1. #461
    Quote Originally Posted by tetrisgoat View Post
    All fitting very neatly inside (probably) the best case in the world; Fractal Design Define R3, Black
    I really like the Fractal cases. How's the noise?

  2. #462
    Quote Originally Posted by FlawlessSoul View Post
    I really like the Fractal cases. How's the noise?
    What noise? :P I can sit by the computer, when the thought strikes me to "turn the computer on", because I can't hear it.
     

  3. #463
    Quote Originally Posted by tetrisgoat View Post
    What noise? :P I can sit by the computer, when the thought strikes me to "turn the computer on", because I can't hear it.
    I was pondering the R3 while building my current machine, would have gone for it, probably, if they'd been in stock at the time. I ended up going with the 700D and watercooling would have been a PITA in the R3 anyway

  4. #464
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    Sapphire HD 4870
    8gb ram
    AMD Phenom2 x4 3000

  5. #465
    Quote Originally Posted by autopsy01 View Post
    I have AMD Phenom II BE x4 955, used to be loud but now i have moved it down on the floor... not as loud, also has different modes (turbo, High Performance, Max POwer saving mode) turbo is the loudest, power saving mode cant hear aanything
    Get this;
    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16835103065
    and never hear your CPU fan again. I got this along with my 995 for Catalcysm and my god does it work wonders. If you wanna spend another 15ish bucks on another fan for the other side by all means do it. I dont hear a single fan in my computer even tho they are all turned onto max settings ( via my case, not BIOS tho ) and by reviews and what I've heard, if this CPU heatsync can fit inside your case ( Its a little large ) by all means go for it as the thing is a god
    A hero of war, yeah that's what I'll be. And when I come home, they'll be damn proud of me

  6. #466
    Here's my month old setup

    Case: Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced
    MOBO: ASUS P8P67 Pro
    CPU: Intel i5 2500k @ 4.4 GHz
    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212+
    RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) G.Skill Ripjaws X series DDR3 1333 MHz
    GPU: 2x EVGA GTX 460 1GB @ 875/1750/1975MHz
    HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM
    ODD: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD Burner
    Other: Rosewill 74-in-1 Card Reader
    PSU: Corsair HX 850W

    Monitor: ASUS VH236H 23" 2ms (connected via HDMI Cable) 1920x1080
    Keyboard: Basic keyboard that came with my old HP prebuilt system (which is now my mom's) I've disabled the windows keys (with a Dremel tool) so I can hit the left control key with my palm without accidentally hitting the windows key.
    Mouse: 4-5 year old Logitech MX 518
    Headset: Logitech USB headset, can't find the model number... it's at least 3 years old.



    I'm no expert at cable management, and while it looks messy...most of the wires aren't in the airflow of any fans. The red fan on the bottom (Enermax Magma 120mm) doesn't really do anything to lower temperatures, probably gonna unplug it since it makes a little noise (not much, only noticeable when the TV's not on). Also, I have to use two mouse pads because the wooden frame the computer is sitting in (which I built myself) isn't completely level with the desk surface. (I didn't notice how dirty the blue EDS one was till I took that picture though)
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    Terrible, horrible, very bad picture.
    Specs in sig. (I'm not showing my tower because it's embarrassing. T.T)

    Razer Naga, Razer Lycosa, Turtle Beach DX11 Headset, Razer Kabuto Mousepad.
    I like Razer. A lot. <3
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    My setup and im proud of it xD (sadly i dont have a good camera to make a picture but i will try too ninja my gf's camera!)

    Keyboard
    Logitech G19

    Mouse
    Razer Lacheris

    Headset
    Logitech G930

    Monitor
    LG W2753VC

    Case
    Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black edition

    Cooling
    Zalman Reserator XT (with some self made stuff)

    Intel Core i7 920
    Windows 7 64 bit

    CPU
    Intel® Core i7-970

    Motherboard Brand : Asus
    Motherboard Model : Rampage III Extreme Motherboard

    Hardisk: Western Digital WD VelociRaptor 600 GB
    Solidstate Disk: OCZ 240GB Agility2 Series

    GPU Type : EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked Plus

    GPU Clocks : Core 797 MHz / RAM 3977 MHz

    RAM : Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 Tri-Kit
    RAM : CL 8 8-8-24
    Slot 1 : 6144 MB
    Slot 1 Manufacturer : Kingston
    Slot 2 : 6144 MB
    Slot 2 Manufacturer : Kingston

    Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 THX 505 Watt (RMS/Sinus)/1.010 Watt (P.M.P.O.)

    Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium HD
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  9. #469
    Processor: Intel i5 2500K @ 5.2GHz
    Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro
    Memory: 8GB Corsair 1600MHz
    Hard Drive: 2 80GB SSD's in RAID-0 and 2 1TB drives for storage.
    Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560-Ti SLI
    PSU: Corsair AX850
    Monitor: Samsung 23" LED
    Sound Card: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
    Speakers/Headphones: SteelSeries 5Hv2 for games, ATH-A700 for movies/music
    Keyboard: Logitech G15
    Mouse: Logitech G700
    Mouse Surface: SteelSeries 5L
    Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Computer Case: Cooler Master CM-690

    It's really overkill for WoW but whenever I play Crysis I can still bring the system back down to its knees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by noremac View Post
    Processor: Intel i5 2500K @ 5.2GHz
    Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro
    Memory: 8GB Corsair 1600MHz
    Hard Drive: 2 80GB SSD's in RAID-0 and 2 1TB drives for storage.
    Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560-Ti SLI
    PSU: Corsair AX850
    Monitor: Samsung 23" LED
    Sound Card: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
    Speakers/Headphones: SteelSeries 5Hv2 for games, ATH-A700 for movies/music
    Keyboard: Logitech G15
    Mouse: Logitech G700
    Mouse Surface: SteelSeries 5L
    Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Computer Case: Cooler Master CM-690

    It's really overkill for WoW but whenever I play Crysis I can still bring the system back down to its knees.
    What kind of cooling do you use for your CPU?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mmocd061d7bab8 View Post
    yeh but lava is just very hot water

  11. #471
    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    What kind of cooling do you use for your CPU?
    Air cooling, but it doesn't really run that cool... it gets up to like 75 degrees Celsius while in a game, and 85+ when in a stress testing application like Prime95 or OCCT. It is also 19 degrees Celsius in my house so that helps keep it a bit cooler. During the summer months I probably will have to ease back a bit or it will overheat after the house starts to warm up.

    The max temperature for this particular CPU is 98 degrees Celcius so I am pretty far off from that limit, but I do think it runs pretty hot so I probably will invest in a nice water cooling set up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Synthaxx View Post
    Current
    Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H Motherboard
    AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
    2x2GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 at 1333Mhz + 2x2GB OCZ Gold at 1333MHz (Totalling 8GB)
    Inno3D Geforce GTX580

    Drives
    OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD (98.7GB Free)
    Intel X25-V 40GB SSD (used for design and programming projects, as well as cache for apps such as After Effects and Photoshop) (32.3GB Free)
    Samsung HD103UJ 1TB HDD (484GB Free)
    Samsung HD753LJ 750GB HDD (236GB Free)
    Total Capacity: Approx. 2TB (Approx. 851GB Free)

    Windows 7 X64 Ultimate

    Cooling
    Aquacomputer CuplexHD CPU Block
    EK Waterblocks EK-DCP 4.0 Pump (800 Litre Per Hour)
    EK Waterblocks EK-FC580GTX Graphic Waterblock
    Hardware Labs GTX-240 Lite Radiator
    XSPC Single Drive Bay Reservoir
    1/2" Inner Diameter Black Tubing (white anti kink coils)

    Arriving Tomorrow
    4x4GB Patriot Memory Viper II Series Sector 5 DDR3 2000MHz (Total 16GB)
    Asus ROG Crosshair IV Formula

    Arriving Next Week
    EK Waterblocks EK Supreme HF High Flow CPU Waterblock
    Hardware Labs Black Ice® GT Stealth 360mm Triple Radiator
    Nesteq FanMax 5.25" 8 Channel Fan Controller
    EK Waterblocks Asus ROG Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard Waterblock
    Some sort of fan base memory cooler (undecided on final choice)
    My god. This had to cost a small fortune! AND I WANT IT!!

    ---------- Post added 2011-02-26 at 01:57 PM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by noremac View Post
    Air cooling, but it doesn't really run that cool... it gets up to like 75 degrees Celsius while in a game, and 85+ when in a stress testing application like Prime95 or OCCT. It is also 19 degrees Celsius in my house so that helps keep it a bit cooler. During the summer months I probably will have to ease back a bit or it will overheat after the house starts to warm up.

    The max temperature for this particular CPU is 98 degrees Celcius so I am pretty far off from that limit, but I do think it runs pretty hot so I probably will invest in a nice water cooling set up.
    Nice, I personally am about to make a new computer for myself, but not very comfortable with liquid cooling (and even though I am 21, my parents are like hell no are you putting liquid in your computer) because ya know... electric fires can happen. I'll stick with comfy air. :P

    Though some of the water-cooling setups in this thread.. like the guy I think on page 6, Nickel, his is such an acid trip, who wouldn't want that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mmocd061d7bab8 View Post
    yeh but lava is just very hot water

  13. #473
    It's not the lastest, but it does the business.

    http://img822.imageshack.us/i/429b.jpg

    http://img15.imageshack.us/i/430na.jpg

    http://img535.imageshack.us/i/431q.jpg

    That's in 4960x1600, unfortunatly its too much to play the game with, so I just drop it back to the middle monitor :P
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  14. #474
    Well you know there are some solutions out there that are basically water cooling but without all the negative risks. They come pre-assembled and you never have to change the fluid in them or open them up.

    The most popular ones I see are the Corsair "H" series. They have the H50 and the H70. They aren't as good as a full blown custom water cooling setup but if they leak (which they never do anyway) the company that made it is responsible and not you (unless you went and modified it or something). I have only seen one horror story of these units leaking and Corsair replaced the guys whole computer.

    Corsair H50
    Corsair H70

    Also if you didn't know most modern water cooling solutions use a non-conductive distilled liquid so even if it does leak it shouldn't do any damage.

  15. #475
    The only thing about those is they don't quite get to where high end air does, cooling wise. They are usually quieter and leave more space around the RAM in case you have tall ram sinks. The other factor would be cost, they typically run a bit more than a good air cooler. So if you want the space for tall ram sinks or some other reason similar to that, then they work ok. But good high end air will do the job better.

  16. #476
    Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
    The only thing about those is they don't quite get to where high end air does, cooling wise. They are usually quieter and leave more space around the RAM in case you have tall ram sinks. The other factor would be cost, they typically run a bit more than a good air cooler. So if you want the space for tall ram sinks or some other reason similar to that, then they work ok. But good high end air will do the job better.
    From most everything I have read the H70 is significantly louder than most high end air coolers are.

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    I'm more a fan of the Noctua D14 myself. Huge heatsink, but is very quiet depending on the fans(like any heatsink).
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  18. #478
    Quote Originally Posted by Fligahgigook View Post
    From most everything I have read the H70 is significantly louder than most high end air coolers are.
    It really depends on what fans you put on them. Some fans can be as quiet as 20dB and some can be 60dB.
    Quote Originally Posted by Saithes View Post
    I'm more a fan of the Noctua D14 myself. Huge heatsink, but is very quiet depending on the fans(like any heatsink).
    Yeah that is one of the best if not the best air coolers out there, but for me it is past the point of reason. Once it gets that big and that heavy, it also costs around like $80... so at that point just add about $40 and you can get a nice entry level water cooling kit that will out perform it without that giant slab of aluminum and copper hanging off your motherboard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by noremac View Post
    It really depends on what fans you put on them. Some fans can be as quiet as 20dB and some can be 60dB.

    Yeah that is one of the best if not the best air coolers out there, but for me it is past the point of reason. Once it gets that big and that heavy, it also costs around like $80... so at that point just add about $40 and you can get a nice entry level water cooling kit that will out perform it without that giant slab of aluminum and copper hanging off your motherboard.
    Yeah I just hate the poopy colored fans that Noctua seems to ALWAYS include on everything lol.
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    3456x1680 resolution. Yes, 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide. 22" screens in Portrait mode.
    The glare isn't there. I got free upgrades to the 2209 which fixes that.



    That just looks unplayable and awkward, i would prefer to play on an 17" crt then have them black bars running down the middle

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