The 'Ordinary': System refresh log

[farchord]

So, I am supposed to get today my new motherboard/CPU to refresh my Intel Core i7 2600.

 

I know I won't see much of a difference, but a friend of mine is buying my current one for 300$, so that made it worth it.

 

Current system: MSI P67A-G43, CPU: i7 2600 (Not K)

 

Going to: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, Intel Core i7 4770k, Zalman CNPS12X Pure Copper/Aluminium heatsink (It looked like a decent heatsink and had a big rebate...)

 

I'll post pictures once I change it, kind of a before/after :)

[Bleedman0xx]

Going to: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, Intel Core i7 4770k

Since you got an unlocked processor, it would have been a better idea to have gotten the GD65 version instead of the G45. The former being that it has more power phases for power delivery to get better overclocking stability as well as a heat-pipe that helps keep the North Bridge cool.

[Coombzy]

sounds like a similar upgrade to what I plan to do later on in the year except i'm going to swap for a h80i let us know how it goes.

[farchord]

Since you got an unlocked processor, it would have been a better idea to have gotten the GD65 version instead of the G45. The former being that it has more power phases for power delivery to get better overclocking stability as well as a heat-pipe that helps keep the North Bridge cool.

 

I'm not really an overclocker. I might try the basic OCgenie, but I never really did OC before.

[Bleedman0xx]

I'm not really an overclocker. I might try the basic OCgenie, but I never really did OC before.

Fair enough.

[farchord]

 

 

More to come tonight!

[farchord]

Aiite took me 3 hours, just to find out that it didn't boot.

 

Removed video card. That ain't it.

 

So, I was at testing the RAM. Problem here is that the heatsink was covering the ram. This heatsink is HUMONGOUS!

 

So yeah it was a stick of ram. Part of a pack, so they're both out. Went from 12gb ram to 4. Got 2 sticks of 8gb on order at NCIX, I'll hopefuilly get them friday.

 

So I promised you tech pr0n, here it is! XD

 

The motherboard , bare naked, with the CPU mounted

 

The motherboard, now burdened with the heatsink

 

Space left between the heatsink and video card

[GuppyTech]

that heat sink is ridiculous!

 

never seen it before, blew me away

[farchord]

that heat sink is ridiculous!

 

never seen it before, blew me away

 

Yeah I'm starting to think I should have spent the extra 30-40$ and gotten an H100...

[Ashratt]

I'm not really an overclocker. 

 

Yeah I'm starting to think I should have spent the extra 30-40$ and gotten an H100...

 

uhhhhm?

[farchord]

uhhhhm?

 

 

I meant more that it's smaller. Takes less space and it's easier to maneuver

[KikoHQ]

I meant more that it's smaller. Takes less space and it's easier to maneuver

Since you're not an overclocker, and you wanted a smaller cooler, you should have stayed with stock cooler or go with a $20-$40 cooler.