Parts list for Friends' $1500 rig

[M0rt]

Don't get me wrong, the Antec seems to be of equivalent quality. Just pointing out that you can get Seasonic internals and full modularity for the same price with the XFX.

Truth be told, I think the EVGA G2 750 is better than the lot of em and I suspect that OklahomaWolf at JonnyGuru would concur. With double the warranty of both and for $5 less than the Antec, it's so good it gives me half a stiffy.

Regardless, I'm just happy you ditched the CX.

 

[LaytonJnr]

Alright, thanks Ill let him know. @M0rt I know that Antec used Seasonic for their True Power classic series. I just have better experiences with Antec. I used to have an XFX PSU and Mobo........not a good experience that one. Then again that was a couple years ago so things may have changed.

I think @M0rt said it quite well already. I would definitely not buy an XFX motherboard, purely because they have not proven themselves in this area of the computer market. However, the XFX PSU is merely a Seasonic PSU with a massive XFX sticker on it. Both XFX and Antec PSUs mentioned use the same high quality, high temperature tested capacitors, both have similar high quality components for high efficiency, as they are both in reality Seasonic units. Either choice of the Antec and XFX will be fine, despite any previous experience with the company in other component sectors.

But definitely a much better choice over the CX series - I wish you every luck with the build.

Layton

 

[suraswami]

EVGA SuperNOVA 750W Gold Certified for $80 AR.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...061314-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17438027-L013A

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

What about the best cooling method for that case? Positive or Negative pressure? I cant tell if the GPU is a exhaust or blow back into the case cooler. Can someone recommend a good cooling profile? here are the fans I have picked so far.

Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Fan ($12.75 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Fan ($12.75 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-LPRO-20025B-RP 148.7 CFM 200mm Fan ($19.45 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Scythe Slipstream 110.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.97 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Scythe Slipstream 110.3 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.97 @ Amazon)

 

[Lopez0101]

Postive-negative pressure, really doesn't make much of a difference. Streamlined airflow is all that really matters. Want to keep dust out just have filters on the intakes.

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

but what setup will work best on this case(Corsair 250D)? what fans should be intake vs exhaust?

 

[Lopez0101]

I'm not sure. I don't have a case that's similar, but I have setup so the top and back fans are exhaust, while the fronts are intakes.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

but what setup will work best on this case(Corsair 250D)? what fans should be intake vs exhaust?

Ducky it is like all other cases for air cooling. Front intake, top and back exhaust. For some cases you can put fans at the bottom and in that case those are intake too.

 

[Arjai]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EKQN2KK/?tag=tec06d-20

Cheaper on Amazon, if available to you.

OOps, posted b4 I read it had a wifi built in.

BTW, my 7260, in my Laptop, is AWESOME!!

It even makes this 11g network seem fast! I am not sure how, or why, but it picks up the signal twice as strong and doesn't drop!! It used to, I share this connection with the Jukebox...Even when folks are "Searching", I get a great signal!!

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

Ducky it is like all other cases for air cooling. Front intake, top and back exhaust. For some cases you can put fans at the bottom and in that case those are intake too.

The options I have available to me are, Front, side, back. I am putting a 200mm in the front for intake, and 2 80mm in the back for exhaust but am unsure what to make the 2x 120mm side fans.

 

[Arjai]

The options I have available to me are, Front, side, back. I am putting a 200mm in the front for intake, and 2 80mm in the back for exhaust but am unsure what to make the 2x 120mm side fans.

Intake. No doubt about it.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

The options I have available to me are, Front, side, back. I am putting a 200mm in the front for intake, and 2 80mm in the back for exhaust but am unsure what to make the 2x 120mm side fans.

Dont bother with 80mm fans. Are you going to be using an AIO cooler for this build? One with a 240 radiator? If so, then put that on the side.

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

so make it a positive pressure cooling solution? The front fan is 148 CFM and the rear fans are 30 CFM. The side fans are 110 CFM.

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

Dont bother with 80mm fans. Are you going to be using an AIO cooler for this build? One with a 240 radiator? If so, that put that on the side.

Erocker recommended the stock cooler over a liquid solution. I have added a Noctua NH-L9i as an option. My friend is not planning on OCing. I was tempted to go with the GTX 770 but aparently the 280X is better. I am unsure why when most people tell me to go Nvidia over AMD.

 

[Lopez0101]

If there is a GPU next to where the side fans will be you can make those exhaust fans.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Erocker recommended the stock cooler over a liquid solution. My friend is not planning on OCing.

Then I wouldn't be so concerned with the cooling all together. The stock 140mm fan that it comes with in the front will be fine, then just throw a single 120mm on the side as exhaust.

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

ok, now, would this CPU heatsink work well if I want to make it a quiet as possible? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009OXB1ZM/?tag=tec06d-20
It is the NoFAN CR-95C Copper IcePipe Fanless CPU Cooler.

 

[Lopez0101]

"Absolutely silent in operation" No shit. lol. TDP of that i5 is 84W, so it should. That thing is awfully expensive though. You could get a 30-40$ tower cooler and set the fans to run at low RPM and get equal, maybe even better, cooling. The AC sucked in my barracks, fanless isn't really the way to go in the high humidity and temperature place that Okinawa is.

 

[Arjai]

ok, now, would this CPU heatsink work well if I want to make it a quiet as possible? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009OXB1ZM/?tag=tec06d-20
It is the NoFAN CR-95C Copper IcePipe Fanless CPU Cooler.

2.6 pounds? That's about the same as a brick!!

I hope it mounts well with good hardware!!

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

well, the problem is selecting a good third-party cooler for the CPU. My experience before AIO liquid was with AMD CPUs and Air cooling. I do still have my old CM N520 Cooler but I dont know if that would work even if it did I dont think I have the Intel brackets for it anymore.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Why are you getting a third party cooler if the user won't be overclocking?

Sounds like a big waste of money too me.

 

[Killer_Rubber_Ducky]

I read that people were having throttling issues with the i5 on stock cooling when ripping DVDs and encoding them to media files.

 

[THE_EGG]

If you use different thermal paste, I've found that it can reduce temps by about 5-7C under load using the stock cooler with an i7-4770 (non-k). I have one at work I did this to and yeh, reduced temps by quite a bit but I still went and got a Noctua U9... blah blah (whatever the 9cm tower cooler is by Noctua) to keep it under 80C under load. Reading and recognizing stuff on ABBYY Finereader 11 really heats things up.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I read that people were having throttling issues with the i5 on stock cooling when ripping DVDs and encoding them to media files.

Then get something budget like the Cooler Master Hyper Evo.

Unless you are going for silence, then you are building the system and the wrong case.

 

[Lopez0101]

I read that people were having throttling issues with the i5 on stock cooling when ripping DVDs and encoding them to media files.

Maybe the i5's stock cooler blows, but my 4770k box cooler worked just fine. My room is about 24C and it would sit around ~80C at load. It could even stay under 97C at 4.1Ghz, lol.