Approximate Purchase Date: Already started
Budget Range: Roughly £800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Graphic & Web design (Adobe software lots of multitasking), general use, occasional gaming
Are you buying a monitor? I'll be borrowing one for a while
Parts to Upgrade: New build
Do you need to buy OS: OS X
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Various UK sites (ebuyer, dabs, aria, overclockers)
Location: London, UK
Parts Preferences: See build below
Overclocking: No, but perhaps in the future
SLI or Crossfire: No
Additional Comments:
Case: BitFenix Prodigy Red
PSU: Corsair Builder Series 430W
Mobo: Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
SSD: Sandisk Extreme 240GB
WIFI: TP LINK 450Mbps Wireless
OD: Sony 24x DVD-RW
I know that I have wifi on the motherboard and a card as well - this is because the onboard wifi will not work under OS X. Also, I know that it is not a popular choice to have an optical drive, but I want one anyway.
This is my first build and I feel pretty happy with the components (like I say, i have ordered a lot of them), but just wanted to get some advice on cooling. I'm not planning to overclock at the moment and am looking for a system that is quiet (I don't need silent), but obviously cool enough. I've looked long and hard for some information, but what with everyone's builds being different, haven't found anything that I felt was applicable to my build.
I'm planning to use the stock HSF to cool the CPU. Will the stock case fans cool adequately and be quiet enough?
With only one additional fan header on this motherboard, would a second fan plugged directly into the PSU be too noisy?
Is there any other advice you can give me about this build?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Budget Range: Roughly £800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Graphic & Web design (Adobe software lots of multitasking), general use, occasional gaming
Are you buying a monitor? I'll be borrowing one for a while
Parts to Upgrade: New build
Do you need to buy OS: OS X
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Various UK sites (ebuyer, dabs, aria, overclockers)
Location: London, UK
Parts Preferences: See build below
Overclocking: No, but perhaps in the future
SLI or Crossfire: No
Additional Comments:
Case: BitFenix Prodigy Red
PSU: Corsair Builder Series 430W
Mobo: Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
SSD: Sandisk Extreme 240GB
WIFI: TP LINK 450Mbps Wireless
OD: Sony 24x DVD-RW
I know that I have wifi on the motherboard and a card as well - this is because the onboard wifi will not work under OS X. Also, I know that it is not a popular choice to have an optical drive, but I want one anyway.
This is my first build and I feel pretty happy with the components (like I say, i have ordered a lot of them), but just wanted to get some advice on cooling. I'm not planning to overclock at the moment and am looking for a system that is quiet (I don't need silent), but obviously cool enough. I've looked long and hard for some information, but what with everyone's builds being different, haven't found anything that I felt was applicable to my build.
I'm planning to use the stock HSF to cool the CPU. Will the stock case fans cool adequately and be quiet enough?
With only one additional fan header on this motherboard, would a second fan plugged directly into the PSU be too noisy?
Is there any other advice you can give me about this build?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.