Great White Bengal

Black Panther · Jul 13, 2012, 07:27 PM

i7 930 @ 4Ghz
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
3 x 2048 DDR3 Mushkin blackline
Scythe Yasya

The above bundle was very generously gifted to me by mjkmike. Without it, I'd never started this build.

Purchased locally:
Zotac 670 4GB
240GB Sandisk SSD
Sony BWU-500S-WW Blu ray writer
NZXT Switch 810 White
NZXT HALE90 850W PSU White
Windows 7 Home Premium x64

The tiger decal will go on the solid side of the case.

CPU

Motherboard

RAM

CPU Cooler

Building.........

I still have to install the CPU cooler, optical drive and SSD. And hopefully my local seller keeps his promise and delivers the Zotac 670 4GB next week.

16th July Update

Put the Optical Drive in place:
I like the way the drives are secured by clips, with 2 pins which neatly fit in the holes instead of using screws. In the below photo you can see how it looks before I locked the clip in place.

The front:

After I re-inserted the bezel:

Connected sata cable.. I'll connect the power cable after I install the SSD so as to plan out the wire management:

Finally...
I assembled the CPU cooler i.e. put the fan in place, and the push-pins as well.

The next photos would be of the installed SSD and CPU cooler. Hopefully. Unless I entertain y'all with a picture of the cooler slammed and stuck into the wall.....

I can feel it those push-pins are going to be giving me a hard time. Just look at the way they are smirking in glee, all loose and unruly at me!

The back of the motherboard (inside the case) clearly showing the 4 holes where the push-pins should come through:

20th July update:

I received the graphics card

Apologies for the quality of the pictures. I'd be at home during midday work break, take the pics, put them on pendrive and crop and upload them in the evening when I'd be in another place.

23rd July update:

It's ALIVE!!!

To hell with getting help to install the cpu cooler

As soon as I was at home I couldn't bear to wait any longer. So I found two pieces of furniture the same height, laid down the tower like this:

That way I could check the push-pins were properly aligned by looking beneath (like having a car on a jack). And gravity helped a lot!

Powered up, and no problems so far! I was thinking I'd get a bad seal between the cpu but the bios temps seem ok. Or that I'd mess up the tiny power/hdd led/reset switches... but those were ok as well.

All that remains now is to install Win 7.

24th July update

Everything is ready, Windows 7 installed, motherboard drivers installed, graphics drivers installed. All that remains is connecting to the net now...

Decal on side of case:

My 27" Dell 2560x1440 is being rma'd....
So now I've got to make do with a huge tower, a graphics card with 4GB Vram.... and a puny little 1680x1050 monitor!

_____________________________

30th July update:
I'm playing Skyrim, adding more and more texture mods than I ever thought existed, yet on the 1680x1050 monitor the fps won't go lower than the 60 fps cap, at ultra settings.
I hope I get the 2560 monitor I rma's on the 20th July soon because this card is overkill right now on a puny 1680x1050

Photo of powered up pc without flash:

And with flash:

I love the motherboard's inbuilt lights.

10th August Update: With my Dell U2711 back in place

I'll be updating this when I get the NZXT hue next, but the motherboard's lights are already nice enough in the dark. The louvres on the top of the case, when open, show up great on the ceiling.

.../ to be continued... (by editing this OP)

INSTG8R · Jul 13, 2012, 07:44 PM

Gonna be a sweet rig.

brandonwh64 · Jul 13, 2012, 07:45 PM

Hows that motherboard panther? I am getting one next week to replace some AMD machines.

m1dg3t · Jul 13, 2012, 07:46 PM

Nice work BP! Looks clean clean clean! Decal should look sweet!

Everyone be warry, BP gonna go on a SkyRim rampage with her new box! Arrows to the knee for all!

Mad props to mjkmike for being a standup guy

Wrigleyvillain · Jul 13, 2012, 08:11 PM

Nice...though curious why you chose X58 at this point in time? Good prices?

Chevalr1c · Jul 13, 2012, 08:16 PM

Someone gifted the mobo, cpu etc. So it was an obvious yeah.

copenhagen69 · Jul 13, 2012, 08:18 PM

sub'd

Norton · Jul 13, 2012, 08:20 PM

Looks great so far!!!

But that case is screaming for water cooling... at least an H100

douglatins · Jul 13, 2012, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Panther

Great White Bengal

Thats what she said

mjkmike · Jul 14, 2012, 12:08 PM

looking good.

Hope the Zotac 670 4GB gets there soon.

pantherx12 · Jul 14, 2012, 01:04 PM

You got given that case !?

I'm jealous, looks great to work in

fans everywhere as well!

Black Panther · Jul 14, 2012, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantherx12

You got given that case !?

I'm jealous, looks great to work in

fans everywhere as well!

No the case wasn't a gift (read the OP

)
But yes it's great to work in! There's no need to physically warp unremovable drive cages now to get a large graphics card to fit!

pantherx12 · Jul 14, 2012, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Panther

No the case wasn't a gift (read the OP

)
But yes it's great to work in! There's no need to physically warp unremovable drive cages now to get a large graphics card to fit!

*facepalm* Reading fail

Still that's pretty crazy, TPU is one amazing community.

We all know that secretly you liked having to cut up your case BP!

It made the card feel that much more powerful

Black Panther · Jul 16, 2012, 05:00 PM

OP updated with more developments.

I'm unsure whether to try my luck with the push-pins of the cpu cooler, or whether to get another cooler altogether...

I should have the graphics card this Wednesday or Thursday, seller confirmed he got the notice of arrival

.

_________________________

Do you think I should install the SSD the closest possible to the Optical Drive for best wire management?
The SSD shouldn't be needing a fan, they don't get that hot.

pantherx12 · Jul 16, 2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Panther

OP updated with more developments.

_________________________

Do you think I should install the SSD the closest possible to the Optical Drive for best wire management?
The SSD shouldn't be needing a fan, they don't get that hot.

I stick SSDs behind the motherboard tray or just stick them on the bottom of the case.

Black Panther · Jul 16, 2012, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantherx12

I stick SSDs behind the motherboard tray or just stick them on the bottom of the case.

I'll be getting an adaptor and fitting it in one of the bays

_________________________________

I want to add some LEDs to the interior. Never done LED strips before...
Which colors would you suggest? (White)?

I've never bought LED strips before. What type of connection do they have?

AthlonX2 · Jul 16, 2012, 08:35 PM

Is that a Sandisk Ultra or Extreme? Also for lighting get the NZXT Hue. It uses double sided 3m adhesive so you dont have to mess with clips.

Black Panther · Jul 16, 2012, 08:59 PM

To be honest I didn't know there were 2 versions

. Mine's the extreme.

Thanks for the LED comparisons there in the white case. I really think I'd go for white leds

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Jul 16, 2012, 11:19 PM

Great looking rig Bp.

I also love the decal ideal. I did the same with my wife's rig. I detailed it in green (case and all) with a dolphin vinyl decal on the case window.

de.das.dude · Jul 17, 2012, 09:14 AM

The case looks just as majestic and awesomeworthy as a real white bengal tiger!

de.das.dude · Jul 17, 2012, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Panther

To be honest I didn't know there were 2 versions

. Mine's the extreme.

Thanks for the LED comparisons there in the white case. I really think I'd go for white leds

thats not a comparison! the NZXT hue can reproduce any color you want!
its got red green and blue leds with the ability to control each of their brightness, so you can use RGB codes to get any color you want

Black Panther · Jul 17, 2012, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by de.das.dude

thats not a comparison! the NZXT hue can reproduce any color you want!
its got red green and blue leds with the ability to control each of their brightness, so you can use RGB codes to get any color you want

Thanks! I didn't know about that!

de.das.dude · Jul 17, 2012, 11:26 AM

yes there are three dials!

brandonwh64 · Jul 17, 2012, 11:28 AM

BP you never answered my question

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

Hows that motherboard panther? I am getting one next week to replace some AMD machines.

Black Panther · Jul 17, 2012, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

Hows that motherboard panther? I am getting one next week to replace some AMD machines.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

BP you never answered my question

Sorry Brandon but it's because I haven't tried to power it up yet

Heck I don't know if it even works or not, perhaps I shorted something out or ruined it with static

but that's highly unlikely because I'm very careful and nothing like that ever happened to me.. I forgot my Arctic Silver 5 at the other place, and am not in the mood to buy another tube knowing that the one I have there is nearly new so I can't attach the cpu cooler for now.

For me, well it looks like a great motherboard because although it's socket 1366 it's still a big upgrade from my old Asus P5B.

Here's some screenshots mkjmike had sent me - note it's with the CPU at 100% usage while crunching. I'm sure he won't mind me sharing them:

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjkmike

Yes I overclocked. Some pic's as it crunches.
will run fine at 4.2 on air also at the same volts but I got a few errors in work units so I dropped it down.

running 3x2 GB mushkin black line memory chips. I left them at 1600 with stock timing

.

Jul 13, 2012, 07:27 PM	#1
Black Panther Senior Moderator™ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,062 (3.23/day) Thanks: 2,170 Thanked 1,838 Times in 1,104 Posts System Specs	Great White Bengal i7 930 @ 4Ghz Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R 3 x 2048 DDR3 Mushkin blackline Scythe Yasya The above bundle was very generously gifted to me by mjkmike. Without it, I'd never started this build. Purchased locally: Zotac 670 4GB 240GB Sandisk SSD Sony BWU-500S-WW Blu ray writer NZXT Switch 810 White NZXT HALE90 850W PSU White Windows 7 Home Premium x64 The tiger decal will go on the solid side of the case. CPU Motherboard RAM CPU Cooler Building......... I still have to install the CPU cooler, optical drive and SSD. And hopefully my local seller keeps his promise and delivers the Zotac 670 4GB next week. 16th July Update Put the Optical Drive in place: I like the way the drives are secured by clips, with 2 pins which neatly fit in the holes instead of using screws. In the below photo you can see how it looks before I locked the clip in place. The front: After I re-inserted the bezel: Connected sata cable.. I'll connect the power cable after I install the SSD so as to plan out the wire management: Finally... I assembled the CPU cooler i.e. put the fan in place, and the push-pins as well. The next photos would be of the installed SSD and CPU cooler. Hopefully. Unless I entertain y'all with a picture of the cooler slammed and stuck into the wall..... I can feel it those push-pins are going to be giving me a hard time. Just look at the way they are smirking in glee, all loose and unruly at me! The back of the motherboard (inside the case) clearly showing the 4 holes where the push-pins should come through: 20th July update: I received the graphics card Apologies for the quality of the pictures. I'd be at home during midday work break, take the pics, put them on pendrive and crop and upload them in the evening when I'd be in another place. 23rd July update: It's ALIVE!!! To hell with getting help to install the cpu cooler As soon as I was at home I couldn't bear to wait any longer. So I found two pieces of furniture the same height, laid down the tower like this: That way I could check the push-pins were properly aligned by looking beneath (like having a car on a jack). And gravity helped a lot! Powered up, and no problems so far! I was thinking I'd get a bad seal between the cpu but the bios temps seem ok. Or that I'd mess up the tiny power/hdd led/reset switches... but those were ok as well. All that remains now is to install Win 7. 24th July update Everything is ready, Windows 7 installed, motherboard drivers installed, graphics drivers installed. All that remains is connecting to the net now... Decal on side of case: My 27" Dell 2560x1440 is being rma'd.... So now I've got to make do with a huge tower, a graphics card with 4GB Vram.... and a puny little 1680x1050 monitor! _____________________________ 30th July update: I'm playing Skyrim, adding more and more texture mods than I ever thought existed, yet on the 1680x1050 monitor the fps won't go lower than the 60 fps cap, at ultra settings. I hope I get the 2560 monitor I rma's on the 20th July soon because this card is overkill right now on a puny 1680x1050 Photo of powered up pc without flash: And with flash: I love the motherboard's inbuilt lights. 10th August Update: With my Dell U2711 back in place I'll be updating this when I get the NZXT hue next, but the motherboard's lights are already nice enough in the dark. The louvres on the top of the case, when open, show up great on the ceiling. .../ to be continued... (by editing this OP) __________________ *My Great White Bengal build* Join the techPowerUp! Official Group on Facebook. Last edited by Black Panther; Aug 10, 2012 at 02:13 PM.

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Processor:	E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.28V -- i7 930 @ 4Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P5B -- Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9500 LED -- Scythe Yasya
Memory:	2x2048 DDR2 Apacer 890Mhz -- 3 x 2048 DDR3 Mushkin black line
Video Card:	Sapphire OC 5970 --Zotac 670 4GB
Hard Disk:	Intel 160GB SSD, eSata Seagate 250GB -- 240GB SSD Sandisk Extreme
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-RAM -- Sony BWU-500S-WW
CRT/LCD Model:	22" 1680x1050 LG Flatron -- 27" 2560x1440 Dell U2711
Case:	Aeroengine Jr -- NZXT Switch 810 White
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtreme Music 5.1 -- Onboard sound & Z5500 Speakers
PSU:	Corsair HX850W Modular -- NZXT HALE90 850W PSU
Software:	Windows 7 x64 on both systems

Jul 13, 2012, 07:44 PM	#2
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Jul 13, 2012, 07:45 PM	#3
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Jul 13, 2012, 07:46 PM	#4
m1dg3t Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 1,910 (1.74/day) Thanks: 631 Thanked 429 Times in 353 Posts System Specs	Nice work BP! Looks clean clean clean! Decal should look sweet! Everyone be warry, BP gonna go on a SkyRim rampage with her new box! Arrows to the knee for all! Mad props to mjkmike for being a standup guy __________________ Why dazzle 'em with brilliance when you can baffle 'em with bullshit. Alterius non sit, qui potest esse sui! Und setzet ihr nicht das leben ein, Nie wird euch das leben gewonnen sein! If knowledge is power, then ignorance is bliss! If god didn't want them sheared, he wouldn't have made them sheep!

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Jul 13, 2012, 08:11 PM	#5
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,507 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,527 Thanked 1,579 Times in 1,122 Posts System Specs	Nice...though curious why you chose X58 at this point in time? Good prices? __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

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Jul 13, 2012, 08:16 PM	#6
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Jul 13, 2012, 08:18 PM	#7
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Jul 13, 2012, 08:20 PM	#8
Norton WCG Team Assistant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northeast, USA Posts: 5,185 (9.94/day) Thanks: 5,429 Thanked 10,178 Times in 3,199 Posts System Specs	Looks great so far!!! But that case is screaming for water cooling... at least an H100 __________________ *Why sit on the Bench* when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!- World Community Grid (FTW) CPU crunchers- FX-8350(4.4)/FX-8150(4.0)/FX-6200(4.0)/ PII 1045T/PII 1045T/i7-920/Xeon (6c/12t)....(44 cores/54 threads) GPU crunchers- no WCG GPU work available Folding@Home- 2x GTX 580's WCG-TPU Team thread- crunch for our Team/see what we do...**

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Jul 14, 2012, 12:08 PM	#10
mjkmike Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alberta,Canada Posts: 1,481 (1.24/day) Thanks: 2,691 Thanked 3,749 Times in 981 Posts System Specs	looking good. Hope the Zotac 670 4GB gets there soon. __________________ Has anyone seen a thieving gremlin? Seriously, it comes in the night and steals my OC stability. Kiex

Processor:	just a few i7's all AMD's gone to friends
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Video Card:	Hope for blckjack
Hard Disk:	hurt my toe's when droped
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Case:	I think they call it a lost case
Sound Card:	What speek up I'm old.
PSU:	Good old coffee
Software:	when you get this old everything is soft
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Jul 14, 2012, 01:04 PM	#11
pantherx12 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ENGLAND-LAND-LAND Posts: 8,443 (5.27/day) Thanks: 1,188 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,375 Posts System Specs	You got given that case !? I'm jealous, looks great to work in fans everywhere as well!

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Jul 16, 2012, 05:00 PM	#14
Black Panther Senior Moderator™ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,062 (3.23/day) Thanks: 2,170 Thanked 1,838 Times in 1,104 Posts System Specs	OP updated with more developments. I'm unsure whether to try my luck with the push-pins of the cpu cooler, or whether to get another cooler altogether... I should have the graphics card this Wednesday or Thursday, seller confirmed he got the notice of arrival . _________________________ Do you think I should install the SSD the closest possible to the Optical Drive for best wire management? The SSD shouldn't be needing a fan, they don't get that hot. __________________ *My Great White Bengal build* Join the techPowerUp! Official Group on Facebook. Last edited by Black Panther; Jul 16, 2012 at 05:07 PM.

Jul 16, 2012, 08:35 PM	#17
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 730 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	Is that a Sandisk Ultra or Extreme? Also for lighting get the NZXT Hue. It uses double sided 3m adhesive so you dont have to mess with clips. Last edited by AthlonX2; Jul 16, 2012 at 08:41 PM.

Jul 16, 2012, 08:59 PM	#18
Black Panther Senior Moderator™ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,062 (3.23/day) Thanks: 2,170 Thanked 1,838 Times in 1,104 Posts System Specs	To be honest I didn't know there were 2 versions . Mine's the extreme. Thanks for the LED comparisons there in the white case. I really think I'd go for white leds __________________ *My Great White Bengal build* Join the techPowerUp! Official Group on Facebook.

Jul 16, 2012, 11:19 PM	#19
ThE_MaD_ShOt Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hi! I'm from the Internet Posts: 3,754 (6.92/day) Thanks: 2,547 Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,475 Posts System Specs	Great looking rig Bp. I also love the decal ideal. I did the same with my wife's rig. I detailed it in green (case and all) with a dolphin vinyl decal on the case window. __________________ Crunchers : Phenom II x6 1090t / 2x Phenom II x6 1055t / Phenom II x4 970BE / “I always succed in my mission tho. Beer just delays it!” -ChaoticAtmosphere “TPU is very mild, and I love to tell people I love them when they are being retarded, it makes me feel special in my special places. What was the point of this thread again? Oh well, I love all of you.” -Steevo

System Name:	Selene / Yoda / Xp Gaming rig
Processor:	Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.6 / Phenom II x6 1055t @ 3.2 / Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 /Gigabyte 890XA-UD3 / Asus A8n Sli Premium
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212+ / CM Hyper 212+ / Koolance W/C'd
Memory:	4x 4gb G.Skill Ripjaws / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares / 2x 1gb & 2x 512mb Crucial Pc3200
Video Card:	2x Visiontek Hd7850's C'fired / Visiontek and Xfx HD6850's C'fired / 2x Evga 8800gtx's Sli'd
Hard Disk:	2x 1tb / 2x 1tb / 250 gb
Optical Drive:	Samsung Sata dvd burner / Sony dvd burner / Sony dvd burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Hp W2207H 22" LCD / Acer 20" Led/ Viewsonic 19" Lcd
Case:	Chieftec Dragon Blue / Chieftec Dragon Blue / Koolance PC3-720BK
Sound Card:	Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio / Creative Sb Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
PSU:	Corsair TX 750 watt / Corsair TX 650 watt / Apevia 700 watt
Software:	Win 7 pro 64 bit / Win Vista Home prem. 64 bit / Win xp Pro Sp3

Jul 17, 2012, 09:14 AM	#20
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,585 (4.26/day) Thanks: 2,337 Thanked 1,342 Times in 919 Posts System Specs	The case looks just as majestic and awesomeworthy as a real white bengal tiger! __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

System Name:	SuperDuperUberComputer
Processor:	AMD Phenom II 945 X4 3.0Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO push:pull+ 1 panaflow 113CFM + 2 x 120mm NZXTs
Memory:	2x4GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9
Video Card:	GIGABYTE GTS450 OC2
Hard Disk:	SATA II 80GB Hitachi 7200RPM,W.D 500GB Green \|\| 4GB int + random SD cards
Optical Drive:	ASUS DVD drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Sync Master 793s CRT\|
Case:	NZXT Guardian 921RB
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892 with THX True Studio
PSU:	Corsair GS600
Software:	Windows 7 64bit
Benchmarks:	real men dont need to bench :p

Jul 17, 2012, 11:26 AM	#23
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,585 (4.26/day) Thanks: 2,337 Thanked 1,342 Times in 919 Posts System Specs	yes there are three dials! __________________ my wallet isnt hashwell compatiple sad face

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