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Gerard · 19 Jan 2009 at 23:42

Any chance on getting an answer to my questions above?

R3dge · 19 Jan 2009 at 23:53

Gerard, i will get them up by the morning, promise <3.

rjk · 20 Jan 2009 at 00:21

Gerard said:
Have to say i like the look of these builds but having someone else do it for me would feel strange.

How akward is it to run the atx connector under the mobo? I would have thought it would be harder to screw the mobo down because of that pressing against it, also is heat not a concern with the cable trapped under a motherboard that has hot areas?

Also how does mounting the ssd's work? Do they come with 3.5" rail adaptors or do those have to be bought seperately so they can be mounted in a regular hd bay?

i usuall run some cables under the board if the case has long stand offs

example - the tj07 standoffs are twice the height of that off an antec 900

so you can fit the cables behind there

i wouldnt do it unless you can make sure its not in contact with the boards hot spots

socket/northbridge etc

as for mounting the solid states

we use these...

you would think that an £800 hard drive would come with a mounting mechanism! :eek:

but no

crooked i · 20 Jan 2009 at 00:36

whats the cheapest i7 system ocuk can build with 1tb and gaming at 1920 in mind?

rjk · 20 Jan 2009 at 01:14

you may be best looking at the goliath range - its on this week only for a massivley reduced price - but hurry - that will end wednesday

£921.12 inc VAT with a 4870 [for gaming at 1900+]

obviously a 1TB drive will add a bit and a 24" monitor resolution would require a 285/4870 1GB to run everything smoothly

that really is a great deal when you consider my personal i7 gear
just the motherboard/memory/cpu on their own come in at £750+

plus you get repairs and a return to base warranty included with that and tech support should you need it!

here is another link for comparisons...
OcUK i7 System Range

crooked i · 20 Jan 2009 at 01:22

wow thats cheap!

shame i dont have money till the 1st feb

mind making a this week only forit in feb

is you return to base one that you pick up th pc if anything goes wrong?

rjk · 20 Jan 2009 at 01:32

yes via courier

R3dge · 20 Jan 2009 at 02:19

Just had a blast of far cry 2, was a bit nervous about the challange this may hold. Anyway took the plunge put everything on ultra high, DX 10 and 8 x aa. Oh my god, it's faultless, doesn't even shudder. Cannot believe i own this machine.

Keltik THC · 20 Jan 2009 at 09:56

R3dge said:
Just had a blast of far cry 2, was a bit nervous about the challange this may hold. Anyway took the plunge put everything on ultra high, DX 10 and 8 x aa. Oh my god, it's faultless, doesn't even shudder. Cannot believe i own this machine.

is farcry2 a Dx10 game? if so, i didnt realise.. will have to buy it this weekend.

JohnnyAceIsAce · 20 Jan 2009 at 10:28

How much do you guys charge for a custom build? Looking to stick together an i7 rig as per: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17966449

rjk · 20 Jan 2009 at 12:04

R3dge said:
Just had a blast of far cry 2, was a bit nervous about the challange this may hold. Anyway took the plunge put everything on ultra high, DX 10 and 8 x aa. Oh my god, it's faultless, doesn't even shudder. Cannot believe i own this machine.

sounds like you are having fun!

Keltik THC said:
is farcry2 a Dx10 game? if so, i didnt realise.. will have to buy it this weekend.

farcry 2 is dx10 - it actually runs better in dx10 mode than in dx9 mode!

JohnnyAceIsAce said:
How much do you guys charge for a custom build? Looking to stick together an i7 rig as per: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17966449

for a custom build it really depends on the complexity

you would be best calling through when you are ready to order [or know what you want] that way the sales team could help you spec it up

Keltik THC · 20 Jan 2009 at 12:32

rjkoneill said:
farcry 2 is dx10 - it actually runs better in dx10 mode than in dx9 mode!

sweet, shall be ordering this tonight.

rjkoneill said:
for a custom build it really depends on the complexity

you would be best calling through when you are ready to order [or know what you want] that way the sales team could help you spec it up

i wish i had known that, i ordered one of your pre-config builds recently, the OC Dominator.. totally chuffed to bits with it but if id of known you could have customised it for a couple of extra bits of silver i would have jumped at the chance... but thats life i suppose.

icey_haj · 20 Jan 2009 at 14:30

Keltik how far do these i7's clock, could you push it much further than 3.66? How easy is it to overclock compared to core2?

Also redge post those pics!

rjk · 20 Jan 2009 at 20:47

that is as far as i would bother with air

for bigger clocks a decent water system would be needed

rjk · 22 Jan 2009 at 15:49

here is a nice one - SFF Crossfire Sugo

DFI P45 board
crossfire 4870 1GB
4gb dominator
intel q9550

J.B · 22 Jan 2009 at 20:08

rjkoneill said:
here is a nice one - SFF Crossfire Sugo

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Does that not get a bit toasty in a shuttle case?

Robbie_G · 22 Jan 2009 at 20:28

It saves on central heating. Where's the OcUK Trademark MUG in the photo?

icey_haj · 22 Jan 2009 at 20:31

Evoaddict said:
It saves on central heating. Where's the OcUK Trademark MUG in the photo?

Oh yeh, could this mean that this isn't an official OcUK build?

rjk · 22 Jan 2009 at 23:41

NOOOOOO

i forgot!

sorry

it is one of mine - i assure you!

surprisingly the sugo case does provide a lot of airflow
it has two fans on a bracket [not shown] blowing air directly away from the cards

temps are similar to that of an antec 300

which is great for a sff

AlexTrickle · 23 Jan 2009 at 08:04

J.B said:
Does that not get a bit toasty in a shuttle case?

I just ditched my sugo case (the same one) yesterday for that reason. At stock speed (granted with stock cooler as well) my E8600 was 40degrees idle - which was pants. Also if you have a Corsair PSU (like both in that pic and myself) with a bottom mounted fan then it blows hot air straight onto the cpu. Furthermore the PSU severely restricts what cpu cooler you can use (due to height restriction).

Question to rjk: Out of interest what cpu cooler are you using on that spec?

I have just completed my mATX transfer into an Antec 900 and I am very happy. Even with only two 120mm (so not even the top 200mm fan) fans working my temps have dropped by 5 degrees, plus cable management is so much easier! Was a mission to pack em in the sugo, although i know rjk will do a much better job than me!

Edit:

rjkoneill said:
here is a nice one - SFF Crossfire Sugo

DFI P45 board
crossfire 4870 1GB
4gb dominator
intel q9550

Could you put a pic with the hard drive cage in, to give an idea of the clearance between the 4870s compared with my GTX260 which was snug to say the least!

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