Shaydee

Hey guys, I'm looking into a new build as follows.

X2 7750 Black Edition (Gonna be OC'ing)
Asus M3A78 PRO
Hiper Osiris Mid-Tower
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz (CL4) Titanium or something
Some Zalman ZM-RHS1 Passive VGA RAM coolers (for the mosfets)

I'll be using my current 500w Xclio PSU and an XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog 256mb which I got off of ebay for £36.

Now the main question, aftermarket coolers.

Tuniq Tower 120
or
Xigmatek 1283 Red Scorpion

I've heard that the Red Scorpion only mounts horizontally on AM2 boards, which isn't much of a problem considering the Osiris has a bottom mounted PSU and Top+Rear120mm exhausts and a front 120mm intake.

Which would give me better performance? Would they be sucking in warm air from the GPU? Would it even fit inside the case? Is there a better motherboard for around the same price I can OC on (£60-70)? And would my 500w PSU be sufficient to run all of this? Is OCZ ram any good (would I be better off getting CL5 timing Corsair XMS2, would there be much difference)?

Thanks in advance guys

Enthusiast

Get the Xig for better performance
Won't make a diff which way you mount it because of the case
You won't be intaking much warm air from the GPU beacuse most of the heat goes out the side/back
Should fit in the case
Not sure about AMD mobos
500 watts should be enough as long as it is good quality
Both Corsair and OCZ is great and I doubt theres much diff

Shaydee

Thanks a lot.

I looked into this little 500w before I bought it as I needed something cheaper at the time. Reviews said it was sturdy and a decent performer. Hasn't disappointed for two years.

Xigmatek it is then.

pioneerisloud

I'd look into a standard Xigmatek S1284 myself. But either way though, the Xigmatek should perform on par or better than a Tuniq Tower. It actually rivals the TRUE, which is well known as the "best" air cooler out right now. The Xigmatek is just a few *C warmer and half the price.

Good luck with your build .

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Shaydee

I was looking at that, but the only Xigmatek coolers I could find in the UK were the 1283's, which both had good reviews.

I'm looking at the Red Scorpion more so as the pipes are nickel plated, which although slightly less effective at cooling than the original should make the RS last a bit longer.

Also, would the stock Xigmatek fan be ok for a 7750BE overclock to around 3.3/3.5? Would I be better off going for a different fan? If so, which one? I have no knowledge whatsoever when it comes to decent fans.