My new system thread! (& its problems >.>)

[AWBbox]

My new system is finally constructed! I've been waiting so long for this moment. This is the first system i've ever built, before I start speccing everywhere I just want to say that I'm gratefull for the help everyone has directly or indirectly given me prior to this, I couldn't have done it without learning from you all! So, Here is the list of everything:

MountainMods U2-UFO Black, Custom
EVGA 122-CK-NF68 NF680i SLI
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CellShock 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-8000C4 1000MHz Dual Channel Kit
150 Gb Western Digital WD1500AHFD Raptor X
400 Gb Seagate ST3400620AS Barracuda 7200.10
400 Gb Seagate ST3400620AS Barracuda 7200.10
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB Silent WaterCooled
Enermax Galaxy EGA1000 EWL 1000W PSU
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition
AKASA AK-FC-03 Fan Contorl Pro
Sony Floppy Drive - Black
HP DVD940i w/ lightscribe
HP DVD940i w/ lightscribe
Dell 2407WFP 24" Monitor Rev A03
Swiftech H20 Apex Ultra Watercooling Kit
XSPC Passive Aluminium Reservoir Black
2 x PrimoChill ICE Non-Conductive Liquid Cooling Fluid (32 oz.) - UV Red
Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse
Icemat - Black 2nd Edition
Saitek Eclipse II
Logitech Z-5500
Netgear GS605 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch
Akasa AK-FY320 3 Pin Fan cable splitter (x7 of them)
Belkin 8-Socket SurgeMaster with Telephone & Network Protection

Pics b4 and after:

It booted great the first time, and the install of windows and setup of Raid0 on the 400Gig drives went without a hitch too, couldn't be happier with that side of things

But there are problems...

I don't know what to do to overclock this thing, yes i know there are threads and manuals but I've tried overclocking the CPU and it just goes into 'Safe Mode' and refuses to co-operate. GPU overclocking just makes it overheat too much (it gets to 53 degrees C at load as it is) and none of the programs I have or indeed the BIOS (P23 beta2 btw) can agree about the frequency/temps of the system.

I have however brought the RAM to its correct speed, as opposed to the 800Mhz 5-5-5-18 it gave me to start off with :x So it's now 1000Mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2V Nice and stable too.

I know that this stuff i've bought here can achieve better things than this though can I have some guidance please?

 

[ins0mn1ac]

GPU overclocking just makes it overheat too much (it gets to 53 degrees C at load as it is)

erm that temp is nothing especially on load, thats impressive, I see its the WC vers anyways, crank it up.

 

[ChoÞÞer]

wow, that looks very nice and what a cool spec

 

[AWBbox]

erm that temp is nothing especially on load, thats impressive, I see its the WC vers anyways, crank it up.

oh ok, thanks for the heads up! My last system was rather poor tbh so i'm not used to everything being bigger, faster and hotter lol. *Whips out ATItool* i'll post what it gets up to asap. I'f I save the profile in ATItool, will the 8800 keep those settings from then on?

 

[ins0mn1ac]

oh ok, thanks for the heads up! My last system was rather poor tbh so i'm not used to everything being bigger, faster and hotter lol. *Whips out ATItool* i'll post what it gets up to asap. I'f I save the profile in ATItool, will the 8800 keep those settings from then on?

im not 100% sure with 8800 oc'ng head over to the gfx forum and ask those gurus but I know for a fact that GPU can handle some big heat dont be scared to get some higher numbers.

 

[AWBbox]

whaaaa, ok, I started using ATItool and my whole system has become horribly unstable, it's crashing regularly even within the program. This can't be good me-thinks

 

[young lad]

MountainMods U2-UFO Black

Did you get that shipped from there american store or another place?

 

[John.Goold]

Looks like a nice system

 

[AWBbox]

MountainMods U2-UFO Black

Did you get that shipped from there american store or another place?

shipped from the States, I wanted Etched windows and stuff you can't do that with models bought in the UK