Upgrade what I have or start fresh ?

orbitalwalsh · 15 Mar 2018 at 14:10

simon109 said:
Ordered

Get me started, can swap my current gear over into the new case. Will get a new motherboard, cpu and ram at the end of the month.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler= £26.99

1 x be quiet! Straight Power 11 450W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £87.95

1 x In-Win 301 Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black= £76.99

Total: £203.63 (includes shipping: £11.70)

Nice, once you pull trigger on Ryzen should be flying !

simon109 · 16 Mar 2018 at 22:42

Which of the motherboards should I go for ? Will be using the Ryzen 7 1700cpu.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B350M Mortar AMD 350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £79.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £72.95

Total: £163.44 (includes shipping: £10.50)

orbitalwalsh · 17 Mar 2018 at 06:52

simon109 said:
Which of the motherboards should I go for ? Will be using the Ryzen 7 1700cpu.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI B350M Mortar AMD 350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £79.99

1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £72.95

Total: £163.44 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Myself and others tend to quote Gigabyte Gaming 3 or the Strix (ATX)
Both boards known to work well and a lot of us have them .
Gigabyte has the far better rep support and UK RMA on here which sways a lot over

simon109 · 18 Mar 2018 at 11:57

Not having a lot of luck with the build,

Case a couple of small chips on top, not sending it back to much hassle.

Power supply doesn’t fit very well because of the fins on it. It’s mounted upside down so the fins are touching case and slightly raising the power supply which means the fixing holes don’t line up, sent it back and gone for the one you recommend.

CPU won’t fit in the new case too big.

All part of the learning curve lol.

orbitalwalsh · 18 Mar 2018 at 15:40

simon109 said:
Not having a lot of luck with the build,

Case a couple of small chips on top, not sending it back to much hassle.

Power supply doesn’t fit very well because of the fins on it. It’s mounted upside down so the fins are touching case and slightly raising the power supply which means the fixing holes don’t line up, sent it back and gone for the one you recommend.

CPU won’t fit in the new case too big.

All part of the learning curve lol.

Did send the case back if it's not looking the part.

Shame about the PSU unit - heading bequiet starting to aim their PSU units for their own cases :/
Funny, max height or cooler is 160mm and that coolermaster should be 159... Unless their amd mounting kit adds height..

simon109 · 18 Mar 2018 at 16:09

Already sent the power supply back. Might drop them an email about the case would t mind if the marks were in the back.

orbitalwalsh · 18 Mar 2018 at 18:45

simon109 said:
Already sent the power supply back. Might drop them an email about the case would t mind if the marks were in the back.

Send snaps away mate. It's not like In win to ship a dodgie case .
It's still a lot of money for something that sits with you for long periods and a long time . If you buy B Grade like I did you understand it but not brand new

simon109 · 18 Mar 2018 at 18:56

Dropped them an email, see what they say.

I haven't tried the cooler in the new case but I have it mounted in my avp vision and its almost touching the side, the 301 is thinner so may not fit ?

orbitalwalsh · 18 Mar 2018 at 18:58

simon109 said:
Dropped them an email, see what they say.

I haven't tried the cooler in the new case but I have it mounted in my avp vision and its almost touching the side, the 301 is thinner so may not fit ?

Stated in website 160mm max CPU clearence , this would be from base contact of CPU to glass panel

simon109 · 18 Mar 2018 at 19:05

Fingers crossed it will fit. Not trying it until I've heard back about the case.

simon109 · 23 Mar 2018 at 21:55

Got my replacement case

Power supply fitted and put my old board in for now and the cooler does fit. All up and running, just need the processor and memory and I can fit the new board.

orbitalwalsh · 24 Mar 2018 at 03:20

simon109 said:
Got my replacement case

Power supply fitted and put my old board in for now and the cooler does fit. All up and running, just need the processor and memory and I can fit the new board.

On sale

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £155.99
2 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £149.99

Total: £464.67 (includes shipping: £8.70)

simon109 · 24 Mar 2018 at 10:17

Probably use one of these, red will go better.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Night Hawk LED 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red Light (THRD= £299.99
1 x Team Group Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - RGB Black (TF1D4= £179.99

Total: £488.68 (includes shipping: £8.70)

orbitalwalsh · 24 Mar 2018 at 12:32

simon109 said:
Probably use one of these, red will go better.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Night Hawk LED 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red Light (THRD= £299.99

1 x Team Group Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - RGB Black (TF1D4= £179.99

Total: £488.68 (includes shipping: £8.70)

That's 32GB ! Hands down !

simon109 · 24 Mar 2018 at 15:57

Looking for suggestions for cooling in the In-Win 301. I will be using the stock cooler or my Hyper 212 until I can get a nzxt 240mm AIO.

Should I use two fans on the bottom of the case or the nzxt AIO ?

Or put the AIO up front and use two fans on the bottom ?

I do want a fan at the rear, what should I go for ? Looking at maybe the nzxt RGB120mm.

I do want to keep with the red and black theme.

orbitalwalsh · 24 Mar 2018 at 16:14

You'd out the AIO at the front , if it clashes with GPU length then you mount to bottom .
A fan or dual fans at the bottom and single rear exit

Rear fan being RGB would be a nice touch, mATX board doesn't have RGB header so you'd use Nzxt hardware via usb3 to control it, maybe led strip to , CAM has to be installed with the Kraken so makes sense

The sexy option !

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/nzxt-aer-rgb120-dual-120mm-fan-with-hue-controller-fg-02b-nx.html

Move stock Kraken fans to the bottom as IN TAKE
You then attach one AER to the rear as Exhaust so you'll see the fancy RGB !
Then you'd attach to the 2 other fans to the AIO but have the RGB side facing inside the case- the AIO will be EXHAUSTing

Then you get fancy lighting

simon109 · 24 Mar 2018 at 16:16

If I am using rgb fans do I need something like the HUE controller or can I connect them straight to my motherboard via the led connector ?

orbitalwalsh · 24 Mar 2018 at 16:19

simon109 said:
If I am using rgb fans do I need something like the HUE controller or can I connect them straight to my motherboard via the led connector ?

Posted up another method above..
Fans connect to Hue box , that is usb3 internal to board

simon109 · 24 Mar 2018 at 16:30

So I'd need this lot ?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x NZXT Aer RGB120 Dual 120mm Fan with HUE+ controller= £69.95
1 x NZXT Aer RGB120 Series 120mm Fan= £25.99
1 x NZXT Kraken X52 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 240mm= £129.95

Total: £235.79 (includes shipping: £9.90)

orbitalwalsh · 24 Mar 2018 at 17:24

simon109 said:
So I'd need this lot ?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x NZXT Aer RGB120 Dual 120mm Fan with HUE+ controller= £69.95

1 x NZXT Aer RGB120 Series 120mm Fan= £25.99

1 x NZXT Kraken X52 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 240mm= £129.95

Total: £235.79 (includes shipping: £9.90)

Pretty much , now the cooling set up that way isn't the best, due to pushing the air out rather then sucking in cold air , but it will look damn nice !
Could could mount those fans as intake but you'd only just see the sides of the RGB