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[clonazepam]

Here is all the "Phantom" info: http://www.gainward.com/main/edm/GTX570_Phantom/gw_edm_GTX570_Phantom.html

I really like it overall. If it were mine, I'd be very happy that I have a 2 gallon 60-90 psi air compressor with moisture trap. I think an air compressor of those stats is bare minimum for keeping a PC clean and tidy

 

[clonazepam]

When will they start providing books with keyboards that depict every character/action/function >_<

I bet it would be a big book lol. NN having to live in another part of the world just to be able to know how to use an ALT character Q_Q


off topic ikr,

My Scythe Kraze Master Pro 6 chan controller and 2x Aerocool Shark 120mm white led fans to replace my cpu cooler are on their way 😀

Silly UPS handed them off to USPS for final delivery >_< so now I must wait by front door all day.

Will have some pics up once I get them ready, as well I will take pics of me removing the retension clips of the noctua fans for all of you wondering how it should be done! Will be my first attempt lol.

ummm *** gallery *** not work log... 😛

 

[clonazepam]

Ooh I found a tiny scratch, let me just fill it in with magic marker and post the updated gallery of progression and a little bonus detail for the rest of the magic marker fans!

Seriously though, you should take the whole system completely apart and document the "rebuild" and just pace yourself. It'd be a worthwhile read to learn your thought process and opinions why this or that works or doesn't. I'd read it.

If I sound like a penis, its cuz my meds haven't kicked in. I hope you appreciate the humor I'm attempting here... I don't expect this post to last very long so read it quickly.

Edit: To be fair, and maintain a balance with the Force, I stupidly broke a chip off of a 580 and stripped the screw holes on a 580 water block all in the same day!!!

 

[Cleanfader]

^
are those Gainwaird GTX 570's passive cooling or are fans in there, pic is OK quality but I can't be sure..

Yeah, they have 3 fans each, and I was considering getting the Frozr III's but I settled for the Phantoms cause they are pretty quiet and I like the overall design, but I would say any of the high end non reference models will provide you with low dBls.

 

[RussK1]

pothead, clonazepam and malmental..
all three need to be committed..

+1 [:russwood1488:5] [:russwood1488:7]

 

[Cleanfader]

Sorry about the horrid image quality of my previous post. I've included a few better ones since I have taken the liberty of using my Digi cam this time round. I forgor to add my fan set up and Screen the first time round too.


MOBO: Asus P8P67 Pro
CPU: Intel i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster V6 GT
RAM: 8 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
HHD: 320 WD, 1 TB Barracuda, 2TB Barracuda, 55Gb Adata 599 Series SSD
GPUS: 2 x 570 Gainward Phantoms in SLI
PSU: Corsair TX850 V2
Case: Corsair 600T Mesh (Black)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
OPTICS: Sony DVD WRiter
Display: Samsung SA550 27 inch LED.
Fan set-up: 4 x 120mm Aerocool Sharkfins running off the stock 600T fan controller, another 120mm for extraction on the top bay, and the normal Corsair 2 x 140mm's and 120mm set up as per the normal 600T. There is 8 in total







Pow, i'm new here, so take this as my official "Hello" 😀

 

[clonazepam]

Is the Noctua performing better or worse? Is it louder, quieter, or the same? I must know because my Noctua's going to replace my Corsair H50 when I swap cases.

 

[clonazepam]

Call Geoff at frozencpu.com. It'd cost you ten dollars to ship them back for replacements.

 

[clonazepam]

I love it and I'm stealing it. I want to do all white now for the next build. I'll have to change it up a little like blue/white or white/blue. I have plenty of time to ponder it.

 

[RussK1]

Eyefinity baby!

http://youtu.be/DJwD9OsWCwo

 

[cmcghee358]

Is the Noctua performing better or worse? Is it louder, quieter, or the same? I must know because my Noctua's going to replace my Corsair H50 when I swap cases.

As someone who has owned the H50, and currently owns the H70, can I ask why you're going from a Noctua to an H50? Also what Noctua HSF are you migrating from?

 

[clonazepam]

No... other way around. Tossing the H50.

 

[Gothams Finest]

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cpu - i5 2500K @ 4.7ghz 1.344V
mobo - MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)
cpu cooler - Noctua NH-D14 w/ 2x 120mm Aerocool Shark White
gpu - MSI Twin Frozr III 6950 2GB 2-way Crossfire
case - Corsair Carbide 500R Black
ram - Corsair Vengence 1600mhz 2x4GB low profile Black
psu - Corsair TX850 v1
ssd - Intel 320 series 120GB
hdd - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200rpm
opticals - LG Bluray player / ASUS DVD Burner 24x
fan controller - Scythe Kaze Master Pro 6 channel
case fans - 3x Enermax Cluster 120mm, 2x Enermax T.B. Silence 140mm, 1x Scythe Slim 120mm.
os - Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
mouse / keyboard - Razer Imperator 2012 / Razer Black Widow (regular)
monitor - 23.6" Acer 5ms 1080p

Just placed an order for a Samsung 27" newegg black friday special to replace my acer as my gaming monitor 😀

Replacing the retension brackets on the heatsink fans was actually very simple and now my case looks much more sick.

Lmk what you guys think about it <3

Nice rig lad. I'm close to pulling the trigger for a full set of Noctua NF-P12s for case fans, so would you recommend the Aerocool Sharks over Noctua NF-P12s?

 

[FlintIronStagg]

Ayup guys.
I have been away from the forums for a while.
Got myself this mouse and it works great:

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thats not to show us his mouse, its a subliminal advertisement for coca cola

 

[Gothams Finest]

thats not to show us his mouse, its a subliminal advertisement for coca cola

I was wondering why I had the sudden urge to buy copious amounts of Coca Cola.

 

[JustinAK]

gainiac
i didnt even think about the crossfire bridge. i was so worried about space for airflow. thanks for the heads up.

 

[chaos133]

simple and clean, just the way I like them.
I'd have to get off that OEM heatsink/fan tho..

Thanks 😀 The OEM Heatsink does the job, if it starts wearing out one day then I'll replace it

Very nice! How is your raptor holding up? Both of my 74s have been replaced once each, and they work fine, just go crunch crunch crunch all the time. I had to pull them =/



He might consider rotating it so the sticker's readable, or put his own sticker on it. 😉

Thank you 😀 I've had my Raptor for about a year and a half now and no problems. 😀 I don't mind the noise it makes.

The reason why the sticker is rotated that way is because it matches the text on the Motherboard. 😉

 

[chaos133]

Sorry about the horrid image quality of my previous post. I've included a few better ones since I have taken the liberty of using my Digi cam this time round. I forgor to add my fan set up and Screen the first time round too.


MOBO: Asus P8P67 Pro
CPU: Intel i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster V6 GT
RAM: 8 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
HHD: 320 WD, 1 TB Barracuda, 2TB Barracuda, 55Gb Adata 599 Series SSD
GPUS: 2 x 570 Gainward Phantoms in SLI
PSU: Corsair TX850 V2
Case: Corsair 600T Mesh (Black)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
OPTICS: Sony DVD WRiter
Display: Samsung SA550 27 inch LED.
Fan set-up: 4 x 120mm Aerocool Sharkfins running off the stock 600T fan controller, another 120mm for extraction on the top bay, and the normal Corsair 2 x 140mm's and 120mm set up as per the normal 600T. There is 8 in total


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Pow, i'm new here, so take this as my official "Hello" 😀

Awesome rig! 😀 Would you think about replacing that black fan at the back with a Red/Orange led one? 😉

 

[Gothams Finest]

:lol: ive been in trouble with some debt i owe and nearly got my pc took away 🙁

Good times.

 

[RussK1]

so are we showing off triple monitors and wallpapers now....?
well here ya go, nVidia 2D Surround baby..!!
http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m529/malmental/pill.png

[:russwood1488:5]

 

[RussK1]

smellz like a hater...
can I loan you some CUDA..?

You have to admit the 7 series looks intriguing(did I spell that right?).

 

[aznshinobi]

^ You mean 7 series.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

I can only imagine the performance of the GTX 7 -series coming in 2014, yes... 😉

Lol, that's the first thing that came to mind when i read it too

 

[toneekay]

Hey everyone,

New build finished, O/C'd and stable for a couple days. Figured I'd post a picture or two

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x445/cbyron82/IMG_0571.jg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x445/cbyron82/IMG_0574.jg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x445/cbyron82/CPU-Z.pg

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
MOBO: ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
CPU Cooler: CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Games/OS HDD: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Storage HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
PSU: High Current Pro HCP-850 850W TX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
GPU: 2X SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB
BD-ROM: LITE-ON Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi Black High Performance PC Computer Case

Thanks for all of the help I got from the tom's hardware forum members on selecting components and such. Please give me feedback and let me know what ya think!

Wow... I ordered my new parts within the past few days and noticed that we have almost the same build! Same cpu, mobo (EX3 though), ram, cooler (H70), and case!

Beautiful setup btw... great minds think alike!

 

[Gothams Finest]

I have been running BF3 recently and noticed im getting 38-70fps on ultra with forced 4xAA and 4x supersampling 😛
Never thought it would run like this

[:briovaz:2]