Vet my rig

[setkm]

Hi, I'm thinking of overhauling my 5 yr old rig which is suffering from performance and storage issues.
My setup is mainly intended for web surfing, business documents, games and occasional image post processing with Lightroom and Photoshop.

The games I play are usually strategy, simulation and RPG such as Civ, Total War and Witcher series.
I'm looking forward to playing Dragonage Inquisition and Witcher 3 with no lag. AA is not an important requirement.
Hopefully, this setup can last me a good 3 to 5 yrs before I need to upgrade some components.

The case will be air cooled, so I'll prefer a case that's easy to clean.
There's tons of construction going around my house and loads of dust coming into my room.
I have no intention to overclock and SLI too.

Looking at these specs (sourced from Tradepac)
Asrock B85 Killer + i5 4460 ~$347
Crucial MX100 256 GB ~ $155
Toshiba 2TB ~$97
G.Skill RipjawsX 4GB x 2 ~$114
PowerColor R9 280X ~$408
FSP Aurum S Gold 600W ~$109
Corsair 450D Obsidian
Win 8.1

Is this build suitable for my requirements?

 

[royfrosty]

Good to go!

 

[Ark Law]

Extra money can use to buy fan filters + fans. Setup correctly and you won't need to clean your case at all

 

[spiderpower100]

Hi, I'm thinking of overhauling my 5 yr old rig which is suffering from performance and storage issues.
My setup is mainly intended for web surfing, business documents, games and occasional image post processing with Lightroom and Photoshop.

The games I play are usually strategy, simulation and RPG such as Civ, Total War and Witcher series.
I'm looking forward to playing Dragonage Inquisition and Witcher 3 with no lag. AA is not an important requirement.
Hopefully, this setup can last me a good 3 to 5 yrs before I need to upgrade some components.

The case will be air cooled, so I'll prefer a case that's easy to clean.
There's tons of construction going around my house and loads of dust coming into my room.
I have no intention to overclock and SLI too.

Looking at these specs (sourced from Tradepac)
Asrock B85 Killer + i5 4460 ~$347
Crucial MX100 256 GB ~ $155
Toshiba 2TB ~$97
G.Skill RipjawsX 4GB x 2 ~$114
PowerColor R9 280X ~$408
FSP Aurum S Gold 600W ~$109
Corsair 450D Obsidian
Win 8.1

Is this build suitable for my requirements?

hi bro, how do you clean your pc? as in what tools and methods do you use? thanks for sharing.

 

[setkm]

Extra money can use to buy fan filters + fans. Setup correctly and you won't need to clean your case at all

I'm new to this fan and filters business.
All my previous setups were using stock fans without filters.
My old Enermax Chakra was trapping dust like crazy.

Only found out about fan filters as I'm researching for cases.
And discovered DemciFlex and Silverstone filters.
Fan wise, I've no idea how to go about setting them up in the ideal configuration.

Bro, can you provide some suggestions on suitable cases and fan setup?

 

[setkm]

Extra money can use to buy fan filters + fans. Setup correctly and you won't need to clean your case at all

hi bro, how do you clean your pc? as in what tools and methods do you use? thanks for sharing.

Hi, you think too highly of me lol.

Not using any compressed air and the like.
Mine is low tech solution. I just get wet rag to clean the fan intake.

 

[Ark Law]

I'm new to this fan and filters business.
All my previous setups were using stock fans without filters.
My old Enermax Chakra was trapping dust like crazy.

Only found out about fan filters as I'm researching for cases.
And discovered DemciFlex and Silverstone filters.
Fan wise, I've no idea how to go about setting them up in the ideal configuration.

Bro, can you provide some suggestions on suitable cases and fan setup?

For the Corsair 450D, it has (iirc) included fan filters, though not the finer quality like Silverstone's. But they're there at least. To minimise dust build up, typically follow these 3 points;

1) Get a casing that has little/no perforations except at fan slots
2) Have more fans set as intake than exhaust to achieve positive air pressure (e.g. all fans intake except rear fan)
3) All intake fans have filters

Positive air pressure - more intake airflow than exhaust airflow. Higher chassis temps but lower dust build up, air & dust passively being forced out of the casing

Negative air pressure - more exhaust airflow than intake airflow. Lower chassis temps but higher dust build up, air & dust passively being sucked in & "trapped"

 

[Reppps]

450d's front mesh traps dust quite easily, quite obvious after a while. i wash the mesh every 2 weeks.

 

[spiderpower100]

For the Corsair 450D, it has (iirc) included fan filters, though not the finer quality like Silverstone's. But they're there at least. To minimise dust build up, typically follow these 3 points;

1) Get a casing that has little/no perforations except at fan slots
2) Have more fans set as intake than exhaust to achieve positive air pressure (e.g. all fans intake except rear fan)
3) All intake fans have filters

Positive air pressure - more intake airflow than exhaust airflow. Higher chassis temps but lower dust build up, air & dust passively being forced out of the casing

Negative air pressure - more exhaust airflow than intake airflow. Lower chassis temps but higher dust build up, air & dust passively being sucked in & "trapped"

Hi guys,

it's my first time installing fans so pardon my noob questions. i am using a sharkoon bd 28, which came with 2 120mm fans, 1 at the front and 1 at the back.

so I suppose now the air pressure in my chassis is neutral.

if so, should i install more fans to change the air pressure? but seems like either way is bad - either more heat or more dust.

am i right to say that I should aim for positive air pressure to prevent dust trapping because i am using a nvidia 770 so the chassis temperature isn't too high (at least compared to radeon cards)?

 

[devilwahaha]

Hi guys,

it's my first time installing fans so pardon my noob questions. i am using a sharkoon bd 28, which came with 2 120mm fans, 1 at the front and 1 at the back.

so I suppose now the air pressure in my chassis is neutral.

if so, should i install more fans to change the air pressure? but seems like either way is bad - either more heat or more dust.

am i right to say that I should aim for positive air pressure to prevent dust trapping because i am using a nvidia 770 so the chassis temperature isn't too high (at least compared to radeon cards)?

Positive pressure can actually increase temperatures inside the case as it traps hot air easily.

Anyway if you wanna achieve "positive pressure" in a case that size, you will need to load up the front and top fan slots or get some mighty fans in the front and seal off the mesh at the top. Anything less will not net you a "positive pressure" as there are too many holes in the case and the volume inside is quite a lot to displace.

Personally I cant really be bothered with dust prevention already, I have my two 120mm front and back intakes with Silverstone's filter but there's still plenty of **** that gets in the case in few months. Either the filter sucks or the theory doesnt work at all.

 

[Ark Law]

Positive pressure can actually increase temperatures inside the case as it traps hot air easily.

Personally I cant really be bothered with dust prevention already, I have my two 120mm front and back intakes with Silverstone's filter but there's still plenty of **** that gets in the case in few months. Either the filter sucks or the theory doesnt work at all.

Works for me (antec p280 casing). But yeah, positive pressure setup will result in higher temps since heat pockets are formed/trapped inside vs a negative setup which will exhaust them heat effectively

 

[spiderpower100]

Positive pressure can actually increase temperatures inside the case as it traps hot air easily.

Personally I cant really be bothered with dust prevention already, I have my two 120mm front and back intakes with Silverstone's filter but there's still plenty of **** that gets in the case in few months. Either the filter sucks or the theory doesnt work at all.

Haha yea I saw vid where there were cockcroaches and lots of other **** in a uncleaned case.

So for dust that has settled on gpu, mobo, cpu cooler fan etc, do you use a brush to dislodge the dust? Currently, i am only using brush and tissue paper that cannot clean 100%.

 

[halnala]

Haha yea I saw vid where there were cockcroaches and lots of other **** in a uncleaned case.

So for dust that has settled on gpu, mobo, cpu cooler fan etc, do you use a brush to dislodge the dust? Currently, i am only using brush and tissue paper that cannot clean 100%.

How about brush and vacuum?

 

[12122012]

How about brush and vacuum?

i'm using brush and vacuum, just keep computer plugged in so it's grounded.

 

[spiderpower100]

i'm using brush and vacuum, just keep computer plugged in so it's grounded.

oic... as in those hand-held vacuums?

is 'plugged in' meaning to the wall socket with electricity switched off?

 

[12122012]

oic... as in those hand-held vacuums?

is 'plugged in' meaning to the wall socket with electricity switched off?

u can use hand-held vacuum too if u have it

yes... with electricity switched off. some said static will generate around the nozzle of the vacuum which is highly unlikely, add another safety precaution is to ground your pc.