High-End Futureproof Build/ Or Not

Spider-Pig said:
Can I mount the radiator outside the case or does it have to be on the inside? Would it fit inside a NZXT Guardian 921RB and are there any other water coolers under $150 that can outperform it?
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For $150 you can get a proper loop instead of a sealed unit. Will shave off another 10 degrees easy
 
I would put in a SSD, bigger power supply like 850W, and match the motherboard to processor. If you are willing to wait for 3770k then wait for the matching chipsets that unlock all its functionality. Oh and not to forget newer graphics cards, the 7800 series as some have mentioned.

Option 2, buy 2nd hand current generation parts as soon as the new ones are out. There will be people desperate to upgrade and you can score a huge bargain, like 85% performance for 65% cost. Then you can upgrade in 2 yrs even! Get everything apart from cpu, motherboard and ram new or now since those stay constant between rebuilds.
 
eshwar said:
I would put in a SSD, bigger power supply like 850W, and match the motherboard to processor. If you are willing to wait for 3770k then wait for the matching chipsets that unlock all its functionality. Oh and not to forget newer graphics cards, the 7800 series as some have mentioned.

Option 2, buy 2nd hand current generation parts as soon as the new ones are out. There will be people desperate to upgrade and you can score a huge bargain, like 85% performance for 65% cost. Then you can upgrade in 2 yrs even! Get everything apart from cpu, motherboard and ram new or now since those stay constant between rebuilds.
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Matching chipsets for the 3770K have already been released. The ASUS P8Z68 V-PRO/GEN 3 supports 22nm Ivy Bridge's. Ivy Bridge is just a die shrink from Sandy Bridge, not new micro-architecture. So my mobo will unlock all its functionality, with a BIOS update of course :)
 
You pay a massive premium to get really high-end stuff, which then loses it value really quickly. What are you going to do with this PC that an i5-2500K couldn't handle right now?
 
KhoisanX said:
You pay a massive premium to get really high-end stuff, which then loses it value really quickly. What are you going to do with this PC that an i5-2500K couldn't handle right now?
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Probably some video editing
 
Spider-Pig said:
I don't trust myself with the coolant lol. Might spill it on the CPU or other components. :(
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Where do you stay? I'll help if you're in CT.
And even if you do it yourself, its easy to get it right. Just seat the heatsink as normal, tube everything up, tighten all fittings, and leak test with power off for 12-24 hours. No leaks after that and you're all set
 
Archer said:
Where do you stay? I'll help if you're in CT.
And even if you do it yourself, its easy to get it right. Just seat the heatsink as normal, tube everything up, tighten all fittings, and leak test with power off for 12-24 hours. No leaks after that and you're all set
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I love on the opposit side of SA, in Durban. Thanks for offering your help though, much appreciated :). I'll research a bit more into a custom loop and take your advice about the leak test and hopefully I might just attempt to make a custom loop by myself :D
 
Okay some events have changed my planned rig, in a good way. My cousin is the owner of a Video Editing store in Durban, mainly his customers want him to convert their videos that they've filmed on their HD Cameras onto Blu-Ray Discs. Now he bought an i7 2600 (Not K) when he started up the business, on a Asus P67 Pro motherboard , only to find out that it couldn't handle the encoding process, his CPU usage was at 95% usage and temps. were at +- 100 degrees. I suggested buying better graphics card (Not sure what he has) or consider liquid cooling, but he currently doesn't have the extra cash to spend. So I told him about my new planned rig, and he asked if I could do the encoding and burning of the discs for him. I said yes of course, since he would be paying me R75 for encoding and burning & encoding the Blu-Rays, he would give me his current Blu-Ray writer, and he would bring everything to me once a week on an external hard drive. So this made me think if I'm going to do temporary (or permanent you never know) Video Editing why not upgrade my current rig to a Sandy Bridge E platform. I've heard Ivy Bridge E will also work on LGA 2011 mobo's but I doubt I'll get an Ivy Bridge E, I'd rather wait for IVB to launch and then get a SBE CPU for half the price, strangely though Nahalem i7's are still going at the same price as Sandy Bridges, does this mean that SBE won't get a price drop when IBE comes out? Also please tell me if I'm going for overkill and if my current planned build is suffice, would be good to know :D
 
For transcoding you will be fine as long as you get a Z68 motherboard, so that you can use the IGP to do the transcoding. The 2600k would be faster here as well. As for how much faster the next gen chips would be, on average people are expecting a 10-20% increase. So if thats true you'll have to decide if thats worth the wait. Worst case, you could always flog the 2600k you get now, and throw in a new one
 
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