I am putting together a folding rig with an i7 3820 on an Asus P9X79 Pro motherboard. I will be using G.Skill Ares RAM (2x4GB). I have 2 cases to choose from to put this in. One is a Corsair 400R and the other is an Antec DF-85. The DF-85 is built for air cooling and I would like to go this way but only if the Notctua or Phanteks can keep the 3820 @ 4.6GHz as cool as a Corsair H80. No more than 71/72c. (Possible for an H80?) If the H80 is the better cooler it will go in the 400R. I do not want to go with an H100 because with this board it just doesnt work in the 400R and the DF-85 does not work with it either. A custom loop is right out for now too as I do not have funds for it. Hep me out amigos as I need to get this ordered by tomorrow. As i said I would really like to use this VERY gaudy DF-85 for my folding rig so I hope the high end coolers can cut it with this cpu.
I am going to put this in both Air and Liquid areas for moar opinions.
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I am going to put this in both Air and Liquid areas for moar opinions.
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Nothing Special Here
(18 items) |
Fold-O-Rama
(10 items) |
First Build circa 1993
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7 3820 | Asus P9X79 Pro | MSI GTX 580 Lightning | G.Skill Ares 8GB |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| OCZ Agility 3 60GB | Corsair H100 | 6 case fans | Ubuntu 10.10 |
| Power | Case | ||
| Rosewill Capstone 750W | Corsair 400R | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium P5 | Shuttle Socket 4 | Diamond Stealth | Samsung 4MB |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Western Digital 160MB | x2 speed CD ROM | Intel OEM | Windows 3.11 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| CRT | 101 Keyboard | Who knows | Off white PC case |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | |
| PS/2 mouse | Rubber Gi'me | Sound Blaster AWE32 | |
| View all | |||
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Nothing Special Here
(18 items) |
Fold-O-Rama
(10 items) |
First Build circa 1993
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7 3820 | Asus P9X79 Pro | MSI GTX 580 Lightning | G.Skill Ares 8GB |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| OCZ Agility 3 60GB | Corsair H100 | 6 case fans | Ubuntu 10.10 |
| Power | Case | ||
| Rosewill Capstone 750W | Corsair 400R | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium P5 | Shuttle Socket 4 | Diamond Stealth | Samsung 4MB |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Western Digital 160MB | x2 speed CD ROM | Intel OEM | Windows 3.11 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| CRT | 101 Keyboard | Who knows | Off white PC case |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | |
| PS/2 mouse | Rubber Gi'me | Sound Blaster AWE32 | |
| View all | |||
