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-Tj-
Ram pick 2133 CL9 or 2400 CL9/CL10, my can do 2400 at CL10-11-11-30 but it doesnt show any benefit at OC'ed freq., actually i got worse read and copy speeds in Aida64 (lost ~5gb/s).
That mobo is good, although try to avoid AISuite3..
Fans Noctua NF-A14 FLX 1200rpm would be no1 pick imo, but they're a bit expensive.
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=52&lng=en
eGGroLLiO
I'd follow TJ's suggestions...it worked for me. The Asus Z87 Deluxe is a monster board.
My other recommendations would be a Sound Blaster Z and a Corsair H80i or 100i if your case can handle it. I'm idling at 29c and the highest I have seen under load is 45c. That's at 3.9 ghz...an amazing build so far...:)
BarryB
Think I'll go for the Vengeance Pro then as they are 2400 and have GOLD Heatspreaders so will match the board 😀 For me price isn't really a deciding factor, if those Noctua FLX Fans are better then that's what I'll order.
One problem I've encountered on ASUS boards is the location of the 8pin CPU connector, if fitting a RAD in the top of the case and you want push/pull then one of the fans will not fit due to it fouling the 8pin connector. A mate has the Cosmos2 case and even in that he had to lose one fan on his RAD because of this. I've still not seen if this board can do 16x/16x in SLI yet though!
Also noticed there's a DUAL version of this board, is that just because it's got Thunderbolt?
*EDIT*
Just found out that the DUAL has Thunderbolt and an NFC (Near Field Communication) device for mobile devices, so seeing as I only have a symbian phone I'll stick with the normal DELUXE board!!
I'm sticking with onboard sound for now as I only have a pair of Commodore A10 speakers, had em' for years and they still pump out decent sound, besides I don't have anywhere to put 5.1/7.1 system!! The Kraken would be a better choice due to 140mm RAD, fitting it my HAF932 will be a fiddle as I'll have to either tie wrap it in place or drill out some holes!!
-Tj-
ram looks good
or maybe this if you dont mind 4x4
http://geizhals.at/eu/teamgroup-xtreem-vulcan-orange-dimm-kit-16gb-pc3-19200u-cl10-11-11-31-ddr3-2400-tlad316g2400hc10tqc01-a941204.html
http://geizhals.at/eu/mushkin-enhanced-redline-ridgeback-dimm-kit-16gb-pc3-19200u-cl10-12-12-28-ddr3-2400-994084-a819541.html
Mine is 4x4 and no issues.
Yeah go Kraken or H110 if you want to test beyond 4.7ghz, i think my H90 could do 4.7-4.8ghz too, but only with custom push pull. 🤓
That Noctua FLX has the highest h20 pressure 1.51 at low 1200rpm (silent and efficient)
BarryB
Will probably be buying everything from Scan in the UK -Tj- as they have all parts in stock and Mushkin/TG RAM they don't stock, in fact they only stock Corsair ATM for Dual Channel 1800Mhz+ DDR3 RAM so got to go Corsair!!
The only hiccup is the motherboard, the Z87-Deluxe has WiFi which I'll never use so no point getting that! Been doing some reading and there seems to be a lack of dual x16 slot Z87 boards due to 16 lanes to the CPU or they use a PLX chip with all the problems that brings with latency. Would like to pop another 780 in later down the road but most boards will only run x16/x8 in SLI, or fake 16x/16x using PLX 🙁 MSI have some nice boards and have a dedicated x16 slot for the GPU, looking at the Z87-Sabretooth it lacks a PLX chip so thinking this would be a good board too.
I'm going to have to go 780/460(PhysX) combo anyway for graphics and be satisified with that for now. I'll defo want to OC the CPU so that's why I went for the Kraken X60 and coupled with a 780 should get some decent gaming performance out of it.
So, to sum up it looks like I'll be ordering:
ASUS Z87-SABERTOOTH
i7 4770K
2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro CAS 10-12-12-31
Kraken X60
2 x Noctua NF-A14 FLX
Unless you Gurus know any reasons to not order this setup?
Pill Monster
Looks fine.
Fyi Thunderbolt doesn't have future, it's going the way of Firewire.
BarryB
Yep, I chose the SABERTOOTH as it has neither Thunderbolt nor WiFi so won't be paying for stuff I don't need/want/or use.
Anyway, just ordered the lot and delivery is a LOL:
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5549/w1fc.png
---TK---
any soundcard in that setup of yours?
BarryB
No, I said so in one of my replies. Reason being is I don't have a 5.1/7.1 sound system to take advantage of it as I simply don't have the room for such a system anyway.
I'm also getting my 780 back tomorrow, mate just rung and said he'd read this post so thought I might want it back 🙂
yasamoka
Why not a good set of headphones with a soundcard? Good audio is an essential part of the gaming experience.
-Tj-
Then a 2.1 sb for example XFI Titanium HD? 😀
---TK---
I use headphones 99% of the time. Surely you have room for a that.
BarryB
I'm a bit of an oddball in that respect. I just can't get along with wearing headphones and I can't stand surround sound, it just irritates me hearing sound from all directions. It's the main reason I don't go to the cinema anymore. It's the old Marmite syndrome, you either love it or hate it!!
BarryB
Not DSLR quality i'm afraid, 2MP phone camera and Paintshop Pro 🙂
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2336/qj74.jpg
Think this will be a weekend build as my HAF932 will need modding to get the Kraken to fit, the PSU needs moving from the top to the bottom of the case so cables will need re-routing and the OS will also need a fresh install due to the motherboard so not going to get all that done in one night.
Tempted to delid the chip as well (Has well 😀 ) and see what the Kraken does to the temps!!
SOLLERHOLLER
Good Idea 🙂
eGGroLLiO
I'm idling right now at 29c. There's no need to delid a Haswell and risk ruining your cpu. Unless of course you want to just for the adventure!!!!
yasamoka
Unless you run high overclocks with high voltages.
Loophole35
De-liding really helps load temps. What are your load temps also what are you clocked at and what voltage?
eGGroLLiO
I'm running at 3.9 ghz right now. Under load in games it stays around 33-40c. My goal is longevity...the voltage is 1.216...a little high probably.
-Tj-
To high! I need that for 4.6Ghz.. Is it at auto or manual voltage?
I bet you could use only ~1.050v.
