3rd HDD and liquid cool

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donkey20048

Member
hi all

im looking at overclocked desktop however would like a 3rd HDD however there is no option to add a 3rd.

Also does anyone know how good is the COOLIT ECO II C240 DUAL RADIATOR LIQUID CPU COOLER (£99)
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9).

is it a powerful liquid cooler? also is it an all in one / need maitenance or does it not need anything done to it

cheers
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
ya gotta click 'Show 3rd / 4th Hard Disk options

The liquid cooler is very good and they do not require any maintenance with the liquid itself, although cleaning fans is always a good idea to keep it cooler :p
 
Corfate

Corfate

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Under the 2nd HDD option, there should be something that says: "Show 3rd / 4th Hard Disk Options" Click on that :)

They're both very good, but is there any reason you're going for an OC'ed rig?

Yes, it is all in one. You won't have to do anything to it, other than give the fan a dust every so often :)

Edit; Wozza beat me too it :p
 
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donkey20048

Member
thanks to both for replies - couldnt see that for looking - oops :)

going for overclocked rig as one of the games i play need a extremely high cpu and decent gpu so want go overclocked to ensure it will run well
 
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donkey20048

Member
also been looking at another site which offers watercooled gpu as well but not seen that option on here do you know if its offered?
 
Corfate

Corfate

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A i5 2500 will handle all games out there. What game is it if you don't mind me asking?

No, i don't think PCS sell watercooled GPU's :)
 
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donkey20048

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its FSX (Flight Simulator) and alot of people have said it only runs smooth if ur cpu is over 4ghz so overclocking to ensure it runs smooth and to make sure it stays future proof for any games later
 
Corfate

Corfate

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Hmm, well it's up to you really if you want to get it overclocked. Afterall, you're going to own it :)

Personally, i wouldn't go for an OC'ed system, but thats my preference :) For the time being, GPU's are still primarily used in games over the CPU :)
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
What CPU are you getting then, PCS offer a few overclocked CPUs

For FSX, I would personally recommend, i7 or FX-8150, or the 2011 Socket Intel i7's

I think if you are on a budget then the FX-8150 is probably best, it benefits from 8 actual cores, which flight simulators can take advantage of, the i7 only has 8 threads, not cores meaning it can not run multi-core processing as well as the FX-8150 (if it requires a full 8 cores)
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
from what ive heard, you still wont get everything @ maximum, frenchy says that his 2600k @4.8GHz still struggles with everything turned up

I think what you want will be perfectly fine
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
If you are going for watercooled gpu just check the warranty information. I was put off purchasing those because there were some limitations on the warranty provided by some PC retailers (e.g. only 1 year warranty for parts as a maximum).
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

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I wouldnt want water anywhere near my gpus! or liquid for that matter!

as long as you have good airflow to ya gpu/s you will be fine.

also that liquid cooler is great, one thing i dont like is that they don't come with 4 performance fans that I would add.

you will need compressed air to blow the dust out of the radiator.
 
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