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Just a little update, I got a few 120mm LED fans today so ive taken a few pics....


akasa Ball Bearing blue LED :) £10 each :(

Good choice of fans.... two questions. How loud do they get? Individually and combined....

I mean to your liking...
 

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i' ll be monitoring the power grid in your area for instant power highs.... so I 'll know when you boot up...lol!:D

super high end pc, you are building there, m8!

lol i know.
 

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OMG! I just noticed baz, your shooting for Quad SLi!

That is just plain out sick. Good luck on the build, I hope you have no problems!
 

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Good choice of fans.... two questions. How loud do they get? Individually and combined....

I mean to your liking...

They are aboult average in terms of noise but they are super fast and have a good airflow so i think i can live with them. ill know for sure when it's built.

It sounds good man! Only thing I do have to ask is what OS are you using? If your using Vista, don't get down if you have problems Vista and Creative. Creative decided to not work with Microsoft on Vista.

ill be going with Vista Ult 64
 

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Wow, interesting to read this log and see how you've gone from wanting two 7900 GTX cards to two of the most powerful cards you can get.
 

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Wow, interesting to read this log and see how you've gone from wanting two 7900 GTX cards to two of the most powerful cards you can get.


if you think thats interesting you should see my now empty bank account :eek:
 

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I just hope by the time you get this finished, nothing is DOA.
 

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Hello all ,

The power supply arrived today along with a 150GB WD Raptor and have just finished fitting them. Heres a few pic's:

150GB WD Raptor another one to follow :)


I changed my mind on the PSU and opted for the Coolermaster Real Power 1000w Modular Power Supply because it was getting better reviews than the OBIN.



You could probably drop this box of a building it was that well packaged!



It has a pretty huge 135mm fan





It's nice and shiney :)



All the cables lot's of them!







So it's almost done now im all i need is the 2 9800GX2's and memory and it's done :D
 

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Congrats on the build. You planning on picking up at least a backup video card just in case? Maybe you could use it just to get it up and running a little sooner than expected.

Still, nice work on the build. Especially the PSU, its a beast!
 

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Congrats on the build. You planning on picking up at least a backup video card just in case? Maybe you could use it just to get it up and running a little sooner than expected.

Still, nice work on the build. Especially the PSU, its a beast!


Thanks, I have a 7900GTX i can stick in when i get Vista Ult 64
 

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It lives! I stuck a 7900gtx and 3gig of memory to get it up and running and so far no problems at all. All i have to do now is buy 2 9800GX2's and memory and it's complete:)

Heres a few pics:













Im pritty happy with the temps to:

 

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ps ive just overclocked the 3.ghz :)


 

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Lookin good baz, real good! Wanna get insanely low temps and require less vcore for an overclock?

Burn that puppy in!
 

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Lookin good baz, real good! Wanna get insanely low temps and require less vcore for an overclock?

Burn that puppy in!


cheers JrRacinFan, Yer how do i get insanely low temps?
 

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Burn it in at stock FSB, lower vcore, run full load with 2 instances of orthos for a couple hours. Should help with overclocking.
 
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looking good, looking good........


piece of advice.... keep it running at default clocks for at least a day for any unpredicted errors and then start OCing....


kick a** specs.... you are on the right track...:toast:
 
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but since u already ocing.... don't hold back.... burn that s**t...:twitch:lol:D
 
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Wow, interesting to read this log and see how you've gone from wanting two 7900 GTX cards to two of the most powerful cards you can get.

Isn't it funny?.... I can also check your bank account.... still lol!!!
 
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no disrespect to anyone.... this "floral" or "herbal"...."gear" is fantastic!:D
 
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Benchmark Scores They're pretty good, nothing crazy.
:toast:still cant get over how cool that case looks :toast:... Cooler Master cases are the bomb.
 

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cheers all, im going to run it a 3ghz for a few days and then start creeping it up see how it run. So far no problems so fingers crossed and ill start benchmarking when i get my video cards :)
 
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The case looks sweet man, and I think your making a great move with everything your going with now... It saves in the long run. :toast:


I have one too after having 2 antec's the 180 and 900 even though they were great I much prefer the stacker 832
 

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I have one too after having 2 antec's the 180 and 900 even though they were great I much prefer the stacker 832

Yeah, this case was on my list, but I feel in love with the cosmos, so I grabbed that one up.
 
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