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System Name | Air Cooled Caselabs BH8 |
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Processor | Intel Coffee Lake 8700K @ 4.7 |
Motherboard | MSI Gaming M5 |
Cooling | Noctua D15s, 5x 140mm Noctua Chromax, 1x 120mm Noctua Chromax, 2x 80mm Noctua fans |
Memory | G. Skill Trident Z RGB series 3200mhz |
Video Card(s) | ASUS STRIX GTX 1080 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 840 250gb SSD, Samung EVO PRO 256gb SSD, 2 TB WD Black Edition HDD. |
Display(s) | 24" Asus Gaming ROG 144hz |
Case | Black Caselabs BH8 |
Power Supply | 850w EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold PSU with individually sleeved black cables |
Mouse | Logitech Wireless G403 |
Keyboard | Corsair Mechanical Gaming Keyboard |
Software | Windows 10 |
Hello TPU. I just received the Caselabs Mercury S3. I have been parting out my ATX build and would like to start building this system within a few weeks. I am an intel person,.This system will serve two purposes:
1. Gaming
2. General Pc Use
Here is the hardware I currently have:
Caselabs Mercury S3
Thermaltake 775W PSU
Swiftech h20-x20 all in one liquid cooling system, 240mm
I5 2500k
8gb G-skill ripjaw 1600 ddr3
1 TB HDD
Questions:
#1. Should I sell my I5 2500K and upgrade to Haswell? If so, which CPU for moderate OC?
#2. If the answer to selling I5 is yes. What CPU and Mobo (ITX) would you recommend? If the answer is no, what Mobo (ITX) would you recommend? Need WIFI in the mobo.
#3. If the answer to #1 is yes, what liquid cooling block would you recommend for 1150?
#4. Keep the ram or upgrade?
#5. What SSD (just need it for running OS and such)?
#6. Video Card? They are always changing and I am "out of the loop." I do intend on liquid cooling the video card.
#7. Liquid cooling the graphics card requires another radiator for proper heat exchange correct? If so would you recommend another 240mm radiator or 120mm?
I intend to run this system for the next two years or so. Just wanna be able to play current games without lag with some stable FPS in shooters and MMO's. ITX is new for me and the caselabs mercury s3 allows for exceptional modding with little restrictions compared to other ITX cases. I am liquid cooling both video card and CPU.
Thank you as always great community of TPU.
1. Gaming
2. General Pc Use
Here is the hardware I currently have:
Caselabs Mercury S3
Thermaltake 775W PSU
Swiftech h20-x20 all in one liquid cooling system, 240mm
I5 2500k
8gb G-skill ripjaw 1600 ddr3
1 TB HDD
Questions:
#1. Should I sell my I5 2500K and upgrade to Haswell? If so, which CPU for moderate OC?
#2. If the answer to selling I5 is yes. What CPU and Mobo (ITX) would you recommend? If the answer is no, what Mobo (ITX) would you recommend? Need WIFI in the mobo.
#3. If the answer to #1 is yes, what liquid cooling block would you recommend for 1150?
#4. Keep the ram or upgrade?
#5. What SSD (just need it for running OS and such)?
#6. Video Card? They are always changing and I am "out of the loop." I do intend on liquid cooling the video card.
#7. Liquid cooling the graphics card requires another radiator for proper heat exchange correct? If so would you recommend another 240mm radiator or 120mm?
I intend to run this system for the next two years or so. Just wanna be able to play current games without lag with some stable FPS in shooters and MMO's. ITX is new for me and the caselabs mercury s3 allows for exceptional modding with little restrictions compared to other ITX cases. I am liquid cooling both video card and CPU.
Thank you as always great community of TPU.