I am building a new PC and just assumed I should move to the Ivy Bridge series. I was thinking that the new 22nm die would lead to less heat, but it seems that the new processors are running hotter than the Sandy Bridge CPU's. Odd. Because of this I have been contemplating going with a liquid cooler for the CPU, in particular the Corsair H80 or the H100. These coolers do have particular space requirements and it has made my case choice difficult.
I don't plan on dual video cards since I don't game much. This PC will be primarily for video/photo and audio (will dual cards provide any benefit in these applications?). The PC will have a Crucial 256GB SSD drive (thanks Naushad!) and one other drive. I will probably add a blu-ray drive too. My case needs are 1) Quiet 2) Good Thermals 3) Room for a H80 or H100 4) Small The cases I have been looking at are the Lian Li and the Corsair cases. There are so many models it makes my head spin and it is at best difficult to determine if the cooler will actually fit. Again, I am hoping to stay as small as possible and I would like a silent PC, or at least as close as I can get it (it will be in a home recording studio). With my numerous needs/wants in mind, can anyone recommend a case/cooler? Is the Corsair water cooling the best way to go? I want a nice high end computer, that runs cool and quiet and is silent, is that so much to ask for? LOL. Any opinions, ideas, etc. are most welcome. -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints Twigs and Tracks Blog: Superior Sunrise<http://blog.twigsandtracks.com/2012/03/08/superior-sunrise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=superior-sunrise> -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints Twigs and Tracks Blog: Superior Sunrise<http://blog.twigsandtracks.com/2012/03/08/superior-sunrise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=superior-sunrise>
