Posted January 24, 2019 so im considering refreshing my pc with my tax refund by doing a few changes. my current build is in my signature. Corsair Air 540 -> Corsair Crystal 570x corsair red LED 3200mhz 16gb -> Corsair RGB Pro 32gb Corsair H115 -> Corsair H150 Corsair red ML140 fans x3 -> Corsair LL140s x3 Corsair AF 120 red x3 -> Corsair LL120 x3 Arrows indicate what im considering moving to. any thoughts suggestions or advice on this is greatly appreciated. everything else in my build not listed here is remaining the same. i7 12700k/Asus Tuf z690/32GB Corsair Dominator RGB 3200MHZ/EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB/Asus 2540x1440p 165hz Gsync/Acer 2560x1440p G Sync 144hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2019 Case is your choice Do you need more RAM? If not I don't see a reason to get more, unless you just want RGB. More RAM won't benefit you unless you actually use more than 16GB. Does your CPU run hot/do you want to OC it more? an H115 is already pretty high up there as far as coolers go. Or just for looks? Fans are your choice. Mag lev will probably be a bit quieter but lights are cool too. My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti [Under Construction] My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 24, 2019 Author 7 hours ago, Cereal5 said: Case is your choice Do you need more RAM? If not I don't see a reason to get more, unless you just want RGB. More RAM won't benefit you unless you actually use more than 16GB. Does your CPU run hot/do you want to OC it more? an H115 is already pretty high up there as far as coolers go. Or just for looks? Fans are your choice. Mag lev will probably be a bit quieter but lights are cool too. yeah the ram is mainly for RGB and same with the fans, my local microcenter doesnt carry the RGB mag Lev fans. for the cooler i was thinking the h150 would perform better on my overclocked 8700k. i7 12700k/Asus Tuf z690/32GB Corsair Dominator RGB 3200MHZ/EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB/Asus 2540x1440p 165hz Gsync/Acer 2560x1440p G Sync 144hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2019 9 hours ago, SHADY16 said: yeah the ram is mainly for RGB and same with the fans, my local microcenter doesnt carry the RGB mag Lev fans. for the cooler i was thinking the h150 would perform better on my overclocked 8700k. delidding is where you will see the real performance gains. Once you get above about a 280mm, the law of diminishing returns hits hard with a stock IHS. My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti [Under Construction] My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2019 43 minutes ago, Cereal5 said: delidding is where you will see the real performance gains. Once you get above about a 280mm, the law of diminishing returns hits hard with a stock IHS. You read my mind on the delidding. Also OP...have you considered a custom water cooling setup. CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x cooled by Pure Rock Slim // RAM: Gskill Flare X 3200mhz CL14 2x16 32GB// GPU: Powercolor Red Devil RX 6650 XT 8GB// Motherboard: ASRock B450m Pro 4 // PSU: Seasonic G550 Gold 80+ // Storage: 4TB pcie nvme game drive, 512 GB m.2 sata3 OS Drive, 4 TB WD Red HDD // Monitor: Samsung S22D300 21.5" 1080p 60Hz, MSI 27" 1080p 144hz Freesync 1ms display // Peripherals: Logitech fancy shmancy keyboard and moise with rgb and gaminess stuff, very fancy | Kingston HyperX Cloud Core headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2019 Author 17 hours ago, Spudbilly said: You read my mind on the delidding. Also OP...have you considered a custom water cooling setup. i have but dont really have the time to install it and have never done it before, and i dont want to risk delidding my chip. it tops out at 80c after 2 hours of aida64 and doesnt go above 65c in games so i think its ok. im mainly looking for aesthetics and a smaller case to give me more desk space. and i also want the ability to change my color theme around whenever i choose too i7 12700k/Asus Tuf z690/32GB Corsair Dominator RGB 3200MHZ/EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB/Asus 2540x1440p 165hz Gsync/Acer 2560x1440p G Sync 144hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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