Would never recommend someone build a computer unless they have started with something cheap and simple. Knew exactly what thier doing. It just take one surge of electicity to blow out a part. If cost $125 with warranty to build custom pc compared to do it yourself I would pay someone to build it at that point.

Would never recommend someone build a computer unless they have started with something cheap and simple. Knew exactly what thier doing. It just take one surge of electicity to blow out a part. If cost $125 with warranty to build custom pc compared to do it yourself I would pay someone to build it at that point.

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Closed loop coolers are working wonders these days.  We can recommend that you go for the Corsiar H110 or one of the other copycat models.

 

Regards

Jim Allen

SkyPilot Software

Coolio thanks Jim Allen.

Closed loop coolers are working wonders these days. We can recommend that you go for the Corsiar H110 or one of the other copycat models.

 

Regards

Jim Allen

SkyPilot Software

 

 

Yes, closed loop water coolers are working wonders... and so are the top of the range air coolers that match the performance of the H110. Like the NH-D14, and the Silver Arrow.

 

Worth pointing out for those that shy away from closed loop coolers due to fear of leaks.

 

 

fear of leaks.

 

Yes, about leaks, does that happen? what are the maintenance aspects of liquid cooling, and what are thier ups and downs? how often do they leak?

 

 

what are the maintenance aspects of liquid cooling, and what are thier ups and downs? how often do they leak?

 

Closed loop coolers are 100% maintenance free.

 

Leaks in these things are very rare. - The designers of these things are not going to make a product that destroys your stuff. :lol:

 

Pros:

Very quiet and very effective. (mid 60s full load @ 1.4Volts)

Very aesthetically appealing due to small form factor. 

 

 

Cons:

Mild difficulty installing water block and radiator

Mild difficulty removing dust build up in radiator/fans

Cool! unfortunately I dont think I can afford it. I am really on a budget here. Here is the config of the same computer above, but without Windows 8, and some other things. let me know what can  bechanged, taken out, etc.

 

• *BASE_PRICE: [+1110]
• BLUETOOTH: None
• CAS: CFI Boreallight Full-Tower Gaming Case w/ 1x 140 & 2x 120mm Fans, Front USB 3.0, HDD Easy Swap Bays & Side-Panel Window (Black Color)
• CASUPGRADE: None
• CD: LG 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback Combo Drive (BLACK COLOR)
• CD2: None
• COOLANT: Standard Coolant
• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified) [+106]
• CS_FAN: Default case fans
• ENGRAVING: None
• ENGRAVING_MSG:
• FA_HDD: None
• FAN: Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
• FLASHMEDIA: None
• FREEBIE_MB: None
• FREEBIE_VC: None
• FREEBIE_VC2: None
• GLASSES: None
• HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
• HDD2: None
• IEEE_CARD: None
• IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
• KEYBOARD1: AZZA Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard [+5]
• MB_SRT: None
• MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MONITOR: None
• MONITOR2: None
• MONITOR3: None
• MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Ultra Durable 4 Plus, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 2 PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (Pro OC Certified)
• MOUSE1: AZZA Optical 1600dpi Gaming Mouse with Weight Adjustable Cartridge [+4]
• NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
• OS: None - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY [-60]
• OVERCLOCK: Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more)
• POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2 Builder Series CX600 V2 80 Plus Certified Power Supply [+9]
• RESERVOIR: None
• RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
• SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• SPEAKERS: None
• TABLET: None
• TEMP: None
• TUNING: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K Performance Tuning Protection Plan by Intel [+29]
• TVRC: None
• USB: None
• USBFLASH: None
• USBHD: None
• USBX: None
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (EVGA Superclocked ACX Cooling [+21])
• VIDEO2: None
• VIDEO3: None
• WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11n 150Mbps Network Interface Card [+19]
• _PRICE: (+1243)

Also, are the Gigabite Mobo's good? I wanted ASUS but their were no options for it.

Gigabyte do Very good MoBos , i lke them .

Cool good.

Yes, about leaks, does that happen? what are the maintenance aspects of liquid cooling, and what are thier ups and downs? how often do they leak?

 

Leaks happen.

 

Unfortunately, closed loop coolers CAN "damage your stuff".

 

There are plenty of individuals who have had the hassle of persuading manufacturers to compensate them for damaged graphics cards and motherboards.

 

The question, is how many units leak? That question is impossible to answer, simply because we do not have access to the required information. We don't know how many units are sold world wide, and what percentage leak.

 

We can estimate that it must be a low percentage, but we can't know for sure.

 

The bottom line is that when you buy an air cooler, you know leaks are a physical impossibility. But when you buy a closed loop water cooler, you must accept that no matter how small the risk, that the risk is still present.

Well, I cannot afford the liquid coolers so, I am gonna stick with a high end air cooler.

Hows my new specs that I posted above? minor differences.

Looks okay to me. I like the fact it includes Intel® Core™ i7-4770K Performance Tuning Protection. I have it myself, for piece of mind when overclocking.

Personally wouldn't bother with 16 GB of RAM, I'd settle for 8, but no big deal.

 

Have you considered faster RAM?

So what sort of air cooler are you going for? you say not water but the specs still say Cooler Master Seidon.

NHD-14 is still the best in my view, especially after I've just watched a video on the Silver Arrow that was rather negative. If such a big cooler will fit in your case of course, and give you enough RAM clearance.

I am trying to get the best system I can for around 1200 and my parents wont let me pay any extra money of my own for some reason, even though i have it, so I have to prioritize. The RAM in my opinion is fast enough for me, and if I can in the future I will upgrade.  I am going to check out on PCpart picker though and see what I find..