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[Aeacus]

April
Bought Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB fan controller and 3rd NZXT AER140 RGB fan for my Skylake build.

In the process of installing my AER140 fans into my case.

All 3 AER140 RGB fans up and running.

Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB up and running.
Channel layout:
Channel #1: Corsair ML140 - front intake
Channel #2: Corsair ML140 - front intake
Channel #3: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Channel #4: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Channel #5: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhaust
Channel #6: Corsair ML140 - rear exhaust
Temp probe layout:
Probe #1: HDD
Probe #2: PSU
Probe #3: GPU
Probe #4: MoBo (near CPU socket)
Probe #5: ambient inside the case (near ODD bay)
Probe #6: ambient outside of the case

Night shot.

 

[maikutech]

Nice setup but does your system need to have six case fans just to keep the thing chilled off ?

 

[Aeacus]

Nice setup but does your system need to have six case fans just to keep the thing chilled off ?

Actually, i have 7 case fans. Since fan controller has 6 channels, my 7th case fan (Corsair ML120 - bottom intake) is hooked up to the MoBo 4-pin fan header.

As far as my 7 case fans go, i don't "need" to have 7 case fans, i could get by with 3 fans (2x front intake and 1x rear exhaust). But since i like to keep my PC quiet, components well cooled and i also like the eyecandy my LED fans provide, i have 7 of them.

With 7 fans, i can run each fan at about 1100 RPM while keeping my PC chilled and quiet. To get the same airflow with lesser fans, i'd have to run my (let's say 3) fans with much faster speeds which in turn increases the noise fans are making.

 

[jimmysmitty]

I just hope my particular CPU is a good overclocker. Mobo comes tomorrow

Nice! It's funny - people said that about both Skylake and Devil's Canyon when they first were released that they weren't good overclockers. Now people are saying that the 4690K and 6700K are great overclockers, and they overclock better than the current Kaby Lake processors. I think a lot of CPUs are like fine wines - they get better with age.

Considering the Q6600 G0, then yes. It was vastly superior to the previous stepping, B3, in that pretty much every single one could be overclocked in the BIOS (or by pencil mod) to 3GHz without having to touch the voltage and in some rare cases, like mine, you could even drop the stock voltage and still hit 3GHz. I only had to up voltage once I went over 3GHz. And to top it off the CPU by default used less voltage than B3.

In reality Devils Canyon was just their G0 stepping. Lower power draw, less voltage needed, lower heat and higher stock and overclock speeds.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

My Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 8GB Limited Edition , just arrived.

 

[maikutech]

I hope you can get real phone technical support with sapphire "this time" otherwise goodluck with it when it begins to have problems down the road.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I have owned their cards in the past very good service

 

[maikutech]

So have i however the ati software is another nightmare in itself we'll save that discussion for another time.
Enjoy the card.

 

[Rogue Leader]

So have i however the ati software is another nightmare in itself we'll save that discussion for another time.
Enjoy the card.

Zero major issues with AMD software for years upon years. Windows 10 screwed it up at some point, was not AMD's fault. Blanket statements like this with no truth or substance don't really help anyone.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Not to mention they haven't been Ati since 2006..... Sounds to me like you repeat a lot of what you hear instead of speaking from real experience. Nvidia's had two drivers in the last year that have been accused of breaking cards.

 

[g-unit1111]

So have i however the ati software is another nightmare in itself we'll save that discussion for another time.
Enjoy the card.

Zero major issues with AMD software for years upon years. Windows 10 screwed it up at some point, was not AMD's fault. Blanket statements like this with no truth or substance don't really help anyone.

Yeah I've never had any issues with any AMD cards or software either. I'm willing to bet a lot of this nonsense comes from Newegg / Amazon reviews. And I've owned tons of AMD / ATI cards going back to the All In Wonder days.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Very little issues with software or drivers on either side , both of my recent Nvidia issues were OS update related.

 

[maikutech]

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[Achint2000]

New Build:
Same old Strix 970 4GD5 from 2015 (BIOS MOD OC @ 1468 MHz Core; 3825 MHz Memory; 1.212v)
Old Monitor: LG E1942 19" (1366x768) OC'ed Resolution at Progressive 3600x2025 (via HDMI-VGA)

Intel Core i7 7700K OC @ 5 GHz; 1.45v vCore (Yes, new to OC'ing, Reached 5 GHz )
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 RAM @ 3333 MHz X.M.P
ASUS z270F Gaming Motherboard (ASUS AURA SYNC; RGB)
Corsair RM850x 80Plus Gold 850W PSU
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD (SATA 6Gb/s)
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64

Main images:

Top-Down View

CPU @ 5 GHz OC; 1.45v vCore

Monitor @ 3600 x 2025 from 1366 x 768 Native

Image Album here: http://imgur.com/a/ngK08

Hope y'all like it

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Nice setup.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 8GB Limited Edition up and running.

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[maikutech]

Video demonstration ? it'd be nice to see and hear your new system.

 

[Revolucionar]

I have FX 4300 and R7 250 and 4 gb of RAM.
I know it's not that good,but in pair with 720p monitor,it's just fine for the games I play(CS:GO,War Thunder,GTA V).
In the future I plan on getting new GPU like GTX 1050 Ti and more gigs of RAM.

 

[Slumy__57]

Newest components are the 1060, SSD, and the case, but here are some pics of my overall build. Just finished up with some cable management too very recently.

Sorry about the pic quality, I couldn't get my phone to blot out some of that light.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I run the 303 too.​

Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 8GB Limited Edition up and running.

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[maikutech]

I have FX 4300 and R7 250 and 4 gb of RAM.
I know it's not that good,but in pair with 720p monitor,it's just fine for the games I play(CS:GO,War Thunder,GTA V).
In the future I plan on getting new GPU like GTX 1050 Ti and more gigs of RAM.

Pictures or it didn't happen, update your post pics, thank you good sir.

 

[gamelovers11223]

Upgraded to a Phanteks Enthoo Primo Black/Green. Still working on airflow, lighting and wires.

 

[maikutech]

I gotta admit that is one nice looking designed computer, the only thing I don't like is the front panel of the case.
Maybe I'm just use to wanting a fan in the front of my cases, this use to be my old case over a year ago.
http://images.getprice.com.au/products/BimgAerocool%20VX-E%20Pro.jpg

 

[Slumy__57]

I run the 303 too. Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 8GB Limited Edition up and running.

Very nice, the 303 is a pretty fantastic case. Did you have any problems getting those bottom three fans to fit in your rig? I wanted to run the three bottom fans as well but the header pins on my motherboard were blocking the space.

 

[gamelovers11223]

I gotta admit that is one nice looking designed computer, the only thing I don't like is the front panel of the case.
Maybe I'm just use to wanting a fan in the front of my cases,

Thanks. Front of the case has two 140mm LED intake fans.