LordJummy
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System Name | Workstation1 | Asus G55VW-DS71 |
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Processor | i7 970 3.8GHz | i7 3610QM |
Motherboard | RIII Formula |
Cooling | EK 360 Supreme HF | Asus G55VW |
Memory | 24GB Dominator | 12GB DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | 2x Diamond HD 6970 | GTX 660M |
Storage | 2x Vertex4 256GB | 256GB Vertex4 & 750GB HDD |
Display(s) | 3x Crossover 27" LED S-IPS + 30" DELL IPS |
Case | Corsair Obsidian 800D |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro + Gigaworks G550W |
Power Supply | HX1000 + NZXT Black Sleeved Extensions |
Software | Win7Ult64Bit |
Benchmark Scores | ballz |
I wouldn't suggest water cooling either. Maybe an H80 or H100, since they're pretty much as simple as it gets; but nothing with separate parts needing picked and assembled. And still, I don't know if that would be a lot better than a good air cooler like mine, or maybe a silver arrow. I've looked up a few results from testing both the H100 and the cooler I have, (Noctua NH-D14) and they seem to be within a few degrees of each other. The H100 gets very loud at higher speeds, to get the tempurature advantage. And after a couple hours of gaming, the water begins to warm up a little faster than it can be cooled. so then, it appears to be running hotter than normal. But with an air cooler, the maximum temperature doesn't really change with time. And when you drop the load, air coolers get the cpu cooled down to its idle temperture quicker.
Keep in mind something like an H100 is a lot easier to install for noobs in a lot of cases. The block is so small and easy to install on all the corsair LCS setups. It's a lot simpler than installing a tower cooler, IMO. They also don't really have to worry about air flow direction and messing with the RAM if it doesn't fit properly. Just sayin'...