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Limp Gawd
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Fantastic job!!!
I have to say a lot of these rigs look killer... I have never taken to much time figuring out the best and cleanest way to route everything because I have my case closed all the time... IDK i feel like unless you have a clear case or open it up all the time to show it off it's like a waste of time... no offense these all look great I'm just saying I'm really busy and to me i'd feel like nobody would ever get to see my efforts unless I had some sort of window in it....
Hi here is my almost four year old build. (ok ok some upgrades have been made since
Case: Thermaltake Armor+
Mobo: DFI LanParty X48 T2RS
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8400 (3Ghz)
CPU: Cooler Scythe Mugen 2 (fan on the back sucking air from the front)
GPU: Sapphire 4870
HDD: 4 WD Caviar Blue (Raid 10)
SSD: Intel X-25M (120GB)
PSU: Seasonic 700W
MEM: Corsair Dominator DDR2 5-5-5-15
Cooling Fans: 3 x Xigmatek 140mm (Top, Front, Side), 1 x Xigmatek 120mm (Back) 2 x SilentX 120mm Bottom, 1 small Xigmatek on the Northbridge, 1 x Scythe 120mm on the CPU cooler (on the back sucking air from the heatsink and blowing back towards the exhaust fan).
Cold Cathod lamps: UV x 4
awaiting your comments
Looks good, but it seems you have some hardware updating to do, like your RAM for example, and perhaps to a quad core?
Hi thanks for the reply,
Actually the memory is top notch, one of the better performing at the time of the build with very tight timings 5-5-5-15. (if you want to enquire further check http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF/ but i guess you won't )
But within the year I am planning to build a completely new system:
Case: Corsair Obsidian 800D
PSU: Corsair Professional Series HX750W
MOBO: Asus Maximus IV Extreme (or the MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) as a cheaper option)
CPU: Core i7 2600K (or the Core i5 2500k as a cheaper option)
MEM: Corsair Dominator GT 4GB (or the Corsair XMS3 4GB 12800 as a cheaper option)
GPU: Sapphire 6970
Storage: The Intel SSD that I already have plus 2 x 3TB HDDs in Raid 1 for storage.
Open to any suggestions
Many thanks
Theo
Still waiting on some cables to clean up around the optical bay and hdd areas, added H80 since last pic.
I did inquire further. Yeah I never said it was bad ram out anything. Just that ddr2 and 1066 are kinda old school.
Anyways the new system looks good, though I may suggest you do save the bucks with the i5-2500k. I have it and I have used the i7-2600k and honestly, the difference was like, next to nothing. Both are unlocked and overclockable so if you REALLY need to boost your performace it's just a matter of knowing how to use your bios.
Still waiting on some cables to clean up around the optical bay and hdd areas, added H80 since last pic.
Very clean FT02. Looks great.
What cooler is that though? Never seen a black Corsair heatsink before.
what dual cooler watercooler is that?
here is mine did my best to make the cables look nice. i will most likely be ditching the PSU for a corsair AX series, i dont need 1250w anymore or any time soon
Thanks guys!
-Tad
I wanted USB 3.0 compatibility, and the SATA dock.
One thing I think that can really help the Antec P160 (if you take the time) is to do a quality custom blowhole. Without it, there is only one intake fan, one exhaust, and the PSU fan.
My mini gamer build. I made custom length cables:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6161035334_a31dd213ec_b.jpg
My mini gamer build. I made custom length cables:
*big snip*