- Joined
- Aug 29, 2007
OK, I'm not an expert modder like my teammate TiTON, but I thought I'd try my hand at a pretty easy project to dive into this world of modding. So this will be the first project log that I'm taking pretty seriously: MAX11L
"MAX11L" stands for maximum performance in less than 11 liters of space. I started off with a basic air cooled project which you may have seen posted at overclockers.com.
http://www.overclockers.com/gaming-tight-spaces-miniitx/
At heart I'm an overclocker, not a modder. So performance takes #1 priority with all my systems, and this one will be no exception. I still have not decided whether or not I'm going to use Lynnfield or Clardale. But one of the first changes needed was better cooling, so I'm switching to water cooling thanks to Corsair and the new H70. Here is the rest of the parts list.
Getting ready for the next upgrade. Playing around with some modling to verify my measurements. Looks like everything is going to fit perfect
case - Silverstone SUGO SG05 (interior will be painted)
PSU - Silverstone 450W SFX (all cables will be custom sized and sleeved)
mobo - Gigabyte H55N-USB3 (Thank you Gigabyte Japan!)
CPU - Intel i5 750 @ 4.2GHz or i5 670 @ 4.8GHz (I'll test for performance)
CPU cooling - Corsair H70 with one 120x38mm 150CFM Delta (Thank you Corsair!)
memory - 2x2GB Corsair Dominator GTX3 (Thank you Corsair!)
graphics card - Gigabyte 5870 SOC (Thank you Gigabyte Japan!)
OS storage - 80GB Intel X25M SSD (for Windows 7 Home Premium x64)
games/media storage - 500GB Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive (for games & media)
Here is a 3D model I used to check for measurements (using Rhino 3D v1.0)
Almost all the parts have arrived, and I've done the cutting mods on the case today for a test fitting.......EVERYTHING FIT
:naughty: teaser :hip:
As you can see I've had to rearrange things slightly compared with my renderings, but it looks like everything will work out OK like this.
I'll be updating shortly with my progress on the modding. But for the full performance review, you'll have to wait for the final article which will be posted at techreaction.net in a few weeks.
Any comments/criticizms are welcome and appreciated :thumb:
"MAX11L" stands for maximum performance in less than 11 liters of space. I started off with a basic air cooled project which you may have seen posted at overclockers.com.
http://www.overclockers.com/gaming-tight-spaces-miniitx/
At heart I'm an overclocker, not a modder. So performance takes #1 priority with all my systems, and this one will be no exception. I still have not decided whether or not I'm going to use Lynnfield or Clardale. But one of the first changes needed was better cooling, so I'm switching to water cooling thanks to Corsair and the new H70. Here is the rest of the parts list.
Getting ready for the next upgrade. Playing around with some modling to verify my measurements. Looks like everything is going to fit perfect
case - Silverstone SUGO SG05 (interior will be painted)
PSU - Silverstone 450W SFX (all cables will be custom sized and sleeved)
mobo - Gigabyte H55N-USB3 (Thank you Gigabyte Japan!)
CPU - Intel i5 750 @ 4.2GHz or i5 670 @ 4.8GHz (I'll test for performance)
CPU cooling - Corsair H70 with one 120x38mm 150CFM Delta (Thank you Corsair!)
memory - 2x2GB Corsair Dominator GTX3 (Thank you Corsair!)
graphics card - Gigabyte 5870 SOC (Thank you Gigabyte Japan!)
OS storage - 80GB Intel X25M SSD (for Windows 7 Home Premium x64)
games/media storage - 500GB Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive (for games & media)
Here is a 3D model I used to check for measurements (using Rhino 3D v1.0)
Almost all the parts have arrived, and I've done the cutting mods on the case today for a test fitting.......EVERYTHING FIT
:naughty: teaser :hip:
As you can see I've had to rearrange things slightly compared with my renderings, but it looks like everything will work out OK like this.
I'll be updating shortly with my progress on the modding. But for the full performance review, you'll have to wait for the final article which will be posted at techreaction.net in a few weeks.
Any comments/criticizms are welcome and appreciated :thumb: