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July 23, 2012 3:13:32 PM

Hi I was wondering if anyone could recommend decent cooling system. im slightly concerned about using watercooling.

please see PC Spec Below

Motheboard
CrossHair V Formula Motherboard

CPU
AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor

Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16GB: 4x4GB DDR3 PC RAM Memory 1866MHz DIMM 240-pin CL9 Generic

Graphics
XFX Double Dispertion (2 Fans) Radeon HD 6870 Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM

Storage
Seagate 1TB Sata III Hardrive

Cooling Sytem
5 Case Mounted Fans (120mm + 120mm + 120mm + 80mm + 80mm)

Operating System
Windows 7 Rebel edition 64 bit

PSU
Corsair GS600

Case
Zalman Z11 Plus

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July 25, 2012 11:27:22 AM

Powercool PSU's are no better than doorstops with a power cable change that for a proper brand.

The RAM cooling is just a waste of money unless you plan some really silly overclocks with the RAM

The case fans are meaningless unless you tell us the case you use. a single 120 and 2 80mm's suggest to me the case is not very good.

For the CPU cooler if you plan to overclock just get a Coolermaster 212evo if you dont then use the stock cooler.
July 25, 2012 12:07:12 PM

You should never skimp on the quality of your PSU.Powercool is NOT a good brand for a PSU.

First buy a good, high quality PSU like this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Then depending on your case you should either get a Zalman CNPS10X Performa which is better than a Hyper 212 +/EVO and fits in every case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Or you can spend twice more on a huge high end air cooler like this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
or this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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July 25, 2012 2:44:59 PM

"Fox 2 Guided Missle Exhaust System"

Look at that name, i laughed my gonads off when i read that, it really does say, this hardware is junk so we gave it a stupid name so it would sell!
July 25, 2012 3:12:16 PM

cheers im new to this so i have got rid of the Ram cooler your right its shite. any suggestions on a decent PSU which would power all of this ?

I thought the Fox 2 guided missle would be good but im not actual;ly sure what affect it has on the system
July 25, 2012 3:37:27 PM

will that PSU definaltey run y setup if so ill buy that now i have also ordered that case, thankyou for your help
July 25, 2012 3:49:25 PM

Yes it has more than enough power for your set up.
July 26, 2012 2:35:22 PM

so i bought the gs600 in the end and the zeneth z11 case due to great reviews. i also bought an arctic freezer for the CPU also 2 new arctic 80mm fans should be a much better system now
July 27, 2012 9:11:30 AM

Are you using a seperate cooling system for the GPU?
July 27, 2012 10:46:08 AM

solman79 said:
Are you using a seperate cooling system for the GPU?


hi solman ill be honest with you i dont know do you mean the graphic card GPU ? i have an artci freezer pro on the CPU.
July 27, 2012 11:11:07 AM

Hi p1t8u11,

Yes, I meant the Graphics card. I asked just in case you have a separate cooling system for that as well.

I plan on OCing mine (7950), and will need something for the extra heat. I guess that's for a new thread :) 
July 27, 2012 11:12:54 AM

solman79 said:
Hi p1t8u11,

Yes, I meant the Graphics card. I asked just in case you have a separate cooling system for that as well.

I plan on OCing mine (7950), and will need something for the extra heat. I guess that's for a new thread :) 


Hi i dont i have the double dispersion XFX edition of the 6870- and i must say i am very impressed with it althoguh i still feel my gtx550 ti looks better in graphics
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