Help needed please

deadzilla · 11 Jul 2011 at 16:06

Greetings

First off sorry if i have posted this in the wrong section.

I have a question to ask that i hope you can help me with, I have searched google for an answer but cannot find one.

I am going to be building a new pc soon and i have an issuse with space.

My question is will the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler and Corsair Memory Vengeance Black 8GB (2x4GB) fit on a Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 Socket 1155 Motherboard?

With the double hight of the Vengeance ram and the cooling fan on the cooler having to face the ram will they both fit i am unsure of the clearence?.

Thanks for you time.

Jordan97 · 11 Jul 2011 at 17:38

They should do yes.

However, the Corsair Vengeance RAM does not run any faster than the low profile stuff like XMS3. The heatspreaders used on them, in some cases, increase heat on the RAM because they restrict air flow.

Reaper 392 · 11 Jul 2011 at 17:56

it would definitely be worth posting what you want to do with your computer, your budget for the computer, and exactly what parts you need. then people can recommend you the perfect computer for your budget

deadzilla · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:03

The parts for my machine i have pick out are:

Case
Xclio Blackhawk Full Tower Case Black, with 250mm Side Fan and 4 120mm fans, 10 Frontal Bays, w/o PSU

CPU cooler
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2 - S1366/1155/1156/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2/939 Up to 130 Watts

Power supply
850W XFX Pro, Modular, 80 PLUS Silver, 88% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, 135mm Quiet Fan

Harddrive
640GB Western Digital WD6400AARS Caviar Green, SATA 3Gb/s, 64MB Cache

RAM
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50VIntel Core i5 2400, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.1GHz, GPU 850 Mhz, 6MB Cache, 95W, Retail

Graphics card
1280MB MSI GTX 570 OC, 40nm, 4200MHz GDDR5, GPU 786MHz, Shader 1572MHz, 480 Cores, DL DVI/ Mini HDMI

Dual layer CD/DVD
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±R, 12x DVD±R, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3, Intel Z68 Express, S 1155, DDR3 2133, SATA 6Gb/s, RAID, mATX, HDMI

My budget is between £800-£850. All the above come to £840, im not buying my machine till the end of the month.

deadzilla · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:05

@ Jordan97

Corsair how now also release vengeance ram without the heatspreaders so i might buy 8GB of that instead.

Jordan97 · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:05

What about a processor?

Jordan97 · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:06

deadzilla said:
@ Jordan97

Corsair how now also release vengeance ram without the heatspreaders so i might buy 8GB of that instead.

It would be a lot better in terms of space, and there is no speed decrease.

deadzilla · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:16

Lol how did i miss the CPU

Intel Core i5 2400, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.1GHz, GPU 850 Mhz, 6MB Cache, 95W

Reaper 392 · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:26

deadzilla said:
Lol how did i miss the CPU

Intel Core i5 2400, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.1GHz, GPU 850 Mhz, 6MB Cache, 95W

you cant overclock with that processor. you need an i5 2500k for that. it'll add at least £10 to your total.

also, the gigabyte motherboard has a few problems:
- it is mATX, so going SLI will mean the top graphics card's fans will be wedged right on top of the bottom ones
- it doesnt have lucid virtu, which is a fantastic power saving feature that turns the GPU off completely if you are not doing anything graphically intensive (like web browsing)
- it is also missing another of the Z68 chipsets features but i cant for the life of me remember its name

*edit*
looks like OcUK has very similar prices to this competitor. what is the cost of the PSU (OcUK doesnt stock it right now)

dont say what the competitor is, because thats against forum rules (although if i ** No Competitor Hinting ** )

*edit*
noted, but im kinda confused as this has been going on for a long time without any problems.

Jordan97 · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:29

I would really recommend getting an 2500K. How about something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £164.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £92.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £64.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £853.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Reaper 392 · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:35

how does OcUK compare price wise to where you are buying from?

DO NOT BUY THIS BUILD. IT IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2400S Low Power 2.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x Lepa G-Series 900W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £19.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £845.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

OcUK doesnt sell the XFX 850W modular PSU, so i just got the best PSU for the money

this is what i'd do with ~£850

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £164.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF 922 Case - Black £81.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £843.58 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Pickman · 11 Jul 2011 at 19:09

deadzilla said:
The parts for my machine i have pick out are:

Case
Xclio Blackhawk Full Tower Case Black, with 250mm Side Fan and 4 120mm fans, 10 Frontal Bays, w/o PSU

As an Xclio owner I would just like to say: Please, Please pick a different case.

deadzilla · 11 Jul 2011 at 19:11

The case,PSU,Cooler,HD,CD Drive i have picked out i will not change

The RAM,CPU,Motherboard i am not set on

OC sell a wide range of products different to the place i am using but price wise the place im using is genearly cheaper.

I am greatful for the advice given and i will definitely look into a different CPU and motherboard.

Thanks all.