miraqbel95

As OP stated, he would like to have a fully modular PSU, whereas the newer generation V-series power supplies are semi-modular Edit: I stand corrected, it appears that Cooler Master started a semi-modular line, whilst continuing production of the fully modular series. As for the decision between the EVGA Supernova and the Corsair RM650; Yes! The Supernova is the better power supply of the two, however only OP can decide whether the price difference is worth it.

- The MSI board has one more PCI-e x1 slot; - The MSI board has support for one more USB 2.0 port; - The Asus has 2 more SATA 6Gb/s; - The Asus board support M.2 Sata; As you can see the differences, specification wise, are quite small. However, allegedly, Asus is the more reliable brand. Please do note, that these are the differences that I found upon a quick look at the spec sheet. It is possible that I've overlooked stuff, please do also note that I did not look into the power delivery systems of either of the boards

In that case, I guess it would be worth it. However, that does depend heavily on what the prices of the current generation will do upon release of the 5th gen.

Yup, both of these mobo's would work just brilliantly. Since there is very little difference between the two in price, features, and performance, it basically comes down to aesthetics.

That is indeed, quite an interesting piece, although most of the refresh rate 'issues' seem to be due to drivers, not as much hardware limited. Since the rig in your sig uses a dedicated GPU, I do not expect any trouble when running your monitor from it, however when you are using your laptop you might find some frame rate drops. This is what I take from the article. As a fellow webdesigner, I find two dedicated monitors easier to work with then multiple screens on one. This is however very personal, as several of my friends rather work the other way around. All in all, I think it would be best to experiment a little, if possible, and find out what you like best. Miraqbel

It probably is just Speedstep doing it's thing. In your picture realTemp indicates a CPU load of 1.9%, meaning you are not stressing your CPU, which results in Speedstep automatically adjusting the multiplier to a suited level. It is most likely that when you would run those programs whilst stressing your CPU, with e.g. Prime95, you'll see your mulitplier jumping to x46. Note: when benchmarking, keep a close eye on your temps, as they can increase rapidly, wouldn't want you burning some transistors For reference, I'm hitting temps of around 75C under full load with my 3570K clocked to 4.6GHz at 1295mV Miraqbel

I second this, and although they are quite expensive, they are well worth the price. Besides, a good pair of wire strippers is never a bad thing to have, since they can be used for much more than solely modding computer cables.

Yes, or at least as far as I know, you should be able to run most games at medium to high settings with you current setup. Since you, however indicated yourself you do not really care for maximum graphics galore, I'd like to ask you why you want to make the switch from 1080p to 1440p. In my opinion 1080p is still perfectly fine, especially if you do not care for the maximum graphic experience. This all depends on the color depth you will be using as well as the version of HDMI connector, in principle should every HDMI connector, with the exception of versions 1.0 - 1.3, be able to run a 1440p monitor, see this article on wikipedia Hope this helps, miraqbel

From my understanding a fixed voltage offers increased stability over an automatic adjusting voltage. And it allows you to push your voltage to a higher value, whereas auto does not. This is just what I know about it, don't take it for the word god though, I could very well be wrong

It is not all about the amount of fans, at least as important is the amount of air each one off them can move. E.G. you could have less intakes than outtakes and still have positive air pressure in you case. This can be achieved by using fans with a very high CFM as inttake, whilst using fans with low CFM as outtake. Although usually people tend to use the same fans for intake and outtake, so I guess you're right for the most of us. Note: I'm not a native speaker, so please excuse me for any mistakes, regarding language, I might have made

Wait, allow me to ask you something, but why do you have listed a complete kit (including pump, rad, block, and, I guess, tubing) as well as individual components? Regarding the pump, the pump is IMO the most important part of a loop. This means that it isn't something you should try to save money on, sure some pumps are needlessly expensive, but I still would recommend that you would look for a Laing DDC or D5 pump. Just my two pennies

Well I know my friend has chopped up his h100 and reused the rad in a custom loop. Note that this was after he broke his CPU block, don't ask, to long of a story. One has to wonder though, is it truly worth it buying an AIO and then chopping it up, especially since you can get decent rads for almost the same price, if not cheaper.