The scythe needs sanding because of it's evident concave base and bad contact with your 1155 socket.. But if do that temps will improve big time. I gained about 8 deg C idle and around 10 deg C on load after lapping and artic silver 5 "burnout" Wow 8-10 deg C is a massive change. Any idea if you we...

For a MicroATX case unfortunately the Core 1000 is perhaps not so suitable given it's PSU and fan arrangement. The Arc Mini or Define Mini would be better but the Define is more expensive. Outside of that the Silverstone TJ-08 or TJ-08E would be good candidates. Silverstone is £90 so too expensive,...

What does "lapping" mean? Sanding down the plate on the heatsink that makes contact with the cpu so that it is really smooth and flat (this maximises surface area of contact and minimises thermal paste needed resulting in lower temps) I believe, but correct me if I'm wrong anyone. Why not go MicroA...

theres no need for the "k" version i5, if youre not overclocking. Thanks for the tip, I knew it already and my thinking is that if I get the K I can possibly overclock in the future depending on performance and temps. Think I read somewhere about underclocking to reduce temps but that wouldnt be id...

Updated components list. Intel i5 3570K (£170 amazon) (possibly be downgraded to cheaper slower intel processor) Asus P8Z77-V LX (£86 amazon) Seasonic x-400 watt (£105 amazon) Fractal Design Core 3000 (£52 amazon) SCYTHE Mugen 3 Rev. B is (£38 amazon) Intel 180GB 330 Series MLC 2.5" 25nm SATA 6GB/s ...

Thank you both for reading my post and your time spent with replies. After looking at the suggested cases I think the Fractal Design Core 3000 looks like a good bet; it comes with three fans and a speed controller as well as good cooling performance and features for its cost (£52 amazon). In regards...

Hi everyone, I would like some advice on my first computer build. Would like powerful, fast, efficient computer that is near to silent or ideally silent! Thank you very much for some advice hopefully, looked at a lot of reviews and posts online and the parts I have listed appear to be good buys for ...