Bought some new goodies as part of a 4 step complete upgrade:
1. Case, Cooling, PSU.
2. GPU
3. Mobo, CPU, RAM
4. SSD
Had to pay some stuff out so couldn't afford it all in one go
anyway here's my build log for stage 1 
Parts Bought:
- Antec 300 Case
- Noctua CPU Cooler
- Noctua P12 Fan (for second on cooler)
- 2 x Noctua 1200rpm Fans (for case intake)
- 1 x Noctua 800rpm Fan (for case side)
- PCP&P 750W PSU
(The new goodies!)
Parts Transfered:
CD-DVDRW
Geforce 8800 Ultra
IP35Pro Mobo
4x1GB Crucial Balistix 1066MHz
XFi Extreme Gamer
Q6600
2 x 150GB WD Raptors
Also Used:
Arctic Silver 5
Antec Dampening Kit
Akasa TIM Cleaner
(The tools)
Here's some pics of the old rig, it was a nice looking case, but I wanted something more practicle (the cooling was awful):
As you can see my office gets very hot!!!!
Time to fuel up on reheated pizza from last night! Yum perfect modding food
OK now to business...
(Time for the old girl to go )
(Her innards, not for the squeemish
)
(Almost naked)
(Time for the transplant)
(Mobo in with a nice bit of AS5 )
(Bits in place)
(Now that's what I call a cooler
)
(Front fans in)
And were all done!
I've recorded all the temps and noise levels beforehand so I'll run some tests now and see how much of an improvement it's made
Now to see if I can push that overclock further...
1. Case, Cooling, PSU.
2. GPU
3. Mobo, CPU, RAM
4. SSD
Had to pay some stuff out so couldn't afford it all in one go
anyway here's my build log for stage 1 Parts Bought:
- Antec 300 Case
- Noctua CPU Cooler
- Noctua P12 Fan (for second on cooler)
- 2 x Noctua 1200rpm Fans (for case intake)
- 1 x Noctua 800rpm Fan (for case side)
- PCP&P 750W PSU
(The new goodies!)
Parts Transfered:
CD-DVDRW
Geforce 8800 Ultra
IP35Pro Mobo
4x1GB Crucial Balistix 1066MHz
XFi Extreme Gamer
Q6600
2 x 150GB WD Raptors
Also Used:
Arctic Silver 5
Antec Dampening Kit
Akasa TIM Cleaner
(The tools)
Here's some pics of the old rig, it was a nice looking case, but I wanted something more practicle (the cooling was awful):
As you can see my office gets very hot!!!!
Time to fuel up on reheated pizza from last night! Yum perfect modding food
OK now to business...
(Time for the old girl to go
)
(Her innards, not for the squeemish
)
(Almost naked)
(Time for the transplant)
(Mobo in with a nice bit of AS5
)
(Bits in place)
(Now that's what I call a cooler
)
(Front fans in)
And were all done!
I've recorded all the temps and noise levels beforehand so I'll run some tests now and see how much of an improvement it's made
Now to see if I can push that overclock further...
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