Looking at a new PC, but unsure what to get..

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Andrew_P

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Oussebon said:
I believe it has space for 1 fan at the top.

It does fit the H100i V2. The configurator says so. It would go at the front, with one of the two fans currently there going to the top mounting spot, and the other presumably being lost. But that shouldn't be a problem.

https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-black
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I think its the black and blue case that PCS offer which already comes with a fan in the top looking at the specs on their website?

https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-black-blue

Do you think there would be enough cooling with one fan at the front, one in the top mounting spot and one at the rear if went with the H100i?

Cheers Oussebon :)
 
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Oussebon

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PCS say it has 2 in the front and 1 in the rear.
Fans
2 x front 120mm case fans
1 x rear 120mm case fan
https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-black-blue
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The stock fan config from NZXT is apparently 1 in the roof, 1 at the rear, and none in the front. Possibly on the assumption that people will fit water coolers there anyway.

It has 4 mounting points .https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-black-blue The H100i V2 would take up both front ones (240mm radiator). PCS would presumably relocate one of the front fans to the roof mount and you'd lose the other.

But yes, I'm sure that would be fine. It's perfectly common for AIO water coolers to get mounted at the front of cases.
 
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Andrew_P

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Oussebon said:
PCS say it has 2 in the front and 1 in the rear.
The stock fan config from NZXT is apparently 1 in the roof, 1 at the rear, and none in the front. Possibly on the assumption that people will fit water coolers there anyway.

It has 4 mounting points .https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-black-blue The H100i V2 would take up both front ones (240mm radiator). PCS would presumably relocate one of the front fans to the roof mount and you'd lose the other.

But yes, I'm sure that would be fine. It's perfectly common for AIO water coolers to get mounted at the front of cases.
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Thanks Oussebon, I really like the case as it has a smaller form factor, and seems a bit more spacious than the Fractal Define C. Would you go with the Noctua and have 2 front fans, 1 in roof, and 1 rear, or would you go with the Corsair and lose a fan?
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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The H100i does itself have 2 fans, so what I said above about "losing" a fan only applies to the number of stock case fans rather than the total number of fans the system has. :) Sorry if what I said before gave the wrong impression.

I'd probably go with the Noctua as the cooling is fine, it's £50 cheaper, and you don't get hot air off the CPU cooler's radiator blowing over the GPU. And I'd probably stick with the case's stock 3 fan config.
 
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Andrew_P

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Thanks Oussebon :)

Might have changed my mind with the case I was going to go for after seeing the NZXT H440 MID-TOWER BLACK/RED GAMING CASE.

What do you think of this case? It has a lot of fans as standard, but just wondering what you would go with out of this and the Define S?
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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Personally I'd go with the Define S. If you like the H440 black/red aesthetic then I think the NZXT Noctis 450 is apparently a bit better for cooling.
 
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Andrew_P

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Ready to order and just wondered what you think of this build :)

Case
NZXT S340 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/BLUE)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, Wi-Fi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 480 - HDMI, 3 x DP - DX® 12 ()
FREE DOOM with AMD RX 480 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,402.00 including VAT and delivery
 
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Andrew_P

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Well it seems the Game Max Falcon case is back in stock now which is the one I originally wanted. I just had a question regarding the fans, can the colour be turned off? :)

This is what I have come up with..

Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, Wi-Fi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 480 - HDMI, 3 x DP - DX® 12 ()
FREE DOOM with AMD RX 480 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,481.00 including VAT and delivery
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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I've no idea. There's a game max falcon case on Amazon with fixed colour fans where some customers say that it is possible, apparently by turning the fans to a lower speed. However, as with most info in Amazon customer comments, it's contradicted by other statements. And I can't say if it applies to the RGB LED fans on this model either.

You may want to phone PC Specialist and ask them.

Worst case scenario you can just change the fans yourself - fit some nice Noctua / be quiet! / Corsair ones.
 
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Andrew_P

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Oussebon said:
I've no idea. There's a game max falcon case on Amazon with fixed colour fans where some customers say that it is possible, apparently by turning the fans to a lower speed. However, as with most info in Amazon customer comments, it's contradicted by other statements. And I can't say if it applies to the RGB LED fans on this model either.

You may want to phone PC Specialist and ask them.

Worst case scenario you can just change the fans yourself - fit some nice Noctua / be quiet! / Corsair ones.
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Thanks Oussebon :)

Do you think the Game Max case would be a better option than the NZXT S340? :)
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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I think they're both fine. I'd say the choice is mainly on aesthetics and features rather than performance.
 
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Andrew_P

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Just seen PCS are now offering 3600MHz RAM in the configurator, do you think its worth the price difference over the 3200MHz? :)
 
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Andrew_P

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Hi again,

Well I held off pulling the trigger for a bit longer and I noticed you can now order a system with the Intel i7-7740x.

Would you say its worth going for an overclocked system with this CPU, would it be more future proof? Also what sort of cooler would be best as it seems overclock is 5Ghz?

Cheers

Andrew
 
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