CPU: i5 750 MoBo: Asus P7P55D-E Cooler: Akasa Venom Case: Xigmatek Utgard GPU: ASUS 5850 1GB RAM: 4GB 1600Mhz Corsair XMS3 PSU: OCZ SXS 600W (owned) HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 (owned) Optical Drive: DVDs? Oh, I remember them - kind of like cassettes, right? Plus 2 Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM 120mm fans for airflow. This comes to £771.78 at OCuk which is outside the budget, as all computers inevitably are. I would really appreciate any criticism before I spend the wife's holiday money! Thanks for your help, Aaron
Seems like a solid build, only change I'd make is put in a titan fenrir instead the akasa venom. It's cheaper & performs better.
+1 on the Titan, I would also look at: - Gentle Typhoon flans, better and cheaper than the s-flex - Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard, cheaper than your chosen one and, in my opinion, better.
Awesome thanks for the help guys, I took your wisdom on board and now just have to figure out just how to set up my fans for optimal airflow! So many fans, dont know if theyre sucking, pulling... Its enough to make a man blush
Check the inside or outside of the fan surround, there should be an arrow pointing in the direction of the airflow. Basic rule is front/bottom in, back/top out. More intake fans than exhaust will result in something called positive pressure (more going in than is being pushed out). This has the added benefit of helping to keep dust out of the case (sometimes - if you have dust filters etc). However, there is still huge debate about positive vs. negative pressure, so much so that it makes my head hurt just reading it all. There is a lack of scientific data backing up either standpoint as every computer case has different airflow characteristics. For example, Silverstone have a neat graphic article here that puts their view across - but not everyone has a Silverstone case. In my opinion it doesn't matter, it is airflow that matters. As long as enough air is cycled through your case quick enough, it won't allow heat to stay and heat up already hot components. Whether it is done via positive or negative air pressure is moot. Removing hot air from inside the case will give your cooling components a chance to perform optimally. My 'tuppence worth. (ducks as he opens a can of worms)
Thanks! Seems I went the right way about it then, fans are set up thus: Front: In; Gentle Typhoon, 120mm (on HDD block, swapped this for the case fan) Bottom: In; Gentle Typhoon, 120mm Side: In; Case, 120mm (swapped with Front fan - wasnt actually bored so screwed into the plastic ^^) This pulls in above my GPU and below my CPU sink Back: Out; Case, 120mm Top: Out; Case, 140mm At ~25 ambient I have 25-30C idle and 45-50C load. Going to begin OCing, looking for a healthy 3.5Ghz <60C. Ill keep it posted
dout you will notice a massive increase intemp at 3.5ghz as thats rather small overclock for the chip. With the airflow you have above 50c would be disapointing.
Yeah 55-60C at load on 3.5Ghz, good times Room temp in here is pretty high cos Im hidden away next to a flippin boiler...
