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Okay sounds good, Here is an update to my OPI received it. But really you should create a thread about it or update this one so you can get more user's opinions.
I suggested two already in the post above...are you stuck on asus?? The next asus board available I see on newegg is 300 and not worth the jump in price, IMO.
How about you list what brands you're loyal to and we can make suggestions at that point. Spitballing only to be shot down later because it's not a brand you're loyal to doesn't sound fun on this end (makes sense to be upfront about what brands youll get So all of our time isn't wasted)... lets do this efficiently.
I would just highlight what you want to quote and click reply. It will drop the quote in the quick reply box or where your cursor is (if you're editing to add mkre quotes, for example).
I didn't and don't see the 2 you suggested, yes I am STUCK on Asus, Intel for CPU and Corsair for memory. I Need 4 sata connection, most mB's I've seen only have 2 that is why I picked the one I listed the links above. As well as in the first few posts I said I wanted Asus and Intel.
I will just buy a new cooler from Thermaright for the CPU, I contacted them to make sure I can get one with the same size as possible I am close to it not fitting now and if it gets any taller I will run into issues.
The CPU I picked is unlocked and chose the less expensive 12th Gen since I am overkilling what I really need. hope that makes sense.
They aren't Asus, so, that ship has sailed, but it's up there in post #66.
I'm glad you passed on any two SATA port motherboards as those are likely just incredibly cheap things we wouldn't recommend in the first place. Again, any motherboard worth anything has four SATA ports. Two is really a rare thing overall.
What case do you have (Thermalright will probably ask that......)? Typically if you look at the website for the case, it lists critical specifications like that (max CPU height, max GPU length, etc). Armed with that information, you can check the Thermalright website for coolers that fit the socket (LGA1700) and one that fits inside your chassis.
I have the Corsair 540, yes I am going with Thermaright
That case can hold some tall coolers. A quick trip to their site and the Air 540's spec page (love that case, btw.. owned one for years!) says it supports up to 170mm coolers.
The CX-M PSUs were reviewed decently, so, I'd look at a CX-M 650W model. If you want something more efficient, you're going to have to pay for it.
That looks like a nice cooler but as I have said all along I am build a system that is overkill for what I need it for so spending 4160 for a cooler is abit much
Wrong link or something... that's a $42.xx cooler. Quite reasonably priced. I'd be surprised if Thermalright comes back with something less expensive. We're just trying to let the CPU stretch it's legs a little bit too. There's also a noise consideration... it will spin up and could get noisey under load if it can't do the job as well as something better.That looks like a nice cooler but as I have said all along I am build a system that is overkill for what I need it for so spending 4160 for a cooler is abit much
It's definitely less than what you currently have. I'd run your current system in signature on a quality 450W PSU, though, dude! You don't need 750W. A 12700KF (170W Peak) and your GT 1060 (120W) = ~300W. Add ~50-100W for everything else and you can see why a 650W feels more appropriate. That's right about the sweet spot for efficiency too. As I said, you can even upgrade that GPU to something more substantial if you ever need it (I'd rock a 250W+ GPU with that system any day).
It makes no sense to me to buy a less powerful PSU and spend the money to do so when I already have a more powerful PSU????? why change it? As far as the link for the cooler being wrong I used the link you provided, are you saying that thermaright has that cooler on a wrong link?? the link for the
There's more to it than power... I just explained why you can easily use something less. We're buying an appropriately sized, higher-quality unit. Also, your CX has some miles on the odometer and it was never a high-quality unit to start with. It was suggested if you can, do. You can reuse the one you have too!!! It was simply a suggestion to upgrade to something better (which doesn't mean more wattage).
..................I, ME, EARTHDOG had the wrong link... you can find it for ~$42 if you look.............................. I'm mobile so you'll have to do that on your own.
Thanks for the explaination it makes sense for the purpose but for my situation I will keep the current PSU. I'm spending more on the other parts becasuse I want a i7 rather than an i5 and the MB is more than I was thinking of spending so now it's time to save a bit. I will reseach the cooler and buy it. I plan to buy all the parts next week not sure when I will build it my wide has some medical things going on and I do too, don't want to start it and not finish. I know I can build the system in 2-6 hours taking my time and cleaing my case out before adding the new parts but installing Window 10 and all my software is not something I am looking forward to.
I will do my reseach and find the right cooler. I looked at a few but I think I have to keep in mind how much room I will have on the MB at the CPU socket, the MB has heatsinks on 3 sides of the CPU socket. I just checked my current cooler and it on the currnet MB just barely fits, in fact the fan is very close to my RAM and the fanon the cooler sits below the RAM on one side and on the other I have a little space but not much. I will have to get the MB, memory and see how much room I ahve for a cooler and then decide which cooler to get. The ones with 2 fans I think might be too wide???
