Shadowfold Cygnus

ShadowFold · Apr 7, 2009

The Hardware
AMD Phenom II X3 720BE, running 3.6ghz 1.4v
MSI DKA790GX Platinum
Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15 2.0v(bitchin kit)
EVGA GeForce GTX 275 896mb
Forton FSP PowerMod 700w Modular
Cooler Master HAF-932
Seagate 250gb
And some red cathodes

Mods that I want to do
Paint the inside of the case black
Paint my Xigmatek HDT-S1284EE black

Pictures!
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1379935&postcount=60
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1379981&postcount=62

tzitzibp · Apr 7, 2009

Hi, ShadowFold and good luck with the new build!

I was curious to check out the performance of a Phenom II for a while now and I am glad to chk a new build based on Phenom!

you gathered great pieces of hardware there, friend! It should be very interesting to see them combined in a good case with AMD-ATi colors......

btw any modding to the case?

ShadowFold · Apr 7, 2009

No modding.. Just LED's. I want to paint the interior, I will probably research that! And I am liking the performance of my 720 so far, it's severely bottlenecked by my current mobo since I can only run 1000mhz HT and there is no real bios support.

psyko12 · Apr 7, 2009

Good luck on the new build,

and delight us with some number crunching and gaming when your done

Nice parts you picked there

ShadowFold · Apr 8, 2009

OK Finally got the final specs ready. Got my MSI 790GX working.. Stupid user error, I'm stickin with that and I just gotta wait for my HAF to get here and I will start posting pics!

psyko12 · Apr 8, 2009

Ahh finally

we get to see your new baby! I'm happy for you guys who get to have new rigs! :toast:

Ninja edit:

P.S. Don't forget those numbers!!!

JrRacinFan · Apr 8, 2009

No offense ShadowFold...

Why the Corsair XMS2's? Why not something rated for 1066+? Just curious and I can't wait to see some pics!

LifeOnMars · Apr 8, 2009

Looking forward to the updates Shadow, sounds very nice. Gaming benchmarks would be great and I'm eyeing up the HAF as the home for my new build which will be coming up in the next couple of months.

ShadowFold · Apr 8, 2009

LifeOnMars said:
Looking forward to the updates Shadow, sounds very nice. Gaming benchmarks would be great and I'm eyeing up the HAF as the home for my new build which will be coming up in the next couple of months.

I've built a rig using the HAF before(not for me) and it's a VERY nice case. I was lucky enough to get one used for a very very nice price!

JrRacinFan said:
No offense ShadowFold...

Why the Corsair XMS2's? Why not something rated for 1066+? Just curious and I can't wait to see some pics!

Mine are rated to do 1066mhz I just hate running them at 2.2v. I've had 3 sets of 1066 die on me, I hate running high voltage. I might run them at 1066 while I'm benching but I don't think it will make a difference?

JrRacinFan · Apr 8, 2009

ShadowFold said:
Mine are rated to do 1066mhz I just hate running them at 2.2v. I've had 3 sets of 1066 die on me, I hate running high voltage. I might run them at 1066 while I'm benching but I don't think it will make a difference?

Yeah but see one thing you have to remember. If sticks are rated for 1066@2.2v it means they have been tested to run 1066@2.2v by manufacturer and manufacturer will still honor a warranty. Doesn't mean you can't run 800 Cl5 2v through them tho.

Just figured I would ask. :toast:

LittleLizard · Apr 10, 2009

nice system shadowfold, just still wonder what the hell happened to your gtx 280 and why in god sake u sold ur dfi 790gx

ShadowFold · Apr 10, 2009

LittleLizard said:
nice system shadowfold, just still wonder what the hell happened to your gtx 280 and why in god sake u sold ur dfi 790gx

Nvidia drivers piss me off, I couldn't find any stable ones that could play l4d with out crashing constantly and I knew my 4850 played it fine so I just went back to that. Got a nice PSU and a 4870 out of that!
As for the board, I just wanted to try out other brands. I've already had a few DFI and ASUS, this is my first MSI and I've loving it so far!

LittleLizard · Apr 10, 2009

ShadowFold said:
Nvidia drivers piss me off, I couldn't find any stable ones that could play l4d with out crashing constantly and I knew my 4850 played it fine so I just went back to that. Got a nice PSU and a 4870 out of that!
As for the board, I just wanted to try out other brands. I've already had a few DFI and ASUS, this is my first MSI and I've loving it so far!

also noticed at least u buy a dvd burner :laugh:

. congrats

ShadowFold · Apr 10, 2009

I'm definitely looking into paining the interior if the HAF black. My grandma has a workshop where I can spray paint it, so it will be easier.

MKmods · Apr 11, 2009

looking forward to seeing how this goes. I bought an AM3 810 off a friend and am kind of bummed I didnt get the 720 instead.
The 810 works fine, and runs cool but is no OCing monster like the 720 is.

tzitzibp · Apr 16, 2009

@ShadowFold

how is the painting going?

ShadowFold · Apr 16, 2009

tzitzibp said:
@ShadowFold

how is the painting going?

I don't have the case yet, but I was talking to a few people about what stuff to get and I was looking up some tutorials. I should have the case by Friday or early next week. I ordered a HD 4850 X2 last night with 1 day shipping so that will be in soon too

tzitzibp · Apr 16, 2009

I can wait....

keep us posted! :toast:

Hayder_Master · Apr 16, 2009

good luck Shadowfold , good chose keep going

ShadowFold · Apr 18, 2009

Newegg sucks. They aren't accepting orders from me for some reason.. Have to stick with a 8800GTS G80 for awhile.. Tested it in L4D and it lags a lot at 1920x1080.. I'm thinking of just using the onboard HD 3300, it gets around the same FPS in l4d at the same settings.

ANYWAYS!!!! Here is the rig! Not gonna do anything amazing until I can get a decent GPU.

MKmods · Apr 18, 2009

ShadowFold said:
Newegg sucks. They aren't accepting orders from me for some reason..

LOL, they wont let me review any more stuff....

They just dont like us :laugh:

Thats amazing about the onboard graphics.

ShadowFold · Apr 18, 2009

I figured it out.. I thought my mom updated our credit card on paypal.. Turns out I had to do it

Hopefully I get the 4850X2 tonight, if not.. Monday. I figured out what was holding the 8800GTS back, it was using the crappy win7 drivers and not the updated ones. It's actually pretty decent now. Still had to lower a few settings in l4d and even plays crysis at 1680x1050(which looks nice on my screen) on all mainstream.

MoonPig · Apr 18, 2009

Is that the Coolermaster HAF in the pictures?

ShadowFold · Apr 18, 2009

tzitzibp · Apr 21, 2009

ShadowFold said:
Hopefully I get the 4850X2 tonight, if not.. Monday.

got it, yet!

hope so....

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	StarCruiser Dark Knight v.2
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-3570K
Motherboard	P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	1x custom W/C loop/ inflow:6x120 /outflow:4x120, 2x200
Memory	Viper 3 Black Mamba (4x4GB)
Video Card(s)	Powercolor LCS 5870
Storage	1X 128GB OCZ, 2 x 1.500 Gb Seagate
Display(s)	Samsung 24" LC24F396
Case	custom MDF case (I BUILT IT) check sig.....NOW
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Tagan 900 watt
Software	Win 7 RC / Open office / Games

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	Zangief (Reborn)
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 1700X @ 3.825ghz , 1.35v
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-AX370 Gaming K7 Rev 1.0 BIOS F51e
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Push / Push Config \| 2x ML120 \| 2x Phanteks 120 mm
Memory	2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z @ 3200mhz cl 16 @ 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080 +100 core / +550 mem
Storage	250 GB Samsung Evo 850 / 1tb WD Black / 4tb WD Blue / 512GB Adata XPG Pro SX8200
Display(s)	Acer Predator XB271HU \|Asus VX239H 23" AH-IPS Led
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek HD / Logitech G633/G933 Gaming Headset / Corsair H70 Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Corsair HX750i
Mouse	Logitech G903 and G602 Wireless Gaming \| Logitech Proteus Core G502
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Cherry Red \| Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Cherry Browns \| Akko 3908N TTC Flame Reds
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Bad Moon Ryzen
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4-F
Cooling	Vetroo V5
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32Gb (8gb x 4) 3200 MHz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	6700 XT
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 860 Evo 500Gb,WD Black 8Tb, WD Blue 2Tb
Display(s)	Gigabyte G24F-2 (180Hz Freesync) & 4K Samsung TV
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact w/Dark Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	MSI MPG A850GF (850w)
VR HMD	Rift S

System Name	The Lizard v2.4
Processor	Intel Celeron G1840 (for the time being
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81-S2PH
Cooling	Intel Stock Fan
Memory	16GB Kingston HyperX 1600
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 750Ti (For the time being)
Storage	500GB Samsung F1, 160GB Maxtor "Older than god"
Display(s)	AOC 28' LCD
Case	Coolermaster N200
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec VP500P
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	No crashes in the last 24 minutes.

System Name	Crossflow III
Processor	AMD 965 (4.04Ghz)
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair III
Cooling	Air
Memory	4 gigs Mushkin 7-7-7-20@1T
Video Card(s)	single 9800GT
Storage	Raptor 150's in Raid0
Display(s)	LG Flatron 24"
Case	Custom
Audio Device(s)	AuzenTech X-Raider W/OP637
Power Supply	Custom modded Corsair 750HX
Software	Win 7 64/Solaris Utility
Benchmark Scores	3DMark06--21963 so far

System Name	MASTER
Processor	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	2X EVGA GTX680
Storage	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s)	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s)	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	3d mark 2011: testing

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