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Something to consider when you buy a new GPU, as I mentionded before

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He will need to upgrade the 2100MT ram. It wont be a huge, gigantic increase, but it will need faster ram, with ReSizable bar or Smart access memory, all the same thing really..
but is it better to change them? Doesn't it make sense to take these that I have up when they live?
 
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ok, but do you know the companies KTC and Koorui?

As for the case, are 3 140 front fans better than two 120?
KTC at least has two monitor models reviewed here in TPU. Koorui, on the other hand, I've never seen.

For the case, certainly 3x140 would be better than 2x120. But yours is a DeepCool DUKASE, right? All info I found on it (be it V1, V2 or V3) mentions 1x140 or 2x120 for the front mount. In that scenario, I'd personally opt for 2x120.
 
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KTC at least has two monitor models reviewed here in TPU. Koorui, on the other hand, I've never seen.

For the case, certainly 3x140 would be better than 2x120. But yours is a DeepCool DUKASE, right? All info I found on it (be it V1, V2 or V3) mentions 1x140 or 2x120 for the front mount. In that scenario, I'd personally opt for 2x120.
I would like to change it to deepcool ch5600 or bquiet 500 fx

KTC at least has two monitor models reviewed here in TPU. Koorui, on the other hand, I've never seen.
ok, so my choice is between LG and KTC, but I don't know if KTC wins in the comparison
 
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You can always use them and upgrade them later as you budget lets you. I used my old 2400MT set when I started to build my current set up. As you upgrade the parts, you will get a little better performance with each little upgrade.

I would go ahead and get your GPU, Case and monitor. The PSU should be enough to run it all, but it could give you head aches if it doesnt have enough 12V amps to run everything. So that would be a sooner rather than later upgrade. Then when you can, slap a new set of memory in, before you upgade the CPU or after.

I would like to change it to deepcool ch5600 or bquiet 500 fx


ok, so my choice is between LG and KTC, but I don't know if KTC wins in the comparison
If you have a local shop in town that has them, go take a look at them. Check brightness levels and anything else you want to see, you have to look at it, so taking our pick over what makes you feel is a better choice is not wise.

The only thing I dont like about those cases, is the amount of room at the top for your AIO and fans. It depends on the off set mounting, may run into an issue with ram clearance. I cant load up the deep cool page from my work laptop. But I have had that issue in the past.

The Be Quiet case seems to have more room at the top. I would recommend that one.
 
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You can always use them and upgrade them later as you budget lets you. I used my old 2400MT set when I started to build my current set up. As you upgrade the parts, you will get a little better performance with each little upgrade.

I would go ahead and get your GPU, Case and monitor. The PSU should be enough to run it all, but it could give you head aches if it doesnt have enough 12V amps to run everything. So that would be a sooner rather than later upgrade. Then when you can, slap a new set of memory in, before you upgade the CPU or after.


If you have a local shop in town that has them, go take a look at them. Check brightness levels and anything else you want to see, you have to look at it, so taking our pick over what makes you feel is a better choice is not wise.
unfortunately I bought the 5600x in an emergency as the 6700k I had stopped working last year, before the am5 came out. On the one hand there is a bit of RAM on the one hand I know it doesn't make much sense as they are DDR4 but even something used I don't mind

If you have a local shop in town that has them, go take a look at them. Check brightness levels and anything else you want to see, you have to look at it, so taking our pick over what makes you feel is a better choice is not wise.
ktc only exists on amazon
 
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I would like to change it to deepcool ch5600 or bquiet 500 fx
Alright, my blunder again as you mentioned it in the opening post (and I did drink my morning coffee).
If you ask the fan sizes due to what comes bundled with the cases, in theory 140mm fans have the capability to be either quieter or stronger than 120mm ones. I wouldn't make any decision solely on that. If possible, try and search reviews on both cases you are interested in (better yet if you find them from the same reviewer).

EDIT: found a reviewer that did both cases you're looking for, however not with both in the same graphs. Also, it's in French so some Google Translate may be in order.
 
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So on Cases, I looked at Newegg. The Phanteks XT Pro is $60 USD and you could use your existing fans, and the be quite 500 is $80 USD both are decent choices.


For the monitors, They are both around the same price and same 165hz, one is 50nids brighter but I know I wouldnt really be able to see the difference because I wouldnt be looking for it. What stand do you like better?
 
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So on Cases, I looked at Newegg. The Phanteks XT Pro is $60 USD and you could use your existing fans, and the be quite 500 is $80 USD both are decent choices.
then the fans I have are:
2+ TF120(blue) gamestorm
2+TF 120 no led for the radiator
1 fan as one I had broke

For the monitors, They are both around the same price and same 165hz, one is 50nids brighter but I know I wouldnt really be able to see the difference because I wouldnt be looking for it. What stand do you like better?
for me one is as good as the other
 
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The monitors I'm undecided about are:
LG 27gr75q
KTC h27t22
KTC is the AsRock of monitor manufactures. They used to manufacture monitors for other brands and now they're kicking off their own products. Detailed review on youtube, covers pretty much everything and isn't sponsored nonsense:

27GR75Q is just a refresh on tried and true formula of 27GP850 and 27GN800.

Either one would be a good pic. KTC should have a slightly better contrast. LG NanoIPS panels tend to hover around 800:1 and KTC uses FastIPS with contrast ratio of around 1200:1.

What it comes down to is:
- price difference
- return policy
- QC

If you're buying from Amazon you shouldn't have any issues with returns in case there are QC issues like stuck/dead pixels that are a possibility for any display.
 
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Yeah.. the Phantek comes with a single fan for the rear, use your two fans on top for the Rad to exhaust air out of the case, the other two in front to pull air in. All done..
 
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KTC is the AsRock of monitor manufactures. They used to manufacture monitors for other brands and now they're kicking off their own products. Detailed review on youtube, covers pretty much everything and isn't sponsored nonsense:

27GR75Q is just a refresh on tried and true formula of 27GP850 and 27GN800.

Either one would be a good pic. KTC should have a slightly better contrast. LG NanoIPS panels tend to hover around 800:1 and KTC uses FastIPS with contrast ratio of around 1200:1.

What it comes down to is:
- price difference
- return policy
- QC

If you're buying from Amazon you shouldn't have any issues with returns in case there are QC issues like stuck/dead pixels that are a possibility for any display.
so they are identical?

Yeah.. the Phantek comes with a single fan for the rear, use your two fans on top for the Rad to exhaust air out of the case, the other two in front to pull air in. All done..
and are those fans good? my project is to put the argb
 
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A fan moves air... If you want RGB fans, go with a set you like and has a controller/connection style you like. Corsiar, NZXT ect.. Just make sure you use SP fans for your radiator..
 
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A fan moves air... If you want RGB fans, go with a set you like and has a controller/connection style you like. Corsiar, NZXT ect.. Just make sure you use SP fans for your radiator..
the fans will always remain the same until the heatsink dies.
Deepcool and bequiet They come with both the ARGB controller and the fans
 
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He will need to upgrade the 2100MT ram. It wont be a huge, gigantic increase, but it will need faster ram, with ReSizable bar or Smart access memory, all the same thing really..
but is it possible that some peripherals/drivers are not compatible with the ReSizable bar?
 
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the only thing that needs to be compatible is the motherboard and graphics card.
 
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It should be enabled in bios and is normally auto detected by the driver.
 
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