Recent content by Quantum01

I can confirm what jacknhut said about the slightly lower temp when you put the CPU in the loop right after the radiator, especially when you have 2 video cards in the loop also. When I put the CPU after the 2 video cards in the loop, the CPU temperature is usually 2-3C higher as compared to...

Now that I think about it, I have no regret buying that full custom liquid cooling kit at all. Gonna save up some money and gonna add the 2 video cards into the liquid cooling loop for sure hehe, probably this Xmas season. This computer turns out to be much better than the Apple desktop I...

Best answer selected by Quantum01.

Bought all of the components! Can't wait to build them this weekend!! Thanks so much everyone, especially jacknhut for the insightful recommendation.

After reading jack's post more carefully, I got more questions... What do you mean by "Z77 socket is a dead socket"? Also, I now understand why you said i7 3770k plus a high quality Z77 motherboard would cost about the same amount of money as the X79 system linked above. I just looked the...

WoW jacknhut I wouldn't think that I can afford that X79 system with a custom watercooling kit with the budget I have. I do have some questions though... How good is that HD 7970 1 ghz core in crossfire? Is 1 enough to handle games at 2560-1600 resolution with max graphics detail or do I need...

Hello, this is my 1st time building a computer... scared as hell here but excited as well. Computer is used for entertainment ie movies, musics, web browsing, gaming (BF3, Guild wars 2, upcoming Mech Warrior Online), video edittings/photoshop I already had a 30'' monitor with 2560-1600...