I have been dying to try out the new i7's for a while now. But with work and family commitments I haven't had the time to put into starting a new project. Until now that is. I have bought all the new components and am waiting for some of them to arrive. I have my custom case planned out and have the materials ready to go.
Basically, the case design is going to be cubic and it will have an aluminium welded framework. The panels will be made from mirrored acrylic, the stuff you can see through when a light is behind it. I am going to get some custom rad grilles (in chrome) for the build, and still have to plan the design for these yet.
It's going to take me quite a while to build the new custom case. Me being me and not being very patient, I am dying to try out the new rig parts, so I picked up a cheapo case today to serve as temporary accomodation until the new custom case is finished. I got a coolermaster elite 335 for this purpose.
Here's the specs of the new rig, when completed:
Intel Core i7 920
Asus P6T mainboard
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) PC3-10666
Inno3D GTX280
2x 500GB Seagate Barracuda's
Coolermaster Silent Pro M 700W Modular PSU
Asus 20x DVD-RW
Then the custom case will feature 2x 240mm rads, with dual loops, one for CPU and chipset, one for the GPU. I will probably use 2x DDC Ultras for the pumps, not sure which tops to go for yet. I won't be ordering the wc kit till I get the case built and it's ready though so I have time to worry about that later.
I took delivery of the P6T today and fitted it into the Elite 335, as I was bored. I am stuck now though till delivery is made on the CPU and memory. I am expecting the memory tomorrow, but the i7 could take upto 10 days before it's here. It's going to kill me waiting that long
Anyways, here's a couple of pics of the mobo installed in the Elite 335, I haven't fitted the PSU or drives yet as they are being used in my current rig. It's looking not too bad at the moment. The mobo is looking very lonely in there though, and needs some i7 love. As I haven't even started the custom case build yet, it's going to be a month or two before the rig gets it's intended home, so the Elite 335 wiil do for now.
Basically, the case design is going to be cubic and it will have an aluminium welded framework. The panels will be made from mirrored acrylic, the stuff you can see through when a light is behind it. I am going to get some custom rad grilles (in chrome) for the build, and still have to plan the design for these yet.
It's going to take me quite a while to build the new custom case. Me being me and not being very patient, I am dying to try out the new rig parts, so I picked up a cheapo case today to serve as temporary accomodation until the new custom case is finished. I got a coolermaster elite 335 for this purpose.
Here's the specs of the new rig, when completed:
Intel Core i7 920
Asus P6T mainboard
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) PC3-10666
Inno3D GTX280
2x 500GB Seagate Barracuda's
Coolermaster Silent Pro M 700W Modular PSU
Asus 20x DVD-RW
Then the custom case will feature 2x 240mm rads, with dual loops, one for CPU and chipset, one for the GPU. I will probably use 2x DDC Ultras for the pumps, not sure which tops to go for yet. I won't be ordering the wc kit till I get the case built and it's ready though so I have time to worry about that later.
I took delivery of the P6T today and fitted it into the Elite 335, as I was bored. I am stuck now though till delivery is made on the CPU and memory. I am expecting the memory tomorrow, but the i7 could take upto 10 days before it's here. It's going to kill me waiting that long
Anyways, here's a couple of pics of the mobo installed in the Elite 335, I haven't fitted the PSU or drives yet as they are being used in my current rig. It's looking not too bad at the moment. The mobo is looking very lonely in there though, and needs some i7 love. As I haven't even started the custom case build yet, it's going to be a month or two before the rig gets it's intended home, so the Elite 335 wiil do for now.
