evil's Work Rig Build (lots of pic)

[Talonman]

heres some OCing for today

no idea how stable i am here.. rebooted once.
also whats the benefit to going 1:1 ratio? im
just underclocking the ram. is there any way i
can stress test a all 4 cores at once? i did it
with ortho with 2 seperate once and set
affiliations between the cores that worked for a
few minutes but the program picked it up and
locked up. im just rendering as a test. which
is not sufficient. as you can see NB temps have
dropped which is nice DRAMv has lowered too
but thats underclocked

CPU idles at 20c loads at 30c says probe
CPU idles at 32-30-27-27c loads at 45-42-42-38c says coretemp
CPU idles at 20c says bios

You might try upping your NB voltage for better system stability. Yours looks a little low compared to the other boys running an OC'ed Maximus.

Members reported loaded NB temp's using the stock 'Republic of Gamers' cooling:
ROG Member ----- NB volts -- NB Loaded -------------------------- CPU ------------------
bill d ------------- 1.30v ------ 34°C ------------------------------ Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
TheSamuri -------- 1.54v ------ 34°C -------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.9GHz (Reseated W/MX-2, NB was 48°C)
Renegade5399 ---- 1.65v ------ 34°C --------------------------- E6850 GO @ 4GHz
ragge86 ---------- 1.65v ------ 36°C ------------------------------ Q6600 @ 3.8GHz
initialised --------- 1.52v ------ 39°C --- After 10mins of SP2004 ---- E4500 @ 3.2GHz
NysoO ------------ 1.60v ------ 39°C -------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.6GHz
raju -------------- 1.65v ------ 39°C --- Prime95 Torture Temp ---- Q6600 @ 3.6GHz (Reseated W/new TIM, NB was 49°C)
DerekFSE --------- 1.50v ------ 40°C -------- Running Orthos ------ E6400 @ 3.6GHz
BulldogPO -------- 1.65v ------ 40°C - 24/7 QMC crunching clocks -- Q6600 @ 3.8GHz
giorgos th. ------- 1.47v ------ 41°C ------------------------------ Q6600 @ 3.60GHz
Aldy402 ---------- 1.63v ------ 43°C -------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.825GHz (NB was 62°C-65°C, loaded on air)
weescott --------- 1.74v ------ 43°C ----------------------------- Q9550 @ 3.8GHz
j0nnyr0773n ------ 1.54v ------ 44°C -------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.6GHz
Clump ------------ 1.62v ------ 46°C ---- After 1HR or Prime 95 ---- Q6600 @ 3.6GHz

[evil-98]

hey thanks, i was actually looking over that this afternoon.

im thinking about getting another maximus for another build,
but i have two 8800s and i want to put them both to work...
im stuck between the two, 780i = SLI, X38 = SEXY, what do
i want more! ahhh.

sorry about that..

edit:

@karl_eller: it was actually pretty easy to get the 24pin
around the back, i just have it zip tied in place and i flatten
all the cables out so it doesnt bulge. i have a hard time
getting the back panel on, on my armor b/c i got the 24 pin
in the back, so theres a hump on the back panel but
no one knows! so keep it on the down low.

[Talonman]

Let me know when you get the system the way you like ...

I would officially like to make your entry on the list.

evil-98 ----------- 1.47v ------ 38°C -------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.6GHz

[evil-98]

you got it. ill probally be playing around with the system later on today got to much work on my hands right now. im actually putting the work rig to work..

[NaeKuh]

hey thanks, i was actually looking over that this afternoon.

im thinking about getting another maximus for another build,
but i have two 8800s and i want to put them both to work...
im stuck between the two, 780i = SLI, X38 = SEXY, what do
i want more! ahhh.

sorry about that..

edit:

@karl_eller: it was actually pretty easy to get the 24pin
around the back, i just have it zip tied in place and i flatten
all the cables out so it doesnt bulge. i have a hard time
getting the back panel on, on my armor b/c i got the 24 pin
in the back, so theres a hump on the back panel but
no one knows! so keep it on the down low.

warning...
780i -> still off 680i but with pci-e tweeks and penryn support. Otherwise id wait b4 you buy this board. Some people say its a great clocker, others say it stinks like the 680i.

If you have a used 680i to stepup, that might be an option, however if you need to get a new board entirely, the X38 is the safer choice right now for overclocking.

Also Dual Display > SLI unless your a crysis whore or you have a 30incher.

[evil-98]

i do mess around with crysis alot lol, the physics are just to fun, try stacking a person then a can then a person then a can 50 stack high. then shoot it lol its great, but evga's step up is usually for vid cards, they had a mobo step up special once i think. but either way i dont have a evga, i had a p6n diamond, supposively its a good OCer but never stablized for me, i have 3, i had msi sponsor that build. they are coming out with the p7n which is suppose to be alot better then the p6n. i wish i had another CPU b/c im running a qx6850 on it and it never officaly supported it, now they came out with a bios that supposively supports it but my system is still unstable. so thats my next project finalizing my previous build.

im really up for the maximus but i dont want to run SLI, i guess ill wait for FTW and see how that goes before deciding prices should drop some more by then.. lol

[Pisklink]

Nice rig you have there!!!! After I saw the CM690 on the web when searching for a new case for my new rig I immediately got the same idea of mounting a top rad. However, since I'm new to watercooling I searched for examples of people who already made such a setup. Then I came by this forum with a rich availability of information.

I was wondering if you would like to do some measurement for me and could tell me if a PA120.2 (300 x 126 x 64 mm) and a PA120.3 (430 x 126 x 64 mm) rad would fit the top? Moreover, it's not clear to me if you used a push or pull setup concerning the fans. In both cases there is an disadvantage in my opinion. Push pushes the heat air from the case through the rad while in pull the heat air from the rad is pushed into the case. What did you use and why?

Thanks in advance for you cooperation and advise!!!!

[evil-98]

hey! thanks for your interest

regarding your fan question, im a bit confused but i can explain what im doing there.

theres fans on top which is in a push configuration (pushing down)


and there are also fans on the bottom which are in a pull configuration (pulling down)


now by doing this in theory the flow is not restricted besides by the dead spots
from the hub of the fan. there is an equal amount of pressure added by each fan.
so enter and exit CFMs through the rad are equal in theory thus lowering overall
rad temp. now im sure that wasnt necessary but it also serves as a security
for my rad to stay in its position as the top of the case is cut to the shape
and size of the fans. so the rad/fan setup is held in place by the fans itself.

also just to clarify the fans are push/pulling air into the case which is then
exhausted by the exhaust fan in the back. reason for that is to have sufficient
airflow in the case for air cooled componets and outside ambient is much
lower then in case ambient. and there so much CFMs that air just blows
straight out of the side panel where 2 120MM fans could of been installed.

hope thats clear

about your rad question, you mean putting both a PA120.3 and a PA120.2?
that would not be possible and it is barely going to be able to mount the PA120.2
in the configuration that ive done. you could mount the PA120.3 on top but it
would be pushing right over the front cover, with alot of modifying of the top
of the case im sure you can fit it in just fine, i dont have a measuring tape
w/ me right now, im at work but i can tell you that the PAs are much larger then
my 360gtx.

if you can clarify your question maybe i can help you further

[fragmasterMax]

What did you end up doing with the top front control panel that held the usb/firewire/headphone jacks?
Awesome build btw, it speaks for itself.

[fragmasterMax]

One more thing Evil, i'm thinking reversing the fans so that the hot air is sent up and otu the case would be the best. That way it won't be going against the laws of thermal dynamics. The hot rising air generated from memory. the mobo, and residual heat from the cpu will be exausted out the top as it expands. You can mod the front panel very easily to add in another 120mm fan btw, or mod one for the bottom.

[Wolfsburg18]

That is a sweet build evil. Great work, now if my boss would only let me build a new computer.

[Pisklink]

Thank you very much Evil for your clear explanation. Maybe you got confused with my question because of my English (not native).

However I think you pretty much interpretated it correctly. If I'm correct the whole radsetup including fans lies loosly on top of the case and not screwed to the chassis? It's funny FragmasterMax pointed out the following:

One more thing Evil, i'm thinking reversing the fans so that the hot air is sent up and otu the case would be the best. That way it won't be going against the laws of thermal dynamics. The hot rising air generated from memory. the mobo, and residual heat from the cpu will be exausted out the top as it expands.

This would also be my counter-argument against your setup and is also the main reason why I was doubting in what flow direction to assemble the fans on the rad. The only disadvantage of blowing air from bottom to top could be that the rad isn't dissipating as much heat as blowing from top to bottom. I'm still not sure what to do now with my new rig?!?

Thermochill rad
I don't understand why you think the 120.2 won't fit and the 120.3 will but would be pushing over the front. Because if I look at the dimensions I gave you in my previous post the 120.2 is smaller in length while width and height are the same for both rads. Could you tell me why you think the 120.2 will barely fit the setup you've done? Do you have other suggestions, maybe with a shroud or something?

[fragmasterMax]

well my 120.3 derivative will be on it's way from DD, i'll let y'all know how it goes.

[Pisklink]

Sweet, would be great if you would let me know if it fits without much of a hassle!!!!

[leoftw]

nice build . I'm doing something similar .