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- Jul 14, 2003
Im working on an x79 + E5-1650 build to overclock with, hoping to get to at least 4.4ghz on it (those xeons are multiplier unlocked, oddly enough). Doing this on a budget though since the cost of x79 hardware can get crazy, got the board with some bent pins for $100 and fixed the pins i could. Its a standard ATX sized x79 board as well.
Anyways, I was looking at cases to build this in and settled on a MasterBox 5 since it looks like a good deal. Looking for effective coolers and wanting to go the AIO route, it seems that the Arctic Liquid Freezer series use thicker radiators and push-pull fan config out of the box for improved cooling capability, so i decided to give those a shot, but realized that they are pretty thick to fit in a traditional mid-tower. I was hoping to stick one up top but i dont think many mid-tower cases can support push-pull 240mm extra thick setups on the top. Does anyone know?
I suppose if it works in the front, that would be okay too but not ideal. I was considering the 120mm unit since it seems to perform extremely well (as good as standard 240mm AIOs according to some reviews), but its less than a $20 price difference between the two which seems dumb. If y'all think the 120mm unit can handle what im after, obviously fitting that one in a mid-tower would make my life alot easier so there is always that.
Thanks in advance
Anyways, I was looking at cases to build this in and settled on a MasterBox 5 since it looks like a good deal. Looking for effective coolers and wanting to go the AIO route, it seems that the Arctic Liquid Freezer series use thicker radiators and push-pull fan config out of the box for improved cooling capability, so i decided to give those a shot, but realized that they are pretty thick to fit in a traditional mid-tower. I was hoping to stick one up top but i dont think many mid-tower cases can support push-pull 240mm extra thick setups on the top. Does anyone know?
I suppose if it works in the front, that would be okay too but not ideal. I was considering the 120mm unit since it seems to perform extremely well (as good as standard 240mm AIOs according to some reviews), but its less than a $20 price difference between the two which seems dumb. If y'all think the 120mm unit can handle what im after, obviously fitting that one in a mid-tower would make my life alot easier so there is always that.
Thanks in advance