- Joined
- May 7, 2010
Alright a friend of mine suggested overclockers, I thought is was a good Idea so I joined.
A little about me. I am a moderate computer tech who started around the 1998 area, and finally was able to build a computer after so long. Things seem to work great but there is always room for improvement. So I figured I would post myself here for scrutiny.
My build
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard58162567
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX8060192058162567
MSI R5750-PM2D1G Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card58162567
Rosewill Xtreme Series RX950-D-B 950W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply
3--HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive59389327
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ
IN WIN Maelstrom Black SECC(0.8~1.0mm) ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Cooling.
4-Rosewill RFX-120BL 120mm 2 Ball Bearing Blue LED Case Fan
4-120 standard case fans
CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler
this includes a temp controller for all these fans.
Case fans under and independent controller and the H50 under the mother board soft ware, that I control manually from windows.
All together there ended up a total of 11 fans. Two are component specific.
O.S.
Win 7, home premium 64 bit.
Not overclocked yet.
So as far as I can see things seem fine. Yet. My friend brought up some interesting counter points to my build that I would like to ask about.
He told me that the H50s liquid dissipates over time, It currently keeps my cpu at about 32c and I have had the computer for just under a month.
I would rather figure this out before its to late. How long before my h50 dies and what do you suggest for a new cooler?
The second and last so far is about my power supply. I was planning to use my crossfire eventually but from what I have heard the Roswill I bought although nice is inconsistent in its performance. Is this true and of course what would you suggest as a good replacement for my system?
Other wise I was just planning to upgrade my memory, my video (Crossfire) and maybe replacing my cpu with the latest after a year they came out.
your thoughts and opinions would be much appreciated and maybe you can teach this old dog some new tricks.
A little about me. I am a moderate computer tech who started around the 1998 area, and finally was able to build a computer after so long. Things seem to work great but there is always room for improvement. So I figured I would post myself here for scrutiny.
My build
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard58162567
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX8060192058162567
MSI R5750-PM2D1G Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card58162567
Rosewill Xtreme Series RX950-D-B 950W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply
3--HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive59389327
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ
IN WIN Maelstrom Black SECC(0.8~1.0mm) ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Cooling.
4-Rosewill RFX-120BL 120mm 2 Ball Bearing Blue LED Case Fan
4-120 standard case fans
CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler
this includes a temp controller for all these fans.
Case fans under and independent controller and the H50 under the mother board soft ware, that I control manually from windows.
All together there ended up a total of 11 fans. Two are component specific.
O.S.
Win 7, home premium 64 bit.
Not overclocked yet.
So as far as I can see things seem fine. Yet. My friend brought up some interesting counter points to my build that I would like to ask about.
He told me that the H50s liquid dissipates over time, It currently keeps my cpu at about 32c and I have had the computer for just under a month.
I would rather figure this out before its to late. How long before my h50 dies and what do you suggest for a new cooler?
The second and last so far is about my power supply. I was planning to use my crossfire eventually but from what I have heard the Roswill I bought although nice is inconsistent in its performance. Is this true and of course what would you suggest as a good replacement for my system?
Other wise I was just planning to upgrade my memory, my video (Crossfire) and maybe replacing my cpu with the latest after a year they came out.
your thoughts and opinions would be much appreciated and maybe you can teach this old dog some new tricks.