Project: Scorpidian (Corsair Obsidian 800D)

Well I scanned the drive for errors - not a single one. Copying files across to it now, and what can I say.. WOW this thing is quiet. You can't hear a thing, it doesn't hum which used to annoy me with my other drive, it doesn't seem to click much either. It also runs relatively cool. I will post some benchies up shortly, although I wouldn't expect much as it is merely a storage drive and operates at 5900rpm. As for reliability I can't comment as I have only had it for one day, but so far so good!

EDIT: Results:

HD Tune

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HD Tach

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As you'd expect really. Good performance first part of the drive, then slows down towards the end, not bad though considering it's a 2TB drive. Also have to remember it's at 5900RPM, quite good if you ask me :).

For a storage drive it's ideal. Wouldn't use it for a boot drive, although I think that's pretty obvious :).
 
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Sorry guys but it looks like I won't have pictures for another week or so, the camera I was using broke so I have to get it replaced luckily it's still in warranty so just need to wait for that to get sorted.

I can tell you though it's looking pretty good! I have got the radiator installed (temporarily) the fans are super, super quiet, even though I have 6 of them going! I will post some new pictures as soon as I can :).
 
Technics said:
Just got my two apache fans and you was right, there pretty awesome.
I was surprised when i picked one up tho, there carry a decent amount of weight 0_o lol. :)
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I'm glad you like them :) Yeah they are built exceptionally well right down to the attention to detail of the cable braiding :) I think they are waterproof too, saw a video of someone who just left it in a sink of water and it just kept on spinning. Useless feature of course, but it just shows how robust they are :).
 
I obviously haven't got around to testing the case properly, but I would say the build quality is excellent with a few exceptions like the plastic covers which feel cheap, but what else could they do?

The only thing this case isn't good for is air cooling. If you are going to have an air cooled system I wouldn't really recommend it, not unless you are prepared to spend a good amount on fans for the top 3 vents and possibly replace some of the stock fans.

The stock fans are pretty good though, you can't really hear them and they shift a reasonable amount of air.
 
waynio said:
About the plastic stuff though, I'm sure corsair would like to do a sturdy all aluminium case but would inflate the price tag quite a bit making it not very approachable to enough buyers.
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Including me! 215 for a case is silly money anyway, but I think it is worth it in the long run - I love it anyway :).
 
I would just like to share my incredible customer service experience with Corsair! I emailed them just to see if I would even get a reply, asking if they would supply me with more of the black fan screws as I need some more to mount a triple rad with dual sided fans. To my astonishment they quickly reply, forward me to a corsair supervisor who agrees not only to send me the screws I want, but to do it the following morning! Now that's what I call customer service :D.
 
New pictures are being uploaded now :) However the camera I took them with is 12MP so I am currently uploading like 160MB of pictures :p Which have to be converted to the appropriate sizes for the forum. - It's going to take a very long time, but they will be up tonight :) - EDIT - I'm uploading them one by one as it keeps crashing!

I have also made a few alterations to the specs list including a few extra accessories and a sound card.

I also received the fan screws from Corsair. However I was incredibly shocked when I read the address of Corsair and fell upon the Initials "CA" - That's right, they sent me screws all the way from California using a courier lol The courier probably cost more than the screws haha Amazing customer service tbh, even if it is just screws. :)
 
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The heatkiller all fitted

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The Pump all set up, had to use a 45 degree adapter here as there was too much strain on the hose.

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The EK 250 Res, I bought a T rotary adapter to take the strain off the hose as the rad outlet was directly above the res (almost). It also allows me to drain the loop easily as all I have to do is unscrew the bolt at the bottom.

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Still considering changing the 24pin cable to all black. The blue looks awesome under UV, just without it, it looks a bit odd.

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Picture of the UV partially lit up. 2 out of 4 of the UV tubes fried themselves, go figure lol So I need to buy some more of them.

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[Death];16019690 said:
u got the air sucking through the top and out back or straight out the top?
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I have the cold air being pulled from the outside, through the rad, into the case, which is then exhausted out the back fan. I am merely testing it atm, if I encounter any horrible performance then I will switch the fans on the rad the other way around. But all the fans I have are relatively low RPM so it doesn't make "that" much of a difference what way I do it.
 
Got my PSU back, and I now have the case sitting on my desk properly as I had to tidy my room, it was turning into a right mess what with boxers and pc gear everywhere lol - Just need to de-dust the place!

Really think the Enermax PSU matches perfectly with the Akasa sound proof mat :).

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The Cathode tubes aren't fixed because the Velcro pads were hopeless and just kept falling down, so my brother is lending me some double sided sticky tape which will hopefully do the job!

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Technics said:
Haha the psu and sound pad actually match spot on :eek: Looking forward to seeing the end of this build. What you planning to go with mobo wise? gigabyte because it will match your color scheme or the new Asus when it's released ?
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Atm I'm looking at the following 3:

ASUS Rampage III
Gigabyte UD7
MSI Big Bang XPower


Just need to wait until they are all available to decide which one :).
 
Technics said:
All great looking boards. I have allways liked the look of the rampage boards but i think the black and blue of the msi board could possibly go a lot better with your color scheme and UV cathodes.
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Tbh I'm not that fussed about the looks of the motherboard. I just want the best one I can get. If the Rampage is better than the XPower I will get the Rampage. I will most likely get the Rampage anyway because they are a more mature brand and I like the ASUS's BIOS. MSI are only starting out really when it comes to high end and I also hear their BIOS's aren't as reliable.
 
Sorry! I totally forgot about this thread haha, I have finished the build now, and it's completely different, went away from the blue/purple look and now have a red/black look. I will update this thread with some new pictures some time next week, I haven't got a camera atm and won't have it back until friday, so I will most likely update with pictures next saturday :). Overall I am exceptionally pleased with the build, the only thing I haven't yet upgraded is the graphics cards and an SSD, graphics will most likely be a GTX 495 when it is released, I am hoping it will be a dual 460 on one PCB which I can WC, if not I will SLI 2x 460s. As for an SSD I am holding off until the next wave of them as prices are too high for me to consider as I want a 256GB+ version.

Currently have my i7 clocked at 4.03GHz (19x212), I have also had it stable at 4.2GHz (21x200), I can get 4.3-4.4GHz stable as well but it requires more vcore than I am prepared to give (1.45V+). When entering slow mode on the QPI link I have managed to get 4.8GHz (hyperthreading on, 21x230) to post, although getting it windows stable once again required too much voltage, I may try a 4.8GHz clock without hyperthreading later on, but I will most likely stick with either the 4GHz or 4.2GHz overclock.

I also purchased myself an R3E EK block for my Rampage III Extreme, brought the temps down from 50C idle/ 70C max load, to 33C idle / 40C max load on the IOH/ICH temps.

Will update later on with detailed pictures and specs! :cool:

Thanks for the support too :).
 
Damn it! I forgot about this haha, sorry I will get pictures up ASAP. Everything is up and running and fits fine, just haven't updated the graphics card yet. Yes I have 2 fan controllers also, I have a total of 10 case fans - 6 on tripple rad, 1 on single rad, 2 on HDD bay and one pulling the air from the bottom.

Will get pictures up for tomorrow if I can.
 
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