Recent content by Gripen90

My trusty old 'Polar Claw-' machine needed an upgrade, so project upgrade 'Steel Panther' was initialized in late 2019. The first order was done in December and then the months passed, now finally after spending last wednesday building and installing windows etc the machine is up running. This...

About two weeks ago I swapped my Core i7 5820K for a Core i7 6900K, and it's no secret it's a hot CPU. Currently running with at 25% overclock 3.2@4.0GHz with a Phanteks PH-TC12DX air cooler. Under stress testing for several hours in OCCT it hits these temperatures :rolleyes: I don't know if...

About 3½ week ago I gave up 3-way SLi which I happily and trouble free had been using since 2009, but nVidia decided to end this adventure with no official 3 way SLi support for Pascal, so therefore I'm down to two graphics cards. Fortunately the replacement for the 3x GTX 980Ti's are 2x GTX...

After 8 years with my old beloved Cooler Master CM690 nVidia Edition case I finally found it's replacement and now proper cablemanagement is possible. Also during the same case change I made the transition from X79 to X99 setup. I reused my drives, gfx and psu. Old 'Blackbird' made room for...

Still loving this old bugger of a case:lol::wub:. Took around 4hrs to get all done. Out with old LED and fans and in with the Akasa White LED 60cm & Akasa Green LED 60cm, 2x Corsair SP120 Green LED, 2x Corsair SP120 White LED, Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB (not visible in pictures). Made the...

After nearly 8years with my old Cooler Master CM 690 nVidia Edition case I am thinking it's time for something new - also because the case is showing it's age with some rust spots on the bare metal inside. Also the option for better cable management than now would be nice. I am looking for a...

It has been a long time underway but it's finally done. Most hardware has been bought used/2nd hand to keep expenses to a minimum. The Cooler, PSU and case were bought as new. It's my 2nd gaming rig but also my fiancees gamer/workstation.^_^ Specs are: Intel Core i7 3820 3.6@3.8GHz (Core...

Hi y'all :cool: I just thought I'd post my "pc time log". It's how I've upgraded my PC through 2009 to 2013 (roughly). I'm still using the same case and by todays standards it's not popular and I do get a lot of negative comments about it. When it was out in 2008 the hype wasn't about cable...