NZXT Phantom

[spontaneousgamer]

MY BUILD, THIS WHAT I DONE SO FAR, SORRY FOR THE MESSY WIRING, STILL NEED TO DO MORE WORK TO IT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW OFF WHAT I HAVE SO FAR. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

2013 Rig:

CPU - AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler, i did the push pull, two fans pushing and one pulling.

MOBO – ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

GPU – EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1 GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 DVI/HDMI/VGA Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1302-LR

RAM – Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 G PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit

HDD - WD Green 500 GB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache

PSU - Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX600)

CASE – NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White

 

[tinytomlogan]

Cabling does need work.

Those blue fan at the back for example if you rotated them so the cables were on the motherboard side youd see much less and maybe even be able to send them behind the mobo tray and then just pop back out to the CPU header.

Having 2 like that isnt helping performance btw

 

[Dark NighT]

When is saw this i instantly thought about the 40 fan h100 video

 

[spontaneousgamer]

thanks for the advise, i just building it today, i am currently working on the cables right now. what you think i should do to help the cooling performance?

 

[Surfie]

Well, from the pictures, it looks like you have 3 fans attached to your radiator in a push/push/pull configuration.

With liquid cooling, the best performance is from push/pull. Having a third fan is not necessary, and provides no extra benefit.

As for cooling suggestions, in order to help us to help you, would you mind telling us what it is you are planning? For instance, are you planning on keeping all your current gear and not changing anything out? Are you planning down the track to do a custom water cooling loop? Something else?

I know you are only building this now, and that is wonderful, but I do not wish to make assumptions from that which may not be correct.

 

[spontaneousgamer]

well for right now I have this setup for now but I am planning on changing my cooling system and I need some help/advice on water cooling system plus I'm planning on getting a stronger GPU!

 

[Surfie]

What sort of cooling system are you planning for? AIO (all in one) like a h100i? Custom built loop? If custom water, what blocks are you looking to include?

 

[spontaneousgamer]

I manage to do some rewiring..

yes h100i is what I'm looking for next, what are you suggesting?

 

[Surfie]

For a h100i, I would suggest mounting it in the roof, as an exhaust, if you have clearance to do so.

 

[enRodjavel]

Well the rewiring looks much better, but Think U can get it even more tidy.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Yeah that loose cable with the molex connections dude has to be hidden IMHO

The only way youll make your CPU temps better will be replacing the cooler lol

I wouldnt worry till you really start pushing the overclocks.

 

[spontaneousgamer]

I have enough room to push/pull with the h100i. I was always wondering what if I got with the water colling system..

 

[Murphyslaw]

Not a bad build with the cabling now.

How ever a little off topic, can I recommend the edit post button instead of three consecutive replies?

 

[spontaneousgamer]

Overclocking

I WAS WONDERING HOW MUCH MORE GHz I CAN GET IF I OVERCLOCK, I CURRENTLY HAVE 3.5DHz AND WHATS THE BEST WAY TO OVERCLOCK?

 

[Surfie]

Overclocking guide here: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/gigabyte_z77_overclocking_guide/9

 

[spontaneousgamer]

thanks bro.

 

[grassman]

Just remember, No matter how good you may end up having your cables there is always room for improvement. Even for the most experienced PC builder.

What GPU are you planning on getting

 

[spontaneousgamer]

the Asus R9 280X Matrix Platinum, I saw it was up on the freebies forum but someone won it so I think I will just go out and buy it.