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Shivy011 said:
Well the noctua is a really excellent cooler, better than most water coolers. It's also cheaper, but you could go for the H100i if you wanted to.
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That's great then, I'd feel more comfortable using the H100i to be honest. I suppose like its predecessor it has capacity to be configured in push pull (not that it yields a vast advantage).

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to put together build suggestions. They have provided an excellent insight and I am most appreciative.

I'll post my next build spec revision very shortly.

I still do have one sticking point, I know you all recommend these Gigabyte boards and I have been researching the gaming 5 board specifically. Please excuse me for still having some reservations, I have almost always used Asus kit before.

So far I have found that there are some considerations when using XFire/SLI with the SATA express/M.2 ports; that they reduce the number of usable PCI lanes as they route the bandwidth. Additionally something slightly odd - it does not conform to the ATX standard (it's shorter on width than standard ATX). Only an issue when one has a case with a giant CPU cut out. One thing that I cannot find however is much contrasting between these Gigabyte boards and the Asus range, specifically BIOS and software. Yes I could go as far as pulling the technical spec from each respective website and doing it myself but... I thought I'd ask first - wondering about real world experience.
 
The m.2 on Gigabyte boards do not share PCI-E bandwidth, so the slots remain 16X and 8X/8X for CF/SLI if you use one, instead the SATAIII number 4+5 ports share bandwidth with the m.2 and only one can be used at the same time.
 
Two differences I can stop already are that the gaming 5 equivalent Asus board features a Thunderbolt header and utilizes an Intel based Ethernet chip over the Killer chip (known to have some irritating issues).
 
4 year warranty with Gigabyte, been using a Killer NIC based board for awhile now, I'm killing and fraging just as many newbs as I was before.

What ASUS board is it that you are looking at?
 
 
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That case can take a H105 which has a thicker rad and offers better cooling and is simpler to use due to it not needing CorsairLINK software, the H100i doesn't either but to change fan speed/LED colour it does.
 
 
Yeah, I edited that out, wasn't worth mentioning when I saw the price going up and up.

But of course there is always a different case,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011015-WW) £119.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £94.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Cooler Master Silencio 652s Midi-Tower - Black £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £77.95
Total : £610.34 (includes shipping : £32.90).



Then you just need to recheck which water cooler fits again with some of these.
 
Ugh, that's just it though, I hate mids... really really wanted to move away from them. The last mid I built, I absolutely packed it full to bursting over time (literally the side panels were bulging). Plus the air flow was horrible - these are all point coming from what I said about running upgrades for x number of years. Tend to fill the case out.
 
It's actually a full tower I believe, full tower dimensions but branded as a mid or something. The 750D is still awesome though - imo better but more expensive ofc :)
 
Thank you to everyone who has helped me :) just wanted to say that I really appreciate it. I think I am squared away with my build now, looking forward to playing with the goodies.
 
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