System for next 5 years +

8igdave said:
Stick to air, water is a needless complication and takes up space in the case.
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If you were talking about normal water cooling set ups I could understand. But in relation to 'all-in-one' CPU watercoolers that sounds like a load of tosh to me.

The Antec Kuhler and Corsair H50/H70 as well as the e-coolIt are all easy to install and take up less space than a lot of air coolers. Not to mention they're often quoted to be quieter.
 
J-FRO said:
If you were talking about normal water cooling set ups I could understand. But in relation to 'all-in-one' CPU watercoolers that sounds like a load of tosh to me.

The Antec Kuhler and Corsair H50/H70 as well as the e-coolIt are all easy to install and take up less space than a lot of air coolers. Not to mention they're often quoted to be quieter.
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The fact of the matter is you are still dealing with water and still have a separate pump to install somewhere etc etc. It is most certainly more hassel than an air cooler and totaly not needed. They barely show any increase in performance and just cost more than is needed to spend.


SUPERHAPPYRICHM said:
OMG just noticed that 950W Corsair TX950W is not modular plant. so will have big mess. Is there equivalent module psu please? thnaks
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I pointed that out twice.


bhavv said:
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Guess who bought a Delta fan as their first ever PC fan purchase because they thought moar RPM and moar CFM = leet?

....

:(
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*pats head* it's ok, we all learn from our mistakes. Well...smart people learn from other peoples mistakes ;)
 
You will want to make sure your SATA cables are SATA3.0 too, as the copper inside is more coppery
 
stulid said:
You will want to make sure your SATA cables are SATA3.0 too, as the copper inside is more coppery
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Damn you! Stop mocking me :(

I also thought that Sata III cables were different to Sata II cables and thought I needed to buy new ones because the L shape ended ones that came with my mobo wouldnt fit into my Akasa SSD bracket :(
 
@OP get a ITX sized motherboard, these are physically smaller, so the data has less distance to go!! making for better performance.
 
8igdave said:
The fact of the matter is you are still dealing with water and still have a separate pump to install somewhere etc etc. It is most certainly more hassel than an air cooler and totaly not needed. They barely show any increase in performance and just cost more than is needed to spend.
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Well that logic somewhat stumbles when it comes to those heat sinks which require fans to be fitted and/or extra's to be added on to get them to work. That's hardly much difference in effort compared to putting four measly screws in place.

And it's hardly hassle. There are literally dozens of vids online demonstrating how easy it is to install. Hassle would denote its going to be a royal pain in the backside to install. The reviews and videos speak differently.

And you might still be dealing with water, but they nevertheless do all they can to make them safer. Such as the Kuhler for instance using a non-corrosive chemical instead of water.

Valid SB systems tend to be cooler anyway so in most cases it's just not necessary when a £20 cooler will suffice. But if you need the space and/or you have a processor that gets pretty hot, as with what bhavv says, use the push pull system on them and they're as good as the the NH-D14
 
SUPERHAPPYRICHM said:
2 x 480s will draw up to 630W's so need powerful PSU

http://www.geeks3d.com/20100414/power-consumption-of-two-gtx-480-in-sli-with-furmark-and-3dmark03/

So now I only got memory to choose and may be sound if on board is not good enough.
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The G Skills I posted earlier are the best choice.

For 2x2 Gb, go for the £50 2133 Mhz G Skill modules (red heatspreaders)

For 2x4 Gb, got for either the Cas 8 1600, or Cas 7 1600 Mhz ones (blue or black heatspreaders) based on whether or not you are willing to pay the extra.
 
bhavv said:
The G Skills I posted earlier are the best choice.


For 2x4 Gb, got for either the Cas 8 1600, or Cas 7 1600 Mhz ones (blue or black heatspreaders) based on whether or not you are willing to pay the extra.
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Thanks will go for:

G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM)

1600MHz RAM Speed, CAS 8-8-8-24 Timings, 1.45-1.55v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty with G.Skill.
 
Yea thats fine. For overclocking the £100+ ones will only get an extra 100-200 Mhz since they are 4 Gb modules, so they arent worth it.
 
J-FRO said:
Well that logic somewhat stumbles when it comes to those heat sinks which require fans to be fitted and/or extra's to be added on to get them to work. That's hardly much difference in effort compared to putting four measly screws in place.
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Most heat sinks come with the fans pre installed and I'm not really sure why that makes it stumble anyway.

And it's hardly hassle. There are literally dozens of vids online demonstrating how easy it is to install. Hassle would denote its going to be a royal pain in the backside to install. The reviews and videos speak differently.

And you might still be dealing with water, but they nevertheless do all they can to make them safer. Such as the Kuhler for instance using a non-corrosive chemical instead of water.
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And what if you are moving your pc around and get a leak etc? Or have to replace the liquids inside it, what ever they use. I presume the non-corrosive chemical is actually just water with the standard stuff people put in their own WCing systems added in.

Valid SB systems tend to be cooler anyway so in most cases it's just not necessary when a £20 cooler will suffice. But if you need the space and/or you have a processor that gets pretty hot, as with what bhavv says, use the push pull system on them and they're as good as the the NH-D14
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This is my point, he's going to have a haf x case, do you think he needs it to be any cooler? Furthermore pump + fans on radiator is nosier than a simple heat sink.

bhavv said:
Its a few degrees better than a £80 cooler though, thats what makes it special.
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Yeah that is very impressive but my argument isn't that they aren't impressive it's simply that you might as well spend £30 and not even bother with water because the chips run cool anyway. It's like shooting someone in the head and then cutting it off anyway. Why bother when the shot did the job anyway (excluding random occurances and zompocalypse ;))
 
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