whether the 24 gb memory capacities to work optimally on the mainboard that can hold 24 gb of memory capacity?

Question

I'm assembling my home workstation with the aim of rendering 2d graphic / 3d animation. I emphasize the rendering process, not in realtime rendering.

I think the maximum memory capacity is the best solution for my home workstation, and I see products with the quality and quantity corsairs answer my needs. but there are things that I worry if the performance of memory that I choose not to work optimally.
What do you think, if I'm using asus motherboard P6T WAS PROFESSIONAL with 24 GB memory support corsairs : ( https://shop.corsair.com/store/item_view.aspx?id=1418696 )

whether memory performance can work optimally on the P6T WS Professional mainboard ? or should I reduce the memory capacity ? or should I replace the motherboard ?

As for spec I'm planning are :

Asus P6T WS Professional
Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition 3.33GHz 12 MB L3 Cache LGA1366 Desktop Processor
Corsair Graphite Series 600T Mid-Tower Gaming Case CC600T
CMP24GX3M6A1600C9 - DOMINATOR, 24GB (6x4GB), 1600MHz, 9-9-9-24 with Airflow Fan
WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar Green 1.5TB, 7200RPM, SATA II, 64MB Cache, 3.5", include SATA cables and mounting screws
Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler CL-P0401
NVidia GeForce GTX460, 1GB DDR5, 256-bit, DVI, Mini HDMI, PCI-e 16x 2.0
APC BR1500i APC Back-UPS RS 1500VA, 230V, 865 Watts
PSU - Corsair Professional Series Gold AX750

Answer 1

I think you will find that video rendering is more dependent on CPU speed rather than the amount of physical memory. In the old days, RAM was always an issue because of the cost and also because of the limitations with Motherboards and Operating Systems. But of coarse with Windows 7 64 bit, and RAM being so cheap (historically speaking), this is no longer a problem.



So having a sh!tload of RAM will only get your rendering a little bit faster, but will eventually reach a point where it is waiting for the CPU to crunch some more data. This will probably happen at the same point regardless if you have 12gb or 24gb of RAM.



My advice would be to save some money by using a different Motherboard and max out the RAM to something sensible like 12gb or 16gb.



Also...if you can wait until early next year, Intel will be releasing their new generation CPU's that will be faster than the i5/i7 (code named "Sandy Bridge"), and the top model will have a clock speed of 3.8ghz on multi-cores. With the right software (like 3D-Max or Vue), those fast multi-cores will all get utilized efficiently, and your renders will be flying through at lightning speeds.

Answer 2

You don't need 24GB of memory nor 980x CPU for graphic rendering plus, what you need is; a 64 bit operating system + 8GB RAM + workstation graphic cards such as (ATI FirePro V7800 2GB 256-bit GDDR5) + i7 930 CPU (you can overclock it to gain better performance).

Answer 3

What the hell can you do with 24 gigs of ram? ****...

Maybe you are getting prepared for the next 10 years gaming...just in case,no?