(05-11-2011, 03:44 PM)Maverick Hunter X Wrote: [ -> ]No no 
the Sandy Bridge deserves Water cooling, if you have any possibility go with Water cooling.
I use a great one from Corsair, the H50.
But if you ask me the Cooler Master looked better but the Arctic cooling isn't bad either.
The H50 Does look like a nice option, and it's smaller than some of the other stuff I was looking at which would be great for the htpc. It has a mount for the CPU, right?
For a water cooling system, it looks great as it's pre-filled and closed already, so I can screw anything up. I'd hate for it to leak if I kept moving it to family and friends houses though, so that's why I might go with the more traditional cooling systems. How sturdy are the hoses?
(05-11-2011, 11:24 PM)SN3S Wrote: [ -> ] (05-11-2011, 03:44 PM)Maverick Hunter X Wrote: [ -> ]No no the Sandy Bridge deserves Water cooling, if you have any possibility go with Water cooling.
I use a great one from Corsair, the H50.
But if you ask me the Cooler Master looked better but the Arctic cooling isn't bad either.
The H50 Does look like a nice option, and it's smaller than some of the other stuff I was looking at which would be great for the htpc. It has a mount for the CPU, right?
For a water cooling system, it looks great as it's pre-filled and closed already, so I can screw anything up. I'd hate for it to leak if I kept moving it to family and friends houses though, so that's why I might go with the more traditional cooling systems. How sturdy are the hoses?
Real sturdy I promise you, I'm so happy that I have kicked out those air coolers.
You'll be amazed how well these puppies cool your CPU.
These self-sustained water coolers is easy to install and fits nicely and don't take much space at all.
I wanted the best for my Sandy Bridge CPU and it loves me for what I have given it.
And when the time comes to upgrade the CPU I know that I still can use the cooler again since it's designed for 50.000 pump hours.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I use a Push/Pull setup with two 80 fans, one on the back mounted on the case to the radiator and the other mounted to the radiator.
It's working quite well, better yet it's cool.
Wow! congrats SN3S! nice computer, you put a smile on my face, that brought back good moments. love you're computer Maverick and good advice thanks, do you have a YouTube account with dolphin videos yet?
Thanks!
No sadly I don't have an account at YouTube.
I'm thinking of taking some screenshots of various game plays someday, but it's not the same as videos.
Maverick, ok cool thats whats up
But i forgot to mention awesome overclocking obscured i have almost the same pc its a little beast lol, i can't get past 4.5 ghz well actually i have to put it at 4 ghz for more stability. my PSU is a 580w off brand i believe its called demon (it overheats cuts off) . but anyways if i need more fire power what PSU would you recommend for price ranging 50-70 bucks?
Why would you recommend a Raidmax? A psu is a very important piece of your system and that is probably a pos.
(05-12-2011, 11:08 AM)obscured Wrote: [ -> ]Why would you recommend a Raidmax? A psu is a very important piece of your system and that is probably a pos.
because it got 300+ ratings and it had a 4 average.
