Andre's Z77 Personal Rig

Ah see, thats more the style of what I would have done with the front mesh, your other idea was very inventive but that right there is is going to be much more effective in the long run. Also I have the same problem with my Big Bang 2 LED's its making me consider swapping out to a RIVE
 
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dieseldog49 said:
Ah see, thats more the style of what I would have done with the front mesh, your other idea was very inventive but that right there is is going to be much more effective in the long run. Also I have the same problem with my Big Bang 2 LED's its making me consider swapping out to a RIVE
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thanks! i completely agree, i dont know why i even bothered with the holes in the first place, really! it's very quiet now no additional noise at all, not even from the dust filter, which is nice.

it's a strange one. there has been 5 bios updates for the mpower in only a few months, i would have thought they would have included a fix to keep the leds off in one of those bois updates!

my dad has a rampage 4 extreme and it's a great board for sure. the 3930k he has will do 5ghz at 1.42V red if not my first choice color wise, though. personally i like the look of the sabertooth x79 a lot these days.
 
If not RIVE for me then the x79 Deluxe Asus, I used to used the Deluxe series exclusively for my own builds. A Bios update would be nice for those LED's, you should convince TTL to review it and really harp on that issue and link it to MSI :p
 
dieseldog49 said:
If not RIVE for me then the x79 Deluxe Asus, I used to used the Deluxe series exclusively for my own builds. A Bios update would be nice for those LED's, you should convince TTL to review it and really harp on that issue and link it to MSI :p
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Yeah there was a written review on OC3D for the Mpower but no video. I don't mind the LED's sometimes as it acts like a color accent in the case, but I usually turn it off at night when I watch movies. I wish it would stay off and that way you could turn it on when you wanted, instead of it coming on all the time and you having to keep turning it off.
 
Hey guys! I'll have more for you probably Monday, but I just wanted to ask here just in case anyone didn't see my thread post about this on the folding @ home category.

I have seen lots of reports of Folding @ Home not utilizing the GPU properly in Windows 8, things like only using 50% or so of the GPU.

I experiences the same thing currently. When I fold on Windows 8 it only uses 50% of my GPU, but when I go over the Windows 7 and fold it uses 100% of my GPU in windows 7.

Like I said I have heard reports of this problem in Windows 8 with AMD and Nvidia cards , and I haven't really heard any solutions yet, so I'm not expecting a fix any time soon, but I figured I just throw this out there and you never know maybe someone has figured it out?

Please do let me know if you have any additional information! Thank you!
 
Folding @ Home

So far no updates about Folding on Windows 8. The latest Catalyst 12.11 Beta 11 and all the latest Windows updates, as well as the latest Folding @ Home Client, and still the same 50% GPU Utilization.

I have been having a little bit of fun playing around with a fresh installation of Windows 7 solely for Folding. I've also set it up to look like Windows 98/2000, mainly just for a bit of fun since I have a nostalgic feeling for that aesthetic and I've always hated the look of Windows 7. I doubt it will help performance in any substantial way, but it's not going to hurt either.

The GPU usage is just fine with my hardware on Windows 7, here is a screenshot from my Windows 7 install:

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Updated Interior Pictures

Now that the fans are installed and everything is sorted out, here are some new up to date interior pictures.









































The new USB3 dongle fits much better







 
CPMFW said:
very nice work again :)
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thanks man! there is a couple of scratches from when i was filing the inside when i originally drilled the holes , but i'm not too worried about that. it looks 10X better than it did with those horrible drilled holes! .


there is what the piece i cut out looked like on the inside! i still can't believe what a mess it was :p

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andrevautour said:
thanks man! there is a couple of scratches from when i was filing the inside when i originally drilled the holes , but i'm not too worried about that. it looks 10X better than it did with those horrible drilled holes! .


there is what the piece i cut out looked like on the inside! i still can't believe what a mess it was :p

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nothing that cant be fixed :)
 
Close Look: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D

Hello guys.

Earlier today I recorded a video about my 650D and what I think of it now that I've lived with it for a few months now. I am uploading that now and I will post it here shortly.

Here are some pictures that I took of the case when I first got it, and a written summary of the things I like and don't like about the case.


Likes

Elegant, clean design

Good looks

Overall fairly good build quality

Good feature set

Side panels are easy to get on and off

Flexible HDD cages and good internal cable management

3 speed fan controller built in

Hot swap HDD slot in the top of the case

Good dust filter that is easy to get off, doesn't create much noise

Good airflow

Lots of cable management grommets for various size motherboards

Good amount of space around the back of the motherboard tray

Decent sized side panel window

Support for 2X 120mm and 140mm fans at the top

All fan mounting holes come with large head screws and rubber grommets

Quick release clips for optical drives works well

Lots of thumb screws and all black screws provided


Dislikes

Noisy front mesh and stock fans

Very stiff power button

No support for front 120mm fans out of the box

Can't remove front panel without removing anything that is in the optical bays

Side panel doors often don't sit very flush with front panel

HDD's stick up quite a bit when they are in the hot swap bay

Front dust filter comes off very easily when you are moving the case

Side panel window could be larger if the latches were not at the top, acrylic
panel appears to be warped quite a bit.

The Screws holding the front & rear feet on are covered by the rubber grip
sticker, so you have to cut the rubber in order to remove the front feet

No good cable management hole to get the front panel cables around the back of the motherboard tray

Fixed optical bay mounting holes, some fan controllers and other small things may not line up flush with the front of the case






That is all I can think of for now. I will add more if I think of anything else.



IMG_2426 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2427 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2428 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2429 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2430 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2431 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2432 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2433 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2434 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2435 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2436 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2437 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2438 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2439 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2440 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2441 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2442 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2443 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2444 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2445 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2446 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2447 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2448 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2450 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2451 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2452 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2470 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2471 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2472 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr


IMG_2474 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr



Fully built up:


IMG_1325 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr



IMG_1288 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr



IMG_1106 by Andre Vautour, on Flickr
 
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