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IrishGrimReaper · 15-01-2010, 00:10

Case looks awesome! But even I couldn't spend that money on a case

I taught my P80 for €300 was too much lol.

Great rig though

Effluo · 15-01-2010, 00:21

That's not a case! That's an ornament!

nice ornament though

Songok · 15-01-2010, 08:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spacedog

ok, here's my new baby...

Specs:

Asus rampage II extreme mobo
i7 2.66 GHz OC to 4GHz
6gb Corsair ddr3
nVidia 6200 LE (I'm waiting for GF100 Fermi cards to come out)
1000w corsair psu
Megahealms CPU cooler
2 X Corsair Performance 64gb in RAID 0
LG Blu Ray reader / DVD writer
Thermaltake Level 10 Case

Jealousy will get me nowhere!

RoyalMarine · 15-01-2010, 11:55

about time i added something decent myself!

bought myself some new parts over xmas.
800d
5770
p5 deluxe mobo
23" hd monitor

here's my upgrade bundle i got at christmas

here's my new 23" HD monitor. (getting 2 more eventually for eyefinity! just waiting for grant payment

i didnt expect the case to be so big!! the motherboard looks tiny!

few more shots to come

Jock Strap · 20-01-2010, 21:55

Sorry about the quality, took these snaps from my camera phone.

Processor, RAM, Graphics Card.

Everything installed.

Frontside and "cable management"

Backside.

Set-up.

Desktop.

Specs:

Processor	Intel Core i5-750
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3
RAM	G.Skill RipJaws 1600MHz
Case	Antec 300
Power Supply	Corsair CX400
HDD	Samsung F3 500GB
Optical	Samsung SH-223L CD/DVD-R/W (LightScribe)
GFX	Sapphire Ultimate Edition HD4670
TV Card	Avermedia PCI
Wireless Card	TP-Link Wireless-N PCI
Monitor	Dell ST2410
Keyboard & Mouse	Logitech Pro 2800
OS	Windows 7 Profession x64 and Ubuntu 9.10 x64

Comments:
I ordered the bulk of this from HWVS and even though the days dragged in, the delivery was great and I had no trouble with anything. Ordered on Thursday 7th January, shipped Tuesday 12th once the bank transfer went through, and delivered on Monday the 18th. I'm sure I would have got this The Friday before if I had ordered it before 4 o'clock on the Thursday! I thought my bank's cut off time for money transfers was 5, so that could have added an extra day for it to be processed. The GFX and TV card I picked up from Komplett. Got the Montior and Keyboard from Dell.
Building it was a dream. Watched some videos on You Tube and it was straighforward enough. It took me about 50mins putting it together plus and extra hour after of "cable management"! The 300 isn't great for this but I am very happy that none of the cables are accross the mobo or hanging in the center of the case. That 8pin CPU cable on the left in the pics is actually cable tied to the side of the case that's removed, so it's not in the way of the fan.
I have the TriCool fans set to low and they are silent to my ears. All I can hear is a low whiney sound from the case which i thought could be from them, but after pulgging them both out and back in, I realise that it's the CPU heatsink fan! It's not too much of a big deal, I might get something quieter or i might not.
Total came to ~ €900 for everything inc. cables for hooking up to stereo and DVI-D cable (shout-out to Dublin Gunner for hooking me up today

). I'm very happy with it.

Thanks to all you guys who post here. I read this forum all the time and the advice you guys give to n00bs like myself makes very good reading to anybody considering a self build - I knew everything to look out for and had no hiccups.

Deano12345 · 20-01-2010, 22:42

Nice one Jock,glad you got the build up and running

**ScumLord** · 23-01-2010, 17:35

Jock Strap, you'll ruin that nice new PC keeping it on the floor.

I had a friend make up a unit for me, the inside of the PC was getting covered in dust and it was beginning to affect the efficiency of the CPU cooler.

I finally got a fan controller as well (Aerotouch 2000), it's made a huge difference to the noise the fans make, the only thing I can really hear now is the hard drives and they make an awful racket.

I was plesently surprised with the fan controller, I was expecting it to be fairly tacky but it's very well made and has actual aluminium on the front. The touch screen is responsive and the temperatures aren't to far off what the motherboard and graphics card software reports. It automatically speeds up the fans once it goes over the temps you input into it.

Mac daddy · 05-02-2010, 00:32

Here is my latest i7 rig finished it about a hour ago or so took about three days.
It was housed in a TJ07 case which was getting to small for my needs.

So I bought a Corsair 800d love this case by far one of the best cases I have worked with.

I managed to fit my Quad Feser 480 in the top about 3 CM clearance from the front IO panel... not taking pics of the top as I'm waiting on my new grill to come in

Without Flash

With Flash

Spacedog · 07-02-2010, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac daddy

Here is my latest i7 rig finished it about a hour ago or so took about three days.
It was housed in a TJ07 case which was getting to small for my needs.

So I bought a Corsair 800d love this case by far one of the best cases I have worked with.

I managed to fit my Quad Feser 480 in the top about 3 CM clearance from the front IO panel... not taking pics of the top as I'm waiting on my new grill to come in

...

Mac', that's a sweet dual loop you got yourself. what blocks/fittings are you using on your chipset/mosfets?

Pacifico · 07-02-2010, 21:32

Class case Spacedog! How much did that set you back?

What are the temps like?

Mac daddy · 07-02-2010, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spacedog

Mac', that's a sweet dual loop you got yourself. what blocks/fittings are you using on your chipset/mosfets?

Cheers man loving the Thermaltake Level 10 Case you have there really nice job.
Those are a couple of custom blocks that I got made about a year ago for my P6T V2 mobo

slowlydownwards · 14-02-2010, 00:34

... or, why you shouldn't buy Antec300.

The list of what went in (got it from komplett):

Case stripped for the surgery, aheeem, I mean butchery.

Power drill + 20mm auger, jigsaw and mini angle grinder did the damage.

Final product:

Some numbers: (got lucky and unlocked 2 locked cores on the cpu, making it a nice quad

)

It also seems to take the (unnecessary) beating quite well. The cpu temp peaked at 51 degrees during the torture test (using stock cooler).

It overclocks nicely too.

Grim. · 18-02-2010, 19:15

might have a new build up around Monday waiting on new cpu block (broke the acrylic top on current one by being a tard!!

) and case

only a single loop this time though (cpu) and fairly understated dark coolant dark coils if needed

Darkphenom · 19-02-2010, 23:25

Its probably nothing compared to everything else up here.

Anti · 21-02-2010, 02:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkphenom

Its probably nothing compared to everything else up here.

Awesome build man, the video really makes it !

05-02-2010, 00:32	#293
Mac daddy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tarren Mills Posts: 2,819 Adverts \| Friends	Here is my latest i7 rig finished it about a hour ago or so took about three days. It was housed in a TJ07 case which was getting to small for my needs. So I bought a Corsair 800d love this case by far one of the best cases I have worked with. I managed to fit my Quad Feser 480 in the top about 3 CM clearance from the front IO panel... not taking pics of the top as I'm waiting on my new grill to come in Without Flash With Flash Last edited by Mac daddy; 06-02-2010 at 20:46.

14-02-2010, 00:34	#297
slowlydownwards Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314 Adverts \| Friends	phenom build log ... or, why you shouldn't buy Antec300. The list of what went in (got it from komplett): Case stripped for the surgery, aheeem, I mean butchery. Power drill + 20mm auger, jigsaw and mini angle grinder did the damage. Final product: Some numbers: (got lucky and unlocked 2 locked cores on the cpu, making it a nice quad ) It also seems to take the (unnecessary) beating quite well. The cpu temp peaked at 51 degrees during the torture test (using stock cooler). It overclocks nicely too. Last edited by slowlydownwards; 14-02-2010 at 00:41. Reason: sppeling

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Grim. Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wicklow Posts: 2,157 Adverts \| Friends	might have a new build up around Monday waiting on new cpu block (broke the acrylic top on current one by being a tard!! ) and case only a single loop this time though (cpu) and fairly understated dark coolant dark coils if needed Last edited by Grim.; 18-02-2010 at 22:20.

19-02-2010, 23:25	#299
Darkphenom Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 178 Adverts \| Friends	Its probably nothing compared to everything else up here. Last edited by Solitaire; 20-02-2010 at 01:10. Reason: linky fixey

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15-01-2010, 00:10	#286
IrishGrimReaper Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Monaghan Posts: 328 Adverts \| Friends	Case looks awesome! But even I couldn't spend that money on a case I taught my P80 for €300 was too much lol. Great rig though

15-01-2010, 00:21	#287
Effluo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,868 Adverts \| Friends	That's not a case! That's an ornament! nice ornament though

15-01-2010, 11:55	#289
RoyalMarine Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: cyberspace Posts: 4,805 Adverts \| Friends	about time i added something decent myself! bought myself some new parts over xmas. 800d 5770 p5 deluxe mobo 23" hd monitor here's my upgrade bundle i got at christmas here's my new 23" HD monitor. (getting 2 more eventually for eyefinity! just waiting for grant payment i didnt expect the case to be so big!! the motherboard looks tiny! few more shots to come

20-01-2010, 22:42	#291
Deano12345 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,264 Adverts \| Friends	Nice one Jock,glad you got the build up and running

23-01-2010, 17:35	#292
ScumLord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: T�r n� Marachuan Posts: 18,208 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Zombie Survival	Jock Strap, you'll ruin that nice new PC keeping it on the floor. I had a friend make up a unit for me, the inside of the PC was getting covered in dust and it was beginning to affect the efficiency of the CPU cooler. I finally got a fan controller as well (Aerotouch 2000), it's made a huge difference to the noise the fans make, the only thing I can really hear now is the hard drives and they make an awful racket. I was plesently surprised with the fan controller, I was expecting it to be fairly tacky but it's very well made and has actual aluminium on the front. The touch screen is responsive and the temperatures aren't to far off what the motherboard and graphics card software reports. It automatically speeds up the fans once it goes over the temps you input into it.

07-02-2010, 21:32	#295
Pacifico Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Under the sea Posts: 4,048 Adverts \| Friends	Class case Spacedog! How much did that set you back? What are the temps like?