My System Pics.

[Pat123]

Hey guys. these are the first pics of my system to be.. its just the case and fans etc. (ill add more on tuesday.)
(sorry about the poor quality the rest will be good lol.. And do you guys think that a 140mm fan on the front 2 80mm fans on the window panel and a 120mm fan on the rear is enough cooling?

[harry18]

Hey guys. these are the first pics of my system to be.. its just the case and fans etc. (ill add more on tuesday.)
(sorry about the poor quality the rest will be good lol.. And do you guys think that a 140mm fan on the front 2 80mm fans on the window panel and a 120mm fan on the rear is enough cooling?

looks good, those fans will provide ample cooling, wat case is that?

[Pat123]

erm.. no idea bought from a computer shop 30 uk pounds.. not a bad deal, im gonna mod abit i think.. nice big window though lol. This the start of my modding. But dont expect too much im only 16 :D lol.. u guys are great for helping.

[markkleb]

Really nice looking case there, Great cooling.

I would remove the metal where the fans blow to aid flow. With a little wire management that is gonna be a really nice comp.

[Pat123]

The black metal mesh on the front of the case? or the metal directly infront of the fan?

[werty316]

The black metal mesh on the front of the case? or the metal directly infront of the fan?
The metal mesh in front of the fan.

[markkleb]

Take a look at what I did for a couple of friends of mine..
http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9861

The style of the case is nice, I wouldnt mess with the outside part but the inside metal part blocks a bunch of air.

[Pat123]

Orite thanks ill give it a go, gotta buy my-self some more metal cutter things, they just fell to bits :confused: Dno if you guys know the system that is going into this case you might have read my other Thread.


1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair TwinX XMS2,
Akasa AK-961 Intel LGA 775, P4 3.8G
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 775, 2.13 GH
512MB XFX 7950GT XT, PCI-E (x16),
Gigabyte GA 965P-DS3 iP965, S775
520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU,
Along with some nice UV lights :D


Im planning to overclock the 6400 to around 2.8ghz maybe higher. Should be a nice looking and running system *fingers crossed*

[Pat123]

My monitor is here woohoo.. (pics are from a webcam btw hence the lame quality..)

The monitor/LCD t.v is a phillips 17" flat HD ready t.v it rocks for under 400 uk pounds. i play my xbox 360 on it aswell. :D

[Pat123]

Ok is this the way you ment lol?

[harry18]

ooh, english, bout time, its getting lonely over here :(

youll easly pass 2.8 with a 6400, nice looking set up

[markkleb]

NOOOO!!!! the other metal...... Just kidding. Perfect.

If a fan is about 50cfm and there is metal in front/behind it the CFM can be lowered by half or more depending on how the holes are punched.

And that dosent even take into account drives, wires and cages in the way.
You will find airflow is MUCH better, great job.:grin:

[Pat123]

ahh okies i took the mesh off aswell tht was majorly restricting airflow.. (see pic)

[GIBSON]

I think you had better left the mesh on. You'll need to install a fan guard now.

[Pat123]

i can easily get the mesh back on.
and i have a spare fan guard if need be.
i think i might modify the mesh abit to let more air through..
Are Fan guards needed?

[Bio-Hazard]

i can easily get the mesh back on.
and i have a spare fan guard if need be.
i think i might modify the mesh abit to let more air through..
Are Fan guards needed?

You only need them to keep your fingers safe, or other little things out of the fans...........;) It's totally a personal choice.

[GIBSON]

Do as you like, but it's a lot safer if there is one on.

[Pat123]

okies i will either not put anything on.. or ill modify the mesh to let more air through because it lets near enough no air through..

[Pat123]

ok i modifeid the mesh it looks cool lol..

[werty316]

Maybe get a bigger piece of mesh so it covers the big hole.; it would look cleaner.
Do as you like, but it's a lot safer if there is one on.
Safer??? Do you get pleasure out of sticking your finger(s) in a fan while its spinning?

Its fine without a fan grill since the front panel covers it anyhow ;)

[Pat123]

hmm yeh suppose.. ill leave it like this until ive built it up then ill see what it looks like...

The picture is of what i have done to it. (Before and after.)

[GIBSON]

Maybe get a bigger piece of mesh so it covers the big hole.; it would look cleaner.

Safer??? Do you get pleasure out of sticking your finger(s) in a fan while its spinning?

Its fine without a fan grill since the front panel covers it anyhow ;)
there was nothing covering it. It is the front panel. I just like fanguards because I think it's absolutely plausible you'll get something in there one day. It might be a finger, but it might be dozens of other things as well. And it's not like a fanguard will obstruct airflow.

[Pat123]

ok ive cut up my fan guard to cover up the fan, but i just need a way to attach it
im thinkin araldite lol.. should work fine.

[werty316]

there was nothing covering it. It is the front panel. I just like fanguards because I think it's absolutely plausible you'll get something in there one day. It might be a finger, but it might be dozens of other things as well. And it's not like a fanguard will obstruct airflow.
Anyoen with half a brain is not gonna stick anything in there; if you don't touch its not gonna do harm; its safe without a grill and nothing is gonna get in there anyhow unless you have curious rats in your house.

[Pat123]

hmm but the fan guard looks pretty cool... my eyes are going funnn can hardly read the screen i think i better stop fiddling with computer now lol..

[werty316]

But I thought you were putting a mesh in the front panel?

[Pat123]

:) here it is..

[werty316]

Not gonna put a piece of mesh on the front panel? It looks naked without something there since there is a giant hole.

[zachig]

Looks GREAT, Pat123!!! :mrgreen: Keep us updated, as you progress with your new system build-up...:wink:

[GIBSON]

Looking good pat!...

[Pat123]

Ok when my parts arrive should be any time soon.. lol..i wanna overclock my 6400 anyone know of a tutorial or something similar using the DS3 motherboard. well if not a tutorial just some figures and stuff so i can go for a 3.0Ghz overclock maybe more depending on it stabilty using the akasa AK-961.

[werty316]

Its pretty basic. Just increase the FSB in the BIOS untill you hit a wall then increase the CPU voltage. If you have crappy OC'ing memory use a memory divder.

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hardwareoc.at%2FIntel _Core2Duo_E6600_overclocking_Guide.htm&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/core2duo-memory-guide.html

[Pat123]

ok thanks.

[Pat123]

1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair TwinX XMS2, does tht memory allow core 2 duo to overclock well..? its 667Mhz

[werty316]

Hard to say since I haven't used them. Try google and see if you can find some reviews of your memory. If it doesn't OC well you can always use a memory divider.

[markkleb]

I came across an article you may like, check it out...
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2797&p=1

i would like to get Mush Red-Line, but $$$$ for me

[Kougar]

I would highly suggest reading the article Mark linked to if you are looking at buying RAM for a C2D system!

A good rule of thumb, is to look at the voltages. Generally the lower voltage RAM (1.8v or 1.9v) will get you much farther than anything that requires higher volts. Corsair uses better chips that require less voltage, so they usually OC very well. :)

[GIBSON]

Argh, why is everything so cheap in the US. DDR2-800 isn't cheap over here man!

[Pat123]

Bloody england is a rip off for computer parts.. hence the internet:P lol This site is great all you guys know so much :O Thanks.. I bought the corsair stuff.

[GIBSON]

Problem is that even if we would decide to buy overseas, and if the shop would be willing to do that. We would probably pay about the same because of shipping and duties :s

[werty316]

It maybe cheaper in North America but 2GB DDR2-800 kits are still expensive at around over $400CAD in Canada.

[Pat123]

hm.. true My computer was collected today... *Sniff* O well its done me well for the last 3 years..:P new one shall pwn...:P

[pc_man_iac]

collected?? did the repo-depot, come and snag it or did you sell it??

[Pat123]

Lol i sold it on ebay along with my old monitor and my whole computer!! lol.. hmmpphh parts should be here tomoz..
w00t
Got a apple G5 also.. damn its fast.. quad core 2 gig RAM.. wow.. :P:P:P:P lol

[pc_man_iac]

quad core!!!

[Pat123]

Indeed 2 dual core processors.. 2.5ghz each i believe lol.. its so fast.. with a 30" apple HD display.. :O i was gopsmacked

[DragonMaster]

Whay are you buying a PC if you can dual-boot on your Mac? A GPU problem?

[Pat123]

Because i can:P lol.. and the mac is mainly for photoshop etc.. i want a modded powerful pc for gaming and generally messing about on.. Personally i prefer Pc to mac because of upgrade capabilities but mac is great for some
3d design and photoshop editing etc.

[pc_man_iac]

how much money do you have that you can afford to buy a computer for photoshop, and not only a computer but one of that caliber

[DragonMaster]

Personally i prefer Pc to mac because of upgrade capabilities but mac is great for some
3d design and photoshop editing etc.
Same ol thing as telling that Sony is still reliable, both Windows and MacOS got the same graphic capacities, and even run on the same processor. It's just slower.

[Pat123]

yeh but its a personal choice and i prefer pc's over macs lol.. they do..?? i cant get a 7950gx2 for the mac.. i wish i could but i cant.. and the choice of games is lame.. but i love tht mac to bits..:P lol

[zachig]

As I promised...here's my system:

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3941/img3035uq6.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img3035uq6.jpg)http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3929/img3039nr0.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img3039nr0.jpg)

What's inside, you can see in my sig. :wink:

[Pat123]

Thats a nice looking case. pretty nice set-up i should have some photo of the actual running machine soon lol.. tuesday maybe monday bloody english port if s***..:P

[zachig]

Thats a nice looking case. pretty nice set-up i should have some photo of the actual running machine soon lol.. tuesday maybe monday bloody english port if s***..:P
Thanks :grin: Yours is a nice rig as well. :wink:

[Pat123]

Lol thanks...

[Mirrim]

Very nice, Zachig. Those TT cases are quite sharp ;)