Recent content by nubian1

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    Best case for x40 and or x60

    I have the Kraken X60 (Bought it at Frys in Houston last week) I also have the CM6890 Advanced MK2 The CM690 MK2 fits the X60 at the top but the thickness of the radiator combined with the included fans will not aloow a motherboard like my Asus Sabertooth Z77 to be installed. The included fans...
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    I found the stock Corsair fan too noisy as well and replace it with 2x Arctic Cooling F12's. You can see the white fan blades in the front photo of my build.
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    At the time I purchased the components, a few months ago, I wasn't satisfied with the available S1155 based boards (H67 or H61) that were available. As well given that I would be running Linux exclusively, I opted for the previous generation for possible compatibility reasons. I should also...
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    The build has been completed..............for the most part. Here are the list of components and picture links. Silverstone SG05B-450 (450W uATX Power Supply) Gigabyte H55N-USB3 Intel S1156 I5-760 CPU 8GB (2x4GB) G.Skill DDR3 Gigabyte GTX550 Ti Video Card Seagate Momemtus XT 500GB Hybrid Drive...
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    Just checked out your link and it is very impressive............... I am leaning twords the Silverstone Sugo SG05B-450 but really wish it was about 1-2cm bigger in each dimension but it seems to be the "best choice" for what I want to do. I will post pics of the build.
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    WoW! Real sorry I missed that......... I'll look for the article online.
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    There are two real choices I've seen with respect to a shorter quality power supply both made by Silverstone and each in the $75 range. Silverstone ST50F-P http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=274&area=usa Silverstone ST45SF...
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    I would appreciate it if you can link to some please.
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    ITX Case Build With Corsair H60 Possible?

    I'm ready to start my next build (S1155 i5-2500k based). It will be ITX based and due to my overclocking habit and just plain "tech-Giddyness" I'm aiming to use the Corsair H60 self contained watercooling unit to keep my cpu frosty. Being ITX based and wanting to use this cooler I know that...
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    ITX Linux Workstation Build

    I would prefer a case that would allow my own choice of power supply to be used and not to be stuck with any manufacturers custom model. Lian Li has a few case models that fit the bill.
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    ITX Linux Workstation Build

    I remember somewhere threads discussing the issue you mentioned. I also remember reading somewhere, got to find out where, that with the latest kernel releases that this issue has been resolved.
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    ITX Linux Workstation Build

    I have to agree. Pretty much anything you purchase in the tech world is obsolete by the time you get it home. For me, USB3 will have a bigger impact than SATA3, specially with the overwhelming number of systems only having one hard drive or SSD. I do like the versatility of the AM3...
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    ITX Linux Workstation Build

    Thanks for the great info. I've done some serious reconsidering of going the AMD AM3 mATX platform route given that it is rumored that Intel will be abandoning socket 1156 for 1155 in the near future. The rumour is that AMD upcoming processor releases may be backward compatible with AM3 (eg...
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    ITX Linux Workstation Build

    I've since given more serious consideration to an AMD based build. It is believed that the new & upcoming AMD processors will be AM3 compatible, not to mention the 6core cpu's available now, so the upgrade path is very clear while it isn't so sure for socket 1156. Given this possible change, I...
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    ITX Linux Workstation Build

    The time is fast approaching for my next build. It will be an ITX based one, my 3rd ITX build in the last year, as I've grown to love this format for various reasons. Here are some points/requirements for this proposed build. This build will be used as a daily general computing workhorse. It...