Advice on a new build built around the following

Darth Sidius · 11 Nov 2014 at 16:33

will this do the trick:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-235-XS
bearing in mind the cpu and graphics card i have

thanks

stulid · 11 Nov 2014 at 16:35

Should be enough cooling.

Darth Sidius · 11 Nov 2014 at 16:36

the gfx i have got (Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £599.99) comes with its own cooling too

stulid · 11 Nov 2014 at 16:38

Darth Sidius said:
the gfx i have got (Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £599.99) comes with its own cooling too

Yes it does, a 12mm rad+fan.

But you can get custom cooling blocks for these 295X2s = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-569-EK&groupid=962&catid=1520

So you can plumb the card into the loop later.

Darth Sidius · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:03

Hi, I received my system build today. Just wanted to know what the white bag inside is, part of the cooling system?? Looks kind of out of place.

Thanks

stulid · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:07

Picture?

Darth Sidius · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:10

Or am I being really dim and I need to remove it :-)

stulid · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:13

Get a pic up.

Darth Sidius · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:24

http://postimg.org/image/fq4lrtnal/8b010c30/

stulid · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:26

Take it out.

Probably there to stop stuff moving around during transit.

fiveub · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:32

Please take this out. It is packing for the graphics card to hold it in place. The foam bag needs taking out before using.

Darth Sidius · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:33

Cheers, Thought it looked odd :-)

Now to install some games. Thankyou very much for all the help. Really appreciated.

Thanks

Darth

stulid · 13 Nov 2014 at 18:34

Enjoy.

Darth Sidius · 10 Apr 2018 at 17:48

Hello,
Apologies for the necro in advance.

I recently ran in to some problems with my build from OC, more precisely the Mobo (tbh the Mobo has been temperamental since I bought it) until finally some time last week the pc refused to power on. Took the sysyem to OC last week who have updated and have said the Mobo is faulty. I am out of OC warranty but within manufacturers warranty who OC say may provide me with some money back depending on the length of time I have had it. Be that as it may I now need to find a new Mobo and maybe a new CPU depending on the board. However, I really don't want to be spending more on a CPU and would rather keep the one I have. With that in mind any advice on an equivalent Mobo within a decent price range would be really welcome.

These are the components I currently have:

Intel 5960X Extreme 3.00GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75960X)*£759.95
Asus Rampage V Extreme Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR EATX Motherboard*£334.99 (Faulty Mobo)

Thanks
Darth

Habakkuk · 12 Apr 2018 at 05:31

Considered a ASRock X79 Extreme11 EATX LGA2011 Motherboard? It'd let you use your CPU (check compatibility, intel ones are awkward)