Lightroom / Casual Gaming - £2k

LiE · 8 Feb 2019 at 08:59

@orbitalwalsh

I've decided, I think I'm going with my original plan instead of pushing the budget and going for a 2080.

I was looking at a different card to the founders 2060, would you agree this is a better card for £20 more?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £349.99

Total: £349.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)

orbitalwalsh · 8 Feb 2019 at 09:04

LiE said:
@orbitalwalsh

I've decided, I think I'm going with my original plan instead of pushing the budget and going for a 2080.

I was looking at a different card to the founders 2060, would you agree this is a better card for £20 more?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £349.99

Total: £349.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)

better cooler, Gigabyte UK RMA and rep support on here

good price for the triple fan version !

LiE · 8 Feb 2019 at 11:38

Thanks, pulled the trigger. Stuff will be here on Monday.

Went with the original spec in the OP except for the Gigabyte 2060 OC, Kraken X62 and went for the Corsair SF750 which was on offer for £125, and is apparently one of the best SFX power supplies.

£2000 all in and I have a great all round machine. For the occasional games the 2060 should be more than capable at 1440/60hz for the next few years.

It's going to be an interesting build fitting the X62 and the 280mm GPU into the case.

@orbitalwalsh do you think I'll need a fan splitter? Asrock board has:

- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
- 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

There are 4 fans in total (2 on AIO and 2 for exhaust) and the pump.

LiE · 8 Feb 2019 at 12:13

@orbitalwalsh

I imagine 2 of these would do the trick?

The 2 rad intake fans would both run off the CPU Fan Connector, and the 2 exhaust can run off the Chassis Fan Connector?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

2 x Silverstone 2 Fan PWM Braided Splitter Cable= £4.99

Total: £13.46 (includes shipping: £3.48)

orbitalwalsh · 8 Feb 2019 at 13:02

should be fine, I only Aorus and Asus boards im afraid due to RMA (asus distribution is quite a bit different to retail, and gigabyte being uk)

whats case is it again ?

LiE · 8 Feb 2019 at 13:13

NZXT H200.

orbitalwalsh · 8 Feb 2019 at 13:16

might want to set a more aggressive front /cpu fan profile as if the CPU isn't working hard/getting hot that GPU will work up some heat at 1440p gaming so will want good airflow to it

LiE · 8 Feb 2019 at 13:37

orbitalwalsh said:
might want to set a more aggressive front /cpu fan profile as if the CPU isn't working hard/getting hot that GPU will work up some heat at 1440p gaming so will want good airflow to it

Yea that's what I'm thinking. So a fan splitter on the CPU fan header for the 2 intakes on AIO. I'll set a custom curve for gaming, as you say the CPU won't be that hot in games but the GPU will still need good air in.

The 2 exhaust fans can split off the chassis fan header.

orbitalwalsh · 8 Feb 2019 at 14:07

LiE said:
Yea that's what I'm thinking. So a fan splitter on the CPU fan header for the 2 intakes on AIO. I'll set a custom curve for gaming, as you say the CPU won't be that hot in games but the GPU will still need good air in.

The 2 exhaust fans can split off the chassis fan header.

remember ASrock ITX is single M.2 rather then 2 of others in the future

Danny75 · 8 Feb 2019 at 15:04

Here's another vid of how to fit X62 in the H200 (the first vid I posted has been removed for some reason).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWM8eKj3DY

LiE · 8 Feb 2019 at 15:07

Danny75 said:
Here's another vid of how to fit X62 in the H200 (the first vid I posted has been removed for some reason).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWM8eKj3DY

Thanks, I watched that one yesterday actually

seems like it will be a good idea to get the fans and rad in before getting the mobo in. The GPU is going to be fun.

orbitalwalsh · 8 Feb 2019 at 15:18

if you put fans in Pull, you'll have more flow into the case. dont need High static pressure when fans are in Pull on-fig. when in push or like video danny posted, need high static to get through the High Fin Per Inch rad and then airflow is cut down . also have less snag with the tubing (learnt push pull from alphacool long ago )

LiE · 8 Feb 2019 at 15:27

orbitalwalsh said:
if you put fans in Pull, you'll have more flow into the case. dont need High static pressure when fans are in Pull on-fig. when in push or like video danny posted, need high static to get through the High Fin Per Inch rad and then airflow is cut down . also have less snag with the tubing (learnt push pull from alphacool long ago )

I'll have a play around, but all the builds I've seen they have used push. I wonder if there is a clearance issue with the fans being in pull.

LiE · 9 Feb 2019 at 11:13

@orbitalwalsh

There’s a chance of a RAM clearance issue with the Kraken’s CPU block I think. I could rotate the block but then the logo would be rotated as well. I guess I’ll find out soon enough.

Edit:

Couple of options I can see. First is to flip the block as mentioned. I’m not keen on this, the logo being upside down would look rubbish. Another potential option is to get Corsair LPX and see if that is lower enough to sit under the elbow bend of the X62.

orbitalwalsh · 9 Feb 2019 at 22:40

Lpx would fit , in theory .

Aorus RGB is the slimmest RGB kit on the market along with B-Die chips , but currently have rocketed in pricing

LiE · 10 Feb 2019 at 20:18

I may just rotate it tbh. Having the logo at 90 degrees isn’t too bad. If it was up side down then it would be a definite issue.

orbitalwalsh · 11 Feb 2019 at 09:35

LiE said:
I may just rotate it tbh. Having the logo at 90 degrees isn’t too bad. If it was up side down then it would be a definite issue.

find you'll never look at the inside of your case bar turning it on and off

LiE · 11 Feb 2019 at 13:44

Build is progressing well. Everything in except the PSU which should be here later today. Rotated the CPU Block, no chance of it fitting next to this RAM. GPU fit fine. I can't install the fans in pull config, they need to be on the other side of the rad to offset it enough to clear the IO cables at the top.

So just need to get the PSU in and connect up all the various fans and IO.

LiE · 11 Feb 2019 at 22:28

Typing from the new PC. Couple things I need to change on the build:

1. The 24-pin PSU cable was too short, so currently using a white extension which I need to change for a black one.
2. The 2 included fans are 3-pin, so need to replace these with PWM. Currently the are spinning way too fast for desktop use. I'm thinking of picking up either some Noctua Redux or Be Quiet silent wings. Any suggestions? 120mm PWM.
3. Connected via HDMI, I presume DP is better?

Danny75 · 11 Feb 2019 at 22:55

Don't think you can go wrong with either.

This one is very fancy (and expensive):

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nf-a12x25-5v-pwm-fan-120mm-fg-06z-nc.html

Runs on only 5v at full whack and I'd call it a quiet fan even at 1,900 RPM. You can hear it in the following vid but it's so quiet for that speed and the distance it was measured. The stock Corsair fans on some cases/coolers are way louder at 1000 RPM lol.

Do not purchase if you hate using molex connectors though. Stick with normal 12v PWM plugged into mobo.

If you don't mind cheaper than Noctua/BeQuiet, the new Arctic P12 are getting good user reviews.