2000 AUD Gaming Rig.

Ah, that's fair. I actually found that the TPC-812 is right at the D14's level of performance (albeit much louder). However, there's one other heatsink I'd still recommend over it - the Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme - which performs at the D14/TPC-812 level but is even quieter than the Noctua. Now, you'll notice that's a Newegg link. Because I couldn't find it in any Australian online retailer. There's still a few I've yet to check, but they're actually local shops with price lists, so unless you can find it nearby, I think the Coolermaster is your best bet.


Again, that's fair. It's your money, not mine, and I've never seen a PLS screen. Go for it, mate.


Ah, I actually just realized both the Extreme4 and Extreme6 have the same amount of PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (2). Looking a bit further, it seems the only real differences between them are the Extreme6 has an extra PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, a PCIe Mini slot, integrated Firewire, and a DisplayPort on the rear panel. Unless you have a need for those ports, I think you should be just fine with the Extreme4 (unless you want to 3-way Xfire).[/quote]


I wouldn't really recommend it, if you plan on overclocking as much as possible: looking through these benchmarks it looks like the 7970 OC outperforms the 680 OC (the first few graphs are of the 7950, btw).