berre95

Dayum those Aquaero's look awesome. But they are a bit out of my price range. I don't think the limited power output of the motherboard will be a problem though. I'm only planning to put 1 fan per header. So i would buy a fan controller only to get it regulated automatically, not for extra headers or more power per channel. So I am considering the nzxt grid+ because i don't think i'll fry it. i think i'll connect 5 fans max. What I really would like, is to find a program like FanXpert, but for other motherboards. But it seems so obvious that I can't really believe there isn't a program like this out there. Because it would make for such a great update on any rig, it's way more quiet but still safe if you go into higher temps. Asus already has it so why don't other motherboard manufacturers just follow their lead? I'm really considering to save a bit more and go over my budget just to get an asus motherboard even though it will look kinda weird with the rest of the components. it's probably still cheaper then the grid+ and the other motherboard.

Hmm, the one I would pick from Lamptron is the fc touch because it has the automatic mode. I don't want to be changing it manually all the time because I know i'll get tired of doing that and just turn it up all the time But this would actually end up being more expensive then an Asus motherboard. I have been looking around and found cheaper one's with an automatic feature, but i would like more freedom with the controls. So I guess i'm looking for something software based, preferably with a temperature/fan speed curve so I can really set it up how i want. So if you know a program which will do that, or if someone has a better idea please let me know.

Hi, I'm currently working on my first rig. And something I really want to have is dynamic fan control. (So I just have to set it up once and it will automatically increase fan speed according to my settings if my rig get's hot.) The motherboard I would like to use is the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-sli. Because it's cheap, supports sli, it has a decent enough audio channel and fits well with my color scheme. But I read that gigabyte doesn't have any fan control ability's or very bad ones. So i wanted to change to Asus for the FanXpert feature, yet the cheapest Asus motherboard with all the features I would like is 40 euro more expensive then the Gigabyte. So maybe i'm better of buying a fan controller? I am probably going to use Windows 8.1 and speedfan apparently doesn't work with windows 8.1, is this true? What would u guys suggest I do buy asus or buy gigabyte + fan controller. Or is there any software I could use for gigabyte similar to fanXpert? And if i should get a fan controller which one should i get?

Hello, I am quite inexperienced with pc building. I have taken apart some old pc's and did some random maintenance, got a bit into oc'ing. But that's about it. Now i started a project recently, a case mod. And obviously there needs to go some hardware in there. I was thinking about an i5 4690k and a gigabyte 970 G1 with 8gb of ram. And all the part picking went quite well until I got to the motherboard. I was looking around seeing the cheaper ones often have numbers like H81, B85, H87 in their name and the more expensive would have Z97, Z87. I know these refer to their chip set's, but what is the real difference? I heard B85 is more for workstations, so very reliable. And Z97 would be better for oc'ing. Yet gigabyte has a B85 based motherboard which oc's quite good apparently. And motherboards practically don't have any impact on performance. So i'm a bit confused. What does a chip set do, what does it affect, what do different type of chip sets do different, and why do i pay more for some then other's?

Mkey i'm sorry for my ignorance then...

Because i'm lazy and didn't want to go look it up but here you go: https://www.google.be/search?q=fx+8320+battlefield+4+benchmark&espv=2&biw=1030&bih=705&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=eQJYVNm_EcTW7Qay_oCwAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#tbm=isch&q=fx+8320+battlefield+4+cpu+load+i5&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=DoafNjicoWgJRM%253A%3B2V1KQuByPi5MQM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.hardwarepal.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F11%252FBF4-Average-CPU-usage-chart.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.hardwarepal.com%252Fbattlefield-4-benchmark-mp-cpu-gpu-w7-vs-w8-1%252F%3B500%3B292 fx8350 though not fx8320 but still it was meant more as a thing to take in consideration just giving positives and negatives on both cpu's will help more then everyone else just yelling amd is better no intel no amd no...

I think there will defiantly be some company's who are able and willing to cut the metal for you but it might turn out a bit expensive. My other hobby is restoring old motorcycles, so I have quite some experience with metal working. As long as you're only planning on making 90° bends and such (no weird shapes in the side panels etc. just a neat, stealth looking case) I think you're cheaper of doing this yourself If you are going to do this yourself you will need some tools though I don't know how well equipped you are for metal working and such but i would recommend to at least have: a drill, a file, a rivet gun (i think rivets are the easiest way to assemble a pc) I would also advice you to go on YouTube and search for "DIY sheet metal bender" you'll find a couple of videos witch will teach how to make just that (obviously) but this will definitely help you once you have the metal even if it's pre-cut, it probably won't be bent in the correct shape it'll just be flat. I think the first thing you should do is make some sketches and see if you are realistically able to make it (with the tools you have or have access to)

Well in this case I would still go for the amd because he wants to do editing/rendering, I also just looked at a graph witch said the FX only uses about 50% cpu power playing battlefield and the i5 80% (not the exact numbers, but close) so if you're switching back and forth between editing/gaming/... this will probably be an advantage as well. If the price really is the same and you want a gaming rig definitely go with the i5 though. So as I said you have to find your sweet spot for your needs.

The i5 performs better (overall) than the amd, it has a newer architecture, consumes less power,... The FX will probably be worse for gaming Yet the FX8320 will be able to deal with editing/ the games you would like to play (probably not on max settings though). And if it would become to slow for you, you can oc it. So go with the amd it's cheaper. If you can find some benchmarks witch use the programs you will most likely use most often, look up both cpu's if you are satisfied with the fx I wouldn't spend the extra money Don't just go with the best one you should find your sweet spot, and as i said look up some benchmarks if you're satisfied with the fx why bother buying something more expensive?

I really love the True Quiet Fans (red). My old PC broke and i'm planning on modding an old case into something new/cool looking and completely customized to my taste. I won't go full high end on the hardware but I definitely want something to be proud of (AMD fx8320, R9 270x, 8gig ram,..) something along those lines. I don't think I'll be able to create enough room in an old case for a radiator, so i'm going air cooled hence why i would like the fans.