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The post above is a hard one to follow, but I'll try...
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CoolerMaster - Silencio 550
Corsair - CX500
MSI - Z68A GD65
Intel - Core i5 2500k (OC @ 4,2GHz)
Corsair - Vengeance 2x4Go PC3 - 12800
MSI - HD5770 1Go
Corsair - Force GT 90Go
Samsung - DVD burner
Enermax - TB Silence UCTB12 x3 & UCTB9 x1
Zalman - ZM MFC1 Black
BeQuiet! - Dark Rock Pro C1
Arctic - Accelero S1 Rev.2
Why did you take off the aluminium plate on the top of the BeQuiet!?
could'nt close the door otherwise :rofl:
:shocked: what cooler is that? what case is that? :slobber:Quote:
Originally Posted by patrock84
The fan is a Nofan CR-100A IcePipe 100W Fanless CPU Cooler. See more here: http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/pro...rs/nof-cr-100aQuote:
Originally Posted by tiro_uspsss
That's an Inwin Dragon Slayer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811108236
Some really, really slick looking machines in here guys!
Sorry for the extremely poor cell phone quality pic, but here's my latest "rearrange."
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I moved from a GINORMOUS Stacker 810 to the Define R3 a few months ago. I'm using less fans, it's quieter, and soooo much easier to transport to lans. :D
i did a very similar move..from stacker 830 to Define R3..and i also love it..i'm also considering removing the HD rack since all i have is 2 ssd's in my rig but im not sure what i think just yet..Quote:
Originally Posted by Jodiuh
FWIW, it definitely helped airflow. I also cut out the rear and bottom psu fan grills while I had it apart.
Needs more sleeved cables, but then she'll be more or less complete to my liking (sorry bout the bad webcam quality) -
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Gone back to air cooling for a bit:
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igortricolor:
Lol @ the curled up, falling off GPU sticker. Who do they think they are!? ;)
BadmAu5:
Love that case. Beautiful.
Gaming machine, I called it black mamba
Corsair 600T - black
Gigabyte Z68X-UD7 - black
4x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz - black
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme (+ i7 2600K 4.6GHz 1.28V) - black
Zotac GTX 570 Synergy - black
Corsair HX650W - black
Corsair Force3 2x120GB RAID0 SATA3 SSD - black
LG DVD/RW - black
all cables - black
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the 24-pin & 8-pin needs to be sleeved black! :p: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cele303
Black Mamba w/ Rainbow Power!
...maybe not. Yeah, just sleeve them. Or cheap out and put black electrical tape over it. :D
2 companies now make sleeved extensions for the cheats like myself. NZXT and Bitfenix. Look them up, buy, extend, and enjoy :-)
roflQuote:
Originally Posted by sabrewulf69
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Playing with the I7 980 stock cooler. It looks nice, but is rather useless :(
Temps at stock volts @ 4 Ghz:
Antec Kuhler H2O 620 - 70 degrees
Intel cooler of performance mode - 81 degrees
Intel cooler on quiet mode - 87 degrees :x
I took out the H2O 620 because it was insufficient @ 4.5 Ghz. Instead I ordered a shiny red Phantecs cooler :)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=HS-002-PT
The last one too.
Wow...that's some crazy terrible performance from a HUGE looking cooler. Odd the fan's not encased to channel the flow better. Hope you have better lock w/ the new Phanteks...looks sick!
No Tripod, table, or good lighting, so this is as good as it gets for now. :p
Galaxy GTX 580 vs HD4350!
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I cut the bottom grill out for a bit more airflow...same for the rear. Looks a little ghetto, but it's not seen. :D
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Ripped out the filters and took off the doors. Yes, dust gets in now. :(
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Cut out 6 of the drive bays and tucked the cables away.
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The whole thing's pretty quiet, not silent...but good enough. Small enough to carry to a LAN easily too!
There was a metal grill on the stock cooler, but it had to be removed as it collided with the NB cooler. Its not really big, its about the same as a £20 Arctic cooler with 4 heatpipes and a LED fan. It would be a great stock cooler if provided with 2500ks, but its insufficient for any CPU with HT imo.
From reviews I have read, the Phanteks cooler is better than the H2O 920 / Corsair H80 so I should be fine. I'm expecting 85 degrees @ 4.5 Ghz with it for benching, and 50 degrees at 4 Ghz for 24/7 based on comparison reviews to my H2O 620.
I really liked the look of the stock heatsink, but thats all that is decent about it. After removing it, I will leave it attached to its backplate and use it as a desk decoration lol.
Oh, the stock heatsink might have been better if I hadnt used the stock paste too, but i'm running low on MX3. Hopefully the Phankeks cooler will come with a nice big tube of something decent.
Haha!
And the Phanteks cooler at 4 Ghz is running at 57 degrees :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
An onslaught of pictures:
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It was a pita to install, but fits my P182 case perfectly with low profile ram.
@Bhav - I think you need more CPU cooling power :rofl:
WHAT IN THE...I don't even...wow...
@bhavv those cpu coolers are so sexy :yepp:
Me too, my temps still max out at 96 degrees at 4.5 Ghz :xQuote:
Originally Posted by RCG_Bex
But I turned off hyper threading and then it stays below 82 degrees :)
If you want an Intel hex core at 4.5 Ghz or more with HT on, you need a proper high end water cooling setup, even a corsair H80 wouldnt suffice. The dual radiator one might, but it wouldnt fit in my case and I dont want a new case, me <3 my P182.
Better than NH-D14/Venomous X/Silver Arrow? Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better :/
This is the review I read:Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottALot
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages...review,14.html
According to that review, it is slightly better, but I only wanted it because it was red, and the Noctua and SA coolers are ugly.
Haha. I bought the Venemous X over the Silver Arrow for looks too. :p
Not sure if you want temperature results too in this thread, but at stock CPU speed an HT disabled, the CPU stays under 48 degrees:
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Its at stock speed and HT off because I'm stressing my ram, it seems that 1866 Mhz Cas 7 is possible! But I cant get it stable at higher BCLK :x
just installed psu/OD bays cover and my freshly made clear side panel on my Core 1000 build
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That case needs a window.
pic 2 looks like a window: http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/_DSC0533.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Jodiuh
Amazing, I'd give it an easy 10/10 :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by BadmAu5
What is that if not a window... -.-Quote:
Originally Posted by Jodiuh
Lol, I thought it was a reflection. I blame the contrast ratio of my old monitor. :D
Yuhuu first post!
My R3
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I must get a picture of mine up... some Antec jobby from PC World with Kaze 3000's strapped to it = i7 3960x @ 5.1Ghz of pure win!!!
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Hmmm where to put the SSD...
man that is a neat computer.:)
@M3kk looks nice is that the orange Phanteks or is just the color off?, I know what cooler ill be getting next
Yes, its the Orange version :).
Nice bend
Height limitation, or just for the looks ?
nice
Like? :)
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Nice setup you got there!Quote:
Originally Posted by TadZilla
Anyone know which case that is?
WHY DO 90% OF THE RAM KITS HAVE SPIKY HAIR?!
And now I go and try to grab the 2x4GB G.Skill Eco CL8 1600's and find out the've been discontinued! The best I can get's some Corsair Vengeance white 1.35's if I want 16. :(
Edit: I'm not paying $80 more for better timings, lol.
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Config :D
AMD Phenom II 1055t
Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
Corsair Dominator 8GB DDR3 PC-1280 @ 1600MHz
Gigabyte HD6970
Hitachi 500GB 7.200RPM
Huntkey X7 900w
Lian Li PC-X1000
Noctua NH-D14
Very high enclosure.
What is the height of the computer casing?
About 70 centimiters ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kamil Grzbiecik
Lian Li PC-X1000 is very tall and height
Added a pair of the Corsair Vengeance Arctic White Low Profile, Low Voltage kits today!
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What CPU cooler are you using? Looks neat.Quote:
Originally Posted by BadmAu5
That is Cooler Master Geminii S heatsink with enermax vegas duo fan on it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by odeee
spring-cleaned my yr2008 rig...still alive and kicking...
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Super stacked fans, well done.
A few quick pictures of my new system, will take better ones soon:
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As you can see the Ninja 3 JUST fits under the sidepanel...
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The Aux. power connector is located in a poor position, cannot use any fans thicker than 25mm.
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The filters actually work, I was expecting them to do nothing because it's pretty much just screen door mesh.
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Specs:
-Intel 2500K @ 4.2Ghz
-16GB Corsair vengeance DDR3-1600
-OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
-Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Gen. 3
-Scythe Ninja 3 (hate the stupid tramp stamp tribal flame, will try to strip it)
-Corsair HX650W PSU
-Lian Li PC-A04
-Pioneer DVR-219
-Windows 7 Professional
-Dell U2412MB Ultrasharp IPS Rev. A02
-No graphics card yet (Intel HD3000), thinking of a 7xxx
Currently at 4.2Ghz, mild OC using the Asus CPU Level Up in BIOS, running at 40C on all four cores with fans at 500rpm (inaudible), full 100% load using Prime95 is around 65C. The Ninja is passive right now, probably won't feel the need to add a fan to it anytime soon. I will be changing out the top fan to a ball bearing or a Scythe Gentle Typhoon soon however, the sleeve bearing is driving me nuts with the whirring. Cable organization is a terrible in the case, the space in between the sidepanel and the mobo tray is too narrow for the ATX cable, couldn't even hide that. Thinking of swapping fans so the cables aren't tucked in yet. I cut down one of the SATA power cables and modified the length to make it fit better in the 5.25" bay area, have provisions for my Blu-Ray burner, as well as a 3.5" data drive.
Did I mention the SSD is FAST? Like holy crap fast. Before installing any programs (standard Windows installation), boot up was around 14 seconds (no optimization), currently it's at around 22 seconds, with 77 processes. Not too bad at all.
I wished I could get rid of the BIOS alarm at the beginning of each boot, I have the top fan plugged into the chassis connector instead of the CPU since the BIOS fan controller won't let me reduce my speeds below 1000 RPM.
Brendan
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:D
a rework of a old case
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Here's my mATX gaming setup.
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"World First at Cartago"
The NEW be-quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2
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Ingenious if I may say so, 30# test cable (believe it or not, temps did go down as the weight of the cooler was pulling the sink away from the cores on top):
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Brendan
Love the supports!. Its cool.
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its not total air cooled but hybrid
z5500 win
Nice support for the heatsink, I wonder if it works with a Noctua D14..
Just put this together today, Not the final build. Going to change a few things while it's still on air. New cooler is on the way..
The back s a mess, but i don't have the door of. So i don't have to look at it. And i might change the psu etc. So i'm just using it as it is
Taken with my mobile, not great pics
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After about 3-4 years of WCing, im back at Aircooling with a build i called Mini-B.
Im not gaming that much anymore and i decided to invest in something else than a computer, in futur, house and more !
So here it is ! My new small thing. Ill in the proces of finding a new GPU or two, maybe GTX670's
I alwais wanted to try an mATX build.
I first of put everything inside this new little case and had trouble with the TPQ-1200-OC. I have this PSU for ~2yrs now and it served me very well when i had SLI GTX580 and an I7 920, All WCed and OCed but now that i reduce the rig, its a bit overkill. But the main issue is with the powercache, the big thing on the cables that hold capacitors. They just dont fit very well behind the backpanel of this little case ...
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The easyest was to leave them on the floor cause they dont fit behind, the back panel just wont close ...
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Sell the TPQ-1200-OC or mod ? Mod it for sure :)
I removed 2 of the PCIe cables and the second CPU 8pin, this still leave me a second PCIe extension and the 2 modular that i can add ( Still 8 pcie connector total ... ). I can still solder them inside if needed.
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Now with less cables on the TPQ-1200-OC, MUCH easyer to hide pretty much every cables.
I think its OK for now. :)
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Nothing special, just my everyday workhorse.
Say Hello to my little Fan Collection ! :D
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It's my last worklog i think . Enjoy :)
(photo very large!!!)
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How to use Spoiler tags?
Cute one, but get a girl and she will throw them away asap she can :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bundymania
You know what: My girlfriend works as an IT Admin in a leading position and loves my hobby :D She also modded a bit in the past and helps me sometimes with projects. So...it could be not better, i´m in heaven :)
Hi Guys
I have done some downsizing recently. Decided to stick my system on air cooling for a while as I need a bit of space. I have recently been put in charge of all of the cooling and modding groups at OcUK, I thought that this would be an excellent opportunity to review some of the hardware I am looking buying.
My biggest bug bear is putting my GTX 590 on air. It has never been ran on air ever so the prospect of taking the blocks off and dealing with a noisy GPU again is a bit of a tough pill to swallow.
The pictures show a 680 but this is just for reference as my 590 still has its watercooling blocks on it.
Full specification for the system is fairly simple:
- Silverstone Fortress FT03 Tower Case - Titanium
- MSI X79MA-GD45 Motherboard
- Intel Core i7-3820
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 590 Graphics Card [not pictured]
- Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (soon to be replaced)
- Corsair AX750w PSU
- Samsung 256GB SSD 830
- Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB
- Samsung 1TB HDD [not pictured]
- Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card
- Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler
- Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PL1 Fan
- Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PLPS
- Gelid Extreme Thermal Paste
only two mods for the system:
SSD Dual Mount mod, this involves two Silverstone SSD mounts layered on top of each other using TJ07 stand-offs :cool:
cable braiding on the front panel cables
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The case looks superb, the colour is really smart and matches the stand of my Dell monitor well. I was really surprised by the build quality of the FT03. All of the panels are really thick and well made, it has such a solid build quality and is by far one of the nicest cases I have used.
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Here is a small modification, the FT03 only allows for one SSD to be mounted using the supplied holes. I decided I wanted to keep my drives together and came up with using the longer TJ07 stand-offs to screw in the first SSD and some nice allen head bolts to screw in the second drive. The plastic on the second ssd was fouling the side panel. this meant that I had to cut the tabs off the sides and use the holes on the bottom of the drive to mount it. Admittedly, this was a bit of a bodge job and needs sanding down to make it perfect. You can see it is a bit rough in the picture.
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Cable management in this case is easy, there is acres of room behind the motherboard tray. The only problem I encountered was that I wanted to use my Bitfenix black braided extensions for my main power cables. This was impossible because adding the braided extensions made the cable management a nightmare. It was simply too long in such a small case. I used some P Clips I had from a hardware shop to hold most of the cable routing in place. looked much better than cable ties and the screw holes for the hard drives that weren't in use were a perfect mounting point for them
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The rear panel is a fairly standard affair. I swapped the chrome 120mm grill out for a black one and exchanged the Silverstone stock fan for a 900RPM Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro PL1 fan. This is a superb case fan and one of our best sellers. Whisper quiet with unique mounting hardware. I was mega impressed with the way the fan looks and performs. both Noiseblocker fans I used came with modular cables so I could choose either a short or a long fan cable depending on my case layout. Noiseblocker are a brand exclusive to OcUK in the UK too.
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Matching the rear fan, I went for the more powerful Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro PLPS PWM fan. This is a PMW fan which spins up to 1500RPM and has incredible performance statistics. I would say that this is easily one of the best fans for a CPU cooler on the market at the moment. It looks superb and performs well. I used the Limited Edition Black Megahalems from Prolimatech to cool the CPU. This cooler is perfect for 2011 and looks brilliant with the 'BlackSilent' range of Noiseblocker fans. This setup ensures that my cpu cooler doesn't foul whatever memory modules I go for.
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The overall build looks great in the flesh and is very quiet thanks to the cooling configuration. I fully expect it to get much louder when an aircooled GTX 590 is in there. [The GTX 680 is just a test sample we had at OcUK to test the system with]. Overall I am really happy with the build and the components I have used have really surprised me in terms of quality.
Big thanks to Phil for taking the photographs of the completed system.
Looks awesome!
That Swiftech Helix looks exactly like a Titan Kukri, complete to the Z-bearing. Except that the Kukri available in the US is PWM.
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Hope this is alright, just wish my damned SGS3 would take less grainy pictures, ah well, you get that for phones I guess -
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