Project BlackMamba

WalderX · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:12

I think you build will be fine for gaming dude but I agree with everyone else that the i7 or i5 is the only real choice at the mo for gaming SLI etc.

Many less experienced builders see higher GHz as faster, but this is simply not the case. It's what the processor is able to do with each clock cycle that counts.

It's much like cameras too, people see 14MP and instantly assume that it must be better than 8MP (mainly because this is pretty much the only camera spec that is advertised with mobile phones etc..). They forget about the lens, internals, size & quality of the CCD etc..

BlackMamba · 10 Jul 2014 at 14:26

Thanks walder I got my GPU's today and my fan controller and thermal paste and my HDD so nearly ready to start but still damn you amazon logistics many thanks BM

BlackMamba · 10 Jul 2014 at 21:09

Information update the build now has an unplanned colour theme yellow,black and red. Black is the main colour Red is secondary and last there is a splash of yellow for good measure so it's a pleasant surprise what do you guys think about the colour scheme many thanks BM

WalderX · 11 Jul 2014 at 09:02

BlackMamba said:
Information update the build now has an unplanned colour theme yellow,black and red. Black is the main colour Red is secondary and last there is a splash of yellow for good measure so it's a pleasant surprise what do you guys think about the colour scheme many thanks BM

Yeah colour scheme could work OK - as long as there is not too much yellow, like you said a splash of yellow will look fine. You could always respray whatever this splash of yellow is if you don't like it?

BlackMamba · 11 Jul 2014 at 11:05

It's yellow led's on the ram so I doubt that's possible but should be pics up by the end if today if all goes well many thanks BM

DJ_Bucho · 11 Jul 2014 at 11:12

WOW that's some spec you've got there mate. I'm running an FX-8350 with a single 7970 Matrix and I totally love it. Yeah it might not be as fast as an Intel powered rig, but then I didn't have the extra the Intel rig would have cost me. Really looking forward to seeing this come together, make sure you keep us all updated with your progress and get some pictures up asap

BlackMamba · 11 Jul 2014 at 14:59

Again another small update got the motherboard ssd h100i and windows 8.1 today so I'm very pleased about that only waiting for CPU PSU and the RAM so if all goes well pictures could be up by tomorrow many thanks BM p?so how do I upload pictures

BattFink · 11 Jul 2014 at 15:07

BlackMamba said:
so how do I upload pictures

Have you got the images uploaded anywhere?

If not check out sites like photobucket, imgur etc..

Once you've done that you just use the

Code:

 <IMG>http://<LINK TO YOUR IMAGE HERE></IMG>

You need to use [] instead of <> brackets though

BlackMamba · 11 Jul 2014 at 17:44

Thanks battfink and no not yet many thanks BM

BlackMamba · 12 Jul 2014 at 16:07

Another small update: received the CPU today only 2 more things then pictures galore many thanks BM

WalderX · 14 Jul 2014 at 15:17

use imagur for uploading pics it gives you all the links and at various sizes

GiraffePencils · 14 Jul 2014 at 16:03

Waiting on pics, specs look good

BlackMamba · 14 Jul 2014 at 22:33

Sadly guys it looks like pics will have to wait going on holiday on Wednesday and am missing the ram and psu so if no pics are uploaded today sorry about it but the will be uploaded in three weeks when I'm back many thanks BM

WalderX · 15 Jul 2014 at 12:26

Have a nice hols! Where u off to?

BlackMamba · 24 Jul 2014 at 11:32

Sorry about the late reply hectic week of activity and fun aha I'm on mull in Scotland if you didn't know many thanks BM

GiraffePencils · 24 Jul 2014 at 11:33

Ahh holidays on Mull
not since I was 8 mind, but family holidays and all
Hope you have a good one

Steveocee · 24 Jul 2014 at 13:37

I thought from the thread title you would have been using the Patriot Black Mamba RAM lol

BlackMamba · 29 Jul 2014 at 15:05

Nope sorry to disappoint I don't really know why I named it BlackMamba it just suits the idea. I was by Newcastle on the way here and was thinking of dropping by overclockers shop sadly I was in the wrong end and it's nice here this is my first time back in five years so it's a bit of a change many thanks BM

BlackMamba · 30 Jul 2014 at 23:59

Small Update: I'm swapping the fans out on the h100i to noctua 120mm. Has anyone done this and does the cooling increase? Many thanks BM

Sam_01 · 1 Aug 2014 at 15:58

I have a h100 that I stuck another couple of fans on (not noctua though), reduced temps by few degrees. The most noticeable difference is that decreased the noise quite a bit, I found the stock fans a bit too loud. Look forward to seeing the pictures.