Acer is better if you want to add more monitors later to do 4k gaming with your monster as **** 770 :P

Yeah I think I'm getting 2 monitors.

So, those of you who are more informed than I am. I have read through a ton of the parts and picked what I thought would do well for me. With my current build, what type of system and performance am I getting? Have I done well with Price/bang for my buck?

System will beast for a long time. Great build. Especially to keep stock.

edit: My only thought. If you are going to stay stock, if you can get the non K CPU cheaper, do so.

I can't find a benchmark for an ATI 8650M.


Does anyone know anything about this mobile card? It uses 2 GB of GDDR5 ram, but it's in a $500 laptop.

Something doesn't add up.

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-17...spiron-17-3721

I mentioned yessterday that I do plan on overclocking now

Does anybody here water cool their systems? Will my Evo cpu cooler do just as well?

I water cool mine. And your air cooler will not do just as well. The h60 will get you 5 degrees cooler, and something like the h100i (what I use) was able to let me overclock my 3930k to over 5 GHZ stable without overheating. SO that gives you an idea. When you watercool, make sure your radiators can fit in your case.

I have since turned it down for longevity, but these easy install closed loop water coolers are nearly as good as a custom watercooling loop.

NZXT is taking preorders for a plug-n-play GPU watercooler that releases dec 10. DAMN I want it.

The EVO WILL do just as good if not better than the H60.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...r212_evo/4.htm

1 degree lower, in half the tests, for nearly double the price. Those closed looped prefilled watercoolers are a rip off. They cost way too damn much for what they offer in cooling.

Save the money.

OCing isn't an exact science. You can build 3 identical computers with identical coolers and not achieve the same OCs. The EVO can get you to a stable 4.4-4.5ghz OC, which is perfectly fine.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Rad...M.87211.0.html

Decent, but I wouldn't expect great gaming performance from it.

I looked the other night at the h60, before I suggested he adopt it over the evo. I found several tests getting 5 degrees better, at lower noise. When I checked the other night, it was the same price as the air cooler.

I will never air cool a CPU ever again. And with the new NZXT closed loop water block, it really has me considering selling my 670 and picking up an r290x to watercool.

edit; after looking again, JD is correct in the fact that the h60 is twice as much. It is the price I thought it was, but the EVO I looked at was 60 dollars as well.

You can always upgrade your cooler later if you are having trouble achieving big overclocks.

Gonna have to provide a link to an H60 that only costs $30 and provide a chart that shows a 5 degree difference. Because I have never seen either.

You where right about price, I was thinking 212 was 60.

Here is something I found in 2 seconds.

Obviously different setups are going to change variables, such as GPU's, case setup etc.

1 random forum post...

Do more research on the subject. The overwhelming majority you'll read on the subject and charts you'll see is that the H60 is no better than a good air cooler, like the 212 EVO. To believe you'll get a 4-10C difference by getting the H60 is just laughable.

But hey, it's not my money...

Here's a review straight from a newegg post comparing it to a STOCK cooler:

(Stock: ~ 70-72C full load; max out at 74)
(Corsair - 66-69C full load; max out at 72)
(Stock: ~ 29-31 idle)
(Corsair ~ 30-32 idle)

Do I believe that you'll only get 3C better performance compared to a stock cooler? NO!

It's reeruned to think that.

The H60 is an entry level water cooler, doesn't get much lower on the water cooling totem pole, and the 212 EVO is one of, if not the best air cooler you can get.

Here's another chart.

There is no comparison with the H60 but it has an H80 in the chart and the H80 only gains 3C on the EVO... The only difference between the H80 and H60 is, I believe, that the H80 has a thicker radiator so it will get you just slightly lower temps than a H60.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1407/6

I just watched a comparison and in the guys system the h80 made a 10-12c difference over hyper 212 evo.

Again, it has everything to do with your case and configuration. I understand the difference in coolers. I am just the kind of guy that will pay extra for better performance, especially since I do such a big OC. I had my 3930k UNLOCKED all 6 cores at 5.1 GHZ stable. Was hitting around 80c under full load. I turned it down to 4.6 and now runs about 71c max (highest core)

Value-wise, the 212 is definitely better, because its next to free.