First build

[luckmonsoon]

Hey, so I'm going to be doing my first build soon but the majority of the parts will be salvaged from a build I had someone else do for me.  The specs of the new build will be...

i5 8600k (new)

CPU cooler suggestions?

MSI Z370 Gaming Plus (new)

Gigabyte GTX 1080 (old build)

GSkill 16 gb DDR4 RAM (old build)

600 Watt PSU (old build)

1 tb HDD and 250 gb ssd (old build)

a few fans (old build)

Phanteks Eclipse P400S

 

I'm a little concerned with disassembling my current build and was wondering if anyone has done anything similar?

 

Thank you

[luckmonsoon]

Also, airflow is something I'm inexperienced with.  Do I just go into the bios to change fan direction?

[emosun]

maybe practice of some freebee trash computers first. take them apart , reassemble them , learn how to install the os and software ect...

this is honestly why LTT kinda gets on my nerves sometimes. you have a guy here that doesn't even know that a computer fan only spins in one direction about to disassemble his only machine with only a handful of videos worth of knowledge to go on. and it's not your fault , the constant "anyone can do it" mentality is what really screws new people over.

[luckmonsoon]

4 minutes ago, emosun said:

maybe practice of some freebee trash computers first. take them apart , reassemble them , learn how to install the os and software ect...

this is honestly why LTT kinda gets on my nerves sometimes. you have a guy here that doesn't even know that a computer fan only spins in one direction about to disassemble his only machine with only a handful of videos worth of knowledge to go on. and it's not your fault , the constant "anyone can do it" mentality is what really screws new people over.

I don't have access to any junk computers but I appreciate the advice and opinion; it is kind of daunting but I have been involved with other builds, just not top to bottom so the little things I'm not informed on.

[emosun]

Just now, luckmonsoon said:

so the little things I'm not informed on.

the little things are important , when a computer doesn't work or has a problem it tends to be a little thing that is wrong.

[jiyeon]

23 minutes ago, luckmonsoon said:

CPU cooler suggestions?

Arctic Freezer 33 eSports and Cryorig H7 are both good options, I have an Arctic Freezer 33 eSports myself and it's a great cooler for the 8600K.

[luckmonsoon]

Just now, emosun said:

the little things are important , when a computer doesn't work or has a problem it tends to be a little thing that is wrong.

true

[luckmonsoon]

Just now, seoz said:

Arctic Freezer 33 eSports and Cryorig H7 are both good options, I have an Arctic Freezer 33 eSports myself and it's a great cooler for the 8600K.

thank you!

[hazeyez]

20 minutes ago, luckmonsoon said:

Hey, so I'm going to be doing my first build soon but the majority of the parts will be salvaged from a build I had someone else do for me.  The specs of the new build will be...

i5 8600k (new)

CPU cooler suggestions?

MSI Z370 Gaming Plus (new)

Gigabyte GTX 1080 (old build)

GSkill 16 gb DDR4 RAM (old build)

600 Watt PSU (old build)

1 tb HDD and 250 gb ssd (old build)

a few fans (old build)

Phanteks Eclipse P400S

 

I'm a little concerned with disassembling my current build and was wondering if anyone has done anything similar?

 

Thank you

@luckmonsoon what happened to the original build? Out of curiosity..

 

You don't have to mess with the bios to change fan speeds. Most motherboards come with some sort of controller software like Asus has Ai suite that lets you control like 6 fans including aio and CPU fans.

 

The case you chose is very nice I just did a build in it. You have space for three 120mm fans on top and front,  or two 140mm fans each, respectively.

 

Everything is plug and play for the most part.. watch a you tube video for a build the are a ton of them,  even in your case. 

 

For CPU coolers are you thinking AIO or regular? The hyper 212 evo is very popular,  works well,  and is like $30. You don't need an AIO.

 

I would go with an Asus mobo but that's just me.

 

 

 

[Fasauceome]

When it comes to fans, they're cupped in the direction the airflow will go, and sometimes they're marked with an arrow. Most cases come with fans situated to point airflow from front to back.

[Herman Mcpootis]

31 minutes ago, luckmonsoon said:

CPU cooler suggestions?

look for a scythe ninja 4, $40 and performs much better than the competition(besides the reeven justice).

[luckmonsoon]

49 minutes ago, hazeyez said:

@luckmonsoon what happened to the original build? Out of curiosity..

 

You don't have to mess with the bios to change fan speeds. Most motherboards come with some sort of controller software like Asus has Ai suite that lets you control like 6 fans including aio and CPU fans.

 

The case you chose is very nice I just did a build in it. You have space for three 120mm fans on top and front,  or two 140mm fans each, respectively.

 

Everything is plug and play for the most part.. watch a you tube video for a build the are a ton of them,  even in your case. 

 

For CPU coolers are you thinking AIO or regular? The hyper 212 evo is very popular,  works well,  and is like $30. You don't need an AIO.

 

I would go with an Asus mobo but that's just me.

 

 

 

Ok, and just a regular cpu cooler, and thanks for the advice!

[luckmonsoon]

49 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

When it comes to fans, they're cupped in the direction the airflow will go, and sometimes they're marked with an arrow. Most cases come with fans situated to point airflow from front to back.

Thanks!

[luckmonsoon]

46 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

look for a scythe ninja 4, $40 and performs much better than the competition(besides the reeven justice).

Thank you!