Post your gaming setup!

[jmt]

I think H80i's stock fans have a better noise/cfm ratio than Scythe GT's. GT's are very old fans now (still good for big rads / custom loops though) : /

The 1850 RPM is quieter, but moves less air and has less static pressure. The 3000 RPM is about the same noise level, but moves more air and has more static pressure.

The 3000 RPM GTs would be an upgrade, but since two would cost $40-$50, I can't say it'd be worth it.

[Majesticii]

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Nicely balanced system, and by the looks of it a very predominant colorscheme. Looking forward to the pictures

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Did some modifications to my own system. Need to get my mate to update my pictures, cause my camera sucks ^^
http://i.imgur.com/LTimSUz.jpg

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I think H80i's stock fans have a better noise/cfm ratio than Scythe GT's. GT's are very old fans now (still good for big rads / custom loops though) : /

The problem with the H80i's stock fans is that they move air weirdly producing whistling turbulence noises, H60 does the exact same thing. I'm not sure what exactly causes the whistle noises but i believe it has something to do with the design of the blades on the stock fans. Me replacing them with GT's is simply a test to see if the noise is remediable. If not, I'll install them on the side plate. It's a win-win investment either way

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Nicely balanced system, and by the looks of it a very predominant colorscheme. Looking forward to the pictures

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Did some modifications to my own system. Need to get my mate to update my pictures, cause my camera sucks ^^
[URL]http://i.imgur.com/LTimSUz.jpg[ /URL]

Indeed, going to be loads of fun to build it. Unfortunately I as well have a shitty camera so the pictures will probably not be of the highest caliber.

[Majesticii]

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I think what you refer to as "whistle noises" is just the pump.

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I think what you refer to as "whistle noises" is just the pump.

We shall find out tomorrow

[Xuvial]

...huh. The TIM spread between the lid and the chip seems to be meh at best, no wonder temps suck. Putting aside there shouldn't be any TIM at all, the whole thing is supposed to be welded/soldered shut right?

[Fluorescent0]

Also yes, they should be using fluxless solder like with sandy bridge and all the extreme chips. But after sandy, haswell and ivy use TIM. Don't know why they changed but it is why temps are much higher on ivy and haswell than they should be.

It's far more cost effective, that's why they changed it.

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...huh. The TIM spread between the lid and the chip seems to be meh at best, no wonder temps suck. Putting aside there shouldn't be any TIM at all, the whole thing is supposed to be welded/soldered shut right?

it's terrible, some guy even tested the TIM at OC and the results were like +25-30 degrees for a minor overclock.
aslo can't see from the picture if it is a haswell or ivy chip? (ps warranty tip , use black glue once you replaced the TIM)

[Xuvial]

It's far more cost effective, that's why they changed it.

Cost effective for the $500+ chips as well?

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Cost effective for the $500+ chips as well?

E series still use solder to my knownledge.

[Xuvial]

it's terrible, some guy even tested the TIM at OC and the results were like +25-30 degrees for a minor overclock.
aslo can't see from the picture if it is a haswell or ivy chip? (ps warranty tip , use black glue once you replaced the TIM)

Sounds like Intel did it on purpose to limit overclocking on air and make their E-series chips seem better in comparison. Pretty pathetic.

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CPU - i7 4770K @ 4.4 GHz
RAM - 16GB
500 gb SSD
1TB HDD
CPU - GTX Titan x 2
Watercooling - H100i

[Xuvial]

CPU - i7 4770K @ 4.4 GHz
RAM - 16GB
500 gb SSD
1TB HDD
CPU - GTX Titan x 2
Watercooling - H100i

Would love to see some pics man, that would be one of the few extreme-level builds around here

[Majesticii]

Sounds like Intel did it on purpose to limit overclocking on air and make their E-series chips seem better in comparison. Pretty pathetic.

Nah, intel is trying to maximise profit instead of actively competing with AMD. Because frankly, there is no competition.
However using glue and TIM on a 500 or 1000 dollar CPU is hard to sell :P

[BicycleMafioso]

Please keep Haswell overclocking in a thread more suited for that topic.

[Baatun]

You upgraded my CPU, pretty happy with it after having some problems with my old E8400.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570
CPU-Cooler: Alpenföhn Brocken (CPU @40°C)
RAM: 8GB G.SKILL DDR3-1333
GPU: ASUS DirectCU HD 6870 1GB
MB: ASRock B85M-HDS
SSD: 250GB Samsung 840 Basic
HDD: 1TB WD Black Edition
PSU: CoolerMaster Silent Pro M500 (500W, 85% effiency)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard Pro

[Majesticii]

Could've gone with 1600 memory though, seeing haswell has a 1600 memory controller. Oh well, it won't make that much difference.

[Zenfoldor]

Intel i7 3770K @4.6ghz 1.25vcore(Delidded with CLP on die, MX4 on IHS/Sync) ~ EVGA ACX SC GTX 780 ~ Corsair H110 AIO Cooler(w/ 2x 140mm BGear Blasters) ~ Corsair AX1200 w/ 100.4amps on one +12v rail ~ 16gb (2x8gb) Kingston Beast HyperX DDR3 2400mhz CL11 w/ Kingston active RAM cooler ~ Samsung Pro 840 256gb SSD w/ Win 7 Pro 64 Bit + 64gb C300 + 3tb ancillary ~ Asrock Extreme6 Z77 8+4 Phase Motherboard ~ CoolerMaster HAF932 ~ Samsung 32" 1080p 120hz LED Desktop Monitor

Thinking of dropping in a second 780. My temps never reach 60c on this rig with even higher voltage than I'm running for daily use. That cooler + delidding + bgears blaster + optimized TIM/case makes it unbelievable for temps.

I'm adding it on EVGA mod rigs, current name is Megalodon.

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PS: I turn hyperthreading off for WoW but I keep the same overclock. I have different profiles for video editing, WoW, and general gaming. As you probably guessed, the rig is quite snappy, but a little loud with all the active cooling @ high rpm. I work in a room with a window unit AC so I couldn't possibly hear a jet engine, much less a computer, which is why I don't care. I used the vice and wood block method of delidding.

[Baatun]

Could've gone with 1600 memory though, seeing haswell has a 1600 memory controller. Oh well, it won't make that much difference.

I already had DDR3 Ram with my E8400...

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CPU: Intel Core i7-2700k
CPU-Cooler: Noctua NH-D 14
RAM: 16GB 1600Mhz
GPU: 2x Nvidia GeForce GTX590
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200w
Case: Cooler Master HAF X

Here is mine one and half year old setup.