The building of my new gaming rig has begun! (w/ pics)

Well since they're Gentle Typhoons on there it's dead quiet.

Saying that, I did have a little problem installing the h80 onto the processor. I had to lift it back up slightly (thinking it hadn't made contact, but then noticed a little got of the compound had gone on the CPU) and then I put it back on straight. The temps seem ok so far though, but if anyone thinks it would be worth redoing with new thermal compound once they've seen the temps then I prob will. On OCCT I'm guessing the Core Temps are more important the the CPUTIN? Not sure what one to look at!

But at a stress of 100% CPU I think they got to mid to high 40's. On my old PC at the moment sorting stuff out so once I'm back on the new one I'll upload some pics.
 
Just reporting in that the powerline adapters work brilliantly. Plugged them in, one to the router, one to my PC, instant network connection. No more wireless for me :D

Also, fully up and running with my GPU and soundcard now :)
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Also new room layout and furniture!
Old:
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New:
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Temps and stuff to come soon. Prob tomorrow.
 
olivier renault said:
niiice.

a strip of UV white tape on the GPU, sorted :D
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Waiting for the GTX600 series, and hoping there is a similar grey scale one like the msi gtx580 :D

But yes, not liking the red line anymore haha


PianoBasher said:
What desk is that? I like!
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The birch effect of this one:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70162490/

With two of these:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60104325/

I totally stole it from bhavv, who stole it from guitarman0 :D
 
So how are these temps for about 5 straight hours play of Batman Arkham City?
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In skyrim they went a little higher, with CPUTIN reaching 38 and the highest core being 48 or 49. Are these temps alright? And I guess I should now go about overclocking this? :D
 
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Will do, I'll do it while I'm making/eating dinner.

EDIT: Just downloaded it, how do I go about testing? Not sure what to click. I've chosen Blend and it's now started with 5 tables of info. Guess it keeps going till I stop it?

Also, what are considered good temps for Idle and Under load? And is CPUTIN that important, or is it more so the cores?
 
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Okay so I've let this run for about an hour now and these are the temps:
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Is that not a little high for stock settings? I only worry because like I said before, when placing the cooler I accidentally lifted it up before putting it down again (though the thermal paste was square on the CPU how it should be), so should I try reapply the paste?

Otherwise, next up is Overclocking :) Just need to read up on that now.
 
It does everything for you, you select from 4Ghz, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6 and 4.8Ghz, but check for stabilty as always.
 
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