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[xguntherc]

oh ok.. those seem ok then.

not bad at all Sir. Good job. ya I'd stay at that or lower on both vcore and FSB Core. as thats the VTT and I've heard thats what dangerous on the 45nm chips also. to much VTT.. like over 1.4v is bad.

Also here's the latest guys. Remember this is on a Quad. So a little different than a Core 2 Duo doing it. (No offense Grim. hehehe.)

CPU-Z Validator 2.1

 

[Mr GRiM]

oh ok.. those seem ok then.

not bad at all Sir. Good job. ya I'd stay at that or lower on both vcore and FSB Core. as thats the VTT and I've heard thats what dangerous on the 45nm chips also. to much VTT.. like over 1.4v is bad.

Also here's the latest guys. Remember this is on a Quad. So a little different than a Core 2 Duo doing it. (No offense Grim. hehehe.)

CPU-Z Validator 2.1

No offence taken, well done mate, what is your Vcore for that speed and is it stable on Prime?

 

[Reacher]

I built this rig back in late February and it's the one I use every day.

Yes, I know. I'm a tidy wires freak.

Welcome to Vista Forums Reacher, that's a nice looking Rig you have there and very tidy and I am glad you proved your brother wrong about Vista, it's a great operating system.
I see you have 8Gb of RAM, what sort is that, is it Kingston, it looks cool.

In that pic, it was indeed Kingston, but it was only 4Gb. Now I have 8GB of G.Skill ram.

 

[xguntherc]

Latest edition to the Mod, Today I got a Arcyrlic window and I added a 12x12 Window to my Cooler Master 690 Case. I think my window is much much better than the optional widowed side panel you can buy. It was ugly.
It was a pretty easy job. I just got a Dremel, or a Rotary tool and added a Metal cutting re-enforced 1 1/2" Metal Disk for the Dremel and went to town. I also covered the Metal Panel with Blue 3M Painters Tape to protect the paint and the sides. plus used that to draw my outline on. Then followed that. Had a few sparks flyin, but I'm very very pleased with the end result. Here's some pics for everyone. IF anyone has any questions Just ASK!

The beginning of the cutting, Had some sparks flying. Don't forget your Safety goggles guys.


Here's the Finished Product. Bad picture though. Sorry


Here's the new Window MOD now on my case.


Finished with a Re-seat of my Cooler.


Last Picture. My new Toy.
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[Mr GRiM]

Well done mate, that sure does look like one excellent mod you have done there, very professional. So are you sticking with one video card or are you going to get another one those GTX260's, I was thinking of upgrading mine but not sure what to get, maybe a GTX260 216, 2 9800's or a 9800GX2, what do you recommend mate.

 

[Freelancer852]

So you decided that the side fans were not necessary on that case? You're making me want to get one more and more, lol. You could always drill four screw holes in the window and mount your fan directly onto the window I guess.

 

[xguntherc]

Well I could have bought the same 12x12 window with a 120mm fan mounted in the middle with a metal grill. But I didn't want it. and yes I've realized that without the side panel fan the temps were actually a little better than before. The side fan was messing up the airflow of up and back and out.. I think it was causing a little swirl of heat. as the temps dropped without it about 2c.

I'm likin it very much so far. Yea I'm really happy with the outcome. it looks really professional and thats what I was going for. I wanted it to almost look stock like it came that way. It was a really cool Kit I bought.

Thanks guys!

oh and Grim. yes the 9800GX2 is better than the 260, or the 280. but it doesn't scale very well. and many games it jitters or skips on people. I'd get a 260 216SP or a 280. My personal choice would be the 216 SP GTX260. they are good cards. and can clock like beasts. and don't have the heat problem the 280's do.

 

[pooch]

Very Nice!!.. I know where I'll be looking should I ever get around to doing this as well.

 

[xguntherc]

yup yup.

 

[Mr GRiM]

oh and Grim. yes the 9800GX2 is better than the 260, or the 280. but it doesn't scale very well. and many games it jitters or skips on people. I'd get a 260 216SP or a 280. My personal choice would be the 216 SP GTX260. they are good cards. and can clock like beasts. and don't have the heat problem the 280's do.

Thanks xguntherc I put a inno3D GTX260 216core o/c on order, they are not available over here until the 10th, that sucks I hope its worth the wait price is $425 Aus, cheaper than the old one for some reason

 

[xguntherc]

cheaper than the old. Thats even better.

good for you. You will be very much impressed. All are different and the Core 216 may overclock different. but the stock speed is 576. and I've had mine run games solid at 740 Mhz. Core. but thats about the highest it will go. and the shaders shouldn't go above 1533 either.

Let me know when you get it. I'll help you get the best outa it.

Enjoy!

 

[amplid]

Nice little extra on the case gunther! Very neat! Have a pic in the dark with LED's on?:D

Amplid

 

[swarfega]

Latest edition to the Mod, Today I got a Arcyrlic window and I added a 12x12 Window to my Cooler Master 690 Case. I think my window is much much better than the optional widowed side panel you can buy. It was ugly.
It was a pretty easy job. I just got a Dremel, or a Rotary tool and added a Metal cutting re-enforced 1 1/2" Metal Disk for the Dremel and went to town. I also covered the Metal Panel with Blue 3M Painters Tape to protect the paint and the sides. plus used that to draw my outline on. Then followed that. Had a few sparks flyin, but I'm very very pleased with the end result. Here's some pics for everyone. IF anyone has any questions Just ASK!

The beginning of the cutting, Had some sparks flying. Don't forget your Safety goggles guys.


Here's the Finished Product. Bad picture though. Sorry


Here's the new Window MOD now on my case.


Finished with a Re-seat of my Cooler.


Last Picture. My new Toy.
df

really nice but that tuniq is facing the wrong way!

 

[mansrm81]

Looks nice xguntherc

 

[xguntherc]

I turned the Fan in the Tuniq. So the first picture with the Tuniq sitting vertical. Up and down.. the fan is sucking from the right. and blowing left right out that back exhaust fan.. but now with the Q9650 in there for some reason I can't get the Tuniq to sit without hitting the top mounted fans in my case. it never hit before. but it does now. I've tried 4 times not to hit them. So I just turned it sideways. the way the Tuniq is in the last picture. the Air is sucking in from the bottom. and blowing the air out the top. right into the 2 top Exhaust fans.. but the temps aren't any better. if anything they are higher. I'm not sure what to do.. My temps are great for being at 4.0 Ghz. but others with my CPU are getting better temps at 4.0, and 4.2 Ghz then me. So I'm not sure. I amost wanna get a True. but I'm not sure thats a cost effective upgrade. although it is a better cooler and all. lol

edit* and Pooch. I just saw your New picture with the cable management. Good work Sir. Mine is still just a TINY bit cleaner. but not by much. he he.
How much did that help with temps?
I'm glad to of helped.

 

[Axon]

My new, midrange laptop, the Packard Bell Easynote SL81

AMD Turion 64 X2 @ 2.00GHz
ATi Mobility Radeon HD 3650
4GB RAM DDR2-667
320GB HDD
17" LCD @ 1440x900

I code HTML with it and schoolwork, for the rest: Internet.

 

[pooch]

edit* and Pooch. I just saw your New picture with the cable management. Good work Sir. Mine is still just a TINY bit cleaner. but not by much. he he.
How much did that help with temps?
I'm glad to of helped.[/quote]

Tiny bit cleaner??..lol. I am well impressed with what you have done with your rig

My temps are down a couple of degrees so it was well worth the work

Thankyou

 

[xguntherc]

Well Thank you. I'm glad you like the system. I sure do!
yes the cables out of way help. as airflow is a bigger part in temps then people think. I took one fan out. and my load temps rose about 3-4c.. terrible. so back in they went.

anyways, this isn't my Rig, but my latest edition. I Lapped My Tuniq tower. as I wanted better temps myself.. I thought I'd share a picture of it finished.

 

[Mr GRiM]

Upgraded my Case and added Water Cooling.
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[Mr GRiM]

A few more pics of my upgrade, still waiting on my new Inno3D GTX260 Gold factory overclocked. It was meant to be here on the 8th.