Picking water cooler

[SloopsTheGreat]

These are the water coolers i was looking at.

H105, CM Seidon 240M, CM Nepton 240M (Is this one good? It seems much quieter in terms of db in the stats than the others),and CM Eisberg 120L Prestige.

My pc pp list:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bjCwjX

I'm also debating on picking the Asus pa248q or the benq xl2420z so if you could help me choose and explain why thatd be great!

Thanks!

[Faceman]

These are the water coolers i was looking at.

H105, CM Seidon 240M, CM Nepton 240M (Is this one good? It seems much quieter in terms of db in the stats than the others),and CM Eisberg 120L Prestige.

My pc pp list:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bjCwjX

I'm also debating on picking the Asus pa248q or the benq xl2420z so if you could help me choose and explain why thatd be great!

Thanks!

I would go for the Nepton 240M.  Its brand new, has the most modern AIO cooling technology inside, and it is also the most quiet by FAR.

 

I have a lot of changes to save you some money, and get you a better overall build.

Don't buy such an expensive motherboard.  You can get the same high quality motherboard without built-in wifi, and buy a wifi card yourself.  included wifi is usually crappy anyways.  Buy the Asus Z97-AR on Tigerdirect for $75 after MIR and paying with PayPal. Then buy your own USB or PCI wireless card for like $20-$40.

 

For RAM, it will be less expensive, and you will get higher speed RAM(which helps with SLI) if you buy two kits of 4GBx2 instead of one kit of 8GBx2.

 

For monitor, you have to decide between IPS and high refresh rate.  IPS Panel has excellent colors and viewing angles, but only 60Hz and 5ms response time.  The TN Panel has a faster refresh rate of 1ms and boasts 144Hz, but less vivid colors and worse viewing angles.  The 1ms and 144Hz are much better for competitive first person shooters, so if those are the types of games you like, go for that.  But I do recommend the new ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q, 144Hz,1440p monitor if you want something truly special and high end.  It is pricey though.

 

I set you up with a different, much better chassis.  The Phanteks Enthoo Pro($100) Or Phanteks Enthoo Luxe($150)

 

Do you need storage?  I don't see an SSD or HDD in there.

[SloopsTheGreat]

I would go for the Nepton 240M.  Its brand new, has the most modern AIO cooling technology inside, and it is also the most quiet by FAR.

 

I have a lot of changes to save you some money, and get you a better overall build.

Don't buy such an expensive motherboard.  You can get the same high quality motherboard without built-in wifi, and buy a wifi card yourself.  included wifi is usually crappy anyways.  Buy the Asus Z97-AR on Tigerdirect for $75 after MIR and paying with PayPal. Then buy your own USB or PCI wireless card for like $20-$40.

 

For RAM, it will be less expensive, and you will get higher speed RAM(which helps with SLI) if you buy two kits of 4GBx2 instead of one kit of 8GBx2.

 

For monitor, you have to decide between IPS and high refresh rate.  IPS Panel has excellent colors and viewing angles, but only 60Hz and 5ms response time.  The TN Panel has a faster refresh rate of 1ms and boasts 144Hz, but less vivid colors and worse viewing angles.  The 1ms and 144Hz are much better for competitive first person shooters, so if those are the types of games you like, go for that.  But I do recommend the new ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q, 144Hz,1440p monitor if you want something truly special and high end.  It is pricey though.

 

I set you up with a different, much better chassis.  The Phanteks Enthoo Pro($100) Or Phanteks Enthoo Luxe($150)

 

Do you need storage?  I don't see an SSD or HDD in there.

Yeah i was thinking the nepton too because its quieter and easier to install but idk about between eisen and nepton. Guess i'll just get nepton. For storage I'll probably have to get some, but　I have a 1tb hard drive here that still has around 700 gbs +I got 2 SSD's so i thought i was good to go but I might end up having to buy an empty SSD. I'll also check out the ram. I thought buying 2 sticks would save space incase I needed more ram in the future (Didn't want to fill up all the slots). I dont play that many competitive first person shooters, usually play Single player AAA games. And I'll check out the case as well, I liked my current case but oh well might end up having to change it anyways. 

Thanks!

edit: think i'll just stick with my current monitor picks as the newer one you mentioned is quite expensive for me. 

[Faceman]

Yeah i was thinking the nepton too because its quieter and easier to install but idk about between eisen and nepton. Guess i'll just get nepton. For storage I'll probably have to get some, but　I have a 1tb hard drive here that still has around 700 gbs +I got 2 SSD's so i thought i was good to go but I might end up having to buy an empty SSD. I'll also check out the ram. I thought buying 2 sticks would save space incase I needed more ram in the future (Didn't want to fill up all the slots). I dont play that many competitive first person shooters, usually play Single player AAA games. And I'll check out the case as well, I liked my current case but oh well might end up having to change it anyways. 

Thanks!

edit: think i'll just stick with my current monitor picks as the newer one you mentioned is quite expensive for me. 

Yea, the Swift is crazy expensive, but I wanted to show you something really special.  If you're not a die hard FPS fanatic, then I highly recommend an IPS Panel monitor.  The colors just pop more.  I really like my Asus VS239-HP.  Its around $150, maybe less cause of holidays.

 

I personally own the Seidon 240M and I love it.  Its an amazing AIO.  It is very very quiet too.  I expect the Nepton 240M to be even more quiet and perform better.  In all the reviews I have seen of it, it is the most quiet AIO by a large margin, and even though it is only a 240mm radiator, it performs almost as good as a 280mm.  I would get the Nepton 240M, but you can't go wrong with the Seidon 240M either.

 

If you already own some storage, no sense buying new storage.  Just install your OS on an SSD and you're good to go.

 

Honestly, for gaming 8GB is more than enough.  I can be playing BF4 or ArcheAge + Netflix + Web Browsing(Firefox) + HWiNFO + GPU-Z + MSI Afterburner + RTSS/FRAPS + Skype/Ventrillo/Teamspeak + Overwolf and the most I've ever used is 6.3GB.  If you use Chrome as your internet browser, its notorious for using up ridiculous amounts of RAM and you can solve the problem by switching to Firefox.  16GB is way more than you will ever need.  Honestly, start with 8GB and then move up to 16GB if you need it.  That is the best thing to do.  The kit I recommended I use myself, and I paid a lot more than what you would if you bought it now.

 

The cases I recommended you are simply the best for the money.  No other case at the $100 or $150 price point offers better build quality, features, and customer service.  Watch the videos and you will see why they call it the new standard by which cases should be measured against.

[SloopsTheGreat]

Yea, the Swift is crazy expensive, but I wanted to show you something really special.  If you're not a die hard FPS fanatic, then I highly recommend an IPS Panel monitor.  The colors just pop more.  I really like my Asus VS239-HP.  Its around $150, maybe less cause of holidays.

 

I personally own the Seidon 240M and I love it.  Its an amazing AIO.  It is very very quiet too.  I expect the Nepton 240M to be even more quiet and perform better.  In all the reviews I have seen of it, it is the most quiet AIO by a large margin, and even though it is only a 240mm radiator, it performs almost as good as a 280mm.  I would get the Nepton 240M, but you can't go wrong with the Seidon 240M either.

 

If you already own some storage, no sense buying new storage.  Just install your OS on an SSD and you're good to go.

 

Honestly, for gaming 8GB is more than enough.  I can be playing BF4 or ArcheAge + Netflix + Web Browsing(Firefox) + HWiNFO + GPU-Z + MSI Afterburner + RTSS/FRAPS + Skype/Ventrillo/Teamspeak + Overwolf and the most I've ever used is 6.3GB.  If you use Chrome as your internet browser, its notorious for using up ridiculous amounts of RAM and you can solve the problem by switching to Firefox.  16GB is way more than you will ever need.  Honestly, start with 8GB and then move up to 16GB if you need it.  That is the best thing to do.  The kit I recommended I use myself, and I paid a lot more than what you would if you bought it now.

 

The cases I recommended you are simply the best for the money.  No other case at the $100 or $150 price point offers better build quality, features, and customer service.  Watch the videos and you will see why they call it the new standard by which cases should be measured against.

but i switched from firefox to chrome. I like chrome and i'm using it right now with about like 30 tabs open just checking out parts and stuff. But yeah ok, I'm going to get 4x4gb, nepton 240m (I need to get rid of my overheating problem+less noise). Btw do you understand wifi card specs? Could you perhaps explain the specs to me so I understand what i'm lookin at? I understand the mb/s stuff but other stuff i dont really understand

[Faceman]

but i switched from firefox to chrome. I like chrome and i'm using it right now with about like 30 tabs open just checking out parts and stuff. But yeah ok, I'm going to get 4x4gb, nepton 240m (I need to get rid of my overheating problem+less noise). Btw do you understand wifi card specs? Could you perhaps explain the specs to me so I understand what i'm lookin at? I understand the mb/s stuff but other stuff i dont really understand

I really have no idea what I'm looking at when it comes to wifi specs.  You could try asking in the Networking section of the forum.