How should I set my fans up?
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Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 3:36:36 AM
Im getting a corsair Obsidian 750D and the 2 front fans are stock intake....so that being said, would i make the top 2 Outtakes? Like the front brings in Cold air, Makes stuff cool, heats up, rises to the fans and the 2 Corsair AF120 Quite Edition high performance fans suck out the case...correct? Also, How do i make the top fans outtake? Like i know you flip it over one side but which side?
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Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 3:56:26 AM
Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 3:57:19 AM
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Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 4:17:25 AM
Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 4:28:44 AM
Anas Bashar said:
This is a great card, the aftermarket cooler will exhaust hot air inside the case. It would be great if your case had an outtake fan on the side. Anyway for one card it will be ok, but if you add another you will face a real cooling problem.
Oh my God that kitten IS SO CUTE XD Yeah but i am going to have 2 fans on the top, those sucking out, and the 2 in the front of the case will be sucking in. And one 140 at the back which i will make blowing IN...or out? Which one for the back?
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Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 4:38:19 AM
Mirakledba said:
Anas Bashar said:
This is a great card, the aftermarket cooler will exhaust hot air inside the case. It would be great if your case had an outtake fan on the side. Anyway for one card it will be ok, but if you add another you will face a real cooling problem.
Oh my God that kitten IS SO CUTE XD Yeah but i am going to have 2 fans on the top, those sucking out, and the 2 in the front of the case will be sucking in. And one 140 at the back which i will make blowing IN...or out? Which one for the back?
Ya a cute cat
Keep in mind that gpu fan will blow hot air DOWNWARD, that's where the side fan comes in handy.
If you didn't order the casr yet, and planning on a xfire in the future, then consider changing the case, or go for water cooling.
And ya the back fan is better be an outtake.
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Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Anas Bashar said:
This is a great card, the aftermarket cooler will exhaust hot air inside the case. It would be great if your case had an outtake fan on the side. Anyway for one card it will be ok, but if you add another you will face a real cooling problem.
Oh my God that kitten IS SO CUTE XD Yeah but i am going to have 2 fans on the top, those sucking out, and the 2 in the front of the case will be sucking in. And one 140 at the back which i will make blowing IN...or out? Which one for the back?
Ya a cute cat
Keep in mind that gpu fan will blow hot air DOWNWARD, that's where the side fan comes in handy.
If you didn't order the casr yet, and planning on a xfire in the future, then consider changing the case, or go for water cooling.
And ya the back fan is better be an outtake.
The GPU will not blow down. It blows air against the card.
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Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 4:42:56 AM
tiny voices said:
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Anas Bashar said:
This is a great card, the aftermarket cooler will exhaust hot air inside the case. It would be great if your case had an outtake fan on the side. Anyway for one card it will be ok, but if you add another you will face a real cooling problem.
Oh my God that kitten IS SO CUTE XD Yeah but i am going to have 2 fans on the top, those sucking out, and the 2 in the front of the case will be sucking in. And one 140 at the back which i will make blowing IN...or out? Which one for the back?
Ya a cute cat
Keep in mind that gpu fan will blow hot air DOWNWARD, that's where the side fan comes in handy.
If you didn't order the casr yet, and planning on a xfire in the future, then consider changing the case, or go for water cooling.
And ya the back fan is better be an outtake.
The GPU will not blow down. It blows air against the card.
Yeah bashar i am going to WC with an H100i LATER though..and tiny voices, is that true? Is 2 FANS ABOVE, 2 INFRONT AND ONE IN THE BACK enough? Bashar, I dont really need Xfire or SLI...I just like 1 beast of a GPU.
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Yes it will be MORE than enough. Even the highest end computers only need 3 fans total. (top,front,rear)
The point is to circulate air through the case, not blow it like crazy everywhere. In many cases less fans actually cool BETTER.
I have an Matx case with 2 gtx560s in SLI (HOT cards) and they have no issue staying cool at all.
The point is to circulate air through the case, not blow it like crazy everywhere. In many cases less fans actually cool BETTER.
I have an Matx case with 2 gtx560s in SLI (HOT cards) and they have no issue staying cool at all.
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Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 4:45:24 AM
tiny voices said:
The back should be an exhaust. Side fans are usually not needed and often times make airflow worse. I would not install one. Side fans are needed if you got gpus with aftermarket fans, these fans blow hot air downward.
As for affecting the general air flow, this depends on your case, always experiment with your setup and find what suits you better.
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Anas Bashar said:
tiny voices said:
The back should be an exhaust. Side fans are usually not needed and often times make airflow worse. I would not install one. Side fans are needed if you got gpus with aftermarket fans, these fans blow hot air downward.
As for affecting the general air flow, this depends on your case, always experiment with your setup and find what suits you better.
No, they blow air against the card. NOT downward. Simply look at the blades on the fan of the card OP is getting. They obviously blow air into the heatsink.
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Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 4:50:47 AM
Anas Bashar said:
tiny voices said:
The back should be an exhaust. Side fans are usually not needed and often times make airflow worse. I would not install one. Side fans are needed if you got gpus with aftermarket fans, these fans blow hot air downward.
As for affecting the general air flow, this depends on your case, always experiment with your setup and find what suits you better.
Ok both of you guys xD You are so helpful!
Both! So with a corsair OBSIDIAN 750D...With 1 gpu which you both know what it is...If it blows hot air down, heat will rise...then it will go through the 2 AF120s i will have above then it will leave the case. But im concerned about ONE THING..Na, 2 things.. I want a good cycle so the front is intake, cools down, heats, rises and out the top...and the back is outtake too....but is that enough for the 2 fronts to be intake and the other 3 to be outtake? And when i get the H100i...would i have like 2 fans above it SUCKING OUT or w fans below it SUCKINg in..or whatever
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Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 4:59:50 AM
tiny voices said:
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Anas Bashar said:
This is a great card, the aftermarket cooler will exhaust hot air inside the case. It would be great if your case had an outtake fan on the side. Anyway for one card it will be ok, but if you add another you will face a real cooling problem.
Oh my God that kitten IS SO CUTE XD Yeah but i am going to have 2 fans on the top, those sucking out, and the 2 in the front of the case will be sucking in. And one 140 at the back which i will make blowing IN...or out? Which one for the back?
Ya a cute cat
Keep in mind that gpu fan will blow hot air DOWNWARD, that's where the side fan comes in handy.
If you didn't order the casr yet, and planning on a xfire in the future, then consider changing the case, or go for water cooling.
And ya the back fan is better be an outtake.
The GPU will not blow down. It blows air against the card.
tiny voices said:
Anas Bashar said:
tiny voices said:
The back should be an exhaust. Side fans are usually not needed and often times make airflow worse. I would not install one. Side fans are needed if you got gpus with aftermarket fans, these fans blow hot air downward.
As for affecting the general air flow, this depends on your case, always experiment with your setup and find what suits you better.
No, they blow air against the card. NOT downward. Simply look at the blades on the fan of the card OP is getting. They obviously blow air into the heatsink.
Kinda missed expressing self there, the idea is getting rid of the hot air near the card, better than letting it go up towards the cpu or rams. Trying it is better since it differs depending on your case and parts.
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Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 5:02:09 AM
Anas Bashar said:
tiny voices said:
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Anas Bashar said:
This is a great card, the aftermarket cooler will exhaust hot air inside the case. It would be great if your case had an outtake fan on the side. Anyway for one card it will be ok, but if you add another you will face a real cooling problem.
Oh my God that kitten IS SO CUTE XD Yeah but i am going to have 2 fans on the top, those sucking out, and the 2 in the front of the case will be sucking in. And one 140 at the back which i will make blowing IN...or out? Which one for the back?
Ya a cute cat
Keep in mind that gpu fan will blow hot air DOWNWARD, that's where the side fan comes in handy.
If you didn't order the casr yet, and planning on a xfire in the future, then consider changing the case, or go for water cooling.
And ya the back fan is better be an outtake.
The GPU will not blow down. It blows air against the card.
tiny voices said:
Anas Bashar said:
tiny voices said:
The back should be an exhaust. Side fans are usually not needed and often times make airflow worse. I would not install one. Side fans are needed if you got gpus with aftermarket fans, these fans blow hot air downward.
As for affecting the general air flow, this depends on your case, always experiment with your setup and find what suits you better.
No, they blow air against the card. NOT downward. Simply look at the blades on the fan of the card OP is getting. They obviously blow air into the heatsink.
Kinda missed expressing self there, the idea is getting rid of the hot air near the card, better than letting it go up towards the cpu or rams. Trying it is better since it differs depending on your case and parts.
both of you guys are against eachother
It confuses me....Look...I only have a limit of buying 2 fans and those will be at the top....Is it ok if i just make the 2 front ones intake, top ones outtake, back outtake...thats all....will my GPU over heat?
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Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 5:10:26 AM
Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 5:12:52 AM
Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 11:44:15 PM
Mirakledba said:
Anas Bashar said:
Ya it to more than enough for you.Then when you get the WC, put it on top, keeping the other fans as they are.
yeah I'd put the Radiator on top and the 2 fans ABOVE the radiator sucking.....Out?
if you are planning to get a WC with a radiator of two fans (2x 120mm or something) then this will present an issue because the radiator will take up the two fan slots on the top, so if you set the radiator fans to exhaust air out of the case then this means that the radiator will get its air from the inside of the case, which is a hot air. OTOH if you set the radiator fans to blow into the case then you will basically blow hot air inside the case.
so if i can make a suggestion, get a closed WC loop with a radiator that have ONE fan (120mm), and install this radiator in the top-front slot so that it blows air inside the case, and you still have the front-rear fan and the rear fan to take the hot air outside the case. this is just my personal suggestion, some one else might come with a better solution.
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Anas Bashar
October 21, 2013 11:48:45 PM
Mirakledba
October 21, 2013 11:59:09 PM
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
both of you guys are against eachother
It confuses me this is a mere discussion mate
Lol yes it is
What if i put a total of 4 fans On the radiator? 2 of the stock ones that come with the H100i ABOVE, and of the corsair ones that go below but attached to the radiator? ALL 120's. Sounds good?
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 12:26:04 AM
Mirakledba said:
Lol yes it is
What if i put a total of 4 fans On the radiator? 2 of the stock ones that come with the H100i ABOVE, and of the corsair ones that go below but attached to the radiator? ALL 120's. Sounds good?the rediator of the H100i can hold 2x 120mm fans only.
are you planning on a custom WC loop?
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 12:59:48 AM
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Lol yes it is
What if i put a total of 4 fans On the radiator? 2 of the stock ones that come with the H100i ABOVE, and of the corsair ones that go below but attached to the radiator? ALL 120's. Sounds good?the rediator of the H100i can hold 2x 120mm fans only.
are you planning on a custom WC loop?
No.. talking about the H100i not a custom loop. So which fans do i use? The corsair AF120's i will get or the ones that come with the h100i?
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 1:05:19 AM
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 1:13:26 AM
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
No.. talking about the H100i not a custom loop. So which fans do i use? The corsair AF120's i will get or the ones that come with the h100i?
am still thinking that the H100i will cause you cooling problems, since it will take over the both top fan slots. just my personal opinion.
Thats fine because i will have 2 AF120's Fans and i can put those....like on by a drive bay BLOWING in.....eh. I dont....Cant i just put 2 af120s BELOW The radiator SUCKING OUT? Or will that make the water hot ?
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 1:20:20 AM
Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 1:21:10 AM
Mirakledba said:
Thats fine because i will have 2 AF120's Fans and i can put those....like on by a drive bay BLOWING in.....eh. I dont....Cant i just put 2 af120s BELOW The radiator SUCKING OUT? Or will that make the water hot ?
sorry what do you mean by " i just put 2 af120s BELOW The radiator SUCKING OUT"?
the rediator of the H100i comes equipped with to fans.
the radiator pulls the heat from the water, then the fans move the air through the radiator to cool it. you do not need to add fans to such closed loop system.
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 1:26:49 AM
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Thats fine because i will have 2 AF120's Fans and i can put those....like on by a drive bay BLOWING in.....eh. I dont....Cant i just put 2 af120s BELOW The radiator SUCKING OUT? Or will that make the water hot ?
sorry what do you mean by " i just put 2 af120s BELOW The radiator SUCKING OUT"?
the rediator of the H100i comes equipped with to fans.
the radiator pulls the heat from the water, then the fans move the air through the radiator to cool it. you do not need to add fans to such closed loop system.
Actually they are not equiped , I can put them on if i want or i can replace them with these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F6S0XJO/ref=ox_sc_a...
But i dont HAVE To put the 2 stock ones on....cant i just put those two af120's red led under it? Or do you suggest i put the stock fans on top and like....the af120's somewhere else...?
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 1:57:00 AM
Mirakledba said:
Actually they are not equiped , I can put them on if i want or i can replace them with these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F6S0XJO/ref=ox_sc_a...
But i dont HAVE To put the 2 stock ones on....cant i just put those two af120's red led under it? Or do you suggest i put the stock fans on top and like....the af120's somewhere else...?
oh so you meant CHANGING not ADDING... well i do not really see any point of doing so, the stock fans are quite also. use these af120's elsewhere.
why not get the H80i? it will take one fan slot only. unless you are planning on extreme OC.
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 2:48:14 AM
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Actually they are not equiped , I can put them on if i want or i can replace them with these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F6S0XJO/ref=ox_sc_a...
But i dont HAVE To put the 2 stock ones on....cant i just put those two af120's red led under it? Or do you suggest i put the stock fans on top and like....the af120's somewhere else...?
oh so you meant CHANGING not ADDING... well i do not really see any point of doing so, the stock fans are quite also. use these af120's elsewhere.
why not get the H80i? it will take one fan slot only. unless you are planning on extreme OC.
Not planning on extreme OCing but dont you think for 10$ more its worth the H100i? are you suggesting i put the H80i at the REAR of the case and just keep the af120s at the top?
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 2:55:38 AM
Mirakledba said:
Not planning on extreme OCing but dont you think for 10$ more its worth the H100i? are you suggesting i put the H80i at the REAR of the case and just keep the af120s at the top?
exactly, put the H80i in the real so that it takes fresh air from the outside and blows the hot air inside the case, this hot air will immediately be exhausted outside the case by the two exhausting fans on the top of the case.
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 2:57:21 AM
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
Not planning on extreme OCing but dont you think for 10$ more its worth the H100i? are you suggesting i put the H80i at the REAR of the case and just keep the af120s at the top?
exactly, put the H80i in the real so that it takes fresh air from the outside and blows the hot air inside the case, this hot air will immediately be exhausted outside the case by the two exhausting fans on the top of the case.
hm..sounds smart. But why would the h80i fans be in take? and not exhaust? will exhaust make the water HOT?Im sure you think the h100i is worth it for 10$ more but you are right about the cooling....i dont think i would have problems? Like what type are u thinking about?
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:02:59 AM
i dont know man...i really want the h100i... forgot to mention i will do PUSH/PULL which requires. 4 FANS...2 above the radiator and 2 below...did you forget about that? cause thats what im going to do. http://i.imgur.com/TyDsw.jpg
thats pushpull but ignore the 3rd fan on top...how will the cooling be with that?
thats pushpull but ignore the 3rd fan on top...how will the cooling be with that?
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 3:16:58 AM
i know the H100i is better, but in the end it really comes down to what you need and what your case is capable of.
since you will not do extreme OC, then you will not need the H100i, let alone the push/pull config. you can get the H80i with the push/pull config too. install this config once in the rear sucking in, and once in the top-front sucking out. then compare the two situations and choose the best for you.
gaming wise: cooling your GPU is much more important that cooling the CPU.
since you will not do extreme OC, then you will not need the H100i, let alone the push/pull config. you can get the H80i with the push/pull config too. install this config once in the rear sucking in, and once in the top-front sucking out. then compare the two situations and choose the best for you.
gaming wise: cooling your GPU is much more important that cooling the CPU.
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:20:16 AM
Anas Bashar said:
i know the H100i is better, but in the end it really comes down to what you need and what your case is capable of.since you will not do extreme OC, then you will not need the H100i, let alone the push/pull config. you can get the H80i with the push/pull config too. install this config once in the rear sucking in, and once in the top-front sucking out. then compare the two situations and choose the best for you.
gaming wise: cooling your GPU is much more important that cooling the CPU.
How do i cool my GPU?
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:21:38 AM
Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:24:53 AM
Anas Bashar said:
i know the H100i is better, but in the end it really comes down to what you need and what your case is capable of.since you will not do extreme OC, then you will not need the H100i, let alone the push/pull config. you can get the H80i with the push/pull config too. install this config once in the rear sucking in, and once in the top-front sucking out. then compare the two situations and choose the best for you.
gaming wise: cooling your GPU is much more important that cooling the CPU.
wow your build is beast...price?
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 3:27:11 AM
i mean the push/pull H80i configuration. you have two options to install this config.
1- in the rear, so that it takes fresh air from outside the case.
2- in the top-front, so that it takes fresh air from inside the case.
so try each one of these two options, taking temperature readings, then choose the option with the lowest temps.
1- in the rear, so that it takes fresh air from outside the case.
2- in the top-front, so that it takes fresh air from inside the case.
so try each one of these two options, taking temperature readings, then choose the option with the lowest temps.
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 3:31:40 AM
Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:32:59 AM
Anas Bashar said:
i mean the push/pull H80i configuration. you have two options to install this config. 1- in the rear, so that it takes fresh air from outside the case.
2- in the top-front, so that it takes fresh air from inside the case.
so try each one of these two options, taking temperature readings, then choose the option with the lowest temps.
naa if its a single radiator, i wuld put it in the back...how much if ur build...MashAllah its nice xD
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:35:54 AM
Anas Bashar said:
Mirakledba said:
wow your build is beast...price?
lol i didn't really calculate the total price yet. as you can see i didn't buy a WC for the CPU, i want to preserve the top two fan slots for a custom WC for the GPUs (when i get the second one
)oh so to cool ur gpu it gas to be custom?
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 3:37:31 AM
Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:40:02 AM
Anas Bashar said:
ok try this and tell us what how the temps are.lol thanks.
lol dude i told u i still didnt get the PC.. i need 231 more dollars.. the main question was where do i put fans in the case....i dont know where WC came from but i will WC later when i need to OC....I just wanted to know how to make the fans Exhaust because both sides look the same. DONT WORRY i will give u solution ;D
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Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 3:49:58 AM
Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:55:50 AM
Anas Bashar said:
well you said i will get a WC later lol.good luck with your build
.Btw do you know what parts are in the build im getting?
Intel Core i5 4670K haswell
Sapphire Toxic R9 280x
AsRock Fatl1ty Z87 Killer Motherboard
XFX 750w 80+ Gold Fully modular
1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda HDD
G.skill Ripjaw X series 2x4 2133mhz 1.5V
TP Link Wifi adapter
2 Corsair AF120's RED LED fans
Some Red LED light strips
DVD drive
And no CPU cooler cause i will not OC for now...later....I wonder if the stock Heatsink has good Thermal psate.
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:55:57 AM
Anas Bashar said:
well you said i will get a WC later lol.good luck with your build
.Btw do you know what parts are in the build im getting?
Intel Core i5 4670K haswell
Sapphire Toxic R9 280x
AsRock Fatl1ty Z87 Killer Motherboard
XFX 750w 80+ Gold Fully modular
1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda HDD
G.skill Ripjaw X series 2x4 2133mhz 1.5V
TP Link Wifi adapter
2 Corsair AF120's RED LED fans
Some Red LED light strips
DVD drive
And no CPU cooler cause i will not OC for now...later....I wonder if the stock Heatsink has good Thermal paste
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:56:01 AM
Anas Bashar said:
well you said i will get a WC later lol.good luck with your build
.Btw do you know what parts are in the build im getting?
Intel Core i5 4670K haswell
Sapphire Toxic R9 280x
AsRock Fatl1ty Z87 Killer Motherboard
XFX 750w 80+ Gold Fully modular
1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda HDD
G.skill Ripjaw X series 2x4 2133mhz 1.5V
TP Link Wifi adapter
2 Corsair AF120's RED LED fans
Some Red LED light strips
DVD drive
And no CPU cooler cause i will not OC for now...later....I wonder if the stock Heatsink has good Thermal paste
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Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 3:56:49 AM
Anas Bashar
October 22, 2013 4:07:53 AM
Mirakledba
October 22, 2013 4:20:58 AM
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