freefaller
Bronze Level Poster
Hi all,
I obtained my PCS PC in October 2010. Recently my CoolIt Eco CPU cooler burst and I have RMA'd the PC to check what is still alive and what is not. Clearly I require a new CPU cooler, and most likely a new GPU. Hopefully everything else escaped unscathed, and I should know more shortly.
So, what CPU cooler would you recommend, which GPU, and generally any other upgrades you would recommend while my PC is in the tender care of PCS.
I use my PC for gaming and general tasks.
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£149)
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
I obtained my PCS PC in October 2010. Recently my CoolIt Eco CPU cooler burst and I have RMA'd the PC to check what is still alive and what is not. Clearly I require a new CPU cooler, and most likely a new GPU. Hopefully everything else escaped unscathed, and I should know more shortly.
So, what CPU cooler would you recommend, which GPU, and generally any other upgrades you would recommend while my PC is in the tender care of PCS.
I use my PC for gaming and general tasks.
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£149)
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)