first build pics - Big-ish sized pics involved..

subbytna

subbytna

subbytna

Soldato
Joined
22 Oct 2008
Posts
11,780
Location
Lisburn
well I have dropped the idea of the fan controller on the Corsair 600t for now as I'm not sure how to plug it in :( **DOES ANYONE KNOW**

here are some pics of the build...

ok here's the build, I'm **** at taking pics so no ******** about pics quality :p

first thing I did was strip the old pc down and get the GPU, DVD burner, HD etc from it...


***YES I BUILT THE PC IN MY DAUGHTERS ROOM SO I KNOW IT'S GOT HANNAH MONTANA PICS IN THE BACKGROUND AND BEADSPREAD SO NO COMMENTS EITHER *** :D




DSCF0005.jpg


Old PC getting parts taken out of it...PSU and GPU and drives to start with





DSCF0003-1.jpg


Salvaged parts lying in a tech heap




DSCF0007.jpg

old pc looking a bit sorry for itself now
 
Last edited:
now for the build....




DSCF0001-1.jpg


DSCF0002-1.jpg


new case - Corsair 600t



DSCF0003-2.jpg

600t's fan controller and top front panel



DSCF0004-1.jpg

New mobo - Asus -P5Q Deluxe




DSCF0005-1.jpg

Same old graphics card - Gigabyte 460GTX





DSCF0006-1.jpg

all 3 boxes in a pile



DSCF0008.jpg

Jinx giving the case a once over...
 
DSCF0009.jpg


some tunes courtesy of youtube to keep me motivated



DSCF0010.jpg


DSCF0012.jpg


Thors Hammer cooler




DSCF0013.jpg


This thing is HUGE



DSCF0011.jpg

Against my old cooler and a bottle of juice to show you just how big it is


DSCF0018.jpg

everything laid out to start



DSCF0015.jpg



DSCF0016.jpg


MOBO unpacked....
 
DSCF0017.jpg


and so we begin.....



DSCF0014.jpg


Q9550 chip in the new mobo



DSCF0022.jpg


back plate in the mobo for the cooler....the cooler is 800g heavy and very tall but it needs the back place to stop the mobo breaking under it's weight



DSCF0021.jpg


shot of the heat pipes - you can see 8 of the pipes but there are another 3 internal making this a 11 pipe monster cooler



DSCF0027.jpg


DSCF0026.jpg


Cooler sitting on the mobo ready to be screwed in




DSCF0024.jpg


DSCF0025.jpg


They give you the most stupid "wrench" to try and screw in the spring mounted screws and other wee bits...this took me almost 20 mins to get 4 screws in
 
DSCF0028.jpg


mobo and RAM and cooler fitted into the case



DSCF0030.jpg


DSCF0031.jpg


Wire Central :shake:

this took me ages to work out what went where as there are a few LEDs in the casse fans to get power to



DSCF0032.jpg


DSCF0038.jpg


more bloody wires...what goes where???



now we're getting somewhere.....everything in and it boots to BIOS without too much trouble...




DSCF0041-1.jpg


HA...knew that was too easy....error on CPU fan which threw me a bit but then I realised that as I'm running the cooler as passive (no fan blowing onto the cooler) I don't have a cpu fan needing plugged in at this stage
 
DSCF0045.jpg


finally got it up and running



DSCF0042.jpg


DSCF0047.jpg


couple of shots showing the white LEDs in the case fans


DSCF0044.jpg


just need to tidy up the wires and that's it done






after the build I decided I'm moving my dvd drives to SATA as the old IDE white ribbon wire looks ****ing naff and makes a big thick sheet of resistance for air flow from the fans

needing braiding to tidy up the wires but that's my new-ish rig at home and up and running

next stage is overclocking the chip and getting a fan for the cooler as even a monster passive fan this size it's not going to keep that cool when the chip is overclocked


....finally lost my first build cherry :D
 
nice pics...ive got the 600t and think its a very nice case......

did u get the fan controller wired up?

if not the 4 connectors you are holding in your hand on 1 of the pics......

are the outputs from the fan controller and they have a plastic piece that pulls off to reveal the connector......on these you connect what ever fans you want to control......

also you should have another cable coming from where the 4 cables come from with a 4 pin molex connector on......this cable is the power cable for the fan controller.......just plug this into your molex from the power supply.....if you dont do this the fans connected to the controller will not operate....

if you plug only the 2 200mm fans in and the 120mm case fans onto the controller, dont expect much in ways of spped change or sound change....as the fans are quite low speed anyway and will not make much difference....

any problems give us a shout......

cheers chris
 
git @ Haj :p


Chris I've got the molex connected so there is power but I'm not sure where to plug in the cables for the controller :(

DSCF0015.jpg



mobolayout.png


index.jpg

here's the mOBO so where on here do I need to plug in the controller leads? I'm a bit dim at this stuff :p
 
ok just had a look at teh controller leads again and I removed the bit to reveal connectors but they are only 2 pin???

do I need the bit I removed to show the 2 pins or what? lol...sorry but I'm not sure
 
if you refer to the pic where your holding the 4 connectors and quoting

"more bloody wires...what goes where???"

these are from the fan controller....there are small plastic pieces you take off to reveal the actual connector 2 pin connectors if i remember......onto these you plug any fan onto.....

they are only 2 pins as they are voltage controlled and not pwm controlled.....

also they do not plug onto the main board......

they plug directly into the fan cables from the fans you wish to control.....
 
Last edited:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-056-AK&tool=3

these....if I get 2 of them could I use one on the cooler and one to replace the rear exhaust fan on the 600t case

The Graphite Series 600T is a mid-tower in height, but inside it’s positively cavernous. Easily accommodate even the longest graphics cards in the industry due to the reconfigurable hard drive bays. The increased space behind the motherboard tray allows clean, uncluttered cable routing. Up to six hard drive caddies, each of which can accommodate SSDs and standard mechanical disks, sit below the four 5.25" tool-free optical drive bays. If that weren’t enough, you can remove the top panel 200mm fan and install a 240mm radiator and dual 120mm fans for a quick watercooling upgrade.

- Twin 200mm cooling fans with white LEDs for excellent cooling
- Eight expansion slots provides you flexibility for multiple graphics card solutions
- Unique cable routing holes guarantees you a clean and clutter-free installation
- Integrated fan controller, for up to four fans, gives you the choice of noise vs. performance
- Motherboard compatibility: ATX and MicroATX
- Front I/O Ports: USB2.0 x 4, USB3.0 x 1, FireWire x 1, Audio x 2
- Cooling: 2 x 200mm white LED fans
- Tool-free optical drive installation makes building your system faster than ever
- CPU backplate cutout makes upgrading your CPU heatsink easy
- 2.5” and 3.5” hard drive compatibility for up to 6 drives — straight out of the box!
- Two year warranty with Corsair’s world-class customer service and technical support
Click to expand...


This is what it says about the 600t case but no mention of the size of the rear fan...do you measure the rear fan from corner to corner? or how :blush:
 
the rear fan is 120mm so this would be ok...not sure it would work with the fan controller..........unless pwm fans still work with voltage control too...

just read they do work with 3 pin connectors so should be ok on the fan controller
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom