My Upgraded Build Log

[Nyt]

Hello guys , I just finished my build at the begining of this week and only realised now that I should ask your opinions on my build ,

The parts that arrived : AMD Phenom II X6 1055T , ASUS Crosshair IV Formula and 2x2gb of 2000mhz RAM .

 

I started off with installing the CPU and RAM first : See 1st pic

 

Then I started and fitted it in the case : See 2nd pic

 

Then I fitted the V8 and GTX480 and: See 3rd pic

 

I got it up to 3.5GHZ all stable with no volt changing on the V8 but am able to do a Super Pi 1M run at 4.4GHZ with volt changing but the cooling cant handle it under load (core temp shows the wrong speed , look at cpu-z): See 4th pic

 

Any opinions on my build is apreciated , and also any comments on what you think my next upgrade should be .

[dihartnell]

Hello guys , I just finished my build at the begining of this week and only realised now that I should ask your opinions on my build ,

The parts that arrived : AMD Phenom II X6 1055T , ASUS Crosshair IV Formula and 2x2gb of 2000mhz RAM .

 

I started off with installing the CPU and RAM first : See 1st pic

 

Then I started and fitted it in the case : See 2nd pic

 

Then I fitted the V8 and GTX480 and: See 3rd pic

 

I got it up to 3.5GHZ all stable with no volt changing on the V8 but am able to do a Super Pi 1M run at 4.4GHZ with volt changing but the cooling cant handle it under load (core temp shows the wrong speed , look at cpu-z): See 4th pic

 

Any opinions on my build is apreciated , and also any comments on what you think my next upgrade should be .

 

 

Great build. IMO Your next upgrade should be a decent cooler thats up to the task of overclocking your X6. Noctua D14 or prolimatech megahalems would be much better the the v8.

[Nyt]

Yeah im thinking of the Frio or Venom-X. I might even get a H50

[joel.monteiro]

A venom-x with two of those cooler master fans in push and pull would be awesome,which rams are those?,Board looks sexy,update ur version of cpu-z .

[Nyt]

Yeah , I also think I must get a new CPU-Z As for the RAM , its Chaintech Apogee GT Blazer 2x2gb 2000mhz RAM , OCC reviewed the 1866mhz normal GT series kit : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/apogee_1866/ . But heres the one I have : http://www.rbmods.com/content/21967/chaintech-apogee-gt-blazer-2x2gb-2000mhz.aspx .

[hermes09]

Slick build dude.

yeah, IMO change to D14 or H50, the V8 can't handle the heat. Btw can't you do some cable managing? looks like a full warehouse to me

[Nyt]

Yeah , im going try organise it into the HDD bays , I could organise the cables coming out of the psu to run across the bottom and into the HDD bays but I sacrificed that option for a 120mm fan to blow cool air into the graphics card fans , it lowered my gpu temps by 5 degrees because the air it sucks is very close to the ground and its very cold air but there is also dust , so I have to clean it out of my system every 2 weeks .

 

Also, do you guys think it would be better if I paint the inside black ?

[joel.monteiro]

Yea paint it black ,my case is black and it looks good,y do u want to put cables behind the HDD bays y not just tuck them behind the mobo tray.

[Nyt]

Oh , I never thought about that , I'l do that then .