The Intel was my SSD that I've owned, I actually bought it without doing any research on other SSD. Intel was just a reputable company so I bought it. That being said Im very happy with it, it works. If it does have any flaws I wouldn't know because I don't really know what flaws to look for in a SSD.
Ah, fair enough, the 730 is a great drive anyway so you made a good choice.
I don't know if I have the fan set up correctly or maybe the fact that they are outside the case but it sounds like jet engine is exploding in my room. I correctly have the fans hooked up to the CPU, CPU_ASST and CHA_3 fan slots? I may end looking for a new set, my roommates are already complaining.
I would expect them, to be quite loud as they're 3000rpm models - generally 2000rpm is audible over other sources of noise in an average room, 1500rpm would be fairly quiet. That's a massive generalisation as it depends on the ambient noise, desigj of the fan (blade shape, bearings etc all affect the noise) and the tone of the noise (a high pitched buzzing is more noticeable than a smooth "whoosh" of air). That said, the fans you have are designed for radiator use as they have high static pressure, this is what helps them push through the densely packed fins of the radiator - apologies if you know this already. You could certainly replace them with quieter models, or you could put them on a fan controller to reduce the speed. You may be able to adjust their speeds in your BIOS, under power/thermal options, hardware monitor, or similar, but the controls offered are generally quite crude. There are tons of fan controllers available, they generally sit in a 5.25" bay and give you a dial or slider to adjust the speed of each fan. Some have temperature sensors, some have touchscreens, and some are totally different to how I've just described them just to make it more confusing. Lamptron make some great bay models which won't look out of place on the front of your case, might be worth looking into that.
Also you mentioned something called a reference card? I'm assuming its kind of like the original design? Do you think they are better cards to get over the aftermarket designs?
Correct, the reference cards are basically Nvidia or AMD's own design, you'll generally see these released first whenever a new graphics card is put out and the non-reference models such as the EVGA Classified, Gigabyte Windforce, Asus Strixx etc may come out a little later. Some of these are "better" than reference cards in that they may have better power circuitry or better coolers, some are produced because they're cheaper to make than the reference designs. I wouldn't say that non-reference cards are all bad, but when water-cooling generally you want a reference card because it'll be easier to find blocks for. As I say though, with the more popular and higher-end non-reference cards, water blocks generally do get released as there's a demand for them.
Don't think I'd be ordering from FrozenCPU any time soon - https://www.facebook.com/frozencpucom, http://www.overclock.net/t/1540656/official-frozencpu-shuts-its-doors. The general consensus is that the owner literally went crazy and trashed the place - The website is still accepting orders but the internet is full of people complaining that they have placed orders but nothing has arrived and they have been unable to contact them. Shame since they carried so much stuff!
Holy wow, I didn't realise that! That's a great shame as they did carry a lot of stock, and items that you couldn't always find elsewhere. Disregard that suggestion then, sorry.
