Thanks for the input. I think that the Z68 chip will give me a good deal of future proofing and I like to use things with a little bit of a track record. I may have already made a noob mistake though and I wonder if anyone can tell me how badly I may have fouled up.
I ordered the ram listed above last night because I had a 15% promo code for it. Now I realize that this particular model of ram has not been "tested" with the mobo that I want to order. Other G.Skill Ares ram of the same speed and timings has been tested and works fine.
What are my chances that I will have no issues with this combination of ram and mobo? Thanks everyone.
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