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Pancake

20-04-11, 11:56

8.8 seconds for me
superpi means nowt lol

as we both game on our pc's i want to see benchies

Loses a benchmark
Benchmark suddenly doesn't count

:D

What benchmark you want? not a GPU based one though as your cards are clocked higher

watercooled

20-04-11, 11:59

Loses a benchmark
Benchmark suddenly doesn't count

:D

What benchmark you want? not a GPU based one though as your cards are clocked higher

what speed are you running your at ?

come on do some 3dmark benchies

Martin

20-04-11, 12:01

Do I best Strawb/Watercooled and Sean?

Pancake

20-04-11, 12:03

what speed are you running your at ?

come on do some 3dmark benchies

850 core, havnt bothered really overclocking them yet

Do I best Strawb/Watercooled and Sean?

Naa, i built mine with love :D

watercooled

20-04-11, 12:04

850 core, havnt bothered really overclocking them yet

Naa, i built mine with love :D

do a vantage run then

with your extra speed on your cpu you should easily beat my scores

or are you scared lol

Pancake

20-04-11, 12:05

Just the free edition? http://www.3dmark.com/3dmarkvantage/

I aint scared as there is no way that i5 will ever be as good as my i5

watercooled

20-04-11, 12:08

Just the free edition? http://www.3dmark.com/3dmarkvantage/

I aint scared as there is no way that i5 will ever be as good as my i5

here is the highest vantage score on there
with gtx 460 sli and 2500k @5ghz

http://3dmark.com/3dmv/2946668

thats only just beating this lol
im only at 4.5ghz there i can go more

http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t358/bunnox223/Untitled-5.png

Pancake

20-04-11, 12:11

here is the highest vantage score on there
with gtx 460 sli and 2500k @5ghz

http://3dmark.com/3dmv/2946668

Yeah and even with a lower clock on the cards it still beats yours.

We need to use a CPU only benchmark to get a true answer. Oh wait, we already did :lol:

watercooled

20-04-11, 12:14

Yeah and even with a lower clock on the cards it still beats yours.

We need to use a CPU only benchmark to get a true answer.

only an extra 36mhz on the core his memory clock beats mine.
and only by 719 points.

your pc is for gaming yes ?

so gaming benchies do matter and cpu is irrelevant

come on sean do a vantage run lol

Martin

20-04-11, 12:20

You can only compare at same GFX card clocks or it's a moot point...
Given you want to see what difference your CPU is making, not your GFX card overclocks..

watercooled

20-04-11, 12:22

You can only compare at same GFX card clocks or it's a moot point...
Given you want to see what difference your CPU is making, not your GFX card overclocks..

ok i can do that

sean bench at your fasted gpu clocks and i will do the same as you
:popcorn:

Mokey

20-04-11, 12:38

http://images2.memegenerator.net/ImageMacro/7388327/LOSE-BENCHMARK-BENCHMARK-DOESNT-COUNT.jpg?imageSize=Medium&generatorName=Troll-Face

clemos

20-04-11, 17:35

Still benching? :rolleyes:

Pancake

20-04-11, 17:38

ok i can do that

sean bench at your fasted gpu clocks and i will do the same as you
:popcorn:

I got 860 core, 1720 shader and 2000 memory atm.

You name the benchmark mate

watercooled

20-04-11, 17:43

3dmark vantage / 11

Pancake

20-04-11, 17:44

Link to the exact version your using?

watercooled

20-04-11, 17:48

think its 1.1

Pancake

20-04-11, 17:52

Ill post back in a few hours. Cant download now because mummy is steaming TV shows :picard:

nescafe37

20-04-11, 18:02

Ill post back in a few hours. Cant download now because mummy is steaming TV shows :picard:
Steaming shows huh????LOLOL

Pancake

20-04-11, 18:07

Yes, she steam cleans TV shows for a living :D

Pancake

20-04-11, 20:13

Can i get a link to your results online so i can make sure its all da same before i download all this?

EDIT: Also, your RAM is wayyy quicker than mine.

We cant compare this with like 3dmark.

We did Super PI, and you get a better score with faster RAM too. So its clear mine is way quicker

watercooled

20-04-11, 21:10

Pancake

20-04-11, 21:12

sean just do the benchmarks

I really CBA, we have already settled this

watercooled

20-04-11, 21:13

I really CBA, we have already settled this

lol

cause its crap

Pancake

20-04-11, 21:15

lol

cause its crap

Yeah :/ wanna trade, ill give you my 2500k + cash?

FlasH

20-04-11, 22:07

Battle of the ePeens!

Boring as :censored:

Gimmie my 5 minutes of my life back I wasted catching up on this thread.

El Wayneo

20-04-11, 22:09

I know it should be pics or GTFO.

Gunslinger

20-04-11, 22:39

Battle of the ePeens!

Boring as :censored:

Gimmie my 5 minutes of my life back I wasted catching up on this thread.

I know it should be pics or GTFO.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/2794/epeen.gif

http://hostinga.hotchyx.com/adult-image-hosting-02/1952I-think-your-epeen-grew.jpg

Finners

23-04-11, 15:18

mine in my new 650D

http://i51.tinypic.com/2e4w3d3.jpg

GJF47

23-04-11, 15:20

Very nice Finners. The 650D is a lovely case :thumb:

El Wayneo

23-04-11, 15:20

Is the H50 any better on a double RAD or does the pump suck?

Nathan94

23-04-11, 15:24

Finners, have you used the H50 as a pump block and got a bigger rad? Also do you have a res? Was modding it easy? :)

Finners

23-04-11, 15:38

Is the H50 any better on a double RAD or does the pump suck?

When i first did it i got a drop of about 6-8 degrees but the pump does suck, it dosent matter if i run my fans at 900rpm or 2000rpm i get the same temps. it just dosent have the flowrate to make a difference it seems

Finners, have you used the H50 as a pump block and got a bigger rad? Also do you have a res? Was modding it easy? :)

yep swapped the 120 for a 240 and you see the little T line coming off, that just goes up to a fillport so that tube acts as a sort or res. modding was easy but personally wouldn't bother.

I brought my h50 second hand then broke one of the tubes off so just took the opportunity to try a 240 rad on it

Nathan94

23-04-11, 15:40

Cheers :D Looks smart anyway! :)

wonderlust

25-04-11, 16:29

Spent the last 3 hours (don't ask....) swapping out the Laser bright blue LEDs in my 2nd Media Center PC for dim Red and green leds from an old beige case.

Had to strip the whole system down to gain access :(

But it was a good excuse to tidy up all the cables at the same time.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e399/JimHalsey/SDC10981.jpg

Pancake

25-04-11, 16:32

Looks nice that, how quiet is it?

wonderlust

25-04-11, 16:39

Looks nice that, how quiet is it?

Silent!

The two front fans ate 92mm Antec Tricools set on high, as the motherboard is not running them at 100%

The rear Fan is an Aerocool Turbine 2000 good fans, purchased 3 from Aria in 2006 for under £4 each :)

Riskitall84

25-04-11, 16:53

BigIan88

25-04-11, 17:26

Silent!

The two front fans ate 92mm Antec Tricools set on high, as the motherboard is not running them at 100%

I call shennanigans!

Antec fans are far from quiet on high :(

wonderlust

25-04-11, 17:38

I call shennanigans!

Antec fans are far from quiet on high :(

I think you may have missed the part about the motherboard not running them at 100% :picard:

IE they may be switched to high but they are not running at high...

aidan2007

25-04-11, 18:38

here is what I'm currently running :o

http://img811.imageshack.us/i/1002229.jpg/

My watercooled SB build was broken down as I got a refund for my board and traded my CPU - Waiting for Bulldozer/Ivy Bridge now

Seen this over at OCN in the rate my cables thread. Get it in your 700d haha!

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lucas4

26-04-11, 12:42

here is what I'm currently running :o

http://img811.imageshack.us/i/1002229.jpg/

My watercooled SB build was broken down as I got a refund for my board and traded my CPU - Waiting for Bulldozer/Ivy Bridge now

i'd poop myself having the rad just balanced like that!
one fall and its uh oh :lol:!

aidan2007

28-04-11, 13:52

That rad is well thick though, I doubt it would tip.

aidan2007

28-04-11, 19:30

Done some mods to my antec .. again.

Was fed up with removing ALL OF THOSE FRONT BEZELS ALL THE TIME!!

So I made this, which slots snugly in the front:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030729.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030722.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030713.jpg

And I still had lots of mesh left, so I made this:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030701.jpg

Got some left so thinking of replacing the honeycomb mesh at the top with this mesh too so it all matches. Any thoughts on that peeps?

Also I bought another blank side panel off ebay to make a new window panel with. The stock antec one is FUGLY! I'll update with pics once that's complete.

Anyways, hope you like it :)

El Wayneo

28-04-11, 19:32

maybe one of actually whats in it?

k3vst3r

28-04-11, 19:34

look's pretty neat that

aidan2007

28-04-11, 19:37

maybe one of actually whats in it?

You mean the last pic, of the thing in the bottom of the case? Well it covers the PSU and pump so here's what's inside:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030441.jpg

look's pretty neat that

Thanks :)

The new front makes the case much easier to manage too. If I want to wash the dust filters I just pull that off instead of unscrewing 6 bezels.

Mr. Strawberry

28-04-11, 22:55

looks better than the orginal imo ;)

Alexceptional

28-04-11, 23:13

You mean the last pic, of the thing in the bottom of the case? Well it covers the PSU and pump so here's what's inside:

...

Thanks :)

The new front makes the case much easier to manage too. If I want to wash the dust filters I just pull that off instead of unscrewing 6 bezels.

Nice rig! :thumb:

Do you have just the one rad at the back or is there one at the front too?

aidan2007

28-04-11, 23:37

looks better than the orginal imo ;)

Thanks very much, exactly what I was aiming for :D

Nice rig! :thumb:

Do you have just the one rad at the back or is there one at the front too?

I have 240 rad up front, you can see it in this pic:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030436.jpg

Gunslinger

29-04-11, 14:43

Nice looking setup aidan2007, how do you find that rear Res setup, i am considering doing something similar, was even tempted to try one of those mounted directly on the top of the pump, and move the pump outside as well.

watercooled

29-04-11, 14:45

watercooling stuff outside of the case is a big no no

aidan2007

29-04-11, 15:11

Rads outside the case for me is a big no no. Res however I find acceptable, although I'd rather it was inside it wouldn't fit and I love how these ek reservoirs look. Its also really easy to drain and fill and I've kind of grown to like it being there :)

@gunslinger
I'd go for the external Res unless you have space inside but I'd defo keep the pump inside the case, not a good look external pumps lol. The Res tops for pumps are good. I didn't go for it just coz I'd have a big block of pump and res in the bottom of my case.

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BigIan88

29-04-11, 15:13

How do you keep it completely dust free? on every photo it looks immaculate! :)

aidan2007

29-04-11, 15:19

Dust filters. That and I clean it a lot and its not actually been set up for that long. Cleaned everything meticulously when it was disassembled and that was about a month ago, maybe two :P

Also Rads collect dust too so I kind of have two layers of filtration lol.

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Boomstick777

29-04-11, 15:30

Nice case, my trusty Antec 900 is still going strong after 3+ years but maybe next year will get new case, thats on top of my list of replacements :)

mine in my new 650D

http://i51.tinypic.com/2e4w3d3.jpg

Reako

29-04-11, 16:14

lol some very nice stuff on here i am not showing mine :D

aidan2007

29-04-11, 16:30

Nice case, my trusty Antec 900 is still going strong after 3+ years but maybe next year will get new case, thats on top of my list of replacements :)

900s are really good to mod. If you take the hdd cages out you have pretty much a blank canvas to do whatever you want with :D
I say mod that case! Lol

EDIT:

Saying that, I would quite happily swap to a tj07 ;) If a good deal pops up on eBay ill make the most of it..still waiting though

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Alexceptional

29-04-11, 17:39

watercooling stuff outside of the case is a big no no

Any reason why? I think the res looks kinda cool where it is.

aidan2007

29-04-11, 18:02

Any reason why? I think the res looks kinda cool where it is.

I think hes referring to stuff like this:

http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo41/pringle753/DSCN2650.jpg

BLEUGH! Ugly :P

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Krusty

29-04-11, 19:46

aidan2007

29-04-11, 20:29

Yeah of course it's not ideal to have stuff hanging outside the case and can look horrible and is easily done but I've seen a few that look okay, thing is though if you're going to the extra expense of watercooling a rig you mays well invest in a decent case in the first place.

Very true but I liked the challenge lol. That and the case I would get costs over £200 and my watercooling cost between £200 and £300 so it would have nearly doubled my overall cost :/

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Krusty

29-04-11, 20:58

Very true but I liked the challenge lol. That and the case I would get costs over £200 and my watercooling cost between £200 and £300 so it would have nearly doubled my overall cost :/

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I agree with yer on reservoirs can look good, think it's more radiators looking a little odd and ofc your rigs a thing of beautiful blue awesomeness! :thumb:

Gunslinger

29-04-11, 23:02

I call shennanigans!

Antec fans are far from quiet on high :(

Agreed, that's why i've got GT's to replace mine with

Gunslinger

29-04-11, 23:05

watercooling stuff outside of the case is a big no no

why, if it's quiet enough, and the RES is out there anyway, if the design is tidy enough i see no disadvantage, and if it springs a leak it's not gonna be peeing all over the PSU at the bottom of my case ;)

Rads outside the case for me is a big no no. Res however I find acceptable, although I'd rather it was inside it wouldn't fit and I love how these ek reservoirs look. Its also really easy to drain and fill and I've kind of grown to like it being there :)

I think i'm going to go for one of the XSPC Passive ones, or possibly a LUND Pom Plex Reservoir (if the concerns about ally i have get the better of me)

Personally, having seen the issues a dusty environment can have, an external RAD would be considerably easier to clean ;) also no problems with heat building up around it getting trapped inside a case

@gunslinger
I'd go for the external Res unless you have space inside but I'd defo keep the pump inside the case, not a good look external pumps lol. The Res tops for pumps are good. I didn't go for it just coz I'd have a big block of pump and res in the bottom of my case.

Thanks, space is my problem too

(damit - auto merge fail!)

aidan2007

29-04-11, 23:11

why, if it's quiet enough, and the RES is out there anyway, if the design is tidy enough i see no disadvantage, and if it springs a leak it's not gonna be ****ing all over the PSU at the bottom of my case ;)

(damit - auto merge fail!)

This happened yesterday actually, the Perspex tube bit became slightly unscrewed from the bottom bit while I was fiddling around and I didn't notice until I saw the water level had dropped about 3mm. Because it was outside the case there was only a small puddle to wipe up on my desk :)

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Gunslinger

29-04-11, 23:45

lol, down only 3mm .... if mine did that whilst i wasn't there it would be more like 3 inches and the circuit breakers on my ups would hopefully shut off the supply (fingers crossed)

aidan2007

30-04-11, 10:39

I'm paranoid about leaks and keep the water level pretty close to the top clip so I notice if it goes down even a tiny bit lol.

So have you got it set up so that your PC shuts off when the water level drops then?

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David84

30-04-11, 12:27

some quick pics of my comp at the mo cable are a bit messy as lots of things have been going in and out of my comp the last few weeks going to do a proper re-build when my ssd and u12p come

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/NCC1717/2011-04-30_11-51-38_696.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/NCC1717/2011-04-30_11-51-48_376.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/NCC1717/2011-04-30_11-51-58_493.jpg

watercooled

30-04-11, 12:29

components are great

the case lets the build down m8

David84

30-04-11, 12:32

components are great

the case lets the build down m8

how so bud, personal i love my case and would not want to part with it but as they say each to there own and all that jazz

watercooled

30-04-11, 12:33

meant no offence

David84

30-04-11, 12:37

meant no offence

lol none taken bud just wondering what about the case you don't like, i dont like the sliver that much shows up finger prints to much want to powder coat it endless black at some point

watercooled

30-04-11, 12:38

lol none taken bud just wondering what about the case you don't like, i dont like the sliver that much shows up finger prints to much want to powder coat it endless black at some point

the black would make it better

Martin

30-04-11, 13:19

components are great

the case lets the build down m8
Lian Li? You jest surely :p

wuyanxu

30-04-11, 13:45

the black would make it better
but what's the point of black inside the case when it's covered up 99% of the time?

sure black case look nice, but end of the day, you will be looking at the whole of base unit 5% of the time, and monitor over 90% of the time. so might as well save on cases, and buy a good monitor :p

lucas4

30-04-11, 13:46

but what's the point of black inside the case when it's covered up 99% of the time?

sure black case look nice, but end of the day, you will be looking at the whole of base unit 5% of the time, and monitor over 90% of the time. so might as well save on cases, and buy a good monitor :p

not if ur PC is on the desk next to ur monitor :lol:

Sarky

30-04-11, 14:47

some quick pics of my comp at the mo cable are a bit messy as lots of things have been going in and out of my comp the last few weeks going to do a proper re-build when my ssd and u12p come

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/NCC1717/2011-04-30_11-51-38_696.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/NCC1717/2011-04-30_11-51-48_376.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/NCC1717/2011-04-30_11-51-58_493.jpg
Your PC looks awesome David, nice case IMO. Lian Li FTW!

David84

30-04-11, 15:28

not if ur PC is on the desk next to ur monitor :lol:

what like mine is :chairfall:

lucas4

30-04-11, 15:50

what like mine is :chairfall:

i like the look of urs anyway.
no need for black interior if it doesnt have a window

aidan2007

30-04-11, 16:21

David84

30-04-11, 16:34

thanks for all the kind words guys

aidan2007

01-05-11, 17:39

some quick pics of my comp at the mo cable are a bit messy as lots of things have been going in and out of my comp the last few weeks going to do a proper re-build when my ssd and u12p come

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/NCC1717/2011-04-30_11-51-38_696.jpg

I think the pump cable for the h50 would look better if you wrapped it once around the pump/block bit then into one of the fan headers above it on the mobo (if there are any on that board?) Just looks a bit odd kind of stretched across the case.

And I'm personally not a fan of how the cables are sleeved on that PSU but that's just personal preference I guess.

Other than those few things I think your cabling looks really clean and I think your case is nice :)

Pancake

01-05-11, 19:03

No need for black interior when you have beautiful exposed aluminium.

Grey interiors like how my antec used to be are what black has thankfully replaced. Lian Li style aluminium is different.

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I used to think Alu inside looked gay, then i worked on a High end Silverstone media center case and i fell in love :D

almighty15

02-05-11, 13:08

Re-build coming soon to get rid of those horrid red PCB's :thumb:

6950 or a couple GTX 470's inbound :D

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/1.jpg

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/2.jpg

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/3.jpg

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/4.jpg

My 6950 SHOULD be here tomorrow to replace the 5850 Crossfire BUT I may get rid of it and go for a couple GTX 470's :)

That cathode that's hanging down is gone and the HDD's will be reverse mounted so the cables won't be vissible and generally sort the cables out because they're a mess!

:)

lucas4

02-05-11, 15:02

looks awesome!

all this watercooling talk makes me wanna do it, but itd be a complete waste for me :lol:

aidan2007

02-05-11, 16:59

Re-build coming soon to get rid of those horrid red PCB's :thumb:

6950 or a couple GTX 470's inbound :D

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/3.jpg

My 6950 SHOULD be here tomorrow to replace the 5850 Crossfire BUT I may get rid of it and go for a couple GTX 470's :)

That cathode that's hanging down is gone and the HDD's will be reverse mounted so the cables won't be vissible and generally sort the cables out because they're a mess!

:)

I think you could plan your loop a little differently to get rid of the big long bits of tubing snaking about in there.

Here's a cosmos build I've read in the past, this guy got the loop nailed with this one. Full cover blocks help as tubing doesn't have to loop up and around and his wires are all perfect.

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/3619/dscf4090c.jpg

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/5908/dscf4077r.jpg

almighty15

02-05-11, 18:17

I think you could plan your loop a little differently to get rid of the big long bits of tubing snaking about in there.

Here's a cosmos build I've read in the past, this guy got the loop nailed with this one. Full cover blocks help as tubing doesn't have to loop up and around and his wires are all perfect.

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/3619/dscf4090c.jpg

That does look good but he's only got rid of those 2 long loops because he cools his memory an has a radiator mounted at the bottom.

Take away those 2 things and his loops looks like mine, I also don't like how his pump is mounted, I have a XSPC reservoir pump top on in my pictures but there's a XSPC laing DDC drive bay reservoir waiting to be used.

His cables are neat but he's cut his case, And the bottom radiator is hiding mos of the cables!

I could put all that stuff in my case and mine would be just as neat!

aidan2007

02-05-11, 22:54

That does look good but he's only got rid of those 2 long loops because he cools his memory an has a radiator mounted at the bottom.

Take away those 2 things and his loops looks like mine, I also don't like how his pump is mounted, I have a XSPC reservoir pump top on in my pictures but there's a XSPC laing DDC drive bay reservoir waiting to be used.

His cables are neat but he's cut his case, And the bottom radiator is hiding mos of the cables!

I could put all that stuff in my case and mine would be just as neat!

What I'd do in that situation then is get moar blocks, moar rads and cut moar holes for moar awesome :D

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Tainted

03-05-11, 07:28

His watercooling kit would look excellent inside that Nvidia HAF-X Edition case.

aidan2007

03-05-11, 08:29

His watercooling kit would look excellent inside that Nvidia HAF-X Edition case.

I think it would be too much black then. The silver of the cosmos goes great with that build.

Simplicity works the best. So silver on the outside, black on the inside and green as the highlight colour.
With the haf it would be green and black on the outside, green and black on the inside then more green with the watercooling stuff. Wouldn't look as pro IMO.

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David84

03-05-11, 10:41

I think the pump cable for the h50 would look better if you wrapped it once around the pump/block bit then into one of the fan headers above it on the mobo (if there are any on that board?) Just looks a bit odd kind of stretched across the case.

And I'm personally not a fan of how the cables are sleeved on that PSU but that's just personal preference I guess.

Other than those few things I think your cabling looks really clean and I think your case is nice :)

the h50 is temp i have to have it that way as there are no more fan headers on the board as it only comes with 5 im replacing it with a u12p soon
the cable sleeves are stock thats how they came with the psu i agree not the best looking but being able to lie them flat behind the mobo is very useful
they are a bit short too don't know if you can see in the pic but the 8pin cpu power almost comes off the psu in a right angle straight up the back of the mobo tray and just plugs in to the 8pin
yeah its not bad seeing as i haven't really touched the cables in 6 months but once the last few things have been got im going to strip her right down and give her a good clean get all the finger prints off and try to get near the tidiness of bigian's case

aidan2007

03-05-11, 10:56

the h50 is temp i have to have it that way as there are no more fan headers on the board as it only comes with 5 im replacing it with a u12p soon
the cable sleeves are stock thats how they came with the psu i agree not the best looking but being able to lie them flat behind the mobo is very useful
they are a bit short too don't know if you can see in the pic but the 8pin cpu power almost comes off the psu in a right angle straight up the back of the mobo tray and just plugs in to the 8pin
yeah its not bad seeing as i haven't really touched the cables in 6 months but once the last few things have been got im going to strip her right down and give her a good clean get all the finger prints off and try to get near the tidiness of bigian's case

Yea PSUs need longer cables. Ways around this are buying extensions or making your own custom cables (only if you have fully modular PSU though).

My single sleeved cables go flat too but sleeving every single cable is a big job :/ Looks nice though and is a good sense of achievement also :) .. but not everyones cup of tea lol.

Yours look neat anyway though, just that pump cable but you're getting rid of that anyway so no worries :D

David84

03-05-11, 11:39

Yea PSUs need longer cables. Ways around this are buying extensions or making your own custom cables (only if you have fully modular PSU though).

yeah psu is modular never thought of making my own not really something id see myself doing tbh and never been a fan of extension cables

My single sleeved cables go flat too but sleeving every single cable is a big job :/ Looks nice though and is a good sense of achievement also :) .. but not everyones cup of tea lol.

now sleeving is something id have ago at got plenty of spare cables to play with also i have a complete set of black cables i could use but not sure if black cables off a white psu would look odd i am using one at the mo a single sata power but you cant really see the cable in my pics

Yours look neat anyway though, just that pump cable but you're getting rid of that anyway so no worries :D

yeah only put the h50 in so i could play with my new cpu lol as the stock cooler was holding me back

aidan2007

03-05-11, 11:53

...now sleeving is something id have ago at got plenty of spare cables to play with also i have a complete set of black cables i could use but not sure if black cables off a white psu would look odd i am using one at the mo a single sata power but you cant really see the cable in my pics...

If you do sleeve then I'd recommend MDPC-X sleeve.

http://en.mdpc-x.com/

It's arguably the best as the colours are great and the weave is tight. Cheap sleeve you can see the cable through it which is not good at all.

There's a good guide here:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=202639&highlight=sleeving

That thread also turns into a gallery too as people stopped posting guides and started just uploading photos of their own sleeving work so it's good inspiration.

David84

03-05-11, 12:05

thanks for the links bud

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 22:30

So I decided to try my screens in portrait ............

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/623/dsc06275k.jpg

http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/5263/dsc06276de.jpg

And I like it !!

Still need to adjust the bezzel correction, but I certainly find it "easier" to play on and more immersive

:D

Pancake

06-05-11, 22:43

Seexxyyy

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/PC/Watercooled/Done/resized/IMG_20110506_223659_1067x800.jpg

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 22:56

Very nice mate, looks sorta empty :P

Pancake

06-05-11, 22:57

I know, im thinking of getting like a Toy dinosaur or something to fill the space in the bottom right :redface:

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 23:00

Pancake storage unit ?

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:01

Or cooking unit, with the heat off those GPU's :eek:

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 23:03

Really ? my 460s ran really cool :S

lucas4

06-05-11, 23:03

Or cooking unit, with the heat off those GPU's :eek:

WC them :nana:

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:04

Really ? my 460s ran really cool :S

At 900 Core they get pretty toasty when running Furmark, these ones dont exhaust out the back either. That being said, they are cooler than my GTX 260

WC them :nana:

Would cost loads for not much gain :cry

Mr. Strawberry

06-05-11, 23:04

Really ? my 460s ran really cool :S
just goes to show how good them DirectCU coolers are (i called them :censored: for a reason :D)

WC them :nana:
cant non ref PCB

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:06

just goes to show how good them DirectCU coolers are (i called them :censored: for a reason :D)

cant non ref PCB

How does heat coming off a cooler indicate its bad? :picard:

They only get to like 64 load, thats overclocked too

Mr. Strawberry

06-05-11, 23:08

How does heat coming off a cooler indicate its bad? :picard:

They only get to like 64 load, thats overclocked too
louder and hotter than stock cooler

them directCU coolers were designed for AMD cards not NV
why do you think they HAVE to use a non-ref PCB

lucas4

06-05-11, 23:16

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0812/longcat-fight-epic-lol-funny-battle-demotivational-poster-1229068475.jpg

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:21

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QCcMTHCBJ4c/TP54ax7qL-I/AAAAAAAADg0/MrhCY15idhM/s1600/My%2BHair%2BIs%2BA%2BBird%2BYour%2BArgument%2BIs%2 BInvalid.jpg

lucas4

06-05-11, 23:22

what cpu temps u get with WC?

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:23

56 after priming for an hour with all the fans on low.

Thats with 1.44v at 5GHz

Mr. Strawberry

06-05-11, 23:24

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QCcMTHCBJ4c/TP54ax7qL-I/AAAAAAAADg0/MrhCY15idhM/s1600/My%2BHair%2BIs%2BA%2BBird%2BYour%2BArgument%2BIs%2 BInvalid.jpg
intresting point

lucas4

06-05-11, 23:24

56 after priming for an hour with all the fans on low.

Thats with 1.44v at 5GHz

didnt ur fenrir get that ?

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:27

didnt ur fenrir get that ?

My fenrir got 78 with 1.37 at 4.8Ghz once i got the case closed up, and that was loud as hell.

This 56 is also with the case closed

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 23:30

/gets more booze ...................

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:33

/gets more pineapple and grapefruit juice.......

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 23:42

You want an umbrella for that ?

:D

Pancake

06-05-11, 23:47

Would love one, unfortunately we don't have any :(

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 23:50

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Cocktail_umbrella_side.jpg/220px-Cocktail_umbrella_side.jpg

There you go mate ;)

Mr. Strawberry

06-05-11, 23:57

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Cocktail_umbrella_side.jpg/220px-Cocktail_umbrella_side.jpg

There you go mate ;)
is that running at stock or is it overclocked

{SAS}TB

06-05-11, 23:59

Cant you tell ? :O

Mr. Strawberry

07-05-11, 00:00

Cant you tell ? :O
sorry i am a bit of a noob with umbrellas :o

{SAS}TB

07-05-11, 00:01

Dont worry mate, everyone has to start somewhere ;)

trentspc

07-05-11, 21:43

Here's my pc/desk, a standard modest one for a 13 year old..

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/7375/dsc05361.jpg[/URL]
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5916/dsc05360ki.jpg[/URL]
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1430/dsc05357a.jpg[/URL]

Mr. Strawberry

07-05-11, 21:47

not bad
might have to repost mine soon
had some changes
then again i might not ;)

trentspc

07-05-11, 21:47

Oh and this old one.. the flash killed the blue-ness of this picture but you can see the fan staying still even though it was spinning at around 1450rpm if my memory serves right..

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/3746/dsc05250j.jpg[/URL]

Pancake

07-05-11, 21:48

Atleast the PSU isnt EzCool :lol:

Mr. Strawberry

07-05-11, 21:49

Atleast the PSU isnt EzCool :lol:
at least the GPU isnt XFX... :surprised:

trentspc

07-05-11, 21:50

in the old picture I just posted it is.. but I quickly got rid of it.. :D

trentspc

07-05-11, 21:50

whats wrong with xfx?

Mr. Strawberry

07-05-11, 21:51

whats wrong with xfx?
a fair few members on here dont like them

Lisa

07-05-11, 21:52

whats wrong with xfx?

It's traditional to hate on anything XFX on this website.

No idea why.xx

trentspc

07-05-11, 21:52

a fair few members on here dont like them

well I know what my next upgrade is :thumb:

aidan2007

07-05-11, 21:55

I had an xfx 680i board and it was **** at overclocking. Guess that's probably not xfx's fault though.

Only thing I don't like about xfx is how they cut 'xfx' into the rear plate on their graphics cards. Looks rubbish.

Sent from my HTC Desire HD using Tapatalk

trentspc

07-05-11, 21:57

well I know what my next upgrade is :thumb:

then again its serves me fine for what little gaming I do..

trentspc

07-05-11, 21:58

oh and based on the specs in my sig what would my best upgrade be? gotta birthday coming up :D oh and on the same kinda thing what do you reckon was lowest in my windows experience index?

Sarky

07-05-11, 22:31

oh and based on the specs in my sig what would my best upgrade be? gotta birthday coming up :D oh and on the same kinda thing what do you reckon was lowest in my windows experience index?
Ignore WEI, it tells you nothing. Any games that your rig struggles with? Your CPU overclocked? Montior resolution? That'll give us something to go by.

And XFX are fine, there's nothing wrong with them. A brand is just a brand, with reference cards they're all the same.

trentspc

07-05-11, 22:36

Ignore WEI, it tells you nothing. Any games that your rig struggles with? Your CPU overclocked? Montior resolution? That'll give us something to go by.

And XFX are fine, there's nothing wrong with them. A brand is just a brand, with reference cards they're all the same.

1) no not really, but I haven't exactly got challenging games, live for speed on highest runs 100+ fps and oblivion maxed out seems okay I think around 60 fps?

2) nope, but I'm not sure how to do it and would need a new cooler, maybe water cool? but they need reservoirs and stuff and I'd have to look into that as I'm not sure what all I'd need and if it would fit in my case..

3) 22" 1080p as in sig :D

trentspc

07-05-11, 22:38

oh sarky you always seem to help me! thanks! :D

trentspc

07-05-11, 22:40

Ignore WEI

and it was my cpu just incase you wanted to know :lol: at 7.3, rest at 7.4

Pancake

07-05-11, 22:42

WEI is gay, i get the same GPU score with 1 GTX 460 vs 2 x GTX 460's.

And the CPU thing can naff off giving me 7.7. Should be like 100 at 5GHz

jointhedotz

07-05-11, 22:45

WEI is gay, i get the same GPU score with 1 GTX 460 vs 2 x GTX 460's.

And the CPU thing can naff off giving me 7.7. Should be like 100 at 5GHz

does it not just go off the main card, like it does with the main hd?

trentspc

07-05-11, 22:46

how much of a benefit does overclocking do anyway?

Pancake

07-05-11, 22:50

EDIT: Wrong thread hahaha

Pancake

07-05-11, 22:50

how much of a benefit does overclocking do anyway?

D: :knock::knock::knock:

Overclocking is mandatory around here

Mokey

07-05-11, 22:55

WEI is gay, i get the same GPU score with 1 GTX 460 vs 2 x GTX 460's.

And the CPU thing can naff off giving me 7.7. Should be like 100 at 5GHz

It is utterly useless, I seem to recall my stock 4850 getting more than my brothers 5850 at one point. :lol:

trentspc

07-05-11, 23:03

D: :knock::knock::knock:

Overclocking is mandatory around here

yeah but surely it won't make a difference unless something is using the cpu at 100% load right?

aidan2007

07-05-11, 23:17

WEI is pure balls, means nothing. Try some real benchmarks as they'll actually test your hardware and show where you need to improve.

Sent from my HTC Desire HD using Tapatalk

Mr. Strawberry

07-05-11, 23:42

trentspc

07-05-11, 23:52

nah wont need watercooling
you can get 4GHz easy on a hyper 212+

but then how much benefit does it do for standard use? will I even see a difference?

Mr. Strawberry

07-05-11, 23:54

but then how much benefit does it do for standard use? will I even see a difference?
doubt it tbh
only in benchmarks tbh

Pancake

08-05-11, 00:50

And a bigger E-Peen remember

{SAS}TB

08-05-11, 00:52

:O. .....

aidan2007

08-05-11, 01:14

Watercool for the epeen for sure :D

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Gunslinger

08-05-11, 01:17

I know, im thinking of getting like a Toy dinosaur or something to fill the space in the bottom right :redface:

how about a ZX Spectrum or ZX81 Perhaps :lol: :lol:

Sarky

08-05-11, 13:06

1) no not really, but I haven't exactly got challenging games, live for speed on highest runs 100+ fps and oblivion maxed out seems okay I think around 60 fps?

2) nope, but I'm not sure how to do it and would need a new cooler, maybe water cool? but they need reservoirs and stuff and I'd have to look into that as I'm not sure what all I'd need and if it would fit in my case..

3) 22" 1080p as in sig :D
Ah okay. Get yourself a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/CPU+Coolers/Coolermaster+Hyper+212+Plus+CPU+Cooler+?productId= 39577) and a new GPU, my 5770 used to stutter on games at 1080p :). The rest of your rig is pretty solid really.

Pancake

08-05-11, 15:24

I always download at night, and my PC is loud and bright, so i was going to make a new Silent PC just for downloading. But then i had an idea!

1. Get an old Laptop
2. Install XP Pro
3. 100mbit network
4. VNC or RDC
5. ?????
6. PROFIT

All in cost me £0 and its pretty silent

Just installing some programs

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/DownloadPC/resized/IMG_20110508_135051_600x800.jpg

What it looks like on some speakers

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/DownloadPC/resized/IMG_20110508_151445_600x800.jpg

RDC with it on my 19" monitor

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/DownloadPC/resized/IMG_20110508_151511_1067x800.jpg

Screenshot of it on RDC downloading, this awesome!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/DownloadPC/Untitled.png

Its limited in the day so i can actually use the web :D

Got it all setup so i can do it from my phone when im not at home, not even that bad on 3G :D

Specs

80GB IDE Drive
Broken DVD-RW
Celeron 2.1Ghz
512MB RAM

trentspc

08-05-11, 16:18

thanks, any suggestions on a better gpu without breaking the bank (parents of course :D)

Mr. Strawberry

08-05-11, 16:54

Pancake

08-05-11, 16:56

not a bed idea though i would much rather have a home server for that

Can you get a home server thats silent, and free? @catrain

Mr. Strawberry

08-05-11, 16:57

Can you get a home server thats silent, and free? @catrain
silent?
yes
free?
no

Pancake

08-05-11, 16:59

Exactly, and this is super portable! and i can use it as a laptop (4min battery life wooo)

Mr. Strawberry

08-05-11, 17:03

Exactly, and this is super portable! and i can use it as a laptop (4min battery life wooo)
lol
i would still stick to a server tbh

watercooled

08-05-11, 17:03

(4min battery life wooo)

thats impressive

Pancake

08-05-11, 17:04

Yeah so would i, but im not spending £300 on something i can do for free. This will use less power too

mikeyuk3

08-05-11, 17:06

and its more eco friendly as seanbond has found a use for a old lappy rather than it heading for the tip or something.

Pancake

08-05-11, 17:08

Its busy getting my round of TV Shows right now :D

trentspc

08-05-11, 17:41

Sarky

08-05-11, 17:45

Ahh VTX, they're a budget brand like Powercolor but if you're using a reference graphics card then there's nothing to worry about. Still, I'd think about upgrading that if you're wanting to mate. The cooler's should get your CPU to 4GHz if you do some reading up :).

You should be able to get about £60 for your 5770 if you sold it, that'd put some more towards something else!

trentspc

08-05-11, 17:58

what would be better one of these:
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=43556
or these:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+6800+Series+/Asus+ATI+Radeon+HD+6870+DirectCU+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=43808

and if they need 2x6 pin power could I just use a splitter to do the job as my psu only has one?

trentspc

08-05-11, 18:01

woops first link is dead? here:
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Palit+GeForce+GTX+560Ti+Sonic+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=43556

Pancake

08-05-11, 18:02

tbh i think you might wanna be looking at a new PSU first, 500W OCZ is cutting it real fine

Something like a TX 650 or something

trentspc

08-05-11, 18:08

tbh i think you might wanna be looking at a new PSU first, 500W OCZ is cutting it real fine

Something like a TX 650 or something

I just bought it a couple of days ago.. haha :facepalm:

and I'm fresh outa cash.. putting that onto a brithday list would be cutting it fine as the parents know I just bought this one..

trentspc

08-05-11, 18:11

I could really do with a grand or two and start a new build, this time with more experience in picking parts :lol:

Sarky

08-05-11, 18:26

I'd say the 6870 the DirectCU cooler is fantastic, your PSU should still be able to power it. The Stealthxstream's are great value PSU's.

BigIan88

08-05-11, 18:34

It seems the cabling is what is flexing the PCB - will sort that out later

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3844/1000433f.jpg

trentspc

08-05-11, 18:35

how about this.. when it comes out anyway? http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+6800+Series+/MSI+ATI+Radeon+HD+6870+Twin+FrozR+II+OC+1048MB+GDD R5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+with+FREE+Shogun+2+Game+?pro ductId=43435

Sarky

08-05-11, 18:39

trentspc

08-05-11, 18:42

Bargain ;)

and there will be a big difference compared to my 5770?

Sarky

08-05-11, 18:45

and there will be a big difference compared to my 5770?
Yeah. Have a look here (http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/296?vs=290) :)

I went from a 5770 to a 5850 (about 10% slower than a 6870) and there was a huge increase in performance. Just under double the power! :thumb:

Pancake

08-05-11, 18:46

I went from a 7100GS to a GTX 260 a while back, that was immense

trentspc

08-05-11, 18:53

well I know what my next birthday will get me :D

trentspc

08-05-11, 18:55

or if I can get a damn job, no one seems to want to hire a 13 year old.. those that do are already fully occupied and have no vacancies :(

clemos

08-05-11, 19:13

or if I can get a damn job, no one seems to want to hire a 13 year old.. those that do are already fully occupied and have no vacancies :(
The legal age to work is 14, isn't it?

trentspc

08-05-11, 19:22

The legal age to work is 14, isn't it?

I think it varies what county your in cause some of my mates have jobs..

BigIan88

08-05-11, 19:24

You can get a paper round at 13 cant you?

trentspc

08-05-11, 19:25

The legal age to work is 14, isn't it?

nice tony tkm anyway

trentspc

08-05-11, 19:26

You can get a paper round at 13 cant you?

yeah I think I can but I don't live near a post office.. haha moving on this is completely off topic for the thread :lol:

Sarky

08-05-11, 19:29

yeah I think I can but I don't live near a post office.. haha moving on this is completely off topic for the thread :lol:
You mean newsagents? I had a paper round from 13-16 :)

trentspc

08-05-11, 19:32

You mean newsagents? I had a paper round from 13-16 :)

oops, don't know why I said post office.. besides I don't even know where a single newsagents is near me..

trentspc

08-05-11, 19:36

anyway e-stuff is where the money is, my dad's given his stocks to manage for a measly 5% of them but I haven't got round to fully planning out what to do with them..

Sarky

08-05-11, 19:39

I'll do a mini update to my PC :)

Slightly modded the rear fan grill, now I can properly fit a 92mm fan there instead of a 80mm :D.

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6461/img5403p.jpg

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8605/img5407q.jpg

*inserts generic old pic*

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6329/img5194.jpg

Gunslinger

08-05-11, 19:44

those cases don't give you a lot of room to work in do they !

lucas4

08-05-11, 20:01

i like those tiny cases!

perfect for 80%+ of home PC users IMO!
i just wish they wernt so damn expensive :(!

F1REFOX

10-05-11, 01:17

Not the greatest pic's...

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww350/F1REFOX2107/P1030993.jpg

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww350/F1REFOX2107/P1030884.jpg

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww350/F1REFOX2107/P1030885.jpg

lucas4

10-05-11, 09:50

Very nice computer.
Good cable management as well

F1REFOX

10-05-11, 15:46

Very nice computer.
Good cable management as well

Thanks... :thumb:

Sarky

10-05-11, 18:26

Looking good there dude :) :thumb:

aidan2007

11-05-11, 18:56

Took some new pics today while it was still light. Used diffused daylight as lighting this time rather than my monitor on pure white screen tilted at the PC.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030803.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030883.jpg

Sleeved 2 of my SATAs. Still that last round one in there but it will be gone soon!

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030833.jpg

Nobody ever sees the back of this, never taken a pic .. until now :D Cleverly hidden the worst of my black and blue spaghetti with depth of field though ;)

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z305/aidanz2007/Custom%20built%20PC%20i7%20920%20GTX%20580/Watercooling/P1030906.jpg

watercooled

11-05-11, 18:58

nice rig aidan

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110511_125932.jpg

aidan2007

11-05-11, 19:05

That's a nice clean loop :)

Alexceptional

11-05-11, 20:25

Ahhh I envy you two and your water cooled beasts. Both very nice though, very neat tubing.

TaxMonkey

11-05-11, 21:05

Very nice job guys:clap

Aidan if I get my wiring looking half as good as your spaghetti I'll be a happy man :D

lucas4

12-05-11, 22:36

they both look awesome :drool:

extremely jelly of ur deal on the 480's WC :P

DarkStrider1987

12-05-11, 23:18

Some awesome looking watercooled PC's, if I was a bit more confident with building PC's I would go watercooling as it just looks damm cool.

aidan2007

13-05-11, 00:54

Some awesome looking watercooled PC's, if I was a bit more confident with building PC's I would go watercooling as it just looks damm cool.

Do it! Lol

It's the first time I did it and it turned out OK :)

Just read up lots. overclock.net has a good watercooling forum, you can learn everything on there.

Just research what you want to buy thoroughly and plan well and you won't have to keep buying more stuff coz you bought the wrong parts etc. And then also leak test well too.

If your testing is leak free for like 12 hours then you'll almost definately have no problems in the future, and fill your loop with distilled water for super low maintenance :)

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mS_Design

13-05-11, 17:20

I was looking foward to seeing what watercooled had up his/her sleeve! you did not disappoint! I am in envy of you truely now.. :( keep it up!

Loving the brading work on Aidens too! Looks good with the ram :)

Pancake

13-05-11, 19:37

Just found this Photoshopped pic i made

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/resized/SLI_600x800.jpg

Then the real deal..

I think i did well :D

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/PC/Watercooled/Done/resized/IMG_20110506_223659_1067x800.jpg

watercooled

13-05-11, 19:39

dont look right

whats going on with the tubing its sagging like a washing line

Pancake

13-05-11, 19:41

Its not sagging much, its got extra so i can pull the res out, the connection is at the bottom of the res so it makes it look like its even more sagged by the angle you can see the tube go up in.

Will be redone with black tubing soon though ;)

watercooled

13-05-11, 19:42

get some universal blocks on the 460's it will make so much of a difference

then when you do buy new cards the blocks will fit them also :)

Pancake

13-05-11, 19:43

get some universal blocks on the 460's it will make so much of a difference

then when you do buy new cards the blocks will fit them also :)

Yuck, never :knock:

Its full blocks or no blocks

Also, they dont need to be watercooled tbh, only 76 on load on the top card with 900 core. Its hot, but not too hot to require blocks like 480's

watercooled

13-05-11, 19:44

full blocks are not needed and a waste of money

like cpu loop only

Pancake

13-05-11, 19:46

Thanks for airing your opinion, but ill spend my money how i want :thumb:

Pancake

13-05-11, 19:55

Also, talking of not looking right...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/New%20folder/IMG_20110511_125932.jpg

F1REFOX

13-05-11, 19:57

:popcorn:

Both sytems look good.. But the one above does look a bit ghetto..

Tricky

13-05-11, 20:04

lmao Pancake man....:clap

watercooled

13-05-11, 20:19

whats up sean cant take abit of critisim although you like to give it out

Pancake

13-05-11, 20:20

lol, calm down mate. You gave me criticism and i gave you some. No big deal.

jointhedotz

13-05-11, 21:50

lol, calm down mate. You gave me criticism and i gave you some. No big deal.

was a bit harsh tbh

BigIan88

14-05-11, 14:29

My OC3D AMD Overclocking competition bench rig

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4310/1000484t.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1904/1000486an.jpg

Ice Tea

14-05-11, 14:47

You should position it by the open window. :)

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watercooled

14-05-11, 17:22

changed a couple of things

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110514_163122.jpg

Mokey

14-05-11, 17:24

Looks a fair bit tidier mate. :thumb:

Still not too keen on how the tubing crosses a lot though...

watercooled

14-05-11, 17:24

inlets and outlets

Josh

14-05-11, 17:25

My OC3D AMD Overclocking competition bench rig

Size of that cooler is riddiculous.

changed a couple of things

Looks top that m8.

Martin

14-05-11, 17:26

full blocks are not needed and a waste of money

like cpu loop only
Not needed, but neither is watercooling.

I'll always get full blocks, yes it might cost me alot more, but it's way better.

aidan2007

14-05-11, 17:29

inlets and outlets

On full cover blocks they are interchangeable and horizontal so would tidy your loop up loads ;)

Btw your latest rearrangement with the pump in the drive bays is nicer :)

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watercooled

14-05-11, 18:09

Mokey

14-05-11, 18:11

I'm happy now, looks better. :D

Edit: Hang on, doesn't the water go into the left hand side on the top card and the right side of the bottom card?

F1REFOX

14-05-11, 18:13

Originally Posted by Bigian88 http://forums.aria.co.uk/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1140153#post1140153)
My OC3D AMD Overclocking competition bench rig

That is a monster cooler what did you get out the cpu with that attached ?

k3vst3r

14-05-11, 18:13

you lot are hard to please lol
ok changed the cpu block around.

Full blocks do look better but i changed cards that much i cant justify paying all that money out for them.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/SNC15578.jpg

Also full block's don't cool core any better either. Mate hits same temp's as me on his full 470 ek block then i do on gpu only blocks :thumb:

mikeyuk3

14-05-11, 18:27

My OC3D AMD Overclocking competition bench rig

Very very nice :) what sort of oc/temps can you get with that cooler :O

And where you get it from ;)

aidan2007

14-05-11, 18:37

Also full block's don't cool core any better either. Mate hits same temp's as me on his full 470 ek block then i do on gpu only blocks :thumb:

Yea but they also cool everything else like ram and vrm without having to use those nasty looking mini heatsink things.

Anyway full cover looks pro ;) There's nothing like sticking a big lump of copper on your card :D Nom.

Another thing, the connections are horizontal so you don't have to have tubing looping up and over. So they make your loop look pro too ;)

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Pancake

14-05-11, 20:16

Looks muuuuuch better watercooed

Mokey

14-05-11, 20:33

Looks muuuuuch better watercooed

I've just noticed how good the cable management in there actually is, with the pipes going everywhere I didn't really pay attention but that cabling is really tidy. :thumb:

Gunslinger

15-05-11, 02:45

Looks a little better watercooled, the CPU to top card loop seems a tad tight, and looks like it's compressing.

I take it there was a reason you didn't run cpu-right side, left side straight down to left and right side out (your crossing the flow in the blocks anyway) or cpu-left, then right to lower left and then out on the right

watercooled

15-05-11, 16:58

BigIan88

15-05-11, 17:07

Very very nice :) what sort of oc/temps can you get with that cooler :O

And where you get it from ;)

Watch and learn :D

NFwVhI8PJh0&feature=BFa&list=LLWXNZ-uWdHDA&index=14

watercooled

15-05-11, 17:13

Watch and learn :D

NFwVhI8PJh0&feature=BFa&list=LLWXNZ-uWdHDA&index=14

nice

a freebie aswell excellent

BigIan88

15-05-11, 17:18

Not so much a freebie as it is an opportunity.

Its set up and i`ll be testing overclocks, drivers and OS's over the next few weeks to try and beat Marsey and Mr Strawbs :lol:

watercooled

15-05-11, 17:19

Not so much a freebie as it is an opportunity.

Its set up and i`ll be testing overclocks, drivers and OS's over the next few weeks to try and beat Marsey and Mr Strawbs :lol:

sounds great cant wait for the results

Mr. Strawberry

15-05-11, 18:31

Not so much a freebie as it is an opportunity.

Its set up and i`ll be testing overclocks, drivers and OS's over the next few weeks to try and beat Marsey and Mr Strawbs :lol:
impossible
we all know i am the best :D lol