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Given little or no overclocking, two fans are fine.

Simple answer, Yes, they'll work.

You might want to check these out for your H100 if you can find them in Scotland: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition CO-9050006-WW 120mm Twin Pack High Static Pressure Case Fan...

I think your temps at idle seem a bit high but not over the top. P95 temps look good. I tried nearly every combination of OCing, CPU strap vs CPU Multi, etc. but found that using the Multi and CPU...

Intel lists .8 to 1.52 as Vcore range. I've the RIVE so comparisons aren't exactly the same, but I played with BCLK/Multi trying to find lowest voltage and CPU temp for a 4.9GHz OC (see cooling in...

Oops: http://www.guru3d.com/news/radeon-hd-7950-with-boost-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti/

I voted for the 670, but you should seriously consider the new 660 Ti

I agree, time to re-mount with fresh TIM. Of the three you listed I'd use the Thermalright TIM.

That's sounds about right given your hardware, etc. Glad you finally got it sorted out.

AHCI mode is faster on 3rd gen SSDs like the Samsung 830 series. If you want to approach speeds near 6GB and higher when using RAID, you will be better off getting a mobo that has SATA III 6GB...

The Samsung 830 series SSDs are SATA III 6gb, but I don't think there are any SATA III 6GB ports on your mobo, when I did a quick check. So the best you could expect would be around 300mb/s...

Rules for HDD and SDD:

1. Backup
2. Backup
3. Backup dammit!

Recommend silver coils. I ran silver coils for about 3 yrs with distilled water. No problems and block was clean. Only problem I had was cheap tubing, LOL!

All drives fail, but, for me, WD fails the least and I've tried them all. Prefer the Black series or the RE for RAID arrays. ALWAYS have a backup for HDDs and SSDs!

I'd say go with the ASUS P9X79. ASRock's reputation has been receiving some dings lately with their Z77 mobo's. A friend of mine has the P9X79 and has had very good reliability with it. (Cheaper...

Corsair H80

Cooler: Corsair H100 Hydro
Be sure to use the pre-applied TIM, great stuff!

MB: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT (or the more expensive ASUS Maximus V Extreme, but guess it is overkill for moderate...

Crysis 2 and BF3, max eye-candy, 1920x1080, are toughest on my vidcards. Both push my 680s in SLI up to around 72C max. Average would be around 63C. CPU lopes along just fine. Then Metro 2033. I...

Yes, the main way to OC IB is with the multi. However, there is usually a sweet spot that can be found with much experimentation using a combination of BCLK and Multi that will sometimes be best....

HSF = Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Not all firmware flashes are destructive. It depends what version you are currently on. See: http://www.guru3d.com/news/ocz-vertex-4-ssd-review-with-15-firmware/

If you must do a destructive...

Of those two, the Z77. But I prefer ASUS over ASRock.

Hold down the MemOK switch on the mobo until the memory light starts flashing. It will probably reboot. Check the mobo manual for error indicators on the mobo.

1 x Case ( Corsair Obsidian Series 550D Gaming Case - Black)

Cooler Master HAF 922

1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3820 )...

I believe the memory stick is in the wrong slot for single stick operation -- check mobo manual.
I can only think of two possibilities:
bad mobo, geez, again or
bad CPU

You might RMA the...