TheOverclocker Issue 30 | Page 42

THE BEST IN THE FROZEN BIZ! H ere’s a new page for all you good people. Ever wanted to know what we think is the absolute best in the business for your overclocking rig(s)? Well we’ve compiled a list which we will update where appropriate. Things such as displays, peripherals and the like are not important here, but just the basics. Your mainboard, graphics adapter, memory, storage, cooling solutions and power supply. Now there are many other options available but with just the components below you should be ready to bench very well and need nothing else. MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC Family: The Z87-OC was brilliant upon introduction, never before has $200 netted you so much in a motherboard. The Z97X-SOC/Force is even better, because it has even more, but costs even less at $190 42 The OverClocker Issue 30 | 2014 USD, it’s mind boggling. Let’s not forget the numerous records broken on this motherboard in the last month or so. As it stands, there just isn’t a better Z97 motherboard on the market. ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition: Has there ever been a finer or more impressive motherboard? This is an obvious one, a simple and easy choice for us. GRAPHICS EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition: Yes that’s an incredibly long name for a graphics card, but we simply call it the KPC card. Yes there are others which can achieve similar clock speeds, but many of them require things not available for anyone and everyone to use (special privileges and the like). This one you buy it, slap a pot on it, download the freely available tools and Bob’s your uncle! MEMORY G.SKILL TridentX F3 2666 C11 KIT: We would have liked to pick out a particular kit, but the truth is those fantastic C10 kits are gone (So if you have them hold on to them) and thus we are left with dozens of 11-13-1335 kits from several vendors. Pick your poison and make the most out of them. STORAGE OCZ Vector 150 SSD: It’s incredibly fast; it’s reliable and is surprisingly cheap. This one is pretty simple. WD 4TB FZEX: Another easy choice to make, if you want magnetic storage. This is pretty much the fastest drive you can buy barring the Velociraptor and Hybrid drives. COOLING 8ECC Fusion rev 3.1: Rarely have we seen such, if ever more