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Jump back to quoted post1 Mar 2017, 17:13 PMOuTLaWSTaR

The rest of the setup is meh, I would recommend getting a PSU that is a little more towards 750 because with that type of setup your going to want to overclock some things and 570w is cutting it close.

Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2017, 10:43 AMvietnamabc

Thanks man, so what is your recommendation for PSU and GPU? Also do I need to get some extra fans?

Another point is that since I live in boardroom with limited space so my PC is literally stuck partly in the wall which made moving it around a real pain in the ass, any tips for how to clean your rig easily and how often should I clean my PC, usually I just open the case and use a brush to sweep the dust out.

Is this deal better?

Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2017, 10:45 AMscratchedpaintjob

570watts is more than enough (if it is a good psu) for any pc with a single gpu today, even with serious overclocking
corsair has some PSUs, be quiet e10 and 11 are very good aswell. do NOT save money with the psu, because if the psu fails, it will barbecue your pc (happened to me once, never again)

i personally would rather get a good 8GB rx480 custom than a 1060get a good case with retrieveable dust filters
no, 99,99% of all prebuilt PCs are shit

Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2017, 14:27 PMvietnamabc

Thanks man so I for PSU I intend to get a Corsair CX 750M just to be on the safe side, for cases any good recommendation?
Also apart from all the above necessities above, anything else I should look for?

Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2017, 16:54 PMskyshark

Just finished putting this together... slight overkill for CoH2, but I only build these about once every 5 years or so...

Mobo: ASUS Strix 270G Gaming (mATX)
CPU: Core i7 7700K (5.0 GHz)
GPU: EVGA SC2 GTX 1080
Memory: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200
Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52
Hard Drive: Kingston HyperX Predator 480 GB M.2 SSD
PS: Corsair RM 850x

Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2017, 17:44 PMOuTLaWSTaR

Man, super sweet setup! I'm drooling.

Are those top fans Corsair SP120's?

Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2017, 18:06 PMskyshark

i think so... just the fans that came with the case. i'm debating upgrading them with the maglev ones, but my wife would probably kill me if i spent any more money on this guy right now.

Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2017, 19:29 PMOuTLaWSTaR

I hate those fans, not because they don't work but because they sound like a damn tractor when you start them up. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, I replaced mine with Coolermaster Sickleflow 120's for under 16 bucks.

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2017, 03:15 AMskyshark

Oh yeah, you can totally hear when they get going. Initially I had them in parallel with the kraken's push fans but had to find new headers for them.

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2017, 18:25 PMskyshark

the sockets on the mobo that you plug the fans into. the kraken x52 has 4 fan headers built in, but they just run in parallel with the cpu fan header, so all my fans were running on the radiator fan speed. by plugging them in elsewhere, i can individually control them.

Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2017, 15:48 PMscratchedpaintjob

750 watt is way oversized, 550w is on the safe side, trust me.
100w for cpu
250 for gpu
50 for rest
so you have 150 watts more than you need, which is 100% safe even when overclocked!

there are too many cases out there to give a clear recommendation, i personally have the phantek enthoo pro, whhich is not the cheapest but very good.

get a good cpu cooler, for 40 bucks you can get something which will last forever (the cpu cooler is the only thing i took from my last pc for my recent build)

and before buying, post your final decision here, so that nothing gets overlooked

Jump back to quoted post19 Mar 2017, 09:10 AMvietnamabc

Thx man, so here is my new 5-year plan (gotta love saving up when you made only $350/month):
Motherboard: Asus Strix Z270H Gaming
CPU: I5 - 7500 (or should I upgrade to 7600k?)
RAM: DDR4 G.Skill 16GB (2400) F4-2400C15D-16GTZR (2x8GB)
PSU: CM B600W
SSD: SSD Zotac 120GB
HDD: HDD 1TB Seagate Sata
Case: CM Case Box 5
VGA: ASUS 8GB Strix GTX1070-08G (or should I just get a Msi 8GB RX480 Gaming X)
Fan: CPU Deepcool Maelstorm 240T

Jump back to quoted post20 Mar 2017, 12:18 PMscratchedpaintjob

doesnt look too terrible, but if you havent bought the parts yet i would make some changes

if you have the money, getting the 7600k and overclocking it later will help you keep this PC longer (i mean some people still use a highly OCed i5 2500k, that one is six years old now)

the PSU does not seem to be very good

and i would not go for a liquid cooler, sure, they are cool, but really overpriced. you can get the best air coolers for significantly less, so better get an alpenföhn olymp or a noctua ndh15 or a black rock pro 3 and invest the rest into CPU, PSU and maybe one additional case fan

Jump back to quoted post20 Mar 2017, 13:45 PMvietnamabc

Alright so
CPU switch to 7600k

PSU I swap to Power Corsair CX 650M

Fan I switch to CPU Deepcool Gammaxx 400 + Fan case CM Color 12cm

So any tips for choosing a decent GPU that can still be used in around 5 years?

Jump back to quoted post20 Mar 2017, 23:04 PMscratchedpaintjob

yepthat sucks aswell, at least get one with multirails, so corsair vengeance 550 for example. that is at least solid. or get a SuperFlower HX 55, that would be even better. the important bit is that a good psu might save you a lot of trouble, especially when OCingfor the cpu cooler go for something larger, something in the area of 50 bucks. still saves you a lot compared to AiO water, but is suited for OCing
no gpu will last that long, but if you can get it a 1070 would surely be enough for quite a while. if you can get one, the palit or gainward customs are the best 1070s

on which website are you planning to buy? i would be able to suggest specific products then, would make it a lot easier

Jump back to quoted post21 Mar 2017, 06:15 AMvietnamabc

I'll buy everything from this guys: http://phongvu.vn/bang-gia-phong-vu.html
Scroll to page 70 onwards for PC components, price is the second column to the right divided by 22.5 and you get the rough USD price.

Jump back to quoted post21 Mar 2017, 11:36 AMscratchedpaintjob

hmmm, very limited options there

i found this thread on reddit:
PC Stores in Vietnam
and in this store you could buy the parts you dont get at the other store, for example the Palit 1070 (although the asus is okay aswell), but most importantly a good PSU and a good cpu cooler (e.g. Phanteks TC14PE Black Edition)

for the psu i trust this list by a very good german pc forum PSU list, any psu there (besides office ofc) should be fine with your pc