(04-04-2015, 11:48 AM)Alwarren link Wrote:I have a GTX 660 Ti from ASUS and am also very happy with it. ASUS has a reputation of using quiet coolers on their cards, and this one doesn't disappoint, plus the card works fine with Arma 3 (It's a 3GB card).
I need to try overclocking my CPU, I have an i5-3570k which is the weakest point in my config (although I hardly ever get into trouble with it). A bit of extra speed by overclocking would be welcome I guess.
I'd be quite happy with a 3GB 660Ti for a while too, it's much better than my 6950 for DCS and X-plane and with 3GB should be fine for everything else as well, even if it can't cope with uber settings. Not much can though!
Yeah, you might as well OC if you've got a K CPU. I'm using a Scythe Kotetsu on my i5-4670k and that works nicely http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scythe-Kotetsu-S...he+kotetsu It's one of the cheaper heatsinks but still beats many of the more expensive ones, although there's usually only 1-3c difference in temperature http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1391-page6.html The Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme rev.C (TRUE rev.c) is another good but cheap option.
I think the Scythe comes with a 120mm fan which might be quiet enough for you but if not the quietest fans I've found that don't have issues like annoying ticks when running slower are the Arctic F12 120mm PWM, which are also very cheap compared to many as well.http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002QVLBM2?*Version*=1&*entries*=0