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salvage-this
Active Member
Did you get any discounts on parts when on that benchmarking team? Seems like that would get really expensive fast.
The benching team would sell parts and give discounts to others on the team.
I almost always bought everything used, barely ever bought anything new. They I would sell it, and buy something else. After the initial investment I hardly spent any money as I would just keep recycling like that.
I almost always bought everything used, barely ever bought anything new. They I would sell it, and buy something else. After the initial investment I hardly spent any money as I would just keep recycling like that.
Yup. I had to convince him to just buy an 8320 rather than using my old 955 like he wanted to.
Good move. The 8320 is far better for that kind of stuff. Has double the cores for a start.
FuryRosewood
Active Member
wrap the fan cable for the heatsink around a screwdriver to take up the slack:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14630925/2012-07-05_01-02-54_261.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14630925/2012-07-05_01-02-54_261.jpg
G25r8cer
Active Member
Plan on picking up a new case, fan controller, and PSU come income tax time. Note: My desktop rarely see's any use anymore. Just looking to swap out my junked up case as well as my rigged up PSU and fan controller. My Skythe fan controller wires are spliced together after an accident and my PSU's fan controller and fan's failed. For a while now I have been running cheap Rosewill fan's and have them wired straight to the PSU (running full blast).
Now I am just looking to quite my computer down. My obligations/want's have changed majorly in the PC world. Honestly my desktop has way more power than I will ever use now days.
This is what I'm looking at
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119256
Fan Controller: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992007
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Note: I am just going for basic stuff here but ... I still want
Case:
- Cable management
- Rear CPU cooler access
- Side case Window
- 3 5.25" bays
- Bottom mount PSU
PSU:
- 500w Min
- Decent Quality
- 2 6+2 pin PCIE
- 4+4 CPU
- 20+4 Mobo
Fan controller
- No screen
- Simplistic
- 3 pin fan controller
- 3 channel at min
If you have any other suggestions I am open to them
Now I am just looking to quite my computer down. My obligations/want's have changed majorly in the PC world. Honestly my desktop has way more power than I will ever use now days.
This is what I'm looking at
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119256
Fan Controller: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992007
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Note: I am just going for basic stuff here but ... I still want
Case:
- Cable management
- Rear CPU cooler access
- Side case Window
- 3 5.25" bays
- Bottom mount PSU
PSU:
- 500w Min
- Decent Quality
- 2 6+2 pin PCIE
- 4+4 CPU
- 20+4 Mobo
Fan controller
- No screen
- Simplistic
- 3 pin fan controller
- 3 channel at min
If you have any other suggestions I am open to them
My thoughts exactly. Rosewill challenger and CX500M.
S.T.A.R.S.
banned
Helped my brother build his computer tonight. I ended up wiring all of it. Not bad cable management for the case. Rosewill Blackhawk. Actually very impressed with the case.
FX 8320
GTX 760
CX 600
8GB 1600 RAM
Gigabyte 970A
2TB Seagate Barrucuda
I love blue led fans the most.Both of my main UAC computers have blue led fans.But not IN THE CASE.Instead it is ON THE CASE.
Bad pictures of my downsized system rebuild. (Phone camera only.)
SSDs get mounted to the side panel which is out of shot.
There really isn't cable management options in this case,Plus my PSU is non modular,But it seems to run quite cool actually with Cpu temps about 32c idle,63-65 ish load on Prime 95..and my GPU about 31c idle and was 47c while i was playing Infestation earlier..so not too bad really.
I changed the top fans to intake rather than exhaust so it blows air down inside and through the vent holes at the bottom.
(Phone camera only.)
SSDs get mounted to the side panel which is out of shot.
There really isn't cable management options in this case,Plus my PSU is non modular,But it seems to run quite cool actually with Cpu temps about 32c idle,63-65 ish load on Prime 95..and my GPU about 31c idle and was 47c while i was playing Infestation earlier..so not too bad really.
I changed the top fans to intake rather than exhaust so it blows air down inside and through the vent holes at the bottom.
BurningSkyline
New Member
Hello all, I'm looking for some input. I've got a Gunmetal Grey Phantom 410, and I was going to upgrade my fans from stock.
Here is what I was planning:
2 Corsair SP120 Performance editions for my heatsink,
2 Corsair AF140 Blue LED performance edition - if they have a twin pack that is, otherwise a AF120 Blue LED twin pack.
2 Intakes... either 2 SP120 Performance, 2 AF120 LED in Blue or White...
I'm not sure about the front intakes. Obviously the SP120's would perform better (not too much better since I removed the other hdd cage), but if I do decide to use the af120s would the whites look better/worse than blues?
I think I'm going to buy a white led strip to keep more natural lighting, that way the blue led fans and blue rings accent everything well. The current HSF fan might find its way to the side panel.
Here is what I was planning:
2 Corsair SP120 Performance editions for my heatsink,
2 Corsair AF140 Blue LED performance edition - if they have a twin pack that is, otherwise a AF120 Blue LED twin pack.
2 Intakes... either 2 SP120 Performance, 2 AF120 LED in Blue or White...
I'm not sure about the front intakes. Obviously the SP120's would perform better (not too much better since I removed the other hdd cage), but if I do decide to use the af120s would the whites look better/worse than blues?
I think I'm going to buy a white led strip to keep more natural lighting, that way the blue led fans and blue rings accent everything well. The current HSF fan might find its way to the side panel.