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Recent content by gofasterplease

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    New Prodigy Build

    As I said in my last post, in my case it was most likely a lemon part rather than being a cooling issue. However, "SFF means airflow and cooling become paramount concerns" this part is just physics. If you are dissipating 650 watts, its going to be easier (ALL ELSE EQUAL) to do that in a 36...
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    New Prodigy Build

    RAID0 up in this mug: Technically true, case size doesn't matter for stability, however, SFF means airflow and cooling become paramount concerns. If one part on the motherboard isn't getting adequate cooling, that might cause stability issues. What got me last time was a lemon(s)...
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    New Prodigy Build

    Pre-RAID0
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    New Prodigy Build

    this system was originally inside of a fractal design node 304, with a corsair h80i, but it never ran "right." intermittent crashes, boot loops, etc. I RMA'd basically all the parts and couldn't debug, so I rebuilt it in a prodigy M with air cooling... runs like a champ. I'll trade a few...
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    New Prodigy Build

    honestly, I really detest the fact that the front mounted ports and buttons are on a side panel... disconnecting wires to remove side panels isn't cool. The Fractal Node 304 case was better designed in that respect.
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    New Prodigy Build

    Even w/ a short cable kit, fitting stuff around other stuff (the oversized cooler and full length GPU aren't making it easy) ain't easy. I need to find a local geek with small hands and OCD to clean it up...
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    New Prodigy Build

    Hej Meng, you thing my cable management looks good?
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    BenQ GW2765HT 27" or Dell 3008WFP for Gaming?

    so, BenQ then. Thanks!
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    New Prodigy Build

    Core i5-4670K Gigabyte Windforce R9-290X Asus Maximus Impact VI Mobo BitFenix Prodigy M 16GB G.Skill Sniper RAM Silverstone ST65F-G PSU Noctua NH-D14 2x Samsung 840 Evo 250GB RAID 0 I've built a lot of machines with nary a problem, but this one was a toughie. I had at least one or...
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    BenQ GW2765HT 27" or Dell 3008WFP for Gaming?

    Hi, I just bought a BenQ GW2765HT 27" 2560x1440 monitor to replace an old 24" 1080p monitor on my backup machine, but now I have two good monitors, the BenQ and an old Dell 30" 2560x1600 3008WFP. Which of these two monitors would be best for gaming? It'll be connected to an R9-290X. I'm...
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    Haswell Z87 SFF motherboard list

    for an itx gaming machine: Asrock Z87E-ITX or Asus Z87I-DELUXE? I've always built with either Gigabyte or Asus... never trusted Asrock before but willing to be convinced.
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    Streacom FC8 Evo HTPC/Gaming Build: The 110W Wonder

    Adding the "case circulation fan" was pretty key to keeping the temp of the 7750 nice and cool under load. It also has the side effect of helping cool whatever other parts on the mobo w/o a heat block stay cool.
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    Streacom FC8 Evo HTPC/Gaming Build: The 110W Wonder

    Not 100% sure, but I do recall it being a tight fit. My machine has two drives. I recall essentially wedging one of the connectors in. If that's true, I think a third SATA is off limits. If you don't need discrete graphics you could put in a PCIe card with internal SATA headers but you know...
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    Streacom FC8 Evo HTPC/Gaming Build: The 110W Wonder

    I think ultimately the solution will be integrated GPU's powerful enough to play games on. The 7750 has a 55W TDP... actively cooling it in a case without fans is hard. Passively cooling it in a case without fans is going to be VERY hard, even if you could re-route the heat to the exterior...
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    Streacom FC8 Evo HTPC/Gaming Build: The 110W Wonder

    Basically any time you have two metal surfaces that need to conduct heat, you need a lot of grease. So between the interfaces of CPU->aluminum block->Heat pipes->Chassis blocks, you need grease. PS as an update to this thread, I installed a small 12V case fan that I affixed to the inside of...
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