If I am only using this 43" 4k samsung tv , will a GTX 1080 gfx card be enough? or Should I upgrade to a 1080 TI ? not sure about the 2000's yet ?
I plan to upgrade to a I9 9900k cpu, and need recommendations on MOBO and ram, and possibly a case? and fans
Also Should I get Liquid cooling? is it easy to setup right the first time? or is it somewhat difficult?
I've built 9 pc's in the past, but never did liquid cooling.


Basically I built a computer back in early 2011, and have upgraded some parts towards end of 2015-2016.
My Biostar Motherboard... Cheapest in the world. has served me well.
I5-3570k CPU, and 4x8gb DDr3 1600 ram.



I Honestly Like the computer case Handle @ the top of it, so I can lift it when needed.
But should I just sacrifice the handle, for more fans?

I was wondering if it was a decent design as far as air flow goes , and location of parts ect. should i upgrade ? ( if there is an upgrade )
I broke 2 usb ports on the front of it anyway.
it seems like the motherboard lined up kinda funny, and I have a hard time plugging anything into the HDMI ports on the graphics card



Samsung - 43" Class - LED - NU7100 Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K UHD TV with HDR
EVGA - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card - Black/silver
SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 2.5" 256GB SATA III
CORSAIR RM Series RM1000 1000W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
https://www.newegg.com/black-cooler-master-storm-scout-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811119196?Item=N82E16811119196

I linked 2 fans below, I'm using those as side panel fans, the Gbear is loud af... , and the other fan is too quiet and not powerful enough.

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
https://www.newegg.com/cooler-master-r4-l2r-20ar-r1-case-fan/p/N82E16835103091?Item=N82E16835103091

Bgears b-Blaster 120 120mm Case Fan
https://www.newegg.com/bgears-b-blaster-120-case-fan/p/N82E16835132022?Item=N82E16835132022

This post was edited by conetopia on Jun 18 2019 09:25pm

Yeah, get a case without the side fans. They do nothing but screw up the front to back air flow.


This is a decent case, for example... https://www.newegg.com/brushed-black-phanteks-enthoo-pro-m-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854042


It has fans in front, top, and rear. Has dust filters all around...etc.

This post was edited by Ghot on Jun 18 2019 10:11pm

Yeah And I have noticed , that the side panels on mine, don't have dust filters ha ha... so dust gets in anyways.

I have a pretty clean room, so I don't really run into any dust problems what so ever...
The thing that scares me the most is the power supply that I have, i have a decently cold room..
but cpu/mobo/and gfx card do get pretty warm up to 58C while playing max settings on like path of exile, in a big group party...

I would think that the power supply fan would eventually kick in... I know it only turns on when needed. but I've never really noticed it ever turning on.
So I am wondering if the power supply could be a heat issue as well.

Well, on that case I linked....there is a dust filtered vent below the power supply, just for that reason. When you install the PSU in a case like that.... you install it fan down. That way it sucks cold air from under the case, and exhausts it out the back of the case.



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http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Pro-M-TemperedGlass.html











This post was edited by Ghot on Jun 18 2019 10:28pm

Well I wanted to re-arrange my room a bit...
Cleaned out the computer, wiped it down.
Got a brand new HDMI cable 12 Ft @ 4k 18gbs
Huge difference compared to the HDMI cable I was using from my Xbox 1 ( when they first came out ).
Text looks sharper, i had computer set for 300% zoom, and hdmi cable caused things to really zoom in, so i had to adjust zoom to 200% , and yeah everything looks crystal sharp now <3.

Might just get a New motherboard that supports the same cpu/ram/ for now, since the 4th of july is around the corner, and then just buy a brand new computer via tax returns next year.
I seen some advertisements on newegg with the liquid glow in the dark cooling, i'm going to invest in that

Yeah that case in the picture looks like its got tons of room.
in my build, i have the psu, fan facing up inside the case, i figured it would draw heat out, and blow it out the back or something idk what i was thinking ha ha ( i wasn't thinking )

This post was edited by conetopia on Jun 19 2019 01:47am

Gaming on a tv, that's a yikes.
Wait a couple weeks before buying anything, AMD could very well pass up intel with their launch on July 7.

well that model has one of the lowest input lags according to rtings on pc input
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/samsung/nu7100

and agree on waiting for amd but 4kres is going to be all the same pretty much but more cores for cheaper

Yeah Wal-mart didn't have this tv, so i had to drive a little over an hour to the nearest bestbuy to get 1 lol.
The Qled TV's are a little better for gaming, but I didn't want a massive size tv haha.