So I fell in love with the 840 because of its sleek look and size. The all aluminum chasis didn't hurt either. The components of this build are:
Hardware:
i7 930
Asus P6X58D-E
G.Skill 3*2GB DDR3 1600
XFX 5850
Cooling:
Sapphire Rev A
MCW60
MCR320
MCP350 /w XSPC restop
PA120.3
The plan was to fit the thermochill on the top and the swiftech on the hard drive cage. To fit the 360 rad on the cage I had to cut off the overhang on the HD cage and redrill the holes.
The PA120.3 was the older style with the larger hole spacing. The plastic brackets that came with the case wouldn't fit, so I fabricated two brackets out of an aluminum sheet I bought at Lowes.
Some leak testing:
The finished product:
So what temps would you expect to see for this rig. Currently my idle varies between 35c and 41c depending on the core, and load with prime95 is 65-70c. My vid card temps are great at about 38c full load.















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