My new Q6600 G0 build

[miahallen]

OK, so I wanted to share some of the info from my new build. My new gear includes the G0 Q6600, a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Rev.2.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix RAM, and a Thermalright HR-03 Plus heatsink for my 8800GTX. Everything else is carried over from my old rig.

When I began, I noticed the Ninja was showing signs of convex base:


I lapped it with 240 -> 320 -> 400 -> 800 -> 1200 grit sandpaper to a relatively flat finish. It's not as smooth as it could be, but I'm not too concerned with apperances, just performance:


I stripped and cleaned my GTX to make way for it's new attire, a Thermalright HR-03 Plus I picked up in Akihabara yesterday:


I used Arctic Cooling MX-2 TIM for both the GTX and the Q6600:


I really like the layout of this mobo, everything fit together without any fuss:


Nice clean lines:


I built a duct/shroud for intake & exhaust air for the Ninja:


Intake is on the rear, and exhaust goes out the top. The CPU idles about 32C and gets up to about 72C with all 4 cores loaded:


The chipset cooling is quite effective as well, it idles about 38C and gets up to 44C at load:


I have a total of 8 fans in my P180b. 7 120mm 1350RPM Yate Loon fans; 2 in front for intake, 1 for CPU intake, 1 on the GTX 1 in front of the GTX, 1 in HDD/PSU tunnel, 1 in PSU. The 8th fan is the exhaust fan at the top, it's a 120mmx38mm 2000RPM Scyth Ulta Kaze and is thermally controlled according to CPU temps.


Any comments are welcome, thanks for looking.