Hello people. I need recommendations for HDD, SSD and a PSU. Doing a major overhaul and pretty Much thrown out my crappy old components. I already have the following specs

Intel Core i7-4770K
Asrock Z87 Fatal1ty Professional
Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz CL9 16GB
Powercolor R9 290X OC Edition
NZXT Switch 810 Ultra Tower
Lite On Blu Ray Burner.
Creative X-Fi Titanium Professional

So what brands or models would you recommend for a fast yet decent in value SSD, a long lasting HDD, and a PSU that can handle 290X crossfire in the future? Budget is around RM1.8K or lesser if possible.

And any liquid cooling enthusiasts here? The liquid cooling club thread seems to be non responsive, so just wanna ask, is it better to spend a bit more for full WC like a XSPC D5 Photon AX360mm kit, or should I just get a NZXT Kraken X60 for CPU and Kraken X40/G10 for GPU, or is there anyone here who can recommend a list of components for a single loop GPU/CPU wc setup.

Thanks. =)

This post has been edited by Chew Yongxian: Jan 5 2014, 02:59 PM

Sorry my bad. I'm overhauling my entire system, and I'm pretty much 80% done except for the SSD, HDD and PSU. So yeah, just the three components.

As for SSD, I guess the Samsung 840 Evo 250GB should be fine then, since it's also cheaper than equivalent plextors or intel ones.

For HDD, I'm not sure as seagate has some pretty food stuff as well. I'm just looking at something that can run a long time unlike my older WDs which decided to die off after 3 years.

For PSU, hmmm, I've read that CM V models are basically rebadged of Seasonics. Will take a look at the V1000 model.

The G10 does have issue with VRM cooling, but some sticky thermal tape and chipset heatsinks is all that is needed to bring down VRM temps to around 50°+

No worries. No rush anyways. Wanna carefully look around at components before I commit, especially WCing. And seriously, thanks for the feedback. =)

Yeouch. Feels like playing Russian roulette. Hahaha. But I can say I'm looking towards WD Caviar Red 1TB, or if have extra the Seagate Constellation SATAIII 1TB.

Hmmmm, that's a damn good price for a 1000W. Will definitely look into it

Thanks so much man. =)

Hahaha I feel like I'm walking a minefield now. Really hope I get lucky on this one. Thanks for the heads up. =)

Uuuuh guys, anyone knows any 1600W PSUs? And who's selling them. Friend wants to buy one.

Madafacka decided to sell his 780Ti and build a *bleeeeeeep* QUAD 290X CROSSFIRE.

Brb, imma go cry in a corner right now. T.T

This post has been edited by Chew Yongxian: Jan 5 2014, 07:09 PM

It's basically online currency. And you use your systems to mine the internet for it, hence the term.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&...J1LajDMFqYqiTJw


But I seriously don't think he is bitcoin mining.

There is actually. Just found it. Rosewill Hercules 1600W 80+ Silver. I'm still trying to comprehend such power. Now the problem is finding a seller. Hahah.

Edit: @.@ wut. 2400W. Holy.

Found a seller coincidentally. Haha. https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2487261

This post has been edited by Chew Yongxian: Jan 5 2014, 07:58 PM

As I said above I did found a Rosewill 1600W but I'm not sure whether the LYN seller is still active. Hoping that he is since he hasn't closed the thread yet.

And yeah, he said he "might" get into mining. Hahaha. It's mostly for gaming.

He bought the Powercolor LCS 290X btw which comes ready with waterblocks.

Hahahaha I'm asking him that question myself.

But he said he might do mining lah, so probably when he is not at home or something he'll just leave it running. Oh well.

He is currently using a 4770K and MSI Z87 XPower, so I think the mobo is self sufficient. Hahaha. I won't be surprised if he does go multi moniters as a setup.

You make it sound so......easy. hahaha looking forward to building my own as well.

DDR4 and the newer Haswell-E are gonna cost a bomb, especially here. And likewise, buy now, and save up for a new system in 2-3 years time.

My first ever comp was definitely ordered and assembled in a store, all the way back in 2003/2004. That one lasted 5-6 years. Got a cheap ass Acer in 2010, tried upgrading along the way but the damn thing died in 2012.

So yeah, this is definitely my very first gamig rig build.

That's why I said 2-3 years. Planning to do the same in 2017/8. XD

But again, USB 3.0 and SSDs are not life or death. Worse comes to worse, USB 2.0 and a dual 7200rpm HDD in RAID 0 mode will do you just fine.

Now yeah, don't know why prices shot up like crazy. Heck, I remember people selling Dominator Platinums for 500-600 bucks back in May. Now the same models go for 800-900.

=_________= even value ram got jacked up. I had to Nego through my bloody teeth just to get my RAM at 700 plus delivery. I wished I bought it 4-5 months ago.

I hope DDR4 will be super pricey so I won't feel bad for buying DDR3. Hehehehehe.

Buggers are ripping money off our wallets. Sigh. It already rose like crazy so no surprises.

And no man, it was only 2x8GB. f***ing hell I felt conned. But at least it's 1866MHz CL9. The new retails price being released end of this month Will be around 800+. T.T

Although I felt like I should have gotten GSKILL I heard from alot of people that after sales is nonexistent and RMAs take forever.

This post has been edited by Chew Yongxian: Jan 6 2014, 07:38 PM