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Hello again everyone,
Here is my new set up I've bought part by part since October 2013 and I have a question about the motherboard that's not answered in the user manual. I would just like to know what everyone thinks before I purchase the last few items.
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD4H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K
GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
120GB Kingston V300 Solid State HDD 3GS / 6GS Read / Write 550mb's (OS HDD)
1TB 7200 WD Blue Caviar (HDD for saving everything else)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory. 16GB TOTAL (TWO KITS PURCHASED)
1 x CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready & Cross Fire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular
Cooler Master 430 Black Elite Case with all gun metal black steel built chassis with twin DVDRW Asus optical drives, 5.25" LED screen 4 fan controlling unit, and a 3.5" Card Reader with 4 USB 3.0 ports and slots to fit any kind of memory card.
Eight Case fans altogether - One 140mm front intake NZXT Red Led case fan, Seven 120mm Rosewill Red Led Case fans : 2 on top, 1 on bottom next to PSU, 1 blowing out the back, 2 replaced the single Cooler Master CPU cooler fan that originally came on the Hyper T4 I bought in which I replaced the one with the two Red Led CPU cooler fans, and then one more that sits on the extra large see thru glass viewing window...
Ok now that I have told you guys about everything except the wires (I did by two pairs of LED lit SATA cables but they ended up only being about 7 inches long so I don't think I will be able to use all 4 of them LOL) now I have some questions and would like to hear what you guys think about the system I've put together that I have a grand total of $1,062 into. I should let it be known that I purchased the motherboard and CPU in a combo off Newegg for a crazy deal, Video card, SSHD, WD HDD, Case fans, and PSU on black Friday / cyber Monday. Without those deals all these components would have cost much more.
Question 1: On my motherboard next to the CPU socket I have the regular CPU 4 pin fan header and I also have what's called the OPT fan header. Can I plug a 120mm fan into each header and have both of them both be getting the same amount of power so they blow the same amount of air? Or will plugging in a fan into each header split the power going to the CPU header?
Honestly only one fan is needed but putting two on the CPU cooler that are lit up with the red led light not only looks really cool, it gives the impression that having the two fans makes my T4 look like a higher end cooler.
Question 2: Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can choose from different kinds of cable sleeving that looks cool? I really want to cover all the wires that can be seen with that chrome stainless steel wire loom but I figured I'd be able to find sort of a cheap knock off. I don't really want to spend $50 on the real stuff to find out I need more than one roll and have to buy two $50 rolls. Does anyone know where I can get something that looks like chrome loom that's cheaper?
Let me know what you think of the components I bought and if it was a good idea to go with what I got and how you would have went a different way. I'm interested to hear. Thanks!!
Here is my new set up I've bought part by part since October 2013 and I have a question about the motherboard that's not answered in the user manual. I would just like to know what everyone thinks before I purchase the last few items.
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD4H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K
GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
120GB Kingston V300 Solid State HDD 3GS / 6GS Read / Write 550mb's (OS HDD)
1TB 7200 WD Blue Caviar (HDD for saving everything else)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory. 16GB TOTAL (TWO KITS PURCHASED)
1 x CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready & Cross Fire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular
Cooler Master 430 Black Elite Case with all gun metal black steel built chassis with twin DVDRW Asus optical drives, 5.25" LED screen 4 fan controlling unit, and a 3.5" Card Reader with 4 USB 3.0 ports and slots to fit any kind of memory card.
Eight Case fans altogether - One 140mm front intake NZXT Red Led case fan, Seven 120mm Rosewill Red Led Case fans : 2 on top, 1 on bottom next to PSU, 1 blowing out the back, 2 replaced the single Cooler Master CPU cooler fan that originally came on the Hyper T4 I bought in which I replaced the one with the two Red Led CPU cooler fans, and then one more that sits on the extra large see thru glass viewing window...
Ok now that I have told you guys about everything except the wires (I did by two pairs of LED lit SATA cables but they ended up only being about 7 inches long so I don't think I will be able to use all 4 of them LOL) now I have some questions and would like to hear what you guys think about the system I've put together that I have a grand total of $1,062 into. I should let it be known that I purchased the motherboard and CPU in a combo off Newegg for a crazy deal, Video card, SSHD, WD HDD, Case fans, and PSU on black Friday / cyber Monday. Without those deals all these components would have cost much more.
Question 1: On my motherboard next to the CPU socket I have the regular CPU 4 pin fan header and I also have what's called the OPT fan header. Can I plug a 120mm fan into each header and have both of them both be getting the same amount of power so they blow the same amount of air? Or will plugging in a fan into each header split the power going to the CPU header?
Honestly only one fan is needed but putting two on the CPU cooler that are lit up with the red led light not only looks really cool, it gives the impression that having the two fans makes my T4 look like a higher end cooler.
Question 2: Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can choose from different kinds of cable sleeving that looks cool? I really want to cover all the wires that can be seen with that chrome stainless steel wire loom but I figured I'd be able to find sort of a cheap knock off. I don't really want to spend $50 on the real stuff to find out I need more than one roll and have to buy two $50 rolls. Does anyone know where I can get something that looks like chrome loom that's cheaper?
Let me know what you think of the components I bought and if it was a good idea to go with what I got and how you would have went a different way. I'm interested to hear. Thanks!!
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