Project White Boy

[Athlonite]

Inside every big fat box is a little power house White boy waiting to get out

I had probs with win 7 x64 installing in AHCI/Raid mode on a couple of SATA3 drives it kept getting to 100% files copied and would shit itself saying it couldn't find a file needed for installation I even downloaded the latest drivers from Asrock and Asus to this day I still haven't figured it out why it would do that it's funny because the exact same SP1 install USB stick installed it fine on my Raid0 array with 2 SATA2 HDD's

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

I believe I have solved the issue for the raid, and will be attempting to get it all together today (after some sleep). I do apologize for the lack of progress, but I have been making the rounds with friends, spending time with them and saying good bye, as I am moving to Wyoming in less than 2 weeks, to take care of my sick grandmother and help her with her dialysis, and cancer treatments, as well as any of her other needs. So, I only have a short time left to get this all set and done, I have also put together a list of things I wish to do to this build before I leave.



Things to come . . . .

#1 Get raid installed and reverse drive cage and do some more benchmarks.

#2 Cable management (it's kind of messy atm, and I know I can do much better.

#3 Upgrade SATA cables and power cables to Bit Fenix Alchemy cables.

#4 Side windows/ vents . . .?

#5 Fix PSU mounting solution.

#6 More pictures of the build

#7 Add more Bit Fenix Alchemy LED lgihting strips.

#8 Perhaps a fan controller if there is room!


Perhaps more if I have the time, seems rather ambitious I'll be lucky to get half of this done before I leave, so stay tuned, I will do my best to continue the build once I arrive in Wyoming, though I will have very limited time and tools.

[Athlonite]

Those bit fenix alchemy cable look bloody nice

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by Athlonite

Those bit fenix alchemy cable look bloody nice

Yeah I saw them and fell in love, what sucks is there is no local option for buying them so I have to find them online, and shipping is not cheap.

[Wrigleyvillain]

So you are getting Alchmey cables for your PSU connections (which I assume is modular but don't feel like going back and making sure right now...)?

Got my eyes on the white NZXT Hale90 850W "modular" (which got a 9 from Johnny Guru as well) but it has a fair amount of black hard-wired attachments. Would like to have all white cables and also less extra crap to have to tuck away out of view somehow.

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

So you are getting Alchmey cables for your PSU connections (which I assume is modular but don't feel like going back and making sure right now...)?

Got my eyes on the white NZXT Hale90 850W "modular" (which got a 9 from Johnny Guru as well) but it has a fair amount of black hard-wired attachments. Would like to have all white cables and also less extra crap to have to tuck away out of view somehow.

Yeah some should fit straight into the PSU, others will not, and I will either have to mod them or, find a way to make the cables fit.

[Wrigleyvillain]

Cool; looking forward to hearing and seeing more details about that once you get to that part...

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

Cool; looking forward to hearing and seeing more details about that once you get to that part...

Yeah I am excited about it, I just have to get the parts ordered.

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Cables and some other thing ordered!

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Ran F1 2012 with everything on at high and ultra settings.

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

[Athlonite]

Justcause2 + Vsync = ?fps?

still cant complain about those fps scores can ya

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by Athlonite

Justcause2 + Vsync = ?fps?

still cant complain about those fps scores can ya

Sorry it's the pain killers I forgot to turn it off. I'll run it again here.

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by Athlonite

Justcause2 + Vsync = ?fps?

still cant complain about those fps scores can ya

Much better!

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark Report
================================
Created: 2012-10-03 at 02:46:33
Build Version: 1.05, Jun 7 2012
================================

Average FPS: 41.1
Minimum FPS: 34.8
Maximum FPS: 65.0

Number Of Frames: 3150
Average Frame: 24.309ms
Minimum Frame: 15.375ms
Maximum Frame: 28.764ms

Machine Name: WHITEBOY
Monitors: 1
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
System RAM: 8147MB
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Number of Cores: 8

GPU Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
Feature Level: DX11.0
Driver version: 9.18.13.623
Dedicated VRAM: 4036MB

Resolution Width: 1920
Resolution Height: 1080
Texture Detail: ULTRA
Shadows Detail: ULTRA
Draw Distance: ULTRA
Anti-aliasing: HIGH
Advanced Shadows: LOW
Supersampling: 2.25x
Anisotropic Level: 16
Compute Shaders: ON
Ambient Occlusion: ON
Motion Blur: ON
Vertical Sync: OFF
Reduce Mouse Lag: OFF
Stereo 3D: OFF

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

So the raid is now up and running, benchmarks and pictures to follow Thursday.

Item #1 is 1/2 done

[manofthem]

Looking like a pro! Have you played Sniper Elite v2 yet? I thought it was a fun game, better than I expected. Play it in hard too, it's tough, and the multi was really hard

And I'm looking forward to some RAID benches!!!

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by manofthem

Looking like a pro! Have you played Sniper Elite v2 yet? I thought it was a fun game, better than I expected. Play it in hard too, it's tough, and the multi was really hard

And I'm looking forward to some RAID benches!!!

Yeah I have played it, I really enjoy it, nothing releaves tension like assassinating hitlers testicles.

[manofthem]

Originally Posted by [H]@RD5TUFF

Yeah I have played it, I really enjoy it, nothing releaves tension like assassinating hitlers testicles.

That's right, I haven't played the dlc yet, that's what I'll start with tomorrow. Yesterday I darted replaying it on my newer monitor, pretty demanding at 2560.1440, but I'll just start the Kill Hitler dlc

OT: I saw someone on Hardforum selling one of these cases you have, and it got me wanting to build a little beast box myself. I think it would be pretty awesome, and I would if funds were more promising. Great build

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by manofthem

That's right, I haven't played the dlc yet, that's what I'll start with tomorrow. Yesterday I darted replaying it on my newer monitor, pretty demanding at 2560.1440, but I'll just start the Kill Hitler dlc

OT: I saw someone on Hardforum selling one of these cases you have, and it got me wanting to build a little beast box myself. I think it would be pretty awesome, and I would if funds were more promising. Great build

Yeah I have really enjoyed this build in ever aspect!

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

A new home the 830's.

[manofthem]

I've never seen that before, but those 830s deserve the best of homes! good call

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by manofthem

I've never seen that before, but those 830s deserve the best of homes! good call

I'll take some pics Friday I am not going to have time to work on it tongiht, my foot is killing me, as I slipped on the stairs again this morning and injured my foot further.

[manofthem]

Originally Posted by [H]@RD5TUFF

I'll take some pics Friday I am not going to have time to work on it tongiht, my foot is killing me, as I slipped on the stairs again this morning and injured my foot further.

Looking forward to it and take care of that foot

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by manofthem

Looking forward to it and take care of that foot

I'm trying, I see my doctor tommarow, and a specialist on Monday, but that doesn't really make the pain go away. Also I likely will not sleep so who knows there may be more updates tonight.