Lian Li PC-7FW build

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Following on from http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18019371 where I was really interested in the case and build, I ended up getting one for my new PC. My 2nd choice would have been the Lancool K7 had OcUK had it in stock. Case picked up for £86 delivered.

Components:
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS)
Lian Li PC-7FW Aluminium Case with Window
Sony DRU-860S 22x Int. DVDRW Retail Kit SATA
Razer Arctosa Keyboard Black/Silver (not ordered yet)
Creative T6060 5.1 speakers (existing)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply (existing)
Windows 7 (free)
Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (existing)
Logitech G5 mouse (existing)
All bought items will cost £910

Case pics:

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Now, because I haven't really dabbled in self builds or other cases before, I haven't got grounds for comparison but:
There were loads of spare screws, etc.
Case is light, stunning but is a pita when it comes to fingerprints and dust (as you can obviously see).
Cable management quite hard at the back but it looks neat enough from the front.
Had some problem making the mobo back plate fit in the hole; it still isn't fully set in.
I hadn't thought about colour coordination when I got all the parts so whilst I initially thought I'd have a blue theme, I'll have to revisit the idea and get red/orange fans/lights.
The side window is pleasingly chunky and with a sloping edge.
 
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Stock fans and not clocked yet, you can barely tell it's even on and it's lukewarm air coming out at best.

THe graphics card makes the only noise and heat so far.
 
That is exactly how I would like it to look eventually. Source of pics? I think that's achieved with Xigmatek orange fans. Looks stunning yet neat and simple.

Sunbeam cooler was a bit hard to fix...bit of patience needed.
 
No noise coming from the HDD. Rubber mounted plus additional rubber pads supplied with the case.
 
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Credit to Helios1234 who helped me build it and overclocked it.

Running @ 3.8 Ghz, idling at 50deg and peaking at 91deg when stressed. I think the case airflow starts being a problem now. The stock fans (900/1000rpm), whilst VERY quiet aren't fast. I think upgrading them to around 1500rpm will help. As will upgrading the CPU cooler with maybe 2 more and similarly faster fans. I'd like to eventually push it to 4.0Ghz and idling under 50deg/peaking under 90deg.

Maybe even investigate into putting an 80/100 mm fan at the top if there is space.
 
Replaced the front fan to a Xigmatek 14cm 1000rpm (stock @ 900) and rear 12cm fan to Arctic F12 pro 1500rpm (stock @ 1000). Had the latter spare. Used cable ties to fix the stock (blue) front fan behind the hard drive cage to help airflow - not sure how effective that is and colour doesn't coordiate. Wanting Xigmateks all round though I think. Possibly a new cpu cooler too.

GPU idle temp down from 67 to 63
GPU peak temp down from 92 to 87

CPU idle temp down from 54 to 47
CPU idle temp down from 90 to 82

All temps approx and as far as I remember. General 5 deg C drop all round at least.
 
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