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Haswell: Behemoth Build | Tatsu's Room [2.22.2014]
Honemi:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on August 17, 2013, 06:11:30 PM ---^ The build is about done, only thing that I'm still having doubts about are between the H100, D14 and the V8 GTS. Brand names or no brand names, I go with professional reviews and reviews from people that purchased stuff and reviewed it, etc. I do my own research and thanks to all the people who've given me a thing or two in this thread it helped me tune and finalize my gear. As far as a mouse and a keyboard ... just .. no. I have the G600 and the K70 which are among the very best on the market.
So if you want to contribute, look over the CPU cooler discussions and contribute to that.
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I wasn't making a recommendation with those last three items. It was a just joke. I thought including the Embody chair while urging you to save money would've indicated that, but I guess I could have written it better.
On the CPU cooler front, I am not too knowledgeable, but from what I see, the other forum members have already presented some of your best options for Air Cooling and All In One liquid cooling.
The Noctua NH-D14 is basically king of the hill right now. There are other cpu coolers that provide better cooling and lower noise, but the D14 is proven and can be had at a bargain right now. $79
The Phanteks PH-TC14PE beats it in performance in most reviews and is probably the best air cooling you'll get for your PC. It is surprisingly quiet, too. $90
Not many reviews of Cooler Master's V8 GTS has shown up. I only found HardwareSecrets's review to be honest. The V8 seems like it can only match the D14 in cooling performance, but I don't know that for certain. It might be a good purchase if you just don't want to deal with the PH-TC14PE and its huge self.
Noctuna's NH-U14s does not seem to have been mentioned in this thread. In the default single fan setup, it cools slightly than the Phanteks while being $20 cheaper and quieter. If you drop another $27 on it, it'll trade blows with the Phanteks while being quieter still (and $14 more expensive). $77+ $27
edit: i will learn to proofread eventually
Slysoft:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on August 17, 2013, 06:11:30 PM ---^ The build is about done, only thing that I'm still having doubts about are between the H100, D14 and the V8 GTS. Brand names or no brand names, I go with professional reviews and reviews from people that purchased stuff and reviewed it, etc. I do my own research and thanks to all the people who've given me a thing or two in this thread it helped me tune and finalize my gear. As far as a mouse and a keyboard ... just .. no. I have the G600 and the K70 which are among the very best on the market.
So if you want to contribute, look over the CPU cooler discussions and contribute to that.
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I personally like the closed loop liquid coolers just because they make the inside look cleaner. Even though they perform about the same as an air cooler I amd willing to pay extra for aesthetics.
Gh0st93:
--- Quote from: Slysoft on August 17, 2013, 11:05:07 PM ---
I personally like the closed loop liquid coolers just because they make the inside look cleaner. Even though they perform about the same as an air cooler I amd willing to pay extra for aesthetics.
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You can't see in his case so it diminishes the point.
Tiffanys:
Honestly with the CPU cooler... if you aren't overclocking it doesn't even matter. Put it in a randomizer, flip a coin. It's hard to go wrong. You may not get the best temperatures ever depending on what you pick, but it's hard to go wrong or get something that's going to flat out not do its job.
I suppose if you're encoding or rendering things which takes long periods of time at high load then you'd want one of the better ones, but for most intents and purposes most any would be fine.
Air coolers will also provide the benefit of adding some airflow on your motherboard which closed loop liquid coolers won't do.
Gh0st93:
--- Quote from: Tiffanys on August 17, 2013, 11:27:26 PM --- (click to show/hide)Honestly with the CPU cooler... if you aren't overclocking it doesn't even matter. Put it in a randomizer, flip a coin. It's hard to go wrong. You may not get the best temperatures ever depending on what you pick, but it's hard to go wrong or get something that's going to flat out not do its job.
I suppose if you're encoding or rendering things which takes long periods of time at high load then you'd want one of the better ones, but for most intents and purposes most any would be fine.
Air coolers will also provide the benefit of adding some airflow on your motherboard which closed loop liquid coolers won't do.
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That's where the 9 120mm fans come in.... ::) But no seriously Tatsujin do that, If it's there use it.
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