C240 ALC vs ECO ALC

[Simon]

All

I see that an additional cooler has been introduced.
In view of a previous, extended, discussion on cooling I'm wondering whether I should and if so whether I can change my order (currently in build) to use this cooler rather than the ECO ALC that is currently specified.

I haven't had a chance to look at any reviews as yet to see what the perceived differences are, but a radiator with more surface area sounds like a great idea.

Any thoughts? Time being of the essence, I imagine.

Thanks in hopeful anticipation.

Simon

Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 1000 SILVER SILENT CASE (£159)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-980X (3.33GHz) 6.4GTs/12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® RAMPAGE III EXTREME: 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
12GB SAMSUNG DDR3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz (3 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
1536MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX480 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
600GB WD VELOCIRAPTOR® SATA 6-Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
3rd Hard Disk
600GB WD VELOCIRAPTOR® SATA 6-Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
4th Hard Disk
600GB WD VELOCIRAPTOR® SATA 6-Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£99)
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10x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£99)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 1000W MODULAR PSU (HX1000) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£175)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
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1 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD
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Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£148)
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Microsoft® Office Pro 2010 (Incl Disc & 1 License for 2 devices) (£339)
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LOGITECH Z-5500 Digital 5.1 THX-certified digital surround (£252)
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Logitech® Webcam Pro 9000 - 2.0Mp, AutoFocus and Carl Zeiss Optics (£55)
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Logitech® ClearChat PC Wireless™ Headset High-performance & wireless (£84)
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3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, Lifetime Tech Support) (£5)
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STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Miscellaneous
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[Sweeney47]

the C240 is obviously bigger and can only fit a minority of the cases so you want to check that. Also you can change your build at any time but the further down the production line it is the more it will cost you to amend, for example its free at 'pre-production' but beyond that an extra cost is involved.

 

[Simon]

Many thanks for the quick reply, Sweeney.
I've selected the Cosmos 1000 Silent Case, so figure that should have enough room.
The order was waiting arrival of the OCZ 240Gb SSD but I see this changed earlier this afternoon, so hopefully any amendment costs would be reasonable (ideally zero, of course).
Looks like the C240 might run quieter both at idle and under load, which would be great and I'd really like to keep things as cool as possible and establisg as much headroom as I can for a potential OC at a later date.

 

[Simon]

Having had a chat in the online support room it seems that the C240 will indeed be quieter and with more headroom for a later OC, so I've made the change at a cost of £38.

Great work by all concerned - very impressive customer service and flexibility.

Looks like this post can close now?

 

[Sweeney47]

looks like you've got a very solid build there

 

[Gorman]

Good stuff, all done.