New build using Lancool K62

wingnutta

wingnutta

wingnutta

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Well i asked a lot of questions and finally i got my new build up and running. Have put in some pics of old rig so you can see what i have gone from and too!
I Hope the photos come out - have never put photos into a message before! If they are too big - will a moderator please alter them or tell me how to? - Thanks! ;)

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As you can see - the cable monster and his wife,mother,sister, and dog all lived in my old case! :D


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Old rig was in Thermaltake Tsunami Dream - Done me proud for over 2 years!


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Obligatory box shot! ;)


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End result! - Very very happy! Cable management was best i could get! - Some people make it look very easy on here but i assure you it is not!!! :p


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Love the Lancool K62 - awesome case for the money!
So new spec is as follows:
Lancool K62 Case,
Intel i5 750 (Lynnfield)
Gigabyte GA-P55a-UD3R
Digimate 26" 1080p Monitor
OCZ PC3-12800 Obsidian 4GB Dual Channel Kit
ATI Sapphire 4770
Intel X25-V Value 40GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OS Only)
Corsair H50 AIO Cooler
Corsair HX650 PSU
Logitech X-530 Speakers
3 SATA Hard Drives - Total of 1TB

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Still to do is cable sleeving of sata cables first - then the ATX stuff. Also going to put in a Slot (Laptop) DVD drive. Dremmel is at the ready!
Another 4gb RAM When money allows - Running Win 7 x64.

Please feel free to comment - good or bad - always room for improvement!
Also thanks to everyone that posted replies to my most often stupid and mundane questions! :D
 
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Looks much better m8, the worst thing about your old rig (aside from the cable mess) is the motherboard's vomit color :) had the same thing myself before my upgrade, i also had a Thermaltake Tsunami Dream and totaly despised those green & purple clips for the pci cards. Very nice case the Lancool and one of a few i was considering before jumping on the 902 bandwagon.
 
wingnutta said:
End result! - Very very happy! Cable management was best i could get! - Some people make it look very easy on here but i assure you it is not!!!
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It is, it's just time consuming, and you have to think outside the norm ;)

However, that's still pretty tidy :)

Question: Are Lancool a subsidiary of Lian Li, given they have the same PSU clamp, and same cantilever PCI slot device?

OT: Your sig is too big wingnutta, 4-lines max.
 
paradigm said:
OT: Your sig is too big wingnutta, 4-lines max.
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Noted and adjusted! Yeah the colour scheme on old rig was awful - but it did the job!
Next step is maybe overclock it to nigh on 4ghz! Not too bothered about that though.

Cheers for commenst all. :D

Adam
 
is there any reason you went for that ram over some 16000mhz patriot stuff thats slightly cheaper ? just wandering as this is the final thing holding up my own build.
 
purely came as a recommendation from some others on here when i was getting my spec together. I had Patriot stuff in old rig and it was great!
I am no memory expert though - hence why i asked others mate! :)
 
lol no problem cheers for that advice, its ok , it just seems that the patriot is cheaper and faster, but theres got to be a reason everybody goes with the same stuff you have, im just trying to work out that reason. Thanks :)
 
An absolute pain to be honest! - They make it look a lot easier on the video on their website (Corsair). When they tell you to pull up on the bracket, place in header, twist and then lock - you will find that there is not that much room.
I found when i tried to get the locking mechanism together, i was actually rubbing on the cpu!
All i can say is be careful! - End result is worth it. My system idles at 19 degrees!!!! :D
 
wingnutta said:
My system idles at 19 degrees!!!! :D
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It really doesn't. Not unless your system can magically chill the air and subsequently the water to approaching 0ºc.

19ºc idle is not something you'll be getting from watercooling in a typical household without use of a water chiller.

Heck, 19ºc is only a bit higher than the typical idle temps I used to get out of a heavily overclocked Pentium 4 on single-stage, modified, phase change.
 
wingnutta said:
An absolute pain to be honest! - They make it look a lot easier on the video on their website (Corsair). When they tell you to pull up on the bracket, place in header, twist and then lock - you will find that there is not that much room.
I found when i tried to get the locking mechanism together, i was actually rubbing on the cpu!
All i can say is be careful! - End result is worth it. My system idles at 19 degrees!!!! :D
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Seems a bit of a pain for something so small. Would prefer to do a full watercool build. Your's does look good tho
 
paradigm said:
It really doesn't. Not unless your system can magically chill the air and subsequently the water to approaching 0ºc.

19ºc idle is not something you'll be getting from watercooling in a typical household without use of a water chiller.

Heck, 19ºc is only a bit higher than the typical idle temps I used to get out of a heavily overclocked Pentium 4 on single-stage, modified, phase change.
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I am not doubting what you say as it does seem very low, but below is a screenshot i took - eck its even lower :confused:

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I am only going by what coretemp says so where am i going wrong???
I would rather get it right so any help appreciated :)
What is it measuring then??
 
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