Show Us Your Rig [2]

I hope this is the right place to post this. Step one is complete gentlemen, i have purchased and recently received the ram im gonna slap in my new mobo and cpu set up. 8 gigs of g skill ddr3 1600 ram. im set on purchasing an i5 2500k. the only thing im really torn on is the mobo. its between these 2: Newegg.com - ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard and Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS. thoughts? suggestions? alternatives? please, do tell.

I would go with an ATX board, instead of a micro, if you can fit it, just for the separation between components.

ganjiry said:

agreed! i had a mATX board to start with and there is just no room on em. more room more airflow

+1

Here's some new shots - finally got the DVI adapter needed to make my 7950 GX2 come alive.
My cable management might have been slightly hampered by installing the card, but I'll fix it up when I've the time. The 7950 GX2 may be a few generations behind, but it's the up there with the cream of the crop at most modern games still. Better yet, I got it for free from work so...yeah, woot.

I've just ordered some blue LED strips and a 120mm blue led fan for the side panel, so in a few weeks time, the internal lighting is going to be awesome. B-)

Also, sorry for the quality of these photos (Phone Camera much -_-)





















Comment's greatly apprieciated. :)

Nothing too OTT. Would love to do water Cooling but just cant afford it. May save up for a little or mid sized SSD but I only have 3gbs Sata.

Inside, I Only Just did this and found no Change in the Temps at all. lol
As you can see temps are in control.
Although My main Sata is a Caviar Black edition still 5.9
Oh well. Hope too get a nice SSD.

@ NeroDevil

Wow How many Fans I count 8 in total, I dont like the Fact that the PSU is at the bottom, I know that they can get a little hot and 120mm fans are needed but your stealing Cold are for your system. And any redundant hot air will goto the CPU area. Also if you have a Case like that, Stock Coolers are shockingly Shi*e and I never use. Other than that its how you see it, U like like it have it.

mrdemon said:

@ NeroDevil

Wow How many Fans I count 8 in total, I dont like the Fact that the PSU is at the bottom, I know that they can get a little hot and 120mm fans are needed but your stealing Cold are for your system. And any redundant hot air will goto the CPU area. Also if you have a Case like that, Stock Coolers are shockingly Shi*e and I never use. Other than that its how you see it, U like like it have it.

Thanks for your comment, mrdemon. Well regarding fans, there's a 140mm roof fan, a 120mm rear fan, and a 120mm front fan. If you include the fans in the GPU Cooler, CPU, etc - then that's about 6 fans. The PSU is only floor mountable in the Antec One Hundred Case, but personally, I prefer it that way as it helps exhaust the GPU heat. And by stock coolers, if you mean the CPU cooler, then my temps are always very low - never hitting more than 40 C even under load. If you mean the system fans, they're actually very efficient Antec TwoCool fans, with selectable fan speeds that keep my system temperature very low.

But yeah, like you said - if you like it, have it. :P

NeroDevil said:

Thanks for your comment, mrdemon. Well regarding fans, there's a 140mm roof fan, a 120mm rear fan, and a 120mm front fan. If you include the fans in the GPU Cooler, CPU, etc - then that's about 6 fans. The PSU is only floor mountable in the Antec One Hundred Case, but personally, I prefer it that way as it helps exhaust the GPU heat. And by stock coolers, if you mean the CPU cooler, then my temps are always very low - never hitting more than 40 C even under load. If you mean the system fans, they're actually very efficient Antec TwoCool fans, with selectable fan speeds that keep my system temperature very low.

But yeah, like you said - if you like it, have it. :P

Well I ment the CPU cooler, Could not stand the One that came with my i7 and then I got the same thing when I downgraded.... I always like too look into My PC and show people that I know that arnt into PC's as much whats what, Explaining what things do so forth.