BUILD LOG: Scoutastic

Venares · 27 Jun 2009 at 07:37

Right so the last few peices of my kit arrived yesterday for my i7 monster

Kit list:

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK)
Asus GeForce GTX 260 TOP "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366)
Coolermaster Storm 'Scout' Gaming Case
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK)

Re-Used from my old system:
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
2 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 RAID 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional

Box Shot:

So let the carnage commence

PSU fitted, easy peasy:

Motherboad unboxed - This is one sexy board

Noctua fitted:

Mmmmmm, RAM:

Board installed:
Getting the power connecter through that hole up top was a bitch, but it just about fitted

Fans on H/S & Graphics installed:
I struggled for about an hour trying in vain to install the rear fan.
Whoever invented those mounting clip, hope I NEVER find out where you live :mad:

ITS ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE:

Thats all for now folks, currently copying over my storage array and then installing Windows 7.
OC shots comming shortly

Venares · 27 Jun 2009 at 07:38

Reserved for clocking shots

gary996 · 27 Jun 2009 at 08:23

Looking good will keep an eye on this

smogsy · 27 Jun 2009 at 08:40

its great but you might want to ask a mod to move it case area

moppy89 · 27 Jun 2009 at 13:37

Christ alive that is a large HSF.

spitzoid · 27 Jun 2009 at 13:41

Lovely BNP duvet cover.

RIZZEE · 27 Jun 2009 at 14:53

that case is pretty small, looking good though! nice one

Venares · 27 Jun 2009 at 14:56

It was quite a squeze getting the stuff in there and cables where I wanted them but it was worth it.
The Best thing is, its as quiet as a mouse

willy · 27 Jun 2009 at 16:08

Looking good there

Technics · 28 Jun 2009 at 09:29

Nice Build there chap, you've managed to get it nice and tidy also.

Quick question: i am planning to do a build in one of these cases myself, i chose this over the Antec 902 simply because of the handle. Does the handle feel nice and sturdy? as i will be moving my case around a fair bit and don't really want it to brake and the rest of my case go rolling down the stairs

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Also would you advise getting extension cables for the mobo's ATX and 4/8 pin connectors? or does it reach comfortably enough to not have to worry about stressing the cable.

RJC · 28 Jun 2009 at 09:32

Looking good

Stanman67 · 28 Jun 2009 at 11:26

spitzoid said:
Lovely BNP duvet cover.

Sorry dont want to derail the thread but why havingg the UJ = BNP, if more people displayed it, not jingolistically it would nhot automatically mean BNP.
sorry rant over

Venares · 28 Jun 2009 at 22:12

Stanman67 said:
Sorry dont want to derail the thread but why havung the UJ = BNP, if more people displayed it, not jingolkistically it would automatically mean BNP.
sdoory rant over

I chose to simply take the high road on that one

Technics said:
Nice Build there chap, you've managed to get it nice and tidy also.

Quick question: i am planning to do a build in one of these cases myself, i chose this over the Antec 902 simply because of the handle. Does the handle feel nice and sturdy? as i will be moving my case around a fair bit and don't really want it to brake and the rest of my case go rolling down the stairs .

Also would you advise getting extension cables for the mobo's ATX and 4/8 pin connectors? or does it reach comfortably enough to not have to worry about stressing the cable.

The handel is EXTREAMLY solid on the scout, I've moved this box about several times and its solid.
As for the PSU cables, it depends on the PSU. With the Corsair I have, the cables are plently long enougth.

On a side note, OC'ing this thing is giving me a migrane due to how the i7s work compaired to my old E2180.
And this blasted heat we have atm isnt helping matters, damn thing is @ 40c idle.

Mattus · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:29

Liking this. Nice tidy build, and aesthetically I always think the Noctua coolers just look really good.

Venares · 28 Jun 2009 at 23:59

Right well I've been playing about a bit and managed to get this out of it.
Temps are a liitle on the high side but its like a furnace in here atm so ill let it slide

Now to see if I can lower that QPI voltage a tad.

Technics · 29 Jun 2009 at 10:11

looks toasty, at least your not in the 90's.
You could expect a good few degrees lower when the good old British weather goes back to it's usual XD.
Nice o/c !

Sharlaw · 29 Jun 2009 at 11:48

Nice build looking good, I'm looking to do a similar build myself with the same case, although I'm looking at at 4890 instead of the 260 you used, do you think I'll have any problems fitting it in??

Venares · 29 Jun 2009 at 12:01

The 4890 is a full inch shorter than my 260 GTX so it should fit in there with bags of room.