Advise for VGA and cooling in new rig /4770k/M6F/GSkill2400

[karl_azytzeen]

HI All

I jus recieved parts for my rigs and i had assambled it, but i need some advise with finel parts.

At this moment i have:
Case: NZXT 820 Black
Mobo: Maximus VI Formula
Procc: 4770k
RAM: GSkill 2400 2x8Gb (Single side module)
HDD: OCZ Vector 128Gb+ 2x2Tb WD green
PSU: Tacens Radix III 1000W
VGA: Radeon HD4890 (looking for advise!)
Cooling: Stock 775 cooler (looking for advise)
Screen: Samsung PX2270 (1920x1080)

To help my adviser friends 😮 Im planig on stethic level, to apply some kind of black and whyte paint vynil with carbon fiber effect, but this is thelast thing to think about...

The main thing that i need now is the VGA, lloking as good hig end Graphics (playing on 1920x1080 Ultra setting sin latest games and next gen games). I had a ook at GTX770 and R9 290, butim not decided, also the new api and the arrival of next gen gtx makes me doubt more. Wait for GTX 800 and the go for a GTX 780?

Im not sure about start whatercooling, its promising and so cool but really xpensive for me, so if go for that should be slowly.
In that point i had in mind to go for some 240 kit to place in the rear place outside the case, choosing a kit with quality pump (Laing D5 or equivalent) and Good waterblock (Phobya ST2, EK supremacy, XSPC Raystorm, Ibercool ICE MT...) so later i cand xpand just adding radiators. Also if im in the good way i think that tube reservoirs are better looking that they are cheaper and can chage the waterpump type just switching the base or also being standlaone with separated pump.
Al i would like to xpand mdding the case to make fit Phobya xtreme 400 and Xtreme 200 as top and bottom radiators with Bitfenix 230 fans as ideal setup for CPU, VGA and MOBO.
Nexxos alphacool 240 kit is my first choice now do you suggest anithing better? (i live in UE, so cant buy at tigerdirect, ncix, pcperformance, frozencpu or newegg... 😞 )

Thanks in advance!

[PowerOver9K]

Antronman wrote:
Indigo Extreme is the best.

It is the best but it's also a PITA to put on and it's VERY electrically conductive (as it's metal). I can nail it every time now applying it but I've also probably applied it over 50x before.

The reason I am suggesting HEGrease\GC-Extreme is because it's up there on top but it's not electrically conductive so if someone is delidding their CPU and messes up with it I am not responsible. 😄

[Zka17]

100% agree with PowerOver9K! Better to be safe than sorry...

[karl_azytzeen]

LOL never llok at indigo, seems that need a really special installation.
Anyway for the next months i will continue with my actual tim im getting "good" temps.
With stock crappy cooler 87-89C @4.2 with undervolt 1.113 Vcore (did not try to go far away now cause im on exams time and i need it stable, (survives to 30 min of prime 95 wich is enought good for now))

Trying to settle my mind and thinkig a bit i decided to save money (for the vga now, and later for the WC, of course :P) and get a rainjitek themis wich is a bit better than CM hyper 212, and is about 28€ (vs 35) and is the best bang for the buck nowadays).
With this i will be able to have a mild to average OC 24/7 with silent operation (the case is side by side with my bed).

I will survive with my 4890 radeon for next months, with an adequate OC i can play bf4 at medium-high settings in my small screen (1440x768 ( i had played there for 5 years now, i can play some months more).

This days i will just do the external customisations as it will be funny to do with my girlfriends (in the future she will have his own "pink twin" of my computer). This will be with black and white carbon fiber vinyl, we probably will do a worklog at overclock.net.




Thansk all for the help.

If there is anything that im missing, please tell it.

I hope to see you again in the worklog.

Cheers