Declaimed Wrote:The current build that I've arranged for purchase:

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) 850W
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3
GIGABYTE Z87X-UD3H
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150
CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler
Corsair Neutron Series GTX CSSD-N240GBGTXB-BK 2.5" 240GB SATA III
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound

Graphics card undecided. Any suggestions? Will likely invest in four additional premium 120mm fans for a push-pull RAD configuration. That RAM is $130; Trying to find something cheaper if I can without having to sacrifice timings.

Current total: $1,058. I would like to remain below $1,400.

I plan to overclock in the future, but not immediately. I already own the case, OS, etc etc.

Declaimed Wrote:1. Case this whole thing is going in? --- Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition.
2. I recommend the Samsung 840 Pro(note the pro) over the Corsair Neutron
3. Note that AS5 does have a cure time, its not recommended to boot the computer right after applying AS5
4. Always when going to watercooling, You accept the risks of any damage, even if its an AIO. though at this point in time, for haswell/ivy cpus, gains are extremely minimal. Intel using TIM instead of Solder when lidding the chips made these bad thermally productive chips unless you want to avoid warranty and delid. --- The modular liquid cooler wouldn't help at all? I want to keep my processor as cool as possible.
5. Speed on the ram you are purchasing? --- 9/9/9/9 DDR3 1600
6. Since you are buying an 850w psu, I'm assuming you are looking to SLI/Crossfire in the future? --- I read something somewhere that advised to run the PSU well under its maximum load. I also saw that this particular PSU is on sale with mail in rebate + promo code ($125 after all is said and done). SLI is a possibility in the future.


No current plans to overclock GPU.

Declaimed Wrote:Considering the SAPPHIRE 100351SR Radeon HD 7970. The "toasty hot" thing, do I have anything to worry about? Can it overheat/be damaged from the heat?

Declaimed Wrote:I researched the D14H unit you mentioned, there were a few complaints about it getting in the way of RAM. The modular watercooler I listed has a $10 price difference from the D14H ($89 for the D14H, $99 for the H100i). Are there any serious risks to using a modular watercooler? I've been reading that the unit is leak free/risk free, etc. The tower is going to be standing upright, and it may move around from time to time as well by car.

Declaimed Wrote:@KhainiWest: I've never attempted similar, but it seems like a decent plan to me. Again, I've never dual-monitored anything. Thinking about it, though, what is preventing the new card from powering both monitors? Lack of muscle? Just my two cents.



I have a monitor question too. I'm currently running with a 1680x1050 monitor which I purchased in 2007 for around ~$300. Its about 22 inches, the colors are great, and the stand is terrific. The problem is that I need a 16:9 aspect ratio for most media. One game I attempted to play in particular, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed, throws black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when using 16:10, which aggravated me.

I'm stuck between getting either:

1) An IPS 1080p monitor, as I love superb color reproduction,
2) A 120 hz monitor, though I've read that the gains are small,

or

3) A 2560 x 1600 monitor.


The biggest detriment to the 2560 x 1600 is obviously price, but I also worry that 3840 x 2160 models arn't too terribly far down the road. (Plus, my current GPU setup can't handle that resolution at 60 FPS. But, what about future upgrades? Decisions, decisions.)

KhainiWest Wrote:So I upgraded to a GTx 770 and a 27 inch 120 htz monitor, and want to duel monitor it up. Currently I use abotu a 23 inch 60 htz monitor so it's going to choke up the potential of the video card, and the curernt graphics card I'm using is a GTx 460.

I got an i7 950, which I believe is enough to handle both card's, and a 850w power supply, but is it worth the tinkering to get my video card to sync up with my old monitor and have the new card work with the new monitor? I just figure I could put the old card for some use, since the new card will only benefit one of the two monitors.

edit: didn't see the computer parts thread aaaanndd I don't think I can close

Dudewitbow Wrote:Its a preference thing. IMO the best of both worlds is an IPS that is overclocked to about 90Hz(yes you can overclock monitors, you're lucky if you can hit 120 on an IPS so you have the absolute best of both worlds). its Fluidity vs color, though decent overclocking IPS dont start till about post 250$ prices(and thats just the korean import prices).






when you say dual monitor, do you mean being able to game on both screens? or using one monitor on a game and another on something else. I know that the latter is possible, but to use both monitors for a single game is only capable when a single card or a card in SLI is powering it up.

Dudewitbow Wrote:If you want my opinions:


1. Dont like lower end watercooling on such a large chip like the 3930k, just a personal opinion
2. Get a 4gb Gtx 770, its both cheaper and more effective than the 680 you have, will explain now:

The Gtx 680 and the HD 7970 were the previous top 2 cards offered by both competitors, the key difference was that nvidia cards happen do do well with shading and radeon cards happen to do well under memory stress due to larger vram, and a better memory bus(312(?) vs 256 on the 680) because of that, the 680 was starved out of performance in games where heavy anti aliasing(Crysis 1, Metro 2033) or resolutions past 1080(where radeon cards scaled linearly on performance drop and nvidia cards exponentially dropped after 108)

what the 770 brings is a more aggressive self overclocking mechanism(GPU boost 2.0), and better quality vram for higher memory clocks, so that it takes less of a hit in heavy situations mentioned above. actual chip wise, the 770 is exactly the same as a 680, but at a lower cost.

3. I was never a fan of the pricing on Corsairs upper end cases. I dont like the fact that the 600T is not very water cooling friendly, and hovers around the spot where major case designers do well in.

you will have the upcoming Fractal Arc XL, which arguably will be one of the friendliest cases to work with(off set fan holes at top for water cooling, fan filters almost everywhere and easy to remove) for ~130

then you have the slightly more expensive NZXT Switch 810 which is proabbly the WC case choice both options are Fulltower, compared to Corsair's Mid tower offering at this price

Though thats just an opinion and the 600t is still usable, I personally just dont like it for the price.(also if you decide to get an E-ATX sized motherboard for your 3930k, the 600t doesn't support it)




1 and 3 are just opinions, I really suggest the change in #2 though

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