The enevitable new case post on Christmas day.
Well, just over a week ago i decided to have a go at bringing my old 2500k setup back from the brink, it was old dusty neglected, falling apart at the seams. The graphics cards were dead/dying and the thermal paste on the cards/CPU was in good need of replacment. The water cooling setup was in good need of a clean out, hoses had discoloured, but i'll give mayhems their due, that fluid was pretty much the same as it went in 3 and a half years ago, and the blocks were still pristine on the inside.
So i ditched the cards, swapped out the old PSU (purely for peace of mind), stripped out the water cooling setup, and replaced it with a Corsair H110i AIO.
Best thing was the card that i bought to replace the old 6950's was an Nvidia gtx 1070, now i was going to go for the Zotac Amp edition but at last minute i decided to settle for the cheaper Inno3d hercules edition, a decision at the time i was a little unsure of but has unexpectedly paid off, as when i set everything up and started looking into things it turns out that I was provided with a 1080 and not a 1070 (packaging and stickers/serial etc show 1070, however BIOS and GPUZ, specs and clocks are 1080
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well this morning it appears santa took pity upon my old scabby, falling to peices, hacked and WC modded Corsair Obsidian 650D and left me a nice new shiney compact and clean NZXT 340s, needless to say i didnt waste any time swapping things over, took no time at all, and what a pleasure it was to build into.
OK so its not exactly premium materials or finish, but for the price its a very well thought out, neat and tidy design, and very easy on the eyes.
Need to sort out some new Fans, those stock ones are pretty loud, and i'll be getting a braided extension for the GPU PWR cable along with some braid combs for the 24pin/GPU/CPU to tidy things up.
But here it is for now, i'm happy and i'm back to gaming on Ultra settings
For reference, the old setup in its prime.
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Yeah its a heavy bugger with that cooler, I've already got a bit of Wooden dowl painted black that sits under there, which wasnt in for photo, looking at getting a support bracket like the Puget Systems GPU Brace or just make my own if i can be ******, i've got plenty of time before i go back to work to get creative with a dremel...
