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Pullen
10-09-10, 20:45
Whoop, installed the i7 950, OCZ Triple channel 3x2gb ram, new mobo (clicky (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket+1366/Asus+P6X58D-E+Intel+X58+(Socket+1366)+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=40209)) and the Corsair 1KW PSU which I ordered on Monday.

Also finally installed my h50 which I got back in May :D.

Piccies to come as I've also actually tried to do some cable tidying!

NickCPC
10-09-10, 20:45
Nice work, can't wait to see it!!

Pullen
10-09-10, 20:56
Piccies! Think the cable management is pretty darn good for my first try :). Had to heave the back cover shut though lol.



http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/3277/p1020012.jpg
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http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9619/p1020016w.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2138/p1020017vk.jpg

AaronWHUFC
10-09-10, 20:58
Resize!

k3vst3r
10-09-10, 20:58
Great work mate :thumb:

Rhys
10-09-10, 20:59
could u pos resize pics?

4000x3000 is a bit big lol :D

Pullen
10-09-10, 20:59
Resize!

Lol sorry, working on that now

k3vst3r
10-09-10, 21:00
rofl page lags when you try scroll :p

NickCPC
10-09-10, 21:01
Just use [imgm] tags, the forum software will make them into thumbnails and resize :thumb:

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:02
Just use [imgm] tags, the forum software will make them into thumbnails and resize :thumb:

Made them thumbnails whilst they are being re-sized :).

AaronWHUFC
10-09-10, 21:03
Cheers!:p

Cracking rig.

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:06
Cheers!:p

Cracking rig.

Why thank you :).

Seeing as I've never installed a cpu or heatsink/cooler for it, the temps were v.high when i first booted it up lol, so I re-seated it in and screwed it in really tight (i didnt before, what a fool) and now on prime it's 55 degrees max on the hottest core :D. Time to learn to OC!

watercooled
10-09-10, 21:09
nice empty slot there for another gtx480 :)

that would luck the dogs with a custom loop in that case

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:09
Ok, pics have been re-sized to 1600x1200 :P.

Snakedoc
10-09-10, 21:09
Why thank you :).

Seeing as I've never installed a cpu or heatsink/cooler for it, the temps were v.high when i first booted it up lol, so I re-seated it in and screwed it in really tight (i didnt before, what a fool) and now on prime it's 55 degrees max on the hottest core :D. Time to learn to OC!

Oh good work, well done for sussing that one out. :P

Looks very neat, better job than mine lol. Only a gay man would be that tidy. :closet

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:10
nice empty slot there for another gtx480 :)

that would luck the dogs with a custom loop in that case

Second 480 to come end of this month/early next month :D. Twas the whole reason for this upgrade, needed a new mobo for SLI and this cpu/ram/mobo was on a deal so I thought why not :P.

watercooled
10-09-10, 21:12
good stuff Pullen keep us updated

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:12
Only a gay man would be that tidy. :closet

Or a very patient straight man :D.

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:16
good stuff Pullen keep us updated

Shall doodly diddly do!

Although one issue I'm worried with is if I put another 480 underneath it, the top one like wont be able to suck any air in? lol.

k3vst3r
10-09-10, 21:19
yeah top one will get hotter cause heat raises too ;)

watercooled
10-09-10, 21:19
one word

"watercooled"

k3vst3r
10-09-10, 21:21
one word

"watercooled"

yeah wouldn't be a problem then :thumb:

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:23
Lol not ready to go that extra step just yet unless somebodys offering me a free home visit :P.

watercooled
10-09-10, 21:26
if you were local to me i would of shown you how to build a custom loop

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:29
if you were local to me i would of shown you how to build a custom loop

Only 3 and 3/4 hours away by car according to google maps :P.

watercooled
10-09-10, 21:31
that it lol

redrooster303
10-09-10, 21:34
couldn't you just put the 2nd 480 in the third pcie slot instead of the second. this would leave a nice bit of breathing space between them.:)

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:36
couldn't you just put the 2nd 480 in the third pcie slot instead of the second. this would leave a nice bit of breathing space between them.:)

Not optimal for performance unfortunately, the white pci-e lane has reduced bandwidth compared to the 2nd blue pci-e lane.

Gav
10-09-10, 21:36
£10 says the white slot's 4x or something retarded like that.

^^ beaten :P

watercooled
10-09-10, 21:37
dont no what speed it would run at

redrooster303
10-09-10, 21:40
well apparently if you have 3 cards in this setup it runs at 16x8x8 so what would this make the last one. unless the third one only changes to x8 if you have a card in the second pcie slot.

Snakedoc
10-09-10, 21:40
White slot can be *8 or *1 depending on what the others are.

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:42
White slot can be *8 or *1 depending on what the others are.

Hmmm well I don't have a bridge long enough for it, unless the 3-way one works?

NickCPC
10-09-10, 21:42
Very nice Pullen, hope you're pleased with it!! XD

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:45
Very nice Pullen, hope you're pleased with it!! XD

Too right I am! Although wont be 100% Happy till i get that second 480 lol.

Also got my Asus Xonar D2X (http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Asus+Xonar+D2X+Ultra+Fidelity+7.1+Hi-Def+PCI-Express+Sound+Card+?productId=30418) coming monday, that will be awesome!

ChrisJB
10-09-10, 21:47
Nice setup mate :thumb:

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:50
Nice setup mate :thumb:

Chrisssss! :D.

Cheers. :).

Think the H50 fan is making the comp louder then it was hmmm any fans that will be quieter yet be the same/better then this one?

ChrisJB
10-09-10, 21:52
My h50 fan is pretty noisey mate. The pump as well.

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:54
My h50 fan is pretty noisey mate. The pump as well.

Lol the first time when I booted it up with the H50 i heard liquid trickling and was like :censored: it's leaking!! ARGHH!

But then I looked through the window and thought it's all good :thumb:. lol.

Gav
10-09-10, 21:56
They're hit or miss tbh, some are whisper quiet, and some sound like a tramp peeing on your cpu.

ChrisJB
10-09-10, 21:58
some sound like a tramp peeing on your cpu.
Lmao, mine does :D

Pullen
10-09-10, 21:59
They're hit or miss tbh, some are whisper quiet, and some sound like a tramp peeing on your cpu.

Hahahaha :). It only trickles for about a min and then all is good, otherwise I would constantly need to go to the toilet :P.

Sniperdude
10-09-10, 22:05
Great build mate shame about the 1.2MB pics lol

Pullen
10-09-10, 22:38
Great build mate shame about the 1.2MB pics lol

Haven't you got 50mb internet? :lol:

Sniperdude
10-09-10, 22:40
Haven't you got 50mb internet? :lol:

yes i have its just that photos from digital images look awful unless resized

Snakedoc
10-09-10, 22:42
So what is your 3d mark score?

Here's mine:

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9623/vanateg.jpg

Sniperdude
10-09-10, 22:43
you OC that yet snake ?

Lorem-Ipsum
10-09-10, 22:44
Now pullen,

go away and braid every cable in the case, add cold cathodes and possibly a WC loop then post more pics XD.

Snakedoc
10-09-10, 22:46
you OC that yet snake ?

Just up to 3.7 so far. Well I did go to 4. but was a little too warm.

Pullen
10-09-10, 22:47
yes i have its just that photos from digital images look awful unless resized

It was resized! You should of seen it before it was!

Snakedoc
10-09-10, 22:51
Hmm, 6GB is not enough to run it without a page file annoyingly. Keep getting out of memory errors.

Sniperdude
10-09-10, 22:53
ahhh but they are 1600x1200 resized :chairfall: use

800x600
1024x768

Mr Moose
10-09-10, 22:56
Ill join this club on Monday :D

Sniperdude
10-09-10, 23:00
Hmm, 6GB is not enough to run it without a page file annoyingly. Keep getting out of memory errors.
dont disable it sometimes it will still be used/needed regardless of how much ram just set it really low 256mb or 512mb see how it goes

Pullen
10-09-10, 23:17
Now pullen,

go away and braid every cable in the case, add cold cathodes and possibly a WC loop then post more pics XD.

No thank you lol.

Tricky
11-09-10, 14:49
Nice rig m8

scrivz69
11-09-10, 15:12
Nice build mate, can't you feed the top 4 pin connector out the back and back in over the top.

Mr. Strawberry
11-09-10, 15:26
needs to get the 8pin connector behind the motherboard tray
and atleast buy them sleeved extensions so it looks nice

and use the hot swap bays :P

scrivz69
11-09-10, 15:28
Lol is it 8 pin, I really need to go to specsavers.:(

ChrisJB
11-09-10, 15:29
Your one of few pullen I have seen that has the radiator that way round like me. Most people flip it upside down so the pipes are at the top.

Mr. Strawberry
11-09-10, 15:40
will be interesting to see how using 120mm fan at the back instead of a 140mm fan effects temps
shouldnt effect it that much but still interesting to see

ZodiarK
11-09-10, 16:05
do not forget the 7.4 volts for overclocking pullen.


btw please change the fans asap corsair fans are truly awful.

David84
14-09-10, 02:19
Your one of few pullen I have seen that has the radiator that way round like me. Most people flip it upside down so the pipes are at the top.

i do it the same way too http://forums.aria.co.uk/showpost.php?p=456053&postcount=1239