Looking good Marest, I'm finding that I really like that red/black color scheme, as long as you don't ruin it with LEDs.
Last edited by noteworthynerd; 2012-04-26 at 07:44 PM.
He could do with a single LED that lights up in dark times, but this is stuff you have to be careful about...
Thanks! Just hoping it will look just as good when it's actually finished.
I think I'll try out the "X-fast" RAM function/software boundled with the ASRock Z77 boards (so essentially a cache drive for the entire system). If that isn't satisfactory I'll most likely end up using it as a cache drive for Vegas, After Effects and Photoshop.
Hehe, so do I. I did buy a LED strip and some single LEDs that I might play around with, but in the end I'll most likely skip them. There are some faint red LEDs in the fan controller that look extremely sleek.
Getting the cables to look "right" was a *insert bad word* pain. Took me a good 3 hours to just manage the PCI-E, 24-pin and the 8-pin cables.
Last edited by mmoc7c6c75675f; 2012-04-26 at 07:52 PM.
You're correct, the only thing that ever heats up is the video cards, once I get like an hour into BF3 the cards push out a good amount of heat, its noticeable if lets say the pc was on the desk next to me, other then that just regular use its so quite and cool I forget its there sometimes.
Couldn't you wrap them in some very thin fabric (something like muslin or fine cotton, or even tights nylon)? That would diffuse the light, making it softer and more uniform. And because LEDs don't emit heat, it wouldn't be a fire risk.Hehe, so do I. I did buy a LED strip and some single LEDs that I might play around with, but in the end I'll most likely skip them. There are some faint red LEDs in the fan controller that look extremely sleek.
i5 2500 ("k" y u no wave arms while shopping ffs?)..
4GB ram (8 but 32 bits atm for custom drivers)
HD 5850, OC just a tiny bit
500GB Windows and 500GB storage drives
37" LG 1080p Tv
900W 7.1 surround Aiwa, Retro lol.
PS3 controller and Momo racing wheel.
WoW Character: Wintel - Frostmourne (OCE)
Gaming rig: i7 7700K, GTX 1080 Ti, 16GB DDR4, BenQ 144hz 1440p
Signature art courtesy of Blitzkatze
Out of curiosity, why're you going IB again?
Or: Why wait now with the bad news coming? If you're waiting for your cooler I'd just replace it with a Corsair H60 as well at this point, given the poor overclocks we're seeing after all. :<
CPU: Intel i5-2500k 4x3.30GHz (Turbo 3.70GHz) Oc to 4,5
Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 B3 Sandy Bridge
CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212
Ram: Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Vengeance (2x4)
Hdd: Werstern digital black 1000 GB 7200 rpm 64MB
SSD: Samsung 830 128 gb
Graphics: MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC (1 GB)
Power Supply: Antec earthwatts 650W
Haven't been around in a while, but I recently took a swing at the MiniITX platform. Primary function will be HTPC, but it will double as a small travel friendly workstation. I'm going to Vancouver in a couple of weeks, so I figured now was a good time to build something like this!
Stats:
Silverstone Sugo SG05B Chassis w/ basic 350W PSU
Asus P8H61-I
Intel Core i3 2100
2x2GiB Corsair Value DDR3-1333
500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12
When I go to Vancouver, I am nabbing the GeForce GTS250 from my office workstation to use in it, moving my GTX 560Ti from home to the office in case anyone needs to use that machine, and leaving my home tower off, I guess. I'm kind of regretting not going for the 450W version of the Sugo, but at the same time, fitting the 560Ti in that little case might be more trouble than it's worth.
Images:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_motherboard1.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_motherboard2.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_motherboard3.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_build1.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_build2.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_build3.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_build4.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30058556/exc_build5.jpg
I'll have more pictures later, when I nab the GTS250 this weekend to test fit it and get it running.
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Current Games: HearthStone, Eve Online, and World of Tanks
Current Game: Final Fantasy XIV - "Hyperion" Server
Current Game: Tera - "Valley of Titans" Server
Current Game: WoW: MoP & Planetside 2 - BETA
Current Game: SWTOR - "The Fatman" Server
Well I do clean my room/house on a weekly basis so dust isnt really an issue. I just dust the PC and my entertainment equipment and it stays pretty clean. I have filters on my intake fans so the inside of the pc is semi dust free, and when I do need to clean it out I have a PC vacuum I bought and works very well.
Friendly "stay on topic" reminder. If you wanna talk about dust filtering/PC cleaning, feel free to move the discussion to the Computer Forum Chat thread or make a thread.
edit: woops went off topic.
Nice mini-ITX build you've got there Asera.
WoW Character: Wintel - Frostmourne (OCE)
Gaming rig: i7 7700K, GTX 1080 Ti, 16GB DDR4, BenQ 144hz 1440p
Signature art courtesy of Blitzkatze