Overclocked Rendering & Gaming System 2012

Lyonz

Lyonz

Lyonz

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Hi all,

Im thinking of building the following system but have a couple of questions and hoped someone might be able to answer them:

CPU = Intel I7 3820k
Motherboard = Asus P9X79 PRO
Case = Coolmaster HAF X (RC-942)
Case Fans = X2 Red Megaflow 200 silent fan (Top Fans)
GPU = Nvidia GTX580 - EVGA
OS = Windows 7 Pro
Ram = DDR3 corsair Vengeance Black 1600mhz Quad Channel - (Total 16GB)
CPU Cooler = Thermalright Silverarrow
HDD = Standard 7200rmp
SSD = Crusial M4 128GB
PSU = Corsair AX1200w
Overclock = 3.6ghz - 4.0ghz
Optical Drive = DVD Re-writer x22
Fan Controller = ???

1. Im wondering does anyone know of any good fan controllers that also looks good ? As all the controllers I've seen, seem to have major problems in reviews. E.I. the clock resets every time the computer turns off or breaks after a couple of months.


2. Also wondering what is the best motherboard between Asus P9X79 and the pro version for reliability ? Also is there a better motherboard in this price range that can hold this CPU and 64gb ram ?


3. Also if the CPU was overclocked could it hold better ram in terms of Mhz to make it future proof ? As it currently can hold 1600mhz but wondering could it hold 2100mhz if overclocked ?


4. Lastly is there such a thing as a case neon controller, two switch between a red light system and a blue ? If so where can these be found ?


THANKS IN ADVANCE
DAVID LYON M.A.
 
4) The OcUK coldcathodes come with switches that look like (although I aint tried withy mine yet) that they will fit in the holes in the back of a case for external rads. just turn one off and the other on.
 
2) Gigabyte have a UK RMA base, which is useful:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-374-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2174

Or this MSI comes with a free cooler/game for the same price:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-197-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2174

3) You can overclock RAM yes, look at this RAM for that :)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-017-SA
See the thread here about it:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18379546

What's your total budget? That's a might expensive PSU for just one 580, you could get a cheaper one and a 680 instead?
 
beejjacobs said:
2) Gigabyte have a UK RMA base, which is useful:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-374-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2174

Or this MSI comes with a free cooler/game for the same price:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-197-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2174

3) You can overclock RAM yes, look at this RAM for that :)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-017-SA
See the thread here about it:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18379546

What's your total budget? That's a might expensive PSU for just one 580, you could get a cheaper one and a 680 instead?
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The reason for choosing an extreme power supply is to make it future proof for when i upgrade.
 
Also may I ask why X79? It's main advantage is more memory [of which you've only got 16GB] and 6-core CPUs. The 3820 is basically on par with a cheaper [mobo wise] i7 2600K
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/287?vs=523

e.g.


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2680-KR) £429.95
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £227.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £126.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
2 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) **WEEKEND SPECIAL** £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,497.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).



That has an integrated fan controller too
 
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beejjacobs said:
Also may I ask why X79? It's main advantage is more memory [of which you've only got 16GB] and 6-core CPUs. The 3820 is basically on par with a cheaper [mobo wise] i7 2600K
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/287?vs=523

e.g.


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2680-KR) £429.95
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £227.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £126.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
2 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) **WEEKEND SPECIAL** £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,497.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).



That has an integrated fan controller too
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The reason for choosing the 3820 is the price its so similar, also Im thinking at a later date putting 64gb ram into the motherboard. As for some of the parts you have mentioned Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler the Thermalright Silverarrow is getting better benchmarks.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2680-KR) £429.95
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £229.99
1 x MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) Intel X79 (Socket LGA2011) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE Thermaltake Frio Advanced Cooler & Tomb Raider Game £229.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £126.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £114.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £94.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £79.99
1 x Samsung SH-D163C/BEBE SATA 16x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,548.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Lyonz said:
The reason for choosing the 3820 is the price its so similar, also Im thinking at a later date putting 64gb ram into the motherboard. As for some of the parts you have mentioned Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler the Thermalright Silverarrow is getting better benchmarks.
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Fair enough. I'd still recommend that RAM [if you want to OC it], that PSU and that GPU :)

The Silverarrow isn't on OcUK atm it seems, so I just added something similar
 
beejjacobs said:
Fair enough. I'd still recommend that RAM [if you want to OC it], that PSU and that GPU :)

The Silverarrow isn't on OcUK atm it seems, so I just added something similar
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Fair enough, appreciate the suggestion :)

So if i overclock the cpu could it take the 2100mhz ram ? Also what happened if i didnt overclock it would it be capped by the CPU at 1600 ?

Cheers
 
Lyonz said:
Fair enough, appreciate the suggestion :)

So if i overclock the cpu could it take the 2100mhz ram ? Also what happened if i didnt overclock it would it be capped by the CPU at 1600 ?

Cheers
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No you can OC RAM without OCing the CPU.

Also, check stulid's spec above he usually knows better than me how to balance it all :)
 
beejjacobs said:
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can OC the RAM without OCing the CPU.

I don't mean to imply you shouldn't OC the CPU though, because you should anyway ;)
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I was under the impression that if the CPU wasn't quick enough it couldn't handle that range in mhz. Will look into it..
 
Lyonz said:
I was under the impression that if the CPU wasn't quick enough it couldn't handle that range in mhz. Will look into it..
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I think you're probably right, but when you can overclock the memory speed without overclocking the core speed of the CPU? But of course there is some limit to this depending on the CPU. Not something I know an awful lot about!
 
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you may not need a fan controller as ASUS suite should allow you to create profiles for cpu and chassis fans, i.e. fan speed vs temperature.
Also, why not take up the Samsung ram that could overclock to 2400MHz (mostly) although it is rated at 1600MHz? check on the other link on this forum. I'll put a link later.
 
SL09 said:
you may not need a fan controller as ASUS suite should allow you to create profiles for cpu and chassis fans, i.e. fan speed vs temperature.
Also, why not take up the Samsung ram that could overclock to 2400MHz (mostly) although it is rated at 1600MHz? check on the other link on this forum. I'll put a link later.
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Could anyone confirm that the asus suite has this capability ? As after reading many reviews on fan controllers they seem to have loads of problems.

Also the reason for the choosing corsair ram is that the latency values are lower than the samsung.
 
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