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System Name | MSI Krait Gaming |
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Processor | Core i5 4690K @ 4.7Ghz |
Motherboard | MSI Krait Z97s SLi Edition |
Cooling | Custom Water Cooling Loop |
Memory | 16GB x Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400Mhz DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1070 FE with EK Waterblocks EK-FC Plexi |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 128GB + Toshiba 1TB |
Display(s) | Hazro 29" Ultrawide 2560x1080 |
Case | Corsair 650D Obsidian (heavily modded) |
Audio Device(s) | N/A |
Power Supply | Corsair 550W |
Mouse | Logitech G500 |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 |
Software | Windows 10 x64 Home |
Benchmark Scores | Time Spy: 6000 Firestrike: 15813 |
Hi all,
I managed to nab a Xeon E5630 (4 cores, 8 threads) on e-bah for £6 delivered, so delved into building up a workstation based on X58.
I grabbed a Dell T3500 motherboard for about £25 too, which is on the way.
I have ordered fan adapters to try and negate any error messages that fans arent attached.
Any advice on a decent cheap cooler? Obviously won't be overclocking on this board.
What about the rest? I have a PSU and GPU I can whack in, will need RAM (have my eye on 8GB of DDR3) What OS would you recommend for a workstation build, that might allow a bit of gaming etc?
I managed to nab a Xeon E5630 (4 cores, 8 threads) on e-bah for £6 delivered, so delved into building up a workstation based on X58.
I grabbed a Dell T3500 motherboard for about £25 too, which is on the way.
I have ordered fan adapters to try and negate any error messages that fans arent attached.
Any advice on a decent cheap cooler? Obviously won't be overclocking on this board.
What about the rest? I have a PSU and GPU I can whack in, will need RAM (have my eye on 8GB of DDR3) What OS would you recommend for a workstation build, that might allow a bit of gaming etc?