Tips on my FIRST PC?

[royfrosty]

I only have 2 hard drives, so i think i don't need the swap HDD bay. How is the phantom 410 heating, noise, or any other feedback?

Its almost made out of 99% plastic build. The price of a 410 could buy better chassis such as corsair obsidian series, lianli, fractal design xl, which is made of more metal over plastic and have way better wire management area.

It aesthetically looks nice only. But the wire management area is a joke. The side panel is a flop imo. It does reveal a few portion of your pc. But is not revealing enough.

 

[Ark Law]

Why? And what would you recommend?

Refer here: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/78748954-post15.html

Look at Corsair, Fractal Design and NZXT H440. Tupperware 410 is junk for today's age and price

 

[halnala]

Its almost made out of 99% plastic build. The price of a 410 could buy better chassis such as corsair obsidian series, lianli, fractal design xl, which is made of more metal over plastic and have way better wire management area.

It aesthetically looks nice only. But the wire management area is a joke. The side panel is a flop imo. It does reveal a few portion of your pc. But is not revealing enough.

I agree with roy about the wire management segment. Will need some skill to cramp it in. Not too advisable for starters.

 

[halnala]

NZXT Tupperware 410 is a case one should not buy in 2014.

This is true because graphics card are getting longer and longer.

 

[halnala]

I only have 2 hard drives, so i think i don't need the swap HDD bay. How is the phantom 410 heating, noise, or any other feedback?

Heat is fine as long as your cables are managed which i believe applies to all casings. I run a Phenom II x4 with stock fan but don't hear anything audible like fan spinning. One thing though, it's not something light to move around.

 

[colonel701]

By then new gen graphics are out. Dont go with just wait for prices to drop. By then all new stuffs come out again.

Buy what you need and what you intend to use.

Is not i want to wait, is because i haven't save up enough money. If new stuff come out, i think i'll see which offers best performance for money.

 

[colonel701]

Heat is fine as long as your cables are managed which i believe applies to all casings. I run a Phenom II x4 with stock fan but don't hear anything audible like fan spinning. One thing though, it's not something light to move around.

Which GPU and mobo are you using?

 

[halnala]

Which GPU and mobo are you using?

Asus Direct CUII R9 270x 4GB and Asus M5A78L.

 

[colonel701]

How is the noise level of the stock fans of Intel Core i5 4590 3.3GHz VS Intel Core i5 4690K 3.5GHz VS Coolermaster Hyper 212X

 

[shadow84]

How is the noise level of the stock fans of Intel Core i5 4590 3.3GHz VS Intel Core i5 4690K 3.5GHz VS Coolermaster Hyper 212X

Cpu dun matter with noise. Its the fan. With 4590, u cant OC it and thus, it wun heat up a lot and fan wun spin fast. Silent for me.

As for with 4690k, it depends on how much u OC and how long u use the programs which utilises the cpu a lot. But then if u r gonna OC,best to get AIO coolers which costs $1xx and above for decent performance or Noctua D14 at $12x or so.

 

[colonel701]

Cpu dun matter with noise. Its the fan. With 4590, u cant OC it and thus, it wun heat up a lot and fan wun spin fast. Silent for me.

As for with 4690k, it depends on how much u OC and how long u use the programs which utilises the cpu a lot. But then if u r gonna OC,best to get AIO coolers which costs $1xx and above for decent performance or Noctua D14 at $12x or so.

Is there a significant advantage in FPS when gaming if i OC my CPU? Also, the B85 can not handle OCing am i right?

 

[colonel701]

If i'm not OCing, should i get the i5 4590 3.3GHz or Intel Core i5 4690K? The 4690k is $50 more expensive, but it has extra 0.2ghz. Is it worth paying $50 for the 0.2ghz? Is it going to be significant?

 

[shadow84]

Is there a significant advantage in FPS when gaming if i OC my CPU? Also, the B85 can not handle OCing am i right?

OC cpu will at most give u 1-5 fps.... not worth.

 

[shadow84]

If i'm not OCing, should i get the i5 4590 3.3GHz or Intel Core i5 4690K? The 4690k is $50 more expensive, but it has extra 0.2ghz. Is it worth paying $50 for the 0.2ghz? Is it going to be significant?

Just stick to 4590.. or even 4460 will do.

 

[deepblue_82]

a real OC... is about the rams.. cpu... and gpu. am i right?

 

[shadow84]

a real OC... is about the rams.. cpu... and gpu. am i right?

It depends on which area you are targeting at. If its for gaming, then gpu of coz. If its benchmarks, den maybe all 3.

 

[Hailgod]

Is not i want to wait, is because i haven't save up enough money. If new stuff come out, i think i'll see which offers best performance for money.

Ask again when you have money.