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ok this is what i got (with the correct mobo lol) i know the PSU is more then whats needed but im a sucker for Corsair power supplies, and red ram / SSDs to match the mobo and GPU

 

will be giving her my old Mini ATX case / Samsung 1080 monitor / and peripherals 

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was trying to keep it under $900 but that pretty close...

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I really wasn't judging, only trying to help. A 30 dollar cooler that has to be replaced to take full advantage of a CPU is 30 dollars wasted. I stuck with the stock cooler until I had saved up for the H105.

 

That power supply is notorious for being a bad power supply. Sorry I'm nothing but bad news LOL

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That power supply is notorious for being a bad power supply. Sorry I'm nothing but bad news LOL

how so? i read a few of the reviews on newegg and saw a couple arrived dead or failed after a couple of days but most were good reviews... and it has a 2 or 3 year warranty (different sites say different things). and every PC component has the chance of arriving dead... mobos, GPUs, PSU alike

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Linus did a video on them showing the dangers of using them. Seasonic is a brand most forum members agree is a good buy but I'm sure someone else will have some suggestions.

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Linus did a video on them showing the dangers of using them. Seasonic is a brand most forum members agree is a good buy but I'm sure someone else will have some suggestions.

what? Linus uses Corsair power supplies all the time! he loves them...

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So do I, an RM series. Even then I get my shit jumped for using it LOL. The low end Corsairs are known to catch on fire, no joke.

 

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So do I, an RM series. Even then I get my shit jumped for using it LOL. The low end Corsairs are known to catch on fire, no joke.

i really wouldnt say this is a 'high end' build though... its almost a full 100 watts less then what the power supply is rated for...

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but ill take a look at some other PSUs anyways and see if there is any i like...

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you think i can get away with a 350 watt psu? or should i go 400?

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and finding a psu with an 8 (6+2)  pin PCIe cable at this low wattage is kinda hard...

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%204814%20600036451%20&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=58%7C17-438-015%5E17-438-015%2C17-182-295%5E17-182-295%2C17-151-143%5E17-151-143%2C17-139-049%5E17-139-049%2C17-153-215%5E17-153-215&percm=17-438-015%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B17-182-295%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B17-151-143%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B17-139-049%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B17-153-215%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

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I can only advise and advise you  not to go cheap on the PSU I will. Any overclocking you hope to do will go through that PSU. I'd get a 500w, that gives you some room.

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so i am helping my sister build her first PC, and she wants to be able to play around with overclocking the CPU so we have decided on the I5-4690k... we are trying to keep the price down where we can though... so basically my question is, 'is it safe to have a mild overclock on this CPU with air cooling or should she get one of those Corsair self contained CPU water cooling things like the H50 - H80 - H100...?'

 

personally i have ran water cooling on all of my rigs since my 1st build so i dont really know what air cooling can handle...

Have her mess around with OC on a G3258 Pentium. Then step it up a notch and go 4690k
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so i am helping my sister build her first PC, and she wants to be able to play around with overclocking the CPU so we have decided on the I5-4690k... we are trying to keep the price down where we can though... so basically my question is, 'is it safe to have a mild overclock on this CPU with air cooling or should she get one of those Corsair self contained CPU water cooling things like the H50 - H80 - H100...?'

 

personally i have ran water cooling on all of my rigs since my 1st build so i dont really know what air cooling can handle...

id strongly recommend the nzxt kraken x41/x61. they both outperform the h100i, x41 being only a single 140mm rad as well, and x61 being 280mm, and im my country, both r cheaper than the corsair ones. 

CPU: Intel i7 8700k || Motherboard: Asus Z370-E ROG || RAM: Corsair 4266 2x8gb || GPU: Sapphire r9 280x tri-x || Case: Corsair 780t || 

Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB, 1TB Segate Barracuda HDD || PSU: Seasonic M12II Evo 850w || Display: AOC i2367FH 1920x1080p 23 Inch ||

CPU Cooler: Corsair h80 || Keyboard: Corsair Strafe || Mouse: Corsair Scimitar || Headset: Hyper X Cloud II || OS: Windows 10 ||

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Im running a hyper 212x on my 4690k, @4.5ghz/1.28v, my avg 100% cpu load temps after 30-60 mins of continuous 100% cpu usage with aida64, was around 75 degrees avg, id imagine a wc will drop 10-20 degrees

CPU: Intel i7 8700k || Motherboard: Asus Z370-E ROG || RAM: Corsair 4266 2x8gb || GPU: Sapphire r9 280x tri-x || Case: Corsair 780t || 

Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB, 1TB Segate Barracuda HDD || PSU: Seasonic M12II Evo 850w || Display: AOC i2367FH 1920x1080p 23 Inch ||

CPU Cooler: Corsair h80 || Keyboard: Corsair Strafe || Mouse: Corsair Scimitar || Headset: Hyper X Cloud II || OS: Windows 10 ||

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