Akasa Eclipse 62's Club... Desktop & Machines.

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 09:00

Tetsu said:
Yeah it does look good, I quite like the white fan, there's other white details on the face so dont think it looks too bad.

SO BFG you decided on your next case? another antec?

Hi Tetsu

Yes I am doing another Antec 1200 build at the weekend, I have just bought all the components for my new computer which will include a AMD Phenom X4 Quad Core 9850 2.50GHz Black Edition a EVGA GTX 260 & 4 Gig's of Crucial Ballistix memory :cool:

I will do a little build log in my Antec 1200 thread....

Tetsu · 6 Aug 2008 at 11:14

So what mobo you going for?

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 11:53

Tetsu said:
So what mobo you going for?

I have bought a Gigabyte AM2+ GA-790FX-DS5...loads of copper cooling :cool:

Tetsu · 6 Aug 2008 at 13:19

That looks sweet, I'm tempted by an amd build. Probably wait for the new mobo due out soon though.

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 16:37

Tetsu said:
That looks sweet, I'm tempted by an amd build. Probably wait for the new mobo due out soon though.

Which MB are you waiting for... I like AMD builds especially with the HSF assembly being so user friendly, unlike the Intel push pin HSF which uses so much force to push the pins in. Performance wise the AMD Phenom X4 Quad Core 9850 2.50GHz Black Edition will give me more than I need to play TF2....

especially with a GTX 260 (896MB DDR3

)holding its hand... :cool:

domthecondom · 6 Aug 2008 at 16:40

Overkill fot TF2 (^^)

Tetsu · 6 Aug 2008 at 17:51

Dont know what mobo i'm getting yet probably one of the new asus ones. would defo go for the the 9850 though. Would pair it with a 4870

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 18:38

Tetsu said:
Dont know what mobo i'm getting yet probably one of the new asus ones. would defo go for the the 9850 though. Would pair it with a 4870

Thought I would post you pics of my components for this weekends build...

Tetsu · 6 Aug 2008 at 18:50

LOVE IT!

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 18:58

domthecondom said:
Overkill fot TF2 (^^)

I do play TF2 90% of the time, but with Red Alert 3 and Diablo 3 soon to be released it gives me a little more headroom for graphics.. :cool:

TF2 is dominating my life at the moment

TheRedZealot · 6 Aug 2008 at 19:14

What made you go for the GTX260 and not a HD4870?

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 19:17

TheRedZealot said:
What made you go for the GTX260 and not a HD4870?

With the recent price drops of the GTX 260 it was an easy choice to make, the EVGA GTX 260 was only £210...

TheRedZealot · 6 Aug 2008 at 19:47

I thought that the HD4870 faster than the GTX260

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 21:04

TheRedZealot said:
I thought that the HD4870 faster than the GTX260

I'm not sure on that M8... its going to be a system I'm going to be very happy with, and will easily play any games that I am interested in on my 22" Flatron LG ...

for a long, long while :cool:

domthecondom · 6 Aug 2008 at 21:54

ahh if your thinking future games....rig and a half

BFG_9000 · 6 Aug 2008 at 23:51

domthecondom said:
ahh if your thinking future games....rig and a half

More than enough power.... :cool:

HeX · 7 Aug 2008 at 19:09

Sgt_Pepper said:
I did prety much the same thing but with an Antec 900 HDD cage, could do with a black fan in there though.

Was thinking about cutting the bottom of the front panel out and fitting another 900 HDD cage there for optimal airflow.

Really like that mod, fits in perfectly.

Did you just have the HDD cage lying about? Might have to see if I can source one...

BFG_9000 · 7 Aug 2008 at 20:02

HeX said:
Really like that mod, fits in perfectly.

Did you just have the HDD cage lying about? Might have to see if I can source one...

I'm suprised as well on how good it fitted in the Akasa Eclipse.

Tetsu · 7 Aug 2008 at 20:49

Yeah it looks good, any chance of adding a filter?

BFG_9000 · 7 Aug 2008 at 21:30

Tetsu said:
Yeah it looks good, any chance of adding a filter?

If the drive bay came from an Antec 1200, the slide filters are pre-installed, one of the best upgrades Antec made from the 900.