im a nooby and need help :)

James Manns · 21 Nov 2009 at 19:14

hi everyone,

i am new to OcUK and need some help.
i have a xps 625,
AMD phenom x4 9850
2x ATI radeon 4670's
all i know about the mobo is that on cpu-z it says:
Manufacturer- dell/ model0P927G
750w psu
soundblaster xfi sound card
2x optical drives(1x reader, 1x RW)
dell wireless card.

i want to start overclocking this but i only have the stock air cooled heat sink which doesn't have a fan.
ive been reading up on here and ive been drawn towards the water cooling option. i have had a look at the parts needed and kits available and although my case is big the space isnt configured in the best of ways. i only have a small vent at the back which i could use for a fan/rad and none of the ones ive looked at are small enough for it.

knowing this i have had a look at some cases and one that has stood out from the croud in my eyes is the Coolermaster HAF 932. as it is only 130 it looks to be a very good case for the money and it has a lot of space for watercooling in the top. ive seen some of these on youtube and ive looked at how much cool stuff you can do with watercooling and i am very interested in having making mine epually as cool.

any suggestions on what to do, or what to buy?
also i am in my teens so i am slightely limited

thanks a lot, James

James Manns · 21 Nov 2009 at 19:40

i bought it like that from dell threw the college my dad works at.
the heatsink it quite big and has 3 copper pipes i think.

i think getting a new case would be better for cooling and layout.
at idle the temp is about 49,50-55,56-do you agree??

i did a test on OCCT and at full load its about 79,80 if im remembering correctly.
+my budget is 0-about 150 as its soon to be christmas
James

James Manns · 21 Nov 2009 at 20:20

you can overclock it because i have been on the bios settings.
im not 100% shure wether it is a dell mother board.
it may be an unknown make :confused:

James Manns · 21 Nov 2009 at 20:46

hi,
well dont really know how much a low budget mobo is? any info?
as for the psu are they no good for the case im after? if not can i modify the case to accomadate it?
im going to have to find some sort of cooling anyway.

? james

James Manns · 21 Nov 2009 at 21:06

thats not too bad, i dont know a lot about mobo's , will it last?

are you reffering to the case i was after? if so that is 130

James Manns · 22 Nov 2009 at 12:05

ill see proberbly get that then,

is a new case a good idea, the xps 625 if very poor at how they have arranged the internals ect?

James