Hi there folks,
I'm building a new computer for pretty much the first time. It's been a very long time since I did more than replace a graphics or network card inside a machine.
I have been saving up and treating myself to a new bit each timne I can afford it and so far my system consists of a Corsair Carbide 100R windowed case, MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ MB, Corsair CX750 power supply, 1 x 8gb HyperX Fury ram, and I've just ordered myself an AMD FX8350 processor to go in it. I haven't addressed cooling yet and was hoping for some advice.
My budget is pretty small, but I've been considering the Corsair H100i water cooler but it loks like it'll be a very tight squeeze if possible to get the radiator and fans in there. I also read some reviews about leakage ruining peoples systems, tho I guess I may have read more about it if it was that frequent a common problem. I also considered the smaller single fan version. My other consideration was the CoolerMaster V8gti. These are about the limit of my budget. I'm not intending to overclock at the moment really because I know nothing about it but might want to give it a go.
I'm hoping this will be the first machine I've had in a long time where I can confidently get a new game and not worry about looking at the required system specs
Any advice would be great! Cheers
Oh, and is there much difference in all the cooling pastes out there? I was considering 'Arctic Cooling MX-4 paste' just becauseit was near the top of the list on Amazon and reasonably priced
I'm building a new computer for pretty much the first time. It's been a very long time since I did more than replace a graphics or network card inside a machine.
I have been saving up and treating myself to a new bit each timne I can afford it and so far my system consists of a Corsair Carbide 100R windowed case, MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ MB, Corsair CX750 power supply, 1 x 8gb HyperX Fury ram, and I've just ordered myself an AMD FX8350 processor to go in it. I haven't addressed cooling yet and was hoping for some advice.
My budget is pretty small, but I've been considering the Corsair H100i water cooler but it loks like it'll be a very tight squeeze if possible to get the radiator and fans in there. I also read some reviews about leakage ruining peoples systems, tho I guess I may have read more about it if it was that frequent a common problem. I also considered the smaller single fan version. My other consideration was the CoolerMaster V8gti. These are about the limit of my budget. I'm not intending to overclock at the moment really because I know nothing about it but might want to give it a go.
I'm hoping this will be the first machine I've had in a long time where I can confidently get a new game and not worry about looking at the required system specs
Any advice would be great! Cheers
Oh, and is there much difference in all the cooling pastes out there? I was considering 'Arctic Cooling MX-4 paste' just becauseit was near the top of the list on Amazon and reasonably priced
