Case, PSU, GPU, SSD Upgrade

[JasK]

Still stuck with this setup with minor upgrades since I last posted.

Seems like I may have a PSU 12v rail issue or overheating problem coming up. As long as the PC is kept on, used or unused, after a day or 2, sometimes less than 24hours, it will go into constant rebooting mode. So long as I off it and then turn it back on after resting it for a while, It is good to go on for many hours more. Other possibilities could be cooling radiator issue or cpu overheating or need to redo thermal paste? doubt so. Yet to test using hWmoniter or hwinfo.

However I am looking at a Case + PSU upgrade, with a possible SSD next scale upgrade and a gpu upgrade next.

A full tower case maybe and probably at least a 850w psu. Planning to change to a 980ti maybe so I will need a 850 ya? Else I will go for any 970 gaming gpu offering me 3DP slots. Case and PSU needs to last me for the next 2-3 years. Need awesome cable management. My current case cable management like sucks...and seem too small for me.

Jonsbo UMX4 Black Window looks good? What others are there that you guys like. What is best value 850w plat psu now?

Any suggestions?


SHORTLISTED

PSU
Backup/Spare PSU: Fractal Design Edison M 750w 80PLUS® Gold certified@$165 Laser SLS.

KIV Buy:
SF LEADEX 850w PLATINUM F.MOD - $? No stock in SLS till ??
Seasonic 1050W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS Platinum Certified Full Modular Active PFC SNOW SILENT-1050 - $220usd/305sgd Amazon
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 80+ GOLD, 850W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI and Crossfire Ready 10 Year Warranty Power Supply 220-G2-0850-XR - $120usd/$165sgd (Amazon)
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 80+ PLATINUM, 850W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI and Crossfire Ready 10 Year Warranty Power Supply - $137.50/190sgd Amazon


GPU
Palit GTX 970 Jetstream GDDR5 4096Mb - $476 (Lazada)
ZOTACGTX 970 4GB TWIN FAN - $479 (PCThemes)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC Gaming ACX 2.0+ Cooling Graphics Card (04G-P4-3975-KR) - $310usd/437sgd (amazon)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card 04G-P4-3978-KR - 376usd/532sgd (amazon)
(Not updated for GPU)

CASE
Carbide Series® Air 540 Arctic High Airflow ATX Cube Case. (Silver Windowed)
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/carbide-series-air-540-silver-edition-high-airflow-atx-cube-case
Bought and Delivered.
Made use of q00 Coupon for this.
http://list.qoo10.sg/item/CORSAIR-CORSAIR-CS-CC-9011034-WLED-CORSAIR/424789491
$189+$8 Shipping=$197-10 off mastercard=$187-$20 Coupon=$167-1000 qpoints($10)=$157. Used remaining $157 from gift card for it.

SSD
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB@$279 q00 Fuwell


MONITOR
Acer S277HK - $? Available@?
Anyone knows where to get this other than amazon?

 

[JasK]

meh seems lesser posts from folks in the forums now.

thinking of a Palit Gtx 970 Jetstream or another asus 970. at least it is within budget. not sure if a 980 is worth paying almost 2 times more for as i not heavy gamer.

still prefer to get a 850 and above psu

and a case with good cable management and nice window

 

[JasK]

ssd

http://list.qoo10.sg/item/ADATA-PREMIER-SP550-480GB-SOLID/437878092?sellerview=on

only 168bucks with 8bucks delivery

 

[monikernemo]

980Ti don't need 850w, in fact can power two of these babies

Gtx 980 is a bad buy, nano/fury better value for $$$

You want go for umx4 then go for it lorh

Sent from Huawei NEXUS 6P using GAGT

 

[royfrosty]

PSU 850w is totally overkill for a single GPU option.

Especially the GTX970 will not pull more than 250w with overclocking. Unless it is made of custom PCB, and meant for crazy overclocking.

Go for a regular 650w will do.

For case it is really personal preference. You should go down and take a look.

 

[JasK]

980Ti don't need 850w, in fact can power two of these babies

Gtx 980 is a bad buy, nano/fury better value for $$$

You want go for umx4 then go for it lorh

Sent from Huawei NEXUS 6P using GAGT

what's the best value nano/fury option now?
so a 750w will suffice for single gpu even if i have a future upgrade to a 980 and above?

 

[JasK]

PSU 850w is totally overkill for a single GPU option.

Especially the GTX970 will not pull more than 250w with overclocking. Unless it is made of custom PCB, and meant for crazy overclocking.

Go for a regular 650w will do.

For case it is really personal preference. You should go down and take a look.

ok means a 750 can do, since i am on 650 now.. i think i would like something better at least 100-200w more in case for future upgrades.

 

[shadow84]

ok means a 750 can do, since i am on 650 now.. i think i would like something better at least 100-200w more in case for future upgrades.

A 600-650w psu is more than enough for any single gpu in the market... No point getting 750w as it wun make ur games better in any ways possible.

If u r going for dual gpu, then at least a 850w to play safe.

what's the best value nano/fury option now?
so a 750w will suffice for single gpu even if i have a future upgrade to a 980 and above?

I think PCT selling sapphire fury at $829? Convergent selling it at $838 but at least use shopback and/or cc rebates to bring it lower. Wait for it to be restock as it is currently OOS.

 

[royfrosty]

what's the best value nano/fury option now?
so a 750w will suffice for single gpu even if i have a future upgrade to a 980 and above?

ok means a 750 can do, since i am on 650 now.. i think i would like something better at least 100-200w more in case for future upgrades.

Fury/Nano is a better value/performance. Cause 980 is really neither here nor there pricing. Plus its performance is slightly below the Fury or Nano.

750w is still way overkill.

Look at how current GPUs are taking in power.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...-most-electrifying-gpu-ever-made-5199580.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...-6g-gaming-edition-silent-dragon-5180631.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...iew]-sapphire-amd-r9-fury-x-rise-5087633.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...gtx960-gaming-red-dragon-edition-5041852.html

Noticed something? Only the 980ti and Fury X which is a top tier card will take in a mere 350-375w max.

If you are taking the 970 or the Nano all of it doesnt really consumed that much. Especially the Nano that takes only 170w range.

 

[JasK]

A 600-650w psu is more than enough for any single gpu in the market... No point getting 750w as it wun make ur games better in any ways possible.

If u r going for dual gpu, then at least a 850w to play safe.



I think PCT selling sapphire fury at $829? Convergent selling it at $838 but at least use shopback and/or cc rebates to bring it lower. Wait for it to be restock as it is currently OOS.

Don't think my gaming needs will make me go dual gpu but who knows
(if i decide not to go fury then i will get a 970 but I may add another 970 which should cost me more than 900 if I were to try a used one for the second one. BUT how is it performance wise, 2 x 970s vs 1 fury)
in anycase I am considering Leadex Platinum 750W / Leadex Platinum 850W
who in sls sells these and anyone knows the prices

 

[JasK]

Fury/Nano is a better value/performance. Cause 980 is really neither here nor there pricing. Plus its performance is slightly below the Fury or Nano.

750w is still way overkill.

Look at how current GPUs are taking in power.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...-most-electrifying-gpu-ever-made-5199580.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...-6g-gaming-edition-silent-dragon-5180631.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...iew]-sapphire-amd-r9-fury-x-rise-5087633.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...gtx960-gaming-red-dragon-edition-5041852.html

Noticed something? Only the 980ti and Fury X which is a top tier card will take in a mere 350-375w max.

If you are taking the 970 or the Nano all of it doesnt really consumed that much. Especially the Nano that takes only 170w range.

How much would one need for 2 x 970s
and 2 furys? the psu will need to cater for upgrades. I never know if I will siao siao hoot one more gpu to try lol

 

[royfrosty]

Don't think my gaming needs will make me go dual gpu but who knows
in anycase I am considering Leadex Platinum 750W / Leadex Platinum 850W
who in sls sells these and anyone knows the prices

No need to go till that extent. Is either you want a dual gpu or you want a single gpu option. If you want a dual GPU option, your board has to be a Z77/Z87/Z97/Z170 SLI Certified board. If you do not have one, and do not intend to change the board, then you are better of buying 650w will do.

No need to go down to check the pricing. There is a price list above you can take a look.

 

[royfrosty]

How much would one need for 2 x 970s
and 2 furys? the psu will need to cater for upgrades. I never know if I will siao siao hoot one more gpu to try lol

See if you want or not loh, A total of 6xxW for either the dual 970 or furys.

 

[JasK]

Case wise, I am not sure if I want to wait for this... it is very appealing to me

http://www.deepcool.com/product/gamerstorm/2016-01/6_4561.shtml

but rumoured to go for around 250usd?

else the umx4+ looks very nice
(anyknows what difference is the umx4+ and the umx4??)

http://jonsbo.com/en/products_33_4.html

else the Phanteks Evolv ATX looks good to me too
just not sure how much and where to buy

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ATX.html

 

[JasK]

No need to go till that extent. Is either you want a dual gpu or you want a single gpu option. If you want a dual GPU option, your board has to be a Z77/Z87/Z97/Z170 SLI Certified board. If you do not have one, and do not intend to change the board, then you are better of buying 650w will do.

No need to go down to check the pricing. There is a price list above you can take a look.

Using a z87 now and still serving well, so no issues here
I am going for a single gpu with possibility of sli or crossfire in the next few months, hence case and psu gotta at least plan for such an option

i did download the price lists but seems like no superflower ones... i did msg one bro to ask for his pricing

 

[watzup_ken]

At this stage, I don't recommend spending too much on GPU since most will be anticipating for the next gen graphics to be out. The amount of money you pay for say a GTX 980 will depreciate by half by the 2nd or 3rd quarter this year.

 

[royfrosty]

Using a z87 now and still serving well, so no issues here
I am going for a single gpu with possibility of sli or crossfire in the next few months, hence case and psu gotta at least plan for such an option

i did download the price lists but seems like no superflower ones... i did msg one bro to ask for his pricing

There is pc themes, cybermind all those.

Its up to you entirely. If your resolution of the screen is just 1080p. Its also great overkill to put 2 gpus in it.

Unless you want to game at a higher resolution.

 

[JasK]

At this stage, I don't recommend spending too much on GPU since most will be anticipating for the next gen graphics to be out. The amount of money you pay for say a GTX 980 will depreciate by half by the 2nd or 3rd quarter this year.

roger thanks for advise.

so when i change case, i will grab at least a 970 and a new psu to go along and maybe a new ssd

 

[monikernemo]

Case wise, I am not sure if I want to wait for this... it is very appealing to me

http://www.deepcool.com/product/gamerstorm/2016-01/6_4561.shtml

but rumoured to go for around 250usd?

else the umx4+ looks very nice
(anyknows what difference is the umx4+ and the umx4??)

http://jonsbo.com/en/products_33_4.html

else the Phanteks Evolv ATX looks good to me too
just not sure how much and where to buy

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ATX.html

Casinf boils down to user preference loh

Genome has a reservoir; not really for you if you don't want to wc your system

Using a z87 now and still serving well, so no issues here
I am going for a single gpu with possibility of sli or crossfire in the next few months, hence case and psu gotta at least plan for such an option

i did download the price lists but seems like no superflower ones... i did msg one bro to ask for his pricing

Not all z chipset supports sli

Can get from Lazada/qoo10

Sent from Huawei NEXUS 6P using GAGT

 

[JasK]

There is pc themes, cybermind all those.

Its up to you entirely. If your resolution of the screen is just 1080p. Its also great overkill to put 2 gpus in it.

Unless you want to game at a higher resolution.

oh 1080 is temp. I am planning to add a 4k moniter at least 27inch
but I think I am looking for a bezel less monitor
so far the Acer S277HK looks a beauty to me