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White Neon Case Light Twin Pack General Features: 12-inch white neon case light twin packSlim neon tube can be installed anywhere in case I/O header with power switch Very low heat outputConnects via 4-pin power connector Extra power connector for connecting other devicesRegulatory Approvals: CE

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u/seinarcorps · 5 pointsr/buildapc

Yes, that motherboard will get you to at least 4.0 with that cooler.

I would upgrade the video card to the new 770. Close to the same price, but brand new (~2 weeks old).

The case comes with 2 fans, one mounted in the front bottom slot and one at the rear top of the case. The R4 comes with plastic plates with sound dampening foam on it to cover the top fan slots if they are not in use. It is up to you whether you want more fans; I would probably say that you might want one more on top, but it isn't necessary. At $2000, you may as well spring for a $20 fan, though; worst case scenario is that you have a spare.

Clean builds take a little bit of effort, that's all. You have two routes you could go to get that "covered" wires look (those cables are called sleeved cables): you can buy cable extensions (~$10-12 each) or you can buy sleeved cables to match your power supply; check /r/hardwareswap, there are several users who will make whatever colors you want. You will pay more for those than you will for extensions, but you get customizability. There is a difference between extensions and custom cables; notice that with the extensions, the wires coming out of the PSU are not sleeved (they are the stock wires that come with the PSU) while the custom cables are sleeved even as they come out of the PSU. The 8 and 24 pin motherboard cables are pretty standard, but make sure you check to see what cables your video card uses for power (8+8, 8+6, etc) and order the correct sleeved cables.

I will mention that the other option is to sleeve the cables yourself, but the startup costs to that for tooling and whatnot can get to be expensive. Check /r/PCSleeving and /r/CableManagement for some more info on making it all look pretty. Also, listen to Sam.

If you are caring enough to buy a windowed case and want to get your cables cool looking, you probably want to buy some kind of lighting to go inside your case. The NZXT Hue is a popular choice around here. It is easy to install and you can change the coloring. The more traditional route was to use cold cathode tubes (there can be extra hardware involved with cold cathode lighting, like an inverter, but they are cheap and give off a lot of light. See here for an example of CC lighting (check the last image in the album for a night shot) and here for the Hue.

Water cooling (the kind with the tubing everywhere) is called open loop or custom custom loop cooling. It is much more expensive than an air cooler or closed loop cooler, and it takes a bit of know how to set up. You have an air cooler selected; they are pretty easy to install and they work great, although they do take up space. A lot of your window space on the R4 will be blocked by the air cooler. Your other option is to use a closed loop cooler like the Swiftech H220 or the Corsair H100i. These are basically a pump and radiator combo; you mount the radiator (which comes with fans) to the top (typically) of your case, and it cools the cpu. The advantages of a closed loop cooler are mainly aesthetic; they usually run about $100, and the performance is about equal with a high end air cooler like the Noctua NH-D14. Again, closed loop coolers look cooler, but they don't necessarily perform a lot better than a good air cooler. I personally like the lower profile of a closed loop cooler because it lets you show off your computer's insides a bit better. Air cooler vs closed loop. Some cases may not fit a closed loop cooler mounted in the top; do some research to find out if you pick a different case(the R4 Define is in those pictures). Oh, and closed loop coolers rarely have leaking problems.

Hope this helped!

u/Robx34 · 2 pointsr/pcmasterrace