So how hot would this get?

[danbt]

Hey all.

This is the case im planning to get:
Case
And this is the cooler im planning to get for an i5 2500k:
Cooler
And im planning on adding 5 of these fans to the case:
Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP

My question is.
How much do you think I could overclock the i5 with that much cooling?

Cheers all.

 

[Jony27]

get this case instead
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-LN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1447

comes with 4 fans already and it has a nice big window.

the i5 will OC past 4.5GHz with the Tranquillo.

id also remove the link for the case fans as i think that counts as a competitor.

 

[danbt]

Right Ok cheers.

Well OCers dont do that fan, so I thought they wouldn't really be competing with it?

 

[stulid]

Right Ok cheers.

Well OCers dont do that fan, so I thought they wouldn't really be competing with it?

But the other company sell stuff that OCUK do sell.

You did read the FAQ's when you signed up?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php

Anyways, whats the total budget for the case/cooler etc?

And what PSU do you have?

And I will find you something.

 

[Jony27]

its not the fan that counts as a competitor but its the actual shop/e-tailer.

 

[danbt]

Ok Sorry guys.

This is my current basket.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.98
Total : £911.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).




My max budget is £900. But if it was £10 over or something, to get a component that is uber awesome and worth it. Then I would.

Im looking for a machine that will play BF3 and Skyrim on High, and will decent for gaming for at least 2 years to come.

Thanks again guys!

 

[stulid]

Use this PSU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-039-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

The Gold rated efficiency will use less power from the wall socket than the Bronze, so electric bills will be less.

Then you can go ahead and order.

 

[Jony27]

ditch the AS5, the Tranquillo comes with a little tube of thermal compound.

£10 cheaper, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-149-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010
same reference design, only difference are the stickers on the card.

 

[stulid]

£10 cheaper, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-149-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010
same reference design, only difference are the stickers on the card.

Warranty!!!

And this is better - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-129-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

Its overclocked from the factory.

 

[jennidc]

SSD

I would add a cheap SSD to make use of the z68 intel smart response technology (it will cache your SATA HD to make it 4x quicker). Although the cool thing is this can be added later as a rebuild is not required - its done on the fly in Windows 7.

 

[danbt]

Brilliant guys.
Thanks.

This is how it is currently looking then:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £906.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Wont be able to get an SSD just yet, but will do at Christmas.

So what other Z68 features are there? I am a complete and utter noob when it comes to knowledge of motherboards.

Wont actually be building the rig until October anyway... Do you think the price of some of the components may fall due to new hardware releases soon?

Cheers.

 

[Jony27]

Warranty!!!

And this is better - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-129-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

Its overclocked from the factory.

oh hmm, didnt think of that.
yeah but i thought reference designs are good for cases like these, or am i wrong.
im sure though that theres a case where having a reference deigned cooler on the GPU is better for the case, as the custom coolers dump the heat back/around the case, cant remember which one.

 

[stulid]

So what other Z68 features are there?

Z68 has,

SSD caching
Lucid virtu and Quicksync.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/05/13/what-is-the-intel-z68-chipset/1

And October is so long away that oprice willl change, ATI may have a new card out.

 

[Ch3m1c4L]

oh hmm, didnt think of that.
yeah but i thought reference designs are good for cases like these, or am i wrong.
im sure though that theres a case where having a reference deigned cooler on the GPU is better for the case, as the custom coolers dump the heat back/around the case, cant remember which one.

If your using more than one GPU in a case which doesnt have the cooling capacity to shift that amount of hot air through it quickly enough, then youd be right, but youd still want the MSI ref one, £10 for an extra year warranty is a good price.