Small Spec please

HecFam · 12 Jan 2013 at 22:03

Hey guys,

I wanted to do a small Upgrade to my set up, hopefully make it a bit quieter.

I'm going to upgrade Case, Ram and Heatsink.

I've alreay chosen the case

YOUR BASKET
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White £109.99
Total : £121.09 (includes shipping : £9.25).

I just wanted some Help picking the rest.

The heatsink is AM3, and i already have 2x4GB cheap Ram (1333MHz) so could do with a upgrade.

En plus: Some thermal paste?
Thanks.

JCX50 · 12 Jan 2013 at 23:58

'Ere

YOUR BASKET
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White £109.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
Total : £223.43 (includes shipping : £11.25).

HecFam · 13 Jan 2013 at 00:05

Nice. Cheers for that, do you know what size the fans on the heatsink are? Not a fan of the colour...

I take it that its easy enough to switch them out.

Doomedspeed · 13 Jan 2013 at 00:08

HecFam said:
Nice. Cheers for that, do you know what size the fans on the heatsink are? Not a fan of the colour...

1 X 120mm
and

1 x 140mm

With space for another 120mm on the back.

Noctua Fans are Great Quality, would be a shame to replace them.

The thing that annoys me about that case is the window, why have 4 fan spaces on the window? I only have 3 fans (excluding PSU and GPU) in my whole rig.

JCX50 · 13 Jan 2013 at 00:10

120mm (Outsides) and a 140mm (inside but you can use a 120mm in the inside)

HecFam · 13 Jan 2013 at 00:13

Cheers for your help. Guess its best not to replace the fans then. I really like the case, for looks I cant find anything else like it.

Doomedspeed · 13 Jan 2013 at 00:15

Maybe this cooler is more to your liking, on par with the d14:

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1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £51.98
Total : £61.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).

The case actually look quite similar to the RV01 (the top of the case anyway)

HecFam · 13 Jan 2013 at 00:38

Definitely prefer the colour, I take it they both give similar temps?

Doomedspeed · 13 Jan 2013 at 08:27

Yeah. They are pretty similar. The d14 (in a few reviews) is a little better, though the margin is minimal, unoticable really.

That price is this week only (ends Wednesday)

HecFam · 13 Jan 2013 at 09:54

Cool thanks a lot.

HecFam · 13 Jan 2013 at 12:46

Ended up buying this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - White £109.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £51.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x Arctic Silver ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier - 60ml Kit £4.79
Total : £217.74 (includes shipping : FREE).