tneux64 Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneux64 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 This review: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nzxt_phantom/5.htm concludes that the fan would be best served with an additional 200m fan or two.. How do I know what's compatible? Evidently the mountings on the phantom case are a little bit smaller than normal so not all work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) tne - you have an amazing hardware spec. going here! congratulations I'd wait to order the additional case fans until you actually receive the case and can measure the diameter/center points of the four mounting holes Intel 2600K = sweet choice Asus Sabretooth P67 = sweet choice Video cards = twin GTX 580s (oh wow!) Memory = g.skill is always my go to brand Case = the phantom is a great case but El_Capitan and me both love our K62s Power supply = I would really be looking at the Corsair AX1200 - but PC Power & Cooling make good psu's too (they are now owned by OCZ by the way................) CPU Heatsink = for air cooling it's hard to beat the DH14 Of everything you've picked so far I'm pretty much in complete agreement except the SSD............... I would really be looking at an SSD that is SATA III to take advantage of EVERY improvement in the new Intel chipset. The Corsair C300 would be a solid choice IMHO Edited March 23, 2011 by wevsspot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneux64 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Yeah I decided to go with the AX1200 and hold off on one of the two GTX 580s for the moment (unless the Army finally gets around to paying me for taking Arabic the past two semesters). The K62 looks great but I'm pretty much sold on full tower for better airflow/easier installation/wire management. The idea of trying to get everything crammed into a mid-tower just right the first time around is a little scary... It leaves me plenty of room for a future water cooling solution as well, which I plan on doing at some point. Would that extra ~100-150MB/s increase from going with a more expensive SATA III SSD be noticeable/worth it? I'm leaning towards yes, especially since holding off on that second GTX 580 will give me a little more cash to work with. I also answered my own fan question, evidently NZXT makes their own 200mm model (that is only 193mm) that is the only one that fits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 oh i miss read i thought it was something about a time machine, coulda gone back and sold my system for half a mil in 1995 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 tne - in the real world you're not going to notice much difference between an SSD that reads at 250Mb/s versus one that reads at 350Mb/s - assuming the access time are similar between the two. The primary reason I recommended you consider a SATA III SSD is because the technology is there now on the Intel P67 chipset to support SATA III - so why not use it if the prices between the two drives are close to one another? I guess I subscribe to the theory that if I'm going to pay for the latest technology, I'm going to use all of the latest technology I'm paying for Plus - the Crucial C300 is a better drive than the Vertex 2 (just from my experience and IMHO). Don't worry about foregoing the second GTX 580 right now. One of them will crush everything in it's path! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneux64 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) Would it be worth paying the extra $20 for a SATA 6.0GB/s HDD vs. a SATA 3.0 drive? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 (Samsung 32mb SATA 3 7200rpm 1TB) vs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 (WD 64mb SATA 6 7200rpm 1TB) Kinda scared by the fact that more than 1/10 people have had serious issues with the WD drive though.. One more question: would a 1200W power supply be fine with 2x GTX 590s? Edited March 24, 2011 by tneux64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Would it be worth paying the extra $20 for a SATA 6.0GB/s HDD vs. a SATA 3.0 drive? Not to me it wouldn't - but that's just IMHO One more question: would a 1200W power supply be fine with 2x GTX 590s? The AX1200 could power a small city if you wanted No problem there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneux64 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 I read the review of the GTX 590 that went up today on this site, I'm thinking I'll probably go with that instead of the GTX 580 and buy a second one later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 No sata 3 doesn't do anything for mechanical drives which struggle to be held back at sata 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneux64 Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 One more question: Would I see a noticeable increase in performance with two 7200rpm HDDs in a RAID 0 array? Is it worth the risk of losing all my data if one drive fails? HDDs are cheap nowadays so it would only be a ~$60 addition. Chances are I would have most of my games installed on my HDDs seeing as how a 128GB SSD will fill up rather quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 You can get Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB's (7200RPM) at Newegg for $54.99 and free shipping with promo code: EMCKGHA33 In RAID 0, you'll get faster sequential speeds, and as long as you back up your storage, it's worth the risk. My two Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB's in RAID 0 are still going strong after more than a year (my sig has a CrystalDiskMark link to some speed comparisons). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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