Hey guys, long time lurker doing my first post \o/
So originally, this build was just supposed to be a refresh of my current rig that I have, taking it out of the big bulky case, putting everything into a smaller case, new graphics card and an mATX motherboard to boot.
Current rig:
(Space for in case photo when its not dark)
Specs
CPU: i7-3820 - Had a gentle overclock of 4.3, but turned it down when I tried the W10 preview, and it kept crashing. Plus its not that great for OC anyway.
MB: Gigabyte X79-UP4
RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB PC3-14900C9 1866MHz
GPU1: EVGA FTW GTX600
GPU2: EVGA SC GTX660
SSD: Samsung 840 250gb
Case: XClio Something - This case. Ugh. NONE of the stock fans work. You know how hard it is to find a decent 25cm fan? :')
That Intel AIO Cooler - Meh.
So anyway. Originally I wanted to reuse my CPU, its only 2 years old and it has served me rather well. Major but: I wanted a mATX board, and for the life of me I could not find one that supported DDR3. So I began swapping and changing bits, doing a bunch of research, looking at pretty parts and review videos etc, I THINK Ive finally decided on a build.
New Rig:
Case: Corsair Carbide Air 240 Black
CPU: i7-5820k
MB: Gigabyte X99 Gaming-5
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz in Red
GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 (Am I right in believing the Windforce logo can be coloured?)
Raijintek Triton AIO Water Cooling Solution Red Fluid/Red LED
POSSIBLY thinking of a GSync monitor
Looking to get this within the next few weeks, pretty stoked for it, but always looking for comments/advice/suggestions that could improve my build/my wallet
My current rig will be getting sold to a friend, minus the SSD
So yea, what do you think?
So originally, this build was just supposed to be a refresh of my current rig that I have, taking it out of the big bulky case, putting everything into a smaller case, new graphics card and an mATX motherboard to boot.
Current rig:
(Space for in case photo when its not dark)
Specs
CPU: i7-3820 - Had a gentle overclock of 4.3, but turned it down when I tried the W10 preview, and it kept crashing. Plus its not that great for OC anyway.
MB: Gigabyte X79-UP4
RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB PC3-14900C9 1866MHz
GPU1: EVGA FTW GTX600
GPU2: EVGA SC GTX660
SSD: Samsung 840 250gb
Case: XClio Something - This case. Ugh. NONE of the stock fans work. You know how hard it is to find a decent 25cm fan? :')
That Intel AIO Cooler - Meh.
So anyway. Originally I wanted to reuse my CPU, its only 2 years old and it has served me rather well. Major but: I wanted a mATX board, and for the life of me I could not find one that supported DDR3. So I began swapping and changing bits, doing a bunch of research, looking at pretty parts and review videos etc, I THINK Ive finally decided on a build.
New Rig:
Case: Corsair Carbide Air 240 Black
CPU: i7-5820k
MB: Gigabyte X99 Gaming-5
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz in Red
GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 (Am I right in believing the Windforce logo can be coloured?)
Raijintek Triton AIO Water Cooling Solution Red Fluid/Red LED
POSSIBLY thinking of a GSync monitor
Looking to get this within the next few weeks, pretty stoked for it, but always looking for comments/advice/suggestions that could improve my build/my wallet
My current rig will be getting sold to a friend, minus the SSD
So yea, what do you think?
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