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[Nuluvius]

Overview

I’m in the research phase of putting together a build targeted at work and gaming. Elaborating on these a little more; work is Software Engineering (so lots of multi-threading and CPU intensive activities). Gaming is upper mid-level; I already have a decent GFX card and run Eyefinity over 4 monitors. Yes I’m also intending to overclock and run SLI/XFire.

 

Emphasis

The real important points of this build are flexibility, overclocking and future proofing. I build once every 6 to 8 years then run upgrades till it’s basically filled out and obsolete.

 

The Current Spec

1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor

1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/16-OC)

1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW)

1 x Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

1 x Plextor M6e M.2 PCI-E 128GB Solid State Hard Drive (PX-G128M6e)

1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW)

 

Cooling Planning/Assumptions

Regarding the H100i, the research I have already carried out seems to suggest that push pull configuration is somewhat inefficient/redundant these days. Instead it should be configured thus: Top of case => fans => rad = a pull configuration with the top acting as exhaust.

 

Among the reasons for this is ease of cleaning/dust build-up control and optimal pressure versus additional noise/power consumption from the extra layer of fans. Saying that, if there is any real world experience suggesting otherwise I will switch to a push pull configuration. Assuming the 750d can handle that of course.

 

The Noctua NF-F12 is what I was considering for placement on the H100i rad. For all other 140mm points in the case I was considering NF-A14s and NF-P12s for all 120mm points thus:

 

x4 NF-F12 (H100i if going push pull)

x3 NF-A14 (x2 Case front, x1 case rear)

x2 NF-P12 (Case bottom)

 

All will be PWM; the H100i will control it's set of 2 or 4 fans while all others will use the motherboard headers and be under software control. Presumably I should make use of Asus's touted PWM over splitter for fan groupings such as the front and bottom - or possibly let the software group them under a common profile (if that's possible).

 

Questions

1. Does my spec seem reasonable/well balanced?
   
2. How is my cooling planning? (I based from this chart: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=which_fan_is_right_for_me&lng=en)
   
3. If I were to switch my case choice to a 650D then would it still be possible to mount the H100i in push pull (just to be safe)?
   
4. What's the real world working opinion of anti vibration rubber fan mounts? I am correctly or incorrectly considering using them for case mounted fans.
   

Thanks for taking the time to look over my plan. Any input or criticism is eagerly welcomed!

[Shd0w2]

Great job, just wondering, what gou is it that you will be using and sli slash crossfire?

[alexdenseje7]

What gps do you wanna run with it?

 

Edit: And you should take nf-p12 at front, You need somekind of static pressure anyways

[Nuluvius]

Alas sadly my GPU is only an MSI Radeon 7850 2GB OC. Hence why I say mid tier gaming right now. I do have plans to upgrade this to a higher tier NVIDIA solution (intending for multiple cards) next year so I can take advantage of both CUDA for work and the performance for gaming.

[Nuluvius]

Edit: And you should take nf-p12 at front, You need somekind of static pressure anyways

 

The NF-P12? I thought from the spec that the NF-A14 was the P12s bigger counterpart. Referencing the specs for each:

 

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=65&lng=en&set=1

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=43&lng=en&set=1

 

Since that case touts it can mount 2 of the 140mm variants at the front I had assumed larger was better given that specification (airflow, static pressure and so on) being higher for the larger fan.

[WoodenMarker]

The NF-P12? I thought from the spec that the NF-A14 was the P12s bigger counterpart. Referencing the specs for each:

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=65&lng=en&set=1

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=43&lng=en&set=1

Since that case touts it can mount 2 of the 140mm variants at the front I had assumed larger was better given that specification (airflow, static pressure and so on) being higher for the larger fan.

No. The 140mm version of the NF-P12 is the NF-P14. The NF-A14 is the 140mm version of the NF-F12. 

 

Are you aiming for silence with all the Noctua fans? If so, I'd recommend not going with the H100i due to its pump noise and instead get the NH-D15. Is value at all an issue? Why the pci-e ssd and full tower?

[Nuluvius]

No. The 140mm version of the NF-P12 is the NF-P14. The NF-A14 is the 140mm version of the NF-F12. 

 

Are you aiming for silence with all the Noctua fans? If so, I'd recommend not going with the H100i due to its pump noise and instead get the NH-D15. Is value at all an issue? Why the pci-e ssd and full tower?

 

Ha, I wan't looking at the redux range at all!

 

Silence would be nice but generally I don't care so much as I will choose cost, efficiency & longevity as a first priority. The full tower is due to wanting longevity again; my last build was a mid and I ended up eventually packing it so full the sides bulged. The PCI-E SSD is for the M.2 slot as we don't really have any SATA Express devices widely available right now and I want to take advantage of the superior speed for booting and other activities.