Zap
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Here's a link to my original build in this chassis:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=234988
(apologies for broken image links - Time Warner changed their personal web page hosting and deleted everything)
I decided to post here because I'm basically re-using the case. New parts:
Intel Core i7 965 (yeah, had it sitting around for a while)
Asus P6T (bought it last August and it had been sitting around, LOL)
Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 6GB kit (more stuff I had to dust off)
Zerotherm Zen cooler (had it for 1½ years - I'm terrible at not using shit I have)
BFG GTX 285 (recycled, was already using it)
BFG ES-800 PSU (recycled)
HP SATA DVDROM/CDRW (collecting dust in my garage for a year)
Samsung SATA DVDRW (that $18 hot deal)
three Kingston 40GB SSD (bought last December?)
Patriot TorqX 120GB SSD (had to dust this one off too)
Seagate 1.5TB 7200.11 (for some added excitement)
WD 2TB Green (new 4k version)
misc cables, adapters, etc.
I was originally going to go liquid cooling for both CPU and GPU, but as I mentioned in my liquid cooling thread I found some leaks in the kit I bought. So, sticking with air cooling for now.
Overclocking? Heck yeah! The CPU is somewhere around 3.7GHz-ish. Strangely it can run stable at higher speeds, but I got mysterious lockups just idling or web browsing - but stuff like Prime95 ran fine! BFG GTX 285 is currently running OCX speeds (702 core). It was binned for H2OC speeds (729MHz core) but can't run that speed aircooled with fan on AUTO. The memory is a disappointment because I can't POST at 1600MHz. I'm actually having some terrible luck with DDR3. Have two G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB kits for socket 1156 and this Corsair Dominator 6GB kit, all rated 1600MHz but can't POST with any of them at that speed (using stock BCLK) on the Asus P6T, DFI mini ITX P55 board and the EVGA P55-LE in my water cooled build.
So, enough text, on to the pictures! After stripping out the old parts and giving everything a thorough cleaning...
Drives go in! Note the Patriot TorqX looking mighty lonely in the FDD bay.
Back shot of the drives.
Removable motherboard tray? Okay, mount 'er up!
Some extra cooling for VRMs and chipset (through heatpipe). I cut a piece of plastic from a blister pack and with some trimming, bending and a twist tie, it now channels a bit of air from the CPU fan through the little heatsink.
Ugh. So much for pre-mounting the motherboard on the tray outside the case. I had even made sure all the standoffs were centered in the motherboard mounting holes. Had to loosen up all the screws to make everything line up. It was also difficult to install with the big Zerotherm Zen heatsink mounted. I now consider removable motherboard trays to be right up there with "toolless" cases - useless features that lazy enthusiasts swoon over. D:
Alright, the 90° SATA ports on the Asus P6T officially sucks! I was re-using my SATA cables with clips on them, and the ports do NOT support them properly! The two upright ports are just fine! However, the angled ports are now bulging out from the clips. It is most visible in the off-colored ones using the Jmicron controller, but trust me when I say that I can feel and see the bulge, the camera just didn't pick it up. It also made the cables really tough to insert.
Here's the back of the motherboard tray after all the cabling was connected. Six 18" SATA cables plus SATA power makes for a mess. Motherboard tray has wire cable clips on the back, which are useful. PSU is not modular, but the extra cables reside nicely behind the PSU (when viewed from motherboard side). Alright, adding "modular PSU" to my list of useless features that includes "toolless cases" and "removable motherboard tray." :twisted:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=234988
(apologies for broken image links - Time Warner changed their personal web page hosting and deleted everything)
I decided to post here because I'm basically re-using the case. New parts:
Intel Core i7 965 (yeah, had it sitting around for a while)
Asus P6T (bought it last August and it had been sitting around, LOL)
Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 6GB kit (more stuff I had to dust off)
Zerotherm Zen cooler (had it for 1½ years - I'm terrible at not using shit I have)
BFG GTX 285 (recycled, was already using it)
BFG ES-800 PSU (recycled)
HP SATA DVDROM/CDRW (collecting dust in my garage for a year)
Samsung SATA DVDRW (that $18 hot deal)
three Kingston 40GB SSD (bought last December?)
Patriot TorqX 120GB SSD (had to dust this one off too)
Seagate 1.5TB 7200.11 (for some added excitement)
WD 2TB Green (new 4k version)
misc cables, adapters, etc.
I was originally going to go liquid cooling for both CPU and GPU, but as I mentioned in my liquid cooling thread I found some leaks in the kit I bought. So, sticking with air cooling for now.
Overclocking? Heck yeah! The CPU is somewhere around 3.7GHz-ish. Strangely it can run stable at higher speeds, but I got mysterious lockups just idling or web browsing - but stuff like Prime95 ran fine! BFG GTX 285 is currently running OCX speeds (702 core). It was binned for H2OC speeds (729MHz core) but can't run that speed aircooled with fan on AUTO. The memory is a disappointment because I can't POST at 1600MHz. I'm actually having some terrible luck with DDR3. Have two G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB kits for socket 1156 and this Corsair Dominator 6GB kit, all rated 1600MHz but can't POST with any of them at that speed (using stock BCLK) on the Asus P6T, DFI mini ITX P55 board and the EVGA P55-LE in my water cooled build.
So, enough text, on to the pictures! After stripping out the old parts and giving everything a thorough cleaning...
Drives go in! Note the Patriot TorqX looking mighty lonely in the FDD bay.
Back shot of the drives.
Removable motherboard tray? Okay, mount 'er up!
Some extra cooling for VRMs and chipset (through heatpipe). I cut a piece of plastic from a blister pack and with some trimming, bending and a twist tie, it now channels a bit of air from the CPU fan through the little heatsink.
Ugh. So much for pre-mounting the motherboard on the tray outside the case. I had even made sure all the standoffs were centered in the motherboard mounting holes. Had to loosen up all the screws to make everything line up. It was also difficult to install with the big Zerotherm Zen heatsink mounted. I now consider removable motherboard trays to be right up there with "toolless" cases - useless features that lazy enthusiasts swoon over. D:
Alright, the 90° SATA ports on the Asus P6T officially sucks! I was re-using my SATA cables with clips on them, and the ports do NOT support them properly! The two upright ports are just fine! However, the angled ports are now bulging out from the clips. It is most visible in the off-colored ones using the Jmicron controller, but trust me when I say that I can feel and see the bulge, the camera just didn't pick it up. It also made the cables really tough to insert.
Here's the back of the motherboard tray after all the cabling was connected. Six 18" SATA cables plus SATA power makes for a mess. Motherboard tray has wire cable clips on the back, which are useful. PSU is not modular, but the extra cables reside nicely behind the PSU (when viewed from motherboard side). Alright, adding "modular PSU" to my list of useless features that includes "toolless cases" and "removable motherboard tray." :twisted:
