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Hardrive · 06-22-2008, 04:51 PM

Nice. But why do you have the Apple sticker?

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 06-22-2008, 05:19 PM

I couldn't find any other use for them. I'm hoping to upgrade my psu (probably a Corsair) and my case (Antec 1200).

Hardrive · 06-22-2008, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenchb0ygenius

I couldn't find any other use for them. I'm hoping to upgrade my psu (probably a Corsair) and my case (Antec 1200).

I just got a Corsair PSU, I'm liking it so far.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 06-22-2008, 05:54 PM

Some on the inside (sorry my camera is acting weird so I had to take pics with my phone):

Spoiler for more 1600x1200:

**Evab3vA** · 07-11-2008, 02:25 AM

Upgraded my 8800 ULTRA to a GTX280 and a new PSU.

E6600 Core 2 Duo @ 3.6Ghz (400FSBx9)
2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 @ 800Mhz (1:1)
Asus GTX280 @ 702/1500/2600
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro
Tagan TG700-BZ Modular PSU
Asus P5B-Deluxe Motherboard
Arctic Freezer 7 w/ Arctic Silver
Western Digital Caviar 320GB
Western Digital Caviar 500GB
Samsung Spin Point 1TB
Sony DVD-ROM
Antec Nine Hundered Case (1 x 200mm, 4 x 120mm Antec blue LED fans)
Razer Tarantula Keyboard
Razer Diamondback 3G Mouse
Razer eXactMat
Sony KDL40X2000 BRAVIA 1080p HDTV
XP Pro SP2

**Granite** · 07-11-2008, 02:27 AM

sweet Evab3vA!
seems like you face the Antec PSU problem
does that small gap between the GFX card and PSU give you a little bit of "heat"?

**Evab3vA** · 07-11-2008, 03:05 AM

Nah the card runs quite cool actually, max temp with 80% fan with a big overclock is 90 degrees C using Furmark. General use is easily under 80 degrees C. The BFG GTX280 I RMA'd reached 105 degrees in about 60 seconds in comparison!! Some bad cards out there.

I'll take some shots inside the case in a bit, I actually have an X-Fi Fatal1ty inbetween the 280 and PSU anyway.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 07-11-2008, 08:48 AM

That's sweet! How does it oc?

**Evab3vA** · 07-11-2008, 09:02 AM

Stock settings :- 602 Core / 1296 Shader / 2214 Memory

Overclock (so far) :- 702 Core / 1500 Shader / 2600 Memory

Not bad really!

17% increase across the board pretty much which probably translates to about 10% boost in FPS in the real world I would guess.

**Evab3vA** · 07-11-2008, 09:54 AM

GRID maxxed out Ultra settings @ 1080p 4xMSAA 60FPS VSYNC ON - smooth as silk. :P

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 07-11-2008, 01:31 PM

Ya I heard that this card gives extremely smooth gameplay...I'm jealous, especially with the price drops.

Hardrive · 07-11-2008, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evab3vA

Upgraded my 8800 ULTRA to a GTX280 and a new PSU.

I'm jealous.

**twelve** · 07-11-2008, 06:39 PM

Here's my latest rig:

The 8800GT only just fits in.

Hardrive · 07-11-2008, 07:35 PM

Nice case

Is you stock heatsink extremely loud, or was it just mine?

**twelve** · 07-12-2008, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardrive

Nice case

Is you stock heatsink extremely loud, or was it just mine?

Very loud. But due to the position of the socket I couldn't fit my silent Zalman cooler in

The gfx card is kinda whizzy too but that's because it's a single slot cooler. I was expecting that to be loud.

Hardrive · 07-12-2008, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

Very loud. But due to the position of the socket I couldn't fit my silent Zalman cooler in

The gfx card is kinda whizzy too but that's because it's a single slot cooler. I was expecting that to be loud.

You may be able to turn down the fan on the graphics card using RivaTuner. I don't know about the intel cooler though, that thing just sucks.

**Firey** · 08-22-2008, 06:40 PM

Ive got to do some cable clean up and the sort before I post any pics. Built the computer beginning of the month specs:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz
XPro SLI 600W PSU
2x Corsair 1333MHz 1GB DDR3 (2GB Total)
Intel DX38BT Mobo
Western Digital Caviar 500GB Sata-300HDD
EVGA 8800GT AKIMBO Superclocked 512MB GDDR3
ULTRA Aluminus Case (1 Full Clear Side)

No Lights or anything in it, but right now not a big issue

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 08-30-2008, 09:20 AM

Finally got a new psu...Corsair TX750W for $105

**GmDude66** · 08-30-2008, 12:46 PM

Good choice :O

**GW2** · 08-30-2008, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenchb0ygenius

Finally got a new psu...Corsair TX750W for $105

i just bought that too! its not here yet though ):

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 08-30-2008, 08:31 PM

Now I just need a decent case, since this one is falling apart

I'm thinking Antec 900?

**Deturbanator** · 08-30-2008, 10:27 PM

antec 900 is a 2 thumbs up from me

**GW2** · 08-31-2008, 01:50 AM

the nzxt guardian is pretty cool too.

**GmDude66** · 08-31-2008, 06:12 AM

Seems like everyone has an Antec 900 :P

I would have got it, but I wanted to "stand out" in Mods Rigs.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 08-31-2008, 09:10 AM

If I get it I'm hoping to get the updated one with the holes for water cooling and holes for cable management.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 09-01-2008, 05:56 PM

Damn, this case is nice. It dropped my cpu and gpu temps by like almost 10c, and it looks sweet. Sorry for the phone quality tho:

**Deturbanator** · 09-01-2008, 06:18 PM

my heatsink is too big to have a side fan :[

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 09-01-2008, 06:27 PM

that sucks. how is your cable management? I spent like an hour trying to arrange things but then I just said screw it cause it took too long and I have a lot of extra cables with my psu.

**Greyone** · 09-01-2008, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenchb0ygenius

that sucks. how is your cable management? I spent like an hour trying to arrange things but then I just said screw it cause it took too long and I have a lot of extra cables with my psu.

have you thought about getting a modular psu? I really like the x3's from ultra.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 09-01-2008, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greyone

have you thought about getting a modular psu? I really like the x3's from ultra.

lol i just got a new one, so thats not an option. My goal was to get a Corsair psu, and the the best modular one was 620w, and I like the 750w better. Besides I haven't really even tried cable management on this case yet, i'll do it like tomorrow or something.

06-22-2008, 05:54 PM	#64
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	Some on the inside (sorry my camera is acting weird so I had to take pics with my phone): Spoiler for more 1600x1200: Gotta love cable ties...

07-11-2008, 02:25 AM	#65
Evab3vA Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 909 Trader Feedback: 0	Upgraded my 8800 ULTRA to a GTX280 and a new PSU. E6600 Core 2 Duo @ 3.6Ghz (400FSBx9) 2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 @ 800Mhz (1:1) Asus GTX280 @ 702/1500/2600 Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Tagan TG700-BZ Modular PSU Asus P5B-Deluxe Motherboard Arctic Freezer 7 w/ Arctic Silver Western Digital Caviar 320GB Western Digital Caviar 500GB Samsung Spin Point 1TB Sony DVD-ROM Antec Nine Hundered Case (1 x 200mm, 4 x 120mm Antec blue LED fans) Razer Tarantula Keyboard Razer Diamondback 3G Mouse Razer eXactMat Sony KDL40X2000 BRAVIA 1080p HDTV XP Pro SP2 __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/Evab3vA/evasig.png[/IMG] [CENTER][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE=1]QJ ex-300k Cool Member[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE=1][color=black]C2D E6600 [B]@ 3.5[/B] [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Asus GTX280 [B]@ 702/1511/2600[/B] 2GB OCZ PC6400 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Tagan TG700-BZ [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Asus P5B-Dx [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Spinpoint 1TB [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Caviar 500GB + 320GB Sony 40X2000 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] XP Pro SP2 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Antec Nine Hundred[/SIZE][/color][/FONT] [/CENTER]

07-11-2008, 03:05 AM	#67
Evab3vA Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 909 Trader Feedback: 0	Nah the card runs quite cool actually, max temp with 80% fan with a big overclock is 90 degrees C using Furmark. General use is easily under 80 degrees C. The BFG GTX280 I RMA'd reached 105 degrees in about 60 seconds in comparison!! Some bad cards out there. I'll take some shots inside the case in a bit, I actually have an X-Fi Fatal1ty inbetween the 280 and PSU anyway. __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/Evab3vA/evasig.png[/IMG] [CENTER][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE=1]QJ ex-300k Cool Member[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE=1][color=black]C2D E6600 [B]@ 3.5[/B] [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Asus GTX280 [B]@ 702/1511/2600[/B] 2GB OCZ PC6400 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Tagan TG700-BZ [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Asus P5B-Dx [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Spinpoint 1TB [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Caviar 500GB + 320GB Sony 40X2000 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] XP Pro SP2 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Antec Nine Hundred[/SIZE][/color][/FONT] [/CENTER]

07-11-2008, 09:02 AM	#69
Evab3vA Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 909 Trader Feedback: 0	Stock settings :- 602 Core / 1296 Shader / 2214 Memory Overclock (so far) :- 702 Core / 1500 Shader / 2600 Memory Not bad really! 17% increase across the board pretty much which probably translates to about 10% boost in FPS in the real world I would guess. __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/Evab3vA/evasig.png[/IMG] [CENTER][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE=1]QJ ex-300k Cool Member[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE=1][color=black]C2D E6600 [B]@ 3.5[/B] [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Asus GTX280 [B]@ 702/1511/2600[/B] 2GB OCZ PC6400 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Tagan TG700-BZ [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Asus P5B-Dx [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Spinpoint 1TB [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Caviar 500GB + 320GB Sony 40X2000 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] XP Pro SP2 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Antec Nine Hundred[/SIZE][/color][/FONT] [/CENTER]

07-11-2008, 09:54 AM	#70
Evab3vA Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 909 Trader Feedback: 0	GRID maxxed out Ultra settings @ 1080p 4xMSAA 60FPS VSYNC ON - smooth as silk. :P __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f258/Evab3vA/evasig.png[/IMG] [CENTER][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE=1]QJ ex-300k Cool Member[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE=1][color=black]C2D E6600 [B]@ 3.5[/B] [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Asus GTX280 [B]@ 702/1511/2600[/B] 2GB OCZ PC6400 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Tagan TG700-BZ [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Asus P5B-Dx [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Spinpoint 1TB [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Caviar 500GB + 320GB Sony 40X2000 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] XP Pro SP2 [color=royalblue][B]/[/B][/color] Antec Nine Hundred[/SIZE][/color][/FONT] [/CENTER]

06-22-2008, 04:51 PM	#61
Hardrive No longer a community member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	Nice. But why do you have the Apple sticker?

06-22-2008, 05:19 PM	#62
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	I couldn't find any other use for them. I'm hoping to upgrade my psu (probably a Corsair) and my case (Antec 1200).

07-11-2008, 02:27 AM	#66
Granite LulzAssassin Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 1,987 Trader Feedback: 0	sweet Evab3vA! seems like you face the Antec PSU problem does that small gap between the GFX card and PSU give you a little bit of "heat"?

07-11-2008, 08:48 AM	#68
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	That's sweet! How does it oc?

07-11-2008, 01:31 PM	#71
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	Ya I heard that this card gives extremely smooth gameplay...I'm jealous, especially with the price drops.

07-11-2008, 06:39 PM	#73
twelve Muffin Love n Lemon Join Date: Jul 2005 Real First Name: Phil Location: Surrey, UK Just Played: Why is this mandatory? Posts: 11,734 Trader Feedback: 0	Here's my latest rig: The 8800GT only just fits in.

07-11-2008, 07:35 PM	#74
Hardrive No longer a community member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	Nice case Is you stock heatsink extremely loud, or was it just mine?

08-22-2008, 06:40 PM	#77
Firey Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 558 Trader Feedback: 0	Ive got to do some cable clean up and the sort before I post any pics. Built the computer beginning of the month specs: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz XPro SLI 600W PSU 2x Corsair 1333MHz 1GB DDR3 (2GB Total) Intel DX38BT Mobo Western Digital Caviar 500GB Sata-300HDD EVGA 8800GT AKIMBO Superclocked 512MB GDDR3 ULTRA Aluminus Case (1 Full Clear Side) No Lights or anything in it, but right now not a big issue __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who can read binary and those who can't. --------------------------------------------------- Thanks Vanden, for giving me 300k for hot club Thanks -DaveyHavok- for donating 1 Million Points --------------------------------------------------- [IMG]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9756/sig1qx0.png[/IMG]

08-30-2008, 09:20 AM	#78
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	Finally got a new psu...Corsair TX750W for $105

08-30-2008, 12:46 PM	#79
GmDude66 Give It All Join Date: Jan 2006 Real First Name: Derek Location: United States Just Played: Burnout Paradise Posts: 3,899 Blog Entries: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	Good choice :O __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6ghz (Multiplier: 9x; Bus: 400mhz; FSB: 1600mhz;) GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 MB (Core: 850mhz; Memory: 1200mhz; Shader: 2100mhz;) ASUS P5K Pro Motherboard Patriot Extreme (2x2GB) / OCZ HPC (2x1GB) 6GB Total Dual Channel RAM (DDR2 1066mhz) OCZ GameXstream 700w 2x Seagate 250GB HD (RAID0)

08-30-2008, 10:27 PM	#82
Deturbanator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: On the border of Los Gatos and San Jose CA Posts: 6,340 Trader Feedback: 0	antec 900 is a 2 thumbs up from me __________________ [CENTER][size=1][URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=65979]The Ultimate QJ FAQ / Guide[/URL] \| [URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=13798]Posting Guidelines[/URL] \| [URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=16857]What NOT To Post[/URL] \| [URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=37144]How to search[/URL] [COLOR="Silver"] [URL="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/deturbanator/"]My Photoshop Stuff[/URL] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

08-30-2008, 08:31 PM	#81
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	Now I just need a decent case, since this one is falling apart I'm thinking Antec 900?

08-31-2008, 01:50 AM	#83
GW2 The warrior is in! GW2 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In your mind Posts: 1,876 Trader Feedback: 0	the nzxt guardian is pretty cool too. __________________ http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v76/gundamwarrior2/Forza%20Cars/

08-31-2008, 06:12 AM	#84
GmDude66 Give It All Join Date: Jan 2006 Real First Name: Derek Location: United States Just Played: Burnout Paradise Posts: 3,899 Blog Entries: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	Seems like everyone has an Antec 900 :P I would have got it, but I wanted to "stand out" in Mods Rigs. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6ghz (Multiplier: 9x; Bus: 400mhz; FSB: 1600mhz;) GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 MB (Core: 850mhz; Memory: 1200mhz; Shader: 2100mhz;) ASUS P5K Pro Motherboard Patriot Extreme (2x2GB) / OCZ HPC (2x1GB) 6GB Total Dual Channel RAM (DDR2 1066mhz) OCZ GameXstream 700w 2x Seagate 250GB HD (RAID0)

08-31-2008, 09:10 AM	#85
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	If I get it I'm hoping to get the updated one with the holes for water cooling and holes for cable management.

09-01-2008, 05:56 PM	#86
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	Damn, this case is nice. It dropped my cpu and gpu temps by like almost 10c, and it looks sweet. Sorry for the phone quality tho:

09-01-2008, 06:18 PM	#87
Deturbanator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: On the border of Los Gatos and San Jose CA Posts: 6,340 Trader Feedback: 0	my heatsink is too big to have a side fan :[ __________________ [CENTER][size=1][URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=65979]The Ultimate QJ FAQ / Guide[/URL] \| [URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=13798]Posting Guidelines[/URL] \| [URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=16857]What NOT To Post[/URL] \| [URL=http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=37144]How to search[/URL] [COLOR="Silver"] [URL="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/deturbanator/"]My Photoshop Stuff[/URL] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER]

09-01-2008, 06:27 PM	#88
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	that sucks. how is your cable management? I spent like an hour trying to arrange things but then I just said screw it cause it took too long and I have a lot of extra cables with my psu.

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