Recent content by gforce03

Hi guys! Putting together my first gig last night. Everything connected, I've connected it to a monitor and it seems to work, was able to get to BIO page. I do came across few questions I want to make sure before telling myself I'm done. Case: Phanteks P400S MB: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX...

Also, why some people choose to use liquid cooler if your selection is already efficient enough to cool down a 6 processor CPU? is it safer to use a liquid cooler for my build? Thanks!

Thank you so much for your help. I will go ahead and try to put this together as my first built. Anything else I should be aware of besides following the pc building guide on here? Should I purchase thermal paste for my cpu/gpu etc.?

Thanks again! Is the motherboard is solid choice or there are better options? I just picked the one that fits the CPU and somewhat price effective... As for the ram in general, how do I tell if the motherboard(don't know if that's what you refer about the channel platform to) is dual(?) or...

Will this list be possible? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/PxQ8r7 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/PxQ8r7/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler...

Thanks for your reply logainofhades! Couple of questions. I understand I may need to fit a quad-core CPU in this build because of the budget, but will some other 6+ cores CPUs below fit my criteria? Would you prefer to completely avoid AMD CPUs? 1. Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor -...

Approximate Purchase Date: End of the month, sooner the better Budget Range: ~$1000 USD, can be a bit more if necessary System Usage from Most to Least Important: I'm a graduate student for architecture, so rendering + Adobe softwares +3d modeling Parts Not Required: Keyboard / Mouse /...