My new I7 Build, Finally under way!

stevednmc · Jul 12, 2010

Here are some pics of my new i7 build. Finally got all my parts so im creating a log as I promised some of you out there. This is my first from scratch build and my first attempt at modding. Not the best modding but functional, so far.

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Any comments and suggestions are very welcome as always.

the Future specs are as follows:

Cooling: 2x 180mm Silverstone blue led fans(intake, front and top). 1x 120mm scythe exhaust, lamptron controller
Cpu cooling: Xigmatek Dark knight w/stock 120mm fan white led
Case: Silverstone FT01
Hdds: 2 350gig Velociraptors in raid 0, 1 WD 750gig caviar black
CPU: intel corei7 930 2.8ghz
graFIX: 2 SAPHIRE 5870 VAPOR-x in crossfire
Memory: 3x2 gigkingston hyperx ddr3 2000mhz 8 latency
Sound: creative Xfi titanium
PSU corsair hx850
2 liteon dvd drives
MB: Gigabyte X58A-UD5

n-ster · Jul 12, 2010

a quick look suggests to either get a 5970 or 2x 5850 and get yourself an SSD like a Vertex 2instead of the Velociraptors

depends on your needs though, but usually a combanition of a 1TB 1002FAEX and a 50 or 100gb Vertex 2 or 2x 50gb in RAID 0

stevednmc · Jul 12, 2010

This is all stuff i already have. Ill be upgrading to ssd's in the future, but i got a good deal on the Vraptors a while back, be a shame not to use them. I dont think i understand ssd's well enough yet, and im hoping the price will come down enough to allow for larger capacity. Frankly, im still trying to understand which ones are good ie controllers and such.Vertexare the ocz ones right?

MT Alex · Jul 12, 2010

Fixed for the people too lazy to click links

stevednmc said:
Here are some pics of my new i7 build. Finally got all my parts so im creating a log as I promised some of you out there. This is my first from scratch build and my first attempt at modding. Not the best modding but functional, so far.

My Almost square hole...almost

Any comments and suggestions are very welcome as always.

the Future specs are as follows:

Cooling: 2x 180mm Silverstone blue led fans(intake, front and top). 1x 120mm scythe exhaust, lamptron controller
Cpu cooling: Xigmatek Dark knight w/stock 120mm fan white led
Case: Silverstone FT01
Hdds: 2 350gig Velociraptors in raid 0, 1 WD 750gig caviar black
CPU: intel corei7 930 2.8ghz
graFIX: 2 SAPHIRE 5870 VAPOR-x in crossfire
Memory: 3x2 gigkingston hyperx ddr3 2000mhz 8 latency
Sound: creative Xfi titanium
PSU corsair hx850
2 liteon dvd drives
MB: Gigabyte X58A-UD5

stevednmc · Jul 12, 2010

Thanks, just thought i would save some space. Didnt figure this would be high traffic anyway, pretty basic build.

MT Alex · Jul 12, 2010

Basic build? Heck, this thing is going to be sweet :toast:

stevednmc · Jul 12, 2010

Thanks! Been saving for this for a while now. I just hope my execution is as good as i imagined it would be...so far no..it is not, but its not totally outside of my vision, so high hopes still abound.

IINexusII · Jul 12, 2010

so how easy was it to shove that psu in? mine was pretty much stuck with all that rubber i had to use alot of force

stevednmc · Jul 12, 2010

I had no real issue at all. Some minor pressure. Had to keep some pressure on it to align the screw holes, but it took all of about 2 minutes.

I did get my case used though.

How do you like the H50 cooler? thought about getting it myself down the road.

stevednmc · Jul 16, 2010

Its put together!

Ok, here it is all put together. Lemme know what you all think. Any advice/ comments welcome. Im here to learn!!!

THE unavoidable rats nest! At least its hidden from the front fairly well...

Im not completely done, some minor touches to make, and its gonna be atleast a week before i can even fire it up due to the fact that im moving. So lets take bets...will it run? Or will it catch fire? lmao.

n-ster · Jul 16, 2010

sorry, thought you needed advice on what to buy... didn<t know that all that was what you already had :eek:

nice build

Athlonite · Jul 16, 2010

hows the fit for the ram in dimm socket 1

MT Alex · Jul 16, 2010

I really like the PCI-E 6 pin power for the bottom 5870. What are they?

Looks really nice, especially the backside. My case interior is neat, but behind my back panel looks like a train hit a water buffalow. It's much like when I used to clean my room growing up, everything went under the bed.

stevednmc · Jul 16, 2010

n-ster said:
sorry, thought you needed advice on what to buy... didn<t know that all that was what you already had

nice build

Its ok, i dont think i made that clear in my first post. Thanks!

hows the fit for the ram in dimm socket 1

No issue whatsoever! went together slick as hell with no interferance. My main issue with this build was the SATA cables. Sucks having them on the end of the board!

I really like the PCI-E 6 pin power for the bottom 5870. What are they?

Those are the cables that came with the corsair power supply. 2 cablescame hardwired to the suppy(top 5870). The bottom are the modular cables for the psu.

IINexusII · Jul 26, 2010

stevednmc said:
I had no real issue at all. Some minor pressure. Had to keep some pressure on it to align the screw holes, but it took all of about 2 minutes.

I did get my case used though.

How do you like the H50 cooler? thought about getting it myself down the road.

its ok, but i dont think ill recommend it. youre better off with a high end air cooler or a proper wc loop, because the pump could be abit noisy at times

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Motherboard	Gigabyte x58A -Ud5
Cooling	Vantage ALC push pull/2x180mm fans/1x120mm silverstone
Memory	12GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	2 Sapphire Vapor-X 5870's in Xfire
Storage	Ocz Vertex 3 Max Iops (OS) 300GB Velociraptor, 750 GB WD Black
Display(s)	Asus 23" VS238H-P
Case	Silverstone Ft01-BW Fortress
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair HX-850
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System Name	TheBruise
Processor	i7-960
Motherboard	Gigabyte x58A -Ud5
Cooling	Vantage ALC push pull/2x180mm fans/1x120mm silverstone
Memory	12GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	2 Sapphire Vapor-X 5870's in Xfire
Storage	Ocz Vertex 3 Max Iops (OS) 300GB Velociraptor, 750 GB WD Black
Display(s)	Asus 23" VS238H-P
Case	Silverstone Ft01-BW Fortress
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair HX-850
Software	W7pro SP1

System Name	TheBruise
Processor	i7-960
Motherboard	Gigabyte x58A -Ud5
Cooling	Vantage ALC push pull/2x180mm fans/1x120mm silverstone
Memory	12GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	2 Sapphire Vapor-X 5870's in Xfire
Storage	Ocz Vertex 3 Max Iops (OS) 300GB Velociraptor, 750 GB WD Black
Display(s)	Asus 23" VS238H-P
Case	Silverstone Ft01-BW Fortress
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair HX-850
Software	W7pro SP1

System Name	TheBruise
Processor	i7-960
Motherboard	Gigabyte x58A -Ud5
Cooling	Vantage ALC push pull/2x180mm fans/1x120mm silverstone
Memory	12GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	2 Sapphire Vapor-X 5870's in Xfire
Storage	Ocz Vertex 3 Max Iops (OS) 300GB Velociraptor, 750 GB WD Black
Display(s)	Asus 23" VS238H-P
Case	Silverstone Ft01-BW Fortress
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair HX-850
Software	W7pro SP1

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Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev 4.0
Cooling	Corsair H100i
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Video Card(s)	XFX HD 7950 DD 3GB @ 850/5000Mhz
Storage	240GB Intel 520 SSD + 2TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	ASUS PB278Q 27" QHD
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