Gnomo

Your PC is still really quite good, I think I'd consider getting a nice big SSD and maybe some more RAM? But other that you're fine really

Wait for Zen 2. Then get yourself a top of the line CPU upgrade. (12-16 cores)
 
That will be the best course of action.

You should keep saving money and wait for Zen 2 release in a few months.

If you thinking of ryzen wait for zen2. If not 6700 is a great cpu. Just upgrade your GPU.

upgrade later dude its not like you have some probs with it. Except you want to work on some rendering or something like that, if its only gaming youre still good

Your current set up looks more than capable, like the others say it might be good to wait for Zen 2. However, if youre expecting to have a windfall again by the end of the summer (you said you would get a monitor in the summer if you spend the money now) I would tbh get the monitor and new HDD now and then get zen 2 at the end of the summer when it's been out for a month or two and you have a good idea of what you'll gain from it

get a non k i5 should be good enough. I'd look for a free case honestly. maybe check a local scrapyard. you will definitely find something there. probably not as nice looking though 

the 770 is definitely good enough for basic cad. focus your budget on the cpu and get whatever case you can score locally (maybe even for free). win 7 should be ok if everything runs on it for now. Double check what programs she uses. I'd go for an ssd if you have money left afterwards

At least it's an interesting project. 
 
 

I would go H270. if cheap go for msi pc mate/mortar arctic
Asus - PRIME H270-PRO if you want a bit more features

oh that' one way to do it I guess. but it's more usually to use something like this
 
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-af-extender-rotary-m-m-g1-4-nickel
 
meaning you only need 9 fittings. Less dead liquid is better anyway.
 
2 for rads
2 for res
2 for pump
2 for CPU block
1 for drain tibe
 
 

Well I'm used to having more than 2 blocks in the loop. Prolly be just fine with yours. 

Hi!
 
I'm not a chemist so I won't be able to answer your question but, I totally understand your point.
 
Did you sent an email or opened a ticket on the EK website to obtain more infos on this matter?

Hello For Science!
 
"REACH" Regulations state we do not have to say the full chemical mix up for what we use in our products , if and only if there is less than 1% of it. E.g Zinc uses 0.02% per 100ml in concentrate. Because we use less than 0.02% also it is regarded as safe but we would prefer users to get rid off it in a better manner than throwing down the drain. We also do not mention some products due to the commercial sensitiveness related to them! all again with in REACH regulations.
 
We no longer make EK coolants and having nothing to do with there docs.

Ref our ethylene glycol, it is none toxic and uses an additive that stops it from being metabolically ingested, there for non toxic (studies and tests have been carried out). Patent can be found here -> https://www.google.com/patents/EP1303573A4?cl=en . Again its less than 1% again with in reach Regulations with in the European union.

Mayhems is the "only" Gold REACH standard company in the liquid cooling world and all our documents have to be verified by the REACH compliance agency here in the UK. 

Hope this helps.
 
P.s i do not visit these forums and i am mainly on OCN if you need any direct support or please visit our site www.mayhems.net.

Hi For Science!
 
You are correct in saying our doc are not 100% accurate and the ratio in ETG (just my nick name for it) is less than stated and is a mix of more than 2 chemicals in total. The ratio is diffrent than stated how ever it all comes under a single classification when all merged together (due to atom bonding it is 1 named chemical due to there is no other name for it).  Some chemicals we use such as a deformers = 1 drop (0.2ml) to 125 ltrs of Concentrate, hence again not stated This is just an example. The pure mixture of ETG is not made in Mayhems due to its toxicity when raw and has to be processed very accurately with the other chemicals at an external factory (large scale). When it comes to us we then process it further and refine the product to our own specification and colour as required. This makes us what is known as a downstream user and this is where the law changes. https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/downstream-users/about-downstream-users/who-is-a-downstream-user
 
Like large scale companies we have very strict guidelines we have to follow and if we deviate from these we could fall foul of the law. Mayhems is pushing for some thing called ISO 9001 (http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/iso-9000/iso-9001-2015/), We are not there yet! but pretty close and we have to be able to prove and show all process and products we make or buy in, We also have to show we can trace all products from source (this is the hard bit) and more. If we get ISO-9001 we will be one of the only companies in the PC water cooling market to get it, just like we have the REACH Gold certification. At Mayhems (my beloved hobby) we are changing the way users see us and the way we do business. Our testing methods top all other companies and our R&D work, even on other companies products is well above and beyond any other company out there. If we get the blame for some thing (Alphacool is a prime example) we will buy in all there products, test them and find the issue and if its not our fault, i'm pretty much open about it and will fight it to the best of my ability. We even created the blitz kit cleaning system because there rads were so badly cleaned and they simply do not care! we had to do some thing about it.
 
We ship world wide and in some countries we have to prove beyond doubt our products do what they say and our SDS sheets are correct. This includes literally adding a book with all the information about the process and the R&D in the shipment. Shipping chemicals in the world today is nightmare and you have to be on top of your game to be able to do it.
 
I could spend all day chatting how i hate how we have been asked to remove some details on our labels as we gave to much information to the public and German government body's do not like it. You world think it was good to give loads of info but apparently no its bad :/.
 
There is so much wrong in this world and i would love to be able to correct it. Every time we do i ether get called some thing i am not or i am forced to change some thing. Not good. I do feel you pain and i do understand your reasoning. The law is a corrupt system there to help big companies and to hide as much information from the public as possible.
 
Mick

(excuse any spelling mistakes or grammar i have dyslexia and try my best). Google only fixes so much.

Leave this with me and ill look into it on the new site we are building from the ground up.

And thank you for your input.
 
Mick

OP is on air. Even with a delid the 20C temp drop would land them at roughly 80C load. That's not enough headroom for 5GHz imo. The heat gets rather wild the faster you go.

If you want to try that, go ahead.

Definitely think you should do more general tech stuff. Personally I'd love to hear your opinions on things like "Best tech under $50", or videos of that nature. I think most other tech channels do them, and I haven't seen one from you guys in ages.
I'd love to see a lot more! Videos like that have led me to quite a few useful purchases I simply wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

Some things that come to mind:
 
-Focus on the less tangible aspects.
Think lack of noise. Good fans, or even a fanless design / case (Streacom cases anyone?). Look at fanless PSUs. Although this is of course all dependent on budget.
 
-Aesthethics. Consider the case size and looks. Most non-techies like a nice clean silent no-maintenance dust-free case a lot more than a big open design with bling bling leds and extreme cooling performance. When you go low budget, a lot of the really cheap cases look and feel like cheap plastic. Try to think a bit more like Apple... 
 
-I would definitly put in an SSD; someone who doesn't use it very much is likely to boot it up from scratch a lot more than all us enthusiasts who just have it on 24/7.
If they have no big data storage, like photos, you could consider an all SSD design.

Myth. Even less of an issue since you're getting an SSD.
That really nullifies any reason to spend more on data security. Save your money and get a single bigger SSD.
http://ark.intel.com/compare/88195,88200
The difference in base frequency is enormous. That would really hamper your editing performance. And the T variant is locked, if you want to overclock after undervolting.

Np mon We all misread sometimes. Just glad that we actually do agree, hehe.

You will have to wait a few days since a new motherboard is needed as seen here:
 
I still remember it and hopefully with a new motherboard I can show you some pictures. (and if the EVGA 1070 finally arrives -.-' else you get pictures with the 670 still in it)

I'd look for a HGST or a Toshiba 3TB in 5400rpm or 7200rpm flavor.   Should be able to do it In the 100 euro range.

https://www.lapstore.de/a.php/shop/lapstore/lang/en/a/21837/kw/Dell-Latitude-E6530
Something like this? with ssd 500gb 16gb ram, new battery and umts it would be 1003€. Puh, kinda expensive. I will keep looking, but I like the idea.