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Im going to be selling my placement cpu in a month and replacing it with an I7 in my caseand putting a full watercooling setup in there i cant wait!
im de liding mine to reduce temps, i will let you know how it goes
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case
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im de liding mine to reduce temps, i will let you know how it goes
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Yes, you must do that
An i5 SB cost you £40? Surely not! If so, that was a steal n a half.
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Quite obviously it's the cooler that cost £40
That case in white and the blue fans looks great, can't wait to see what that like when finished.
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YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £134.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £59.99
1 x ASRock H61M-ITX Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 M-ITX Motherboard £59.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
Total : £302.05 (includes shipping : £11.75).
Will the mobo/psu/gfx card fit ?
you can fit a 6990 in that case and as for the psu you will struggle with all the cables as its non modular but if you good at cable routing then it should be ok
Soldato
Probably. Although it sounded like he got the cpu and cooler for 40.
Nononono, just the cooler
the i5 was £159 from OC about 8 months ago I was just highlighting the fact that an 'average' cooler keeps it at that temp.
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de liding?
taking the lid off the CPU... removing stock TIM and applying something better.
A bit iffy if you **** it up though!
isnt lapping a better bet?
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Don't ask me mate!! lol.
I think the stock TIM on the Ivybridge CPU's is a bit poor - might be wrong. Or people just trying to get the best temp possible when overclocking.
I think the stock TIM on the Ivybridge CPU's is a bit poor - might be wrong. Or people just trying to get the best temp possible when overclocking.
Has anyone got plans to mod these cases yet? Any side-windows on the agenda? Re-located graphics cards using extenders? Custom watercooling loops? re-spraying?
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There's a few threads on the forums with custom loops - I'm currently getting my parts together for mine.
May also go for a window if feeling adventurous.
May also go for a window if feeling adventurous.
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ahh, looks like risky business... So the aim of the game is to remove the top of the cpu and replace the thermal compound underneath? I wasnt even aware there was thermal compound underneath
So if you did that AND lapped the CPU you could potentially drop temps by a vast ammount... Hmm... interesting
Perhaps i will try it in the future when if something goes wrong it wont matter as much money wise (still studying at the moment)
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Hey
I am planning a build in this case (Link here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18430802)
Just wondered if anyone who has built it this can see any issues i might encounter. Should be buying the parts over the weekend so its all good.
Thanks
I am planning a build in this case (Link here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18430802)
Just wondered if anyone who has built it this can see any issues i might encounter. Should be buying the parts over the weekend so its all good.
Thanks
Hey
I am planning a build in this case (Link here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18430802)
Just wondered if anyone who has built it this can see any issues i might encounter. Should be buying the parts over the weekend so its all good.
Thanks
I cant see any issues, apart from the need to remove the front HDD bays to accomodate the H100 radiator.
Soldato
Can you link me to the wiring you're using to braid/crimp for your PSU?
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Thanks acme.
Hey kd, I'm cheating and using the pre braided cables from Corsair
Hey kd, I'm cheating and using the pre braided cables from Corsair