mini small budget upgrade

Discussion in 'General Hardware' started by PowerSlide, Apr 24, 2014.

  1. PowerSlide

    PowerSlide Just Started

    yeap they are pricey but not really over rated. Performance is good, quality is top notch and their mounting system is the best of all. Worth it if willing to pay the high price.

    or should i consider AIO like corsair H105, H110 or swiftech H220..but in review these corsair will be noisy to match D15 :think:
     
  2. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    If you check spcr, they are not that big fan of noctua products. The dual fan model can only match some single fan setup. I bought a noctua fan. It is quite expensive, and they are nothing special in terms of airflow and noise level. I much prefer the scythe gentle typhoon, too bad they don't make 140mm models.

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  3. PowerSlide

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    haha yea their fans are way too expensive..RM70 for a piece of fan? crazy! they set the example and all i see now is every other brands also start selling fans at RM70

    not much choice here, only noctua the easiest to get other brands kinda dead here or just the AIO water coolers :?
     
  4. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    Just get a close-up picture of your i-7 before you put your new cooler on please!:mrgreen:
     
  5. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    I'm not sure which AIO water cooler is the best, but at least Swiftech allows future expansion if needed, like adding graphics card. But personally, unless you really want to go water cooling, I don't recommend it as it adds too much complexity.
     
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  7. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Buying parts is the easiest part. Assembling, priming and removing air is probably the toughest part. And don't forget about leak test since it is a new setup.

    I have my fair share of leaks even after many years of water cooling experience.

    I would not recommend that at all since that's your only rig.
     
  8. PowerSlide

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    looks like alot of work

    how bout maintenance like changing coolant all that?
     
  9. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    It is a one time effort. After that, there's really nothing much to do. I only change coolant every few years, usually during a major upgrade. I think you probably need to clean the dust of the radiator and fans more often.

    This is one of the reason why I recommend AIO kits. You don't have to worry about all the things I mentioned earlier.
     
  10. PowerSlide

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    im too lazy to do cleaning and maintenance, for few months when new i got the spirit to do it but later on will be too lazy to care for it

    maybe stick to AIO or air cooling is better for me haha
     
  11. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Well, you still need to clear your heatsink once in a while. :mrgreen: It can get really nasty. Up to 10C increase depending on how bad it is!
     
  12. PowerSlide

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    heatsink i clean once every 3 month then 6 then 9 then a year and now 1 year++ :mrgreen: just too lazy :haha:

    now just upgraded must remove whole thing then only clean it, if not i dont know when :mrgreen:

    i think stick to air cooling now, considering phanteks TH-PC14PE or noctua D15
     
  13. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    As long as the system doesn't over heat, should be fine, I guess... :haha:

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  14. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member


    i-7 right? Stock speed not enough Lah?!?:p
     
  15. PowerSlide

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    never run into overheating or should i say i didnt pay any attention to it :mrgreen: as long it start i can use it its fine! :thumb:

    trinity,

    i7 4790K now oced to 4.5ghz..sweet spot for everyday youtube and web surfing..these need alot of computing power! :haha:

    situation now, asked the guy sells the thermalright anddddd he recommend me to buy noctua :haha:

    noctua D15 RM339, just drive 5 min and i can have it :thumb:

    that phanteks, RM280 but need some postage and they guy got red colour! which look nice matching my motherboard..although i dont care how it look but my feminine side saying the matching colours looks good :mrgreen:
     
  16. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    i7 4790K now oced to 4.5ghz..sweet spot for everyday youtube and web surfing..these need alot of computing power!


    :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:
     
  17. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    What graphics card are you using now?

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  18. PowerSlide

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    gtx460

    this old card still runs and runs after so many years :thumb:
     
  19. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Time to upgrade that as well! :haha:
     
  20. Trinity

    Trinity Little Kiki Staff Member

    Could it be that the intel graphics on the i-7 are better?:think:
     

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