What do you think of this spec?

Gregster

Gregster

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I currently have an Asrock Ext 4 Gen 3 mobo which has the sound gone. I am going to RMA the board but want to put that board/2500K and Ram into my wifes computer and make a big upgrade to my computer.

I currently have 2 680's (one reference EVGA and one MSI Lightning) and noise is a bit of a bugger to be honest as late at night, I like to play with the sound down (no headphones) but 2 680's are fairly noisy with a decent OC. I have never done water cooling, so is it wise to go with that kit and will I need a bigger radiator for 2 680's? I will be buying the new spec in a couple of weeks, so need to make sure everything is good.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case - Black £284.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooling Kit 360 £240.98
- 1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x GeIL EVO Veloce Frost White 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEW316GB2400C11ADC) £131.99
2 x Aqua Computer AquagraFX - GTX 680 Water Block £89.98 (£179.96)
Total : £1,282.88 (includes shipping : FREE).



Any help on the watercooling is appreciated and max budget of £1500 please.

Edit: Just realised I will only be able to water cool the Reference EVGA as no water blocks are available for the Lightning or have I got this wrong?
 
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bemaniac said:
Go x79 if you're pushing into the sli+ territory with 2+ fast cards. It means you can go quad channel too so you could get 32gb and have a sexy 16gb ramdisk.
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I have heard the X79's are the ones for SLI but wasn't sure. Noted info thanks :)
 
I am a fan of Asrock if you hadn't noticed but I am open to other suggestions.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £459.95
1 x Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case - Black £284.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooling Kit 360 £240.98
- 1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x ASRock X79 Extreme7 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £214.99
1 x GeIL EVO Corsa 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (GOC332GB1600C10QC) £131.99
1 x Aqua Computer AquagraFX - GTX 680 Water Block £89.98
Total : £1,427.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Rusty0611 said:
I would wait mate honestly and have a look at IB-E or Haswell.

As you're probably not going to be going tri-SLI (due to 2GB) I would say X79 is not the way to go.

But that's just me :).
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The Pee off for me is having to RMA my mobo and knowing it could take weeks to get it back has made my mind up. I should wait I know but feel this is not such a good option. Even when haswell comes out, I don't mind upgrading again.
 
whyscotty said:
You have seen how big that case is I hope as its BIG? :D

You also could get a 3820 and still get the benefit of the 79 platform and save a few quid(as you'd say for the PUB ):)

Jealous as no blocks for my cards yet.

Looks good so far (with my limited experience)

Not to put a downer on it ,

Is it worth it for 2Gb cards?
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lol I know what you are saying but my mind is made up for an upgrade. I hadn't considered the 3820 tbh but I am happy to spend or should say been given permission to spend £1500 so this is in my budget.
 
Mei said:
im more suprised you went another asrock? after a bad experience with them
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It is something that could have happened with any board tbh. I am open to other suggestions though, as RMA is a no no or at least having to wait weeks to get it back is a no no.
 
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