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Danger781 · 20-11-2014 1:33pm

What do you need it for? That's a huge rig.

deceit · 20-11-2014 1:47pm

Danger781 wrote: »

What do you need it for? That's a huge rig.

I will be using it for a mix of work and personal stuff.
I will host a lot of test servers for work such as dc's, mail servers, backup servers, content mgt servers, hosting servers, encryption servers, anti virus servers, malware analysis labs and a few other things.

My personal stuff would just be ftp servers, web servers, teamspeak, my home domain and a chat server that I use to replace msn chat and the usual like win 7,8, mint vm's etc for testing software.

[Rasta] · 20-11-2014 7:42pm

deceit wrote: »

I will be using it for a mix of work and personal stuff.
I will host a lot of test servers for work such as dc's, mail servers, backup servers, content mgt servers, hosting servers, encryption servers, anti virus servers, malware analysis labs and a few other things.

My personal stuff would just be ftp servers, web servers, teamspeak, my home domain and a chat server that I use to replace msn chat and the usual like win 7,8, mint vm's etc for testing software.

I suppose you will have it in some kinda data center then?, I doubt you'd have a chance using the internet at home considering the amount of traffic you'll get.

deceit · 20-11-2014 8:02pm

[Rasta] wrote: »

I suppose you will have it in some kinda data center then?, I doubt you'd have a chance using the internet at home considering the amount of traffic you'll get.

I use it and it only typically use about 250gb per month with compression so well below what people use with torrents.
I've had no issues when net is running stable

Danger781 · 20-11-2014 10:09pm

deceit wrote: »

I use it and it only typically use about 250gb per month with compression so well below what people use with torrents.
I've had no issues when net is running stable

Can confirm, use the teamspeak server regularly! :pac:

deceit · 20-11-2014 11:50pm

Danger781 wrote: »

Can confirm, use the teamspeak server regularly! :pac:

When I move to this server I will have enough drives to have space to rebuild the teamspeak server. It has issues in the kernel at the moment which is causing cpu lock every few days so when is migrated will rebuild and put my upc on my ups so no downtime then

jamesk014 · 21-11-2014 5:12pm

Wasup guys, (Sorry if this isn't the place to ask) I've a quick question for anybody that might know a bit more than myself. I managed to get my hands on a new corsair H60 closed loop cooler. I have the intention of replacing the black ridged tubing that comes standard on it with clear tubing and refilling the loop with colored liquid just to add to the theme of the build. Its not something iv ventured into before liquid cooling and haven't got much knowledge on sourcing parts etc... i was hoping someone could maybe hazard a guess as to parts id need (fitting/tubing) and where i could easily source them as well as the die i could use. If anyone could help me id me very thankful.

Danger781 · 21-11-2014 5:53pm

jamesk014 wrote: »

Wasup guys, (Sorry if this isn't the place to ask) I've a quick question for anybody that might know a bit more than myself. I managed to get my hands on a new corsair H60 closed loop cooler. I have the intention of replacing the black ridged tubing that comes standard on it with clear tubing and refilling the loop with colored liquid just to add to the theme of the build. Its not something iv ventured into before liquid cooling and haven't got much knowledge on sourcing parts etc... i was hoping someone could maybe hazard a guess as to parts id need (fitting/tubing) and where i could easily source them as well as the die i could use. If anyone could help me id me very thankful.

Doesnt that kind of defeat the purpose of a closed loop cooler? The whole idea of them is simplicity..

jamesk014 · 21-11-2014 11:21pm

Danger781 wrote: »

Doesnt that kind of defeat the purpose of a closed loop cooler? The whole idea of them is simplicity..

Yea man but I got it so cheap I'd just like to make a part of the build .. if you get me

glynf · 22-11-2014 12:39am

I read somewhere that most closed loop coolers, except swiftech ones or similar-which are basically a kit made up of 'standard' parts (for want of a better way of putting it..) use non-standard fittings. Chances are they are crimped on top the tubing & pump, and most def not designed to be removed. Any closed loop coolers I have had that went tits up usually meant RMA time, not much you can do, with them.

jaffusmax · 06-12-2014 12:11pm

Hi
I just thought I would start a thread for us to share Photos of our prides and joys

i7 4770k
Cooler Master EVO 212
Cooler Master CM690 III
Zalman 600W PSU
GTX 970 EVGA
8GB Crucial Ballistix 1600mhz
Gigabyte H87 DH3
120 SSD
1TB 3.5
500GB 2.5
2GB External Drive
OS Win 8.1

PS4

Edit....The glove is for dusting only.

gallag · 16-12-2014 5:49pm

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i7 4770k @ 4.6GHz
R9 295X2

TheFlidKid · 16-12-2014 5:57pm

gallag wrote: »

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i7 4770k @ 4.6GHz
R9 295X2

How hot does that 295x2 get under load?

gallag · 16-12-2014 6:10pm

TheFlidKid wrote: »

How hot does that 295x2 get under load?

about 60°c I have a 290x with a raijintek cooler that never goes above 52°c.

TheFlidKid · 16-12-2014 6:17pm

Jaysus! Even with the water cooler? Have a Strix 970, the fans don't even come on until it hits 67 degrees and even at that they never hit 1000 rpm!

wandatowell · 16-12-2014 6:41pm

Fair play. Love to see the higher end cards being used.

gallag · 16-12-2014 6:45pm

TheFlidKid wrote: »

Jaysus! Even with the water cooler? Have a Strix 970, the fans don't even come on until it hits 67 degrees and even at that they never hit 1000 rpm!

Yeah, the nvidia 9xx are definitely more power efficient than the AMD alternate but I'd say two 970's on one PCB would get the fans spinning alright lol.

TheFlidKid · 16-12-2014 6:48pm

gallag wrote: »

Yeah, the nvidia 9xx are definitely more power efficient than the AMD alternate but I'd say two 970's on one PCB would get the fans spinning alright lol.

haha definitely! Had a 280x before the 970 and the fans idled at 1000 rpm.. Just way too loud for what I wanted.

viperirl · 07-01-2015 9:53pm

A few changes to my system over the xmas. When I build this rig 2 years ago I was running distilled water in both loops. Got bored of that and decided to go blue Mayhems for the CPU/MB and red Mayhems for the 3 Titans.
Also I had larger reservoirs previously which forced me to have sharp 90degree bends going into the pumps which is not supposed to be good. Now I have replaced them with smaller ones and reorientated the pumps so that the res's are feeding straight into them from the top. A neater design and should be better for the pumps.
Evaluating a ROG swift monitor too which I mentioned below.

Still some cable tidy up to do but want to run the system for a few more days before I do that. Lighting too needs more work but I found it very hard to get it looking right in pictures. Looks a lot better and darker in reality.

Have the lend of a ROG Swift Monitor as I wanted to see what gsync felt like. Quite like the responsiveness, it really is super smooth but colourwise definitely not as good as the 3 IPS panels I have.

The 30inch surround monitors are out of action at the moment as I try out the ROG swift. Really am warming to the Swift.

chewythefirst · 07-01-2015 10:03pm

Viperirl very ****ing nice setup man.

Conriocht · 07-01-2015 10:09pm

Yeah, great set-up. Is that an Orbweaver, viper?

Really want to try G-Sync as well - Acer have a 1440P, 144Hz IPS panel on the way. Hope it delivers.

Conriocht · 07-01-2015 10:15pm

I'm not able to edit the above post for some reason??

Anyway, meant to say that I've seen a Swift running in person, and it definitely makes a difference, but I'd like to try it for a while before splurging that kind of cash.

viperirl · 07-01-2015 10:19pm

Conriocht wrote: »

Yeah, great set-up. Is that an Orbweaver, viper?

Really want to try G-Sync as well - Acer have a 1440P, 144Hz IPS panel on the way. Hope it delivers.

Yeah its an Orbweaver alright. Best peripheral I ever bought. I really need it as I'm utterly useless with the WASD keys on a keyboard. With the Orbweaver I can use the thumbstick at the side for movement. Takes a bit of practice early on.

Gsync feels nice alright, no tearing whatsoever. That said, if the game is poorly optimised or is stuttery by nature, gsync isnt going to help that much. Finding Dragon Age Inq to be a little jerky here and there. Still going through my games to find out more.
What I really want is a 34inch superwide with gsync. If that came along I'd probably ditch the 30inch monitors in a heartbeat.

Serephucus · 07-01-2015 10:27pm

Samsung should have what you're after shortly. They might already, I'm actually not sure.

viperirl · 07-01-2015 10:44pm

Samsung have one coming out at the end of the month alright, a curved VA panel. No mention of gsync though.
Asus announced at the CES that they are releasing a 4k version of the Swift. Still 27 inch though. Surely 4k only makes sense at 30inch and above.

Aka Ishur · 07-01-2015 10:53pm

viperirl wrote: »

Samsung have one coming out at the end of the month alright, a curved VA panel. No mention of gsync though.
Asus announced at the CES that they are releasing a 4k version of the Swift. Still 27 inch though. Surely 4k only makes sense at 30inch and above.

LG have a 34" ultrawide ready to go at CES with freesync, but I wouldn't bet on availability any time soon. I have the um95 myself now and i think it is just fantastic.

http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/peripherals/lg-hopes-amd-freesync-will-make-its-new-ultrawide-gaming-monitor-a-smooth-operator-1278520

PS. the Samsung VA screen has some issues with response times I beleive

deceit · 07-01-2015 11:27pm

Aka Ishur wrote: »

LG have a 34" ultrawide ready to go at CES with freesync, but I wouldn't bet on availability any time soon. I have the um95 myself now and i think it is just fantastic.

http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/peripherals/lg-hopes-amd-freesync-will-make-its-new-ultrawide-gaming-monitor-a-smooth-operator-1278520

PS. the Samsung VA screen has some issues with response times I beleive

I will replace my eyefinity setup with that monitor when its released

Conriocht · 08-01-2015 12:20am

viperirl wrote: »

Yeah its an Orbweaver alright. Best peripheral I ever bought. I really need it as I'm utterly useless with the WASD keys on a keyboard. With the Orbweaver I can use the thumbstick at the side for movement. Takes a bit of practice early on.

I might look into one so. My current keyboard is on it's last, um, keys? But like yourself, I never really got on with WASD.

e_e · 07-03-2015 3:36pm

1TB HDD
128GB SSD
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
ASUS R9 290
Gigabye G1 Sniper Motherboard
i5 3570K

Does great for me in games, that GPU is loud as hell though. :pac:

jayo26 · 07-03-2015 3:42pm

1TB HDD
128GB SSD
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
ASUS R9 290
Gigabye G1 Sniper Motherboard
i5 3570K

Does great for me in games, that GPU is loud as hell though. :pac:[/quote]

Nice build mate.

Sonics2k · 08-03-2015 3:06am

Some of you may remember a post I made some months (November) ago on building a new PC. Four months later, a change of career and more changes of mind than I can count, I finally got the build together. This was my first time building a PC since about 2000 so a surprisingly large amount has changed, mostly easier, but just as finicky as before.

The unboxing and preparing

Motherboard, CPU and RAM installed

Reference version GTX 970 from Overclockers.co.uk

The first test boot was mostly a success!

The final build with LEDs installed and fans working fully. Monitor is the Asus ROG Swift. (I may have forgotten to connect them)

Logitech G600 to replace my old dead Razer Naga

She's gorgeous with the NZXT LEDs in place. Lights can be adjusted in brightness with the flick of a switch.

The station itself. Inner PC is my fiancees PC which we used to share, but as we both game a lot it made more sense to buy my own PC.

Specs:
Intel i5 4690k Devils Canyon
Zotac Reference GTX 970
8GB Kingston HyperX RAM
Corsair H100i cooler.
SK Hynix 256GB SSD
Seagate 2TB HDD

The case is gorgeous and quite easy to build in, but because of the shape I would -highly- recommend getting your cables sorted out as much as possible first. Connect your cables to the ATX first and slot that in, and then put in the motherboard. Don't bother adding in the GPU until you at least have the sata cables attached to the motherboard and HDD/SSD.

glynf · 08-03-2015 11:46am

Sweet build, love the way the RAM matches the mobo. And that monitor..

Squaredude · 08-03-2015 5:37pm

Picked up one of those monitors a few weeks back. G-sync I don't know how I lived without it.

wandatowell · 18-03-2015 1:39pm

Love where they located the SSD's.

Blitz17 · 27-03-2015 1:29pm

Few pics of my build as it stands! The whole thing went on hold when I lost my job

Have my EK Rads/Blocks/SP Fans but no pump/res/fittings/tubing. Had a Noctua NH-D14 cooling the CPU @ 4.6Ghz but sold that when I picked up the EK block, thought I was close to buying everything. Also need to pick up an RGB keyboard. I have the computer just thrown where it is as the room is being done up.

Sorry for the poor pics!

Specs
4670k
Gigabyte Z87-D3HP
Teamgroup 2666mhz 4GBx2
Sapphire R9-290
Samsung 840 Evo 128GB
Seagate 1TB HDD
BeQuiet Power Zone 650w
Bitfenix Recon Fan Controller
Custom braided cables

Baked.noodle · 27-03-2015 1:49pm

Nice. What's that case Blitz? Looks interesting.

marko93 · 27-03-2015 1:50pm

Baked.noodle wrote: »

Nice. What's that case Blitz? Looks interesting.

Modded Corsair Carbide Air 540, i think !

Blitz17 · 27-03-2015 1:50pm

Baked.noodle wrote: »

Nice. What's that case Blitz? Looks interesting.

Thanks, Its a Corsair 540 Air. Took a dremel to it a few days after buying it though!

glynf · 27-03-2015 1:55pm

Very nice cables-did you sleeve yourself, if so what sleeving did you use? Sorry to hear about the job.

TerrorFirmer · 30-03-2015 11:21pm

My PC.

The setup.

The general setup, PC is hooked to a 50" Samsung. Xbox One and X360 hidden away underneath!

And finally...the graveyard, where projects go to mostly die.

Serephucus · 31-03-2015 12:23am

Out of interest, what's the red cable in the front panel?

Cool graveyard.

That desk must get toasty as hell. :P

the_syco · 31-03-2015 12:27am

Serephucus wrote: »

Out of interest, what's the red cable in the front panel?

Guessing a USB3 lead?

kearneybobs · 31-03-2015 12:34am

Having that heat in between your legs like that could be good for your sperm count!

Really must get around to ptting in some LEDs into my Define R4 case. Thinking about going with the NZXT Hue. I have enought room in my bays for it if I take out my media card reader which I dont use too often.

TerrorFirmer · 31-03-2015 12:55am

kearneybobs wrote: »

Having that heat in between your legs like that could be good for your sperm count!

Kids mean less money to invest in the 'graveyard'. :cool:

I prefer cathodes myself, LED's tend to be more piercing light, which I'm not much of a fan of, cathodes are softer.

The red cable is actually the data cable for my Oneplus One!

Aka Ishur · 05-04-2015 10:55pm

Hi all, took me a while but I finally finished up my DeskPC build watercooling wise. Apologies for the huge size of the images.

Started with an old kitchen table

Updates:
Audioengine A2+ Speakers
LG 34UM95 Ultrawide monitor
Corsair K65 Mechanical keyboard
Kone XTD+ Mouse
Philips Fidelio L1 headphones
Monsoon and EK Hardline watercooling setup.

..Brian.. · 05-04-2015 11:22pm

Awesome work man!

Sonics2k · 05-04-2015 11:37pm

That is truly fantastic. Well done.

The wall paper is gorgeous, do you have a link for it?

Aka Ishur · 06-04-2015 12:26am

Sonics2k wrote: »

That is truly fantastic. Well done.

The wall paper is gorgeous, do you have a link for it?

http://imgur.com/gallery/lHvLXKE/new

here you go

wandatowell · 06-04-2015 1:18pm

Would love to see a build log for the table.

Great work pal.

Aka Ishur · 08-04-2015 9:36am

wandatowell wrote: »

Would love to see a build log for the table.

Great work pal.

I don't have a build log as it was so simple, I honestly didn't think people would be interested, but I could do up instructions if someone wants to build there own. It would be a couple of weeks though because I am swamped with work stuff.

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