Shini
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Is the radiator that small thing on the back? Looks funky to be just an exhaust fan
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Is the radiator that small thing on the back? Looks funky to be just an exhaust fan
troyguitar
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That is the radiator in between 2 fans. I have a similar setup for my cpu cooler and it works great even in my case.
I never got into the whole expensive case and cables with hours spent routing cables thing. My case is a cheapo one with a random assortment of cheap cables I've gathered over the years and my cable management would make some of you guys cry, but the thing runs just fine with a 3570k at 5GHz :lol:
I never got into the whole expensive case and cables with hours spent routing cables thing. My case is a cheapo one with a random assortment of cheap cables I've gathered over the years and my cable management would make some of you guys cry, but the thing runs just fine with a 3570k at 5GHz :lol:
nouse4aname
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Still debating my cooler many of those closed loop mounted internally water coolers don't perform any better than the standard heat sink and fan deals.
Do Work Son
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The simple water coolers are pretty nice though and pretty easy to install in a smaller case.
Do Work Son
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Man you guys are making me jealous and regret dropping down cash for my Blade laptop rather than just making a kick ass beast desktop
Oh noes, those are hella expensive for what you get. You can build a $1k desktop and get a $400 laptop for work for less than one of those things...
nouse4aname
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I've got a pretty beefy i7 dell laptop for work, but I'm just not a laptop guy. Desktop for the power, tablet for the on the move(or couch) light work.
mycrors7
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yepyep, it is a radiator between 2 fans. blowing air out.
it's the best $60 ive ever spent.
i tried aftermarket exhaust fans, but nothing compares to watercooling.
im STILL amazing on how cold my cpu can run LOL
Do Work Son
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Did a quick burst of Battlefield last night and with a Corsair H50 water cooler my 4 cores saw a max of 44c on maxed settings. Frame rate was quicker than my E8500 as well.
Now I get to finalize my wiring tonight (boring).
Now I get to finalize my wiring tonight (boring).
Djmikeyd
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Bought a couple parts so far.
i7 3770k
gigabyte gtx 670
16gb ram
windows 7
wd black 1tb hard drive
power supply is on the way
motherboard = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
Now, I see that the motherboard has the holes for the speakers, does it need a sound card?! If so whats a good cheap one?
i7 3770k
gigabyte gtx 670
16gb ram
windows 7
wd black 1tb hard drive
power supply is on the way
motherboard = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
Now, I see that the motherboard has the holes for the speakers, does it need a sound card?! If so whats a good cheap one?
nouse4aname
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Nah, gone are the days of needing a separate sound card except for the pickiest of audiophiles, who are probably listening to vinyl anyway.
Highly recommend getting a SSD in that setup. They really do speed everything up tremendously.
Highly recommend getting a SSD in that setup. They really do speed everything up tremendously.
Buferd
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