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[Mehta23]

SATA connections are standard across the board, you can use the same cables as you would a desktop drive to connect a laptop drive in a desktop.

That'l make transferring data a lot easier and quicker. Now just to get the damn thing out...

Is anyone else's WD HDD making lots of noise ?

 

[Digital Controller]

I don't have any pics, but have been custom building computers for a few years now, my set up right now is:

Case: Black NZXT Phantom (Full Tower)
CPU: i5 2500K @ 4.0 GHz (O.C. stock voltage)
RAM: 4 x 2GB of 1333 Ballistix
HardDrives: 2 x 250GB Seagate & 2 x 500GB Seagate (standard speeds)
GPU: 2 x AMD Radeon 5770's @ 900 MHz (O.C.) (CrossFire)
PS: 1000W Rosewill Bronze Certified
Monitor: 27" Samsung LED

Lots and lots of fans, the airflow in this case is amazing, all the fans are stock NZXT fans, they make pretty decent fans, except the side fan, with the CM Hyper212 the side fan wouldn't fit so i had to do some modding to a 200MM Rosewill fan to get it to fit there.

Looking to upgrade GPU's soon, but just waiting it out, maybe ill put some pics of my battlestation up later.

Might i add, once you go 27" monitor, you never go back

 

[Mehta23]

I just bought the i5-3570k also and put it on an Asrock z77 Pro-4M mobo. Did you buy an aftermarket cooler or are you using stock? Good idle temps are right at 30c in my opinion not more but obviously less is ok.

30 Degrees?

I'm in England ,UK , where room temp is around 21 C , and my CPU is always under 40 C ( havent tried multitasking/gaming yet ) Saying that here , seems quite normal , but I dont know if its a bit high?

What speeds should my fans be at ? CM Storm Enforcer

 

[Ballymoss]

Razer Starcraft mouse.

 

[Digital Controller]

Razer Starcraft mouse.

I saw that one but just went with the DeathAdder, personally i prefer black mice to grey

 

[Digital Controller]

30 Degrees?

I'm in England ,UK , where room temp is around 21 C , and my CPU is always under 40 C ( havent tried multitasking/gaming yet ) Saying that here , seems quite normal , but I dont know if its a bit high?

What speeds should my fans be at ? CM Storm Enforcer

What heatsink are you using? stock?

I have a CoolerMaster Hyper212 Plus and my 2500K O.C. at 4.0 GHz runs around 27C

 

[Ballymoss]

It matches my Razer mat nicely and I got it cheap on ebay. Just missed an Intel 3690X CPU for

 

[Mehta23]

Yes , stock heatsink.

By tuning the CPu fan to "Turbo" and the front one to "standard" , Im getting below 35 degrees and 27 for the CPU and Mobo respectively.

I see a small metal Asus square thing on my mobo , towards the right hand side. ANy idea what this is ?

Also , would my Intel Intergrated Graphics benefit from my motherboard's GPU boost function?

 

[NYCHitman1]

Might i add, once you go 27" monitor, you never go back

I beg to differ. Once you go 46" 1080p TV - you never go back lol.

 

[matther22xdroid]

Yes , stock heatsink.

By tuning the CPu fan to "Turbo" and the front one to "standard" , Im getting below 35 degrees and 27 for the CPU and Mobo respectively.

I see a small metal Asus square thing on my mobo , towards the right hand side. ANy idea what this is ?

Also , would my Intel Intergrated Graphics benefit from my motherboard's GPU boost function?

I would go with the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ to cool your 3570k like i did with mine they shouldn't have even supplied a cooler at all. I believe that square you are talking about is your chipset heatsink.

 

[Mehta23]

Alright , cheers, Wondered why it was so warm!
I wouldn't mind getting the CPU heatsink , but mine is ok ( for now ) , and I'm gonna need to spend money on my monitor , keyboard/mouse, GPU , and maybe a webcam and speakers.

 

[Digital Controller]

Alright , cheers, Wondered why it was so warm!
I wouldn't mind getting the CPU heatsink , but mine is ok ( for now ) , and I'm gonna need to spend money on my monitor , keyboard/mouse, GPU , and maybe a webcam and speakers.

Plus the Hyper 212+ isnt very expensive, like 30 dollars.

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 1366/1155/775 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+

Can't really go wrong with it

 

[Mehta23]

20 quid ( Im in the UK ) is enough for a set of speakers...

I'll order everything else first though ,m as temps seem to be under 35 all the time now.

 

[matther22xdroid]

20 quid ( Im in the UK ) is enough for a set of speakers...

I'll order everything else first though ,m as temps seem to be under 35 all the time now.

Have you monitored your temps under load yet? Like prime 95 blend test?

 

[Mehta23]

No... Do I need to ?

 

[matther22xdroid]

Run CPUID or Core Temp while your running prime 95 and the temps will help you decide whether in the future (near or far) you should buy a cooler.

 

[pbf98]

well finally got the rest of my computer ordered! lol will be posting pictures of the finished product after I get home and finish building lol... cable management is a nightmare though

 

[pbf98]

Here you go! 7.7 index rating! haha

 

[Ballymoss]

Nice! Same overall rating as me except that you have 0.1 more for your RAM. I guess the only way to get a full 7.9 for the CPU would be to get an I7 3960X ??

 

[pbf98]

haha maybe cause I have the Intel Core i7-3820 and I thought it would get there lol since my work pc has a i5 and that got a 7.5 haha the i7 only scored .2 more oh well its great! with that huge cooler i haven't gotten over 40c yet haha.

I played COD Black Ops last night full 1080 resolution, at highest settings, not one bit of lag in fps, it was amazing!

And here is my specs:

ASRock Extreme6
Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz(3.8GHz turbo boost)
Gskill PC1600 16GB RAM (4x4)
Samsung 800 Series 256GB SSD
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti-448 cores (Fermi) Classified Ultra
Corsair AX 850 Professional gold series
LG Black x12 Super Multi Blue
NZXT White Phantom

 

[Ballymoss]

I did a video of my PC a few months ago when it assumed its current setup
Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion Soundcard & Logitech Z906 5.1 Speakers - YouTube
Except if I get a better CPU its unlikely to change much in the near future.
PS sorry about the accent!

 

[Mehta23]

Have you monitored your temps under load yet? Like prime 95 blend test?

I did the first test , on 4 'workers'.

Temps didn't exceed 50 C.

Also, has anyone used the Intel Inside Logo label thing you get with the i5? Not sure whether keeping that would be good for when I sell it... and / or if having on my case would make it look stupid

 

[Ballymoss]

I searched the question re putting logos and the consensus of opinion was that it was the mark of a noob and if you had built your own PC you knew what was inside and that was all that mattered

 

[pbf98]

I haven't put any of mine on.. I am however, tempted to use the EVGA one, its pretty cool, its a plastic badge not just a cheap sticker haha

 

[Mehta23]

I searched the question re putting logos and the consensus of opinion was that it was the mark of a noob and if you had built your own PC you knew what was inside and that was all that mattered

Mark of a noob?
I might take it off then.

I might not even have the EVGA one on .