Hey, this is the build I am working with right now.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jtkj8r
I have pretty much decided on most of the stuff here, although any general advice would be appreciated.
However, I do not know that much about cooling. I have included an AIO in my build specs, but I don't know what I need or what is a good value. In addition, I have not specced any fans other than the fans included with the case and I want to know what would be best for that. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
#I need some cooling and fan advice for my build
midnight willow
terse topaz
Hey, this is the build I am working with right now.
https://pcpartpicker.com/li...
First of all, how much do you care about esthetics/fan color
midnight willow
I would like some fairly clean-looking fans, nothing special, and I would like rgb, but I really don't have a particular style or design that I'm going for, I am going to get the black and white case but really I want the computer cooled properly rather that how it looks
terse topaz
I would like some fairly clean-looking fans, nothing special, and I would like r...
What country, if you don’t mind me asking?
midnight willow
US
midnight willow
either or
terse topaz
midnight willow
the Hyte Y60 has a space for a 360 AIO water cooler on the top
but I don't have to go with either
ok, will that handle my CPU well?
and what about case fans?
terse topaz
ok, will that handle my CPU well?
Yeah, it’ll do great
terse topaz
and what about case fans?
How much are you willing to spend on fans?
There are 3 fans included in the case, 1 on the back and 2 on the bottom. I’d recommend moving them to the side, and i don’t think you’d need to get any more
midnight willow
How much are you willing to spend on fans?
my budget goes is 2500 so I can spend a bit, but I don't want to spend more than necessary
faint pivot
i'd get a better monitor
cheap VA panels have smearing and ghosting issues
4080 should also fit your budget with some tweaks
@midnight willow are you intent on the hyte y60?
it kinda presses up GPUs against the glass and restricts gpu choices
terse topaz
it kinda presses up GPUs against the glass and restricts gpu choices
You can always non vertical mount it
faint pivot
eliminates the whole point of the case imo
a good chunk of the price is for the riser
if you want a nice fishtank i'd just get an h9 flow instead
terse topaz
eliminates the whole point of the case imo
Yeah true
faint pivot
@midnight willow https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zN7vLs
if you are willing to forego vertical mount/fishtank, a 7800x3d + 4080 fits your budget
i also put a better monitor
terse topaz
Vertical mounting should always use a pcie slot cover conversion bracket
terse topaz
<@693951524673683506> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zN7vLs
if you are willing to...
Is a 750 high enough for 4080?
faint pivot
Is a 750 high enough for 4080?
7800x3d is a 90 watt chip and the 4080 draws 300 gaming with spikes up to ~375
so yes, more than enough
probably the most efficient parts of this generation after all 😅
terse topaz
I see
midnight willow
<@693951524673683506> are you intent on the hyte y60?
hmmm I really would like to go with it, let me check what sort of space it has for the GPU
faint pivot
i already did
4080s that fit the y60 are more expensive
but if you really want it you could perhaps bump down to a 7700/7600
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BkNvLs
like this
midnight willow
is it really worth going up to the 4080? for the price jump I mean
faint pivot
is it really worth going up to the 4080? for the price jump I mean
are you gonna be using raytracing or need any nvidia-specific features? cause in raw performance a $600 6950xt matches the 4070ti
but regarding your other question, 4080 is 15% faster at 1440p and 25% faster at 4k vs a 4070ti
midnight willow
that is what I have been trying to decide
I would rather go AMD right now, especially with the higher VRAMs
but I would like to have access to DLSS as well as FSR and I would like to turn on ray tracing
faint pivot
FSR2 matches DLSS2
midnight willow
I play a lot of single player games, where I really want the immersion by having really good graphics
faint pivot
IMO, RT is kind of overrated; i'd rather have a smooth, high fps experience over some raytraced lighting that doesnt add much to visual quality
midnight willow
FSR2 matches DLSS2
I know, it's just FSR is software based so I could use DLSS or FSR depending on which the game is designed for, but if I used AMD then I could only use FSR
midnight willow
I corrected it
yeah I would like to go AMD, but there are just a couple things that I would like to try out that Nvidia is doing
midnight willow
I thought about going 6800 XT or higher
faint pivot
list would also be under 2500 with a 4080
but if you dont think you need the extra power i guess thats just money to be saved
midnight willow
I am making a major upgrade, just about anything would be a major upgrade right now lol
faint pivot
but yeah, 13600kf is not worth getting over the 7600 imo, $100+ more for a negligible performance increase
186 vs 180
with the 7600 you're also put on a newer chipset
midnight willow
that's true
faint pivot
but yeah compared to the original list you get around the same performance for ~$300 less with the build above
also put in a speedier SSD, better monitor
midnight willow
yeah right now I have an i5 2500k and an RX 5500 xt
Hyte recommends adding an extra 2 side fans if you air cool, what are some decent RGB fans?
