Choklitmlk
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Pics plox
Project Bonus PC
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ok teaser pictures as im supposed to be going to work
that is a GTX680 next to a HD5550
sorry for the titled head one, i will edit and fix when i properly have time
struggle im having ATM is the H100i, trying mount it up top without covering the logo or the RAM. but also looking clean at the same time.
i think i am going to have to spend a few hours cable managing too as i have never built a PC from scratch before so that will be the tricky bit
that is a GTX680 next to a HD5550
sorry for the titled head one, i will edit and fix when i properly have time
struggle im having ATM is the H100i, trying mount it up top without covering the logo or the RAM. but also looking clean at the same time.
i think i am going to have to spend a few hours cable managing too as i have never built a PC from scratch before so that will be the tricky bit
andrevautour
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looking good. i never liked the ripped plastic hose of the old h100. the foam stuff looks way better to me. the corsair link thing is ridiculousness though (the size of it). cant wait to see me.
andrevautour
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you've got great kit though, this will be an incredible build.
have you turned on the h100i yet? I'm curious to see if the pump has the same loud ticking noise that some h100's have.
the pump is as quiet as a mouse im just uploading some pics from a dark room and then i will wait for my other 680 to finish folding before i remove it and put it in here.
struggling a lot to make the power cables for the GPU's tidy, i mean A LOT they just seem to be in your face. tried bending them, think i might have to resort to tie wraps when i get brave enough and know im not going to break the GPU by wiggling it slightly when removing things
struggling a lot to make the power cables for the GPU's tidy, i mean A LOT they just seem to be in your face. tried bending them, think i might have to resort to tie wraps when i get brave enough and know im not going to break the GPU by wiggling it slightly when removing things
andrevautour
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well thats good to hear. my dad had 2 ofthe original h100s and the pumps are just ridiculousness on the ones he had.
i use the holes on the end of the gpu to zip tie them
depending on how many holes you have free you can do all 3 if you want like tom did with the CKC build
some backplates may use all of those holes though unfortunately i believe the evga ones have backplates so you may have to setting for just zipping the two cables together and trying to get them and tight and direct a route out as possible without zipping them to the card
i use the holes on the end of the gpu to zip tie them
depending on how many holes you have free you can do all 3 if you want like tom did with the CKC build
some backplates may use all of those holes though unfortunately i believe the evga ones have backplates so you may have to setting for just zipping the two cables together and trying to get them and tight and direct a route out as possible without zipping them to the card
andrevautour
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Why do that instead of just using the psu cables directly into the card? all the PCI e cables have 6 + 2 so you just use the +2 for the on and leave it off the other one
each of the pci cables from the PSU has the 2 cables and it is meant to power 1 card if you power 2 cards off of the one set of cables they might not be getting the right amount of power also
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it only took me an hour lolTime to finish the build
So update time and lets see some of those pics of it together shall we?? OK then just cause many have asked enough.
So as i have said before i had to get anothe rcase as my first one was defect. Coolermaster must of had a dude one here as there was no damage on the box or polystyrene. also towards the front it was flush at the bottom but about 3-4mm away at the front. you'lll see what i mean below. when i showed a friend of mine it and he said i was being "fussy" about it, not really when you have just paid £140 for a case.
Next was CPU and RAM. i had ordered the 3770k with a PAZ77 V-PRO. and some tasty Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133MHz RAM. i ummed and arghed over with MoBo to get and decided on this one, other choices were GD65 or the MPower.
Next up was changing the direction of the HDD fans, i wanted them at the front to push air into the case, and when the lights are on it looks smart too.
2 seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD for storage, also later i put the SSD under the bottom HDD and removed the SSD cage from the bottom of the case.
Up next, the AX760i.
I must say i was very jealous of the bag the PSU came in, let alone the little sack of cables that were next to it. the PSU bag looked better than the sleeping bag i own. Then there was the bag of cables, it was a neat little pouch full of goodies. One thing i did find out is that the braided cables are not available for the AX760i yet, but when they do come available i will be upgrading to them as i dont think i have the patience to braid my own hoses. maybe IF i was really bored and had nothing to do.
Following this i put in the Mobo and the side panel so i could get a sneak preview of it all before all the cables went in. was a pleasent sight to see i must say
GPU Comparison time, i previewed a picture before just to show the vast difference. Before i had the HD5550 from AMD, i pity little GPU when placed next to the Nvidia EVGA GTZ680 superclock Signature 2. and to think i have 2 of these puppies to go inside the Stryker case. its going to be epic
Next we have a suprise picture that i didnt know was being taken. this was me trying to route the cables for the HDD and SSD neatly and sneakily. i done the best i could for a build virgin, but im sure i will look back and find things alot easier when i get some braided wires.
Up next the H100i. I was lucky as to when this was realised, cause i wouldnt of been happy had I purchased the H100 and then this was released. but i was fortunate. fitting was simplevand easy. At first i was a little unsure as i fitted the backplate, and it was very very loose. But once i had put the whole unit of it wasnt going anywhere.
Temps i had at stock and folding were 48degrees on the highest core. so im happy with this and looking forward to the potential for overclocking. My Predicament was trying to make it look neat, without covering up the Corsair logo on the pump, or going oveer the RAM as that definatly had to be on show. i tried many options and settled with this
After this i had to power up to make sure everything was working, i wont lie, i was rather apprehensive about this due to being first build and hoping that i didnt blow something up. So i plugged in the mains power, flicked on the PSU. pressed the power button. I heard it power up and power down straight away. I was disheartened. i had a look about, checked all wires but just couldnt for the life of me see what was wrong. So being a brave soul i decided to try the power again.Bam it worked not sure what happened the first time. and this is waht i was rewarded with
So next was to actually put in the GPU's and wire it up. I want a tidy system, dont get me wrong, but i have tried the best i could right now, but the cables that come with the AX760i are very very stiff. so i am looking forward to a set of braided for this unit. but the GPU cables were the hardest thing i found to manipulate.but for now this will have to do.
now time to add the side panel and turn this thing on
Finally finished and now time to install Windows. and with it installed i started up the F@H to get a few temps and see how good the GPU's act, but when i get home tonight i will sort thw SSD out so it doesnt do anything i dont want it to do so i dont waste space. also try for some nice overclocks, for now i think it will just be CPU and possibly the RAM. i'll try the GPU's at a later date as they are silly fast for me ATM and will handle anything i throw at them. Especially since im only running a 22" screen via VGA untill i get my 3x23" iiyama2473hd.
Hope you have enjoyed this little update. with regards to the wifes computer, im still waiting on the case to turn up, also i have to send back the MoBo i have as i was ill advised and wished i had stuck to my guns on that as i was right the first time. but that will only be a week or 2. maybe a nice xmas present for her or birthday as hers is on the 17th LOL
So update time and lets see some of those pics of it together shall we?? OK then just cause many have asked enough.
So as i have said before i had to get anothe rcase as my first one was defect. Coolermaster must of had a dude one here as there was no damage on the box or polystyrene. also towards the front it was flush at the bottom but about 3-4mm away at the front. you'lll see what i mean below. when i showed a friend of mine it and he said i was being "fussy" about it, not really when you have just paid £140 for a case.
Next was CPU and RAM. i had ordered the 3770k with a PAZ77 V-PRO. and some tasty Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133MHz RAM. i ummed and arghed over with MoBo to get and decided on this one, other choices were GD65 or the MPower.
Next up was changing the direction of the HDD fans, i wanted them at the front to push air into the case, and when the lights are on it looks smart too.
2 seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD for storage, also later i put the SSD under the bottom HDD and removed the SSD cage from the bottom of the case.
Up next, the AX760i.
I must say i was very jealous of the bag the PSU came in, let alone the little sack of cables that were next to it. the PSU bag looked better than the sleeping bag i own. Then there was the bag of cables, it was a neat little pouch full of goodies. One thing i did find out is that the braided cables are not available for the AX760i yet, but when they do come available i will be upgrading to them as i dont think i have the patience to braid my own hoses. maybe IF i was really bored and had nothing to do.
Following this i put in the Mobo and the side panel so i could get a sneak preview of it all before all the cables went in. was a pleasent sight to see i must say
GPU Comparison time, i previewed a picture before just to show the vast difference. Before i had the HD5550 from AMD, i pity little GPU when placed next to the Nvidia EVGA GTZ680 superclock Signature 2. and to think i have 2 of these puppies to go inside the Stryker case. its going to be epic
Next we have a suprise picture that i didnt know was being taken. this was me trying to route the cables for the HDD and SSD neatly and sneakily. i done the best i could for a build virgin, but im sure i will look back and find things alot easier when i get some braided wires.
Up next the H100i. I was lucky as to when this was realised, cause i wouldnt of been happy had I purchased the H100 and then this was released. but i was fortunate. fitting was simplevand easy. At first i was a little unsure as i fitted the backplate, and it was very very loose. But once i had put the whole unit of it wasnt going anywhere.
Temps i had at stock and folding were 48degrees on the highest core. so im happy with this and looking forward to the potential for overclocking. My Predicament was trying to make it look neat, without covering up the Corsair logo on the pump, or going oveer the RAM as that definatly had to be on show. i tried many options and settled with this
After this i had to power up to make sure everything was working, i wont lie, i was rather apprehensive about this due to being first build and hoping that i didnt blow something up. So i plugged in the mains power, flicked on the PSU. pressed the power button. I heard it power up and power down straight away. I was disheartened. i had a look about, checked all wires but just couldnt for the life of me see what was wrong. So being a brave soul i decided to try the power again.Bam it worked not sure what happened the first time. and this is waht i was rewarded with
So next was to actually put in the GPU's and wire it up. I want a tidy system, dont get me wrong, but i have tried the best i could right now, but the cables that come with the AX760i are very very stiff. so i am looking forward to a set of braided for this unit. but the GPU cables were the hardest thing i found to manipulate.but for now this will have to do.
now time to add the side panel and turn this thing on
Finally finished and now time to install Windows. and with it installed i started up the F@H to get a few temps and see how good the GPU's act, but when i get home tonight i will sort thw SSD out so it doesnt do anything i dont want it to do so i dont waste space. also try for some nice overclocks, for now i think it will just be CPU and possibly the RAM. i'll try the GPU's at a later date as they are silly fast for me ATM and will handle anything i throw at them. Especially since im only running a 22" screen via VGA untill i get my 3x23" iiyama2473hd.
Hope you have enjoyed this little update. with regards to the wifes computer, im still waiting on the case to turn up, also i have to send back the MoBo i have as i was ill advised and wished i had stuck to my guns on that as i was right the first time. but that will only be a week or 2. maybe a nice xmas present for her
or birthday as hers is on the 17th LOLSo, got windows installed, few other little things and time to overclock. i must say this chip/mobo is soo much better than my last 3770k
as of right now i have managed 4.5GHz @1.2v
I'm not sure if i should push any higher, or if it is a good chip, but temps on the H100i with ther fans running at "balanced" were 70/72/76/72 across the 4 cores
I'm happy with this anyways. time to run prime for a few hours as i only ran a intel burn test on high
as of right now i have managed 4.5GHz @1.2v
I'm not sure if i should push any higher, or if it is a good chip, but temps on the H100i with ther fans running at "balanced" were 70/72/76/72 across the 4 cores
I'm happy with this anyways. time to run prime for a few hours as i only ran a intel burn test on high
Get yourself the THQ humble bundle, so you can test out your graphics card set up. Really nice looking rig you've made there. I need to redo the cable management in mine.
http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?p=576108#post576108
http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?p=576108#post576108
yassarikhan786
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Really clean setup mate, glad to see everything went well after that initial scare 
The Orange One
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Nice tidy build mate!!
andrevautour
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Looks really good man! I love the look of the EVGA cards. If I was being really fussy about small things I'd say maybe find yourself a black SLI bridge, change the red SATA cables to black ones. Other than that it looks great just the SLI bridge and the sata cable stood out a bit in there.
I have an EVGA SLI bridge connector in black on order. just awaiting for it to arrive. also i do have some black Sata cables but im waiting for the bridge to turn up so i can turn the system off and put it all in at same time.
once done i will post pictures up
Also today i took delivery of my Logitech G930 wireless headset and a DGM 27" 2560x1440 monitor. i must say it looks amazing, has no dead pixels that i could see when testing it out. and so glad i have bought it
pics to follow of that also
once done i will post pictures up
Also today i took delivery of my Logitech G930 wireless headset and a DGM 27" 2560x1440 monitor. i must say it looks amazing, has no dead pixels that i could see when testing it out. and so glad i have bought it
pics to follow of that also
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andrevautour
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I have an EVGA SLI bridge connector in black on order. just awaiting for it to arrive. also i do have some black Sata cables but im waiting for the bridge to turn up so i can turn the system off and put it all in at same time.
once done i will post pictures up
Also today i took delivery of my Logitech G930 wireless headset and a DGM 27" 2560x1440 monitor. i must say it looks amazing, has no dead pixels that i could see when testing it out. and so glad i have bought it
pics to follow of that also
very nice! looks really good. awaiting more pictures
good stuff! nice to see some people getting 2560x1440 monitors. it really does looks a lot better than 1080 for general use and games look a lot sharper and higher detail as well. i have always said i prefer 1 or 2 high res monitors over 3 low res 1080 monitors.
i use an apple cinema display myself which is a samsung backlit led ips panel i believe. i also have an older 27 inch samsung that is 1920 x 1200 so i have one of each resolution and i find that those 2 are a nice combination.
