evil's i7 Workrig

[evil-98]

So you guessed it, heres my i7. Its going to be a quick build as i need it up by next week

Specs

CPU: i7 920 (hopefully @ 4+)
MOBO: Asus P6T Deluxe
RAM: G.Skill 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
VIDCARD: Asus 4870 1GB
PSU: Corsair HX1000W Psu
HDD: 4x WD Caviar Black 1TB
1x WD VelociRaptor 300GB
ROM: Samsung 22x DVD
CASE: MountainMods Pinnacle 18

Cooling:

EK Supreme
Swiftech 4870 block
Swiftech MCR320, MCR220 w/ Yate Loon D12SH-12
DDC 3.2 w/ XSPC top
1/2 ID x 3/4 OD Tygon R3603
1/2" BP fittings

Ill get as many pics as possible, but ill be building at work so might not be as many as i would like but for sure ill get the final shots.

most everything has came in today, all but my sidewinder order.
the pinnacle is 80% done, much lighter then i expected but very
good quality, there were some parts that were obviously grinded
out to make the construction correct b/c of the powder coating
and alot of sharpie touch ups but over all very nice. One thing that
i did noticed was that the 5.25" drive is very very tight, i had the
hardest time getting my rom on that thing, might be the powder
coating but its tight.

this is all for today but for sure ill get more pics and log while i go next week

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=89028&stc=1&d=1226724408

11/17/2008
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11/20/2008
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[BlueAqua]

Yes!! Another good evil worklog!

[shoopdawoopa]

Woot cant wait

[MomijiTMO]

No no no, you are NOT allowed to start another build when you haven't completely finished your previous projects :p:.

It looks like you are rushing this one. Work? Lovely parts and I'm looking forward to the first Pinnacle build on XS.

[j.almonte]

Another excellent build by evil-8...
Sub...

[WhiteFireDragon]

i think this is the first core i7 worklog i've seen. and how did you get the retail i7 so early?

[breathemetal]

ill be following this closely since this is a lot like my next build will be :)
except i may go with a monticle. 24 either way though. and a blood rage!
anyways. good luck!

[rootz0r]

I got the same case! :) Won't be here until Tuesday though.....

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

cool evil, will be watching :cool:

[Patriote]

Oh Can't wait to see the first Pinnacle watercooled PC! I'm ordering mine pretty much soon! Subscribed!

[evil-98]

Yes!! Another good evil worklog!

:p: flattered


Woot cant wait

me too! monday wont come soon enough


No no no, you are NOT allowed to start another build when you haven't completely finished your previous projects :p:.

It looks like you are rushing this one. Work? Lovely parts and I'm looking forward to the first Pinnacle build on XS.

i know :( i wont rush through it, ill give it a little over a week :up: but for sure ill be finishing the other build


Another excellent build by evil-8...
Sub...

:up: evil-98 thanks


i think this is the first core i7 worklog i've seen. and how did you get the retail i7 so early?

hehe not sure if i should tell, might get them in trouble. if you really want to know PM me, or else ill let you know monday when the embargo rule is over :up:


ill be following this closely since this is a lot like my next build will be :)
except i may go with a monticle. 24 either way though. and a blood rage!
anyways. good luck!

awesome, all i can say is the 18 has ALOT of space. the blood rage looks like an awesome board, ill be looking forward to your build :up:


I got the same case! :) Won't be here until Tuesday though.....

Nice! dont forget to get your bay covers and fan screws :up:


cool evil, will be watching :cool:

Thanks :up:


Oh Can't wait to see the first Pinnacle watercooled PC! I'm ordering mine pretty much soon! Subscribed!

:up:

thanks guys, i wish i had more time to build it and make it perfect but i dont, so ill try my best in the time that i have :up:

[charles_h]

Evil, no doubt you'll set the bar very high with this, one of the 1st Pinnacle builds. :)

[switch8]

Oh this should be good! Keep us updated evil! :up:

[hmmisee]

Woohoo, another evil build!
I have always loved your builds and no doubt this will be great!
Using the newest technology out there!
Subscribed :D

[dingdong555]

This is gunna be SICK!

[spoof]

Good, it was about time. I'm waiting for tons of photos and sick-mega-clocking-rig :P

[bentleya]

WAHOoooooooooooooo :D this is going to be coolio :D cant wait evil

[Lagaaja]

We want teh Pinnacle! Make it evil, evil:up:

[pcaddict]

This is gonna be so Xtreme!!

[bianco]

i7! looking forward to your build... evil vision in the making!
:up:

[2low4u]

Nice I'm curious to see this myself actually. I want a pinnacle24 but damn the cubes look so good to I can't decide! heheh That i920 should go over 4G rather easily from what i'm told. I have mine on the way as i'm not as lucky to be in the midst of things like some of you guys(jealous)lol. Guess I can be thankful I got my board already though eh? What finish did you get Evil?

[zlojack]

NICE!!!

I almost bought this board.

Looking forward to this build.

[Aldy402]

first i7 and pinnacle worklog..

you just had to be first huh? :clap:

[just a noob]

holy crapathon :eleph: i'm gunna be watching this

[evil-98]

Thanks alot guys, no pressure :up:

[bigslappy]

Soo what happened to the Q9450 ?? is see in yer sig it's
DEAD !

[evil-98]

Soo what happened to the Q9450 ?? is see in yer sig it's
DEAD !

i ripped the IHS off and gave it to eddy at EK :up:

[Asgard_thor]

:(
I dont even have a quad...and YOU get a i7 QUAD?

:'(

[NaeKuh]

what made you decide on that board evil? :wasntme:

You been staring at something close to this for a while now huh? :rofl:

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p73/aigomorla/RealPicture.jpg

*whisper* Bei Fei should get my board by wednesday, blocks done by the weekend, and hopefully i should have my board + single mosfet + single nb/sb blocks done and mailed to me b4 thanksgiving.

Evil you should pm him if you want yours ASAP. He's seriously getting my board wednesday.

Also let him know if you need an EK Supreme Mount. cough cough.... you can thank me later.. :rofl:

[evil-98]

what made you decide on that board evil? :wasntme:

You been staring at something close to this for a while now huh? :rofl:


dont hate :rofl: actually its all the supplier could get me lol :up: and it a great board plus now we could be twins :up:

[twwen2]

No no no, you are NOT allowed to start another build when you haven't completely finished your previous projects :p:.

It looks like you are rushing this one. Work? Lovely parts and I'm looking forward to the first Pinnacle build on XS.

+1 Finish Day and night already evil! :rofl:

It's not fair, i can't beleive you can afford another build already! Core i7 no less... :eek:

One day, i tell you...

[metachronos]

Damn that looks awesome, but at the same time I'm really jealous.

[T_Flight]

Cool build. Will follow this one with interest. I posted my i7 build a couple weeks ago. I finally got the CPU last week. I'm waiting on some parts that aren't avilable yet though. RAM is one of them. I also am gonna run mine on air for a bit before setting up my water loop. You'll be done before I get all my parts in. I may be able to get mine running on air maybe in a week or two. It really depends on when Corsair releases those new Dominator Kits. That's the thing that's holding me up.

[evil-98]

First Update:

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[MomijiTMO]

Wow keep them coming :up:

[sniperbob]

MAN those cases look amazing! If only i had the money... anyone wanna buy some stuff?? haha

[twwen2]

Mmmm, yummy. Everytime i see the anodised aluminuim on MM's cases i drooooool. :D

Hey evil, IIRC the x58 boards need the ram in the three slots closest to the CPU socket. So on this board, the black ones. Intel said it themselves.

MOAR PICS! :p:

[zlojack]

Wow...sometime in the future I'll probably pick up either one of these or an Ascension (if I feel really obscene)

[2low4u]

Lookin good evil! What fans are those?

[BrokeDown]

Lookin good evil! What fans are those?

Look like Yates

[Patriote]

Nice Nice! I think you are in the first few (If not first) to post pics of a Pinnacle 18! Looking good! BTW: Is that a Black Wrinkle finish? Can you confirm that this finish makes finger prints almost (Or totally) unnoticeable? Thanks!

[j.almonte]

Mmmm, yummy. Everytime i see the anodised aluminuim on MM's cases i drooooool. :D

Hey evil, IIRC the x58 boards need the ram in the three slots closest to the CPU socket. So on this board, the black ones. Intel said it themselves.

MOAR PICS! :p:

They look like "black wrinkle finish" to me !!;)

[AlucardCasull]

mm brand new computers, remember those days. Looks great can't wait to see it running

[evil-98]

Mmmm, yummy. Everytime i see the anodised aluminuim on MM's cases i drooooool. :D

Hey evil, IIRC the x58 boards need the ram in the three slots closest to the CPU socket. So on this board, the black ones. Intel said it themselves.

MOAR PICS! :p:

Thanks for the ram tip, and the finish is wrinkled black


Lookin good evil! What fans are those?

Those are D12SH-12 Yate Loons


Nice Nice! I think you are in the first few (If not first) to post pics of a Pinnacle 18! Looking good! BTW: Is that a Black Wrinkle finish? Can you confirm that this finish makes finger prints almost (Or totally) unnoticeable? Thanks!

Yea its black wrinkle, and you can still see finger prints as the finish is still very glossy, i first thought that it was errors in the finish but turned out to be finger prints.

@everyone else:

Thanks for the support, more to come.

does anyone know why i would get this error message?


Your connection to this server has been blocked in the firewall.

You need to contact your hosting provider with the following IP for further information.

Your blocked IP address is XXX

i cant get to my own site from home on any machine... :down:

[rootz0r]

Nice! Can't wait for mine to arrive. btw, what are you using as a HD cage?

[evil-98]

Nice! Can't wait for mine to arrive. btw, what are you using as a HD cage?

that was suppose to go in the description but ill do it here :up:

its a newer scythe stabilizer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998049

i had to drill some additional holes to make it fit. which includes the cage and the 5.25" bay assembly. you should be about to see where i drilled the 5.25" bay to make it fit.

ill go into more depth later

[emoners]

another evil build...looking forward to this! :up:

[pcaddict]

Nice case :up: Keep up the good work!

Monster energy :rocker:

[Kibbler]

oh man I'm a HUGE fan of that case, never seen it before. It has just about everything I want and nothing I don't! :up:

oh man...$280 + shipping...it's tempting to drop the Three Hundred and go with this. Bolt-on...rig could be up and running in an afternoon!

[crazy1323]

Mmmm, yummy. Everytime i see the anodised aluminuim on MM's cases i drooooool. :D

Hey evil, IIRC the x58 boards need the ram in the three slots closest to the CPU socket. So on this board, the black ones. Intel said it themselves.

MOAR PICS! :p:

What if you are using all 6 DIMMS for 12GB of RAM? Will performance be hurt that much?

[b@llz0r]

nice workshop man :up:

is that the 18 or 24 case?

[2low4u]

nice workshop man :up:

is that the 18 or 24 case?

Pinnacle 18 dude. Looks nice eh? Can't wait to do up a 24!

[mondo]

where did u get the case from anyways.... looks very very nice...

[Logos]

where did u get the case from anyways.... looks very very nice...

http://www.mountainmods.com/computer-cases-pinnacle-c-21_99.html

[mondo]

thanks man.... living at the other side of the world doesnt helps... 100 bucks for delivery... lol

[TedShred]

lookin' good Evil!

or is that really all rendered?!:D (I've been fooled by you before:p:)

[omaryunus]

beautiful stuff evil! :D congrats

[PakaPaka]

looks great :)

core i7..... ohh yeah

[Pellepel]

I7 + Pinnacle I so envy you, but can't wait to see your progress :up:

[breathemetal]

Looks awesome so far

[RickCain]

Good lord that looks very NICE!

Can't wait to see some water in that case!!!!

Do you have enough room to get a 120.3 radiator in the top with the CDROM so close to the top? This is making me want to get me one of these cases.....

[twwen2]

They look like "black wrinkle finish" to me !!;)

Ahh oops!
Hmm i don't mind that look either...

[evil-98]

Update :up:

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[BlueAqua]

Looks great Evil98! Nice handy work with the power cables for your SATA drives. I'm curious to see how you are going to handle all of the cables in that case. Nice pictures!

[twwen2]

Lovely evil :)

I notice that 4870, has it come from the SFF by any chance?;)

Also just for interest, are you still using the canon dslr?

[emoners]

wow not only the built is looking great, but so are the pics! :up:

[j.almonte]

Looking good!!!!!!!!!!
Are those 36" SATA cables???

[Pellepel]

Damn I like those power cables that are connecting your peripherals drives. That Corsair PSU comes like that? or it is that you can adjust them? or modded?

[ludeboy12]

Oh nice. I was looking to watercool my i7 rig with the same case.....or the 24. Cant decide. So yea I'll be watching this thread.

[Patriote]

Pretty darn nice m8! Can't wait for the Liquid cooling to begin! :D

[j.almonte]

Damn I like those power cables that are connecting your peripherals drives. That Corsair PSU comes like that? or it is that you can adjust them? or modded?

They come like that.... I have one myself, but you gonna have to mod it to the specific length that you need...:up:

[lyl]

oh how did i miss the start of this? been waiting for a i7 and pinnacle worklog to show up

sick parts evil, ill have my eye on this

slap some black paint on that hdd rack! ;)

[rootz0r]

Looks really nice! :up:

[Mick64]

Nice work evil! Simple! Beautiful!

[Hennels]

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Thats a lot of nuts! :eek:


Yes!! Another good evil worklog!

Is there such a thing as a bad one? :up::clap:

Also I am really loving that case, and the powder coat

[twwen2]

What if you are using all 6 DIMMS for 12GB of RAM? Will performance be hurt that much?

My bad. The close slots must be occupied first. Running all 6 slots is fine. It's just when running 3 slots only, the close ones must be used.

[evil-98]

Not sure what im going to do today, mostly tidying up the cables and such. still waiting on more cooling stuff but once thats all in (tomorrow) i want this done friday so i can use it monday. more like play with it but you get what i mean.



Looks great Evil98! Nice handy work with the power cables for your SATA drives. I'm curious to see how you are going to handle all of the cables in that case. Nice pictures!

nice rhyme :D, thanks. yea the cables might be tricky


Lovely evil :)
I notice that 4870, has it come from the SFF by any chance?;)
Also just for interest, are you still using the canon dslr?

:up: the 4870 didnt come from my other build :rolleyes: and im shooting with a Nikon D60 w/ 28mm 2.8f lens


wow not only the built is looking great, but so are the pics! :up:

Thanks


Looking good!!!!!!!!!!
Are those 36" SATA cables???


Damn I like those power cables that are connecting your peripherals drives. That Corsair PSU comes like that? or it is that you can adjust them? or modded?

The PSU did come with the cable, but i did manually adjust them to fit


Oh nice. I was looking to watercool my i7 rig with the same case.....or the 24. Cant decide. So yea I'll be watching this thread.

the decision between the 18 and the 24 should be based upon how your liquid cooling system is going to work. if you just want a single 3x 120mm fan rad in the front get the 18, but if you want a 3x 120mm fan uptop youll have to get a 24 or move your rom drive to the lowest bay.


Pretty darn nice m8! Can't wait for the Liquid cooling to begin! :D

Me too, the rest of the stuff should be here tomorrow


oh how did i miss the start of this? been waiting for a i7 and pinnacle worklog to show up
sick parts evil, ill have my eye on this
slap some black paint on that hdd rack! ;)

Thanks, the rack will be black when all is done, i need to make sure it fit before painting


Looks really nice! :up:

Thanks


Nice work evil! Simple! Beautiful!

Thanks


They come like that.... I have one myself, but you gonna have to mod it to the specific length that you need...:up:

Correct


Thats a lot of nuts! :eek:
Is there such a thing as a bad one? :up::clap:
Also I am really loving that case, and the powder coat

Not too many actually. with the rad in place thats 12 nuts i wont be using.
Thanks for the comment

[rootz0r]

Hey Evil, I have a question. For mounting the rad did you use the fan screws from MM? If so did you have to cut them so it wont puncture the rad? Thanks!

[evil-98]

Hey Evil, I have a question. For mounting the rad did you use the fan screws from MM? If so did you have to cut them so it wont puncture the rad? Thanks!

yes, i used screws that i purchased from MM and i did have to cut them, about a 1/4" off

[evil-98]

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[breathemetal]

Nice!

[twwen2]

Sound dampening material?

Looks good! What tubing is going into this one evil?

[sirheck]

Excellent:)
I was thinking the Pinnacle 24 but after seeing your 18 i may
go with it. Wasnt sure if my pa120.3 would give enough room
in the front, but from your pics i think the 18 will do just fine.

Or maybe the Monticle 24.?

[j.almonte]

Hey evil couple of question for you:
1- What material are you using in the bottom of the case ( I know its a dampening material... but more specific which "brand" and if it comes in that specific height )
2- And what is the length of those black "SATA II" cables 24" or 36" inches...

Thanks in advance...

[Hennels]

Wow! Those cables look great

[MomijiTMO]

Hot. Oh yeah I like it a lot. :D

[evil-98]

Nice!

Thanks


Sound dampening material?

Looks good! What tubing is going into this one evil?

not really sound dampening material, just needed something to absorb some vibrations, and going to use some 3/4"OD x 1/2ID" Tygon R3603


Excellent:)
I was thinking the Pinnacle 24 but after seeing your 18 i may
go with it. Wasnt sure if my pa120.3 would give enough room
in the front, but from your pics i think the 18 will do just fine.

Or maybe the Monticle 24.?

The Monticle looks really nice, and so does the Pinnacle either way as long as you got enough space it will be great.


Hey evil couple of question for you:
1- What material are you using in the bottom of the case ( I know its a dampening material... but more specific which "brand" and if it comes in that specific height )
2- And what is the length of those black "SATA II" cables 24" or 36" inches...

Thanks in advance...

1. Lets see, Corsar HX1000 packaging foam. im just using it help absorb vibrations

2. those are 36" cables

:up:


Wow! Those cables look great

Thanks :up:


Hot. Oh yeah I like it a lot. :D

Me too, waiting on a few more parts to come this afternoon and hopefully get most all done today

[aspire.comptech]

You should go for the matte norprene tubing like I use. I think it would complement the flat black everywhere else.


Petras stocks it...

[evil-98]

You should go for the matte norprene tubing like I use. I think it would complement the flat black everywhere else.


Petras stocks it...

norprene is nice, but its all about contrast + i already have the 3603

[aspire.comptech]

norprene is nice, but its all about contrast + i already have the 3603

Ah well, I'm so tempted to get one of these cases Just in flat black powder coat and then do my all black build in there.

Perhaps eventually...

Maybe Christmas.

[evil-98]

Ah well, I'm so tempted to get one of these cases Just in flat black powder coat and then do my all black build in there.

Perhaps eventually...

Maybe Christmas.

all black is probably my favorite, but its hard to find all componets to match perfectly, and those dang mobo makers always got throw in those highlighter I/Os everywhere.. :up:

[aspire.comptech]

all black is probably my favorite, but its hard to find all componets to match perfectly, and those dang mobo makers always got throw in those highlighter I/Os everywhere.. :up:

I totally agree, I'm still using my 975x AW9D-MAX for basically that reason only.

I still haven't found a board with a better color scheme :(

http://resources.vr-zone.com/John/aw9dmax/aw9dm_f.jpg

[Nate P.]

Looks excellent so far, keep it up Evil!

[Voodoo Rufus]

I totally agree, I'm still using my 975x AW9D-MAX for basically that reason only.

I still haven't found a board with a better color scheme :(



Abit knows how to make a beautiful mainboard when they put their minds to it. Most of their Max boards were aesthetically designed well. The AW9D was the best.

[Sly Fox]

Rig is looking great evil. Very clean cut and professional.

[evil-98]

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[Zw_Roodbaard]

That's looking very nice Evil :)

I'm looking forward for the completed pics :D

[twwen2]

More good pics. :)

What's the BP fitting between the rad and the fatboy? G1/4 extender?

[j.almonte]

That glass on your Dslr produce a great (DOF)...

[evil-98]

3/8 thick total :rolleyes:

[norim_13]

great work!
congratulations by the case!

[Plastek]

nice! your work - AWESOME!

[Patriote]

Wow Nice work! I was thinking of hooking my 2 MCRES like that too! But i was thinking of drilling holes on the side metal bars of the case, next to the 3x120mm in front. Can you take a few more detailed pics of how you mounted the Res on the Rad ? Thanks!

[aspire.comptech]

3/8 thick total :rolleyes:

Kind of want...

Cept I'd do in green...

How much would it take for you to make me one?

:D

[norim_13]

was the case made by you?

how did you get that irregular surface? is it from the metal or from the paint?

[2low4u]

was the case made by you?

how did you get that irregular surface? is it from the metal or from the paint?

Read through please & don't just look at the pics next time ok? lol

It's a Mountain Mods case in black wrinkle finish.

[norim_13]

Read through please & don't just look at the pics next time ok? lol

It's a Mountain Mods case in black wrinkle finish.

sorry...
i'm not english, and it's not very easy for me read all that posts.

next time, i'll try :)

thanks

[SiGfever]

This build is looking great, please keep the pics coming. :clap:

[TedShred]

wow, the white on the EK blocks looks incredible:cool:

[twwen2]

Custom fabbed plates. You are full of surprises evil ;).

[shazza]

Just had a chance to catch up on this thread - what a great example for the new MM Towers!

By the way ... I'm running the same mb/CPU/RAM combo, and I've got my G.Skill sticks in the orange slots - everything seems to work fine.

[pcaddict]

Awesome job!

[evil-98]

thanks guys

heres a shots of it mount and one while the system was being flushed
im having issues with the PSU right now hopefully that works itself out
or ill have to RMA it, ive already talked to the RAM GUY over at Corsair
and he thinks i should just RMA it, i need this system up yesterday, so
the sooner this is up the better

http://evil98.insanity-asylum.com/computers/i7/41.jpg
http://evil98.insanity-asylum.com/computers/i7/42.jpg

[rootz0r]

Nice! Very clean. :) Are the adapters needed for the swiftech rads? Want to switch to metal fittings on mine and wondering if they are needed.

[evil-98]

Nice! Very clean. :) Are the adapters needed for the swiftech rads? Want to switch to metal fittings on mine and wondering if they are needed.

they are not necessary and to be honest they dont fit all that well, but it gives me a piece of mind knowing that the fitting is being screwed into the correct thread sizes. but they are definitely not necessary

[veedubfreak]

I run metal fittings on my swiftech rads and did not need any adapters. Hey evil, how come you didnt use 90degree sata cables on the hard drive?

[breathemetal]

i cant wait till this is done

[evil-98]

I run metal fittings on my swiftech rads and did not need any adapters. Hey evil, how come you didnt use 90degree sata cables on the hard drive?

good question, at the time they didnt have any available so i just got straight ones

[2low4u]

Seeing this I'm beginning to wonder where to hide all my plugs & wires off my non modular CoolerMaster 1250W psu for a Pinnacle24. Might have my hands full me thinks lol.

[breathemetal]

Thats the main reason i want to see this completed. I want to see how he manages to hide all the wires!

[evil-98]

small update :up:

[lyl]

looks squeaky clean :)

[IcepiK]

looks great... where u get the fan screws? allenheaded fan screws or threaded rods? those are cool

[emoners]

evil are you gonna keep those fans open without any grills?

[exe163]

You got some pretty rad photographer skills! Moar pix!

[shazza]

Looks great. Evil - just wondering if you've got everything working with the memory in the black slots. Everything I've read, and from my experience with this board, they need to be in the orange slots if you've only got 3 DIMMs installed.

[evil-98]

looks squeaky clean :)

Thanks, spent virtually no time trying to keep it clean :up: well aside from good habits :yepp:


looks great... where u get the fan screws? allenheaded fan screws or threaded rods? those are cool

thoses are just some black oxide standard socket cap screws ordered through MM, you can pretty much get those at any hardware stores, www.mcmaster.com is a great place for that kinda of stuff or you can just order thought MM which is nicely priced as well


You got some pretty rad photographer skills! Moar pix!

Thanks, ill get some more pics tonight


evil are you gonna keep those fans open without any grills?

yea, ive already gotten my fingers in one of them but once i find a place for it and people stay away we should be fine


Looks great. Evil - just wondering if you've got everything working with the memory in the black slots. Everything I've read, and from my experience with this board, they need to be in the orange slots if you've only got 3 DIMMs installed.

honestly ive yet to boot up the system, tonight is the officially fire up, wish me luck :up:

[Oli4v]

nice setup :up:

2 (360) radiators I Guess?

[breathemetal]

I like the non-grilled fans. Nice job!

[twwen2]

Looks great. Evil - just wondering if you've got everything working with the memory in the black slots. Everything I've read, and from my experience with this board, they need to be in the orange slots if you've only got 3 DIMMs installed.

Yeah, the more i read the more confused i get. He moved them over on my instruction but now everyone's saying "teh orange ones!", so i guess that's it.
I was sure they were meant to be in the slots closest to the CPU? :shrug:

[evil-98]

Yeah, the more i read the more confused i get. He moved them over on my instruction but now everyone's saying "teh orange ones!", so i guess that's it.
I was sure they were meant to be in the slots closest to the CPU? :shrug:

well ill let you know tonight when i fire it up, got to flush the loop once more before that can happen tho.

[NaeKuh]

evil u need to get a set of my blocks.

SW and JT are both gonna carry them in stock.

[evil-98]

evil u need to get a set of my blocks.

SW and JT are both gonna carry them in stock.

you need to buy bulk loads of my clamps :up:

wheres those pics you promised in that other thread? ill probably end up getting the blocks :p:

[wahle]

evil, can u tell me what's the space between the psu and the top of the case?

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1128/sizeaa7.png

[evil-98]

evil, can u tell me what's the space between the psu and the top of the case?


looks to be roughly 4.5"

[exe163]

What exactly can you fit in there? a box of chocolate?

[wahle]

What exactly can you fit in there? a box of chocolate?

Fans, a feser quad-rad if it fits. (pinnacle 24)
4,5" should fit.. but i want to know for sure :)

4,5 inch is around 11 cm.
6cm for the rad, 2,5cm for the fan.. leaves 2,5cm for the 90-fitting and 3cm is required. So it wont fit the fittings at the psu side... but maybe at the drive bay side (with 1 dvd-drive).

[Quad-Damage]

more pics of the tap rad

[twwen2]

Love the avatar evil!

Very timely. :cool:

[evil-98]

Love the avatar evil!

Very timely. :cool:

Thanks :up:

small update

IT LIVES! everything is just peachy. it wouldnt boot in the black slots :mad: got scared at first, switch over to the orange slots, gave it a few seconds and the monster turned on!

tonight is OC night, might be benching till the morning :comp10:

this will be my first time with DDR3 and obviously the i7 also 4TB of space.
might pick up a raid card in the future, see if that manages better.

[Marios]

Very nice. Everything is set up the best way.
Though why did you put so many exhaust fans?
Unless you want them to work at very low speed.
Your PSU will stragle to find any air and might get hot and noisy.
I suppose I would turn the PSU upside down so that the big fan gets fresh air from the outside.
All you need is to make a hole to the right side panel.

[soulesschild]

Great rig evil. Random question not related to WC. What camera you are using to take those pics? :)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I hope to see some beastly renders off this rig evil :D, should be excellent and great job with the build itself :up:

[twwen2]

...it wouldnt boot in the black slots :mad: got scared at first, switch over to the orange slots, gave it a few seconds and the monster turned on!


:wasntme:

:slap:

[evil-98]

@twwen2:...uh huh :mad: lol

anyways. looks like i wont be home for a while. regardless! were hitting 4ghz tonight!!

[shazza]

Glad everything is working for you, evil-98.

[Sparky]

What? The maker of the coolest looking clamps isn't even using any of them?

[evil-98]

What? The maker of the coolest looking clamps isn't even using any of them?

i put my customer before myself :(

no just kidding, i will eventually have them all switched for my clamps :up:

[s3rv3r]

Hi evil, first off sorry for the up on your topic. I'd like to know what HDD cage are you using for these 4 HD's there. Also, there are 10 fans in the case, right? How did you turn on all of them? Thanks.

[evil-98]

Hi evil, first off sorry for the up on your topic. I'd like to know what HDD cage are you using for these 4 HD's there. Also, there are 10 fans in the case, right? How did you turn on all of them? Thanks.

Hey s3rv3r;

the HHD cage is a Scythe Hard Driver Stabilizer with a few modifications

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/schadistx4sp.html
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/sidewindercomputers_2028_7642885

and yes there are 10 fans, are all running in sets of 3's and 2's

the top 2 fans are wired in parallel as well as the 6 in the front in two sets of 3's and the 2 exhaust fans are running in parallel. so at the end there are 4 headers to plug in and all 10 fans are running. also makes it easy to control each set.