Hello everyone,
Planning to overclock my CPU and determined that some of my components need to be upgraded, mainly the CPU fan and Motherboard. I would like to know what components will work well with my rig and if there are any other aspects that need to be addressed.
My Rig
CPU: i5-4670k with stock fan (I know the fan is really bad)
GPU: GeForce GTX 770 EVGA SC W/ ACX Edition SLI (02G-P4-2774-KR)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-B85N
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Storage: Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB
PSU: Corsair CX Series CX600 600W 80 Plus Bronze
OS: Windows 7 64
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black)
Fans: 2 x 120mm stock fans (Came with the case)
1 x 200mm AeroCool Silent Master (Blue LED)
Age of all components: 4 Years
From my research, I need a better fan but do not want it water cooled. I’m thinking of the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO but if you know any good fans that are smaller, that will help. I also found that it’s best to use different thermo paste like Arctic Silver than what the fans come with, better materials for better cooling. Next, my motherboard needs to be upgraded because from what I saw, it can’t run overclocked CPU or at least poorly. I would like to know if that’s true and what’s a good repayment would be. It will have to support my current CPU and RAM if possible and be an ITX motherboard in order to fit in my case. If you see any other issues with my rig or what I should keep an eye on, please let me know.
I appreciate any and all assistance.
Planning to overclock my CPU and determined that some of my components need to be upgraded, mainly the CPU fan and Motherboard. I would like to know what components will work well with my rig and if there are any other aspects that need to be addressed.
My Rig
CPU: i5-4670k with stock fan (I know the fan is really bad)
GPU: GeForce GTX 770 EVGA SC W/ ACX Edition SLI (02G-P4-2774-KR)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-B85N
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Storage: Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB
PSU: Corsair CX Series CX600 600W 80 Plus Bronze
OS: Windows 7 64
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black)
Fans: 2 x 120mm stock fans (Came with the case)
1 x 200mm AeroCool Silent Master (Blue LED)
Age of all components: 4 Years
From my research, I need a better fan but do not want it water cooled. I’m thinking of the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO but if you know any good fans that are smaller, that will help. I also found that it’s best to use different thermo paste like Arctic Silver than what the fans come with, better materials for better cooling. Next, my motherboard needs to be upgraded because from what I saw, it can’t run overclocked CPU or at least poorly. I would like to know if that’s true and what’s a good repayment would be. It will have to support my current CPU and RAM if possible and be an ITX motherboard in order to fit in my case. If you see any other issues with my rig or what I should keep an eye on, please let me know.
I appreciate any and all assistance.