- Mar 13, 2014
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Hello Friends,
I am in the process of putting together a new gaming build and as usual I turn to the community for advice! My current parts list looks like this:
1x Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700K BX80677I77700K
1x Gigabyte Aorus GA-Z270X Gaming 7
1x Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M2B3200C16
1x EVGA GTX 1080Ti 11G-P4-6390-KR
2x Samsung 960 EVO MZ-V6E250BW
1x Corsair HXi Series PSU HX1000i
1x Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 FD-CA-ARC-R2-BL-W
My questions are as follows:
I plan to overlock a bit, maybe hitting 4.5 if possible. With that in mind, what kind of cooler would y'all recommend? The all in one liquid coolers seem to be popular, but I have exactly zero experience with liquid cooling. If I go that route is a single 120/140 radiator in the back of the case sufficient? or should I be looking at a dual rad in the front of the case?
Also with an eye to overclocking does anyone have any experience with the Gigabyte Aorus series? I saw the Gaming 9 recommended in the motherboard guide here on Tom's, but it didn't seem to offer much over the Gaming 7 to justify double the price. Does anyone know if the Gaming 7 is as robust in the overclocking options as the Gaming 9? Additionally does anyone know if all that LED crap can be turned off? I'm building a computer here not a christmas tree.
I look forward to your thoughts, and welcome any other general advice you'd like to give. I've built many systems before, but there's always room to learn! Thanks!
I am in the process of putting together a new gaming build and as usual I turn to the community for advice! My current parts list looks like this:
1x Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700K BX80677I77700K
1x Gigabyte Aorus GA-Z270X Gaming 7
1x Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M2B3200C16
1x EVGA GTX 1080Ti 11G-P4-6390-KR
2x Samsung 960 EVO MZ-V6E250BW
1x Corsair HXi Series PSU HX1000i
1x Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 FD-CA-ARC-R2-BL-W
My questions are as follows:
I plan to overlock a bit, maybe hitting 4.5 if possible. With that in mind, what kind of cooler would y'all recommend? The all in one liquid coolers seem to be popular, but I have exactly zero experience with liquid cooling. If I go that route is a single 120/140 radiator in the back of the case sufficient? or should I be looking at a dual rad in the front of the case?
Also with an eye to overclocking does anyone have any experience with the Gigabyte Aorus series? I saw the Gaming 9 recommended in the motherboard guide here on Tom's, but it didn't seem to offer much over the Gaming 7 to justify double the price. Does anyone know if the Gaming 7 is as robust in the overclocking options as the Gaming 9? Additionally does anyone know if all that LED crap can be turned off? I'm building a computer here not a christmas tree.
I look forward to your thoughts, and welcome any other general advice you'd like to give. I've built many systems before, but there's always room to learn! Thanks!
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