Cabinet Suggestion Required

[anandntvm]

I am planning to buy a system with the following config

Corei7 950
Asus Sabertooth
6 GB RAM
GTX 460 Card

Cabinet - CM 690 II Advanced with 4 or 5 additional noctua fans.

Should I buy HAFX or HAF 922 for the above config?

I am not an overclocker and will not overclock.

Should I invest for the Cooler Master CPU Cooler? Will the CPU temp be reduced if I make use of a CPU Cooler?

Regards,
Anand

 

[osholt]

I am planning to buy a system with the following config

Corei7 950
Asus Sabertooth
6 GB RAM
GTX 460 Card

Cabinet - CM 690 II Advanced with 4 or 5 additional noctua fans.

Should I buy HAFX or HAF 922 for the above config?

I am not an overclocker and will not overclock.

Should I invest for the Cooler Master CPU Cooler? Will the CPU temp be reduced if I make use of a CPU Cooler?

Regards,
Anand

It won't make much of difference as long as there is some form of cooling and you don't run the CPU at 100% for hours on end. If you live in a hot country you my want to consider the extra cooling just for piece of mind. I know of several people who have had mild electrical fires/short circuits on their computers during hot weather (30ºC+).

The other thing is that having extra cooling takes up more power and unless you are using a water cooler it will be significantly noisier than a CPU cabinet with less cooling

It's down to personal preference but it shouldn't make much of a difference.

Oli

 

[linnemeyerhere]

anandntvm welcome to SF,
I've always admired the CM V8 and V10 series coolers but other than that I would move directly to either a Corsair sealed water system or the Cool-It systems. The main reason is cooling capacity and noise. I would use the rear exhausting fan and the stock fan in a push pull configuration exhausting out the top or rear fan locations where possible.

 

[Everlong]

The CM690 II is a great case for the size of it. The HAF cases are quite a bit larger, so it's up to you what you prefer really. I'm planning on upgrading from the old CM690 to the CM690 II next month as it seems better for cable management etc.

If you're not going to be overclocking then the stock CPU cooler that comes with the processor will get you by. You can go for any CPU cooler that's compatible with your CPU if you like. Just find one you like and look at some reviews about it to see how it is.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

In my opinion the case and the PSU are the two lifer components and all else comes and goes, but wisely and they last a very long time and make the rest a breeze......more or less.

 

[A Guy]

For relatively little cost. You can get a great improvement over the stock cooler with the Coolermaster Hyper 212+

Amazon.com: Cooler Master RR-B10-212P-G1 Hyper 212 Plus 775/1156/1366/AMD/AM2/AM3 Universal Direct Contact Heat-Pipe 120mm Fan CPU Cooler: Electronics

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Heatsink Review - FrostyTech.com

CoolerMaster Hyper212 Review - Overclockers Club

Cooler Master Hyper 212: Looking for a Winner - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

A Guy

 

[Golden]

Well, the Noctua's are excellent fans. I use one for my CPU, and even here we get summers well into the 40's (celcius), and indoors being into the 30's, I've never had any issues. I use a Thermaltake Element S case.

 

[hariharan]

For cabinets you can go for Lian-Li A71 Full tower & Lancool K62 for mid tower.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

If you are not going to overclock and your ambient temperatures are not EXTREMELY high, the only purpose of using aftermarket coolers is to possibly reduce noise levels.

That may be a worthwhile goal. You can get the same cooling performance and temperatures with less noise if you do some research.

Some people are more sensitive to noise than others.

Some are obsessed with knocking temps down--even when temps are well within design limits. Never mind the noise level.

Some just like to tinker and modify.

Assuming you are not building this yourself, I would buy it as is and evaluate the cooling and noise levels for a while. If you are not happy, then make a modification. It's very tough to judge what temps or noise levels might be in advance.

You may come to realize you can disconnect some of your 4 or 5 Noctuas, but it's tough to predict beforehand.

 

[pparks1]

I don't change out my coolers unless I have a heat problem. I use an Antec P182 case, an Intel Quad Core Q9550 overclocked from 2.8ghz to 3.2ghz with the stock fan, I run an Nvidia 9800GTX+ GPU, 8GB of RAM, a few hard drives...and I leave all 3 of my stock case fans on the lowest possible setting. Heat has never been an issue on my box. I see absolutely no need to put more cooling into the box, it's well within spec.

 

[GeneO]

+=1 on the CM Hyper 212+. The stock coolers aren't that great - even if you don't overclock. The 212 will drop you down 10c degrees or more for a few $ more. Do it now rather than later so you don't have to mess with cleaning off the old paste, which is a chore.

 

[A Guy]

For a $30 investment, the Hyper 212+ is well worth it over the stock. While the temps may be well withing specs, a 10 degree drop will make life much easier on the CPU. Will it make a difference over the long run? Perhaps not, most replace before the CPU fails. But what is the harm in erring on extra cooling? A Guy