Hi all,
I have acquired a Corsair Air 240 and am now considering what to do with it.
I fancy incorporating a water loop (loved building my last one and really want to try to make a small, tight loop) but I don't intend to replace my gaming system in my signature.
I am considering the following options in order of cost:
a) building a system to sell on (in which case it will need to function as a gaming rig - full loop for cpu/gpu)
b) acquire an old M-ATX 1150 board and migrate my current cpu/ram into this new case with a new GPU and use it to run downstairs on my 4k telly/Oculus Rift, in anticipation of a future upgrade to 8700k for the main machine in my sig (again, new full loop if I can keep the board/card cost down but using only a spare h100i for the cpu if I can't)
c) Take the guts out of my 7th generation HP Microserver and install them in the new case (no additional cost) - no chance of water cooling that old thing
Obviously the first option means going for as high a bang/buck ratio as possible, which will likely mean Ryzen and a mid range nvidia card (1070 perhaps), but the extra cost of loop equipment as well. Plus side, I can do whatever I want with the guts so long as I can find a buyer
Second option is appealing, particularly as an old Z97 micro atx board won't cost too much. Unfortunately I am a long way off the Member's Market post count so will have to resort to auction sites or old online stocks.
Third is boring and not very feasible as I would need to cram 6 hdds into the 240 - no mean feat!
Assuming I go with 1 (as 2 requires 8700k to arrive!), what combo of mobo/cpu would I be best served by?
I am assuming the following:
No HDDs - last thing the case needs is hard drives making heat, so 1 or 2 SSDs at most.
2 240mm rads
Single GPU
600w psu at most to keep cost down.
Has anyone got so good, recent examples of builds in this case too please?
thanks!
I have acquired a Corsair Air 240 and am now considering what to do with it.
I fancy incorporating a water loop (loved building my last one and really want to try to make a small, tight loop) but I don't intend to replace my gaming system in my signature.
I am considering the following options in order of cost:
a) building a system to sell on (in which case it will need to function as a gaming rig - full loop for cpu/gpu)
b) acquire an old M-ATX 1150 board and migrate my current cpu/ram into this new case with a new GPU and use it to run downstairs on my 4k telly/Oculus Rift, in anticipation of a future upgrade to 8700k for the main machine in my sig (again, new full loop if I can keep the board/card cost down but using only a spare h100i for the cpu if I can't)
c) Take the guts out of my 7th generation HP Microserver and install them in the new case (no additional cost) - no chance of water cooling that old thing
Obviously the first option means going for as high a bang/buck ratio as possible, which will likely mean Ryzen and a mid range nvidia card (1070 perhaps), but the extra cost of loop equipment as well. Plus side, I can do whatever I want with the guts so long as I can find a buyer
Second option is appealing, particularly as an old Z97 micro atx board won't cost too much. Unfortunately I am a long way off the Member's Market post count so will have to resort to auction sites or old online stocks.
Third is boring and not very feasible as I would need to cram 6 hdds into the 240 - no mean feat!
Assuming I go with 1 (as 2 requires 8700k to arrive!), what combo of mobo/cpu would I be best served by?
I am assuming the following:
No HDDs - last thing the case needs is hard drives making heat, so 1 or 2 SSDs at most.
2 240mm rads
Single GPU
600w psu at most to keep cost down.
Has anyone got so good, recent examples of builds in this case too please?
thanks!
