Case and Cooler Update

[GAM8LE]

Hey Guys,

Got a new case and CPU cooler today from the amazing overclockers. Tha package arrived this morning which resulted in the longest day at work ever haha.

Corsair Carbide 500R
Phanteks PH-TC14PE

Before Pic:

MoBo before:

MoBo after:

Obligatory beauty shot(fan was raised after this):

After!! :

So far it has been a weird experience.

With my old case and stock cooler I was getting CPU idle of maybe 35 degrees and with BF4 on medium settings it was hitting 65 degrees.

Not with the new case and new cooler, CPU idle is sitting at 32 degrees currently which isn't much of a decrease, but I loaded BF4, stuck all the settings on Ultra, and the CPU max temp was 41 degrees..............

Unbelievable!!!

 

[bluntslide]

that cooler is massive, great temperature drop. what is your cpu running at?
and welcome to the black and white obsession club...those front case fans are crying out for some white!

 

[GAM8LE]

that cooler is massive, great temperature drop. what is your cpu running at?
and welcome to the black and white obsession club...those front case fans are crying out for some white![/QUO

the fans are actually white but my phone picked them up that colour :S I will see if I can get a better photo.

Everything on my rig is stock clock and voltages at the moment as it has been so long since I overclocked im not entirely sure what to do safely.

These are the temps today, I forgot I had the heating blasting from 11pm to whatever time in the morning I posted the pictures..5am? lol

 

[deFiniLoGy]

Beautiful heatsink

 

[GAM8LE]

It is amazing!!! I am going to look into a nice overclock over CPU and GFX. Going to start looking for guides, instructions throughout this forum lol

 

[WalderX]

Looks stunning nice one!

 

[jimbaw]

that heatsink is massive!
regarding overclocking, check bit tech and OCN as well as youtube. found a lot of useful info over there as well as here

 

[ttaskmaster]

Very good choice of case!!