View Full Version : The new i7 and media centre **56k Warning**
Well i've been going on about it for a couple days now but just got my new i7 kit through the door ! THANKYOU City-Link!
Will be unboxing it all this afternoon and i will take pictures all through the build process. Let me take you through the plan...
Media centre
Gigabyte H55M-UD2H Micro-ATX Motherboard
4GB G-Skill DDR3 1600Mhz Memory
Core i3 - 530 2.93Ghz
500gb Seagate HDD
New Antec Veris Fusion Case - WOOHOO
OCZ 400W PSU
New Main PC
Core i7-930 - Wahay!
Asus P6X58D-E Socket 1366 Board
Corsair XMS3 6GB(3x2GB) DDR3 1600mhz
5 x Samsung F3 1TB Spinpoints (in raid 5)
Crucial C300 64GB SSD
Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler
Thermaltake Element T Midi-Tower
Will be posting images in the boxes, out of the boxes, in progress builds, and the finished products!
Images to come..
All the goodies.. minus the antec fusion case
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0844.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0843.jpg
The Unboxing
see the full album of images here -
http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/
The 2 additional F3 1TB to my existing 3 x f3's
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0842.jpg
The media case box
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0786.jpg
Spotted this on the top of the box, looks like it had been RMA'd Already, i Don't mind aslong as the thing works though! Wondered if somebody could confirm this for me? Gav?
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0788.jpg
Packaging of the Antec Fusion out of the box,
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0789.jpg
Top view of the Antec
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0791.jpg
The BEA-UTIFUL Front of the Fusion, (the main reason i bought it)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0792.jpg
That beautiful front again ;)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0790.jpg
The Side view, these are 2 x 120mm fans so the case is actually quite deceptive in pictures and is actually quite large in real life, it ain't dvd size more like really really old VCR :)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0793.jpg
Checking out the Antec Fusion's Rear ;)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0794.jpg
Guts of the Antec
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0796.jpg
thermaltake Frio Packaging.. Abit to well done by scan, time to work my magic
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0798.jpg
Ripping open the Scan packaging, RAWRRRRR
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0801.jpg
More He-Man Action
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0800.jpg
The Damage.. :)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0799.jpg
The Device in question...
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0804.jpg
Front of the box
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0805.jpg
Back of thermaltake Frio Box
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0806.jpg
Thats the plan Thermaltake.. Your wish will be granted
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0808.jpg
the Beasty Heatpipes of the Wooper of a cooler
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0813.jpg
Heatpipes Again
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0811.jpg
Side View of the Frio
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0810.jpg
Other side of Frio
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0809.jpg
Additional Frio Fan Provided
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0814.jpg
Break it down abit.. my snazzy intel poster, my two alesis MkII Speakers, Benq 22" monitor and a'lil bit of katy perry on the wallpaper ;)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0847.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0846.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0845.jpg
Pretty i7 Box :D:D:D ...this box is surprisingly big lol
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0818.jpg
i7 box again.. ontop of my intel poster i borrowed from work ! lol
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0817.jpg
the boxy bits
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0819.jpg
the chip itself in all its glory.. damn flash... >.>
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0822.jpg
Front of the ASUS box
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0830.jpg
Back of the box
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0831.jpg
Getting high on the smell of anti-static Bags and new motherboards.. a Geeks Paradise... (:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0835.jpg
My guilty Pleasure...
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0836.jpg
My Beautiful new Asus Board (:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0834.jpg
this board is really good looking the blue's stand out Amazingly IRL, Pictures dont do it justice
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0840.jpg
Back of the board
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0839.jpg
Ain't she a beaut ;)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0838.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0837.jpg
Corsair XMS3 6GB Triple Channel Memory Kit.. Kindly unlocked by intel apparently ;)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0815.jpg
Corsair 6GB Mem Back of box
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0816.jpg
The Crucial C300 64gb outer Box.. Exciting stuff!
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0824.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0823.jpg
Inside the box..
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0825.jpg
A Strike of lighting caused this horrific scene.. view with caution
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0827.jpg
Damn this thing is small and light..
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0828.jpg
Back of the c300 , Beautiful marble effect on the casing
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/new%20i7/IMG_0829.jpg
TheMadDutchDude
23-09-10, 18:45
Nice one mate.
I hope you don't have issues trying to run the OS on a non-RAID disk and the others in RAID. It never worked for me and always resulted in errors. Sometimes it couldn't even install the OS!
hopefully should be ok, copying across my data for backup then building some pics should be up before 9 tonight :)
Looking forward to the pictures bro
uploading now however there all like 1mb in size, quick way to resize over 50 images?
60 files, 143.8mb lol 10% uploaded :D
uploading now however there all like 1mb in size, quick way to resize over 50 images?
60 files, 143.8mb lol 10% uploaded :D
download IRFANVIEW http://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm
File > Batch Conversion.
Select Batch conversion - rename
Browse and add all the originals, then on the left select Output Format JPG, click Advanced and select the desired size as % or width x height, click ok.
Select an ouput dir, click "Start Batch" :thumb:
/EDIT: HOLY MOLY!!! RESIZE QUICK! :D
now updated with pictures guys! more pictures to follow!
p.s. can a mod add in 2 more posts below my original post with me so i can add in more pictures of once i've built it?
Thanks Guys!
Hmm, not modly possible and I dont think it's adminly either. Nice setup you have there. I am impressed.
Also that's not marble, it's graphite.
now updated with pictures guys! more pictures to follow!
p.s. can a mod add in 2 more posts below my original post with me so i can add in more pictures of once i've built it?
Thanks Guys!
not easily, just post away :)
DT.
Hmm, not modly possible and I dont think it's adminly either. Nice setup you have there. I am impressed.
Also that's not marble, it's graphite.
thanks for pointing that out for me! god my bank balance is hurting this month lol!
not easily, just post away :)
DT.
ok thanks man!
*** sorry should have edited >.>
Here is my current build progress...
The starting blocks..
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0848.jpg
adding these next
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0849.jpg
Mem in place
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0850.jpg
Thats the memory
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0851.jpg
All fitted
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0852.jpg
The Cpu Next
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0853.jpg
Fitte :)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0854.jpg
For some reason this took me like an hour to fit.. could have been because it was late and the stupid screws thermaltake give you to fit the extra fan mount are made of some glorified playdo, in the end after accidentally snapping one i just used a standard fan screw..
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0855.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0856.jpg
i hope thats mounted the right way :P
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0857.jpg
so far
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0858.jpg
my bedrooms current mess!
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0859.jpg
lol !
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0860.jpg
messy desk
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/i7%20build/IMG_0861.jpg
more photos to be posted as i keep building, matesbirthday tonight so not sure if i will have chance to get any further next chance will probably be sunday :(
but once the main pc is build then on the the media centre :D
Looking good mate.
That HTPC is huuuuuge.
PM me a link to your desktop please, i lurrvvve katy perry.
Mr. Strawberry
24-09-10, 09:16
need to turn the firo around 90 degrees for the best cooling :/
is looking good though
Looking good mate.
That HTPC is huuuuuge.
PM me a link to your desktop please, i lurrvvve katy perry.
I have 81 1920 x 1200 pictures in a folder,
;)
need to turn the firo around 90 degrees for the best cooling :/
is looking good though
i have an exhaust fan in my room on my case, so it works best like this im thinking?
Looking good so far :) Good job on the resizing too ;) Did you use irfanview in the end ?
Looking good so far :) Good job on the resizing too ;) Did you use irfanview in the end ?
no resized individually in photobucket! lol what a blag took aggeeeesss, in work now hopefully build will commense on sunday!
Mr. Strawberry
24-09-10, 10:16
i have an exhaust fan in my room on my case, so it works best like this im thinking?
having it that usually means it sucks in hot air off the GPU which in turn means it doesnt cool to the best of its ability but then if it works best for you that way around then fair enough
having it that usually means it sucks in hot air off the GPU which in turn means it doesnt cool to the best of its ability but then if it works best for you that way around then fair enough
yeah i'll see how it cools, my gpu doesnt output that much heat ,its only small, and hot air rises so i figured it would shift quicker,
will see when i overclock this baby!
very nice systems :) enjoy them
very nice systems :) enjoy them
i will! when its all ready!
first in with the obligatory comment on the rainbow coloured curtains! LOL
Also hilarious pics, particularly the ripping + sniffing the bag *coffee spray*
finally nice rig, and what speakers are those, WANTZ!
first in with the obligatory comment on the rainbow coloured curtains! LOL
Also hilarious pics, particularly the ripping + sniffing the bag *coffee spray*
finally nice rig, and what speakers are those, WANTZ!
haha gotta love my curtains, we live rented so didn't replace them lol!
yeah i thought somebody might like that ;)
the speakers are Alysis MKII Active's, proper studio speakers ;) £250 for 2 lol!
Hey its looking good Jamie. The media case looks great
Hey its looking good Jamie. The media case looks great
can't wait to get it built!
looks great mate, nice system :thumb:
Looking good, Antec do make some nice media centre style cases. I like the old school amp style look of this one.
AaronWHUFC
24-09-10, 21:36
Some pics have your address on, albeit it looks like a business address. Maybe edit these out?
Nice rig dude!
Looking good!
I'll go through the photos later.
out on the drink tonight then tommorrow will be finishing the rest of my build! :D
looks like you've got a sick setup there.:thumb: Will be watching this thread for updates
I'm jealous of those speakers, once i get round to building a new system i'm definatly gonnaget a set of them. Where did you buy em?
looks like you've got a sick setup there.:thumb: Will be watching this thread for updates
I'm jealous of those speakers, once i get round to building a new system i'm definatly gonnaget a set of them. Where did you buy em?
through work, they are sweet but are pro studio speakers for making music so there not Heavy bass or anything like that just a nice clear loud sound! Briliant!
p.s. building now.. pictures to come.. ;)
Well i'm half way through the build, took a lot longer than i thought (mostly due to maticulas cabling taking ages, (probably not even that good! )
well here's where i'm up to so far and despite my dad throwing bubble wrap onto my motherboard thinking it would protect it :| the pc is still ok and boots GREAT! :D
Heres the pics :D
more to follow once i've continued building!
will also be doing benchmarks in comparison to my other system.
i7 Build Progress
Going in the case
All my junk on the bed waiting to find a home :order:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0862.jpg
Benchmarking the old i3
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0864.jpg
New Board ready to go in
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0863.jpg
Old Motherboard before extraction (this is the board & chip going into my media pc)Gigabyte H55M-UD2H , i3-530, Gskill 4GB DDR3 1600 & Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0866.jpg
My New IO Plate
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0868.jpg
Mobo fitted in case
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0869.jpg
The carpet is nearly as bad as the curtains.. :cool: .. nearly
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0870.jpg
Bit messy cables :fail:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0871.jpg
My Current PSU
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0872.jpg
Just before testing..
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0873.jpg
Testing.. Woohoo it works!
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0874.jpg
PSU and all the bits inside
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0875.jpg
All 5 F3's in place, Front panel cables sort of organised.. (who can spot the new and the old drives ! 3 old, 2 new)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0876.jpg
Crucial Bit of kit in the bottom there ... :) (see what i did there :knock: )
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0877.jpg
Screw holes for the 'Hidden' Solid State Drive Bay in my Thermaltake Element T Tower on the bottom of the case - Took me a while to find these :/
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0878.jpg
Inside the Case - Harddrives / Mobo Fitted
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0879.jpg
Hmmmmm Red Or Blue Wire?
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0883.jpg
Front Panel Removed
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0884.jpg
Sata Cables all in place
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0886.jpg
Sata power cables coming together
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0887.jpg
Off for some food now but will be back building more later, :coffee::drool:
Mr. Strawberry
26-09-10, 19:50
looking good ;)
couple more pics now, installing now! :D
Just finished off the last of the build for my i7, booting up now, have to setup my raid 5 on the harddrives and then install on the SSD, once i've done that will post some benchmarks compared to my old pc and overclock this baby!
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0892.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0888.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0889.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0890.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0891.jpg
Looking good :) and we're mobo buddies now :D.
wooo :) must be cos where cool!
installed windows 7 now :)
EDIT
and SSD BUDDIES! :P
Mr. Strawberry
27-09-10, 07:42
Looking good :) and we're mobo buddies now :D.
http://yourallgay.com/ lol
unfortunetly one of my HDD's is failing so cannot set up my raid array till i get that back from rma :(
Quick update,
i7 is running solid currently, will be posting up some benchmarks soon in comparison to my overclocked i3, showing off how good the thermaltake frio actually is under overclocking, also will be finishing my media centre build, and once my drives are back i can finish of the last bits of getting both systems up and running.
more pics below! :)
unfortunetly in my excitment of buying a new PC i completely forgot that i would need a cooler that actually fitted inside the htpc, since i bought my i3 as a bundle i didn't get the stock 1156 intel cooler so am going to have to order an aftermarket one to fit inside, bummer!
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0895.jpg
the HTPC sitting waiting for a new cooler :(
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0893.jpg
Fitted board
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0894.jpg
Thermaltake Element T Case
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0899.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0897.jpg
200m red led fan, looks the beans running, except when trying to sleep if you leave it on >.>
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0898.jpg
the i7s insides up and running
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0901.jpg?t=1285717430
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0900.jpg
The one drive keeping me going until i can finish my raid 5
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0902.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/03jatkin/final%20i7%20build/IMG_0893.jpg
Nice Boxers! :D
Mr. Strawberry
30-09-10, 11:54
trust you to notice that :D lol
I have the Antec Fusion case and i use the Mini Ninja in Passive which works a treat. Which cooler you going for?
sythe shurican thingy! got it now, building 2morow! whoooooo, overclocked my i7 to 4ghz stable! pics to follow!
@smifis, dude im not picking up my dirty clothes for anybody let alone aria forums ;)
Gunslinger
07-10-10, 14:02
to add in posts into a thread like requested is not easy, however.... it can be done, even by junior staff... mods take note :D
1. note the time stamp on his original post,
2. note time stamp on second post,
3. Trawl the trash can for posts he's made within that date time period (advanced search sorts this easily)
4. if none of his then take anybodies that fall in the required time frame, strip the posts required to a new thread, and clean post contents out
5. Finally merge new thread with blank post into this one .. viola, board software should stick them in time order :D then as he wants images posting he just pm's the links to you for inserting into blank posts
Last thing is to get the poster name flipped, and i think thats an admin only thing and not very easy to do even for the most experienced
As for the HTPC cooler hic-cup, i've done that before and had a couple of close calls, so easy to do and so embarrassing :lol: .... slightly surprising given the size of that case and the Arctic cooling Freezer's are quite small compared to some others ... i'd be tempted to try a corssair H50 or similar on it and a Gentle Typhoon fan to keep things quite
I had exactly the same problem with my HTPC, I ended up going for a Scyth Ninja Mini Rev 2 in the end as it fits perfectly, I think my case is about the same size as the Antec so should be ok.
Those looking for small(ish) quality studio monitors might want to check out Genelec 8040A's (I'm running a pair and they are AWESOME!): http://www.genelec.com/products/2-way-monitors/8040a/
R.
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