LAN PC

^JP^ · 19 Jul 2012 at 09:25

Looking to build a PC just for LANs because my main system is damn heavy now its watercooled and I wouldn't want anything to get ****ed up during spirited driving

Was thinking something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £283.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX750 High Performance 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-750AXUK) £129.98
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £123.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850/AX750/AX650 Individually Sleeved Modular Cables - White £52.99
Total : £1,075.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

What CPU Cooler would people recommend?

Would anyone change something?

I don't have to go with the ITX but I thought it would be pretty cool having a little system again like my old Shuttle PC.

Cheers!

Doomedspeed · 19 Jul 2012 at 09:33

Looks pretty, don't you think the PSU is a little over specced though.

You'll need 500W Max, id say.

I think you can fit big air coolers in there can't you. If so, why not this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2337

^JP^ · 19 Jul 2012 at 09:49

Ill switch to the AX650 PSU then.

How good is that cooler, I have never seen the brand. Can you link any reviews?

I was thinking an H80 or H100 would be quite good if they could fit since there would be no massive heatsink on the CPU that could damage something when driving.
Thoughts?

tamzzy · 19 Jul 2012 at 10:12

you cant use a large air cooler with the asrock, cuz of the cpu socket placement
h100 it is, but then you lose the use of the 5.25" bay
if you want to use an air cooler, you'd have to use the p8z77-i deluxe mobo

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1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £123.98
1 x Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £99.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £85.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
Total : £1,082.44 (includes shipping : £12.50).