Recent content by xSpargo

Hey everyone, after almost a year I've got sick of how bad the cooling seemed on my current HD6870 I got from the lab manager at my previous work since my older GTX275 had much better temps and used more power, so I bought an aftermarket cooler on eBay this week to try and solve the problem...

Currently an untitled project built as cheaply as possible for my dad's Christmas box. Uses a genuine US Army 40mm grenade ammo box capable of holding 32 grenades for a M16A2's M203. Tested the board and every else beforehand and everything works fine, the Xeons perform similar to a sandy i5 (in...

Hi folks, been a long time since I've been on the OC3D forums. I run a 3770 overclocked to 4.1-4.3GHz turbo and used to get temps of a maximum of 60C in linpack but recently I tested and it went up to 80C so I stopped the test after the first two loops of it. I changed the thermal paste over...

Hi, I was considering replacing my 3 week old 3770 with a 3770K, but I really don't see the point other than an extra 100MHz and overclocking which I wouldn't do until a few years down the line when it might need some more kick. £239.98 for a OEM 3770K on ebay. Any other reasons why it would be...

Since my laptop has finally decided it doesn't want to boot up any more. Specs: i7 3770K Asrock Z77 Extreme 6 Seagate 1TB HDD, 64MB cache XFX 750W Core Edition PSU or a Corsair TX650W V2 (GTX 670 later) (Corsair A70 for the time being since I have one laying around, H100 later) (Already...

Hi guys, just a quick fan mod for the 600T so it can fit 2 x 120mm fans in the front of the case. Pulse Modding 240mm Rad stand. Sorry for no photos before it was basically finished, this was all done in about two hours. There is about 3cm between the fans and the removable front...

Hi, I'm thinking about replacing all the fans in my case with Noctua NF-F12's and having a NF-P12 as the rear exhaust, image below. Considering Noctua fans because I think they kind of go with the Asus Sabertooth motherboards and I am looking at buying the Z77 sabertooth and a 3770K on release...

Hi guys, I've done a few little mods to my 600T, waiting on some stuff from Radcarton, only things I've actually done so far is install a cold cathode lighting kit on the side panel and remove some of the black plastic from behind the mesh on the detachable panels on the front and roof of the...

Hello, I have been planning on waiting for the Ivy Bridge processors to be released before building my rig, however, my laptop has decided to act up a lot and well I don't know whether it'd be worth just getting the 2500K or waiting and getting the 3570K next year. I know the IvyB i5 will be...

Got some nice and bright 3528 SMD LED strip lights and decided to put some in my case, it's a meter strip of cool white LEDs, the store I bought it from claims a total of 960 lumens brightness. It looks much brighter than the photos show, and has an adhesive backing to the strip which means they...

I currently have a friend who wants me to build a new PC for him, mainly for gaming, for £500 including a 22" 1080p monitor and a printer. I would appreciate it if anyone would check the list below to make sure I haven't made any silly mistakes such as missing parts. Stock CPU cooler will be...