my current debate

[mattdunnapoo]

my current debate

to watercool or go small factor but newer hardware

small or big hmmm

opinions?

so w/c spec plus my sig stuff

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - 18w DDC Pump & EK-DDC X-TOP CSQ Value Combo £79.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 360 £69.98
1 x EK-RES X3 250 Reservoir £51.98
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £14.98 (£44.94)
2 x Mayhems X1 Clear Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£15.98)
2 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/10 - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
4 x XSPC G1/4" 90° Rotary Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.49 (£13.96)
8 x XSPC G1/4" to 3/8" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£23.92)
Total : £564.70 (includes shipping : FREE).






or my ssd,hdd,gpu,h100 or mega and this lot

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £163.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
Total : £497.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[ExRayTed]

If it was my money I'd get the SFF stuff, but then I can't see the point in watercooling unless it's for more performance, which you won't really get.

 

[mickyflinn]

Add another 7950 if needed and an SSD to your origanal set up.

 

[Hakanese]

Tbh unless you're planning on upgrading your cpu & mobo I'd go for the newer gear in the SFF. You'll have brand new tech to play with andthe option, that if you want to go water cooling you can buy a larger case and move stuff into it at a later date.
Mickyflinn's given a good suggestion of SLi and an extra SSD would save you some £££ and give you something to play around with.
Good luck with whichever route you decide to go with, I'm sure it'll be a sweet build regardless

 

[Fulax]

Or do both. Get the original (mini-ITX) Bitfenix Prodigy and watercool it.

 

[s1xtyn1n3]

Small form factor gets my vote. Having proper performance out of a tiny little portable box is the only thing that got me back into PC's.

 

[Aneskimo]

How about the corsair 540 as a compromise


That's what I have decided after divering over case choice its great for air or water and its cube like shape offers summit abit different!