Pics of new Setup

[Bisectors Fore]

I finally got my new rig together, with all peripherals and a replacement HDD. Back when I was in the process of piecing out the build, it was requested that I post pictures once it was done. I took a bunch of shots last weekend and discarded the ones that I thought were bad or redundant, so here's what I have left. I hope you like them.

The Tower

Rear Panel

Left Side

Right Side, "Cable Management"

Top 200mm Fan

Removable HDD Caddy

Left Side, Panel Removed

Upper Interior

Lower Interior

Thermalright Ultra Extreme

E-peen

Extra PSU cables routed under HDD caddy

The PC P&C Silencer 750 does not have a bottom mounted fan, so it worked well in the Antec 1200, which has the PSU mount at the bottom

Exterior, Side Angle

Exterior, Side Angle, System Powered On

Left Side, System Powered On

Interior, System Powered On

Logitech Peripherals

LG L227WTG

The "Command Center"

That's it! My cable management is not stellar but I do at least have all cables routed behind the motherboard tray. Thanks again [H] for all your help with my build. If there are any other shots anyone would like to see just let me know.

 

[Casper312]

Looks good, why is the front dusty looking? or is that just the dust filters effect?

Once again, looks good and must perform good, Start overclocking that thing

 

[Bisectors Fore]

Yes, that is the dust filters in the front. They do get dusty sometimes but I clean the frequently so it is not a problem. There is some dust on the PSU as is visible in a couple of the pictures, but we live in the country and have pets, so dust happens. No big deal. Yes, it runs games great, currently maxing out Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 with no problems at all. As for OCing, I will probably do a bit of it at some point, but I am reluctant to mess with any settings now since it can handle everything I have. Also, OCing would void my CPU warranty and I might need that down the road.

 

[Dangman]

Nice work!

Thx for the pics!

 

[BikePilot]

That looks great!

 

[Everett1]

Awesome

Many have stated they don't like the side case, but I like it because it reminds me of Pac Man eating a pellet.

Like the honeycomb grill design on the front. Bees will soon pop out.

 

[Bisectors Fore]

Nice work!

Thx for the pics!

No Problem. Thanks for all your help.

That looks great!

Awesome

Many have stated they don't like the side case, but I like it because it reminds me of Pac Man eating a pellet.

Like the honeycomb grill design on the front. Bees will soon pop out.

Thanks. Yeah I think I would have preferred just a plain window but that is not a big concern for me when picking out a case. Overall, I love the 1200.

 

[NightOps]

Nice rig ;-)

While overvolting is obvious, I don't know that OC'ing is. But yes, running anything other than Intel's stated speeds/volts/etc does void your warranty: http://download.intel.com/support/processors/sb/english_3yr_warranty.pdf

However, I truly doubt that they can tell if you've OC'ed the cpu. Also note, using anything other than an Intel stock HSF also 'technically' voids your warranty as it is non-Intel-approved equipment. Again, though, how in the world are they going to know - unless you tell them???

 

[Bisectors Fore]

Good to know about the heatsinks. I hope Intel doesn't see those pictures.

Sorry I don't know anything about this, what is the difference between overclocking and overvolting? I had read that for OC you increase the CPU and FSB speed, but i7 doesn't have an FSB so how does that work?

 

[kevinzak]

Good to know about the heatsinks. I hope Intel doesn't see those pictures.

Sorry I don't know anything about this, what is the difference between overclocking and overvolting? I had read that for OC you increase the CPU and FSB speed, but i7 doesn't have an FSB so how does that work?

It uses QPI which for all intents and purposes doesn't really change the overclock process. FSB and QPI are different protocols completely when you get down to it but if we're talking in simple terms, they are the same general thing.

You don't overvolt something. You can undervolt it which is basically running a component at the lowest stable voltage you can to achieve lower temps and higher overclockability (I don't think that's a word but I'm going with it anyway ).

 

[Bisectors Fore]

You don't overvolt something. You can undervolt it which is basically running a component at the lowest stable voltage you can to achieve lower temps and higher overclockability.

Well then what is he talking about:

While overvolting is obvious, I don't know that OC'ing is.

 

[kevinzak]

Well then what is he talking about:

He is saying that screwing with voltages obviously voids your warranty but he didn't know if overclocking does. It does, by the way.

I think he meant just changing voltages. Overvolting really isn't the correct term though.

 

[Bisectors Fore]

Gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up.