Solved Just got my new Corsair Vengeance Series C70 case !!!

[linnemeyerhere]

AddRAM,
Fantastic case and additions. You'll find that one you have a case with sturdy handles you'll never purchase another with out them. Great cable management and the blue leds look very cool in the case. Are you happy with how everything came out or does the sticker on the OCZ say it all?

 

[Element7]

There`s 12.

You could probably keep some beers cool in there!

Check again it's all air......no liquid cooling ! lol

Still probably cooler than room temperature lol!

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Wouldn't that be nice !

 

[Layback Bear]

It would be nice to get a air cooled computer below ambient room temp but it's not going to happen.

 

[Element7]

Haha definitely colder than room temperature in South Africa!

 

[Gary]

It would be nice to get a air cooled computer below ambient room temp but it's not going to happen.

If you open the windows in Ohio You can

 

[AddRAM]

Thanks everyone It does keep everything pretty cool. I want to put a solid piece of plexi on the side. It seems crazy to sell a case with dust filters covering every intake hole, then throw a vented cover on the side. I suppose I could just cover it with clear tape for now.

Next up is a new MB, I want to spend $200 so if you guys want to start throwing ideas at me. An Intel Cpu, and I`m leaning towards Asus with at least 6 sata ports, 2 video slots is all I`ll ever need.

Just browsing, I came up with this. Thoughts ?

ASUS Maximus V GENE Motherboard - Micro ATX, Socket LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express Chipset, DDR3, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-Ch Audio, LAN, USB 3.0, NVIDIA SLI, AMD CrossFireX Ready, LucidLogix Virtu MVP at TigerDirect.com

 

[linnemeyerhere]

That Asus Maximus is nice but it's a Micro ATX platform and it will look lost in the case. I like this MSI board and it's got get spec's as well.

MSI Z77 MPOWER Intel Z77 Socket Motherboard - Socket 1155, Intel Z77 Express Chipset, DDR3 3000 MHz, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, PCIe, CrossFire Ready at TigerDirect.com

Or go with a thunderbolt ready killer mobo.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3186285&CatId=6976

 

[AddRAM]

I was looking at the MSI boards last night, the blue and black would look good in the case, and they are a little cheaper.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2332608&csid=_61

I`ll see what the difference between this and the one you picked out is. Great minds think alike !!

Wow, the cheaper board looks like it has better specs and supports the i7.

I`ll have to research that further, you can`t always trust Tigerdirect`s specs.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

For what it's worth I've used only MSI mobo's for my builds and others with one exception of a ASRock mobo. All have worked perfectly.

 

[AddRAM]

I know this isn`t the newer 6 series, but I`m liking this card. Thoughts ?

ASUS ENGTX560TIDCII/2DI/1 GeForce GTX 560 Ti Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), Dual DVI, HDMI, DirectX 11, SLI Ready at TigerDirect.com

 

[linnemeyerhere]

This is my new card and it's the same price with dbl. memory.

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com

 

[AddRAM]

You know I`m all about XFX, I`m just not crazy about Radeon. I`m diehard nVidia.

 

[Terronium 12]

To be honest with you, if you're going to spend that much you'd may as well save up just a wee bit more and get a 660 Ti.

 

[AddRAM]

If I get the MSI board I just may get this one.

MSI GeForce GTX 660 Twin Frozr N660 TF 2GD5 Video Card - 2GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0(x16), 1x Dual-link DVI-I, 1x Dual-link DVI-D, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, DirectX 11, SLI Ready, Dual-Slot at TigerDirect.com

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I have a wicked system with two MSI cards crossfired. I think you'll be very happy with the cool, quiet and powerful MSI cards. Watch for them to go on sale and jump on one.

 

[AddRAM]

With the second card installed, here are some new numbers. I got the cpu clocked at 3.625, but then I hit the wall and bluescreen. I`m just getting into overclocking the cpu, but I know if I could push it higher I could get into the 7`s. I wonder if it`s memory #s that are holding me back, I haven`t changed them yet. I need an expert on this 750i board.

Now up to 3.7, no issues. ran prime 10 passes, and IntelBurn test on maximum 10 passes, no issues and temp stayed below 53c

 

[AddRAM]

Finally got the pre-paid shipping label from Corsair. Now have to take the 650 out of the case. LOL !!!

Put a clear piece of 1/4" plexi on the case, looks 100% better then the piece Corsair uses.

 

[AddRAM]

Can`t even tell it`s on there, but it is.

 

[Dude]

Nice looking rig AddRam. I finally posted a pic of my rig in the show us your rig thread, as I just recently built my new rig.

I have been on this site learning for years but haven't posted much until recently.I have always found the members helpful and decided to contribute instead of just lurking.

So with my new rig I commenced to being more active and as I read through the post my confidence gained.

As I went through the show us your rig threads one user stood out to me, Lady Fitzgerald, she is very good and meticulous with her system and her OCD (referring to cable management) was amazing!!

So with my new confidence, I opened up my rig and did some OCD, why not she did an amazing job and my last name is Fitzgerald, so certainly I can do that!! So anyways, I went to remove my USB 3 cord and tore the header completely off made it look better and posted a pic.

Okay enough ranting, just wanted to compliment your rig