speed on your new CPU (now on the CPU itself and not on MB)
If i don't bye it now, I might spend.
It's kinda like forced saving.
Yeah, that is why you watch the Newegg shell-shocker sales. When you see the core components that you know you will need, you buy them one at a time as they come up.
Every item on your build list will never all be 60%-70% off all at the same time. True savings come to the disciplined, those willing to buy one item here and there over the months.....leaving MB, CPU, and Memory to last.
PS. I think that IVY Bridge is slated to be quad-channel....again, not my area of interest...but you would then be better off with 4 sticks min. if I am not mistaken...
something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820233198Not really any more expensive than what you have listed(per GB) and 1600 and match tested...no reason to go with 1333 at this price delta.
Again, I am not certain...that's why you read the reviews after launch.
Edit: preview report
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/di ... idf_2.htmlBy the way, LGA 2011 platforms will support the new XMP version 1.3, which is intended specifically for four-channel memory with the frequency of 1866 MHz or higher.
In order to achieve stability during overclocking of an LGA 2011 system, we should be able to change three voltage settings: Vcore, Vmem and system agent voltage.
EDIT EDIT:
Wrong platform
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4830/inte ... -exposed/3Memory overclocking also gets a bump in Ivy Bridge. The max supported DDR3 frequency in SNB was 2133MHz, Ivy Bridge moves this up to 2800MHz. You can now also increase memory frequency in 200MHz increments.