new build

stoneyfordni · 22 Sep 2010 at 23:48

finally got round to getting a new set up sorted ,

i kept my existing ram , case , drives etc

and went for a Gigabyte X58A UD5, Intel I7 950 and a Thermalright Hr02 with a scythe S flex 1600rpm fan.

the crucial realssd i was using now flies on the sata 6g interface and the ram clocks like a dream also , all in all a very good upgrade

what should my idle temps be btw , mine are currently around 43 , but dont ever hit 80 when on prime or linpack etc is this acceptable ?

few pics - still a bit of tweaking to do

few and criticisms welcome

Stephen

stulid · 22 Sep 2010 at 23:57

picture of it in your case?

Anewbe4u · 23 Sep 2010 at 01:31

Yes please, case shots

cmndr_andi · 23 Sep 2010 at 02:07

OOO- nice cooler

Have you tried running it passively?

jakesnake · 23 Sep 2010 at 02:17

i like the look of that ram. nice!

stoneyfordni · 23 Sep 2010 at 08:17

Il post some inside pics when i get home.

No sadly i havent tried it passively,i might put back to stoc speeds tho and try it sometime

1Day · 23 Sep 2010 at 12:33

Nice set up you have there. Your temps are spot on by the way.

rickh · 23 Sep 2010 at 12:43

i7 can't run passively, a low rpm fan is as good as passive though

Doughnut007 · 23 Sep 2010 at 13:08

Nice setup

cmndr_andi · 23 Sep 2010 at 13:12

rickh said:
i7 can't run passively

Are you sure? [1] [2]

stoneyfordni · 19 Dec 2010 at 23:35

Update

Finally got my finger out and ordered the rest of the bits on my wishlist, i had a few problems gettig the realssd to boot in the hotswap bay ,
after messing a few things about i have come to the conclusion the small PCB on the back of the hot swap bays does not like SATA6 devices , so i have now the ssd hidden behind the side panel in the meantime - i will take a look at other options when i get a chance .

First impressions ,very quiet and very cool runnning ( 5 degrees idle off my antec900.1 with some of the fans on full on the antec) and I still havent applied my new TIM , so im using Gelid GC-2 as usual.

Very easy to make a tidy job of it and it makes my motherboard and HR02 look tiny compared to other cases.

The Psu came very well packaged and the bag for the cables etc was a nice touch , every cable is modular also (Y)

any how a few pics of the work ( i havent benched or gamed etc yet)

Thanks for looking

Sig226 · 20 Dec 2010 at 08:03

Can I ask...What case is that please ?....All looking and sounding VERY impressive !

Regards Simon

stoneyfordni · 20 Dec 2010 at 08:35

Its a Corsair obsidian 800D