Which upgrade?

stulid · 28 Oct 2014 at 18:37

The noctua, thats something they do well (apart from the beige+brown).

deano-5 · 28 Oct 2014 at 18:40

I'll get the Noctua. Hope its not too loud

stulid · 28 Oct 2014 at 18:58

No, thats another thing they do well.

deano-5 · 28 Oct 2014 at 19:01

Which thermal paste would you recommend?

stulid · 28 Oct 2014 at 19:01

Comes with some.

deano-5 · 28 Oct 2014 at 19:04

Ooh excellent I'll just use that then. Thanks a lot!

deano-5 · 31 Oct 2014 at 20:40

How about a GTX 970?

stulid · 31 Oct 2014 at 20:54

Good cards, but check it fits.

It will play all games at 1080P.

deano-5 · 31 Oct 2014 at 21:40

Its about 8.5" so it will fit. Its just a bit out of my price range though

deano-5 · 31 Oct 2014 at 21:51

How will my Zotac 650ti 2gb cope? Current tv is only 1360x768

stulid · 31 Oct 2014 at 22:15

Maybe, that res is low.

deano-5 · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:04

I'm going to buy some RAM. I was recommended 2133mhz before. Is that still good? I'm looking for good timings. Around £70

stulid · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:05

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
Total : £201.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Plenty of nice RAM around.

Have you decided on your cooling? as the taller ones may or may not fit depending on what you use.

deano-5 · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:09

I bought the Noctua

stulid · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:10

You can fit the taller stuff then.

deano-5 · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:12

I'm not sure about timings though. Any advice?

stulid · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:13

Cas11 is the norm for 2133+

Unless you like benching superPi then ignore it..

deano-5 · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:28

Its not worth sacrificing speed for lower latency?

stulid · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:39

Nope.

As what you lose from the higher timings you gain in speed(hz), 8pack said in the past that Haswell loves fast RAM.

And look at the price difference between a 1600Mhz kit vs 2133+ kit, its nothing.

Here is some exceptional fast and low timings RAM,

YOUR BASKET
1 x G.Skill TridentX Fan 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C9 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-2400C9D-8GTXD) £89.99
Total : £98.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

deano-5 · 1 Nov 2014 at 23:53

What do you think of them? Is it worth it? Seems awesome to me