New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:13 pmFinally managed to get some pics, and yes, I know my "cable-management fu" is weak 
Nice case, but those open backplates are a dust disaster waiting to happen.
And cable management? Who cares?
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:13 pmRe: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:19 pmRe: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:22 pm
P.S. EDIT Is that Corsair dominator RAM?
It is
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:30 pmOoooh. Very nice. Isat an HP Voodoo? (Sorry if I'm wrong, I'm not familiar with gaming computers.
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:43 pmNo HP in sight, built by yours truly 
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:52 pmVery nice, it looks a lot like mine. I've got that exact same CPU cooler and it dropped my temps by 15
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:04 pm[quote]Very nice, it looks a lot like mine. I've got that exact same CPU cooler and it dropped my temps by 15
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:05 pmNo HP in sight, built by yours truly
Ok. Looks awesome! I'm sure it runs real nice too.
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:09 pmNo HP in sight, built by yours truly
Ok. Looks awesome! I'm sure it runs real nice too.
Considering I only spent $800 dollars (I already had a video card,ram,and a power supply) It's come out nicely.
I ended up getting:
q6600 (OC'ed to 3.2ghz)
XFX 680i Mobo
Antec 900 Case
Western Digital 150gb Raptor Drive (Love this thing)
And the Zalman.
All things considered I'm quite pleased.
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:20 pm[smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] That's awesome! So what about the monitor? 
Re: New Computer
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:33 pm[quote]Nice case, but those open backplates are a dust disaster waiting to happen.
And cable management? Who cares?
And cable management? Who cares?
Re: New Computer
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:59 am[quote][quote]Very nice, it looks a lot like mine. I've got that exact same CPU cooler and it dropped my temps by 15
Re: New Computer
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:20 am[quote]I can't quite tell, but it looks like you might not have the North-bridge cooling fan on there.
Re: New Computer
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:23 am[quote][quote][quote]Very nice, it looks a lot like mine. I've got that exact same CPU cooler and it dropped my temps by 15
Re: New Computer
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:01 pmThat was the first thing I put on the board actually lol.
Edit: Temps are
CPU: 34C Idle, 54C Load
System 28C Idle, 40C Load
Yeah, I just looked at mine, and the fan is the big spinny thing with nVidia printed on the top. I'm dumb.
That board uses a Heatpipe solution... all parts are connected to a big heatsink at the top of the board where the PSU outtake will take care of the heat
The SB heatsink is connected to the NB heatsink with a heatpipe, then there is a fan on the NB heatsink to help with the cooling. The PSU doesn't do anything to help with the cooling here. The big green heatsink/fan is the CPU cooler, and it works great, I just got the exact same one last weekend.