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abhay6547
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So this is my planned build:

 

  • CPU
    i7 4770k - $350
  • Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 - $120
  • RAM
    G.Skill Ripjaw X 8GB 2133 - $85
  • Case
    Fractal Design Core 3000 - $70
  • Cooling
    Hyper 212 EVO - $35
 
Already have a PSU, GPU, and drives. I COULD spend $50 more on these parts, but I don't have to. If I were to, what would you recommend I invest more in? I will be overclocking a little and I really don't want to spend more on my case because it seems fine for me. It really comes down to the cooler, RAM, or mobo. What should I do?

i9-6930X @ 5.3GHz | ASUS Z1007-A | 64TB G.Skill Ripjaw XIV 2400GHz RAM | GTX 1080 Ti | Corsair 900R


Corsair CX2500 W | 15TB WD Green | Noctua NH-D24

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I would change the case to a 230T and get a Z87-UD3H.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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I would say get a cheaper mobo and maybe upgrade the cooler to something even more such as a corsair h100i or something similar.

Setup

| CPU: i7 10700K Cooled By Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Capellix White Edition | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3070 VISION OC | MOBO: MSI MPG Z490M |

| MEMORY: 32 GBs of Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB White | CASE: White Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 W SFX | 

| STORAGE: 2 TB Samsung 860 Evo SSD & 1 TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | MONITOR: ASUS TUF VG27WQ1B | 

| PERIPHERALS: Razer Blackwidow V3 W/ Yellow Switches and Logitech G604 | OTHER: 8x White Corsair iCue QL120 and White Cable Extensions | 

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Fractal Core 1000 is great for small builds bud it lack cable management and also PSU is top mounted which will cause more heat inside the case and therefore your OC wont be verry good.

As was suggested, get different case.

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Fractal Core 1000 is great for small builds bud it lack cable management and also PSU is top mounted which will cause more heat inside the case and therefore your OC wont be verry good.

As was suggested, get different case.

 

I'm getting the Core 3000, not 1000.

i9-6930X @ 5.3GHz | ASUS Z1007-A | 64TB G.Skill Ripjaw XIV 2400GHz RAM | GTX 1080 Ti | Corsair 900R


Corsair CX2500 W | 15TB WD Green | Noctua NH-D24

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I would change the case to a 230T and get a Z87-UD3H.

 

In what ways is the 230T better than the Core 3000?

i9-6930X @ 5.3GHz | ASUS Z1007-A | 64TB G.Skill Ripjaw XIV 2400GHz RAM | GTX 1080 Ti | Corsair 900R


Corsair CX2500 W | 15TB WD Green | Noctua NH-D24

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In what ways is the 230T better than the Core 3000?

Better build quality and cooling options.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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case and cooler I'd say

4770k | GTX 780 | 350D | 16GB RAM | 120GB SSD | 1TB HDD | 750w PSU | Kraken x60 | Custom Sleeved Cables | ASUS PB287Q


 


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I'd spend $50 extra on the Cooler and get a H100i or H105.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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I'm getting the Core 3000, not 1000.

Aww, sorry I missreaded it.. then get better cooler, there is a lot more coolers that are better than 212 EVO.

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