Post your gaming setup!

[Drunkenvalley]

Oh yeah, and about the NH-D14.

It wouldn't fit with the fans mounted above the RAM. The fan would simply extend across the third RAM slot as well from what I could discern. As a result I flipped it 90 degrees clockwise, with fan on the bottom. It could've fit in with the graphic card immediately below, but I opted for installing the graphic card in PCIe 16x (running 8x) slot for the moment. I'll figure things out a bit more later.

Maybe I'll reverse the top fan to intake and--actually, no, that sounds stupid too... *ponder*

[georgevonfranken]

Dune and Spaceballs references are wasted on you folks!

I bet she gives great helmet

[DeltrusDisc]

Oh yeah, and about the NH-D14.

It wouldn't fit with the fans mounted above the RAM. The FAN would simply extend across the third RAM slot as well from what I could discern. As a result I flipped it 90 degrees clockwise, with fan on the bottom. It could've fit in with the graphic card immediately below, but I opted for installing the graphic card in PCIe 16x (running 8x) slot for the moment. I'll figure things out a bit more later.

Maybe I'll reverse the top fan to intake and--actually, no, that sounds stupid too... *ponder*

Coffee is your friend.

[Asmekiel]

Oh yeah, and about the NH-D14.

It wouldn't fit with the fans mounted above the RAM. The FAN would simply extend across the third RAM slot as well from what I could discern. As a result I flipped it 90 degrees clockwise, with fan on the bottom. It could've fit in with the graphic card immediately below, but I opted for installing the graphic card in PCIe 16x (running 8x) slot for the moment. I'll figure things out a bit more later.

Maybe I'll reverse the top fan to intake and--actually, no, that sounds stupid too... *ponder*

You have the normal Vengeance heatsinks, right? I just got the LP ones, so I really hope you do have the large ones :P

[Uggorthaholy]

Oh yeah, and about the NH-D14.

It wouldn't fit with the fans mounted above the RAM. The fan would simply extend across the third RAM slot as well from what I could discern. As a result I flipped it 90 degrees clockwise, with fan on the bottom. It could've fit in with the graphic card immediately below, but I opted for installing the graphic card in PCIe 16x (running 8x) slot for the moment. I'll figure things out a bit more later.

Maybe I'll reverse the top fan to intake and--actually, no, that sounds stupid too... *ponder*

typically, cards running in x8 will see no performance hit from x16. I think intake @ bottom, blowout @ top should do you just fine.

[Drunkenvalley]

Coffee is your friend.

... *eyes cola* No. No, it isn't. *hugs cola bottle*

---------- Post added 2011-08-24 at 09:40 PM ----------

You have the normal Vengeance heatsinks, right? I just got the LP ones, so I really hope you do have the large ones :P

New RAM chips were LP version. Fit fine underneath the NH-D14.

So it's now like
Slot A1: LP
Slot B1: LP

Slot A2: Vanilla
Slot B2: Vanilla

[FlawlessSoul]

You renewed my faith, chaps. Thankyou.

Turns out I need to get some better cutting discs - so does anyone have experience cutting cases apart with rotary tools? It's the Obsidian 700D, so it's decent quality steel sides that I need to get through. I tried the discs I have, and I watched three of them disappear in less than a minute (cheap shite) on a case side I took off an old Packard Bell.

Is it going to be enough to get some fiberglass reinforced discs, or should I pick up some diamond tipped cutting discs?

[Asmekiel]

... *eyes cola* No. No, it isn't. *hugs cola bottle*

---------- Post added 2011-08-24 at 09:40 PM ----------

New RAM chips were LP version.

So it's now like
Slot A1: LP
Slot B1: LP

Slot A2: Vanilla
Slot B2: Vanilla

Sooo, the NH-D14 fits over the LP ones if I understand correctly

What about this: turn the fans around and let the one that is pushing at the downside now, pull at the top

[Drunkenvalley]

Yeah, they fit just fine underneath it, but I'll have to remove the NH-D14 if I ever want to see them again. :P

[BicycleMafioso]

Everyone is moving to Fractal Designs, while they are awesome cases, I almost feel you are all Fractal POSERS!!!

As much as I want one, now I'm thinking I'll stick with the HAF X because soon it will be the rarity, at the rate everyone is buying these Fractals. ;p

I kid I kid. :>

Pff, I've had mine since November '10. D:

It's a solid case. Sturdy, silent (OR fantastic cooling OR both), well-planned, easy to work/build with. While my rig hardly is highest-end (last-gen i5, current-gen top-AMD GPU) anymore, it can fit these and still look sleek and professional. Quietly humming along with a good chunk of an overclock while doing its' business.

I also drink whatever my (soon to be) ex-roomie drinks. When I move in with another girl friend of mine in a week and a half, I'll drink whatever she has!

[Asmekiel]

Yeah, they fit just fine underneath it, but I'll have to remove the NH-D14 if I ever want to see them again. :P

I had blue vanilla sticks, now black LP sticks. I wanted blue, I got black, so I never want to see them again XD

[Uggorthaholy]

Yeah, they fit just fine underneath it, but I'll have to remove the NH-D14 if I ever want to see them again. :P

meh, that wouldn't bother me. The noctua looks better than Ram anyhow :-p

[Deleted]

You renewed my faith, chaps. Thankyou.

Turns out I need to get some better cutting discs - so does anyone have experience cutting cases apart with rotary tools? It's the Obsidian 700D, so it's decent quality steel sides that I need to get through. I tried the discs I have, and I watched three of them disappear in less than a minute (cheap shite) on a case side I took off an old Packard Bell.

Is it going to be enough to get some fiberglass reinforced discs, or should I pick up some diamond tipped cutting discs?

My experience with case modding is very limited. As I understand it, when you start cutting in a side panel you almost always need to smooth out the cuts and repaint the whole thing. At least that's what I had to do when I modded a case some 5 years ago (and I was using "quality" tools at a local metal-shop, a.k.a. car-crazy neighbor).

[DeltrusDisc]

Pff, I've had mine since November '10. D:

It's a solid case. Sturdy, silent (OR fantastic cooling OR both), well-planned, easy to work/build with. While my rig hardly is highest-end (last-gen i5, current-gen top-AMD GPU) anymore, it can fit these and still look sleek and professional. Quietly humming along with a good chunk of an overclock while doing its' business.

I also drink whatever my (soon to be) ex-roomie drinks. When I move in with another girl friend of mine in a week and a half, I'll drink whatever she has!

No no, I should have mentioned, everyone thinks tetris is cool, so they are all copying you! ;p

[Drunkenvalley]

I had blue vanilla sticks, now black LP sticks. I wanted blue, I got black, so I never want to see them again XD

Aaah...
Yeah, but if you want to keep your old RAM you'll have to mount it "sideways" (like I have), which should thankfully work with most motherboards' PCIe 16x slot barely. Or alternatively mount the fan distinctly higher, which is kinda silly imo.

[FlawlessSoul]

My experience with case modding is very limited. As I understand it, when you start cutting in a side panel you almost always need to smooth out the cuts and repaint the whole thing. At least that's what I had to do when I modded a case some 5 years ago (and I was using "quality" tools at a local metal-shop, a.k.a. car-crazy neighbor).

What I intend to do is cut the window out with a dremel (given what I managed to do with the crap discs, decent ones will leave a decent finish) and then either file, sand and polish the edge to give a silver trim, or just trim it with a U-channel. Then I'll mount a piece of acrylic behind it and refit the UV CCFLs I have on the inside of the side panel.

[BicycleMafioso]

No no, I should have mentioned, everyone thinks tetris is cool, so they are all copying you! ;p

Good thing they haven't seen me IRL! I were glasses, and I'm thin enough that I can hide behind a lamppost. And not in a good way.

I'm also quite full of myself and... ooh look! Candy! *om nom nom*
Speaking of which. I'm quitting wow soon again. Anyone playing on DefBro-EU want a few hundred golds? Or a few hundred thousands?

Also, Dune. Thanks for reminding me. I still need to pick them up. I've had them on top of my "to-do" list for an embarassing stretch of time.

[georgevonfranken]

Good thing they haven't seen me IRL! I were glasses, and I'm thin enough that I can hide behind a lamppost. And not in a good way.

I'm also quite full of myself and... ooh look! Candy! *om nom nom*
Speaking of which. I'm quitting wow soon again. Anyone playing on DefBro-EU want a few hundred golds? Or a few hundred thousands?

Also, Dune. Thanks for reminding me. I still need to pick them up. I've had them on top of my "to-do" list for an embarassing stretch of time.

O really? Wanna go get some tea

[DeltrusDisc]

Here's the new RAM that came! About a week ago... sorry for late pics. This thread is very low on pics lately. =/ I must say, there's something beautiful about 4 DIMM slots all filled up. ^_< 16GB RAWRRRR

[Drunkenvalley]

Good thing they haven't seen me IRL! I were glasses, and I'm thin enough that I can hide behind a lamppost. And not in a good way.

I'm also quite full of myself and... ooh look! Candy! *om nom nom*

*gathers stalking gear for RL picz*

@Deltrus: Neat! But aren't all Hyper X RAM sticks 1.65v?