The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[Lutfij]

I was referring to the $580 for a GTX classified reference. Allanitomwash is South Africa. Didn't notice so much came to past in a few minutes :S

MDBA - have you tried looking through Google? Alot of the questions you ask are easily found on the FAQ sections of the case manufacturers. Furthermore there are a tonne of reviews by a tonne of other reviewers and aren't hard to spot/find with casual observation.

I bring this up not as rhetorical but helpful fact Not trying to harass you in any manner - I just thought I would save you the trouble of waiting between posts and answers where you can find it faster.

FYI 😛

 

[Mirakledba]

lutifj - No worries. Ill Just look at some pictures and see if the header is visable. Qone question for you, I dont know if you've answered this cause I Didnt see it, but do you like the case? I love it and if you say no, thats fine, Ill still get it, but to you, what are the cons? (If anyone wants to know when I get it, my dad comes back from the states inshAllah ( 😉 ) in like 3 days so we can assume hopefully in like 5 days because I told him 450$ is the price with mine and my brothers case to ship, but now its 390 and he was fine with 450 so this is a better chance too.

 

[allanitomwesh]

allanitomwesh - According to newegg, that GPU is 11 inches. On silverstones site it says " SG05-LITE support with 9.5" long NVIDIA Geforce 8800GTS 512MB in 1xPCIE 6pin" And it doesnt go any higher than that. Are you sure it will just about fit?

Well no,firstly the SG05 officially supports 10 inch cards,10.2 inch according to Anandtech [their review gpu went all the way to the front of the case] and 262mm as measured with a ruler on OCN.
Now this is where it gets interesting.
One of the R9 280X's by sapphire is shorter than the others at 10.31 inch or,you guessed it,262mm.
Sapphire R9 280X Dual X [nonUEFI]
Now the problem here is that if sapphire gave a wrong figure,you,ll have to dremel the front of the case [but not the fascia] but if they over-measured it'll fit just fine.

 

[Lutfij]

One question for you, I don't know if you've answered this cause I didn't see it, but do you like the case? I love it and if you say no, thats fine, Ill still get it, but to you, what are the cons?

So its irrelevant if I like or not but as an architect I'll tell you one important fact - design is subjective. Some might like a blinged out system that looks like the star spangled banner or some might like a stealthy ninja'd build. Just like how some people like blonde while others like brunette 😛

Cons?
less storage space when going custom watercooling loop, but that can be overcome with some thinking.
More heat build up due to reduced ventilation areas but remember when you have a heavily perforated panel it'll eventually end up being noisy. The H440 and the bitumen padded fractals (as well as the Corsair 550D+330R) help divert sound so it doesn't hit your ear first. Dmitri on the video also has made some good pointers.

my dad comes back from the states inshAllah ( 😉 ) in like 3 days...snippity snip

May he be granted a safe journey, Ameen

lutifj - No worries...he was fine with 450 so this is a better chance too.

Great news

 

[allanitomwesh]

alan hails from South Africa so monetary conversions and taxes will not be the same on his end. I could be wrong

I'm actually from Kenya,East Africa. South Africa is just the nearest to buy any PC brand worth buying for any aftermarket parts. So,yeah $550 can become a very large figure very quickly for me.

 

[Mirakledba]

Lutfi J- Cool! I wont need more than like 3 drive bays anyway...say I have my 1TB....I get an SSD, later I need another HDD. done. What do you mean by " but remember when you have a heavily perforated panel it'll eventually end up being noisy."?

 

[Lutfij]

Allan - well I was close enough but sorry. I'll keep that in mind

MDBA - No buffer between ear and noisy device aka fan motor and turbulence.

 

[wrchad23]

MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570 Ivy Bridge OC'd @ 4.2ghz (went retard and accidentally got a non-k)
Corsair h80i cooler
8 x Cooler Master Blade Master 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm PWM Cooling Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
WD Passport 2TB external HD
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...
2 x ASUS VG248QE Black 24" 144Hz 1ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD 3D Monitor
1 x QNIX QX2710 Evolution II 27" LED DVI-D Monitor QHD Samsung PLS MATTE Panel *Perfect Pixel
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB 384-Bit SLI Support w/EVGA ACX Cooler
Cooler Master CF quickforce rapid fire (or something like that) mechanical KB

Heaven 4.0 vid: http://youtu.be/Qhr94rP2zGI

 

[allanitomwesh]

Allan - well I was close enough but sorry. I'll keep that in mind

MDBA - No buffer between ear and noisy device aka fan motor and turbulence.

No worries,but it's driving nuts knowing such a good card *MIGHT* fit but I can't be sure. Do you know how many card just vonveniently happen to be 10.5 inches? That half 0.3 inch is driving me mad.

 

[Mirakledba]

Allan, just go for a slightly bigger case like the 250D or something.

Lutfij - Is that a bad thing? xD

 

[Mirakledba]

wrchad23 - Nice rig! May I ask, is this NEW rig or a few months old because if its new, why not haswell?

And how did you manage to buy the wrong cpu xD

Awesome rig though!

 

[allanitomwesh]

Allan, just go for a slightly bigger case like the 250D or something.

Lutfij - Is that a bad thing? xD

NO.IT'S HUGE. 😛

 

[Mirakledba]

Allan - Hehe, Not by too much but it does fit 12 inch gpu's

 

[wrchad23]

wrchad23 - Nice rig! May I ask, is this NEW rig or a few months old because if its new, why not haswell?

And how did you manage to buy the wrong cpu xD

Awesome rig though!

Thanks man.

I built this computer a year ago so that's why I have the Ivy Bridge. I started with a gtx 670 then added another in SLI, then just upgraded to the 780's. Next upgrade is definitely a current gen i7 since I like to play Arma 3. The only reason I haven't done it yet is I'm too lazy to change the motherboard out.

As for the 3570 I was just an idiot and thought I would never OC and just to save $15....

 

[wrchad23]

 

[Mirakledba]

wrchad23 - Oh so there wasnt a need for that CPU cooler anyway. I almost bought a 4570 but I raised my budget and got a 4670k. Laziness is bad and when it comes to PC's, thats a no no. Buy a 4770k and a Z87 motherboard soon

 

[allanitomwesh]

Allan - Hehe, Not by too much but it does fit 12 inch gpu's

It's bigger than the Phenom M and Sugo SG10,both mATX so no thanks. I have no need for watercooling,shipping all those parts would finish me,and if something dies i'd be rigless till i ship a spare.
I am interested in the ML07 though,and the Antec 1100 tower. Even so,I find Corsair's priorities don't align with mine. They prioritize ease of installation and such,whereas I prioritize price/perfomance/size.

 

[wrchad23]

wrchad23 - Oh so there wasnt a need for that CPU cooler anyway. I almost bought a 4570 but I raised my budget and got a 4670k. Laziness is bad and when it comes to PC's, thats a no no. Buy a 4770k and a Z87 motherboard soon

I do have it OC'd as high as it'll go @4.2 and when running it through Prime95 for a few hours it would hit 90-91 on the stock cooler. With the h80i it never goes above 45c. Plus it isn't dumping hot air directly into the case which I try to avoid with the two cards heating up my house.

As for the 4770k...I know. I wish I had a few hours but I think the 3570 should hold me over for a year until I get the itch again to spend too much money at Newegg.

 

[stickg1]

Alan, check out the SG08, I just built in one, it's pretty nice. Granted a lot more expensive than the SG05 but it comes with a decent 600w PSU..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163187

It's pretty tiny while still being able to accommodate a 12.2" GPU

@everyone - Oh heelllooo, look who came a day early!

 

[allanitomwesh]

Alan, check out the SG08, I just built in one, it's pretty nice. Granted a lot more expensive than the SG05 but it comes with a decent 600w PSU..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163187

It's pretty tiny while still being able to accommodate a 12.2" GPU

I'd rather just violate my SG05 and put a 780ti,haha. I hope it doesn't come to that when i upgrade,hopefully R9 3x0x cards are short. Sweet looker that card.

 

[Mirakledba]

StickG1 - Did you just buy that? Wow....Everyone has small rigs and big rigs and i only have a normal mid tower...or will get one. Haha. But still, thats awesome. Congrats 😀 I think that should be for your main rig. Or is it for your mini rig?

 

[stickg1]

I just got it in the mail today. It goes in my main rig, the waterblock and backplate should arrive tomorrow or Friday.


@Alan, it seems like the 770, 780, and 780ti are all 10.5" minimum. Would a 760 be powerful enough for your needs? Those have a shorter PCB.

 

[RussK1]

Spoiler

Nice!

 

[allanitomwesh]

I just got it in the mail today. It goes in my main rig, the waterblock and backplate should arrive tomorrow or Friday.


@Alan, it seems like the 770, 780, and 780ti are all 10.5" minimum. Would a 760 be powerful enough for your needs? Those have a shorter PCB.

I know,i'll just use my 7770 until Maxwell/Pirate Islands.

 

[PandaButtonFTW]

MDBA, I linked one with a window, but actually it was a reply to PandaButtonFTW. I mostly like Fractal Design, Antec, and Rosewill cases.

Not big enough 😛 I just like big cases to put all my HDD's in hehe, still its quite sexy