Potential upgrade advise

MoNkEyMiKeY said:
Was thinking of getting the H100i later on, would you recommend it then?

Think my build will have the Hyperx Predator.
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Currently there's a bit of an annoyance with the H100i.

With the early firmware you got a "ticking" sound at the fans lowest RPM.

If you flash to the later firmware then this was replaced with a "whining" noise at medium+ speeds.

But it seems Corsair are now offering replacement fans to fix this - http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=632588&postcount=13

I dont know if the units in stock have the fixed fans or not (maybe worth asking in the customer service section)

If you dont want the hassle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-009-AN&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2262
 
For the moment I have ordered:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £69.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1869DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £64.99
Total : £134.98 (includes shipping : FREE).



The ram seems to be good from what I was able to read up on. Colour wise it should match whatever I decide to get. I'm still swaying a little towards the MSI Mpower mobo. Also so I have more options for coolers and the like I will be getting a:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Silver £149.99
Total : £149.99 (includes shipping : FREE).



I sold my 560ti on the bay so gave me some cash to play with till bonus day.
 
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Well just ordered the rest to be delivered on saturday so should be a weekend of fun :D

850W XFX Pro Black Edition 80PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply (not from ocuk as they don't stock it.)

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1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Silver £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1869DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Seidon 120M Watercooling System (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £47.99
Total : £762.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Beginning of the month I bought the XFX Double D Radeon HD 7950 3072MB.

Sorry to say a lot was not purchased from OcUK as I detest DPD delivery service which is a real shame as I love OcUK and have bought a lot of my components from them. Also it came down to the cost and my bonus wasn't as much as I had hoped for.

Maybe a build log but probably just pictures to follow.
 
All the parts arrived this morning and I've just finished putting it together, just sorting the drivers and hdd's. Got a bit of a scare when windows activation said I'd have to buy a new copy! Managed to call activation phone line and got it sorted :)

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Looking good man, is this your first build? You done a good job with the cable management ;)

Also I believe you have broken a rule regarding picture size :p
 
Already re-sized :)

I've been dabbling with building since 2001. But its my first proper build in about 6 years, well except for the one I helped my friend do the other week.

Really hard to get it tidy round the back.
 
Yeah I don't bother with the back due to the case I have, maybe I would try it in your case :p But if I'm honest cable management is meant to be how it looks from the front anyway
 
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