Show Off Your PC

[mac124]

I thought it might be a better idea to make a new thread and stickify it for pics of your shiney pc's rather than have to sift through loads of different posts. Just pics and a specs please and thats it.

If you want to create a thread taking us through your entire build please do so but start a new thread, once the build is complete post a pic or two of the finished article in here.

[mac124]

My gaming pc (specs as per sig)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/finished.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/frontfull.jpg

And one of the mobo tray as its not that easy to see the contents.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/mobotray.jpg

[M4T VW]

Here is mine.

Will update specs when i have time

http://gti-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/PC.JPG

Nicely routed in my desk. Looks better in real life.8)

http://gti-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/PC2.JPG

Damn sata cables are too long and make everything look messy
Also need to make my internal audio cable longer somehow.:S

[PeterStoba]

Here is mine.
http://gti-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/PC.JPG

Nicely routed in my desk. Looks better in real life.8)
Also need to make my internal audio cable longer somehow.:S
Audio cable = #7266

Looks good fitted in like that, how is it supported underneeth? shelf?

[Micky007]

yea iv always liked the idea of them like that, looks nice and tidy that way.

[M4T VW]

Nah the cable i need is for the front panel. Goes onto the headers on the MB

Yes its supported by a shelf. Its a corner desk so still got loads of room under there.
It took me all day to take the desk apart and move the shelf down as i made it so well in the first place.

Its a prefect fit with enough room in the top for the fan vent and also underneath for my mini sub:mrgreen:

[PeterStoba]

Get some cable and solder is yourself if you can?

[M4T VW]

Yup thats what im going to do. Ive got loads of old header switches from old PC's. Going to knock somthing up when get time.

[PeterStoba]

You've inspried me to get some beech and make a desk aswell :)

[M4T VW]

Its an MFI desk...But a quality one. I made it very sturdy and have a draw unit next to it...Like a mini office...:mrgreen:

[Aaron]

I like that idea too. And I think thats the same case I just bought off Mac too - looks good in a desk.. hehe :D

[mac124]

Certainly looks like a Lian Li pc7?

[M4T VW]

PC60 Plus i think. Got it a few years agao. The Lian-Li range look the best of them all i think:mrgreen:

[CallumRogan]

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4282/pcimg5un2.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5223/pcimg6ms0.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5605/pcimg7yi1.jpg


my pretty setup

[cleggypdc]

i'm liking the purple and green theme, even with the desktop

[Lynx]

That ocz fan is facing the wrong way, u will lose upto 5degrees of heat if you reset it so that it pulls air from ram and it gets drawn out the back....

[cleggypdc]

ah yes, rotate 90 degrees anti-clockwise

[The Architect]

But then it would be a normal 'N' and not a stylish zorro 'Z'!!

[cleggypdc]

lol

[Lynx]

Lol i would rather a cooler cpu and a N to a Z orro, :P

[M4T VW]

Looks good but too much plastic for me. I like metal:mrgreen:

[wonderlust]

I have my pics at picasa, how do I add them to post?

[coiler]

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5223/pcimg6ms0.jpg

I like the way the PC takes pride on the desk, no dusty floor action lol

[coiler]

I have my pics at picasa, how do I add them to post?


On picasa you can upload them to webalbum, do that then post the HTTP link on here

[wonderlust]

Ok here goes:-


Spec:-
Gigabyte 3D Aurora (not 570) With 2 rear Aerocool Turbo 2000
MSI P35-Neo2-FR
q6600 Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme with Aerocool Turbo 2000
2Gb Patriot Pc6400 4.4.4.12
Nvidia GF6800GT + Artic Cooling NV Silncer 5 V3.
Liteon Sata DVD-RW
200Gb Seagate 7200.10
500Gb Seagate 7200.10
Hiper Type R 570W PSU
http://lh6.google.co.uk/jim.l.halsey/R5Zjh1UIJmI/AAAAAAAAADw/NC6iaRyuO_M/IMG_0030.JPG?imgmax=512

[wonderlust]

My Server:-
http://lh5.google.co.uk/jim.l.halsey/R5Zj2lUIJpI/AAAAAAAAADQ/BC8JF5Fy9jw/IMG_0033.JPG?imgmax=512
ThermalRock Eclipse

Asrock 939-Dual Sata2 2 120MM LED Fans (the originals from the 3D Aurora) on Rubber Mounts.
Athlon64 3500+ Venice
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro

Hercules GForce 2MX 32Mb (please don't laugh its silent)
2x 200Gb Maxtors + Added E-Sata Port
NEC 3540 DVDRW
Liteon 52X CDRW
Floppy
Internal card reader
Jeantech 450W PSU
2 x 512Mb Kingston Value Ram DDr400
Spare Server in process of being set up
http://lh5.google.co.uk/jim.l.halsey/R5ZkClUIJrI/AAAAAAAAADg/G0s-AtIuOJM/IMG_0035.JPG?imgmax=512
Antec Atlas Case + 1 Rear Antec Tricool 120 mm 2 Front 92mm Tricool front fans
Asrock 939N68PV-Glan (Brand spanking new)
Athlon X2 3800+ Manchester
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Using onboard Graphics
2Gb Elixir DDR400 (2x1Gb)
1x Maxtor 200Gb, 1x Seagate 120Gb, 1x Hitachi 160Gb (all Sata)
1x Maxtor 200Gb in Antex MX-1 E-Sata Enclosure
Nec 4570A DVDrw
Hiper Type R 530W PSU

[coiler]

What you need to do on each picture right click and choose copy link location, then start a new post on here click the PICTURE icon looks like a postcard with mountains on it. Then paste the pic you just copied.

It will automatically put yoururlhere at the sides of the pics, and they will show on the forum.

[wonderlust]

I (http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/jim.l.halsey/MyPcS/photo#5158419856097814114) cant get it to work! must be having a bad day!

in Picassa I get the option to link via email/im or http,

I have tried both but neither seems to be working as expected

[coiler]

Don't use picasa go to the link you posted the actual google web album itself, and then right click on the pic you want to show, then click COPY LINK LOCATION, put this in the forum using the IMAGE icon.


http://lh6.google.co.uk/jim.l.halsey/R5Zjh1UIJmI/AAAAAAAAADw/NC6iaRyuO_M/IMG_0030.JPG?imgmax=576

[wonderlust]

Lol Tried that earlier and it wouldnt work, how strange!

Many thanks for your help.

[coiler]

Google albums can be a bit hit and miss, use photobucket.com its a lot easier and always works

[Sean]

http://www.seantraynor.co.uk/rig/pics/DSC00053.JPG

http://www.seantraynor.co.uk/rig/pics/DSC00054.JPG

Specs in siggy!
And they said an Enermax Galaxy wouldn't go in that case. :P

[marsey99]

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9161/14012008017fs0.jpg
an old ish pic but the only change is the ram, i now have ocz ddr1000 plats not the dominators.

specs <<<

[PeterStoba]

Use the [screenshot] tags

or when you upload select resize to 640 on imageshack

[monkey56657]

First time I've seen a PSU at the bottom ^ Or is it all just upside down :lol:

Here is mine (reminds me i need a new cooler b4 summer comes along STILL). Seems a waste to order one now on its own cus of the delivery charge.

http://www.web-starters.net/private/monkey56657/images/1202727926.jpg (http://www.web-starters.net/private/monkey56657/images/1202727926_B.jpg)

[coiler]

Looks very tidy

[marsey99]

First time I've seen a PSU at the bottom ^ Or is it all just upside down :lol:...

its just the way my case is, coolermaster 690. best airflow in any case i have seen and its cheap :D

some img of just my case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?Image=11-119-137-21.jpg%2c11-119-137-22.jpg%2c11-119-137-02.jpg%2c11-119-137-17.jpg%2c11-119-137-03.jpg%2c11-119-137-04.jpg%2c11-119-137-05.jpg%2c11-119-137-06.jpg%2c11-119-137-07.jpg%2c11-119-137-08.jpg%2c11-119-137-09.jpg%2c11-119-137-10.jpg%2c11-119-137-11.jpg%2c11-119-137-12.jpg%2c11-119-137-13.jpg%2c11-119-137-14.jpg%2c11-119-137-15.jpg%2c11-119-137-16.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&Depa=0&Description=COOLER+MASTER+RC-690-KKN1-GP+Black+Computer+Case)

[coiler]

the antec 900 gamer has psu at the bottom, and several others. Not exactly sure why

[PeterStoba]

Me neither, i thought hot air rose, thus heating the cards and other components, unless it's in a seperate compartment like the Antec P180/P182/P190

[GM8]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tony.druce/fin.jpghttp://hompege.ntlworld.com/tony.druce/fin.jpg

my old rig , xp1700 @ 2600mhz . was nice :mrgreen:

[coiler]

http://hompege.ntlworld.com/tony.druce/fin.jpg

my old rig , xp1700 @ 2600mhz . was nice :mrgreen:

pics?

[GM8]

should work now , sorry

[coiler]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tony.druce/fin.jpghttp://hompege.ntlworld.com/tony.druce/fin.jpg

my old rig , xp1700 @ 2600mhz . was nice :mrgreen:


Looks the business inside 8)

[GM8]

was good , but i dont think id have a watercooled rig again , great fun at the time , dut aircooling has come a long way since then

[iKettles]

Absolute tip, can't wait to get a P182.
http://flycay.com/photos/CIMG2416.jpg
And the custom mount for my Scythe Infinity -
http://www.electronicfiles.net/files/4769/CIMG2386.jpg
Specs -
E2160 @ 3GHZ Lapped
4GB OCZ Reaper 800mhz
MSI P35 Neo2-FR
Sparkle 8800GT 512mb
Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
Maxtor 320GB
Scythe Infinity Dual Fanned, Lapped and Custom Mount
Antec NSK6500

[coiler]

Absolute tip, can't wait to get a P182.
http://flycay.com/photos/CIMG2416.jpg
And the custom mount for my Scythe Infinity -
http://www.electronicfiles.net/files/4769/CIMG2386.jpg
Specs -
E2160 @ 3GHZ Lapped
4GB OCZ Reaper 800mhz
MSI P35 Neo2-FR
Sparkle 8800GT 512mb
Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
Maxtor 320GB
Scythe Infinity Dual Fanned, Lapped and Custom Mount
Antec NSK6500

how the hell that doesnt crack! :O

[Sl4x0r]

And the custom mount for my Scythe Infinity -
http://www.electronicfiles.net/files/4769/CIMG2386.jpg


Two things;

A) Treat your Vinyl nicer
B) What's that short black curly hair???:S

[wonderlust]

Two things;

A) Treat your Vinyl nicer
B) What's that short black curly hair???:S

Ewwww :mad:

[O.G]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2157/myrigui2tr2.jpg

Getting old but still gets the job done.

[coiler]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2157/myrigui2tr2.jpg

Getting old but still gets the job done.

Is that some kind of plastic wind tunnel? :O8)

[PeterStoba]

I don't know if its real or not :S

[O.G]

I don't know if its real or not :S

Lol. Its a SanSun case based on a Silverstone TJ06 (http://www.silverstonetek.com/images/products/tj06/tj06-v5.jpg) chassis. BTX style, .9mm steel, 5x front drive bays, 6x HDD and functional windtunnel. The windtunnel effectively gives the CPU section its own cool zone. Theres an additional 80mm fan above the front mounted 120mm for case ventilation. There is also a bottom mounted 80mm fan on the PSU that draws air across the HDD bay and exhausts it via the rear 80mm.

Seems to work fine. My old A64 o/c'd to 2.73ghz. idles at 32*c and stays within 45*c under load

[jonwoad]

As soon as I get settled in to my new house I will post pics of my setup when everything is in my Aurora :)

[theBishopp]

PSUs mounted in the bottom of the case mean you have a vent in the bottom of the case, so cooler air is drawn directly into the PSU, and any hot air is chucked straight out the back. Makes sense, and a small but noticable difference to temps. Of course, if you have your PC on carpet, that plan is a bit buggered, coz the dust will cake up the PSU so fast you'll be getting the hoover back out the minute you put it back in it's cupboard!

[MystaEB]

My little beast..

http://www.ebproductions.co.uk/files/starocean/2008pc01.jpg

http://www.ebproductions.co.uk/files/starocean/2008pc02.jpg

http://www.ebproductions.co.uk/files/starocean/2008pc03.jpg

And the PSU I won last week! :D

http://www.ebproductions.co.uk/files/starocean/2008pc04.jpg

SFF for the win!

EDIT: That's a ghosted DVD-R/W under the VFD by the way. :D

[Mul.]

Gotta love that Sugo. Really nice SFF chassis. Out of interest, what CPU cooler are you using?

[PeterStoba]

That's the case i want!

[MystaEB]

Gotta love that Sugo. Really nice SFF chassis. Out of interest, what CPU cooler are you using?
Believe it or not, I'm still on stock cooling. The entire case is well ventilated and is in a fairly cool room. Idle temp is about 40-50'c on average, on 1.3 volts. Gets up to the 60's during heavy use (Gaming, etc). I can't say that high temps irk me to be honest, as long as it stays in non-burnout territory.

But yeah, the main reason I'm still on stock is because the Intel reference cooler is damn good, very quiet and fits nicely in the case. I can't find a replacement that will fit comfortable, operate quietely and not require me to remove my entire motherboard to fit.

If anyone knows of any that'd be cool. :P

[tystar]

Only a few regular posters showing off there pc's, c'mon guys get your systems up.

All these new members posting for the review prizes. i'm sure some of you wanna show off your fancy build pc's.

[Mul.]

Mine's quite a modest rig compared to the others on this forum. That being said I'll take some photos when my 8800GT turns up. :)

[marsey99]

well its taken me some time due rl getting in the way but here it is as it standes today.


heres the front
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9885/08042008041vs6.th.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08042008041vs6.jpg)
again in dark
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9187/08042008043oj2.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08042008043oj2.jpg)
inside
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7341/08042008061ho7.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08042008061ho7.jpg)
and a nice angle showing the other heatpipe fins on the top :D
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/6209/08042008068ia8.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08042008068ia8.jpg)

[Mul.]

My rig + random angles.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/198/pc1su9.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc1su9.jpg)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6118/pc2mm5.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc2mm5.jpg)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/5189/pc3ne1.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc3ne1.jpg)

[tystar]

Just had a quick look and looks like a few of the regulars of still not posted pics of the pc's c'mon all these upgrades that have been done recently and none of you wanna show it off. or are these upgrades phantom upgrades ;)

[nft99]

well its taken me some time due rl getting in the way but here it is as it stands today.

Nice and tidy inside :) have seen a few of these done now, got mine shoved all the psu cables into the bottom of the hd cage :P really should have a proper tidy up and then i can take some pics :D

[PeterStoba]

I have no camera

[tystar]

Not got a phone camera?

[PeterStoba]

My phone is like 2years old, lived in my drawer for over half of that,1.3megapixels

[johnim]

Gaming case
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0016-1.jpg
Games machine inside
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0010.jpg
Closer but not clear
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0014.jpg
Main machines case
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0005.jpg
Main inside
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0001.jpg
Main front side
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0004.jpg
Main back side
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0003.jpg
Main side case
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0006.jpg
Media centre
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0033.jpg

[coiler]

Gaming case
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/RIMG0016-1.jpg



:O Looks like a fighter jet engine :mrgreen:

[tystar]

Mickey and Jonwoad will love that ;)

[jonwoad]

Lol, wouldnt be bad as a FS machine but I prefer the looks of the aurora ;)

[wonderlust]

Strange, most people don't seem to like the Aurora,

Personally I like it.

I bought a Silverstone TJ05 to replace it, but the cable management is awful so i am sticking with my Aurora!

[tystar]

I like my Aurora. looks good and does the job.

[wonderlust]

I like my Aurora. looks good and does the job.

I agree, Mine is now running on 3 Nexus fans (4 if you include the one on my True)

I just wished they offered the Mesh and Window option when I bought mine, I am sure that the Window version would be less of a dust trap...

[coiler]

Mickey and Jonwoad will love that ;)

I like it looks like it would cool well

[tystar]

I agree, Mine is now running on 3 Nexus fans (4 if you include the one on my True)

I just wished they offered the Mesh and Window option when I bought mine, I am sure that the Window version would be less of a dust trap...

I got the window version... ;)

just thinking of replacing the fans in the case for some quieter ones now.

[nft99]

replaced mine :O got a coolermaster cm690 instead

the aurora cooling is very poor :(

[wonderlust]

I wouldnt say poor overall, it is just poor for the HDDs.

My other two cases cool the HDDs a lot better, but are both cramped compared to the Aurora.

[Sl4x0r]

but are both cramped compared to the Aurora.

Aurora - Not cramped?!?!?!

28739 FTW!!!

[wonderlust]

I didn't say it wasn't cramped!

I said my other cases were more cramped!

Both the other cases,

An Antec Atlas (which is sold by antec as a server case anyway) and a ThermalRock Eclipse, both have to have at least one drive removed to fit a, by modern standards, normal length graphics card IE 6800GT, or 8800GT, where as the Aurora will take any of those cards without issue.

[nft99]

thermaltake mozart Tx if u want room :)

[wonderlust]

Thermaltakes cases are not bad, (ThermalRock is owned by them).

But having had an Aurora I would want something that has at least as good cable organisation.

I Like the clean look, I promotes better air flow too IMHO.

Sata was one of the best things to happen in that regard.

Usb memory sticks is another, enabling me, and many others, to do away with the floppy drive. (I have an Integral 256Mb one that even shows up as a Floppy drive!)

[nft99]

the mozart tx is a huge case plenty room inside

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chassis/fulltower/Mozarttx/ve1000bws.asp

[wonderlust]

Isn't that the one that takes a secondary uAtx board?

Way too big for me!

[nft99]

thats the one :D

[marsey99]

for a midtower i think you would hard pushed to beat mine, it has great cable mangement and the air flow is as good as it gets.

[PeterStoba]

What's that Marsey?

[marsey99]

sorry coolermaster 690 :redface:

[Sl4x0r]

sorry coolermaster 690 :redface:

Quality case - but the 2x120mm fan grilles on top near where the CPU sits acted like a cheese grater on my knuckles whilst trying to fit a HOC-9000...

[marsey99]

hoc9000?

i dont know about them acting like a grater tho as i cut them out almost as soon as.


o btw there upto 140mm fan mounts too ;)

not sure if posted these or the older 1s here so,

the inside (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08042008061ho7.jpg)
the front (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08042008043oj2.jpg)
kind of see the top in this 1 (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08042008068ia8.jpg)

[Sl4x0r]

hoc9000?

30430

[V|per]

1st post on these forums, may as well start by showing off :mrgreen:

My work in progress lian li v2k (now that the decent weather is here, i'll get my a$$ into gear and cut the side panels and roof panel 8))

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/viper1405/leaktesting.jpg



And some obligatory close ups (yes, it needs dusting...)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/viper1405/ress.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/viper1405/ekgoodness.jpg


And the rather yummy custom spray job on the front:

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/viper1405/quake4.jpg


Enjoy ;)

[Mul.]

Brilliant, keep up the good work :mrgreen:

[marsey99]

1st post on these forums, may as well start by showing off :mrgreen:



its the only reason we do it isnt it??? :D

nice that m8, twin loop?


so the hoc9000 is a direct heatpipe typhoon type blower, it looks the muts nuts that.

[V|per]

Twin loop indeed.

Loop1: ek 100 (res) -> DDC pro (pump) -> d-tek Fuzion (cpu) -> DD680i (NB) -> ek nf4 (SB) -> PA120.3 (rad) -> res agian

Loop2: ek 100 (res) -> DDC pro (pump) -> EK G92 full cover (gpu1) -> EK G92 full cover (gpu2) -> PA120.3 (rad) -> res agian

Wisper quiet 20k 3dmark machine FTW =D

[PeterStoba]

Excellnt WC setup that is!

Amazing paintjob too, what did you use?

[marsey99]

thats nice that man, 2 triple rads :cool: if i was being ultra critical i would say you need to paint the insides of the case but thats not a small job in itself i know i think mine needs doing too.

i was also toying with the idea of wc but decided (well i say that, xmas took a while to pay off so...it kind of went out the window) to go as big on air as i could, glad now in a way as i dont think these new 45nm chips warrent it. even more so if its true what they are saying about higher volts causing e.m. in them as you run out of volts to use well before temps are an issue.

which g92's have you sli'd? im guessing gt as 2 gts should sail past 20k with a quad around your superpi clock.

[V|per]

naa, they are GTS 512's, i can only bench a quad at 3.9 on this crappy board, stale at 3.6.

My superpi clock of 4.2 was with 2 cores disabled, it's the northbridge, it can't handle it...

[V|per]

Excellnt WC setup that is!

Amazing paintjob too, what did you use?

i'm not that skilled! got a guy who has his own spraying company to do it for me, pretty simple job compared to some of the stuff he's done, he really is a natural, only 19 years old or something like that.

[bigdan676]

My Set-up,
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w212/bigdan676/DSC00007.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w212/bigdan676/DSC00008.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w212/bigdan676/DSC00009.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w212/bigdan676/DSC00010.jpg

Regards
Dan
:)

[marsey99]

Dan you want to move your ram m8, they should be in the slots of the same colour and on mine i had better luck overclocking in the black slots :D

nice tidy build that tho m8 i have the wire on my f7p in the same place on mine upstairs :P

[PeterStoba]

Excellent cable job

[Mul.]

I agree. Makes me want a P182. That or downsize to a Mini P180.

[TheYellowSandwich]

Here is mine.

Will update specs when i have time

http://gti-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/PC.JPG

Nicely routed in my desk. Looks better in real life.8)

http://gti-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/PC2.JPG


That would go quite well with my oven and hob unit... Seriously, that thing is something to be PROUD of! The case is stunning!

[PeterStoba]

Shame i can't do that in mine Mul. :lol:

[bigdan676]

Thanks guys, the cable management took me about 1hour and 30 to completely finish it all.

marsey99- yea i have moved the RAM, i did it after i took the picture as someone mentioned it :)

Regards
Dan

[nft99]

pic of my old system, msi neo4, skt 939 in the aurora you can tell i took my time with the cable management :D


[http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/nft99/zalman7500_2.jpg

[wonderlust]

Lol, birds nest!

I take it you haven't seen my 3d aurora pics? :D

[nft99]

not seen em ! they on this thread??

[wonderlust]

yep :D early pages iirc

[nft99]

seen em not that bad actually

[wonderlust]

I bought a 2nd hand Silverstone TJ05 case to move my system to, from the 3d Aurora, but I could not get the cabling tidy enough so I went back to the 3D aurora!

[coiler]

1st post on these forums, may as well start by showing off :mrgreen:

My work in progress lian li v2k (now that the decent weather is here, i'll get my a$$ into gear and cut the side panels and roof panel 8))

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/viper1405/leaktesting.jpg






Enjoy ;)


Someone with more Silent eagles than me?!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/pault123/DSC00588.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/pault123/DSC00585.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/pault123/DSC00338.jpg

[nft99]

changed the aurora for a cm690

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/nft99/ds3rpic3.jpg


and i had a go at tidying up when i changed the motherboard as well as changing the psu the cutaways in the mobo tray in the cm690 are a great help bit hard its get the side panel back on now :D couple more photos needed i have swapped the ide drives for sata and used a few cable ties might add a fan at the bottom of the case as well



http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/nft99/ds3rpic5a.jpg

[wonderlust]

looking much better! :D

[alexnifty]

Nice and tidy! Why does every elses case look bigger than mine? I must have LOADS of extra cables or something, this weekend is cable tidy weekend.

[jonwoad]

Same for me... saturday morning while my girlfriends at work.

[wonderlust]

Don't forget some cables (IE Floppy cable) can be run under the motherboard for the cleaner look.

[coiler]

great improvement nft!

[jonwoad]

My floppy drive will be going, and i'm going to replace my DVD-RW (black, IDE) with a silver SATA drive :)

[wonderlust]

My main box has no floppy drive, picked up a cheap usb one which i use when required.

Sata Optical drives is the right way to go... so much less cable clutter.

[jonwoad]

Also my removable drive caddy will be gone so just a dvd and a card reader :D might even try to do it tonight.

[wonderlust]

Will we finally get to see some pics jon?

[nft99]

got sata dvd rom and writer now :) bit more cable tidying to do

[coiler]

I binned my floppy and put the nexus fan controller in place. Dropped down to one DVDRW only and made it a black samsung SATA

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/Samsung+SH-S203+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919

[jonwoad]

Hopefully at the weekend I will get some put up of my system, my desk, and my media centre.

[wonderlust]

lol about time :D

[alexnifty]

Which modular psu would people recommend for my system? I have quite a few cables on my Xilence which just wont ever be used.

[jonwoad]

yup I know, just been very busy!

[wonderlust]

I have a couple of Hiper type R PSu's which i am very happy with, but others seem to have had trouble with them.

[alexnifty]

I have a couple of Hiper type R PSu's which i am very happy with, but others seem to have had trouble with them.

Like what sort of problems :S

[nft99]

Like what sort of problems :S

they go BOOM :D

[wonderlust]

I personally haven't heard of any of these issues. But others have mentioned it here

[nft99]

got a tagan psu at the moment the modulars they make look good http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Tagan+600W+Modular+BZ+Piperock+Series?productId=30 955

also worth a look at the corsair psu's

[marsey99]

i had a typr r that just stopped working 1 day, was working fine the night before but the next morning when i tried to turn it on nothing.

took a while to work out it was the psu but it took nothing with it, it just died in its sleep :D

[wonderlust]

i had a typr r that just stopped working 1 day, was working fine the night before but the next morning when i tried to turn it on nothing.

took a while to work out it was the psu but it took nothing with it, it just died in its sleep :D

what was hipers CS like? they have a 3yr warranty on them

[marsey99]

i swapped it thru the shop i bought it from, i think i only had it 2 weeks tops, they tried it there and then whilst i was in the shop and the guy who served me said about 80% of those they had sold came back dead.

as you can imagine i didnt get a swap but decided to take my money elsewhere.

[alexnifty]

Hrmm, gonna steer clear of those then, although they probably had a very bad batch, it doesn't make much of their QA department!

[marsey99]

we all make mistakes m8 as nobody is perfect and all can have an off day at work.

i must say tho this was the end of 06/early 07 so it should not put you of buying 1 today.

when i got my p5nesli (at the same time) loads of other people had some major issues with theirs but i was lucky with mine.

[Mul.]

Any Power Supply can fail. I've had an Enermax fail, I've had an Antec fail, I've had a Tagan fail, I know someone who's Seasonic + Corsair has failed. It's the nature of Power Supplies. It's not an if, it's a when. The difference is that very rarely will any of these kill components when they die. I've known a few people from a competitor's forum who's had Hipers implode and have a motherboard and some other components go pop with it. It's not that all of them are like that but when you consider that it might be more likely to happen with this brand and there's lots of choice in the price range, you might want to consider something else. As mentioned, this was a while ago.

[QuickShotProductions]

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/Chrismonos/Picture048.jpg

Tadaaa. My desk is a messy as it should be.
Now heres the cost.

My computer on the right was 550, the one on the left, a bit older and 400. The monitors were together 200 pounds, I got it at quite the discount, always good to have connections hehe. The desk I took from a former college as they throw everything out each...season, same for the chairs, and the rack (the thing at in the middle with the multitracker on it, hard to see).

Great stuff lol


By the way mul, as correct as you are, I'm happy to say for the last 9 years, no power supply has ever failed on me, and one I was using till... a few weeks ago :o

[Mul.]

A very nice setup indeed.

Totally see where you're coming from and I suppose my post implies that everyone will be as unlucky. Was just stating that regardless of time, power supplies will fail.

[jonwoad]

Well I said I'd get some on, here you go guys!

The Case- Only just noticed the scratches, not that bad in real life :)



The Inside- note the co-ordinated SATA cables :)



The Desk

[wonderlust]

At Last!!!!

Looks good Jon, nice and tidy

[jonwoad]

Thanks! Did my best, used about 15 cable ties in there lol,

Next project is the Media Centre

[nft99]

not looking to bad jon!

[jonwoad]

Cheers :D

[marsey99]

nice that jon, all you need now is a big blower for your proc and you case will look full :)

[jonwoad]

I like the minimalist look :)

[marsey99]

so do i, but i also like 4ghz :D

[jonwoad]

Somehow I dont think mine will go that far and the cooler I have is working fine :)

[monkey56657]

Love this. So neat and tidy for all the stuff you got in it.

http://www.web-starters.net/private/monkey56657/images/1212889542.jpg (http://www.web-starters.net/private/monkey56657/images/1212889542_B.jpg)

[V|per]

Someone with more Silent eagles than me?!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/pault123/DSC00588.jpg



Haha, yeah, 8 in there at the moment, should be able to mod a 9th onto the gaping hole at the back of the case (cut the psu mounting plate in half so that i could mount the psu at the top of the chamber... with the fan facing down.

Great fans, silent at 7v, and only noticable at 12v if you turn them off and realise they were making the faintest of sounds... Love them to pieces..

Also have 3 in my other pc (lian li v350...) 2 are the blue LED versions, thought i'd give 'em a try...

[Monkey]

Love this. So neat and tidy for all the stuff you got in it.

http://www.web-starters.net/private/monkey56657/images/1212889542.jpg (http://www.web-starters.net/private/monkey56657/images/1212889542_B.jpg)
What case is that?

[nft99]

What case is that?

coolermaster cm-690

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Cooler+Master++CM-690+Dominator?productId=28807

[marsey99]

you can get a side window panel for it too

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3325/03062008093ga7.jpg

[nft99]

got one of those :D

[nft99]

couple more pictures, this is by far the tidest pc i have ever owned :D

outside the case looking in

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/nft99/DS3R_OUTSIDE_resize.jpg

and final shot of the inside

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/nft99/DS3R_INSIDE2A1762_resize-1.jpg

very happy with it :)

[johnim]

Main Machine
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/000.jpg (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/000.jpg)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/001.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/002.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/003.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0001.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/005.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/006.jpg
Gaming machine
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/01.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0003.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0004.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0005.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0006.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0007.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0008-1.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk292/johnim_photo/IMAG0009-1.jpg

[nft99]

cm-690 becoming very popular on the forum :D

Johmim i would change that psu in your main rig asap :O looks cheap n nasty :(

[coiler]

Haha, yeah, 8 in there at the moment, should be able to mod a 9th onto the gaping hole at the back of the case (cut the psu mounting plate in half so that i could mount the psu at the top of the chamber... with the fan facing down.

Great fans, silent at 7v, and only noticable at 12v if you turn them off and realise they were making the faintest of sounds... Love them to pieces..

Also have 3 in my other pc (lian li v350...) 2 are the blue LED versions, thought i'd give 'em a try...

I have 1 blue LED in window fan looks the business

[coiler]

cm-690 becoming very popular on the forum :D

Johmim i would change that psu in your main rig asap :O looks cheap n nasty :(

they do look very nice! considering one for my future system. How many fans and of what size do they take? any top blowhole fan a la antec 900?

[nft99]

they come with 3, 12cm coolermaster fans which i found a bit noisy so replaced them u can fit 1 to bottom of the case, 1 at back, 2 at the top and 2 on the standard side panel if u get the window panel u lose 1 fan

top fans can be 14cm think the others are all 12cm

[wonderlust]

Wow 14cm thick, thats some fan :D

[coiler]

hmmmm i'm liking the x2 blow hole on the top arrangement! anyone using this case noticed lower temps under gaming pressure

[marsey99]

yep :D

lower every temp compared to my 2 other cases with the psu at the top.

[nft99]

system temps are nice n chilly on mine :) not overclocking yet :O

[marsey99]

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7548/12408027kf2.jpg

thats with mine running 24/7 folding on 1 cpu core and gpu.

cores are about 5c higher than cpu is reported.

idles cpu 20c (25c core) mobo 30c gpu 40c gpu pcb 32c vram 34c

[PeterStoba]

coolermaster cases now officially pwn.

Got a cheap combo, elite 300 and a 460w psu, amazing case, for less than £50

[marsey99]

mine does have 6 case fans tho :eek:

[Monkey]

Some day i will have my pc posted on this thread... and i will challange you all to... umm i dunno really. Didnt really think of that...

I know, a game of red alert or tiberium sun maybe
:P

[johnim]

My Main Machines
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/IMAG0002.jpg
Gaming Machine
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/IMAG0020.jpg
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/IMAG0014.jpg
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/IMAG0017.jpg

[johnim]

media centre and others
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/media.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/media3.jpg

[johnim]

slight update

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/games.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/johnim_photos/04.jpg

[alexnifty]

Good tidy case, but why do you have a Thermalright HR03Plus on one 8800GT and not the other?

[johnim]

thanks alexnifty (http://forums.aria.co.uk/member.php?u=1824)
just waiting for second hr03 gt only had card recently

[wonderlust]

Here is my next pc to go onto Ebay:-

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll177/teddyformandy/IMG_0095.jpg

I spent ages trying to get the cabling as neat as possible, but this is how it's going to stay!

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll177/teddyformandy/IMG_0100.jpg

system specs:-

Silverstone TJ05B-T Case (slighlty modded) 2x120mm Nexus Fans, 2xAero Cool Turbine 2000 120mm fans
Jeantech 450W PSU
Asrock 939SLI-Esata2 Motherboard
AMD Opteron 165 1.8Ghz Dual Core CPU
Arctic Cooling Freezer64 Pro
1.5Gb DDR400
Sapphire HD3650Pro 512Mb PCI-E Graphics card
Seagate 120Gb Sata HDD
Samsung CDROM
Nec 3550 DVD+-RW

[Mul.]

Good job. Opteron 165's were the E8400's of Socket 939. Brilliant chips.

[wonderlust]

yeah it overclocks, very well :D but it has a faulty temperature sensor, 1 core shows 28 degrees the other 42!

[Mul.]

Possibly, but it's most likely a poor IHS mount or a poor under IHS thermal gunk application to be honest. This was very common and I actually had a 5c idle difference with my opteron I think.

[wonderlust]

I thought it was me not getting the cooler mounted quite right to start with but remounting it at 90 degree angles made no difference.

The highest core gets no hotter even when overclocked so I think it may just be a faulty sensor.

Eitherway it will be off to a new home shortly, I hope...

[Lynx]

Ive had a thought, have the heatpipes been broken at all?

[wonderlust]

tried two different coolers :(

[Biodoid]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/biodoid/Comp.jpg

[coiler]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/biodoid/Comp.jpg

Case is looking good :thumbsup:

[alexnifty]

I always thought the 900 looked better with both fans at the bottom and drives at the top. But each to their own. The storage tray on top is ever so handy :)

[Biodoid]

fan at bottom blows across the hard drives and top fan blows direct at the cpu..side fan blows direct at vid card ;)

[alexnifty]

Or get a 1200 like me and have a fan for everything :p

[Shedlife]

I have a fan for my hard drive and CPU :D yes in my dell optiplex GX280 (Shed Style) :P so not your standard GX280 case, but originally it was.

[Monkey]

Or get a 1200 like me and have a fan for everything :p
Or a cosmos s :P

[tystar]

Or 1 of these babys..

http://www.aria.co.uk/dynres/cHJvZHVjdF9pbWFnZS53aWR0aD0yMDA=/bWFpbmltYWdlcy9DU0UtRlVMLVpBTEdTMTAwMEIuanBn.jpg (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Full+Tower/Zalman+GS-1000+Titanium+Pro+Tower+Case?productId=35104)

[Monkey]

Comes with less fans than both the antec 1200 and the cosmos s, looks pretty cool though

Some cool features too

Nothing on the cosmos S really though

[coiler]

x3 120mm's is enough for us 260 owners it runs so damn cool


















:p

[Monkey]

I cant wait to see the temps of the 260/280 in my cosmos S

[coiler]

I cant wait to see the temps of the 260/280 in my cosmos S

I predict -40 degrees it will turn your case into a freezer http://static.bethsoft.com/bgs/style_emoticons/default/fing05.gif

[Monkey]

Sounds good, my 4870 runs at about 70C what does your 260 run at?

[alexnifty]

My 260 hits 70c at peak when folding so I guess a vanilla would be a little lower.

[Monkey]

My ATI never goes above 70

What about on idle?

And what do you mean a vanilla would be lower?

[tystar]

My 260 hits 70c at peak when folding so I guess a vanilla would be a little lower.


My ATI never goes above 70

And what do you mean a vanilla would be lower?

Obviously Ice cream... mmm vanila ice cream yes that would run cooler :chairfall:

[Monkey]

Ha ha, weirdos

[Aaron]

Obviously Ice cream... mmm vanila ice cream yes that would run cooler :chairfall:
:lol: :lol:

[coiler]

Obviously Ice cream... mmm vanila ice cream yes that would run cooler :chairfall:

LOL! Rep added+

Mine seems to struggle to get past 50 degrees under load, and fan sits at 40%.

[Monkey]

Thats cool, i can expect to get around 30-40 then :P

Ill let you know when everything gets sorted out

[alexnifty]

By vanilla I mean the standard non-overclocked version!

Although ice-cream cooling is the way forward. I think vanilla would provide optimum cooling but that's not to rule out double chocolate.

[coiler]

By vanilla I mean the standard non-overclocked version!

Although ice-cream cooling is the way forward. I think vanilla would provide optimum cooling but that's not to rule out double chocolate.

with a bit of toothpaste mixed in, (colgate brand FTW) :thumbsup:

[Biodoid]

plain version not the striped stuff ;)

[tystar]

plain version not the striped stuff ;)

unless your into your case mods with neon lights and want the stripes to shine through :chairfall:

[Monkey]

You frickin weirdos :P

[wonderlust]

Thought I would add a couple of new pics to show the updates in my system.

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll177/teddyformandy/IMG_0051-1.jpg

This is how close it was to the GTX260 NOT fitting into my 3D Aurora!

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll177/teddyformandy/IMG_0044-1.jpg

[El Wayneo]

Nice, but how come your RAM is in single channel?

[wonderlust]

It isn't! MSI didn't use the correct colours / layout

Check out the paragraph below the 3rd pic

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3169&p=2

[El Wayneo]

Lol, okay sorry mate.

[wonderlust]

Lol nothing to be sorry about, for a non MSI user it would have been a good tip ;)

[coiler]

The orange fans look quite swish. What brand are they?

Was the pic without the 6pin pci-e connected to 260 when you were installing it?

LOL the spanish inquisition

[wonderlust]

The orange fans are Nexus 120s http://www.nexustechnologyusa.com/c/ntusa/nexus_120mm_orange_box_of_20.html

and yes and no on the 6 pin connectors ;) I have just retidied up the case and wiring so the card had just been reinstalled :)

And the GTX has about 1-2mm spare when installing it!

[coiler]

i suppose the downside of having side mounting HDD's which I think is rather tidy and looks good, is you lose the option to invade some of the space with a long gfx card if needed. Imagine if the gfx card had the PCI-e on the end like a lot used to! LOL


I may kit my case out with all orange nexus's some time in the near future. Currently got rear 120 coolermaster and top 120 zalman 2000 spin's with fan controller turning them down and a front 120 coolermaster.

Might have 2x 120's on top, 2 on rear, 1 on side and 2 front intake. LOL

you reckon they'd be noisy is I went all orange nexus?

[wonderlust]

i suppose the downside of having side mounting HDD's which I think is rather tidy and looks good, is you lose the option to invade some of the space with a long gfx card if needed. Imagine if the gfx card had the PCI-e on the end like a lot used to! LOL


It would have gone back on the distance selling regs and I would still be using my 8800GT ;)

[marsey99]

you want to keep an eye on the temps with that wonder, nv design their cards to pull most of the air in from that end so it comes in cool over the power regs and if you have an sli setup the 2nd card doesnt block the fan like they did on the older design.

looks nice tho :)

[wonderlust]

Does about 75c with fan set on auto. (running grid with everything on max 2048x1152)

I thought that was ok but I could be wrong.

[alexnifty]

If it's stable at that temp then it's fine in my opinion.

[wonderlust]

It has worked flawlessly so far.

Haven't bothered to overclock it as it is a factory overclocked card already (655/1125/1404)

[marsey99]

that sounds about right but im sure others will give you their temps to compare.

i just wanted to make you aware incase you have any problems in the future.

[El Wayneo]

Mine loads at 70C but has 2 x 80mm fans on it, which thinking about it is a bit crap.

Yeah will be fine, just from the pics, have you got an intake fan by the HDD? Looks like an 80mm slot but is empty?

[wonderlust]

Lol thats a 120MM position and has a Nexus 120PWM running at 50% in it.

It blows over all 3 Hard drives (2 500Gb F1s and a 500Gb 7200.11) and then onto the GPU.

[Will]

Just thought it was about time for me to upload some, I had to use 2MP Camera phone...sorry lads :D

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs093.snc1/4674_90814073322_540488322_1921939_6455863_n.jpg

These are all the parts in there funky boxes :D


http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs113.snc1/4674_90814078322_540488322_1921940_36884_n.jpg

Coolermaster 335 case, brilliant case for £30 would recommend it to everybody!

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs113.snc1/4674_90814083322_540488322_1921941_7844373_n.jpg

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe motherboard, tres sexy heatpipes!

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs113.snc1/4674_90814098322_540488322_1921943_4446871_n.jpg

Power ratings on the now RMA'd OCZ 500W StealthXStream. :p

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5648_104324738322_540488322_2129672_466786_n.jpg

General Mess :redface::thumbsdn:

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs093.snc1/4674_90814113322_540488322_1921945_1171296_n.jpg

Samsung F1 320GB...YES MATE!:thumbsup:

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs093.snc1/4674_90814103322_540488322_1921944_6171175_n.jpg

Even more mess :p

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5648_104324743322_540488322_2129673_5857129_n.jpg

The Northbridge heatsink is the definition of eye candy ;)

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5648_104324748322_540488322_2129674_5086376_n.jpg

The new power supply, much better than the ye olde 500W StealthXStream and for the same price. (600W ModXStream is silent!)

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5648_104324753322_540488322_2129675_2278152_n.jpg

Large 140mm fan on the PSU and rear 120mm Coolermaster fan! Keeps idle CPU temps down to 21C (in a room thats 20C).

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5648_104324768322_540488322_2129676_7570998_n.jpg

£35 for 4GB...BARGIN :thumbsup: PC2-6400

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5648_104324773322_540488322_2129677_3098457_n.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5648_104324778322_540488322_2129678_7205900_n.jpg

Its HUGEE, and keeps the chipsets VERY cool! 8)

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5648_104324793322_540488322_2129681_3739893_n.jpg

Just thought I should add in this pic for the sheer coolness factor :p

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT!

[mac124]

Looking good, get yourself something like a freezer pro 64 and give that cpu a mild overclock.

BTW what you using to measure temps? 1c above ambient? I think not ;). Check it with coretemp or everest. I would take the temps given by Asus probe with a pinch of salt tbh.

[Will]

I use AOD and Speedfan for temps :)

I can OC to 3.2GHz and can't get above that though :( then CPU is fine at 3.2GHz on 1.35v (stock) then 3.3GHz+ just isn't stable and any number of volts :p

3.4GHz won't boot into windows :( (goes BSOD when windows is loading)

Temp pin3 is always showing 22C it never changes :\

[alexnifty]

Nice build Will. As mac says, get yourself a freezer 7 pro :)


Nestled in behind my new Sapphire 4890 :)
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/alexnifty/Computer/DSCF0016.jpg

One more for kicks :cool:
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/alexnifty/Computer/DSCF0004.jpg

[Will]

I don't think they'll be much point in a new cooler, as my overclocks can't get past 3.2GHz :redface:

[wonderlust]

what have you got the ram set at? and the HT set at?

[Will]

RAM is at 800MHz and HT is at 2000MHz, I have tried it at 1800MHz and still no difference.

[wonderlust]

those are the settings before or after the overclock?

is that chip a black edition or are you just overclocking by changing the HT frequency?

[Will]

those are the settings before or after the overclock?

is that chip a black edition or are you just overclocking by changing the HT frequency?

Its 2000mhz by default and to try and help the OC i lowered it to 1800MHz.

My core peaks at 50C (fans not even on 100%) but temp pin 1 peaks at 57C:S what is that getting so hot?

Yes my Phenom II 720 is black edition.

[wonderlust]

Ok so have you tried to drop the mutli and increase the HT frequency?

[Will]

Nope, but I don't think thats my problem. Everybody else can reach say 3.6-4GHz I am stuck at 3.2GHz :( they have stock coolers @ 3.5GHz and still on stock volts :| all they do is raise the multi.

[wonderlust]

Overclocking is all about luck of the draw.

But other things can and do influence it.

Motherboard/Ram and PSU quality to name a few.

Sounds like you have been unlucky and got a chip that is not so good...

although it may overclock better in a few days/weeks after it settles in.

[Will]

Overclocking is all about luck of the draw.

But other things can and do influence it.

Motherboard/Ram and PSU quality to name a few.

Sounds like you have been unlucky and got a chip that is not so good...

although it may overclock better in a few days/weeks after it settles in.

Hmmm, well I'm sure 3 cores @ 3.2GHz will be more than enough power to handle a GTX285 (for example). You would need a dual core to run at 4.8GHz for similar power :p

[wonderlust]

I wouldn't get involved in that debate if I were you....

http://www.trustedreviews.com/motherboards/review/2008/09/10/Asus-M3A79-T-Deluxe/p2

had issues overclocking with just the multi....

[mac124]

Could be memory, try dropping the multiplier for the memory then try for more.

[coiler]

Will so you running on board GFX at the mo?

waiting for funds?

[Will]

Im running a 8400 =] and still can't overclock :p

[coiler]

is your name also shedlife?

[mac124]

:chairfall:

[Aaron]

is your name also shedlife?
My thoughts too.. :lol: :lol:

[wonderlust]

Hmm that would explain a LOT! ;)

[coiler]

SHEDLIFE ITS YOU!!! :lol:

[Lynx]

Bingo youve finally realised.

[coiler]

are you saying your in on this little secret blaine? LOL ;)

[El Wayneo]

blaine the train?

[Lynx]

Ive known the entire time.