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[Legend]

I mentioned this in your other thread, but unless you are getting the RAM cheap, don't pay more for 3200MHz, it's just not worth it. If you can save money on a 2133 or 2400 kit and put the money into something else, do that.

While I think the R5 is a decent case, it's about £40 too expensive given what the Phanteks Enthoo Pro M offers for £90, and it comes with a glass side panel. If you're planning a custom loop in the future though, you might want to consider something like the Be Quiet Dark Base Pro 900... you'd be future proofed then, and it's silence optimised.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I don't think I'm going to wc in the future, will that case fit everything in

 

[Legend]

If you're not going to WC, and you don't care about a window but want silence, the Silent Base 600 might be the way to go. It will fit everything. You could still WC in this if you wanted to actually, so it doesn't totally preclude that, but it's just not really optimal given the limited rad space.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I'd like a window but want silence

 

[Legend]

I'd like a window but want silence

The Silent Base 600 also comes with a window. If you're pretty convinced you'll never WC, this would be a good choice. You're going with the Noctua D15? That will fit. The Cryorig R1 won't, it's too big for the 600, but only by about 1mm annoyingly. The Dark Rock Pro 3 is another cooler you could consider if you don't like the look of the Noctua.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I thought it was recommend the u12s

 

[Legend]

I thought it was recommend the u12s

Ah OK, well it's up to you... do you want the best performing CPU cooler on the planet? That would be the D15. It's still very quiet. Otherwise, U12S will still perform well.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

best for my budget

 

[Legend]

U12S will be fine then.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

if the d15 is better ill get it

 

[PAULRYAN52]

which d15

 

[Legend]

This one: Noctua NH-D15 Dual Radiator Quiet CPU Cooler with two NH-A15 Fans.

It really isn't the prettiest of coolers though. If you were concerned about that, the Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 runs very close in performance to the Noctua.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

not worried about looks just performance, 2 questions

1 most efficient psu
2. asus strix z270e or msi gamer m7

 

[PAULRYAN52]

what do people think about the newest version
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/checkout/deleteArticle/sDelete/7339197/sTargetAction/cart

 

[Legend]

I would say the Asus was the better value board. The MSI doesn't have Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, but it has an extra M.2 port and a few more USB ports. Other than that, I'm not sure I see any justification for it being £50 more.

You can't go wrong with any of the below PSU's, all top end quality and more than enough power...

EVGA Supernova P2 650W
Super Flower Leadex Platinum 650W Platinum
Seasonic P Series 760w '80 Plus Platinum' (this is on offer currently, making it cheaper than the 660W version)

You may want to check out the below review reference CPU coolers... interesting comparison...

 

[PAULRYAN52]

thanks psu swapped to the super flower

 

[lee32uk]

what do people think about the newest version
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/checkout/deleteArticle/sDelete/7339197/sTargetAction/cart

You need to click the 'BB' code and then copy/paste it here to show the contents of your basket otherwise we can't see it.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

• 1 x be quiet! Silent Base 800 - Silver= £122.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z270E Gaming Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £199.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-D15 Dual Radiator Quiet CPU Cooler with two NH-A15 Fans= £76.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £349.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G30= £119.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £619.99
• 1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99
• 1 x Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM010)= £46.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex Platinum 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black= £114.95
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.95
• 1 x AOC AGON AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £599.99

Total: £2,571.81
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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[stulid]

Ive had a play to try and pimp it a bit.



My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Premier Pack Edition 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £659.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.95
• 1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £229.99
• 1 x be quiet! Silent Base 800 Midi Tower Case - Silver Window= £132.95
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £41.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £172.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £106.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £349.99
• 1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £46.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TDGED416G300= £82.99
• 1 x AOC AGON AG271QG 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £599.99

Total: £2,514.81
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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• Same case but with a window (double glazed) quiet as a mouse.
• Board and GFX card are RGB upto the eye balls and have 4yr warranty each.


With the monitor at 1440p you should also find a GTX1070 more than capable and thus saving ££££

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I thought about a window with a black and red theme, what's everyones opinion