Build recommendation
#13
My only criticism is the desktop tower. Save yourself some money and headaches and go with the Chenbro RM41300-FS81. It's like $50 cheaper, was designed for GPGPU, and can either be a floorstanding tower or a rackmount server.

Oh also, why the water cooling for the CPU? That's only an 84W CPU, and the stock cooler is more than adequate. Please don't bring water into this otherwise respectable build. Just use the stock cooler that ships with the CPU.

There, I just saved you $150.

Oh wait, one more criticism: that power supply isn't a very good choice. I mean, it's not a bad choice, but there are better choices. The power supply is the most critical component of the build, and since you're going to be running the PSU at >50% load, you really want something that is going to be very efficient. Have a look at the EVGA T2 1600 or P2 1600. If you really want to go with an 80plus Gold PSU, then go with the Lepa G1600.

Wait wait wait, one more criticism: you picked out DDR3 1866 RAM, but that board can only do 1866 with an overclock. Try to find some DDR3 1600 instead. You probably want to look at the memory compatibility matrix for that board to ensure you're getting the correct RAM.

Oh, and if you do go with that Chenbro case, you may want to pick up 3x Delta FFB1212EH-F00.


Messages In This Thread
Build recommendation - by n0j0y - 06-29-2015, 03:13 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by Flomac - 06-29-2015, 08:53 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by n0j0y - 06-29-2015, 09:11 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by Flomac - 06-29-2015, 11:14 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by n0j0y - 06-30-2015, 01:12 AM
RE: Build recommendation - by epixoip - 06-30-2015, 06:42 AM
RE: Build recommendation - by KT819GM - 06-30-2015, 12:36 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by Flomac - 06-30-2015, 05:11 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by n0j0y - 07-01-2015, 03:15 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by Flomac - 07-02-2015, 01:09 AM
RE: Build recommendation - by n0j0y - 07-02-2015, 03:43 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by KT819GM - 07-03-2015, 01:08 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by epixoip - 07-03-2015, 01:14 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by rvn - 07-09-2015, 10:51 AM
RE: Build recommendation - by xor - 07-05-2015, 01:13 PM
RE: Build recommendation - by n0j0y - 07-06-2015, 08:04 PM