2k Overhaul

[Duffman]

Hey guys, I thought i'd post you my upgrade details as I'm making a few big changes to my rig, and would like some feed back on what you guys think.

This upgrade has been a long time coming, and finally i'm going to finish it. About 12 months ago i started this project, purchasing an all new processor, motherboard and memory.

but since then my career has taken off and my project has been left at the wayside......

 

Until now

 

Current Rig.

 

Intel 3507k

MSI Z77 MPOWER

8Gb Corsair Vengeance

Asus 550ti

Seasonic 520w

WD Black 1TB

Corsair 600T

 

Upgrades.

 

Gigabyte 780ti Ghz edition

Seasonic 760w platinum

2TB WD black

Corsair Air 540

 

Cooling.

 

Corsair H100i

2x Noctua 120mm NF-F12 iPPC PWM 2000rpm - to replace the stock H100i fans

3x Corsair AF120 Blue Leds - front intake

1x Corsair AF140 Blue Led - rear intake

 

Additional.

 

Demciflex air 540 dust filter kit.

Bitfenix black sleeved extensions

 

So with that in mind, let us know what you think!

[Deddie]

You don't need a new PSU but otherwise it looks good.

[BloodWithIce]

The gigabyte windforce cooler looks absolutely horrifying imo, other than that, it's all good.

[Duffman]

@Deddie 

 

Reason behind the PSU is i wanted the hybrid feature, where the fan only spins at 50% load and up.

[Duffman]

@BloodWithIce

 

Everyone to there own haha , it wasn't actually my first choice, a MSI 780 lightning was. Unfortunately my supplier cannot source them anymore, so i settled for the gigabyte card.

[Rorgash]

for the Air540 case i would go with 3 SP fans in the front and 1 fan of any kind in the back, it will create the best airflow, and for LED fans i would go with Bitfenix Specter pro fans instead of loud Corsair fans but if LED isnt important i recommend all noctua fans and a LED strip or 2 instead

[Duffman]

@Rorgash

 

Yeah i thought about going non LED fans as well, SP for the restriction of the dust filter?

[Rorgash]

@Rorgash

 

Yeah i thought about going non LED fans as well, SP for the restriction of the dust filter?

 SP because it will push the air right past GPU and entire motherboard out the back, AF is really not better unless you only have room for 1 fan and you want it to blow air into a much larger area(sideways) SP will also push the air out faster and stronger than AF fans since the pressure is higher

[Duffman]

 SP because it will push the air right past GPU and entire motherboard out the back, AF is really not better unless you only have room for 1 fan and you want it to blow air into a much larger area(sideways) SP will also push the air out faster and stronger than AF fans since the pressure is higher

 

My plan is to have the front 3 fans as intake, and the rear as an intake as well, creating positive pressure. Would SP fans still be needed in that scenario? 

[Rorgash]

at least the 2 bottom fans in the front, tho i would recommend having the back as outtake, and while i tend to recommend a good air cooler instead of AiO water with that i would put that one in the top as outtake aswell, creating a fast stream of air going through your case, in which case having the 2 bottom 120mm fans SP would be best so that air hopefully will reach the gpu, as your gpu will be expelling hot air all around it, you want to get rid of that air as fast as possible since it will also be using that hot air it pushes out to then cool itself, a huge flaw IMO ref designed cards are smarter ^.^  (and will become unstable from the OC before temps ever become a issue)

 

 

But going back to your plan, 

 

Bottom two SP to hopefully clear your GPU from its hot air

Back and Top front as AF to feed your H100 with as much air as possible could be optimal, might even lower the cpu temp with 2-5C

[Ac2000]

if i was in your postion i would 100% upgrade my gpu the psu seems ok but i seen your post about the fans the ghz edition models have a nice cooling method sounds like a decent upgrade ahead

 

if you have anymore questions you want answering feel free to drop me a pm or use the quote button below and i will get back to you as soon as possible

 

ps noctua FTW