I've just finished my Bitfenix Phenom build. Although nothing particularly special, as the case is so new I thought I'd share what I've found with all of you.
Initially I was planning on watercooling, but once the case arrived I realised that was silly. I was looking at water for the quietness, and as such I had planned on using 60mm thick rads with low FPI. As it turns out, there's simply not enough room inside the case for rads anywhere near this big.
So, I had a change of plan and went down the air cooling route, with the final specs being:
Asus Maximus VI Gene,
Intel 4770k @ 4Ghz.
Be-Quiet Dark Rock Pro 2 (keeps the CPU under 60 degrees with very little noise),
16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866 Pro,
Enermax Revolution 87+ 650w,
Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb,
WD Blue 500Gb 2.5" Drive,
Asus 7970 Direct CU II.
Case gripes:
The 90 Degree PSU pass through is a right PITA to install - it may be only with Enermax PSU's, but due to the proximity of the cable to the case you have to bend it right back and put quite a lot of strain on the PSU power port. No ideal.
And finally, a few pictures:
Initially I was planning on watercooling, but once the case arrived I realised that was silly. I was looking at water for the quietness, and as such I had planned on using 60mm thick rads with low FPI. As it turns out, there's simply not enough room inside the case for rads anywhere near this big.
So, I had a change of plan and went down the air cooling route, with the final specs being:
Asus Maximus VI Gene,
Intel 4770k @ 4Ghz.
Be-Quiet Dark Rock Pro 2 (keeps the CPU under 60 degrees with very little noise),
16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866 Pro,
Enermax Revolution 87+ 650w,
Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb,
WD Blue 500Gb 2.5" Drive,
Asus 7970 Direct CU II.
Case gripes:
The 90 Degree PSU pass through is a right PITA to install - it may be only with Enermax PSU's, but due to the proximity of the cable to the case you have to bend it right back and put quite a lot of strain on the PSU power port. No ideal.
And finally, a few pictures:
