Should i upgrade the cooling?

ToxicFox

ToxicFox

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Hey, i've bought this pc just waiting for it to be built as you can see i have selected the "Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe AMD CPU Cooler (£19)" and i was wondering if this will keep me at a low temp if im raiding in world of warcraft or should i upgrade to a H40 or 60? Thanks

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-4170 Quad Core CPU (4.20GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A97 R2.0(DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, Windows 8 Ready!)
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe AMD CPU Cooler (£19)
Extra Case Fans
1 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£5)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
AOC 21.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£89)
2nd Monitor
AOC 18.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1366 x 768, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£69)
Speakers
Creative Inspire T3300 2.1 Speaker System (£46)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1
 
keynes

keynes

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With no overclocking the triple copper heat pipe will be fine, if you can afford an upgrade I would suggest the FX-6350 for around £10 more.
 
moosEh

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Unless you required the sound to be reduce I would suggest swapping to the standard cooler as in my experience they are better than the super quiets and also cheaper!
 
ToxicFox

ToxicFox

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keynes said:
With no overclocking the triple copper heat pipe will be fine, if you can afford an upgrade I would suggest the FX-6350 for around £10 more.
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thanks i will do this, also i was wondering would it be a good idea instead of the 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, a 500gb WD and a 120 gb ssd? i was thinking this just incase one fails?
 
keynes

keynes

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ToxicFox said:
thanks i will do this, also i was wondering would it be a good idea instead of the 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, a 500gb WD and a 120 gb ssd? i was thinking this just incase one fails?
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An SSD is not essential, if you can increase your budget I would consider upgrading the gpu if it is mainly for gaming rather than adding an SSD.
 
ToxicFox

ToxicFox

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keynes said:
An SSD is not essential, if you can increase your budget I would consider upgrading the gpu if it is mainly for gaming rather than adding an SSD.
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What would you suggest mate and any idea on the price difference? i only really have about £60 to tinker with.
 
ToxicFox

ToxicFox

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Just to make sure if my order is on pre-production i wont be charged any extra fee for changing anything in this stage will i?
 
keynes

keynes

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ToxicFox said:
Just to make sure if my order is on pre-production i wont be charged any extra fee for changing anything in this stage will i?
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If it is in pre-production no. I forgot to add that if I were you I wouldn't bother with the additional chassis fans, the case you selected is pretty good and with the components you have chosen I wouldn't expect any heat issues. More fans will create more noise, you could consider the FX-6350 instead than the FX-4170.
 
ToxicFox

ToxicFox

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Ok good to know thankyou, i will upgrade to the FX-6350 now and take off the extra fan. I will come back with the remaining budget i have to spend :p
 
keynes

keynes

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ToxicFox said:
Any suggestion on speakers? I do like my BASS! :p
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If the rig is mainly for gaming I would put more emphasis on the graphics card, you can always add peripherals later on. I am using the Logitech Z520 but when gaming I just use a headset.
 
ToxicFox

ToxicFox

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Processor (CPU) AMD FX-4170 Quad Core CPU (4.20GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+) - AMD FX-6350 Six Core CPU (4.2/3.9GHZ - 8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Graphics Card 2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable 3GB AMD RADEON™ - HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) - 500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan - 650W FSP RAIDER SERIES RA-650 80 PLUS® BRONZE (£59)
Extra Case Fans 1 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£5) - NONE
Speakers Creative Inspire T3300 2.1 Speaker System (£46) - Creative A250 2.1 Speakers with Subwoofer (£32)

Im now all spent lol, i downgraded my HDD as i wont use anywhere near all the 1TB. Wont make much difference to the performance will it?
 
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bigben

bigben

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ToxicFox said:
i downgraded my HDD as i wont use anywhere near all the 1TB.
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I didn't think I would need much memory, but I have about 400gb of games (a lot of new games take up 20gb + ), 150gb of videos, 15gb music ... It all adds up quickly.

I would say that if you can afford the extra 12 quid then it is worth it for twice as much memory.
 
ToxicFox

ToxicFox

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bigben said:
I didn't think I would need much memory, but I have about 400gb of games (a lot of new games take up 20gb + ), 150gb of videos, 15gb music ... It all adds up quickly.

I would say that if you can afford the extra 12 quid then it is worth it for twice as much memory.
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Well initially i was thinking 500GB HDD as i have a Laptop also with 500GB but as it's £12 i might aswell get the 1TB :p, as someone said on the film Alien "It's like a condom, I don't need it, but I'd rather not need one and have one then need one and not have one".
 
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ToxicFox said:
Processor (CPU) AMD FX-4170 Quad Core CPU (4.20GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+) - AMD FX-6350 Six Core CPU (4.2/3.9GHZ - 8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Graphics Card 2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable 3GB AMD RADEON™ - HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 CapableMemory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) - 500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan - 650W FSP RAIDER SERIES RA-650 80 PLUS® BRONZE (£59)
Extra Case Fans 1 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£5) - NONE
Speakers Creative Inspire T3300 2.1 Speaker System (£46) - Creative A250 2.1 Speakers with Subwoofer (£32)

Im now all spent lol, i downgraded my HDD as i wont use anywhere near all the 1TB. Wont make much difference to the performance will it?
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Is this two different spec graphics cards or am I missing something? I can't remember seeing this before.
 
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