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Jay85, looking towards your next upgrades!
Yep, but I like big cases! hahaAny way I keep the PC under my desk.
Same! It's gonna take awhile though since it's being shipped from germany
, hate waiting cos im impatient lol.I've never ever had a big case and even my first mesh pc was in a small case. I don't think i have room for one on my desk either.
Does having it under your desk keep your feet warm in winter
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The site is down, i can't get onto it either. Think it's down for maintenance, try again later and i'll post back too when it comes back online
Thanks btw!
Same! It's gonna take awhile though since it's being shipped from germany
I've never ever had a big case and even my first mesh pc was in a small case. I don't think i have room for one on my desk either.
Does having it under your desk keep your feet warm in winter
When my card use to go up to 105c yes it was very warm.
Now when i have temps under 50c it doesnt.
My desk length is 2,7 meters so its ok ;] lots of space!
I could fit 3x 24 inch monitors
With space left.
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the site is back up and running
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This is a great build and log, been following for months.
Made a user account and voted
Made a user account and voted
Thank You Everyone! You guys are the best!
Just like to thank everyone who's voted for me! Means a lot because i know how much you guys appreciate my work and effort that's gone into the system. I promise you there will be more to come yet and defo more mods in the near future to continue to make this one of the best small tower gaming machines around!
My fans arrived yesterday and installed them but not had chance to take some pictures yet. Let me have my dinner first and i'll get some up
Also my Watercool Heatkiller Backplate arrived this morning... however! I was asleep and didn't hear the door bell go so only noticed when i got up at 9 for work that i realised he had been and dropped off a note. Will pick this up tomorroww and take some pics too
Lastly, the Koolance 370SI blocks came into stock today so i just couldn't resist waiting anymore the 380 waterblock to come into stock and bought one of these instead.
Should hopefully be getting that next week on monday or tuesday and get cracking on the build!
It's a shame that the CooledPC page won't let me add more pictures or modify my existing pictures so i can update them after the rebuild.
Just like to thank everyone who's voted for me! Means a lot because i know how much you guys appreciate my work and effort that's gone into the system. I promise you there will be more to come yet and defo more mods in the near future to continue to make this one of the best small tower gaming machines around!
My fans arrived yesterday and installed them but not had chance to take some pictures yet. Let me have my dinner first and i'll get some up
Also my Watercool Heatkiller Backplate arrived this morning... however! I was asleep and didn't hear the door bell go so only noticed when i got up at 9 for work that i realised he had been and dropped off a note. Will pick this up tomorroww and take some pics too
Lastly, the Koolance 370SI blocks came into stock today so i just couldn't resist waiting anymore the 380 waterblock to come into stock and bought one of these instead.
Should hopefully be getting that next week on monday or tuesday and get cracking on the build!
It's a shame that the CooledPC page won't let me add more pictures or modify my existing pictures so i can update them after the rebuild.
Incoming Hi-Def Pics!
Front shot with Corsair SP120 quiet edition fans
Low Light Shot
White Light Shot
The shine on this thing is just
Next update will be with the new Koolance 370SI waterblock installed! Was shipped today so expecting delivery on monday or tuesday! It's like Christmas but not! 
P.S i know i'm missing 2 screws on the back plate, i'm just missing 2 nuts so i can mount them on.
Front shot with Corsair SP120 quiet edition fans
Low Light Shot
White Light Shot
The shine on this thing is just
Next update will be with the new Koolance 370SI waterblock installed! Was shipped today so expecting delivery on monday or tuesday
! It's like Christmas but not! P.S i know i'm missing 2 screws on the back plate, i'm just missing 2 nuts so i can mount them on.
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Nice!
WC is so tempting, but I'll stay with air.
Any plans for next upgrades or is the build finished?
It's addictive once you start, messing about with different configurations and testing out new hardware to lower temps and overclocking, all good stuff
Next upgrades will be new cpu waterblock, then after christmas i'm looking at getting a new psu and another gtx 680 for SLI in this mATX case! It's gonna be a beast!
Just not sure if i have enough rad space to cool all that though.
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It's addictive once you start, messing about with different configurations and testing out new hardware to lower temps and overclocking, all good stuff
Next upgrades will be new cpu waterblock, then after christmas i'm looking at getting a new psu and another gtx 680 for SLI in this mATX case! It's gonna be a beast!
Just not sure if i have enough rad space to cool all that though.
What are you running that needs SLI, or is it just for the look?
Purely just for looks and fps overkill!
I think the only game that my 680 will struggle slightly with is farcry 3 with MSAA turned up.
It's addictive once you start, messing about with different configurations and testing out new hardware to lower temps and overclocking, all good stuff
Next upgrades will be new cpu waterblock, then after christmas i'm looking at getting a new psu and another gtx 680 for SLI in this mATX case! It's gonna be a beast!
Just not sure if i have enough rad space to cool all that though.
It will be a beasty riq, your plans are crazy in this small case
It's addictive once you start, messing about with different configurations and testing out new hardware to lower temps and overclocking, all good stuff
Next upgrades will be new cpu waterblock, then after christmas i'm looking at getting a new psu and another gtx 680 for SLI in this mATX case! It's gonna be a beast!
Just not sure if i have enough rad space to cool all that though.
It will be a beasty riq, your plans are crazy in this small case
Good luck!
Koolance 370SI CPU Waterblock:
First impressions of this waterblock is it's weight for a Delrin top waterblock it weighs a fair bit! Must be the internals that add all the weight to it as i doubt the top can weigh that much especially compared to my old EK Supreme LTX waterblock it feels more sturdy and better built. The top also has a few marks on it, though im not sure if this is due to handling at the manufacturer or if it's just meant to be like this but it didn't put me off one bit, plus you can barely see them anyway unless you look up close.
Now for the best bet! The SHINE on the contact plate on this water block is... IMMENSE! I haven't had a waterblock yet that reflects this well and looks this good! I couldn't believe my eyes, it was like looking into a mirror. Kudos to Koolance for the great shine on this block! Well done!
Temps so far... well i haven't tested it fully yet but i can tell you idle temps have dropped around 6c from 39c to 33c but have yet to put any load on it as this will be the biggest deciding factor. I have read that the internals of this block is identical to that of it's bigger brother 370 cpu block that's quite restrictive but so far running on my DDC 10w pump it doesn't feel like it's that bad and if anything it feels better than my old EK LTX waterblock for flow rate as well.
Now for some Juicy Pics!
Fitted Shots
I will post some results for this block since online there doesn't seem to be any at all for this particular waterblock for whatever reason... maybe it's not as popular but i would sure like to prove that guy wrong on youtube that it's a crap block and is unable to keep temps down on ivybridge (i'm sure that guy is a noob)
First impressions of this waterblock is it's weight for a Delrin top waterblock it weighs a fair bit! Must be the internals that add all the weight to it as i doubt the top can weigh that much especially compared to my old EK Supreme LTX waterblock it feels more sturdy and better built. The top also has a few marks on it, though im not sure if this is due to handling at the manufacturer or if it's just meant to be like this but it didn't put me off one bit, plus you can barely see them anyway unless you look up close.
Now for the best bet! The SHINE on the contact plate on this water block is... IMMENSE! I haven't had a waterblock yet that reflects this well and looks this good! I couldn't believe my eyes, it was like looking into a mirror
. Kudos to Koolance for the great shine on this block! Well done! Temps so far... well i haven't tested it fully yet but i can tell you idle temps have dropped around 6c from 39c to 33c but have yet to put any load on it as this will be the biggest deciding factor. I have read that the internals of this block is identical to that of it's bigger brother 370 cpu block that's quite restrictive but so far running on my DDC 10w pump it doesn't feel like it's that bad and if anything it feels better than my old EK LTX waterblock for flow rate as well.
Now for some Juicy Pics!
Fitted Shots
I will post some results for this block since online there doesn't seem to be any at all for this particular waterblock for whatever reason... maybe it's not as popular but i would sure like to prove that guy wrong on youtube that it's a crap block and is unable to keep temps down on ivybridge (i'm sure that guy is a noob)