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Hello everyone, so I am building my first PC, and I have had some questions pertaining to several parts of the PC, so hopefully I can get some advice. For reference, here is what I have already decided upon:

 

EVGA Z270 FTW K mobo

Nvidia GTX 1080 Reference edition (not Ti)

Intel i7 7700K

Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB @ 2133mhz

2x WD Blue 1TB HDD @ 7200rpm + Samsung 960 EVO 250GB SSD

Coolermaster Mastercase Maker 5t

EVGA G3 Surpernova PSU 500-650W (TBD which exactly)

Undetermined Blue Ray Optical drive

 

For the questions:

1. For my case and configuration, how should I choose case fans. I am currently stuck between Corsair AF 120, SP 120, and ML 120. While I understand Static Pressure vs High airflow, Corsair only has RGB versions of static pressure fans, implying that they are suitable for case fans. Also, the static pressure fans have higher CFM than the airflow ones. So, which should I choose? (TL;DR Corsair SP/HD for chassis fans or corsair AF)

2. On a related subject, how should the fans be arranged? I have thought to have two fans in the front of the case as intake, and one in the back as exhaust, but the Maker 5t seems to have limited airflow from the front, so it seems that config would cause negative pressure. Should I change the airflow, or is my plan fine?

3. For a CPU heatsink, I am between Cryorig and Be quiet Dark Rock. From my research, it seems that the dark rock pro 3 will not fit with my RAM, but would the non pro fit? And if not, is there a cryorig heatsink that is just as quiet and effective? (I have already disqualified Noctua due to the aesthetics)

4. My monitor choice is between Acer predator 24'' 1440p or a 27'' 1080p (also acer predator). I know that 1440p cannot easily scale back to 1080p, but as for content such as movies, how easy is it to configure a windowed mode to get uncompromised 1080p on a 1440p monitor? Or should I get the 1080p monitor instead?

5. On my mobo, where would I plug in an RGB controller, such as the one that comes with corsair fans. If it goes into a fan port, how many watts would it draw, as the mobo manual says the fan ports can only supply a maximum of 12 watts.

 

Thank you for your help with choosing the right parts.

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Hey, so alot of what all your deciding between is going to be up to your personal choice of what you would rather have for the price, unfortunately nothing can be perfect, but I did notice that you did not list a SSD with your specs, an SSD will be one of the best things you can do for your system, something like an 850 would be a great option.

If I had to choose between my computer and girlfriend, well lets just say you can play more games when single.:)

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Just now, Zase said:

Hey, so alot of what all your deciding between is going to be up to your personal choice of what you would rather have for the price, unfortunately nothing can be perfect, but I did notice that you did not list a SSD with your specs, an SSD will be one of the best things you can do for your system, something like an 850 would be a great option.

So for the fans (which were my greatest concern) the Static pressure vs airflow doesn't really matter with corsair; either can be chosen for equal performance

 

also I listed the Samsung 960 EVO m.2 SSD

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1. Linus recommends SP Fans

2. Add one at the top and the back of your case

3. NH-U14S is kinda slim

4. For some people 1080p and 1440p would not be noticed, just go for 1080p

5. The fan header

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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2 minutes ago, Mathematech said:

So for the fans (which were my greatest concern) the Static pressure vs airflow doesn't really matter with corsair; either can be chosen for equal performance

 

also I listed the Samsung 960 EVO m.2 SSD

Just go for 960 Pro

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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1 minute ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

1. Linus recommends SP Fans

2. Add one at the top and the back of your case

3. NH-U14S is kinda slim

4. For some people 1080p and 1440p would not be noticed, just go for 1080p

5. The fan header

To clarify, SP as is Static pressure or corsair sp series fans?

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4. I'd suggest 24" 1440p. Not that you can notice extra details from 1440p over 1080p at this size, but 27" 1080p might not be quite as clear for some people. You have the graphics card to deal with that anyway. For the video problem, video playing apps have the option to scale videos to 100% (stock resolution), so don't worry.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 minute ago, Mathematech said:

To clarify, SP as is Static pressure or corsair sp series fans?

Corsair SP fans

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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Just now, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Corsair SP fans

Ok thank you for your advice!

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

4. I'd suggest 24" 1440p. Not that you can notice extra details from 1440p over 1080p at this size, but 27" 1080p might not be quite as clear for some people. You have the graphics card to deal with that anyway. For the video problem, video playing apps have the option to scale videos to 100% (stock resolution), so don't worry.

Thank you for the info!

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3 minutes ago, Mathematech said:

Ok thank you for your advice!

You are welcome

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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5 minutes ago, Mathematech said:

Thank you for the info!

no problem

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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5 hours ago, Mathematech said:

bump

Can we do a private message?

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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16 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Can we do a private message?

Sure

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