PSU making strange noise every 2-3 mins and upgrade advise

beasty6

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hey guys,

so my PSU is starting to make a strange whining noise every 2-3 minutes apart, and ive decided to get a new one aswell as upgrade my rig at the same time.

this is my spec as it stands now

core i5 760 @3.6ghz
msi p55 gd80
2x4gb xms3 1600mhz
antec kuhler 620 (makes a strange clicking noise in the pump :/)
AMD HD 6990
asus DGX 5.1 sound card
antec true power 750w (going to be replacing)
CM storm trooper

im looking for high performance and silence (without going custom water loop)

so here is what im looking to get:
YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x NZXT KRAKEN X60 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 280mm (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM3+ / FM1) £119.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x CM Storm Trooper Window Side Panel - Black £29.99
1 x BitFenix Recon Internet-Connected Fan Controller (Black) £29.99
3 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 140mm Blue LED - Black £13.99 (£41.97)
2 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan Blue LED - Black £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £838.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).



is this all good? anything i should look at or change?
i may even just build a new rig and add x79 platform and just use my existing case and HDD's

so what do you guys think?
 
What will the PC be used for? x79 seems a little OTT for gaming.
CM 690 II LITE looks very nice, It's a personal fav :D

Not sure about the CLC, you could get a really good air cooler for 1/2 the price.
 
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yep gaming, but i want to be able to on top of these games in years to come, i know you can never get future proof with these PC's but i like to have a high spec pc that can cope with the newer releases then only have to upgrade the gpu when needed :)
 
beasty6 said:
yep gaming, but i want to be able to on top of these games in years to come, i know you can never get future proof with these PC's but i like to have a high spec pc that can cope with the newer releases then only have to upgrade the gpu when needed :)
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Fair enough!

The only benifit with X79 would be the PCIE lanes & the bandwidth is more that the 1155.

Can I suggest this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £113.98
Total : £555.31 (includes shipping : £9.50).



The bundle you have spec'd contains a heatsink, but you have added a closed loop cooler, you could save cash by buying them individually.

Not sure about the CLC, air coolers would give you better temps if you intend to overclock. Using the K2, My FX-6100 is idle at 27 and load @ 4.4ghz is 42. Cannot fault it or recommend it enough.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans (Socket LGA2011) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
Total : £201.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).



I love the bits 'n' bobs you have specd too. The BitFenix Spectra fans look great and in my 600TM, perform very well. The BitFenix Recon is amazing, just don't use the software that comes with it, get the Phobetria instead. The functionality & usability is better.
 
yeh the x79 looks fine to me bud :)

the only concern was the room it will take, and airflow issues? and i thought the x60 would perform well as its a 280mm rad instead on the 240mm like the h100/i

i like a pretty rig :D haha and all the lights and stuff

what about the gpu? 7950 CF worth it over my 6990? i have it oc'd to 900mhz core and 1300mhz memory atm, must admit tho, it sounds like a harrier airfeild is next to me lol
 
beasty6 said:
this is what i may get aswell and just build a new rig:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-124-OE&groupid=43&catid=2512&subcat=2519

i have another case i could build it into (CM 690 II LITE)
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You can do better than that ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £235.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UP4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £209.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
2 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99 (£83.98)
Total : £601.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



If I add some of the extras you want......

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £235.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UP4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £209.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £99.98
2 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99 (£83.98)
Total : £1,222.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).



If you were to change the CLCs fans I would use Corsair SP quiet editions. You can use the Spectre Pros for the chassis to illuminate it but they won't cool the rad as well as static pressure fans. I already told you about the Hydra Pro fan controller which can toggle the LED lights on the Spectre fans
 
Any reason why you have suggested he antec cooler and gigabyte board?

Im going to be a pain but the last three builds ive had have beem msi mobo's so i will rather stick with msi in that area.

Has the issues been sorted with the h100i yet?
Also can i use my ram with an x79 rig? Its dual channel tho
 
The antec cooler is the rival to the H100i. Should be a little quieter too and the Kraken kits are known to be loud.

That UP4 (ultra performance) GB mobo can take more RAM than the UD3. The UD3 with a BIOS update improves it's OC potential. You could use it I just balanced the build to the price of the overclocked bundle.

Yes you could use the RAM but X79 would like quad channel. I thought you might sell your old mobo bundle off.
 
I was thinking about it, but tbh its not worth a lot and i mite aswell keep it as a spare pc or something.

I will be replacing stock fans with any clc i get, want as quite as possible.

So if i go to a x79 platform and a couple of 7950's how long am i looking at befote im gonna have the open the bank account again? Ive seen that crysis 3 is using a few cores now

Is 2 sets of dual channel then classed as quad channel when ran together?
 
beasty6 said:
I was thinking about it, but tbh its not worth a lot and i mite aswell keep it as a spare pc or something.

I will be replacing stock fans with any clc i get, want as quite as possible.

So if i go to a x79 platform and a couple of 7950's how long am i looking at befote im gonna have the open the bank account again? Ive seen that crysis 3 is using a few cores now

Is 2 sets of dual channel then classed as quad channel when ran together?
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I would think it would keep you going to 2/3+ years maybe. Kind of depends on how quickly games will adapt & use the hardware to it's potential.

No, You'll need quad channel RAM. Samsung Dual/Quad would be the best, you can really overclock that stuff.
 
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