Do you have any thoughts on how a 2.8 GHZ six core CPU might compare to a 3.3 GHZ six core CPU if they are both overclocked? Do low MHZ CPU's overclock better then high MHZ CPU's? Also my brother mentioned that overclocking a CPU will reduce its lifespan is that true?
Overclocking is always a bit hit and miss and no two chips will clock the same so it is very difficult to say how a chip will react. In genreal though the higher mhz chips are cherry picked as being the best of the bunch and so you would expect to get a better overclock than on a lower speed chip. Any overclocking will inevitably decrerase the lifespan of the chip. This is mainly due to the extra heat generated by the increased voltages needed to get a stable overclock.
You pretty much have me sold on the other case and going with water cooling. I'd like to order the case and start working out the details with the fans and cooling now so that I will be ready when I decide on the MOBO and CPU. There are two configurations that I am looking it one has triple quad fans on the top and sides and the other has a window on the left side and triple quads on the top and side. Which one should would you recommend?
First you must decide on whether you want to be able to show off the insides of your build. Personally I like to make it all neat and tidy and have ultra violet lighing etc but of course this is not to everyone's taste. Obviously if you want to see the insides you need to accomodate some windows. The thing to consider about fans is they are noisy, even though you can try and reduce it by the type of fans you use the more fans the more noise. Realistically I would say you would
need about 8 for two quad radiators and maybe a couple more for airflow through the case. This is based on what we have discussed already. If you go for a much more heat intensive system then we would have to revise the spec. The actual layout of the case depends more or less on your preferences within reason. Let me have any other questions that I haven't covered.
