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i7 7700 Non K Version cooling question

tattooedillusionstattooedillusions Posts: 152
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Does anyone have this CPU?  I'm in the process of upgrading my first ever build from about 5 years ago.  When I first built it, it was for gaming and every day use since I didn't know anything about Daz back then.  Now that I'm a Daz addict it's high time to upgrade.  I know I'm probably going overboard with a few things that I plan on but that's alright.  I don't want to have to do a major upgrade like this for a while.  I've gotten 2 items so far: Maximus IX Code z270 motherboard and an i7 7700 cpu (non K since I don't plan on overclocking and I've read that it runs much cooler than the K version).  This cpu comes with a stock cooler and was just curious if this would be enough for rendering and gaming.  I'm planning on filling my ram slots with 64 gigs of Rip Jaws which will take up all 4 spaces so I'm not sure if my current or any other air cooler will clear.  I'm going with this amount of RAM because 1) I've been running into low memory issues lately with Iray (ram not gpu vram) and 2) I have quite a few environments with a lot of plants and trying to move the camera around the viewport is like pulling teeth with 16GB of RAM.  Personally I don't trust water cooling with all those nice shiny electrical parts lol.  If it springs a leak due to either wear or installation error, everything is screwed.  Also planning on getting a 1080ti when 3rd parties come out with theirs sometime this month.

Quick rundown on current build:

OS - Windows 10 Pro Upgraded free from Win 7 Pro (So full amount of ram can be used instead of whatever the Home was limited to)
Case - Cooler Master HAF X (Lots of case fans :) )
Mobo - Maximus IV Hero (Upgrading to Maximus IX Code)
CPU - i7 4770K (Upgrading to 7700 non-K)
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (not sure it will clear 4 ram sticks or not)
RAM - G.SKILL Sniper 16GB (2 sticks w 8GB each) (Plan on upgrading to G.SKILL Ripjaws V 64GB 4 skicks w 16GB each)
GPU - MSI Twin Frozr GTX 980 ti (Plan on upgrading to 1080 ti)
Power Supply - Fatal1ty 1000W (Plan on upgrading to EVGA SuperNOVA 1600W)

 

Comments

  • alexhcowleyalexhcowley Posts: 2,404

    Do you really need a 1600W power supply? I don't know what a 980ti needs but the 1080ti requires 250W, with a recommended 600W for the system as a whole.  I'm currently running a twin frozr 970 and a 1080 (not ti) on an 850W supply quite happily.

    Cheers,

    Alex.

  • tattooedillusionstattooedillusions Posts: 152

    Lol no not really probably but I'd rather go big or go home rather than have to get another one later if I decide to go with 2 1080ti's sometime down the line.  Like I said, some of it's is probably overkill but I'm alright with that.  I would rather pay the extra money now then have to fork out even more later if I do need something bigger.

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 6,998

    I have the same case with all its fans, and an i7 6700K.  Mine did not come with a stock cooler so I got a Noctua NH-D15 - http://noctua.at/en/nh-d15.html - Its huge and it does an awsome job.  My CPU will max out at 65C at full load and within a min of it going into idle, the NH-D15 will have it cooled down to about 5C above room temp.  Thats with both fans installed.  It clears my ram just fine.  Keep in mind I did not build the machine.  I let the store I bought it from do it since I know the poeple very well.  So i cannot give you tips in the install.

     

    Also, I have the Nova 1600W and I agree that its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.  I always shoot big with power supplies so that I dont have to worry about power issues with gamming and rendering.  I have no issue rendering or gamming with that power supply and I am running two Zotac AMP Extreme 980TIs that are over clocked out of the box.

  • tattooedillusionstattooedillusions Posts: 152

    Thanks for chiming in Matty.  Love the HAF X case.  It's like a friggin' end table LOL.  I did have to take the door fan shroud off though when I put the MSI Twin Frozr 980ti in because the card was too tall.  Thanks for your imput on the cooling too.  Maybe I will check to see if the EVO clears the ram when I decide (can afford) to pull the trigger on the ram purchase.  Install the sticks first and then set it down in position.  Just not sure if I want to go through the hassle of installing the stock only to find it doesn't keep it cool enough.  You would think that after all these years, the mobo manufacturers would find a way to move the ram slots to the right a little more lol. 

    Glad to see I'm not the only one that would rather go overboard than take a chance on having to end up spending twice as much down the line. 

  • Night Owl 3DNight Owl 3D Posts: 140

    I just finished a build a few months ago with a 7700K on a MSI Z270 M7.  I was going to leave the 7700K on air cooling but my brother talked me into a Corsair H75 water system.  It is a closed system fully assembled.  Just mount the block on the CPU and mount the radiator with one of the included fans on both sides. I have mine in the front of the case. The push/pull configuration lets you run low fan speeds keeping the system very quiet.  I am over clocked to 5 GHz.  The only time I even feel it dispersing any heat is when I'm rendering above 3000 pixels.  The integrated pump is close to silent.  If your running base frequency, the single fan unit should be quite effective.  NewEgg has them all on sale frequently. 

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 6,998
    edited April 2017

    tattooedillusions, if this helps here is a pic of the inside of my case. (click thumb for full size)

     

    ASUS Z170 Deluxe - 32GB RAM - EVGA 1600W Supernova

     

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