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Just replaced my coolemaster with an antec aria and p4 overclocking matx styleee

  • 30-05-2004 11:17AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,123 ✭✭✭✭


    Heres two seperate posts of mine from ocuk, might do a proper review of the case next week when i get my digi cam, decided i fancied a change from my cm wavemaster and wanted to go back to small form factor without losing any of my pci cards which led me to the aria :)

    Post 1:

    Just got an antec aria and needed an overclockable p4 matx mobo to go in,

    My 3.0c did 3.56 ghz in my p4p800 with a lil volts and 3.4 on stock volts (226 fsb)

    I heard a rumour that while the p4p800-vm (matx version) had no clocking options that clockgen worked with it.

    So i popped in my 3.0c today and tried for 3.4 straight up, 7 hrs later priming and 3d mark looping shes solid as a rock

    Few provisos tho:
    1) No volt options for cpu (only 2.65 for ram)
    2) No ram dividers (no prob for me running 1:1)

    But agp and pci stay locked

    Post 2:

    Got my Antec Aria today
    And i love it

    Might do a review next week when i get my hands on my camera

    basically ive fitted this lot in:

    Asus p4p800-vm
    P4 3.0c @ 3.4ghz (using clockgen )
    Zalman 7000 copper cooler
    512mb adata pc4000
    Rad 9800 fitted with artic cooler (yes it fits i heard it didnt?)
    Leadtek tv card
    Audigy 2
    Dvdrw and 120gig sata hd

    Basically ive lost none of the benefits of my wavemaster case? i fitted everything in and temps are only 5 degrees higher under full load

    Only problems i see are:
    1) Takes about twice as long to install your kit due to cramped spaces
    2) 120mm fan on psu bit loud under load, im gonna try see if i can swap it out
    3) id prefer if the front was a plain black, it kinda has a bluey sparkle to it

    other than that tho this is the roxxor!!

    Beats my old shuttles hands down to be honest ive still space for two more hds!


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Flashman


    Sounds good! Any chance of getting some watercooling gear in there?


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