Hello Experts,
I've only built one PC before, about 10 years ago. Basically, Diablo 3 is coming out and I need to play it at the highest settings possible!
I don't have a strict budget (would like to keep around $2500). That said, my main limitation is space; I'd like to fit it in a space either:
1) 335mm (h) x 335mm (w) x 390mm (d) <-- it can stick out a little further than 390mm, but ideally not too much
2) 150mm (h) x 600mm (w) x 360mm (d)
I'd also like to keep it relatively cool and quiet.
Since I want high-end parts as much as possible, from what I can tell I won't be able to fit an appropriate CPU cooler in #2, so I mostly looked at cases to fit for #1:
Case: Lian Li PC-V353 , or if that isn't big enough I can do the Lian Li PC-V354
Alternatively the acubic CP715, but may be hard for people on this forum who don't speak Japanese to read :/
MoBo (Micro ATX): ASUS Rampage IV Gene LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor
CPU heatsink: One of these?
Memory: 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR 3 SDRAM 1600
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
SDD: 256GB SDD HD SATA III
HDD: 750GB HDD 64MB Cache
Media Drive: 12X Blu-ray Burner
Power Supply (140mm): Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold Series 800W ATX 12V
Is it impossible to fit the i7-3960X LGA 2011 in a SFF case with a cool quiet cooling system?
Any advice on recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
If you need any other information please just let me know.
Thank you!
I've only built one PC before, about 10 years ago. Basically, Diablo 3 is coming out and I need to play it at the highest settings possible!
I don't have a strict budget (would like to keep around $2500). That said, my main limitation is space; I'd like to fit it in a space either:
1) 335mm (h) x 335mm (w) x 390mm (d) <-- it can stick out a little further than 390mm, but ideally not too much
2) 150mm (h) x 600mm (w) x 360mm (d)
I'd also like to keep it relatively cool and quiet.
Since I want high-end parts as much as possible, from what I can tell I won't be able to fit an appropriate CPU cooler in #2, so I mostly looked at cases to fit for #1:
Case: Lian Li PC-V353 , or if that isn't big enough I can do the Lian Li PC-V354
Alternatively the acubic CP715, but may be hard for people on this forum who don't speak Japanese to read :/
MoBo (Micro ATX): ASUS Rampage IV Gene LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor
CPU heatsink: One of these?
Memory: 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR 3 SDRAM 1600
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
SDD: 256GB SDD HD SATA III
HDD: 750GB HDD 64MB Cache
Media Drive: 12X Blu-ray Burner
Power Supply (140mm): Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold Series 800W ATX 12V
Is it impossible to fit the i7-3960X LGA 2011 in a SFF case with a cool quiet cooling system?
Any advice on recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
If you need any other information please just let me know.
Thank you!