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[wonderlust]

Awesome. Very tidy. What case is that?

Thanks

It's a CM690 Mk1.

[BigIan88]

That is one clllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllean build!

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3858/20110728140458.jpg


If I had smaller hands and the energy to do it, id be able to do more intricate routing of the cables and hide them all from view (cept the power cables) but this will do me for now :D

[Koolpc]

I love tidy cases. Hate cases where the cables etc are strewn around the place!

[jammi]

A work in progress.

http://www.ebaysale.webspace.virginmedia.com/pc/4.jpg

[Mokey]

Wow, looks nice. What case is that?

[BigIan88]

I recall Khemist having the same case not so long ago :)

[Mikolaj]

guys sorry for off top but I saw many builds here and lots of people use enermax fans. Are they any good?

[jammi]

I like the fact you can take the blades off the Enermax fans and overall they are also quite good not the best for moving air, but a nice balance of silence, cfm and design. As I think they look very nice with the cutout halo ring.

Over the last few weeks I've had the Fractal, Be Quiet!, Silverstone, Scythe GT and Enermax fans and they all have their own good and bad points with the Enermax being in the middle and far better then the Fractal which I dont think are better then generic case fans.

[jammi]

Completed pic of the above build, with slight changes which include black sata cable, braided pwr, reset, hdd led and pwr led, last change addition of the Sapphire Ultimate HD6670 1GB DDR5 card.

http://www.ebaysale.webspace.virginmedia.com/pc/IMG_1036.JPG

http://www.ebaysale.webspace.virginmedia.com/pc/IMG_1057.JPG

[ALTERN8]

Looking awesome

[lucas4]

looks awesome in that case!
AX750 is a little overkill isnt it :p?

[jammi]

looks awesome in that case!
AX750 is a little overkill isnt it :p?

It was going to be a Silverstone strider 500w first but saw some bad feedback about that then it went to a Silverstone 600w but was only 80+ bronze and wasnt in stock and then ended up with the AX750.

I have a habit of talking myself up to more expensive hardware with the "its only a little bit more then the other one".

[Bradmax57]

@ Jammi love your Fortress 3, I had one recently too they are quite easier to make very tidy considering their size, out of interest what sata cables are they? Have they got some kind of rightangle adapter on them?

Heres my Fractal Arc Mini, gonna redo some of the wiring soon

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x267/bradmax57/P1040208.jpg

[jammi]

...out of interest what sata cables are they? Have they got some kind of rightangle adapter on them?

There Asus sata3 cables that come with the mobo you get two rightangle and two straight with most SB Asus boards but can also be had on the bay for cheap.

[Josh]

@ Jammi love your Fortress 3, I had one recently too they are quite easier to make very tidy considering their size, out of interest what sata cables are they? Have they got some kind of rightangle adapter on them?

Heres my Fractal Arc Mini, gonna redo some of the wiring soon

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x267/bradmax57/P1040208.jpg

That looks awesome!

[Sarky]

@ Jammi love your Fortress 3, I had one recently too they are quite easier to make very tidy considering their size, out of interest what sata cables are they? Have they got some kind of rightangle adapter on them?

Heres my Fractal Arc Mini, gonna redo some of the wiring soon

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x267/bradmax57/P1040208.jpg
AWESOME LOOKING BUILD!

I can't flaw the look of that at all :D

[Bradmax57]

There Asus sata3 cables that come with the mobo you get two rightangle and two straight with most SB Asus boards but can also be had on the bay for cheap.

cheers just look like there a different way from most 90 degree ones ive seen before as they usually point down towards what would generally be the bottom of the board

[PeteLeMeat]

Jammi ur photos are actually making me reconsider the ft03, is that the dark rock advanced thats fitting in there? I understand the 'oh I'll just spend 5 quid more 10 quid more...etc'
I'm getting the AX650 I think going with a mATX gene z in a Raven rv02 which does seem too big but I thought hey I really want an ROG board and when I upgrade I can plop the old mobo in a smaller mATX case for the living room or something but I'll still have a big case for the main pc
To FT03 or not to FT03....

[jammi]

No its the Dark Rock Pro, two tower design the bigger version of the Advanced.

Usually when I upgrade (never have a system for more than a year) the part to move over to the new build will be the PSU I tend to overhaul everything else and usually the case too. May have got the AX650 if anyone had it in stock but only paied £113.99 for the AX750 delivered new.

I think it's good not to get tied down to a form factor if you don't need to save on space, so going with a full atx case with a matx mobo is a good move.

[Bradmax57]

No its the Dark Rock Pro, two tower design the bigger version of the Advanced.

Usually when I upgrade (never have a system for more than a year) the part to move over to the new build will be the PSU I tend to overhaul everything else and usually the case too. May have got the AX650 if anyone had it in stock but only paied £113.99 for the AX750 delivered new.

I think it's good not to get tied down to a form factor if you don't need to save on space, so going with a full atx case with a matx mobo is a good move.


How do you rate that cooler? I really like the look of it very understated :)

[jammi]

Looks great (main reason I got it) keeps the overclocked APU cool without ramping the fan speeds up but mounting it is a bit awakard.

[Bradmax57]

Looks great (main reason I got it) keeps the overclocked APU cool without ramping the fan speeds up but mounting it is a bit awakard.
Cheers how do you think it would cope with a i7 2600k?

[JackPepsi]

I hate to love these threads. Always makes me want (which is good for Aria) things. Some fantastic set ups.

Jammi & Bradmax57 - your rigs especially. On my regular haunt (TPU) I keep throwing up about how I can't decide on which one to purchase out of the FT03 and the Arc Mini.

Still, until Aria sells the Mini I'm still stuck with 'saving'. I'll be rebuilding a friends rig in the Arc Midi in the next couple of weeks, (I'll be navigating him to Aria for the purchase) and he'll be giving me his rather battered old TJ07 to which I may rebuild my rig into.

Either-way, I want the Arc Mini badly, it's nice to see some shots of it.

[jammi]

Cheers how do you think it would cope with a i7 2600k?

Think it will cope fine. It's much better then my H70.

[PeteLeMeat]

No its the Dark Rock Pro, two tower design the bigger version of the Advanced.

Usually when I upgrade (never have a system for more than a year) the part to move over to the new build will be the PSU I tend to overhaul everything else and usually the case too. May have got the AX650 if anyone had it in stock but only paied £113.99 for the AX750 delivered new.

I think it's good not to get tied down to a form factor if you don't need to save on space, so going with a full atx case with a matx mobo is a good move.


Oh yeah I see the edge of the two towers now. Didn't know the top plate was one piece. Where/how did u get the ax750 for 113.99 delivered????!

[jammi]

Was on offer at another retailer last week.

[Felgz]

Hi Guys was so intrested in this Topic i decided to join in , heres mine :thumb:

( Ignore the cables , havnt got round to doing the powersupply yet :D )
http://s4.postimage.org/1v7c6qyas/DSC02753.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1v7c6qyas/) http://s4.postimage.org/1v82nci78/DSC02762.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1v82nci78/)

http://s4.postimage.org/1v7udnrqc/DSC02756.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1v7udnrqc/) http://s4.postimage.org/1v8ckkl5w/DSC02767.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1v8ckkl5w/)

http://s4.postimage.org/1v7xoqgpw/DSC02757.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1v7xoqgpw/) http://s4.postimage.org/1v99nbj1g/DSC02766.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1v99nbj1g/)

Specs -

AMD X4 955 BE @ 3.7Ghz
Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX
G-Skill Ripjaw 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
XFX 6870 BE 1GB + XFX 6870 1GB in CrossFire
Corsair GS800
Titan Fernir Heatsink.

[zoomee]

I blame Aiden2007 for this pic ;)

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110803_143059.jpg

[aidan2007]

Hehe :D

Looks so awesome!

Sent from my HTC Desire HD using Tapatalk

[jammi]

Hi Guys was so intrested in this Topic i decided to join in , heres mine :thumb:

( Ignore the cables , havnt got round to doing the powersupply yet :D )
http://s4.postimage.org/1v8ckkl5w/DSC02767.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1v8ckkl5w/)

Specs -

AMD X4 955 BE @ 3.7Ghz
Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX
G-Skill Ripjaw 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
XFX 6870 BE 1GB + XFX 6870 1GB in CrossFire
Corsair GS800
Titan Fernir Heatsink.

Did you mod the psu?

[Felgz]

Did you mod the psu?

Nope i didnt mod the PSU , it came like that standard :)

[jammi]

Didnt know corsair did any like that.

[PeteLeMeat]

I blame Aiden2007 for this pic ;)

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110803_143059.jpg

Looks amazing bud. So shiny. Just one poo brown PCB away from looking perfect

[zoomee]

Looks amazing bud. So shiny. Just one poo brown PCB away from looking perfect

lol - nowt I can do about that mate, The board is a Crosshair IV - Its actually black - its the PCB Tracks that are poo brown :chuckle:

Perfection will be achieved once I fit the Thermochill PA 120.3 radiator I have coming this week along with the Koolance Flow Meter to hook into my Aquaero 5 ;)

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/th_20110803_143040.jpg (http://s1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/?action=view&current=20110803_143040.jpg) http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/th_20110803_143858.jpg (http://s1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/?action=view&current=20110803_143858.jpg)

[wonderlust]

My new Corsair 8GB kit arrived today

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e399/JimHalsey/SDC10167.jpg

Matches the blue of the board quite well

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e399/JimHalsey/SDC10168.jpg

[Mikolaj]

uuuu fancy :). Btw I read that corsair do them in white now :) great solution for peps with black gigabyte mobo and white gpu from kfa2 :D

[BigIan88]

570 installed, Need to reorganise those PCIe cables as they look a bit messy entering the gromet

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2765/20110804163824.jpg

[Pullen]

Yes Ian, we get it, your comp looks awesome and makes me want to cry :( ;).

[BigIan88]

Yes Ian, we get it, your comp looks awesome and makes me want to cry :( ;).


Means alot coming from you mate, your spec has always been immense but for those of us who dont have much spare money - its nice to show off what can be eventually achieved :chuckle:

[Mr Moose]

Ram from Tom?

[Gunslinger]

where did you get the white mushkin from ? or did you painstakingly strip the heat spreaders and fins and repaint them ? (it actually looks better in that pic, because by cance we can't even see the circuit boards, so they look fully encased :P

[Gunslinger]

lol - nowt I can do about that mate, The board is a Crosshair IV - Its actually black - its the PCB Tracks that are poo brown :chuckle:

Perfection will be achieved once I fit the Thermochill PA 120.3 radiator I have coming this week along with the Koolance Flow Meter to hook into my Aquaero 5 ;)

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/th_20110803_143040.jpg (http://s1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/?action=view&current=20110803_143040.jpg) http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/th_20110803_143858.jpg (http://s1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/?action=view&current=20110803_143858.jpg)


are those 5870's or 5850's ?

i'm curious about the EK blocks to be honest, i have an Asus 5850 i need to fit one too, but i think i need the v2 block, and the back plates look nice, but i think useless on my card

[BigIan88]

where did you get the white mushkin from ? or did you painstakingly strip the heat spreaders and fins and repaint them ? (it actually looks better in that pic, because by cance we can't even see the circuit boards, so they look fully encased :P


all answers are in here (http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php?t=72575);)

[zoomee]

are those 5870's or 5850's ?

i'm curious about the EK blocks to be honest, i have an Asus 5850 i need to fit one too, but i think i need the v2 block, and the back plates look nice, but i think useless on my card


5850's can be a bind to watercool. The first XFX 5850BE I got was a standard reference, the second was non-standard - luckily a colleague at work had a reference one which he swapped (along with some gentle persuasion about warranty being longer lol).

Take a look here: http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/EK-IM/EK-IM-3831109835104.pdf and here: http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/waterblock/3831109835104 - only way to tell if your card is 100% reference is to remove HSF first unfortuantely.

Backplates are purely cosmetic and not required on a 5850 - Theyre really only needed for the 5870's (that have memory on the rear side of the card) - they just add to the look and stability of the card (i.e. it doesn't 'bend' as much due to pressure from the pipes etc)

[zoomee]

btw bigian - come on dude, put all them rads to good use and get that GPU under water too ;)

[Zaim]

570 installed, Need to reorganise those PCIe cables as they look a bit messy entering the gromet

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2765/20110804163824.jpg

That looks very nice mate :thumb:

[nickc]

Nom nom nom!

[BigIan88]

btw bigian - come on dude, put all them rads to good use and get that GPU under water too ;)

Thats my intention at the end of the month :)

[scrivz69]

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8504/imag0102o.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/imag0102o.jpg/)
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I just spent the morning spring cleaning and yes I know it's august, cleaned the dust filter under the psu, swapped all the fans out, including the noisy thermalright stock cpu fan, put in.
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/Case+Fans/120mm+Case+Fans/Arctic+Cooling+F12+Quiet+Case+Fan+120mm+?productId =44146
Ordered them yesterday and arrived at 1110 this morning, I know they are cheap but they are quieter than the stock ones and look alot better.
Swapped the 5850's around as the top one runs hotter than the bottom one, changed the Tim to Ic Diamond, and running like a good one and it's quieter.

[Sarky]

Looking very awesome there Scrivz mate! I like!

What are those F12's like in the end? As quiet as you expected or better/worse?

[BigIan88]

Damn you scrivz, you should have said if you needed fans bud and i would have sent you some for postage!

[scrivz69]

Cheers for the info on them mate, they are ok, better than the stock ones anyway, and for the money I can't fault them, my pc is never gonna be silent when it is sat next to my head lol.

Edit, sorry Ian I never knew you had any, what fans were they?

[BigIan88]

Ive always got fans lying around unused, more so now I dont have air cooling!

Give me a shout on mumble or steam next time you need some and i`ll see what ive got for ya :)

[Sarky]

Cheers for the info on them mate, they are ok, better than the stock ones anyway, and for the money I can't fault them, my pc is never gonna be silent when it is say next to my head lol.

Edit,Sorry Ian I never knew you had any, what fans were they?
No worries, they are a bargain for the price really :thumb:

[scrivz69]

I ain't complaining mate and thanks for the info.:)

[scrivz69]

Ive always got fans lying around unused, more so now I dont have air cooling!

Give me a shout on mumble or steam next time you need some and i`ll see what ive got for ya :)


Thanks mate, I have all my old ones now even thought they are loud, I might shove them in my antec 300 or the wifes pc.

Sorry I ain't been on mumble with you guy's I have been doing alot of 2-10 shifts and I am too knackered by the time I get home.

[watercooled]

installed the gtx 280 that i bought for £37
fitted the tx 650w.

might spray the freezer 13 heatsink black

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110806_093518.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110806_093433.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/Untitled-16.png

[nickc]

Seriously impressive! What a bargain!

[Bradmax57]

Just tidied mine up a little and added a fan controller into the spare hdd bay :)

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x267/bradmax57/P1040258.jpg

[Bradmax57]

might spray the freezer 13 heatsink black



Ive thought about doing the same myself, would it have any effect on cooling do you think? Or would you need any special paint?

[watercooled]

Ive thought about doing the same myself, would it have any effect on cooling do you think? Or would you need any special paint?

dont no

cant see it affecting too much

[watercooled]

cant resist

have taken heatsink off and in the process now of painting it :)

[jointhedotz]

cant resist

have taken heatsink off and in the process now of painting it :)

You painting the whole thing or just the top?

Oh yeah, pics!!!! Or we'll sent the boys round :eek:

[watercooled]

You painting the whole thing or just the top?

Oh yeah, pics!!!! Or we'll sent the boys round :eek:


whe whole thing :)

[watercooled]

painted

heat sink needs to dry a bit longer before fitting

got an xbox 360 elite with a grey 20gb hard drive decided to make that black to match the elite

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110806_190208.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110806_172340.jpg

[watercooled]

sorry about the quality of pic

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110806_201040.jpg

[BigIan88]

any performance difference now its painted?

[El Wayneo]

About 10C lower i would've thought. :rolleyes:

[Josh]

Looks much nicer now dude

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[watercooled]

any performance difference now its painted?

nope none


About 10C lower i would've thought. :rolleyes:

hmmm why

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/gsdg.png

[watercooled]

13mins of prime95 and temps are 36 degrees with core temps and hwmonitor

[sunjoo]

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/gsdg.png


13mins of prime95 and temps are 36 degrees with core temps and hwmonitor

start time of prime 95:
21.25

screenshot taken:
21.29

:confused:

[watercooled]

start time of prime 95:
21.25

screenshot taken:
21.29

:confused:

meaning it was still running in the background
after 13 mins it was that temp

[Felgz]

installed the gtx 280 that i bought for £37
fitted the tx 650w.

might spray the freezer 13 heatsink black

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110806_093518.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/IMG_20110806_093433.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/Untitled-16.png

Liking the Build , your giving me the idea on spraying my Antec 900 Black inside :p

[{SAS}TB]

My very sparse looking PC with the temporary 7600 GS in place :(

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/754/photo3il.jpg

[Martin]

My very sparse looking PC with the temporary 7600 GS in place :(

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/754/photo3il.jpg
But can it play Crysis?

[{SAS}TB]

well it can load it up (I assume :P)

[Mr. Strawberry]

My very sparse looking PC with the temporary 7600 GS in place :(

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/754/photo3il.jpg
damn...
take a look at that beast :eek:

[lucas4]

My very sparse looking PC with the temporary 7600 GS in place :(


upgraded ur 580's? :D!

[{SAS}TB]

Lol, yes for the 3gig versions :)

[lucas4]

Lol, yes for the 3gig versions :)

ah, i thought u already upgraded to that 7600 :D!

[{SAS}TB]

No, just a temp, unfortunately :(

[zoomee]

Finally finished (well for this month!) - Added a Thermochill PA120.3 and a Koolance flow meter:

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110809_185059.jpg

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110809_185131.jpg

[BigIan88]

I love the look of those cables!

Did you braid yourself or buy them?

[zoomee]

I cheated ;) PM sent mate

[Bradmax57]

I love the look of those cables!

Did you braid yourself or buy them?

Can get them on the ol bay of e ;) looks good btw :D

[khemist]

I've got the Blue/Black version of them, pretty nice.

[Sarky]

Work in progress.

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/6497/img1319o.jpg

[lucas4]

dangling ssd ftw :D!

[watercooled]

bought one of those f12 fans
pretty good for the money

for a cheap system this thing rocks

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/watercooled2/SNC15958.jpg

[nickc]

Looks great!! What GPU is that?

[watercooled]

gtx 280 i bought for £37 :)

[nickc]

gtx 280 i bought for £37 :)

Damn you! I remember now!!! :drool:

[bigdan676]

Will get pics up very soon, here's my current spec,

Intel Core i5 2500K
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
8GB Mushkin Silverline
OCZ 60GB Vertex 2E SSD
1TB WD Caviar Black 64MB
HD 6870
CM HAF X
XFX 750W Black


Rig overhaul coming soon,
I am adding another HD 6870
Replacing the HAF X with a Corsair 600T in white
And putting my Corsair H70 in.
and lots of cable sorting :D

Pic of rig now,

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w212/bigdan676/DSCF0335.jpg

[BigIan88]

The 600t is a fantastic case to build in :)

lots of space for cables behind the mobo tray too!

[lucas4]

i love the look of the reference 6K series cooler so much :drool:

[{SAS}TB]

Well after my much loved 7600 GS

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5126/photo3ur.jpg

These arrived on Tuesday :)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2959/photo3g2.jpg

Which do fit the colour scheme a bit better :D

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2614/photo3gb.jpg


Soz for the crappy phone pics :S

[Finners]

nice!, what sort or monitor/monitors are you powering with them beasts1

[{SAS}TB]

In my sig mate - 3x24" Dell 2407s (6000x1200)

I sold my 1.5gb ones for these 3gb versions :)

[scrivz69]

My Biostar board.

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/484/imag0102vi.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/imag0102vi.jpg/)
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Now with the UD3R.

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This thing overclocks so easy.

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/487/cpuat42.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/195/cpuat42.jpg/)
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Vantage run at 4Ghz.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3759/vantageat4ghz.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/13/vantageat4ghz.jpg/)
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[{SAS}TB]

Very nice mate :)

[Sarky]

Lovely rig Scrivz! :thumb:

[scrivz69]

Cheers mate, I might get a SSD at some point and then it's pretty much finished until I get bored lol, like we all do.

[BigIan88]

Im surprised you havent had any issues with the OCZ memory tbh mate, I had nothing but problems when I had mine and OCZ customer service and forum staff ignored my questions about its stability and I was forced to sell it on.

[scrivz69]

I have had no problems at all mate, it has run spot on since I have had it.

[aidan2007]

OCZ replaced my dead SSD with one twice its value when I RMA'd it :)

Vertex 2 LE -> Vertex 2 Pro

[Gunslinger]

Finally finished (well for this month!) - Added a Thermochill PA120.3 and a Koolance flow meter:

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110809_185059.jpg

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110809_185131.jpg


well that looks good :)

how are the GT's on the RAD ? .... and the flow meter is in the lower horizontal tube right ? which one did you get ? i'm curious about these things, i'm assuming it just triggers on the CPU fan header so the bios shuts it down if the signal is lost ?

[Gunslinger]

Im surprised you havent had any issues with the OCZ memory tbh mate, I had nothing but problems when I had mine and OCZ customer service and forum staff ignored my questions about its stability and I was forced to sell it on.

stories like that are what stops me buying anything of theirs, and also why i won't be buying any PCP&C PSU's any more


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[aidan2007]

Looks like an aquacomputer flow meter to me.

[Gunslinger]

Well after my much loved 7600 GS

These arrived on Tuesday :)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2959/photo3g2.jpg


anything that requires heatsinks and cooling fins like that should be listed under central heating devices..... that is mental !

[aidan2007]

If I was aircooling those would be the ones I'd buy. It was genius of them to put the fans underneath the heatsink, looks waaay better.

[zoomee]

well that looks good :)

how are the GT's on the RAD ? .... and the flow meter is in the lower horizontal tube right ? which one did you get ? i'm curious about these things, i'm assuming it just triggers on the CPU fan header so the bios shuts it down if the signal is lost ?


GT's are working spot on with the rad. This is where my Aquaero 5 comes in as it throttles them down to a whisper quiet 600rpm when water temperature is fine (read from two sensors on my rad and one in the res), then boosts them to 1000rpm when required (avn;t had time to test with my thermochill rad but 1krpm was the sweet spot for cooling my ek 360xt)

The flow meter is actually a koolance ins-fm17. If you want to plug it into the mainboard you need a (expensive) digital convertor (I got both and the TA 120.3 for £60!) but as i'm using it with my AE5 - all i had to do was convert the flow meter output to 3 pin and plug it straight into the AE5's flow sensor - works a treat without the need for that convertor!

The AE5 is an amazing piece of kit and looking past the bling bling of its screen it serves as an amazing tool to monitor my whole water system (sweet as I just have it stuck in a corner with no access to side panels etc)

just waiting on my new monitor now - got the bug to upgrade the only other component i cud lol - 3yr old Acer 24" 1080p now being changed to the super HP ZR24W IPS Panel :)

All this in anticipation of bulldozer - i blame amd god darn it! :P

[{SAS}TB]

anything that requires heatsinks and cooling fins like that should be listed under central heating devices..... that is mental !



hehe lol, cheers

They actually run a fair bit cooerl than the reference 1.5GB versions :D

[Gunslinger]

i would hope so with a cooling system that big lol

[aidan2007]

It only looks massive coz unlike most non reference design ones the fans are underneath and there's no cover.

I bet if you took the fans and cover off like a twin frozr or something it wouldn't be that different in size underneath.

Sent from my HTC Desire HD using Tapatalk

[Gunslinger]

It only looks massive coz unlike most non reference design ones the fans are underneath and there's no cover.


nope..... it's 27cm long ffs, and 99% of that length is covered by the heatsink, which is also 11cm wide !! (not to mention the requirement of 6 heatpipes!)...... so, it is massive !

[{SAS}TB]

Its also 2.5 slots wide ;)

[Gunslinger]

Its also 2.5 slots wide ;)

:eek: 2 and a half slots? ...... that's ridiculous, why didn't they just fit it with something like a CoolIT Omni A.L.C. (http://www.coolitsystems.com/index.php/en/omni.html) and a Peltier device

http://www.coolitsystems.com/attachments/153_omni_web.png

[Mokey]

Do want. :D

What's the noise from them like? Also do the fans pull the air through the heatsink?

[Gunslinger]

Do want. :D

What's the noise from them like? Also do the fans pull the air through the heatsink?

GcFWP_TvNjM

[chrissyburns]

heres a update of mine posted a picture of my computer ages ago on this thread lol
REPLACED:
2x 5770's crossfire > EVGA GTX 570 Superclocked
Thermaltake SpinQ > Coolit ECO II
and an extra 2 fans :D
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9317/img07731.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/109/img07731.jpg/)

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1518/img07741t.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/img07741t.jpg/)

[Su1c1daL]

REPLACED:
2x 5770's crossfire > EVGA GTX 570 Supersocked


edited for accuracy :p

[Mr. Strawberry]

Do want. :D

What's the noise from them like? Also do the fans pull the air through the heatsink?
i have the GTX 570 version of this and i can hardly hear it even with 2 monitors plugged in so it constantly runs at 3D clocks

the fans do pull air in through the heatsink and then blow it out all sides of the card

[{SAS}TB]

They are surprisingly cool and quiet :)

The air is pulled through the fins and pushed into the sink - very impressed and the extra VRAM is definitely being nicely utilised :)

[wonderlust]

i have the GTX 570 version of this and i can hardly hear it even with 2 monitors plugged in so it constantly runs at 3D clocks

the fans do pull air in through the heatsink and then blow it out all sides of the card

So Nvidia still have not fixed this issue! :eek:

My GTX260 is the same, If I want to use 2 screens now I just enable my 2500k's built in GPU, so it keeps the GTX260 in 2D clocks.

[Mr. Strawberry]

So Nvidia still have not fixed this issue! :eek:

My GTX260 is the same, If I want to use 2 screens now I just enable my 2500k's built in GPU, so it keeps the GTX260 in 2D clocks.
well i am just updating to my drivers but before that they had not fixed it

my 920 doesnt have a GPU built in so i cant do that, though it is making me want to change to a 2600K even more

[wonderlust]

I read on one review of my board (P8z68-V Pro) this didn't work...

Glad I read the review weeks after I first tried it!

Virtu Software not required!

[f12f12]

just use afterburner to down clock and volt it in idle. then Oc for games.

wont take it as low as idle clocks but it takes it close. this is what i do.

[chrissyburns]

hmm does having a monitor and TV connected take up alot of ram or is it the graphics card ram it will use ?

because I only use the telly for films or if I want to be more comforble playing games not on a chair lol

[GothicKiller]

Here is a few images of my new build. :)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5271/dsc0275b.jpg

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/dsc0302s.jpg/

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/9436/dsc0304e.jpg

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3903/dsc0309f.jpg

[nickc]

Mammoth!

[wonderlust]

I haven't been too happy with the cooling of my Hyper 212+

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e399/JimHalsey/SDC10192.jpg

So I've gone back to my True with Nexus 120PWMs in Push/Pull.

[Saram]

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h376/saram96/100_0222.jpg

here is mine :D

2500k
msi p67a-gd55
560ti
custom loop
800d
blah
blah
blah

[aidan2007]

Looks nice :)

I'd rotate those fans around a bit so their cables come out the back. I had those fans once and they are ugly cables. Sleeve them too ;)

Also those random white molex connectors in the front aren't looking too hot, Can you put them behind somehow?

Everything looks dead tidy otherwise though :D

[JackPepsi]

@Sarky: I freaking love that Silverstone chassis, I'll be interested to see some finished shots once you're done.

[Josh]

Finally finished (well for this month!) - Added a Thermochill PA120.3 and a Koolance flow meter:

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110809_185059.jpg

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/20110809_185131.jpg


That build looks fantastic, only thing that could be improved is the backplates really.

[Sarky]

@Sarky: I freaking love that Silverstone chassis, I'll be interested to see some finished shots once you're done.
Its almost finished, I've got all the parts with me now, but just need to mod the DVD drive to fit :thumb:

Once that's done I'll post up a build log.

[zoomee]

That build looks fantastic, only thing that could be improved is the backplates really.

Thanks dude, Yeah - I've been trying to get hold of some of the EK nickel plated back plates but they are impossible to find! :(

I just finished some more testing - under full prime 95 load heres what my AE5 stats show (55 Degrees C max CPU temp @ 4Ghz/2.8Ghz CPU-NB - RAM 1600-8-9-8-24/1T):

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/AE5.jpg

Alhamdolillah ;)

Now where the heck is my Bulldozer chip already!!!

[jointhedotz]

my desk circa 2007:

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd260/HermanToothrot/DSC00151.jpg

Oh how i've progressed

[JustJoe]

Is the washing machine overclocked?

[jointhedotz]

DAMN RIGHT, 300 GIGGAWATS

[watercooled]

DAMN RIGHT, 300 GIGGAWATS

what temps
is it watercooled

[Bradmax57]

DAMN RIGHT, 300 GIGGAWATS


Roads? where we're going we dont need roads :)

[jointhedotz]

what temps
is it watercooled

generally about 40 degrees c, and yes, it's watercooled.....i use daz dyes to get that really nice and modern white colour

actually found that pic earlier tonight, love the ide cables on the pc........not

[Ninjacat]

New PC upgraded

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/bahamut_jr/PC%20Pics/DSC00063.jpg

[Richo]

I won't post all the pictures of my new Aria built rig again in here, but if you look in the following thread you can see them :D

http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php?t=75727

[Mokey]

Just popped my new 480 in yesterday so decided I should probably redo the cable management.

http://i55.tinypic.com/og00me.jpg

All that remains to be done is put a new cooler on the 480 and possibly sort out some nice braided extensions soon.

[watercooled]

Just popped my new 480 in yesterday so decided I should probably redo the cable management.

http://i55.tinypic.com/og00me.jpg

All that remains to be done is put a new cooler on the 480 and possibly sort out some nice braided extensions soon.

have a look at one of these
supposed to be a very good aftermarket cooler
http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=1&cid=17&id=52

[BigIan88]

The Icy Vision is a great cooler BUT it runs at a constant speed and isnt adjustable and you need to have a strong PCB to support it or it flexes a bit

[Mokey]

have a look at one of these
supposed to be a very good aftermarket cooler
http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=1&cid=17&id=52

Had a look at one of those before actually, one of the only things that really puts me off is the fans are 3 pin not pwm, other than that it looks great. Should hopefully be getting an accelero xtreme plus soon, just hoping all that extra heat rising upwards won't make too much difference to cpu temps...

[watercooled]

did you have one of them ian ?
what was temps and noise like ?

[BigIan88]

Both quite good, the temps on my 6870 were around 55c iirc and it wasnt massively noisy either, much much quieter than a reference cooler but not silent

[watercooled]

Both quite good, the temps on my 6870 were around 55c iirc and it wasnt massively noisy either, much much quieter than a reference cooler but not silent

getting some wild temps like over 94 degrees and noisy as hell lol

so i think this cooler should help reduce them alot.

[BigIan88]

found the thead if anyone is interested :)



http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php?t=57673&highlight=cold+hell

[watercooled]

gets good reviews so fingers crossed it will be ok.

i am on 1.087v so its going to be hot.

hopefully this cooler can tame the beast

thanks for the thread ian

[Martin]

I know Watercooled has me ignored, but someone suggest the Zalman cooler to him.

[Mokey]

I know Watercooled has me ignored, but someone suggest the Zalman cooler to him.

Is the the 3000 series or something else?

I had a look at review for the 3000 series ones when looking at something for this 480 and it seems around the same level as the accelero xtreme which is very good considering the size. Only trouble with it is each model only fits one or two specific cards (I couldn't even use a 480 model on a 580 :().

[Martin]

Is the the 3000 series or something else?

I had a look at review for the 3000 series ones when looking at something for this 480 and it seems around the same level as the accelero xtreme which is very good considering the size. Only trouble with it is each model only fits one or two specific cards (I couldn't even use a 480 model on a 580 :().
It is indeed the 3000 series.
However I know WC'ed has a GTX465 (470).

[watercooled]

i did look at that one but its £10 dearer and only made for specfic models
this cooler performs about the same and universal so i can use it again if needed.

i have really good airflow in my case and cool so i think i should see some good results

[Sarky]

Just popped my new 480 in yesterday so decided I should probably redo the cable management.



All that remains to be done is put a new cooler on the 480 and possibly sort out some nice braided extensions soon.
Looks awesome mate! :thumb:. Lovely rig and specs :)

[theflapjackking]

Finally got mine built on Saturday...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6073794997_fdaf54b227_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theflapjackking/6073794997/)
Lighting Up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theflapjackking/6073794997/) by Theflapjackking (http://www.flickr.com/people/theflapjackking/), on Flickr

[Euan]

http://i52.tinypic.com/nn1o2u.jpg


About to be replaced on friday, hopefully!

Specs:
E5400 @ 3.25GHZ (w/Hyper TX3)
4GB DDR2 1066 MHZ
Asus P5KPL-AM Board
HD 4870 - Gelid Icy Vision (w/fan controller)
Alpine 700w Generic PSU (Temporary)

[BigIan88]

Looks nice and neat that bud :thumb:

[Euan]

Looks nice and neat that bud :thumb:

Thanks man :D

[JackPepsi]

http://i52.tinypic.com/nn1o2u.jpg

Nice & neat, I like it. Lookin' forward to seeing it's replacement.

As I bought my GF a new camera for her b'day on Friday I'll tidy my rig up and take a pic. Need to re-do my cable management (or lack of really).

[Euan]

Nice & neat, I like it. Lookin' forward to seeing it's replacement.

As I bought my GF a new camera for her b'day on Friday I'll tidy my rig up and take a pic. Need to re-do my cable management (or lack of really).

Thanks, As am I. Be using the same case as its gubbins are already being stolen for another PC, hopefully something modular comes my way, as theres 2 huge molex leads packed in behind the motherboard tray and it's real tight. Look forward to seeing your flicks though!

[zoomee]

New PC upgraded

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/bahamut_jr/PC%20Pics/DSC00063.jpg


For some reason or the other that reminds me of my old stacker case! ;)

[Ninjacat]

For some reason or the other that reminds me of my old stacker case! ;)

well i had to remove the fan that was there because the H80 was a bit fat :P

so just put it up top so i have a nice mesh window to view any fires, melting or liquid leackage.

[Pancake]

dat server

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/resized/IMG_20110830_152107_1024x768.jpg

[ToonarmY]

Arrived this afternoon, just finished building and having a few games on BC2 in preperation for BF3

Runs BC2 at 1920x1080p 120hz Max Settings 70-100fps

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H Intel Z68 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express mobo
CPU: i5-2500K Overclocked @ 4.60GHz*
RAM: 8GB Mushkin Blackline (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
CPU COOLER: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler
SSD: Crucial m4 128GB 2.5" SATA-III Solid State Hard Drive
CASE: Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Full Tower Case - Black
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 "Superclocked"
HDD: 1TB Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive
PSU: XFX 850w

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/carl_bolam/DSCF6110.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/carl_bolam/DSCF6111.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/carl_bolam/DSCF6114.jpg


Oh and thanks aria, you did a good job overclocking the CPU, give that man an internet cookie

[watercooled]

haf x great case

is that the 12v cable i see ?

[jjwf]

haf x great case

is that the 12v cable i see ?

Looks like it.

[ToonarmY]

Yea im loving this case mainly got it as i had an antec nine hundred before, it was noisy as hell and the cable management was difficult with it.

This is by far better.

Yes that is the 12v cable, i was a little annoyed it didnt have the reach to go out the back and down from the top, once the side is on it cant be seen.

[watercooled]

sure you can buy extension cables for a few pence

would make it much much neater

[jjwf]

Yea im loving this case mainly got it as i had an antec nine hundred before, it was noisy as hell and the cable management was difficult with it.

This is by far better.

Yes that is the 12v cable, i was a little annoyed it didnt have the reach to go out the back and down from the top, once the side is on it cant be seen.

Buy an extension and hide it round the back for a much cleaner look.

[BigIan88]

Yea im loving this case mainly got it as i had an antec nine hundred before, it was noisy as hell and the cable management was difficult with it.

This is by far better.

Yes that is the 12v cable, i was a little annoyed it didnt have the reach to go out the back and down from the top, once the side is on it cant be seen.


You can route it under the mobo via the cpu cutout buddy :thumb:

[ToonarmY]

Yea i think i will do that next time im near a pc store, i can probably tidy the other cables a tad more too. Im rather pleased with it so far though, few hours build time and im up and running

[ToonarmY]

You can route it under the mobo via the cpu cutout buddy :thumb:

hmm interesting idea il have a go of that first thanks:thumb:

[Mokey]

Put my accelero xtreme plus on my 460 earlier (put my 460 on an accelero xtreme is probably more accurate :eek:) , I'll probably put some pics up tomorrow, getting some good temps from it and it's almost silent too (quieter than my f3s which is good enough for me).

[redrooster303]

Yea im loving this case mainly got it as i had an antec nine hundred before, it was noisy as hell and the cable management was difficult with it.

This is by far better.

Yes that is the 12v cable, i was a little annoyed it didnt have the reach to go out the back and down from the top, once the side is on it cant be seen.

My HAF X came with an 12v extender cable in the brown box you get with it. Have you missed it or have they stopped giving them away with the case?

[watercooled]

good point so did mine i forgot about that

[ToonarmY]

My HAF X came with an 12v extender cable in the brown box you get with it. Have you missed it or have they stopped giving them away with the case?


Yup they are still giving them away, it seems the excitement got the better of me and i missed it. Its now tucked away round the back. (that sounded weird)

[watercooled]

Yup they are still giving them away, it seems the excitement got the better of me and i missed it. Its now tucked away round the back. (that sounded weird)

pics or did not happen

[ToonarmY]

haha i dont have my camera on me anymore just an awful blackberry camera which i tried to take pics with but they are too bad to even tell.

I assure you i have done it, you can sleep well tonight:thumb:

[Speed]

Some very nice looking systems in this thread, will have to get tidy and take a few photos! ;)

[Gunslinger]

dat server

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6017469/resized/IMG_20110830_152107_1024x768.jpg

are you gettting away with that thermally ?

Looks like your relying on the rear exhaust to pull through the CPU cooler, and that bottom drive sitting on the foam must be nice and toasty

[Mokey]

Got my accelero fitted on my 460 at last. :D

http://i53.tinypic.com/nns1dt.jpg

A touch on the large side but it's lovely and quiet so I'm happy.

[BigIan88]

its quite windforce-esque but hey, it works :)

[Martin]

In regards to the 12v in the HAFX. You shouldn't need an extender with that PSU...
I don't with my Elysium.

[Pancake]

are you gettting away with that thermally ?

Looks like your relying on the rear exhaust to pull through the CPU cooler, and that bottom drive sitting on the foam must be nice and toasty

Yeah, i added the fan when i upgraded from a E2140 to the Q6600, its fine. The drive on the bottom is 42 right now, so not too bad at all. And its been on since the beginning apart from a few times to restart etc.

[Tricky]

looks really nice Mokey! matches your other fans too :)

[ToonarmY]

In regards to the 12v in the HAFX. You shouldn't need an extender with that PSU...
I don't with my Elysium.

There was no way it was going to reach out the back of the HAF X and down the top without the extender. Seems Coolermaster did their homework on it and thats why they supply 12v extension cables

[ToonarmY]

pics or did not happen

I happened:)
New pics:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/carl_bolam/DSCF6131.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/carl_bolam/DSCF6134.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/carl_bolam/DSCF6138.jpg

[scrivz69]

Tidy build there, you want to see what I am on at the moment, I would post a pic but the front usb's don't work.

[GJF47]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/ToonArmy47/Comp%20pics/Aug%202011/100_0710.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/ToonArmy47/100_0608.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/ToonArmy47/100_0610.jpg

[Josh]

Gareth is hot ;)

[BigIan88]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/ToonArmy47/100_0608.jpg


That looks awfully familiar :lol:

[ToonarmY]

How come you haven't connected your hot swap ?

The reason your 8 pin won't fit without the extender is that you have put your PSU in with the fan facing up (this puts the cables at the front)

nice build by the way :thumb:

I tried the psu the opposite around and it still didnt reach, so i switched it back, i didnt like the idea of the fan sucking up all the crap from my carpet an inch or so below.

I havn't connected the hotswap as I currently have no use for it, im thinking about taking it out all together and installing a 120mm fan at the front of the case in the trays place.

[GJF47]

That looks awfully familiar :lol:

:confused: Its changed since the last time I posted it :D

[Martin]

There was no way it was going to reach out the back of the HAF X and down the top without the extender. Seems Coolermaster did their homework on it and thats why they supply 12v extension cables

Are you sure?
The Elysium is larger than the HAF X, and before that I had it working fine on a HAF932, we have the same PSU.

[scrivz69]

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9436/imag0140my.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/imag0140my.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

This is the stunning pile of poo some one has asked me to try and sort.

It has 3Gb of corsair ram in single chanel mode.:confused:
An 8800gt which is blocked with dust
The cable managment is beautifull, it is full of nasty malware, and he wants me to sort it so he can play black ops lol.

[BigIan88]

:confused: Its changed since the last time I posted it :D


It looks very similar to my build before I went for WC ;)

[Martin]

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9436/imag0140my.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/imag0140my.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

This is the stunning pile of poo some one has asked me to try and sort.

It has 3Gb of corsair ram in single chanel mode.:confused:
An 8800gt which is blocked with dust
The cable managment is beautifull, it is full of nasty malware, and he wants me to sort it so he can play black ops lol.

If only he'd bought an extra 1GB stick :p

[GJF47]

It looks very similar to my build before I went for WC ;)

Ah right :p

Im thinking ok getting rid of the D14 myself, its too big and ugly. Not sure what to replace it with though...

[BigIan88]

Ah right :p

Im thinking ok getting rid of the D14 myself, its too big and ugly. Not sure what to replace it with though...


Paint the fans or swap them out for ones in a more attractive colour and you'll be fine, its huge but it does its job very well!

[iJammin]

*Image snipped*

This is the stunning pile of poo some one has asked me to try and sort.

It has 3Gb of corsair ram in single chanel mode.:confused:
An 8800gt which is blocked with dust
The cable managment is beautifull, it is full of nasty malware, and he wants me to sort it so he can play black ops lol.


Make sure you post another picture once you are done with it.

[jointhedotz]

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

This is the stunning pile of poo some one has asked me to try and sort.

It has 3Gb of corsair ram in single chanel mode.:confused:
An 8800gt which is blocked with dust
The cable managment is beautifull, it is full of nasty malware, and he wants me to sort it so he can play black ops lol.


You could always just refuse.....but look at it's cute lil exhaust fan :P

[Pancake]

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9436/imag0140my.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/imag0140my.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

This is the stunning pile of poo some one has asked me to try and sort.

It has 3Gb of corsair ram in single chanel mode.:confused:
An 8800gt which is blocked with dust
The cable managment is beautifull, it is full of nasty malware, and he wants me to sort it so he can play black ops lol.

Holy crap that looks familiar, got a pic of the front? does it have an Advance sticker on it? or does it have a hidden acronis .tib image on it?

[Gunslinger]

This is the stunning pile of poo some one has asked me to try and sort.

It has 3Gb of corsair ram in single chanel mode.:confused:
An 8800gt which is blocked with dust
The cable managment is beautifull, it is full of nasty malware, and he wants me to sort it so he can play black ops lol.


easy fix that one tell him you are going to charge him £449.99 (http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Gladiator/Gladiator+Force+Intel+Core+i3+540+3.06GHz+%40+4.40 GHz+DDR3+Gaming+PC+?productId=45757), but it will be like a new pc when he starts using it :chuckle:

[Gunslinger]

Yeah, i added the fan when i upgraded from a E2140 to the Q6600, its fine. The drive on the bottom is 42 right now, so not too bad at all. And its been on since the beginning apart from a few times to restart etc.

i'm surprised, i would have thought that cooler would not cope without a fan bolted to it :p

[gamerzdan]

You guys are making me cry :cry

[khemist]

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5288/sam0052h.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/717/sam0052h.jpg/)

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/9840/sam0065oq.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/705/sam0065oq.jpg/)

Pretty much as tidy as i'm going to get it... just need to figure out these camera settings.

It's not half as bright behind the monitor in reality.

[Josh]

Loving your setup, nice :).

[Josh]

What is that mat btw below your keyboard?

[khemist]

Boogie Bug aimb.pad xl, just do a google shopping search, cheap, huge and very comfy.

I've bought 3 now just incase they stop getting made although they have been about a good few years now.

[JustJoe]

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5288/sam0052h.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/717/sam0052h.jpg/)

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/9840/sam0065oq.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/705/sam0065oq.jpg/)

Pretty much as tidy as i'm going to get it... just need to figure out these camera settings.

It's not half as bright behind the monitor in reality.

Nice.

Try a faster shutter speed on the camera, it exposes the censor to less light.

[Pancake]

Ill give you my life for that monitor.

[mmmalas]

is that raven case? motherboard seems the wrong way around

[JackPepsi]

is that raven case? motherboard seems the wrong way around

Seems a'ight to me...

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2010/09/silverstone-raven-rv02-review/raven-rv02-4l.jpg

[Tricky]

I have a issue with my case
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9951/mypcgr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/mypcgr.jpg/)

[Mr. Strawberry]

run prime 95 for 6 days and burn it LOL

[zoomee]

I blame Josh for this change ;)

2 x EK-FC5850 Nickel backplates to top it all off:

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/2011-09-04161415.jpg

Please! no more recommendations! lol :thumb:

[Josh]

Yes mate that is bang tidy son! more more more!!:knock: I now recommend clear tubing and red coolant :D

[Gunslinger]

I blame Josh for this change ;)

2 x EK-FC5850 Nickel backplates to top it all off:

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/zoomee/2011-09-04161415.jpg

Please! no more recommendations! lol :thumb:

very tidy...... i'd recommend suggest something red + black for that RAM though :D :D

[Rhydian]

I have a issue with my case
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9951/mypcgr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/mypcgr.jpg/)

This is why I have mine filtered and on a desk lol.

[Euan]

just put me off my :censored: soup.

[Brutos]

I have a issue with my case
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9951/mypcgr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/mypcgr.jpg/)
tell me that is not real......please tell its not

[izarian]

That spider is a monster! Bigger than my cat!

[Ninjacat]

tell me that is not real......please tell its not

i take it you never have had a spider ran pc before.

very efficant 8 cores it has :ninja:

[aidan2007]

I believe its 8 threads and only 4 cores. Legs move in pairs :D

Sent via Tapatalk - excuse typos :)

[Tricky]

tell me that is not real......please tell its not

your be happy to know its not real :D
i could never be so cruel to a pc case!

[Mr. Strawberry]

its the flies i feel sorry for

they only wanted to see the hardware :(

[Tricky]

its the flies i feel sorry for

they only wanted to see the hardware :(

was some really nice hardware too! :p

[Jackster]

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af38/jackogara/IMAG0099.jpg

That's all your getting!

[Mr. Strawberry]

you do know that you can buy lights?

[Jackster]

you do know that you can buy lights?

I get 5million colours with 22" monitors.

You only get 7 with them Ikea ones....

[Mr. Strawberry]

I get 5million colours with 22" monitors.

You only get 7 with them Ikea ones....
well imo 7 is more than enough

[Jackster]

well imo 7 is more than enough


Not for me.

[{SAS}TB]

Just added my Xonar D2X :D

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/872/xonar1.jpg

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/3308/xonar2z.jpg

[scrivz69]

Nice card mate, I just got the DX and happy as a pig in poo with it.:)

[{SAS}TB]

cheers, yes im blown away with it (got a pair of Roccat Kaves to slap into it as well :D)

Lets hope you get your 460 back in soon :D

[scrivz69]

Nice mate, and thanks for the updates on the 460, it will happen sometime lol.

[Supermoose]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SdOrYmu6uDU/TmoslDylaHI/AAAAAAAAAVg/7pSvOaismNY/s1024/P9091851.JPG

i cant be bothered to move the case to show you the rest :p

[wuyanxu]

D2X is awesome, makes rainbows coming out the back of your PC. :D

TB, are you ashamed of using SLi? put ducktape on that SLi bridge.

[{SAS}TB]

lol, i used electricians tape to hide the gaudy gold colour :P

As someone pointed out in our IRC channel perhaps I should have used scissors :D

[JackPepsi]

Supermouse, in the mains socket, is that some sort of single plug surge protector you have there?

[Supermoose]

Supermouse, in the mains socket, is that some sort of single plug surge protector you have there?

no there remote control sockets, i have 3 of them linked to a remote and on a night i can turn every thing off pc ,external hdds monitors, tv lights etc. every thing except the router. save on vampire electric :thumb:

[Marv]

From:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e176/A_Marvel/messy.jpg

To:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e176/A_Marvel/tidy.jpg

Thanks to a case with cable management. Could be better but that's a huge difference.

[scrivz69]

Looks good Marv.:)

[nickc]

Nice Marv! V nice!