Phanteks Enthoo Pro M rebuild...

my thoughts on getting the 4790k next year is hopefully ill get one cheaper than there going for now. if I do ill also need a new mobo as ill upgrade my son to the 4690k and ill turn the AMD rig into a server, media rig or punt it on
 
Send it back to them, and yeah the h100i gt is good cooler for a aio, yes xmas has come quick this year, kids come before pc parts.

For a gpu what about 290x as can be found for around £100ish on the net (used).

Yeah should be cheaper next as most people would have moved to skylake or x99.

Rig looks a lot better now.
 
yea Im really chuffed on how its coming on compared to what I had before.

I was thinking I could maybe try for a 970 next year.
I had looked at the 290x but had read the 970 was faster on 1080 but then im wondering.. how much faster? is it worth spending the extra? plus the 290x would still be a great upgrade over the 7950
 
jbh110tdi said:
yea Im really chuffed on how its coming on compared to what I had before.

I was thinking I could maybe try for a 970 next year.
I had looked at the 290x but had read the 970 was faster on 1080 but then im wondering.. how much faster? is it worth spending the extra? plus the 290x would still be a great upgrade over the 7950
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I would go for a r9 390 or x, which should last longer than a 970, when new cards are out prices will drop.

I know its not much faster but it depends on what games your playing, most cards will be a upgade over the 7950.

Have you thought about getting another 7950 for around £60 odd.
 
jamiehard1989 said:
Have you thought about getting another 7950 for around £60 odd.
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I did think about getting another 7950 and could possibly borrow my old one back for a few days to try xfire again but my other thought is..

if I get a new card for my pc the 7950 will go into my sons. the gts540 from his can then go with the gigabyte board ive got sitting which all going well with the 8350's RMA I will have a spare cpu to go into it I would then be able to build that up the now for a media pc
 
jamiehard1989 said:
No harm in trying it again, plus you can bench them in xfire and compare, its always good to have a spare cpu incase 1 dies, i got a x2 555 which unlocks to a quad.

Yeah he will see a big upgrade from the gts540.
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yea that was my thoughts is it would be good to see the benchmarks with them in xfire with the i5.

as you say the 7950 will be a good upgrade for him hence im wanting to upgrade myself.
 
This is interesting as I have an 8350 at 5GHZ but its hot and loud and I'm getting a bit bored of waiting for Zen specs

What was the cost to change on the motherboard and CPU and how come you kept your old ram?

Is there a noticeable difference in games and what kind of games?
 
Relentless81 said:
This is interesting as I have an 8350 at 5GHZ but its hot and loud and I'm getting a bit bored of waiting for Zen specs

What was the cost to change on the motherboard and CPU and how come you kept your old ram?

Is there a noticeable difference in games and what kind of games?
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-006-GI&groupid=2833&catid=2836&subcat=2861
currently at £247.98 I paid £277 just a few weeks ago :(

It runs cooler and I have noticed an improvement in just cause 2 and dirt 3

that bundle still uses ddr3 ram so I transferred my ram over and used 2 x 2gb sticks I had sitting when I rebuilt the AMD machine for my son.
 
Terrabytez said:
That Enthoo M is so nice, it's a lot like my Enthoo Pro but different, I like it. If i didn't have the Pro then i would probably have the M
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yea I did look at the Enthoo Pro but I preferred the look of the Enthoo Pro M I liked the idea that the HD bays were hidden out the way and it allowed a more open space inside the case.

I did hang off as I nearly went for the Enthoo Pro but I spotted a review of the Enthoo Pro M before it came out and really liked it.
so I managed to behave and hang off for it coming out.
 
so installed the gtx 970 left it running stock at the moment.
windows score dropped from 7.9 down to 6!!

yet heres some results!!
gtx 970
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7950overclocked

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gtx 970

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7950 overclocked

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so now my current spec is..

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
i5 4690K @ 4.5Ghz
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI
Gainward GTX 970 Phantom
16Gb corsair vengeance 1600Mhz @ 1866Mhz
Samsung 120gb ssd system
Seagate 2tb storage
Lg bluray drive, writer
corsair cx750m
corsair H80i

I'm really chuffed on the performance and how its looking.
I want to get braided extensions to run to the gpu to tidy up the cables inside. and I might try and hide the sata cables from view.

any other thoughts on how I can improve it are welcome

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Quite a big jump there!
Should I throw on some R9 290 & 8320 both at stock clocks on? Then Overclock again and see the difference? (I wanted it to all run cooler and quieter :p )
 
theaterix said:
Quite a big jump there!
Should I throw on some R9 290 & 8320 both at stock clocks on? Then Overclock again and see the difference? (I wanted it to all run cooler and quieter :p )
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yes please would be nice to see them.

the gtx970 is cooler and quieter than the 7950 even when it was stock
 
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jbh110tdi said:
so installed the gtx 970 left it running stock at the moment.
windows score dropped from 7.9 down to 6!!
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update on this.. rerun the experiance score to see if it would change.. back up to 7.9 :D

I know they say it means heehaw but I do like a high score in it :cool:
 
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