a lot of people seem to be doing black and white

i have had this build planned in my head for ages - it was going to be originally based around a blackops/rampage x48 and a q9650
but i got i7 instead

my current biostar board is amazing, but nothing beats the rampage for support and quality [bar maybe a classified] but i didnt think i could justify the need for one after playing with one for ages at work

i have literally put the fans like that to remove the air and to look good, its purely an aesthetic thing. chances are i will note down the performance and swap their configuration when the system is up and running

its still early days yet, i have to do a few little jobs here and there as i have to minimise my downtime with no system. this means doing everything in stages as i make the transition between my current system and this one


anyway - heres my cpu block sorted!

i have removed the impingment plate as i tested it with and without and it made little difference - hopefully it will keep the flowrate up in this large loop
the mounting plate was from EK direct and the block itself was from OcUK



i think this is the best photo of the build log so far...

i know its not amazing, but good for a photography n00b