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Here is a link to my updated build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Gazzer96/saved/1f7I I am getting a Nocuta CPU cooler, but I am worried about the size of the thing because the case I am going with has a large fan on the side panel; I'v done some research on how large it is and there is only going to be 200mm of space, but this does not include on how much space the fan takes up. I need to if I should get before I end up buying it. If you know any better cases for around £100/$154.87 please do tell me. I will appreciate it if you could help me out. Thanks!

I am looking to build a gaming rig that can take the latest games and I am looking to build it myself. I have found some computer parts and need some help to make sure that they will fit each other and if you have some tips that can help me save some money. Here is the list: CASE: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P8Z77-V, Socket 1155 ATX CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9 Kit w/2x 4GB SSD: Crucial m4 SSD 2,5" 64GB SATA 6GB/s GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti 2GB PCI-Express 3.0 PSU: Corsair CX 750M, 80 Plus Bronze, Modular, 4x 6+2pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 6x MOLEX HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA 6GB/s, 64MB Cache, 7200RPM FANS: 4x Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm Blue LED 120x120x25mm, 2000RPM, 19dBA Could you guys kindly look over the list and see if it all fits inside the CASE and fits with each other. I going with a blue theme, and I like a bit of style to my system. Thats why the 4x blue LED fans are on the list. I do have a big reason to go with the MOTHERBOARD. I have no network cable where I live. I have to connect to a WIFI. Thats the reason, but if you have another MOTHERBOARD in mind, i will happily take your advice. But keep in mind that i want to have a future proof system. At least for some years to come. And lastly, do you guys have any tips? Some way that I can make it cheaper, but not lose out on the performance i have now?

I'm torn between this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235035 and this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119263 I think the Z11 looks way cooler but it has less features than the Storm Scout. I am also open to suggestions on other cases in the $90 or less range. Other than that I will go with the one that wins.

Hi Everybody :) First of all, i'm sorry for my english, im Swiss. Correct me if i'm wrong, i need to learn this ;) I need some Feedback for those two Cases: Cooler Master HAF XM and Corsair 500r. I'm kind of switching between these two Cases, because i'm looking for Excellent Airflow, silence and looks. I'm going for a red-themed build, so both of these (500r in black, of course) would fit my needs in look. But i'm also going for great Airflow wich both are good Cases for, but the HAF XM has the top Rad mount, if i want to add a Rad in the Future. The 500r, you can stick some silent Fans in and you're good to go. The HAF XM comes with two 200 millimeter Fans, so when they're loud, i had to use Voltage-resistors for the Fans, and they're already not a Monster in pushing Air (I have some of the same fans in my HAF 912), or we do some modding and fit some 140 Millimeter or 120 Millimeter. For the Looks, both are looking absolute awesome. I really like the industrial Look of the HAF-Series, but also the simplicity of the 500r. So tell me what you think and i'm really thankful for fast and good help :)

Hey everybody! I am going to buy a new case and I have my eye on Cooler Master K350 USB3. Can anybody give me some info about it? Is it good? Can I put a LED stripe around it? I want to do a little cable managing and am going to buy a new PSU also. What are some good 420W PSUs. Oh and I dont know nothing about PSUs soo, does it have to be 420W or can I get a 500W and it wont damage anything? Then I also need to look for a new motherboard for it because I want to put a Cooler Master 212 Evo CPU cooler in it. One of my friends suggested me ASRock Socket 1155 Z77. Is it good? I live in Estonia so everything is almoust 20% more than it is on Amazon. Thanks!

This log is going to be more of an upgrade rather than a full build. Also I will be focusing on aesthetics as my primary goal. I have modest parts: AMD FX-4100, Gigabyte M68MT-S2, 2x 4 GB Adata 1333 mhz DDR3 RAM, EVGA GTX 550Ti, 1 TB Seagate Barracuda with 16mb Cache, Lite-On DVD+-R Burner, 4x NZXT 120mm Performance fans, NZXT Sentry Mesh 5 Channel Fan Controller, NZXT Hue RGB LED Controller, Cooler Master N520 CPU cooler, NZXT Source 210 Windowed, Corsair CX500 500 watt power supply.

Hello, I'm doing a blue themed build in a HAF XM. From a previous build I have 2 CM Megaflow 200mm fans and 2 CM Sickleflow fans. I found this thread on how to mod the Megaflow fans so that the LEDs are on a switch. Is it possible to do something similar to the sickle flow fans? I love the look of the lighting, but I also sleep in the same room as the computer XD Thanks in advance guys! I just signed up to the forum and have heard nothing but great things about it. Cheers

The same as many of you out there, I am a fan of Cooler Master and consider them a trusted brand. Because of this, I purchased the HAF-XB case. When I first got my case, the first thing I thought was "Wow, this is big!" make sure you measure out the size of this thing because it takes up a lot of space. It looked really good and clean, and the front I/O was very well arranged. The inside of the case is in two parts, the top and bottom, separated by the motherboard tray. The bottom has the power supply and internal drive bays, the top is where the motherboard and everything that plugs into it. Having it set out like this is difficult for those who are very specific on their cable management. The cables can either come from the left or right of the motherboard, so they have to all go across the motherboard which isn't so bad for things like supplemental CPU power, but is very bad for things like PCI power. Also, with the power supply being at the bottom, if one needed to plug in additional connectors, one would have to take out the motherboard tray and route the cable through like that, which does involve unplugging every cable from the motherboard tray turning simple processes like putting in a hard drive or a graphics card into a complicated operation. Speaking of hard drives, the case only has internal 2.5" drives, even though there is more than ample space for them to have put in 3.5". All the 3.5" drives have to go into the hot-swap bays, which on some occasions don't work - The little piece of PCB that turns your Molex power into Dual SATA power sometimes is faulty and causes your drive to smoke and burn, which melts the drive bay also. This is a known fault, and they will replace your case but not your hard drive. The tooless installation of 5.25" and 2.5" drives is very convenient, however my PSU's sata power connector just about reached my SSD, which would be a pain if I was installing more than one SSD. The cables that come out of the front panel from the front I/O are as usual, very small cables made for plugging into the pins on the motherboard. They're quite long, and there's nowhere to hide the slack of the cables, same issue with the front fans. It makes my case look scruffy and rushed, like I didn't care and I don't like that. The I/O is great though, all matte black, except the blue for the USB 3.0. The buttons have a distinct click, and they're not the type of buttons you can push in a small bit and not have the computer turn off/restart, they're either fully pressed or not pressed at all. Every screw on the case are Thumb-Screws, which is very convenient, except on the mother board, when putting the screws into to fasten the motherboard tray to the chassis, all the screws on the right went in fine, and so did the one at the from on the left, but the one of the back didn't go in properly and is constantly at an angle, the problem being that the mounting hole on the motherboard tray is too far forward and I can't make the hole on the chassis and the hole on the tray align. Case is portable though, has two handles that don't hurt your hand and are easy to carry the case with. Pros: Mostly Looks Great Hot Swappable Drives Front I/O looks good Removable Motherboard Tray Space for 120mm rad Handles Cons: Front fan filter makes dust look very obvious, and ruins the front of the case's look. The Power supply is under the motherboard tray, making cable management very hard and making simple upgrades like installing a hard drive or video card complicated. Stock fans are loud Only has internal 2.5" bays, when there is over 3 extra inches of clearance either side of the 2.5" rack, why couldn't they extend it? Hot Swap Bay can fry Hard Drives

Hi guys! For a week ago i finished my brand new Amd build. But i want some color effects and some decoration on my chase, any ideas of what or which decoration/light effects? What about the cable management is there anything i can do better? Specifikations: - Amd 7970 GHz - ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 - Amd FX 8350 - Cooler Master HAF X - Xfx 850w psu XXX edition - Cooler master hyper 412S - Corsair SSD Force Series - Seagate 1tb harddrive

I need a new cooler. I want to achieve an overclock on my i5-3570K of around 4.5-4.6GHz. I have $100 to spend on a cooler and I am trying to choose between the Noctua NH-D14 (air) and the Cooler Master Seidon 240M (water). Noise is not an issue, as I use a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M50 with the build anyways. What is an issue is performance, aesthetics and overall value for money. I didn't know whether to post this in Liquid Cooling or Water Cooling, so I put it here.

Hello I will be soon selling my Xbox 360 to purchase a new computer case. I'm thinking about purchasing the Corsair 900D because with that case I'll never be limited by what hardware I want to put into my case however I was wondering if there is any other cases which fit into the same criteria for a better deal. I'm yet to find one so if you guys could help it would mean a lot. Thank You!!!

"Haswell Green" Installing Mac OS X 10 for video editing. Then Windows 8 for gaming hope you like the build. Core Components: CPU: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TBQ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CRJSXR4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Ram: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VV5DHY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Graphics Card: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CTY84KI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2NG4HB43UEDVL PSU: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009YC3EAI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER SSD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NB8WRU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER HDD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OKQUJ6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Watercooling: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B20OYUY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Case: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007S02GLQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Periphibals: Monitor: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008DWH00K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Mouse: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAS888S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Mouse Pad: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002R0DX1E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A318KZKAVS7VOQ Keyboard: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008U5ZNIG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Headset:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009SJR278/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AZA8F2FX7HCUJ Tell me about the pc.

Here is my second computer build: Parts: Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 Processor: Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4.7GHz Motherboard: Asrock Extreme 6 GPU: EVGA GTX 780 RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866MHz (4x8GB) SSD: Samsung 830 (120GB for OS) HDD: 2 x Seagate 2TB Drives (RAID0) PSU: Cooler Master 750W Bronze Thanks a lot guys, I hope you enjoy my rig. Please feel free to leave some feedback, also sorry about the poor quality of the pictures :P