[OcUK Staff Builds] rjkoneill's TJ07

rjkoneill said:
the xfi was the worst £100 i have ever spent

the driver support was shambolic.

the xonar has been a dream. brilliant drivers, intuitive interface, uncomplicated software, neat features, better sound quality.

hard to argue really.
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Damn, about 3 years ago when I got my X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion the sound was excellent so that is indeed high praise (driver support is indeed very poor), which is why I'll be getting an Asus.

You have to bear in mind that X-Fi is excellent audio quality for mainly gaming and 3D positioning, how would your Asus compare for gaming in this respect?
 
LeJosh said:
Rich, did you see an improvement in temps with the new CPU block?

Is that 480 keeping cool too?
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the new cpu block isnt fitted yet
i am waiting for a few bits before i can start the rebuild
i have read that it is the best about at the moment so i have high hopes for it.

the 480 idles around 35 and sits under load at around 50 in games and 63 when it folds alongside my 970

problem is that it does a fantastic job of heating up the rest of the loop. i need to really work on the dynamics of the loop in the rebuild to get the temperatures down.

been reading a lot on the pros and cons of single vs dual loops and it turns out that there is no real benefit going dual over single. so that will keep the neat layout but the temperatures really do need to improve.
 
Just got my EK blocks and backplates today :D They Look SWEET! but it will be 2 soul stripping weeks before i start buliding :(.

Trying to decide if i should go with the X-FI or the ASUS DX2 or somthing better, what do you think :(? Think ill go make a poll :P.
 
Custom Pieces and Treats

hi guys, small update here

been doing a bit of preperation for the switcharound on my case.
I'm beginning to accept that the murdermod panel is never goign to materialise.
their website hasnt changed for ages so im just going to leave it off the build.

this rebuild will be the last change to the TJ07 before I start looking at another project.

first of all, I have spent the last week braiding stuff up again to match the new board/colour schemes.

I'm still considering rebraiding everything as the heatshrinks from the last effort look a little poor.

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the fans i will be using throughout the case have been braided too.
Xigmatek XLF Blueline 120mm.

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there will be a total of six fans in the case plus the psu fan which is quiet anyway. still considering which fan controller to go for.

my custom pieces arrived within the week, very impressed with the quality, hope they fit better than the custom top window. :rolleyes:

fanless rear panel, powdercoated satin black
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plain midplate pwdercoated satin black
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I also managed to get my hands on some 7/16 Tygon for the build.

just need to find some free time to put it all together!
 
Hehe i think i know exactly where you got your TJ07 parts :D, going to be getting a load of stuff of them but 90% of its not in stock :(.

Great job tho hope mines turns out half as good :D
 
Great Build but I have two questions.

1. Where did you get that white nano fluid.
2. How did you replace the fans in the ram cooler? Mine requires 5 wires to go into a small connector that plugs into the mini pcb on the ram cooler. But If I was to buy 2 new fans for it the fans would have 6 wires.
 
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