Pics of your l33t Systems - Page 55

**n_w95482** · December 29th, 2008

I was watercooling my Opteron until a couple of weeks ago, then one of my hoses popped off and sprayed water everywhere (most likely due to maintenance neglect). I would love to throw a block on the i7, however I can't afford the same incident happening again anytime soon. Maybe in a year or two I'll reconsider it.

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Asus P6T Deluxe, Intel Core i7 920 C0 @ 3.7 GHz (195x19, 1.3v core, 1.84v PLL, 1.3625v uncore) w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 3x2 GB G Skill PC3-12800 @ 780 MHz, 7-7-7-21-1T, 1.66v; ATi Radeon HD 4870 1 GB @ 790/1000 w/Zalman VF-1000, 300 GB WD VelociRaptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), 3ware 9650SE-4LPML RAID controller, SB X-Fi Titanium, Seasonic M12D 750w, CM Stacker 810, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, Dell 2007WFP
XBL/PSN/WoW: Thordrune

Spyhop · December 29th, 2008

So, I've been having odd little problems with my system that were just intermittent enough to make it near impossible to diagnose but frequent enough to piss me off...and formats and reinstall didn't help. So I decided to rebuild and I took the opportunity to move from my Antec P182 behemoth to a tight, compact Silverstone SG01.

Here's the last peek at the old beast. My 8800GTS was already removed:
(the other card left in there is an Asus Xonar DX and it sounds gorgeous. Add-on sound cards aren't dead yet.)

Here's the new gear! (Yes, I got a new Corsair PSU. Figured it was a good idea since I was having stability issues)

Unboxed:

I started installing my Patriot memory into the new board and one of the sticks felt squishy. I took it out and looked at the heat spreader.
RUH-ROH!!!

Huh....wonder if that was a source of my intermittent little problems. Crap. Okay, it's out. I make a trip to my local computer hardware store and:

We have a new challenger!

I know you envy the handlebars

Ram and CPU on mobo:

Partway through the build. Ready for cards and wiring:

All done!

(Suprisingly, this tiny little case had waaaay more room for that 4870 than my P182 did. lol)

The finished product

You would be surprised at how quietly this thing runs. That 4870 is a beast too.

Hope you enjoyed.

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RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

skoreanime · December 29th, 2008

Sweet. So you're old rig is gone, eh?

Spyhop · December 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by skoreanime

Sweet. So you're old rig is gone, eh?

I threw down my old rig and smote it's ruin upon the mountainside.

Sorry....I was watching LOTR while I was rebuilding.

edit: couple more pictures

here's the other side just to show it cabled up nicely:

Here's the Silverstone on my desk with the 22" LCD I also got on boxing day.

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WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case
RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

Last edited by Spyhop; December 29th, 2008 at 08:15.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

skoreanime · December 29th, 2008

That's awesome! If it wasn't for me watercooling, I think I would've gone down the HTPC case style too. Don't need top end parts to enjoy PC games nowadays

Spyhop · December 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by skoreanime

That's awesome! If it wasn't for me watercooling, I think I would've gone down the HTPC case style too. Don't need top end parts to enjoy PC games nowadays

Not an HTPC case. Just compact. It's nice because now I don't have to dislocate my shoulder Martin Riggs style just to get at the cables behind the P182, it's now way easier to pop open for a quick adjustment, and it's way easier to lan with the odd time I ever do.

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WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case
RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

**n_w95482** · December 29th, 2008

Very nice system

.

I had planned on replacing my Opteron system for similar reasons, but I didn't think things would turn out the way they did. The crappy thing was that the watercooling went all bad just a couple of days before I was going to order the new parts

.

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Asus P6T Deluxe, Intel Core i7 920 C0 @ 3.7 GHz (195x19, 1.3v core, 1.84v PLL, 1.3625v uncore) w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 3x2 GB G Skill PC3-12800 @ 780 MHz, 7-7-7-21-1T, 1.66v; ATi Radeon HD 4870 1 GB @ 790/1000 w/Zalman VF-1000, 300 GB WD VelociRaptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), 3ware 9650SE-4LPML RAID controller, SB X-Fi Titanium, Seasonic M12D 750w, CM Stacker 810, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, Dell 2007WFP
XBL/PSN/WoW: Thordrune

gamefreak94 · December 29th, 2008

Oooo.....neat desk. Mine's always all messy

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Spyhop · January 1st, 2009

Bah!! This P5QL-EX is a piece of garbage!! I was hoping to get a modest overclock out of it since ASUS can usually be depended on for decent bios options. Not on this board though. If I even look at the fsb funny the system won't boot and it gives me like no controls.

So screw em. I did some research and it seems that DFI are the only people who get that some enthusiasts like mATX too.

I just ordered this:

DFI LP JR P45-T2RS
No onboard video on this puppy. P45 chipset on a mATX board <3

When I get it I'll be putting this on it:

since it will fit in my case.

This ASUS board is going back

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WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case
RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

DarkSamus · January 1st, 2009

I noticed the solved rubik's cube sitting on your shelf Spyhop! Can you solve them too??

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Spyhop · January 1st, 2009

No, I just don't have the guts to completely mess it up

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WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case
RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

Phil · January 1st, 2009

nice system spyhop

kinda cramped though. heck, im going matx for my next build

.......but i already odered my new wc parts

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DarkSamus · January 1st, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spyhop

No, I just don't have the guts to completely mess it up

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bobrocks95

The tits latch on to the female's body at the beginning of puberty and then continue to feed off her internal juices until it they grow to their full size. Then they officially take control of the host body.

skoreanime · January 1st, 2009

The only good P45 boards for Asus is the P5Q, P5Q-E and Deluxe. The rest aren't worth mentioning

Gossamer · January 1st, 2009

I don't care about box cases being cramped, their just so cool to look at. They look more like game systems than PCs.

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koko-goal · January 1st, 2009

Spyhop do you satisfied with this Pc case?...bcause i'm wondering about Heat issues..

Lord Zedeck · January 1st, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spyhop

Bah!! This P5QL-EX is a piece of garbage!! I was hoping to get a modest overclock out of it since ASUS can usually be depended on for decent bios options. Not on this board though. If I even look at the fsb funny the system won't boot and it gives me like no controls.

So screw em. I did some research and it seems that DFI are the only people who get that some enthusiasts like mATX too.

Lies! I showed you this back when you asked.

Newegg.com - ASUS P5E-VM HDMI LGA 775 Intel G35 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

RunAwayPrisoner apparently has it with his Q9450. He'd taken it to 4.0GHz (though only runs it at like 3.2GHz-3.4GHz for daily use) and his E8400 on a suicide run to at least 4.5GHz on it. He swears by it being one of the best mATX boards there is.

However, that DFI board looks nice.

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Spyhop · January 1st, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by koko-goal

Spyhop do you satisfied with this Pc case?

Completely. I have no heat issues.

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WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case
RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

Phil · January 1st, 2009

Spyhop, the reason the 4870 couldn't fit is because you didn't remove the upper drive bay. if you remove it, a 4870x2 can fit with inches to spare

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Spyhop · January 1st, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

Spyhop, the reason the 4870 couldn't fit is because you didn't remove the upper drive bay. if you remove it, a 4870x2 can fit with inches to spare

It fit, it was just very tight.
This case has way more room and is surprisingly easier to work with than the P182

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WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case
RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

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December 29th, 2008	#1081 (permalink)
n_w95482 Totally crazy Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,770	I was watercooling my Opteron until a couple of weeks ago, then one of my hoses popped off and sprayed water everywhere (most likely due to maintenance neglect). I would love to throw a block on the i7, however I can't afford the same incident happening again anytime soon. Maybe in a year or two I'll reconsider it. __________________ Main PC: Asus P6T Deluxe, Intel Core i7 920 C0 @ 3.7 GHz (195x19, 1.3v core, 1.84v PLL, 1.3625v uncore) w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 3x2 GB G Skill PC3-12800 @ 780 MHz, 7-7-7-21-1T, 1.66v; ATi Radeon HD 4870 1 GB @ 790/1000 w/Zalman VF-1000, 300 GB WD VelociRaptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), 3ware 9650SE-4LPML RAID controller, SB X-Fi Titanium, Seasonic M12D 750w, CM Stacker 810, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, Dell 2007WFP XBL/PSN/WoW: Thordrune

December 29th, 2008	#1082 (permalink)
Spyhop Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 3,808	So, I've been having odd little problems with my system that were just intermittent enough to make it near impossible to diagnose but frequent enough to piss me off...and formats and reinstall didn't help. So I decided to rebuild and I took the opportunity to move from my Antec P182 behemoth to a tight, compact Silverstone SG01. Here's the last peek at the old beast. My 8800GTS was already removed: (the other card left in there is an Asus Xonar DX and it sounds gorgeous. Add-on sound cards aren't dead yet.) Here's the new gear! (Yes, I got a new Corsair PSU. Figured it was a good idea since I was having stability issues) Unboxed: I started installing my Patriot memory into the new board and one of the sticks felt squishy. I took it out and looked at the heat spreader. RUH-ROH!!! Huh....wonder if that was a source of my intermittent little problems. Crap. Okay, it's out. I make a trip to my local computer hardware store and: We have a new challenger! I know you envy the handlebars Ram and CPU on mobo: Partway through the build. Ready for cards and wiring: All done! (Suprisingly, this tiny little case had waaaay more room for that 4870 than my P182 did. lol) The finished product You would be surprised at how quietly this thing runs. That 4870 is a beast too. Hope you enjoyed. __________________ WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

December 29th, 2008	#1083 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	Sweet. So you're old rig is gone, eh?

December 29th, 2008	#1085 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	That's awesome! If it wasn't for me watercooling, I think I would've gone down the HTPC case style too. Don't need top end parts to enjoy PC games nowadays

December 29th, 2008	#1087 (permalink)
n_w95482 Totally crazy Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,770	Very nice system . I had planned on replacing my Opteron system for similar reasons, but I didn't think things would turn out the way they did. The crappy thing was that the watercooling went all bad just a couple of days before I was going to order the new parts . __________________ Main PC: Asus P6T Deluxe, Intel Core i7 920 C0 @ 3.7 GHz (195x19, 1.3v core, 1.84v PLL, 1.3625v uncore) w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 3x2 GB G Skill PC3-12800 @ 780 MHz, 7-7-7-21-1T, 1.66v; ATi Radeon HD 4870 1 GB @ 790/1000 w/Zalman VF-1000, 300 GB WD VelociRaptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), 3ware 9650SE-4LPML RAID controller, SB X-Fi Titanium, Seasonic M12D 750w, CM Stacker 810, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, Dell 2007WFP XBL/PSN/WoW: Thordrune

December 29th, 2008	#1088 (permalink)
gamefreak94 Die anime!! Die!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: پاكستان <--- Urdu Posts: 6,263	Oooo.....neat desk. Mine's always all messy __________________ How to configure uTorrent for maximum upload and download speed?

January 1st, 2009	#1089 (permalink)
Spyhop Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 3,808	Bah!! This P5QL-EX is a piece of garbage!! I was hoping to get a modest overclock out of it since ASUS can usually be depended on for decent bios options. Not on this board though. If I even look at the fsb funny the system won't boot and it gives me like no controls. So screw em. I did some research and it seems that DFI are the only people who get that some enthusiasts like mATX too. I just ordered this: DFI LP JR P45-T2RS No onboard video on this puppy. P45 chipset on a mATX board <3 When I get it I'll be putting this on it: since it will fit in my case. This ASUS board is going back __________________ WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

January 1st, 2009	#1091 (permalink)
Spyhop Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 3,808	No, I just don't have the guts to completely mess it up __________________ WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3

January 1st, 2009	#1092 (permalink)
Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,964	nice system spyhop kinda cramped though. heck, im going matx for my next build .......but i already odered my new wc parts __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC

January 1st, 2009	#1094 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	The only good P45 boards for Asus is the P5Q, P5Q-E and Deluxe. The rest aren't worth mentioning

January 1st, 2009	#1095 (permalink)
Gossamer and his magic murder bag Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA/Virginia Posts: 1,288	I don't care about box cases being cramped, their just so cool to look at. They look more like game systems than PCs. __________________ ------------------------- Silence... I am watching television.

January 1st, 2009	#1096 (permalink)
koko-goal Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Saudi Arabia. Posts: 2,046	Spyhop do you satisfied with this Pc case?...bcause i'm wondering about Heat issues..

January 1st, 2009	#1099 (permalink)
Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,964	Spyhop, the reason the 4870 couldn't fit is because you didn't remove the upper drive bay. if you remove it, a 4870x2 can fit with inches to spare __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC