Posted November 30, 2018 Hey guys, Currently I'm running a pretty old setup. FX 8320 here lol.... I plan on upgrading to a 2700X, which also comes with upgrading the motherboard, and ram to ddr4. On top of that I want to replace my case and add AIO liquid cooling. Also, I want to show it all off in some nice RGB fashion Current PC: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/VNmXpG I don't plan on replacing the PSU, GPU, drives, etc just yet... only the mobo, cpu, ram & case What I am looking at is the Corsair Obsidian 500D RGB SE and something along these lines: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $422.50 @ shopRBC CPU Cooler Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $184.99 @ Amazon Canada CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $209.99 @ Amazon Canada CPU Cooler Corsair - H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $219.99 @ Amazon Canada Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard $247.95 @ Vuugo Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $426.00 @ Amazon Canada Case Corsair - Obsidian 500D RGB SE ATX Mid Tower Case $279.99 @ Amazon Canada Case Fan Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120mm Fans $99.99 @ Memory Express Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $2091.40 Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-30 14:10 EST-0500 I have 3 coolers listed because I'm really not sure which of these I want.... I'm leaning more towards the 150i mounted in the front and replacing the fans with the sexy LL120s so I have 6 total but I'm looking for some feedback.... Also, the case comes with the commander pro, so is the lighting node pro needed? Finally, the case comes with both a usb 3.1 type c and 2 usb 3.0 type a ports - will all this connect to everything I want to connect on the motherboard I chose? Thanks! Processor: AMD FX8320 Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO 2.0 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600Mhz Graphics: Zotac GTX 1060 6GB PSU: Corsair AX860 Case: Corsair Carbine 500R Drives: 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD & Seagate 1TB 7200rpm HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 30, 2018 H115i will move more air than the H150i, which would mean better thermal performance. Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved" Community Standards // Join Floatplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 30, 2018 Author 1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said: H115i will move more air than the H150i, which would mean better thermal performance. my dilemma with that and the h100i is I kind of want to replace them with the LL120s (or 140s in the case of the h115i) for more uniform looking fans (even though thermals will be worse) and then, with either the h100i or h115i I would also need to mount it on the top, which may make cable management harder, and everything would look more crammed..... Processor: AMD FX8320 Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO 2.0 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600Mhz Graphics: Zotac GTX 1060 6GB PSU: Corsair AX860 Case: Corsair Carbine 500R Drives: 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD & Seagate 1TB 7200rpm HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 30, 2018 Just now, Nomelas said: my dilemma with that and the h100i is I kind of want to replace them with the LL120s (or 140s in the case of the h115i) for more uniform looking fans (even though thermals will be worse) and then, with either the h100i or h115i I would also need to mount it on the top, which may make cable management harder, and everything would look more crammed..... Will the case not fit a 280mm radiator in the front? Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved" Community Standards // Join Floatplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 30, 2018 Author 7 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said: Will the case not fit a 280mm radiator in the front? yeah, but then I'd rather put it in the top, and keep 3 fans in the front which is a highly valid option.... is the H150i really that bad compared to the other 2? what about putting the LL120s in front of it, and the 3 ML120s that come with it behind it as a push/pull config ? Also, another concern, is having a front mounted rad, wont that be pulling heat back into the case? or does that really make a difference (like with the gpu)? Processor: AMD FX8320 Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO 2.0 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600Mhz Graphics: Zotac GTX 1060 6GB PSU: Corsair AX860 Case: Corsair Carbine 500R Drives: 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD & Seagate 1TB 7200rpm HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Nomelas said: yeah, but then I'd rather put it in the top, and keep 3 fans in the front which is a highly valid option.... is the H150i really that bad compared to the other 2? what about putting the LL120s in front of it, and the 3 ML120s that come with it behind it as a push/pull config ? Also, another concern, is having a front mounted rad, wont that be pulling heat back into the case? or does that really make a difference (like with the gpu)? That wouldn't really make a difference. Usually it's recommended to have a radiator in the front and then exhaust all the heat through the back/top. Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved" Community Standards // Join Floatplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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