F13Bubba Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Hey Y'all! So I entered a contest from Cooler Master for a new gaming computer, and holy hell, I WON! It's been a few months, but the parts are finally arriving, so I thought I'd throw a build log up on here. Specs are as follows Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 i7-5930K Asus x99 Mobo 32gb HyperX Fury DDR4 Master Air Maker 8 V850 PSU ASUS Strix 960 HyperX Savage 240gb SSD x2 Quickfire XTI Keyboard Sentinel III mouse Pretty sweet rig! I was informed that 1/3 of the parts would be shipped from Taiwan, with the rest coming from the US. Then I got an email last night telling me the tracking info, and the Taiwan parts came today! Time for some unboxing! So the mobo, cooler, keyboard, and GPU are here. Now, you may notice, as I did, that there's a 970 there not a 960....SWEET! I'm definitely not complaining about an unexpected upgrade. I can't wait for the rest of the parts to get here, and to start building the beast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Great win, the video card upgrade is sweet . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F13Bubba Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Question: I'm considering selling the air cooler, and picking up an H100. Thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Question: I'm considering selling the air cooler, and picking up an H100. Thoughts? Should be a few degree drop, potentially more depending on mode, with the H100i. Might as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F13Bubba Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Question: I'm considering selling the air cooler, and picking up an H100. Thoughts? Should be a few degree drop, potentially more depending on mode, with the H100i. Might as well. And I won't be putting the strain of this beast on the mobo. Let's just hope I can get it sold. Edited March 18, 2016 by F13Bubba Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 noice bubba!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Congrats!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F13Bubba Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Question: I was considering an AIO water cooler solution, but after some research, my paranoia about it leaking and destroying this beautiful card I can't afford to replace combined with the fact that I don't intend to OC the cpu makes me lean toward an air cooler. Considering the size and weight of this cooler, I'm looking to buy something else. I've always been happy with my 212+, but I'm open to any suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiki007 Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 The Noctua NH-U14S is not that bulky, and delivers great cooling results. Test results (Noctua with only one fan on push): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Question: I was considering an AIO water cooler solution, but after some research, my paranoia about it leaking and destroying this beautiful card I can't afford to replace combined with the fact that I don't intend to OC the cpu makes me lean toward an air cooler. Considering the size and weight of this cooler, I'm looking to buy something else. I've always been happy with my 212+, but I'm open to any suggestions. Funny you just happened to win an AIO cooler. lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F13Bubba Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Question: I was considering an AIO water cooler solution, but after some research, my paranoia about it leaking and destroying this beautiful card I can't afford to replace combined with the fact that I don't intend to OC the cpu makes me lean toward an air cooler. Considering the size and weight of this cooler, I'm looking to buy something else. I've always been happy with my 212+, but I'm open to any suggestions. Funny you just happened to win an AIO cooler. lol. Originally it was supposed to be the Nepton 240L, but they changed to their massive air cooler. I ended up buying a Noctua U-12s (I think I meant to get the 14, whoops lol), and I'm selling the Masterair Maker. Edited March 23, 2016 by F13Bubba Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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