Mummmbl3s Posted June 2, 2012 Member ID: 1989 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 107 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 25 Achievement Points: 826 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/20/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2023 Birthday: 05/06/1969 Posted June 2, 2012 Hey all! A few wanted to see some photos of my new rig that I just built. I have a few taken during the build out. Here's a list for the uber-geek of you out there: SEAGATE MOMENTOUS 750G 2.5" HYBRID XT 720 CORSAIR H80 HYDRO COOLING KIT SEASONIC X660 80+GOLD POWER SUPPLY XFX HD6870 1GB D5 PCIE 2.1 CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1600 MEMORY ANTEC SOLO II MIDTOWER CASE INTEL BOX INTEL CORE I7 2700K ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 1155 ATX Pair all of that with my Sceptre 24" LCD - now 3 years old - and lots of accessories... 2 additional internal SATA II drives (600gb and 750gb respectively) and 3 external hard drives, USB hubs, KVM switch, lots of power thingies...battery backup, etc. ...and it's a bit complicated in here. So on to the photos: Basics in before the power supply...there's the Corsair H80 cooler...reversed the air flow to blow OUT...moved the Antec's 120mm fan to the front..pulling air in Wow it worked...had an error on the upload, but there it is. Those are the boxes...before building. Building Windows 7 Pro... Close up of the motherboard...the Asus Sabertooth has this cover over it...with tiny 40mm fans - see the one in the middle - that further cool the components... Before the power supply...rear view... And I can confirm the statement below to be true. It's damned QUIET! Almost done...power supply and modular cords installed... Voila! Everything's basically connected, although I will add 2 hard drives later...I think I have other photos of that...eh..will upload in a comment later maybe...reply... AH! Found the other photos...so here. This was my OLD rig...Core 2 Duo ...not TOO loud, but really BRIGHT - lots of blue lights... Antec 900S case...'gamer' case..yadda yadda...5 years old broken side panel...ugh. New rig...DVD drives installed...video card and there's the fan I moved...on the flip-down section ...there are a couple of dust FILTERS - yeah, filters! - for all air intakes on the front of the case...I'll be curious to see how well these do in my dusty room... More to come in 2nd post..I think I reached the limit of photos. simplemod 1 Awards
Mummmbl3s Posted June 2, 2012 Member ID: 1989 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 107 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 25 Achievement Points: 826 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/20/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2023 Birthday: 05/06/1969 Author Posted June 2, 2012 Phew.. ok here's the rest: Lotsa cable management here...this is the BACK side of the case ...nifty, eh? Power/Sata/etc. can run behind the drives...you have an inch of clearance...worked out well to clear up the inside of the case to improve air flow. I'm not that neat, but I tried! http://www.xtremeidi...b1_DSCN2448.jpg Suspension cables...to isolate the vibrations of the drives from the case....and yes, this works VERY well to reduce noise! http://www.xtremeidi...aa_DSCN2449.jpg There you have it...the whole thing... http://www.xtremeidi...47_DSCN2450.jpg And dust covers in place... http://www.xtremeidi...c2_DSCN2451.jpg Tada! Everything's installed...then I'll bring it upstairs and put it in its new home. I ended up tweaking a few things, cleaning up the cables, etc. but it's been running like a champ for the past week or so! http://www.xtremeidi...34_DSCN2452.jpg Sorry..didn't know the limit for # of photos/etc. I see there are 'links.' Hope it's not too annoying to browse. Mummm Awards
Blackbart Posted June 2, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted June 2, 2012 Lookin' good...Should be an ass kickin' rig...Good job buddy... :) Awards
Exe Posted June 2, 2012 Member ID: 2567 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2904 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 983 Achievement Points: 17120 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 06/08/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 11 hours ago Birthday: 12/11/1986 Device: Windows Posted June 2, 2012 Damn, the Sabertooth card is really cool :-) Thanks for the pics mate, seems to be a good quiet configuration. Awards
simplemod Posted June 2, 2012 Member ID: 623 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 21 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1072 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 417 Achievement Points: 7809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 27, 2018 Birthday: 10/26/1982 Posted June 2, 2012 looks nice, ought to be wicked fast
BiG CheesE Posted June 2, 2012 Member ID: 589 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 347 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 1346 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 341 Achievement Points: 10798 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/18/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 16 Birthday: 07/04/1979 Device: Android Posted June 2, 2012 nice Awards
MikeB Posted June 4, 2012 Member ID: 59 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2174 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 2415 Achievement Points: 15578 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 16 hours ago Device: Windows Posted June 4, 2012 Looking good !!!! I actually have the same antec as your old one. Awards
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