While I've been doing a bit of research on ram for my own sake recently, I'd say you're overpaying for the ram you are getting.
At 3.0Ghz and CL15, that's a 10nanosecond response time that you could get in a much cheaper package. However, I haven't spent time digging into overclocking ram so perhaps the heatsinks and build around the ram allow it to stay cooler (but that's also a function of case flow - don't assume you only need to cool your CPU and GPU).
If you want something with a fast response time, you may want to take a look at these. They may be only 2.4Ghz, but it's a CL10 which is hard to find and providing ~8nanosecond response time for much less in cost. From what I understand, you won't notice the difference, but if you're going for that flashy stat sheet, it can help. Again, I'm not sure about overclocking potential with these beyond XMP as I wasn't planning on it.
https://www.amazon.c...=I3BLLO7O9E3CJ8
Regarding the board, aren't those upper end ASUS boards more built around custom water cooling? Personally, I've went with the ASUS Z270-E with my AIO as I figured everything else beyond that had nothing that was truly benefiting me, but I could be wrong.
As for storage, why buy 2 smaller SSDs when you could just get a larger one (say 1TB). I haven't poked around with the prices, but you could certainly look for a much larger one and then partition the drive to however you want it. I use an old 840 EVO 750GB for windows and my main applications while housing other odds and ends on a couple of multi-TB Barracudas. When I bought the EVO 3 years ago, I had read the 1TB EVOs were having some performance issues and it was better to go under 1TB. I'm not sure if that's still the case, but something to do some research on.
Have fun and enjoy the new toys!
Edited by Gaarafield, 13 January 2017 - 08:20 PM.
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