PC Setup

[imrx]

Another question. Should I go with my current case for now? It's nothing good. The mATX board would fit in nicely as my current board is mATX. There is enough room for the msi 7850, but it only has one rear fan. (I would buy a side fan) Would that be enough? Would I be risking high temperatures/overheating? The thing is, my pc is kind of in a corner of a room. About 15cm(5.9 inches) for the walls.

 

[imrx]

Sorry for the double post, but I'm bumping for an answer.

 

[lehtv]

One intake and one exhaust should be fine. Is the rear fan 120m? What about the side fan slot?

 

[imrx]

Both, side and rear are 120mm.

 

[mfenn]

Both, side and rear are 120mm.

Is there no mounting position for a fan in the front?

 

[imrx]

There is on the inside chassis, but the front panel is a closed surface.

 

[piasabird]

You are using an Ivy Bridge i5 Processor and an Ivy bridge MB, so you should be using DDR3 1600 ram so the Processor speed and the RAM speed will be used best. If you are overclocking, I would not get an H77 motherboard, Suggest ASROCK. Also for overclocking see how fast you can overclock the RAM and get appropriate RAM for overclocking.

 

[imrx]

You are using an Ivy Bridge i5 Processor and an Ivy bridge MB, so you should be using DDR3 1600 ram so the Processor speed and the RAM speed will be used best. If you are overclocking, I would not get an H77 motherboard, Suggest ASROCK. Also for overclocking see how fast you can overclock the RAM and get appropriate RAM for overclocking.

Nope. I am using a Sandy Bridge CPU and an h75 mobo. And I'm not going to overclock. Do you even read the thread before posting...?

 

[thelastjuju]

Also for overclocking see how fast you can overclock the RAM and get appropriate RAM for overclocking.

Why?

So he can score a few nanoseconds higher on an artificial benchmark?

 

[imrx]

Ok. Let's stop talking about different parts. I've decided about the majority of them and I asked about my case, not which ram I should get...

 

[azeem40]

Just get any standard or low profile RAM from G.Skill (like the Ares), Corsair (like the Vengeance Low Profile), Crucial (like the Ballistix sport), Kingston (like the Kingston HyperX) or Mushkin (like the Silverline).

 

[mfenn]

Ok. Let's stop talking about different parts. I've decided about the majority of them and I asked about my case, not which ram I should get...

Just get any standard or low profile RAM from G.Skill (like the Ares), Corsair (like the Vengeance Low Profile), Crucial (like the Ballistix sport), Kingston (like the Kingston HyperX) or Mushkin (like the Silverline).

LOL

Anyway, OP you could use the side fan as intake and the rear fan (presumably behind the CPU socket area) as exhaust. It wouldn't be as efficient as a proper front-to-back airflow setup, but it should be sufficient for a relatively low power build like this one.

 

[imrx]

Sorry for the poor drawing, but this is basically what I can do with my case.

Both are 120mm. Would that be enough? I really don't want any overheating issues...

 

[lehtv]

That should be fine, the only way you'll overheat anything is by overclocking too much. When you've got everything installed, download CPUID HWmonitor to check that all the temps (especially at load) are good. If you decide to OC the 7850, you can monitor temperatures with MSI Afterburner's overlay during stability testing

 

[imrx]

I know I keep asking dumb questions, but is the Corsair Corsair CXV2 430W really enough for my build?

 

[lehtv]

for an ivy bridge quad and 7850, yes... less than 200W during gaming. You should be fine even if you OC moderately

 

[Ken g6]

I know I keep asking dumb questions, but is the Corsair Corsair CXV2 430W really enough for my build?

for an ivy bridge quad and 7850, yes... less than 200W during gaming. You should be fine even if you OC moderately

Nope. I am using a Sandy Bridge CPU and an h75 mobo. And I'm not going to overclock. Do you even read the thread before posting...?

Anyway, using Sandy instead of Ivy is like overclocking an Ivy. You'll still be fine.

 

[lehtv]

Right...

 

[imrx]

MSI 7850 vs GIGABYTE 7850... Which one?
Only a few Ls difference.

 

[lehtv]

MSI in my opinion.

 

[imrx]

Well. I just took a look at newegg reviews. 90% of them are about bad drivers for the GIGABYTE card. MSI it is then.

 

[Blain]

Use the Newegg "reviews" only as a last resort when trying to evaluate a product.

 

[imrx]

I always look at serious reviews and benchmarks.I use newegg just so I can see what people say about the product. If 90% of people say the drivers fail all the time, I'm pretty sure that there is a problem with that card... Well. With the drivers...

 

[mfenn]

I always look at serious reviews and benchmarks.I use newegg just so I can see what people say about the product. If 90% of people say the drivers fail all the time, I'm pretty sure that there is a problem with that card... Well. With the drivers...

You do realize that an MSI and Gigabyte 7850 (and all other 7850s for that matter) use the exact same drivers, right?

Any way, I would pick the card that costs the least assuming that they both have dual-fan coolers. If they don't, obviously pick the one with the dual-fan cooler.

 

[imrx]

I have already ordered the PC and it's on it's way. Thank you for all the help.

I looked for some threads around the interwebs. Is the stock cooler for i5 3450 enough if I do video rendering? Some guy (I know, I know...) was saying that rendering makes the cpu go up to 80C with stock. Would it really? And should I be concerned of that?