[OcUK Staff Builds] rjkoneill's FT01

[rjk]

its not - my trick with the last one was to put the fan on 50% and overclock it using my benchmark settings so its still stable

do 3 vantage runs and peel it off on the third with a pen knife

a fellow ocuk colleague had three bfg 280s and the stickers [side/top and fan] all peeled off during normal use

he has them watercooled now anyway

check out his rig here

its pretty epic

 

[rjk]

edit: also, just a quick question. is it possible just to install a 120mm fan by itself using the lian li drive bay radiator mounts?

thx

yes - there are two ways to do it

the lain li grille comes with mounts for a 120mm fan anyway

i only took it out so i could mount the rad as well

but if you used normal fan screws on the rad brackets then that could work

 

[rjk]

yeah - the psu is fine as it is

no need to worry!

 

[rjk]

cool - looking forward to seeing it

you going for water or air cooling?

did you get the black or silver model?

Box is HUGE

you should see the size of the box for the TJ07 then!

 

[rjk]

So Ive just started my build using this case and boy can I get the Lian li fan grill in there, its too wide... whats the secret?

rubber mallet

 

[rjk]

I can't begin to imagine how big a TJ07 box is!

Going for air cooling for now, then possibly water at some point, but will see how it copes with air first.

Got the black model, a Zalman fan controller like yours, and using a Kama Bay where you have the Lian-Li grille. I did buy a Silverstone hot swap HDD bay that I thought I could use, even though it's designed for the Kublai, but alas - it didn't fit

No great shakes though, I ripped the front grille off it and replaced the Kama Bay grille with the one off the Silverstone. It looks so much better.

I'll post some pics at some point. Always mean to take some as I go, but for some reason get carried away buiding and forget!

One thing I did notice is that the side panels are not a very snug fit and i'd be a little worried about them rattling, so I plan to apply some foam pads to rule that issue out. Also had a bit of a problem with gaps at the front when I fitted the Zalman and the Kama above it, but I am just going to block it with some black foam, and you will barely be able to see it. Nice case otherwise though, very nice.

that kama bay hybrid sounds like a cool idea - would be interesting to see!

i was thinking of getting that bay and modding it but glad i didnt now!

good luck - looking forward to seeing your pics!

 

[rjk]

looks good -
i tried to get the matching mesh but i went for the lian li bay as it had a dust filter so made it easier to clean

i did think about the kama bay

you putting a rad behind it?
i only ask because it upset the airflow in my case a bit

but i needed a space for my rad

 

[rjk]

yep - this has been mentioned before

and Diggsy has clarified this twice also

my psu is fine

no need to worry

 

[rjk]

hi guys

im back again with a little update - just some more minor adjustments and a few pics really

got a triple channel dominator fan on my ram now - it really fills up the case

my opinion is that you should not be able to see the motherboard in any high end computer as it should be obstructed by graphics cards and other such things

its linked up to the zalman fan controller and is really quiet even on full whack
i was dismissive of the old dominator cooler as it was a noisy pile of rubbish - but this one is a marked improvement

im thinking after a few weeks i might take it out and mod it

i got a solid SLI connector rather than the ribbon thing that comes with the board - i wanted it black so i am going to spray it when i get round to it


also i decided a while back that gaming at 1680*1050 was a waste for a pair of 280's
so i made a compromise - didnt want a huge monitor but 1920*1200 looked more and more appealing and it was too tempting to let my system stretch its legs properly

my new samsung 24" takes up similar space to my old 22" and is a joy to game on
whacking everything on max res with max AA&AF is very nice

im going to have to stop spending money now as i have a very poorly car and need to get it back into good condition so i can get to work!

enjoy - comments welcome as usual!

 

[rjk]

Are there certain Cpu coolers that tend to work well in this case, taking into account the positive airpressure,and the fact that I've heard that certain coolers only just fit? I don't mind about the cost of the air cooler, just the less noise the better and good for overclocking. I'm assuming this also depends on the type of motherboard you get.

In relation to this, my next question is: what would be a good motherboard for this case,taking into account the cooler, and possibly either a Phenom II, i7 or a duo core chip, with a GTX 285 and the possibilty of SLI later on?

rjkoneil, it has been a pleasure reading about your mod build, and it has inspired me to buy a Fortress, even though, at the moment, they seem to be out of stock everywhere .

Any help for an absolute beginner is greatly appreciated.

hi there

a noctua or thermalright ultra extreme cooler would work best - they are both expensive but you get what you pay for imho


any motherboard would fit well in the case [amd/intel]

depending on your budget... i would look at
£1000+ an i7 rig with an x58 board
less than £1000, a core2quad/duo rig with perhaps a q9550/e8500 and a p45 board such as the P5Q-E i used in the first few pictures in this log

the best thing for you to do is perhaps enquire in the general hardware section on here as there are a lot of knowledgable guys in the community who can point you in the right direction

otherwise - why not call OcUK up and speak to the sales team and see what they advise?

 

[rjk]

That new Dominator cooler looks great, but I bet it would need shoehorned in alongside a large CPU cooler!

yeah we got one on a rapage2 with a noctua cooler at work today and it is literally half a mm away!

im going to mod it soon maybe if i come up with any ideas for it

looking forward to seeing yours take shape dude! - be sure to post your pics

nice clean build, is the i7 chip not a little hot on a single rad

24/7 = 3.8GHz i get 40'c idle, 75'C load [8 hours prime]
190 BCLK * 19 Multi @ 1.344V

benchmarking = 4GHz i get 40'c idle, 85'c Load [8 hours prime]
[fans on full] 200BCLK * 20 Multi @ 1.45V

i dont need 4ghz it just gives a nice boost to benchmark runs so i dont bother normally
speedstep is good but turbo mode stops being useful for me after 3.8GHz
just get instabliity and bsod's

its not bad for a single rad
when i got the case i had a 45nm quad then a e8600 an neither got hot - wasnt planning the i7 otherwise i would have got a TJ07/mountain mods and whacked a double tfc rad on there and put the graphics cards on a triple

re: PSU, just was wondering, wasn't doubting your arrangement!

Impressive build though mate, you really notice a difference with the new dom cooler?
Oh and I was actually considering a pair of those creative's... how do you find them? cheers

no worries!
cheers for the comments - the dominator cooler i cant measure a temp drop as i dont have any means of meausing my memory temp - however the cooler pushes a lot of air even on low fan settings
on full my NB temps drop by 5'c so its pushing air onto my board which is always a bonus in any watercooled build

the creative t20s are brilliant speakers - great for if you dont have the luxury of being anti social - i tend to game with a headset though and use the t20's for music

i was seriously shocked at how good they sound!

 

[rjk]

it is sucking into the case - cold air from outside

im thinking of adding another fan to the other side of the rad

see if it improves the temps of the i7 on max load

i can bench it at 4.2GHz so it would be nice to get that more stable

 

[rjk]

nah - the p6t has a lovely layout for dual card sli

meaning it has a slot worth of space between the two cards allowing better airflow

in fact the top card runs around 80'c at full load using furmark

whereas the bottom card peaks at around 75'c

they get more than enough airflow from the big 180mm fan at the front

 

[rjk]

Quick question for you mate, given that you have worked with this case for a while now and have seen what the airflow can do, what way would you advise me to install the Lian-Li BS-08....intake or exhaust?

I was thinking of having it as an intake, pushing more air towards the graphics card, but the only slight issue I see with this is that it would be drawing in some of the hot air exhausted from the PSU, but you have worked with the case for a while, so maybe you have some advice?

Oh btw, did I mention that the BS-08 is mahoosive?!

wow - aint seen one of those before - GET PICS!!!

i would go exhaust tbh
just because it will only suck already hot air from the outside of the case [ where it exhausts] back onto your card

 

[rjk]

keen on seeing that cooler up and running

i have no space for such luxuries - great sleeving work though!


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in ref to phinix's comment

the ek supreme is a pretty good block

the way i see it - a waterblock is a waterblock

pick the one you like the look of

its the rad that matters

a 10w may struggle with a few blocks and a large rad

 

[rjk]

I have to give dibs here to rjkoneill as this thread literally inspired me to buy the case and have to say its a beast!

Unfortunately not gone the watercooling route (yet) but find the quality of the case has really pulled through.

Did have a problem with some odd placements of sata ports on an evga motherboard that meant due to case design, they couldn't be connected but thats more to do with evga being numpties and putting sata ports half way up the motherboard.

So big thumbs up from me on this project!

glad it inspired you - i had to go into it blind as i coulnt find much info on it when it first came out - and certainly no build logs on it - glad you enjoyed reading it - and welcome to the forums!

Excellent work rjkoneill and thanks for showing the case to us. I'm very impressed with it and actually thinking about purchasing one. Do you know when you will be getting any more in stock?

shouldnt be too long - Yewen would probably be the best person to ask about that - if you are after one - post in product suggestions and the ocuk purchasers will see it

 

[rjk]

there you go - and a LOT less money than i [the missus] paid for mine

 

[rjk]

Diggsy - good to hear you managed to get it sorted

looking forward to seeing your pics!

 

[rjk]

got my thermochill triple rad in tonight

some interesting results for you

pics of the rig coming soon - its a bit of a mess at the moment

 

[rjk]

I'm on 1.3v in the bios
1.28 in windows