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[jrwizbang]

@ cncghee358, it is awesome. It is SO bright, and has 3 different levels of brightness.
and @ Uther39, It just BARELY touches the side, and I am currently working on a custom lexan side with a hole cut in it for the V6GT. And by BARELY, I mean, if it were about 2mm shorter, the side would fit on.

 

[Uther39]

So you cut a hole in the side panel just big enough for the V6 to protrude through, like an engine through a race car bonnet.

 

[jrwizbang]

@Uther39, Yeah, pretty much. I'll post pics when it's done. I'm just waiting to get 2 case fans from a friend, so I can know where and how big to cut fan holes. They should be here within 2-4 days.

 

[Chris Light]

Posted my system back on the 2nd page.

I just got a new case, so here's the updated system...

 

[mr_lucklegs]

Awesome, I'm a fan of wire loom too!

 

[Chris Light]

Awesome, I'm a fan of wire loom too!

haha, i'm super lazy.

 

[Uther39]

Very clinical.

 

[aznshinobi]

Wow nice, love the BW kinda feel.

 

[jrwizbang]

@Chris Light, Now THAT is a sexy computer! Mind posting your specs?

 

[Chris Light]

@Chris Light, Now THAT is a sexy computer! Mind posting your specs?

thank you!

here goes:
CPU: i7 2600k @ 4.7ghz 1.34v
MOBO: Asus P8P67 PRO
COOLING: Antec H2O 620 w/2 Xigmatek fans in Push/Pull
Boot: Crucial M4 64GB
Media: WD Caviar Blue 1tb
Render: WD Caviar Blue 1tb WD drives each in aluminum enclosures side by side on floor of case.
PSU: Corsair TX650W
OPTICAL: Liteon iHBS212 CD/DVD/BR burner
MEMORY: 8GB (4x2gb) Corsair XMS3 1600mhz 1.5v
Graphics: PNY GT430 1gb (no gaming, just photo/video)
NZXT Sentry2 Fan Controller
CASE: Lian Li A05NB

LIGHTS: PPA LED strip with 24 different colors and remote. That explains the B/W theme...the lights can be whatever color i want!

i think that's it haha

 

[Chris Light]

Very clinical.

indeed...i told my wife "i want it to look like an operating room..." haha, guess it worked.

 

[saint19]

indeed...i told my wife "i want it to look like an operating room..." haha, guess it worked.

Nice and very solid rig, congrats

 

[Deleted member 362816]

Posted my system back on the 2nd page.

I just got a new case, so here's the updated system...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/chrislight/Karen2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/chrislight/Karen1.jpg

Very nice, I really like the white, Great cable managment

 

[Chris Light]

saint/cia...thanks for the kind feedback! great community here.

 

[g-unit1111]

Here's my rig:

The specs:

Case: Corsair Graphite 600T
Power Supply: Corsair TX 750
Motherboard: Asus P6T
CPU: Intel Core i7-920
Cooling: Zalman 9500
RAM: 12GB Corsair PC 10666 (6 x 2GB)
HD 1: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB
HD 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
HD 3: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB
Video Card: Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 550 2GB in SLI mode
Optical 1: Plextor B940SA Blu Ray Burner
Optical 2: Plextor PX-880SA w/ Lightscribe
Keyboard / Mouse: Microsoft Cordless Desktop 5000
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Monitor: Vizio 42" LED

I had my old furniture completely removed and just got the new stuff in, and had it designed around my PC, TV and media cabinets. I know about the cable management - I'm pretty horrible at it but getting better. Although I did figure out a way to wrap the 12V cable around the other end of the motherboard finally. :lol:

 

[g-unit1111]

Have you oc'd your cpu any? My brother owns the same mobo/cpu with corsair dominator ram with 2x gts 250's (so old lol) your setups are pretty similar except a few things and the tv in his room is 46 sony bravia.

What kinda benchmarks does your 550's get?

Haven't OC'd the CPU yet but I don't really know what I'm doing. I'm planning to upgrade the fan to a Noctua NH-D14 so overclocking should be no sweat (literally).

I haven't really benchmarked the 550s using 3DMark since I got the second one, I think I'll run that tonight.

 

[aznshinobi]

Wow... You should probably do some intense cable management on that build. You've got the case that makes it easy, but the cables are a horror story in there. Haha it's worse than when i had my antec EA750's cables stuffed everywhere in my 902.

 

[g-unit1111]

Wow... You should probably do some intense cable management on that build. You've got the case that makes it easy, but the cables are a horror story in there. Haha it's worse than when i had my antec EA750's cables stuffed everywhere in my 902.

Yeah it's definitely a rats nest in there. Although I can guarantee the computer I use at work is even worse than that! :lol:

When I get my Noctua D14 I'll definitely spend some time and really rearrange the cables.

 

[g-unit1111]

Yeah my antec 900 v1 has completely no cable management so what I had to do was fit everything between gpu and hdd/ssd lol and I had to redo my cables like 4 times to get them somewhat presentable.

Now I just need to figure out where to stretch the pci-e cords and I also gotta go back and re-lay my sata cables because they are getting ugly to the eye through my window lol...


You will be able to beast style oc that thing

I think the corsair h100 would go epic in that case lol, you could prob oc the 920 to godly limits lol

I was looking at the H100 but I don't really know much about liquid cooling and I don't have the extra cash to spend on a new CPU right now if something goes wrong. And knowing my luck - it probably will! :lol:

 

[jrwizbang]

Yeah. I suck at cable management too. I could do it, and my case is very good for it, I just haven't gotten around to it. And, also, a lot of my cables/cords aren't long enough.

 

[addison]

If only my dad would let me take money from my account and have the glory of building a new pc.... I miss my first built

 

[g-unit1111]

Yeah. I suck at cable management too. I could do it, and my case is very good for it, I just haven't gotten around to it. And, also, a lot of my cables/cords aren't long enough.

After much deliberation I finally decided to order the Thermalright Silver Arrow, when I get and get it installed I'll post an updated picture and hopefully get a lot of the cables cleaned up in the process.

 

[jrwizbang]

After much deliberation I finally decided to order the Thermalright Silver Arrow, when I get and get it installed I'll post an updated picture and hopefully get a lot of the cables cleaned up in the process.

Yeah. I'm planning on doing some intense cable management once I order my new power supply. Also, I'm getting 2 blue led case fans, and am currently working on a custom lexan side. I'll repost pics when I finish. Although, I think I may buy Starcraft 2 instead of a new power supply. Lol.

 

[g-unit1111]

Yeah. I'm planning on doing some intense cable management once I order my new power supply. Also, I'm getting 2 blue led case fans, and am currently working on a custom lexan side. I'll repost pics when I finish. Although, I think I may buy Starcraft 2 instead of a new power supply. Lol.

Pretty much the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and original optical drive are the only things I have remaining from my original build - everything else has been upgraded or changed at some point in the last two years. I think I'm obsessed. :lol:

If I remember correctly this was my original build:

Case: Antec 900
Power Supply: Ultra X3 850 Watt Modular
Motherboard: Asus P6T
CPU: Intel Core i7-920
Cooling: Original Intel stock fan (knew nothing about CPU cooling at the time)
RAM: 12GB Corsair PC 1066 MHz (6 x 2GB)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green 320GB + Caviar Blue 1TB
Optical: Plextor PX-B880SA
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate
Video Card: EVGA Geforce GTX 280 1GB
Keyboard / Mouse: Logitech MX550
Monitor: Acer H243 24" LCD Monitor

And this is the build now:

Case: Corsair Graphite 600T
Power Supply: Corsair TX-750
Motherboard: Asus P6T
CPU: Intel Core i7-920
Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow (replacing Zalman 9500)
RAM: 12GB Corsair PC 1066 MHz
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green 320GB + Caviar Blue 1TB + Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
Optical 1: Plextor PX-B940 SA Blu-Ray Burner
Optical 2: Plextor PX-B880SA
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Video Card: Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 550 2GB in SLI mode
Keyboard / Mouse: Microsoft Cordless Desktop 5000
Monitor: Vizio 42" LED

 

[toneekay]

Wow you guys have some REALLY nice builds! I'm almost too embarrassed to even post mine up here -__-'' Anyways, here's my entry level budget build...

- Intel Core i3-2100
- Biostar H61MH
- G.Skill Ripjaws 8gb DDR3 1333 @ 7-7-7-21
- Cooler Master Hyper TX3 (push/pull; fans blowing forward through exp. bays)
- EVGA GTX 550 Ti @ 1000/2000/2300
- Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.0gb/s
- Corsair CX600
- CD/DVD rom
- Sitting in a really old case, using a really old Dell keyboard, and a really old Logitech mouse... and a 24" Asus VE248H monitor