Krotchkoman

I was planning on using this as a combination NUC/steam machine for the living room. It would make for an excellent easy setup for playing/streaming games, looks beautiful on the TV stand, and has plenty of power behind it.

Not to be that guy... but if you eventually don't want those AF140s, I would be willing to buy them from you so that you don't toss 'em. PM me if you're interested.

I also want to take a moment to note that getting these two front fans working reduced my idle temps by ~15 degrees. Wow, I guess my airflow was a little worse than I thought.

I had not considered this. Let me see if I have the adaptors in my little bag of goodies... AHA! I have exactly three of these. Hooray for airflow to my HD! And the rest of my case! You have saved me. I guess I forgot I could run fans directly through the PSU

Hello folks! I just upgraded my case to a CoolerMaster MasterCase Pro 5, which is a beautiful case, and thankfully came with some great stock cooling options. I switched to water cooling for my CPU, so I have a single rad and fan in the back of the case, which uses the "CPU Fan" header and the "Rear Fan" Header... Unfortunately, that leaves me with only one header left... the "Front Header". Which wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have room for 5 more case fans. 2 On top, and 3 in front. As of right now, I have 2 in front installed, and 1 on top. There are a few issues here. 1. 5 Fans into 1 header? Um... 2. The front fans don't reach far enough. Should I get a gigantic splitter and start running them all on one fan header? Should I get a fan controller? Am I doomed until I get a new Mobo? (I'm currently using a m-atx, so it's a little weak)

Gonna be that guy who recommends razer products. I am in love with my Naga. Can't get enough of it. Perfect shape for a medium/small hand with a heavy grip on the mouse. Great reliability, and looks sleek.

Gonna be real honest with you here. I LOVE my Razer Blackwidow ultimate keyboard. I have had no issues with it whatsoever, however the keys are extremely loud. I love the tactile feel, and the reliability is great. None of the keys are loose, the macro interface is brilliant, and while you can run it driverless, running the Razer software allows for some good control over your keyboard. I don't know why everyone has anti-razer pitchforks in this thread, but mine is solid as hell. That being said, I purchased it for $140 when it first came out, so it was quite pricey. But.... it has a good warranty, razer support is very good, and it matches my other razer peripherals. All in all... it's a good mechanical keyboard. Certainly louder than I expected, but good nontheless.

I'm also running a GTX 660. Mine is the EVGA Superclocked. My game runs... surprisingly well. The only thing that hurts is turning shadows or nvidia hairworks on. Other than that, I get 45+ fps. That being said, my GPU and CPU run at 100% the whole time hahah.

It's like nobody in this thread believes I actually want to upgrade my CPU, despite being in the CPU forums Trust me when I say it's time for a new CPU, and for the record, I am well aware that my GPU is nowhere near top of the line, and I'll be upgrading that as well. This discussion is concerning my CPU.

You left out the 6700k accidentally, but if you look at the 6600k and the 4790k prices... They're nearly identical, considering you left out that extra HDD on the 4790k (Which I wouldn't be buying anyways, I have a storage solution that works). So at this glance... the 4790k and 6600k are nearly identically priced for a build. Is there a direct benchmark comparison between the two processors? Like a firemark score or anything? I've looked briefly, but only saw graphics card comparisons. All in all, it looks like a $100 difference in total cost (Which I about estimated in the original post) to switch to the newest processor, with the new DDR4 RAM. EDIT: From the looks of it, the 4790k, 6600k, and 6700k are considered the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st processors, respectively, as far as performance for gaming goes. I read that a 6600k is a 4% increase over a 4790k, and a 6700k is a 14% increase over a 4790k, so it's rather minimal, but then it still comes down to socket changes and DDR4 cost.

My only issue is that by the time I dip deep into a new CPU, a new cooler, and a new PSU (I already have it in my living room, it was a good deal!) I feel like I could have better spent that money on a near grail-rig. Not to say that it won't be more expensive, but I feel like I would end up at least $300-$400 in the hole for not much of an upgrade, when I can do a full build for about double that (without my new card, that is)

But... my mini ATX case... the cable management is impossible... AGH.

I'm definitely doing a full system upgrade, I would like to run a full atx and ditch the old chipset, since the difference in price between a 3770k and a 4790k is so close, despite the (relatively) big performance gap. As for RAM, I know it won't really help with gaming, but I have to look forward for my whole system. We will eventually move away from DDR3 RAM... I'm just not sure when. I am interested in the idea of overclocking, although I am on a standard cooler, with standard case fans, so it may be a dangerous proposition. I'm super inexperienced with overclocking, considering I've never touched the beast. I'm definitely down to learn more in the meantime though. Could definitely help out. I would only really need it for 3-4 hours of extended gaming. My issue is that when I take a look during running something like the Witcher 3... my CPU is running at 100% capacity, while my GPU is hanging out around 80%. I certainly plan on upgrading the GPU, but my CPU is getting destroyed with only 4 cores. Not to say that my GPU isn't a problem, but it isn't currently the biggest holdback. I do want to make a note that my current plan in the build is to eventually pick up a 980 or a 980 ti, but I'll look at those options later. The processor is my biggest bottleneck in starting the build (and in my current build) so I want to get that out of the way first, since World of Warcraft is one of the games I play most, and is almost entirely CPU-based, so I could run 4 titan X cards in my system and see no improvement in the way that World of Warcraft runs.

Hello everyone! First post here. Little bit of background, I am an avid pc user and builder, and I am prepping to do my next build within the next 3 to 6 months. I have already picked up a 750w power supply, and I'm getting ready to pick up my case, but I'm hung up on which processor and motherboard I'm going to purchase. Most of what I do is gaming on my PC, and I like to stream my raids (World of warcraft, what a nerd) so that we can go back and rewatch to check for our mistakes. I also play a lot of the newer titles like Witcher 3, soon I'll be playing the new MGS, and I really like to push my system to the max when I can. My current setup is as follows: i5-3570k 3.40GHz 4-core Processor EVGA Nvidia 660 Superclocked 12GB DDR3 (I don't remember what speed, it's slow) RAM All the rest doesn't matter, it's no-name garbage on a mini atx board. Finally, time to talk Processors. I'm definitely set on getting an intel processor, because I am not impressed with AMDs recent chipsets, although if we have any fanboys with legitimate arguments, I'm more than happy to consider them. A lot of the new processors have been focused on lower clock speeds and more cores, which I really won't need. I'm currently looking at either the LGA 1150 4790k, which clocks at 4.0GHz, or the 1151 6700k, which also clocks at 4.0GHz, but supports DDR4 RAM. I'm torn, because the price difference is $80, which is nothing to sneeze at, for nearly identical performance. Is it worth me diving into the world of DDR4 in preparations for the eventual price changes? Will the 1151 socket be the primary intel socket in the future, or will they return to 1150? I'm torn because at the moment DDR4 ram is so much more expensive unless you get something small, like 16GB. Not to mention there is a lot more motherboard competition for the 1150 socket. So tell me. Why should I get one or the other? I know that the 6700k features a built-in turbo, but is it even noticeable? Help me choose!