[Case Gallery] 8800FTW: GTX/Quad Gaming Monster

[HookeyStreet]

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Specs:
» CPU - Intel Core2Quad Q6600 (OC @ 2.83GHz) + Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro (with Arctic Silver 5) » RAM - OCZ 2GB (2x 1GB) DDR2 800Mhz 'ATi CrossFire Edition' (OC'ed @ 840MHz) » GFX – nVIDIA BFG 8800GTX OC 768mb (OC @ 610MHz/1900MHz) » MoBo - ASUS P5N-E SLi » HDD(s) - WD 320GB SATAII 16MB Cache & WD Caviar SE 160GB 7200RPM SATAII 8MB Cache » ROM - Pioneer 212D 16x SATA DVD±RW/RAM » Case - Casecom Black Mid Tower » PSU - OCZ StealthXstream 600W » Audio - Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio » OS - Windows Vista Home Premium (32Bit) & Windows XP Home Edition with SP2

Mods:
Added the following: a few blue Hiper LED fans » Akasa chipset fan on NB » heatsink to the SB » 2x 12" blue cold cathodes

13059 in 3DMark06 @ 1280 x 1024 default

 

[MrPr3f3ct]

6/10

Nice rig. Pretty good wire management. I like the GIANT window on the side panel. You really like blue huh? All in all, this is a fairly nice system.

 

[MicroUnC]

What CPU Cooler ur u using???

 

[HookeyStreet]

What CPU Cooler ur u using???

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro (with Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, as Ive ran out of MX-1 and still havent ordered any MX-2)

 

[KennyT772]

You lapped the freezer7 right? Just that can lower temps 5c with that thing.

 

[HookeyStreet]

You lapped the freezer7 right? Just that can lower temps 5c with that thing.

No I havent m8, Ive never 'lapped' anything before lol. Is it simple to do?

 

[KennyT772]

yeah it is. Theres a couple guides on here, such as D44ve lapping his maze4. Search for that thread.

In short you get a piece of glass (for flatness), dab a little water on it, use 400-1000 grit in whatever you can get. I personally use 400-800-1000.

If you take off your heatsink and look at the base you will see and feel deep machine marks and the base will not be flat. Those two things are what you are trying to change.

 

[HookeyStreet]

yeah it is. Theres a couple guides on here, such as D44ve lapping his maze4. Search for that thread.

In short you get a piece of glass (for flatness), dab a little water on it, use 400-1000 grit in whatever you can get. I personally use 400-800-1000.

If you take off your heatsink and look at the base you will see and feel deep machine marks and the base will not be flat. Those two things are what you are trying to change.

Cool, I will look into it, thanks m8

 

[Neohazard]

i like it very clean

see and vote in my case http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1034.html

bye

 

[CDdude55]

Cool rig, I have the same Power supply and the same watts. Wish i had a 8800 tho.

 

[technicks]

Nice rig Hookey. 8800 FTW

 

[DrunkenMafia]

Hookey man, I dunno how you got that crossfire edition ram to work with that Nvidia GFX card.....


Haahahaaa, Sorry just a silly little joke to lighten the mood.

I really like your setup. Its clean, simple and powerful...

Good job m8.

I give you a 7 - Outstanding

 

[HookeyStreet]

Hookey man, I dunno how you got that crossfire edition ram to work with that Nvidia GFX card.....


Haahahaaa, Sorry just a silly little joke to lighten the mood.

I really like your setup. Its clean, simple and powerful...

Good job m8.

I give you a 7 - Outstanding

Thanks m8, BTW, its Quad now

 

[technicks]

Q6600 you fanatic.LOL

 

[Tatty_Two]

Nice and tidy....8/10. One hint if I may, seeing as you have a Quad, stick another 80mm fan on the freezer pro so it's sucking outtta the heatsink fins straight into your case extractor fan, that will drop idle temps by around 5C and load temps by about 9C....that will give you more Mhz 24/7 or just run cooler at current settings.

Just get 4 screws about an inch and a half long, insert them thru the 4 corner holes on the fan and they will slip firmly between the heatsink fins.

 

[HookeyStreet]

Q6600 you fanatic.LOL

LOL, I swapped the E6700 for it

 

[HookeyStreet]

Nice and tidy....8/10. One hint if I may, seeing as you have a Quad, stick another 80mm fan on the freezer pro so it's sucking outtta the heatsink fins straight into your case extractor fan, that will drop idle temps by around 5C and load temps by about 9C....that will give you more Mhz 24/7 or just run cooler at current settings.

Just get 4 screws about an inch and a half long, insert them thru the 4 corner holes on the fan and they will slip firmly between the heatsink fins.

Thanks m8 and I didnt think about adding another fan, sounds like a good idea

 

[shoktongxxx]

nice set up..your video card is very interesting.^_^

 

[samrno1]

How did you get that Customization?

How did you get that BFG TECH Logo up top ^^^^??