Tiger Style: Build log

Well the thing is if I didn't pay attention to details it would bug the hell out of me. There are still a few bits and pieces I need to perfect and I'm still not 100% satisfied with the build but I had to get the vid done for another competition so may aswell post an 'ads removed' version here too.

Just waiting for youtube to 'approve' the vid now :o.

I've been 'into' watercooling for a few years now and started out with a coolriver product that to be quite honest is laughable by todays standards. It came to something when you think a thermaltake bigwater is an upgrade! I just like the look of it. The industrial feel of it and the 'OMG! :eek: he's put water in a pc' look when friends & family visit. There is also silence to consider - I hate noisy, whiny fans and no matter what folks say, to get the best out of an aircooler you need a powerful fan and/or very good airflow.

It is never really a bind making a watercooled setup for me as I reckon I actually enjoy building the pc's as much as using them although it can be a little frustrating having to drain loops just to complete a small upgrade.

I have wanted to dabble with phase/ln2/dice but the whole idea of that goes against my thoughts on pc use. I prefer 24/7 USEABLE overclocks, I see little point in overclocking if you can't make use of said overclock. Benching is great fun in the short term and an e-peen parade but I personally prefer to see the benifits of my clocking. It bugs me when review sites post suicide shots as this is of no use to the person reading the review and can be misleading - gimme a stable 24/7 overclock, which takes more work than a suicide shot, any day of the week.

Anyway - after my mini rant the vids finally been approved :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP7QOQydA-A

Hope you like!
 
BTW a Tiger is nothing without teeth;):

4.1ghz STABLE

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great video mate, and a great looking system, im moving to a q6600 and a new 780i mobo next week and maybe another gts for sli, may consider water cooling as ive had my current gear on air as far as i can get it, seeing your build gives me a bit of inspiration to go with water:) btw the way w3bbo do you play cod 4 on the cpc server that cupra runs, ive been on it a few times and recognised a few names from the forum, really good server with good friendly players:)

Hell yeah! I'm usually on the CPC server from 9pm till late most nights with a lot of OCUK folks from here and 'elsewhere'.;) It's one of the reasons why this build took so long - sharing time between building it and playing Cod4 :D
 
No m8 it's a 'competitor' so I can't name the shop I'm afraid.

Here are the server details tho if you fancy a game : 217.163.29.109:28960. Its a friendly server but no noob toobing I'm afraid - you will be ridiculed for this, then kicked!

As said a few OCUK guys (shop staff) come on (greets Hustler, Wozman etc) so it gives that feel good factor when you kick their butts. The more guys that come on that we know the better:D

There are a few edits of the video knocking about - some 'add free' some not as I like to give a little payback to the stores/forums who supported me throughout this build, which is only fair I guess.
 
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They aint orange cathodes they were bought red - turned out pink and then painted with a marker pen to get a better orange glow. They still are not perfecy but I'm on the lookout for some vinyl sheets (yellow) to make em the orange colour I want.
 
I got invited to sumbit some pics to milliondollarpc.com which is pretty much the best compliment a PC modder can get but never bothered as I changed the rig by changing the mobo and then everything else got changed until I ended up with a PC that no longer esembled the spec in the Tiger Style build.

I'm currently in the middle of a new build so the Tiger has gone to a new home.

Thanks for all your kind comments guys.
 
They were 3.3v 5mm LED's iirc. You shouldn't need to use resistors tbh m8 as they are powered off the motherboard. You only need to use resistors if you are powering them from molex.
 
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