Hello all! Recently, I acquired a ThermalTake Chaser MK-1, which I moved my system into. Since then, I became a bit of a cooling fanatic, getting my 7970GHZ to run at 36*C idle, and my i7 2600k to run at 33* idle.
I decided I would over clock my 7970, which didn't really work. It is a Gigabyte GV-R7970OC-3GD, and whenever I overclocked it (Via MSI afterburner) more than 20Mhz, I black-screened. After doing a bit of researching, I found out that the voltage is locked, and with this being my first attempt at an overclock, I figured that it crashed due to not having enough power. I am still unsure if this is true, but I do know that the card does not overclock well anyway.
Finishing that, I decided I would attempt to overclock my i7-2600k with the stock cooler. When I found out that third party-programs, for CPUS, don't really work as well as using the BIOS, I went in to the BIOS- and found no options for overclocking. I used Speccy to find my motherboard, which I then found it was an OEM, and came to the conclusion that Acer made a PC with an overclockable CPU and a Motherboard that can't be overclocked. Yes, I did originally buy this as a pre-built, but since then I have upgraded it myself.
Anyway, seeing as I currently surpassed my saving for an SSD, I figured I should buy a new motherboard, that I can overclock with, and I might as well add some case fans in the process. I made a thread in CPUs I believe, and I came up with this:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14) | $78.49 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7td250bw) | $159.99 @ Amazon
**Case Fan** | [BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 148.7 CFM 200mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-fan-bfflpro20025wrp) | $19.95 @ Amazon
**Case Fan** | [BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 148.7 CFM 200mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-fan-bfflpro20025rrp) | $23.43 @ Amazon
**Other**| ASRock Z77 Extreme4|
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $281.86
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-08 06:01 EDT-0400 |
(http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3)
I had to add the motherboard at the bottom due to me ordering it from Murica' and that I couldn't find it in AU PC-Partpicker. (Yes, I am Australian).
One thing I couldn't find was weather they were intake/outtake fans. I am looking for an out take fan for the other slot at the top of my case, and an intake for the side. (Both 200mm, I believe.) I feel that would direct the air pretty well through the case. So that is what I am looking for.
Is there anything better then what I have above? That would fit my case?
Here some pictures of the room in my case, as it is now:
So, is my PCPartpicker list any good? What should I keep/change? Is the motherboard very good at overclocking? Is the CPU cooler as good as the reviews say?
Thanks,
Qqqwxs
I decided I would over clock my 7970, which didn't really work. It is a Gigabyte GV-R7970OC-3GD, and whenever I overclocked it (Via MSI afterburner) more than 20Mhz, I black-screened. After doing a bit of researching, I found out that the voltage is locked, and with this being my first attempt at an overclock, I figured that it crashed due to not having enough power. I am still unsure if this is true, but I do know that the card does not overclock well anyway.
Finishing that, I decided I would attempt to overclock my i7-2600k with the stock cooler. When I found out that third party-programs, for CPUS, don't really work as well as using the BIOS, I went in to the BIOS- and found no options for overclocking. I used Speccy to find my motherboard, which I then found it was an OEM, and came to the conclusion that Acer made a PC with an overclockable CPU and a Motherboard that can't be overclocked. Yes, I did originally buy this as a pre-built, but since then I have upgraded it myself.
Anyway, seeing as I currently surpassed my saving for an SSD, I figured I should buy a new motherboard, that I can overclock with, and I might as well add some case fans in the process. I made a thread in CPUs I believe, and I came up with this:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14) | $78.49 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7td250bw) | $159.99 @ Amazon
**Case Fan** | [BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 148.7 CFM 200mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-fan-bfflpro20025wrp) | $19.95 @ Amazon
**Case Fan** | [BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 148.7 CFM 200mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-fan-bfflpro20025rrp) | $23.43 @ Amazon
**Other**| ASRock Z77 Extreme4|
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $281.86
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-08 06:01 EDT-0400 |
(http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AQQ3)
I had to add the motherboard at the bottom due to me ordering it from Murica' and that I couldn't find it in AU PC-Partpicker. (Yes, I am Australian).
One thing I couldn't find was weather they were intake/outtake fans. I am looking for an out take fan for the other slot at the top of my case, and an intake for the side. (Both 200mm, I believe.) I feel that would direct the air pretty well through the case. So that is what I am looking for.
Is there anything better then what I have above? That would fit my case?
Here some pictures of the room in my case, as it is now:
So, is my PCPartpicker list any good? What should I keep/change? Is the motherboard very good at overclocking? Is the CPU cooler as good as the reviews say?
Thanks,
Qqqwxs
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