Here's my next gaming rig, what do you think?

[Guest]

Here's a list of my next gaming rig. Until any new hardwares come, this is up-to-date. I'll update it when anything better comes:

Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA

CPU: Intel Core-i7 4770K

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16 GB (4x4GB) @ 1600 MHz

GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II OC

Monitor: ASUS VG248QE (the upcoming G-Sync enabled one)

HDD: Western Digital 500 GB Cavier Blue

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB

Case: CM Storm Enforcer/CM Storm Trooper/Thermaltake Chaser/Thermaltake Armor Revo

PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower Gold 650W/Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 650W/Corsair AX650

ODD: ASUS DRW-B5ST

Cooler: Corsair H100 and Corsair H60

Mouse and Keyboard: A4-Tech (not a significant one)

Speaker: A4-Tech/Microlab/JBL 2.1 Channel speaker.

The 'slashed' ones are options, means I'll either go for any one of them.

So, what do you think? How is it? How much will it price to, in USA and in Taiwan? If you think, it needs some update, please let me know.

 

[Computer__GUY]

i7 isn't needed for gaming an i5 will easily do you. 16GB's is also not needed 8 should be fine and also 500Gbs is kinda low storage.

 

[Oleonius]

There is a lot to say:

- If it is strictly for gaming, you don't need a Core i7 and 16 GB of RAM. A Core i5 and 8 GB of RAM are plenty. Otherwise, if you are also doing video and photo editing, then, it's okay.

- Personnally, I'm not a fan of watercooling. Some air coolers like the Phanteks PH-TC14PE or the Noctua NH-D14 cools better than the H100 from Corsair and are far more quieter. Plus, they are cheaper and you don't risk any liquid leaking into your computer.

- For the PSU, the wattage is correct, but I would go with a more widely trusted brand in power supplies such as XFX or Seasonic. I don't know for Thermaltake, but Corsair's power supplies tends to break a lot.

- If you are planning to install many games and programs on your HDD, I think that 500 GB will not be enough.

- Your motherboard is too damn expensive. A motherboard like that is useful if you are doing multi-GPU configurations but there is clearly not your case. I know they look sexy, but you can have a far more cheaper motherboard will all the same features.

- For the case, it's personnal, but there are better cases out there on the market. Look at Corsair and Fractal Design for example.

 

[lurchhole]

You will save close to $100usd by using an i5 which is plenty for gaming. I would recommend going with the corsair ax series PSU, they're great. I dont see how you will use the H100 and the H60 since they are both for the CPU. with the money you would save dropping the H60 and going with an i5 why don't you check out Klipsch 2.1 audio system?

 

[Guest]

There is a lot to say:

- If it is strictly for gaming, you don't need a Core i7 and 16 GB of RAM. A Core i5 and 8 GB of RAM are plenty. Otherwise, if you are also doing video and photo editing, then, it's okay.

- Personnally, I'm not a fan of watercooling. Some air coolers like the Phanteks PH-TC14PE or the Noctua NH-D14 cools better than the H100 from Corsair and are far more quieter. Plus, they are cheaper and you don't risk any liquid leaking into your computer.

- For the PSU, the wattage is correct, but I would go with a more widely trusted brand in power supplies such as XFX or Seasonic. I don't know for Thermaltake, but Corsair's power supplies tends to break a lot.

- If you are planning to install many games and programs on your HDD, I think that 500 GB will not be enough.

- Your motherboard is too damn expensive. A motherboard like that is useful if you are doing multi-GPU configurations but there is clearly not your case. I know they look sexy, but you can have a far more cheaper motherboard will all the same features.

- For the case, it's personnal, but there are better cases out there on the market. Look at Corsair and Fractal Design for example.

First of all, there are no dealers of Fractal Design, Seasonic, Phantek, Noctua, things that are only available are Corsair, Thermaltake, Cooler Master, Intel, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock, Biostar, G.skill, Microlab, Bose, JBL, A4-Tech, LG, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Canon, HP, Samsung, Sapphire, XFX, Viewsonic, AOC, TP-Link, D-Link and few renowned brands only. If there were any availability of Seasonic, Phantek, Noctua, Silverstone and NZXT, I wouldn't mind to go for them. And yes, I want to edit photos and videos and that H60 is for Crosschill. Anyway, I want a recommendation with the case. Please help.

 

[Guest]

And yes, I'm sticking with that sexy Motherboard, don't recommend about that.

 

[Oleonius]

There is a lot to say:

- If it is strictly for gaming, you don't need a Core i7 and 16 GB of RAM. A Core i5 and 8 GB of RAM are plenty. Otherwise, if you are also doing video and photo editing, then, it's okay.

- Personnally, I'm not a fan of watercooling. Some air coolers like the Phanteks PH-TC14PE or the Noctua NH-D14 cools better than the H100 from Corsair and are far more quieter. Plus, they are cheaper and you don't risk any liquid leaking into your computer.

- For the PSU, the wattage is correct, but I would go with a more widely trusted brand in power supplies such as XFX or Seasonic. I don't know for Thermaltake, but Corsair's power supplies tends to break a lot.

- If you are planning to install many games and programs on your HDD, I think that 500 GB will not be enough.

- Your motherboard is too damn expensive. A motherboard like that is useful if you are doing multi-GPU configurations but there is clearly not your case. I know they look sexy, but you can have a far more cheaper motherboard will all the same features.

- For the case, it's personnal, but there are better cases out there on the market. Look at Corsair and Fractal Design for example.

First of all, there are no dealers of Fractal Design, Seasonic, Phantek, Noctua, things that are only available are Corsair, Thermaltake, Cooler Master, Intel, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock, Biostar, G.skill, Microlab, Bose, JBL, A4-Tech, LG, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Canon, HP, Samsung, Sapphire, XFX, Viewsonic, AOC, TP-Link, D-Link and few renowned brands only. If there were any availability of Seasonic, Phantek, Noctua, Silverstone and NZXT, I wouldn't mind to go for them. And yes, I want to edit photos and videos and that H60 is for Crosschill. Anyway, I want a recommendation with the case. Please help.

Where do you live ? Because there are many websites that sells these brands such as Newegg, NCIX or Amazon.

For the case, it depends of what you research in a case. Personally, I would prefer a Corsair case because they are well-built and easy to clean. The Carbide 500R from Corsair is my recommandation, but if you have the money, go with the Obsidian 650D. Worth the money !

 

[lurchhole]

in your response to using crosschill with a corsair H60, it's a closed loop cooler. crosschill is designed where the water block is pre-built on the board. aka easily hooks in to your current open loop cooling system with only a couple of fittings and pieces of tubing. the H60 is not designed like that, it has the pump and waterblock in one unit with hoses running to the radiator. it is in no way meant to be used in the fashion you are trying to go with.

 

[Guest]

There is a lot to say:

- If it is strictly for gaming, you don't need a Core i7 and 16 GB of RAM. A Core i5 and 8 GB of RAM are plenty. Otherwise, if you are also doing video and photo editing, then, it's okay.

- Personnally, I'm not a fan of watercooling. Some air coolers like the Phanteks PH-TC14PE or the Noctua NH-D14 cools better than the H100 from Corsair and are far more quieter. Plus, they are cheaper and you don't risk any liquid leaking into your computer.

- For the PSU, the wattage is correct, but I would go with a more widely trusted brand in power supplies such as XFX or Seasonic. I don't know for Thermaltake, but Corsair's power supplies tends to break a lot.

- If you are planning to install many games and programs on your HDD, I think that 500 GB will not be enough.

- Your motherboard is too damn expensive. A motherboard like that is useful if you are doing multi-GPU configurations but there is clearly not your case. I know they look sexy, but you can have a far more cheaper motherboard will all the same features.

- For the case, it's personnal, but there are better cases out there on the market. Look at Corsair and Fractal Design for example.

First of all, there are no dealers of Fractal Design, Seasonic, Phantek, Noctua, things that are only available are Corsair, Thermaltake, Cooler Master, Intel, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock, Biostar, G.skill, Microlab, Bose, JBL, A4-Tech, LG, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Canon, HP, Samsung, Sapphire, XFX, Viewsonic, AOC, TP-Link, D-Link and few renowned brands only. If there were any availability of Seasonic, Phantek, Noctua, Silverstone and NZXT, I wouldn't mind to go for them. And yes, I want to edit photos and videos and that H60 is for Crosschill. Anyway, I want a recommendation with the case. Please help.

Where do you live ? Because there are many websites that sells these brands such as Newegg, NCIX or Amazon.

For the case, it depends of what you research in a case. Personally, I would prefer a Corsair case because they are well-built and easy to clean. The Carbide 500R from Corsair is my recommandation, but if you have the money, go with the Obsidian 650D. Worth the money !

I live in Bangladesh. What about a CM Storm Case? I mean, their PSU unit is at the bottom, and has a top vent for driving the heat away. You see, the heat of the PSU along with the system's is drawn more efficiently in these cases, whereas, as of thermaltake, being the PSU unit at the top and with a top vent, only the heat of the PSU is driven off more efficiently. Do you get me?

Oh yes, there are no corsair obsidian and carbide cases in our country, you can check the website or our national dealer Computer Source Ltd. www.computersourcebd.com (if you cann't visit by direct URL, try entering through google by searching Computer Source Ltd. Bangladesh).

 

[Guest]

in your response to using crosschill with a corsair H60, it's a closed loop cooler. crosschill is designed where the water block is pre-built on the board. aka easily hooks in to your current open loop cooling system with only a couple of fittings and pieces of tubing. the H60 is not designed like that, it has the pump and waterblock in one unit with hoses running to the radiator. it is in no way meant to be used in the fashion you are trying to go with.

Then how do I use that CrossChill? With a Corsair H100?

 

[Oleonius]

I went on your website and I found the two cases I told you:

Carbide 500R: http://www.computersourcebd.com/corsair/gaming+casing/v500r-black-gaming-case_1091.html

Obsidian 650D: http://www.computersourcebd.com/corsair/gaming+casing/gaming-case-corsair-650d-obsidian-series-mid-tower-enthusiast-atx-case-black-with-window_1626.html

Every case has a bottom-mounted PSU now, not only CM cases. The only cases I would recommend from Coolermaster are their HAF cases. I had a HAF X once and it's a great case too.

 

[lurchhole]

No Crosschill is designed to be added into a current custom cooling loop. if you plan/want to use it you would have to first set up a custom liquid cooling system. if that is the route you want to take you can check the internet for some handy starter kits which usually include a pump, resevoir, radiator, tubing, fittings, and a CPU water block. if you went that route you would not need either the H100 or the H60 since both the CPU water block and the built in Northbridge water block would be run through the custom system. check online with EKWB.com for some ideas on what i am talking about.

 

[lurchhole]

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-l240.html

example of a starter kit. you would just need a couple more fittings, and maybe a little more tubing.

 

[Guest]

I went on your website and I found the two cases I told you:

Carbide 500R: http://www.computersourcebd.com/corsair/gaming+casing/v500r-black-gaming-case_1091.html

Obsidian 650D: http://www.computersourcebd.com/corsair/gaming+casing/gaming-case-corsair-650d-obsidian-series-mid-tower-enthusiast-atx-case-black-with-window_1626.html

Every case has a bottom-mounted PSU now, not only CM cases. The only cases I would recommend from Coolermaster are their HAF cases. I had a HAF X once and it's a great case too.

Ok, sorry about that, I maybe "back dated" about that info. Anyway, those cases don't have a side panel window (even if they do, like the 600T (black or white) they are small) and they don't look sexy! The CM Storm ones, including HAF X and Enforcer, have large ones. Anyway, why would you even recommend these corsair cases, I mean, are they strong, durable, or something else?

 

[Guest]

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-l240.html

example of a starter kit. you would just need a couple more fittings, and maybe a little more tubing.

Okay, so that's how it goes. Well, I guess, I have to drop that then.

 

[lurchhole]

on the topic of the corsair cases... i am personally going with one of those real soon for when i custom water cool my system. they have some great reviews on the obsidian line.
http://www.corsair.com/es/pc-cases/obsidian-series-pc-case.html

fantastic cable managment and room to do custom cooling later on down the line if you desire. great air flow otherwise. corsair's website doesn't charge much for shipping. im ordering the 900d and they wanted $25. shipping, amazon wanted $269.!

 

[Oleonius]

The Obsidian 650D does feature a side-panel window. In my opinion, Corsair makes the best cases currently. They have excellent cable management options, plenty of space and they are really easy to build with. Plus, the Obsidian 650D is entirely made of steel and aluminum and have great dust filters. Yes, the Coolermaster cases are great too, but they are mostly made of plastic, dont feature a lot of cable management options and most of them don't have any dust filters.

http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/obsidian-series-pc-case/obsidian-series-650d.html?___store=en&___from_store=fr

Here is an overview of the 650D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQADafqEjvE

 

[Guest]

Here's a new update about the rig. Things that are changed are shown:

GPU: ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II OC/TOP

Monitor: ASUS FreeSync enabled Monitor (in the distant future)

SSD: Corsair Neutron GTX 120 GB SATA III

Case: CM Storm Trooper

PSU: Cooler Master V650

Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS

Speaker: A4-Tech/Microlab 2.2/2.1 channel speaker

Will FreeSync give a choice for people going for compromise for Nvidia High-end cards?