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Hello Everyone,

 

So I built the PC i am currently using quite a few years ago and am wanting to start working on slowly upgrading it.  My current PC specs are:

CASE: Azza XT 1

CPU: Intel Core i5 3350p 3.1 GHz

RAM: 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws

PSU: Corsair HX750W

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB

STORAGE: Crucial 240GB SSD / WD 1TB 3.5" SATA Drive

MOBO:  ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77

 

For what I currently do this computer still works fine, and I don't have a few grand to do a complete new build, however I am wanting to start slowly modding this set up and adding upgrades here and there to the overall build.

My first thought is to upgrade the Tower and Cooling, then later when I have 500 or so i'll upgrade the mobo, ram and cpu, with the gpu being the last upgrade most likely.  I am trying to find the right case and keep landing on the NZXT H500 as it has the space for adding a custom water loop, which is the other upgrade I may add as well.

 

What are you guy's thoughts.  I'm trying to get a nice clean look which is why the NZXT case keeps coming my way, i do like the Meshify C however i noted that doesn't quite have the space for even a small custom loop, at least not easily for a first time modder.

 

--Seacoast

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H500 only has room for a single 280mm radiator (maybe 120mm for the rear and top) and that's it, so a custom loop from that can only.be good for either the CPU or GPU.

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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with the H500 my plan was to start with doing just a 280 on the front with the CPU only, and then later when i wanted to add the GPU upgrade and cooler for that through in the 120 rear rad all in the same loop.  I don't plan on doing any overclocking as thats not really a main goal of mine.  The AZZA XT is a fairly large full ATX tower, i think its 21" tall and I wouldn't want to go any larger with the near tower.  Any and all suggestions are welcome.

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