NZXT Phantom Enthusiast

rickss69 · Feb 22, 2013, 07:35 AM

No real modding for this rig...just a nice case with a few personal additions this time around.

I've been looking for a permanent home for my 980X/Classified and when I saw this case by NZXT I knew it was the one. Never had a white case before and I'm really liking the clean crisp look.

This combo is currently my gamer, but could become my daily if the Qosmio laptop ever gives out. I can think of nothing I am likely to ever do that would warrant a upgrade with the exception of video cards. Finally going to make the move over to ssd this time with hdd for storage purposes. Right now I'm swapping out all the case fans to red led's...will have a nice soft red glow showing through all the screenage.

Don't want to deal with maintaining a water loop so I'm going with a Phanteks cooler.

Swapping out fans...

micropage7 · Feb 22, 2013, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickss69

No real modding for this rig...just a nice case with a few personal additions this time around.

nice case and nice cooler too
if you dont plan to mod it you may try to install it as clean as possible

rickss69 · Feb 22, 2013, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by micropage7

nice case and nice cooler too
if you dont plan to mod it you may try to install it as clean as possible

Yeah, I plan on taking my time with cable routing. I'll be using a Antec 1200w Quattro psu that has those fugly inline capacitors on the pcie leads...makes it a little less clean looking, but this one will have no window so I suppose it makes little difference. Will be using most of the components from my current rig spec's.

XNine · Feb 26, 2013, 11:13 PM

No modding? I R sad

[H]@RD5TUFF · Feb 27, 2013, 12:33 AM

Looks pretty smexy IMO

grunt_408 · Feb 27, 2013, 12:38 AM

Subbed

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Feb 27, 2013, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XNine

No modding? I R sad

I'm with you on that.

rickss69 · Feb 27, 2013, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XNine

No modding? I R sad

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThE_MaD_ShOt

I'm with you on that.

Well, I did have to do a little grinding/hole elongation to route some of the power cables of this Antec that have those big a$$ capacitors inline.

I finally got it all together today and running...sort of anyway. Just before breaking down the older rig to swap out parts I was folding with it and it began to crash Windows every now and then for no apparent reason. After making the changeover and a fresh Win 7 install it now bluescreens at the drop of a hat. Drives and memory were changed...hoping it is not the mb going south.

Installing the Phanteks cooler proved to be troublesome with the Classified mb...too many obstructions. I must have swapped around fans top, rear and on the cooler itself a dozen times and this configuration is the only way it is going to semi-fit... time will tell if I need to do it differently.

These are just idle temps...I'll have to get my problem sorted before giving the cooler a real test. Curious to see how it performs.

rickss69 · Feb 27, 2013, 06:51 AM

Problem solved...it is these junky Zotac 560 Ti video cards causing the grief. Replaced them with a trusty 5850 and all is sweet now. I need to figure out how to update the firmware on the new ssd.

HammerON · Feb 27, 2013, 07:04 AM

I like the 120mm fan facing the GPU's

rickss69 · Feb 27, 2013, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by HammerON

I like the 120mm fan facing the GPU's

Yeah, I found those magnetic brackets on FrozenCpu's site. Not sure what I will do on the video card front yet...probably end up pulling the GTX 460's back out of the 775 rig.

XNine · Feb 27, 2013, 02:21 PM

I loved my 5850 card. One of the best cards I ever owned. Next gen I may be moving to Nvidia for the first time in 5 years. Easier to get waterblocks for the cards. AMD has too many Rebrand PCBs that don't get blocks.

Now... on with the show!

rickss69 · Feb 27, 2013, 02:30 PM

Just a quick OC with zero tweaking shows the Phanteks cooler is doing it's part...

rickss69 · Feb 28, 2013, 08:05 AM

Aw, ratspit...the cpu cooler may be bearing too hard against the NB heatsink and causing it to lose some contact. The NB temps are way too high...guess I get to take it apart to see whats what.

n0tiert · Feb 28, 2013, 09:46 AM

nice & clean

any further mods planed ?

rickss69 · Feb 28, 2013, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by n0tiert

nice & clean

any further mods planed ?

Going to do some minor surgery to the NB heatsink for clearance and possibly add a miniature fan...other than that none in the works.

rickss69 · Mar 1, 2013, 06:25 AM

Whew! All is well in the world and NB temps back under control.

n0tiert · Mar 1, 2013, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by rickss69

Whew! All is well in the world and NB temps back under control.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps8aa49cd8.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps1f772341.jpg

how u fixed the temp / NB problem ?

rickss69 · Mar 1, 2013, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by n0tiert

how u fixed the temp / NB problem ?

I think the cpu cooler was bearing against the NB heatsink and causing loss of contact. I took it apart, re-timmed and changed the orientation of the cpu cooler. Not really satisfied with it, but it is all I can do at the moment.

n0tiert · Mar 1, 2013, 08:48 AM

that nb cooler is too huge

d1nky · Mar 1, 2013, 09:36 AM

my next build is definitely white..........soooo good looking!!

rickss69 · Mar 1, 2013, 03:21 PM

This is what the NB looks like taken apart...

Feb 22, 2013, 07:35 AM	#1
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	NZXT Phantom Enthusiast No real modding for this rig...just a nice case with a few personal additions this time around. I've been looking for a permanent home for my 980X/Classified and when I saw this case by NZXT I knew it was the one. Never had a white case before and I'm really liking the clean crisp look. This combo is currently my gamer, but could become my daily if the Qosmio laptop ever gives out. I can think of nothing I am likely to ever do that would warrant a upgrade with the exception of video cards. Finally going to make the move over to ssd this time with hdd for storage purposes. Right now I'm swapping out all the case fans to red led's...will have a nice soft red glow showing through all the screenage. Don't want to deal with maintaining a water loop so I'm going with a Phanteks cooler. Swapping out fans... __________________

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Feb 26, 2013, 11:13 PM	#4
XNine NZXT Rep Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 216 (0.50/day) Thanks: 65 Thanked 160 Times in 87 Posts System Specs	No modding? I R sad

Feb 27, 2013, 12:33 AM	#5
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.36/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	Looks pretty smexy IMO __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

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Feb 27, 2013, 12:38 AM	#6
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Feb 27, 2013, 06:51 AM	#9
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	Problem solved...it is these junky Zotac 560 Ti video cards causing the grief. Replaced them with a trusty 5850 and all is sweet now. I need to figure out how to update the firmware on the new ssd.

Feb 27, 2013, 07:04 AM	#10
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Feb 27, 2013, 02:21 PM	#12
XNine NZXT Rep Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 216 (0.50/day) Thanks: 65 Thanked 160 Times in 87 Posts System Specs	I loved my 5850 card. One of the best cards I ever owned. Next gen I may be moving to Nvidia for the first time in 5 years. Easier to get waterblocks for the cards. AMD has too many Rebrand PCBs that don't get blocks. Now... on with the show!

Feb 27, 2013, 02:30 PM	#13
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	Just a quick OC with zero tweaking shows the Phanteks cooler is doing it's part...

Feb 28, 2013, 08:05 AM	#14
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	Aw, ratspit...the cpu cooler may be bearing too hard against the NB heatsink and causing it to lose some contact. The NB temps are way too high...guess I get to take it apart to see whats what.

Feb 28, 2013, 09:46 AM	#15
n0tiert Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 622 (0.34/day) Thanks: 361 Thanked 319 Times in 193 Posts System Specs	nice & clean any further mods planed ? __________________ Cosmos1000 Project R.O.G Rig Project XPredator Build Log

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Mar 1, 2013, 06:25 AM	#17
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	Whew! All is well in the world and NB temps back under control.

Mar 1, 2013, 08:48 AM	#20
n0tiert Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 622 (0.34/day) Thanks: 361 Thanked 319 Times in 193 Posts System Specs	that nb cooler is too huge __________________ Cosmos1000 Project R.O.G Rig Project XPredator Build Log

Mar 1, 2013, 09:36 AM	#21
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Mar 1, 2013, 03:21 PM	#22
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	This is what the NB looks like taken apart...

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