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Title: PC
Post by: Alec on April 10, 2014, 12:41:33 pm
http://www.thecriminalnetwork.net/index.php/forum?view=topic&catid=15&id=4

Is this worth buying? I'll replace the 760 with a 770 though.
It's about 700£ so i guess arround 1000€
Title: Re: PC
Post by: //saxon on April 10, 2014, 01:10:56 pm
" The Criminal Network " doesn't sound to convincing

but the PC stats look decent.

you will be fine with 8gb ram? not 16?

quad core is decent and i5 isn't bad.
how many fan slots has that coolermaster case got? and how many fans you have?
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Alec on April 10, 2014, 01:17:49 pm
Quote from: Saxon. on April 10, 2014, 01:10:56 pm
" The Criminal Network " doesn't sound to convincing

but the PC stats look decent.

you will be fine with 8gb ram? not 16?

quad core is decent and i5 isn't bad.
how many fan slots has that coolermaster case got? and how many fans you have?

The criminal network is a twitchgroup :P They stream mainly Payday 2. And it's watercooled.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Prpavi on April 10, 2014, 02:27:37 pm
8 gigs of ram is more than enough for gaming, but GTX 760 is what cought me eye, pretty sure you could get a custom build with atleast 770 for that cash. Also no need for Corsair H60 if you don't intend to overclock, so there's cash for better gpu, but if you have no desire to do it yourself I guess this ain't a bad deal, don't know the prices in your part of the world.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Alec on April 10, 2014, 03:17:03 pm
Quote from: Prpavi on April 10, 2014, 02:27:37 pm
8 gigs of ram is more than enough for gaming, but GTX 760 is what cought me eye, pretty sure you could get a custom build with atleast 770 for that cash. Also no need for Corsair H60 if you don't intend to overclock, so there's cash for better gpu, but if you have no desire to do it yourself I guess this ain't a bad deal, don't know the prices in your part of the world.

I'll replace the 760 with a 770 and it's an OC build :P
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Prpavi on April 10, 2014, 03:33:44 pm
Seems like a nice setup then  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: PC
Post by: //saxon on April 10, 2014, 04:33:41 pm
ah never had water cooled before, seems legit.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Prpavi on April 10, 2014, 05:14:14 pm
Quote from: Saxon. on April 10, 2014, 04:33:41 pm
ah never had water cooled before, seems legit.


Well watercooling isn't expensive as before and is more and more becoming mainstream, if you Google the cooler you'll see it ain't what you think, the whole setup with the pipes and the pump and the works, it's a compact easy to install cooler that uses good cooling properties of the water, it's a closed small loop and it seems to work great for the cpu.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: //saxon on April 10, 2014, 06:46:15 pm
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Sabertooth Motherboard is what ive got its got Thermal "Armor" bolted to it with built it air channeling that cleans the dust and cools it down, it works i guess.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Prpavi on April 10, 2014, 09:09:08 pm
that looks nice like a real armor indeed  :mrgreen: what's the price of that thing?
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Senni__Ti on April 11, 2014, 02:21:24 am
Probably a lot, as that's a gen out :p.

Most people consider thermal armour a gimmick, though if you can get it at no extra cost :D.
~210 euros LGA 1150 (might be less as I'm calcing from UK taxes).

One of the best motherboards out there.

As for OP, it's got some reasonable stuff in there, but everything is very middle tier.
H60 cooler is slightly better than a decent air cooler. (They probably won't OC the i5 too much)

For 1000 euros though, I'd build your own.
What nationality are you? (for build websites)
Title: Re: PC
Post by: //saxon on April 11, 2014, 01:32:45 pm
Quote from: Prpavi on April 10, 2014, 09:09:08 pm
that looks nice like a real armor indeed  :mrgreen: what's the price of that thing?

i don't know now i got this last year but here is the full name of it.

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people have even gone through the trouble of painting theirs
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Title: Re: PC
Post by: Prpavi on April 11, 2014, 02:05:24 pm
Quote from: Saxon. on April 11, 2014, 01:32:45 pm
i don't know now i got this last year but here is the full name of it.

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people have even gone through the trouble of painting theirs
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looks really nice

I looked it up, currently it's around 250 euros here.

I don't overclock my PC anymore and I have a nice case with a good airflow so I really couldn't use it to it's full potential, I even have a stock cpu cooler ffs  :mrgreen: but it looks like an awesome piece of gear for an enthusiast, am a fan of Asus boards myself too

What looks like an awesome feature to me is the "Dust Defender" - hate dust and every feature that makes my life easier in getting rid of it I applaud.

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btw here's a tip for the gpu, Gainward GTX 770 Phantom  :wink:


Title: Re: PC
Post by: Kafein on April 11, 2014, 05:48:20 pm
Anybody know a good choice for a water cooler kit in a CM-690 case ? There are holes for the tubes if I want an external setup, but considering the pricing on those things I'm mostly interested in just replacing my cpu cooler, and the main problem in finding one is figuring whether I'll be able to fit it in the case. The case has space for two 140mm ventirads on top, but it's not really clear whether that's the right size for watercooling kits.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Alec on April 11, 2014, 06:18:17 pm
Quote from: Senni__Ti on April 11, 2014, 02:21:24 am
Probably a lot, as that's a gen out :p.

Most people consider thermal armour a gimmick, though if you can get it at no extra cost :D.
~210 euros LGA 1150 (might be less as I'm calcing from UK taxes).

One of the best motherboards out there.

As for OP, it's got some reasonable stuff in there, but everything is very middle tier.
H60 cooler is slightly better than a decent air cooler. (They probably won't OC the i5 too much)

For 1000 euros though, I'd build your own.
What nationality are you? (for build websites)

I'm belgian :P
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Kafein on April 11, 2014, 06:20:44 pm
Quote from: Alec on April 11, 2014, 06:18:17 pm
I'm belgian :P

Then you should probably see those guys : http://www.materiel.net/ it's in french though. I've ordered a custom pc and asked them to build it, I was very happy with the result.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Prpavi on April 11, 2014, 06:23:17 pm
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cpu-coolers/hydro-series


depending on what you need (how hot is your current gpu, how much do you wish to clock) I think you could easily fit H110 on top in the space for vents, any other model will surely fit.

if you are getting water cooling only for the cpu I believe one of these Corsair products is the best option, if going for the cpu, gpu colling then you need a setup with tubes which is more expensice and harder to set up.

 
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Senni__Ti on April 11, 2014, 07:11:59 pm
Quote from: Kafein on April 11, 2014, 05:48:20 pm
Anybody know a good choice for a water cooler kit in a CM-690 case ? There are holes for the tubes if I want an external setup, but considering the pricing on those things I'm mostly interested in just replacing my cpu cooler, and the main problem in finding one is figuring whether I'll be able to fit it in the case. The case has space for two 140mm ventirads on top, but it's not really clear whether that's the right size for watercooling kits.

140mm will fit the better radiators ;).

Your limiting factor will be the space between whatever is closest to the slots at the top in your case (probably motherboard).
You can go for a dual or a single radiator, single should cover some reasonable OCing.

If you have a lot of depth room, push/pull setups are best. (Can't find any 140mm ones on Corsairs website Oo)

This is the best double I could find on corsair's website:
http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/hydro-series-h110-280mm-extreme-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler
54mm depth

Single:
http://www.corsair.com/en/hydro-series-h90-140mm-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler
52mm depth

Used the H90 in a custom build for a friend, runs very cool. He doesn't OC much, but I'm pretty confident he could take his 4770k from 3.5Ghz to ~4.5Ghz no problem. You'd only really need the H110 if you do heavy OCing, or have a real monster of a CPU (4960x/ AMDs recent FX ones).

Antec also make good closed loop cooling, worth a look.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Kafein on April 11, 2014, 07:29:41 pm
Thanks ! The H110 does look interesting.
Title: Re: PC
Post by: Senni__Ti on April 11, 2014, 08:34:06 pm
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It's as close to the other one as possible, but with better RAM + GPU (and probably HDD).

I'd have to double check everything is compatible (heights/widths, power connectors, etc; my french sucks ;) )
The motherboard, PSU and case are very meh, but they'll do what you need.

Not sure what price you were aiming at. Was the 1000 euro for the build you posted, or what you were aiming for?

EDIT: Np kafein.