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SpykeZ

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Posted: Mon, 4th Mar 2013 03:11 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

what was your 8pin connector in the way of?

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tw1st

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Posted: Mon, 4th Mar 2013 14:46 Post subject:

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what was your 8pin connector in the way of?

It's a combination of my motherboard and case really. I wouldn't be able to mount the two top fans + radiator without is getting in the way of the 8pin.

It's alright though, so far I'm very happy with the 212 Evo. Best bang for my buck for sure.

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tw1st

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Posted: Sat, 9th Mar 2013 16:09 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Added a second 680, replaced the pull fan for my 212evo with a cooler master one, and got a PWM fan splitter so I could have both heatsink fans controlled by mobo. My rig is now complete, she's a sexy one. My cable management skills are not too great though I tried my best.... I don't want to show you what the back panel looks like lol. Pics! \| BenQ XL2420T 24" 120Hz \| Ducky Shine III 9008 White LED - Brown MX \| Logitech G9x \| \| Corsair Carbide 400R \| Asus Sabertooth z77 \| i7 3770K @ 4.3Ghz - 1.200v \| CM Hyper 212 Evo - Push/Pull \| \| SLI eVGA 4GB GTX980 ACX SC \| Vengeance 16GB RAM 1600 DDR3 \| AX850w PSU \| Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD \| WD Black 1TB HD \|

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Stige

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Posted: Thu, 14th Mar 2013 23:15 Post subject:

tw1st wrote:

SpykeZ wrote:

what was your 8pin connector in the way of?

Far from best bang for buck unfortunately, it loses to the Thermalright TrueSpirit so bad it isn't even funny.
Friend has that exact same cooler and when I had my Thermalright TrueSpirit we tested them both on same fans, same CPUs, same settings and he lost by nearly 10 degress compared to TS in terms of temps.

Thermalright TrueSpirit is what I would call INSANELY GOOD value for your money.

But I have moved on to real watercooling since then.

I would suggest you to upgrade your cooling aswell, it is really not that shabby considering the rest of your setup Smile

You should get a high end air cooler or build a custom loop and put those cards under water aswell, just stay away from the closed loop crap Smile

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tw1st

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Posted: Fri, 15th Mar 2013 14:02 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

That thermalright truespirit does seem very nice stige, didn't even know it existed as most forums I visit swear by the 212 for air cooling. I honestly wouldn't know the slightest thing about liquid cooling, closed loops, putting cards under water...etc I'm still fairly new to PC building (this is my first build I've done myself) And I'm learning new shit everyday lol. Maybe my next build I'll look into that stuff. For right now however I'm very happy with my build, and I plan on sticking with it for as long as it stays relevant (which in PC land isn't very long) \| BenQ XL2420T 24" 120Hz \| Ducky Shine III 9008 White LED - Brown MX \| Logitech G9x \| \| Corsair Carbide 400R \| Asus Sabertooth z77 \| i7 3770K @ 4.3Ghz - 1.200v \| CM Hyper 212 Evo - Push/Pull \| \| SLI eVGA 4GB GTX980 ACX SC \| Vengeance 16GB RAM 1600 DDR3 \| AX850w PSU \| Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD \| WD Black 1TB HD \|

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