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welshdragon said:
Cheers for the advice regards coolers. Awesome build mate. Nicest I have seen on here for a while!
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Your very welcome :)


And thank you once again


After full blown watercoooling, full tower/midi cases and ATX motherboards I just wanted a no fuss small factor build with no loss in performance or cooling...


The ASRock Z77 E-ITX, Antec KÜHLER 620 and TJ08-E combo make this possible :D
 
Lastly the specs

Case - Silverstone TJ08-E

Mobo - ASRock Z77 E-ITX

CPU - Intel i7 2600K clocked @ 4.5GHz @ 1.285V

RAM - 8 GB (2x4GB) Samsung Green DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel running @ 2133MHz (10-10-10-24 2N) @ 1.45v Edit - Now @ 2133 (9-10-10-21-2N) @ 1.55V

GPU - KFA2 - GeForce GTX 560 Ti LTD OC 1024MB PCIe 2.0

Sound Card (external) - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro

PSU - Silver Power S460SL 460W 80Plus Gold Fanless Silent Modular

SSD – Kingston Hyper X SH100S3/120G 128GB

HDD - Seagate Momentus XT 500GB

Cooling - 1 x 180mm Silverstone Air Penetrator SST-AP181 (front intake)
Antec KÜHLER H2O 620 with 2 x 120mm 1850 RPM Scythe Gentle Typhoon's (CPU cooler/extract)
 
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Core Voltage Offset Mode Overclocking

In preparation for the arrival of my 3570K and my concerns with it's heat disappation I decided to look into the black art of CPU Core Voltage Offset Mode Overclocking.


Now given I can run my current 2600K @ 4.5GHz @ 1.285V I was sceptical as to whether I could better this...


The good news is I can and I have ;)


I now have it running at a bomb proof 4.5GHz @ a mere 1.264V effective using an offset of -0.110V :p


Result!!! :D
 
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Revised Specs

Revised specs

Case - Silverstone TJ08-E

Mobo - ASRock Z77 E-ITX

CPU - Intel i7 2600K clocked @ 4.5GHz @ 1.264V (-0.110V Offset)

RAM - 8 GB (2x4GB) Samsung Green DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel running @ 2133 (9-10-10-21-2N) @ 1.55V

GPU - KFA2 - GeForce GTX 560 Ti LTD OC 1024MB PCIe 2.0

Sound Card (external) - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro

PSU - Silver Power S460SL 460W 80Plus Gold Fanless Silent Modular

SSD – Kingston Hyper X SH100S3/120G 128GB

HDD - Seagate Momentus XT 500GB

Cooling - 1 x 180mm Silverstone Air Penetrator SST-AP181 (front intake)
Antec KÜHLER H2O 620 with 2 x 120mm 1850 RPM Scythe Gentle Typhoon's (CPU cooler/extract)
 
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The final piece of the puzzle...

In keeping with the criteria of the build namely -

  • It should both be quiet and energy efficient
  • And lastly it should be able to overclock like the Devils own

It was time to pull the trigger on the last piece of the puzzle...


An Intel i5 3570K


My ever faithful 2600K will now go into retirement


As I had previously mentioned I had concerns with the 3570K's heat disappation and decided to look into the black art of CPU Core Voltage Offset Mode Overclocking as a means to counter this; again the initial testing with my 2600K yielded some good results but would the 3570K perform likewise...


The answer is yes!!! :D


*Pic to be posted*


I now have it running at a bomb proof 4.5GHz @ a mere 1.176V effective using an offset of -0.50V so tick the energy efficient box :p



Now to the performance...

Previously I was able to run the Samsung Green DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel memory @ 2133 (9-10-10-21-2N) @ 1.55V however for some reason I couldn't achieve those same timings with the 3750K :confused:


I've now re timed them as follows -


*Pic to be posted*


Not such a bad compromise @ 2000MHz (9-9-9-20-2N) :)



Would it now withstand a "Damned good thrashing..."



Yet again yes :D


*Pic to be posted*


And lastly to benchmark the wee beast once again


*Pic to be posted*




Yeah I can live with that :cool:
 
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Damn, that looks boss! I am sorely tempted to copy your build, even though I don't really need to upgrade at the moment. I just like the idea of a small but powerful machine, kind of like how mobiles having gotten smaller and more powerful.

Edit: Any chance you could take a photo with something next to the case for a sense of scale? Like maybe a DVD case?
 
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That is an awesome build. I want to do something similar, my only issue is my 3.5" HDD.

I notice it has holes at the bottom to secure a 2.5" (SSD, in my case). Do you think adding a 5.25" to 3.5" adapter will hold my HDD up top? So i don't have to use the HDD cage?
 
RationalGaze said:
Damn, that looks boss! I am sorely tempted to copy your build, even though I don't really need to upgrade at the moment. I just like the idea of a small but powerful machine, kind of like how mobiles having gotten smaller and more powerful.

Edit: Any chance you could take a photo with something next to the case for a sense of scale? Like maybe a DVD case?
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Doomedspeed said:
That is an awesome build. I want to do something similar, my only issue is my 3.5" HDD.

I notice it has holes at the bottom to secure a 2.5" (SSD, in my case). Do you think adding a 5.25" to 3.5" adapter will hold my HDD up top? So i don't have to use the HDD cage?
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Thank you both :)


@ RationalGaze - will do in the next couple of days


@ Doomedspeed - a 5.25" to 3.5" adapter would work just fine.
 
RationalGaze said:
I see the case can actually fit micro-ATX boards, so why did you stick with ITX? I am trying to decide on a MB for my theory-build, and micro boards must be better than ITX ones right (if you can fit them in your case)?
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In answer to your first question my own requirements for a motherboard are simply as follows -


  • It have 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
  • A PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot
  • It should be Z77 Chipset
  • And lastly it should be able to overclock like the Devils own


The Z77 E-ITX ticks all those boxes :)


RationalGaze said:
and micro boards must be better than ITX ones right
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Erm no funny enough


As an example the following ASRock boards are all mATX -

  • Z77M
  • Z77 Pro4-M
  • Z77 Extreme4-M

And they all have one thing in common, a 4 + 2 Power Phase Design.


The Z77 E-ITX on the other hand has a 6 + 2 Power Phase Design ;)
 
Ah I see, thanks mate, knew you must have had a good reason. I just assumed micro boards must be better since they can be a bit bigger, but I didn't look into the specs for the boards to compare.

On another note, I have been deciding whether to get a water cooler like yours, but I read that air coolers might have better performance and water blocks were just for looks. Is this why you went with water? Do you reckon a tower cooler could fit in there ok?
 
RationalGaze said:
On another note, I have been deciding whether to get a water cooler like yours, but I read that air coolers might have better performance and water blocks were just for looks. Is this why you went with water? Do you reckon a tower cooler could fit in there ok?
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First of all the forget the notion that waterblocks are just for looks, that is an absolute myth; Hybrids such as the the Antec KÜHLER H2O series or Corsair H series (though I'd avoid the Cosair H series as they are renowned for noisy pump problems) are far more efficient than air cooling and full blown water cooling is far more efficient still.

I'll be upping my 620 to the 920 in the near future purely as the Ivy Bridge chips run hotter, the 620 is ideal for Sandy Bridge chips.

Also fan choice is key and I'd recommend Scythe GT series.


Would a standard air cooler fit the case?

Yes

Though I'd recommend you look at the Silverstone website to be sure as to the maximum height tower it will accept.
 
RationalGaze said:
I see, thanks for the advice. I have a build in mind now, the cooler is just the last undecided piece. Next I need the courage to click buy on the £500 upgrade! Also need to sell my old case, MB and Q6600.
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Your welcome :)


Ahhh but just think of all the fun that £500 will buy :D
 
23RO_UK said:
First of all the forget the notion that waterblocks are just for looks, that is an absolute myth; Hybrids such as the the Antec KÜHLER H2O series or Corsair H series (though I'd avoid the Cosair H series as they are renowned for noisy pump problems) are far more efficient than air cooling and full blown water cooling is far more efficient still.

I'll be upping my 620 to the 920 in the near future purely as the Ivy Bridge chips run hotter, the 620 is ideal for Sandy Bridge chips.

Also fan choice is key and I'd recommend Scythe GT series.


Would a standard air cooler fit the case?

Yes

Though I'd recommend you look at the Silverstone website to be sure as to the maximum height tower it will accept.
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Been inspired by this and a couple of other TJ08-e builds and currently speccing parts while waiting for my PPI claim to be paid into my bank.

I'm keen on the Kuhler H2o's and wondered if you had tried the 620 with the ivy bridge or if you had stepped straight up to a 920?

Also how have you got yours set up? pump into the cpu fan controller and the fans on the fan controller?

Do you think a the heat generated by a card like a 7950 would have much of adverse affect on the CPU temp with the extra hot air it's pushing into the case or will the air penetrator handle that ok?

and last question (promise) whats the fan controller you've got? looks pretty nifty :D

sorry for 20 questions, wavering on the H2o cooler as most people seem to favor air coolers so just looking for some justification in getting one really
thanks
 
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