< $850 Id recommend AMD
> $850 id do Intel
-The 100i @ 38 dBA is 64 times louder than comparably performing air coolers (19 dBA). If ya want to use water, use something in the 20dBA range. H100 wins by a half degree here but the author writes ....
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/corsair_h100_hydro...
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However, this performance comes at a cost; noise. At 2600RPM, the H100 isn’t a quiet unit at all and similarly at 2000RPM, it can still be quite intrusive. In terms of performance per noise, high end air coolers from Phanteks, Noctua and Thermalright still reign supreme, contrary to Corsair’s own marketing. Like other ALC units, the H100 relies too much on high RPM fans for its performance when the goal of water cooling is generally for extreme performance at low noise levels.
Listen for yaself (@ 4:15 hits 60bBA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTf0Vq1j4Ec
20 dBA Alternatives with comparable cooling:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Artic Silver takes 200 hours of thermal cycling to cure (says so on their home page) ... so if ya turn machine on and start gaming, it warms up for 5 minutes, cools down for 5 minutes in in 3-4 hours you completed 10 minutes of "thermal cycling". Shin Etsu has same thermal properties and no curing issues.
http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=co...
http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=co...
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Here is the Arctic Silver 5 recommended cure time instruction from the manufacturers web site:
Due to the unique shape and sizes of the particles in Arctic Silver 5's conductive matrix, it will take a up to 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity. (This period will be longer in a system without a fan on the heatsink or with a low speed fan on the heatsink.) On systems measuring actual internal core temperatures via the CPU's internal diode, the measured temperature will often drop 2C to 5C over this "break-in" period. This break-in will occur during the normal use of the computer as long as the computer is turned off from time to time and the interface is allowed to cool to room temperature. Once the break-in is complete, the computer can be left on if desired.
So by my estimation of this statement it would take almost a year of normal use to properly cure the AC5 compound, or almost nine days of continuous power cycles to meet their recommendation. Benchmark Reviews feels that this is a characteristically unreasonable requirement for any TIM product, and we do not support it. We want products that perform without the burden of sacrifice on our time, especially with some many competing products offering performance without this extra requirement.
Shin Etsu or use the stuff in the box w/ Phanteks if ya go that way
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Hero is a great board.....though I'm partial to the Maximus VI Formula .... if budget gets tight look at the MSI GD-65 or G45
Great price on the G45 combo w/ 4670k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
Your case / PSU combo is $270....yikes .... and
1) HX series has better voltage regulation and lower ripple than AX series
2) 760 too low for adding a 2nd 770
Better Case / PSU Combo Corsair 500R w/ HX850
$270 - $30 rebates - $20 off w/ promo code EMCXMVN49, ends 9/2 = $220 ($saved $60 for better stuff)
Fractal R4 = 8.65 rating
http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=co...
Corsair 500R = 9.25 rating
http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=co...
On the GFX, the MSI has both the lowest price and highest factory OC at 1137 MHz....normally Id go w/ Asus but this time I am taking the MSI N770 for the performance. Id have no issue with ya sticking with Asus if only so that when / if ya gotta call Tech Support, they cant blame the other hardware
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Storage, KB, Mouse, Headset are fine