First WC Build (TJ07 Worklog)

[m0r7if3r]

Hehe...I am pretty much convinced that "putting a build together" is the adult equivalent of "building a fort" when you were 12 years old. Over half the fun was in the actual building of the fort. After it was built, you played in it for a while with your friends...then you got bored...tore it down and built a new and better fort...rinse/repeat...

I am gonna play in my fort for a while....

SWTOR

rofl, that comment just made my day!

 

[SWTOR]

I decided to determine how much this build cost. Wow, I never totaled up the cost of this system before. Now that I have, I don't want to remember how much it cost...

Here is the price breakdown:

$320.00 Case: SilverStone "Temjin" TJ07B-W
$45.00 3.5 Bays: SilverStone Aluminum 5.25-Inch to 3.5-Inch Converter CFP51B
$8.00 2.5 Bay: Silverstone 3.5-Inch to 2.5-Inch Converter SDP08
$695.00 NAS: Data Robotics Drobo FS DRDS2A21 (Max 10TB)
$22.00 Radiator Stand: WCUK 240mm Radiator Stand WCUK240
$25.00 Radiator Stand: WCUK 360mm Radiator Stand WCUK360
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$1115.00

Storage:

$680.00 SSD: 256GB Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5-inch SATA III/6GB/s
$330.00 NAS HD: 3 x Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS 2TB
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$1010.00

Hardware:

$289.00 CPU: Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz
$360.00 Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme
$1000.00 Video Card: 2 x ASUS ENGTX480 (nVidia GTX 480)
$1600.00 Monitor: DELL ULTRASHARP 3008WFP 30 inch LCD
$360.00 Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 12GB HX3X12G1600C9 (9-9-9-24)
$250.00 Power Supply: Ultra X4 1200w 100% modular
$72.00 Keyboard: Enermax Acrylux KB009W-B 2.4Ghz wireless
$80.00 Mouse: Logitech Performance Mouse MX
$55.00 Fan Controller
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$4066.00

Cooling:

$85.00 CPU Block: Koolance CPU-360, Rev1.1
$240.00 Video Block: 2 x Koolance VID-NX480 (GTX 480)
$60.00 Reservoir: XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25 Reservoir for Two Laing DDC's
$136.00 Pumps: 2 x Swiftech MCP355 12 VDC
$80.00 Radiator(CPU): Black Ice SR1 240
$105.00 Radiator(VID): Black Ice SR1 360
$100.00 Fans(Radiator): 5 x Noctua NF-P14 FLX (1200rpm, 65cfm, 19.6dB)
$37.00 Fans(Case rear): 2 x Noctua 92mm NF-B9 (1600rpm, 39cfm, 17.6dB)
$20.00 Fans(Case top, vanity): 2 x Silverstone 120mm Blue LED FAN FN121-BL (1200rpm, 53cfm, 26dB)
$16.00 Fan (Extra): Silenx 80mm blue LED IXP-54-14B (this one actually doesn't suck)
$30.00 Tubing: 15ft PrimoChill PrimoFlex Pro LRT Clear Tubing -1/2in. ID X 3/4in. OD
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$909.00

Fittings/Connectors/Nozzles:

$75.00 Tube Nozzles: 12 x Koolance Nozzle, Compression NZL-V13-19KG [For ID: 13mm (1/2"); OD: 19mm (3/4")]
$40.00 90 Degree Elbow: 4 x Koolance Fitting, Swiveling Elbow NZL-LXG1
$20.00 45 Degree Elbow: 2 x Koolance Fitting, Swiveling 45-Degree NZL-DXG-V2
$15.00 SLI Connector: Koolance Dual VID Connector, Adjustable 2-3 Slot Spacing CNT-VDA34
$3.50 Adapter: Koolance Swiveling Coupling Adapter, Male-Male ADT-SMM
$7.50 Nozzle - Koolance Nozzle Body, 4-Way Brass ADT-XUTX4
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$161.00

GRAND TOTAL: $7261.00

Of course there are parts here that I wont replace for a LONG time like the monitor, SSD and NAS storage. I will use these in future upgrades. These items total: $3305.

SWTOR

 

[m0r7if3r]

you can also pretty much take this wc loop to the grave with you, just change the system underneath it out.

 

[SWTOR]

Here is my first attempt at CPU overclocking:





When I was overclocking, my BCLK Frequency was stable to 218 (with QPI/DRAM Core Voltage @ 1.4 and CPU Multiplier @ 12). I could not get the system stable with CPU Voltage @ 1.30625 with my BCLK @ 218 and CPU Multiplier at 20. I was afraid to push the voltage higher. Since I have DDR3 1600 RAM, with a 200 BLCK, I selected the 8 x Memory Multiplier which matches my 1600 RAM so I did not have to overclock my RAM or up the DRAM Bus Voltage. I have a few questions:

1. Is this a decent overclock?
2. How are the temps for this overclock?
3. How high could I push the CPU voltage to get to a higher BCLK?
4. How difficult/dangerous is overclocking my RAM if I use a >200 BCLK? Should I choose the 6 x memory Multiplier then to not overclock the RAM?

SWTOR

 

[m0r7if3r]

I would answer your questions, but i feel that earthdog does it so much better than I POSSIBLY could in this article

you may also wanna find the max oc your ram can handle, bump it up till it fails memtest 86 and then just be aware it will fail above that at that voltage and keep your cpu clock and ram multiplier within that spec.

 

[SWTOR]

Latest update. I got my nVidia 3d Vision Kit today. I was really lucky when I purchased my 73" wide-screen - it was a Mitsubishi 120hz DLP - and it is specifically supported by nVidia, WOOT!



Here is my bigscreen:



After I get the 3D Vision setup, I will run some benchmarks to see how my system benches in 3D!

SWTOR

 

[m0r7if3r]

turn the lights off and light the candles, then do your benching . Just cause 2 is supposed to look FANTASTIC in 3d, not much else is that great now (BC2 works, but iirc, its not fully supported.)

 

[Firedrops]

Very impressive build and all, but could you please explain why you're using those Noctua fans? Those in particular have horrible pressure, which translates to horrible performance on radiators. Why?

 

[GTXJackBauer]

Very impressive build and all, but could you please explain why you're using those Noctua fans? Those in particular have horrible pressure, which translates to horrible performance on radiators. Why?

Thats because this thread is pretty old at 2 1/2 years so I'am sure the fans you see now weren't all out back than. Just giving ya a heads up.

 

[Modz 4 Higher]

Great build. Only thing more I can see it needs is some wire management.

Modz

 

[Conumdrum]

Thread Necro Modzzz....

 

[Modz 4 Higher]

I know lol but I saw another guy bump it so I was like ah what the heck. Haha

Modz

 

[ofxaos]

I am so thankful I found your thread, I'm building a tj07 myself and wondered how I was going to mount my xspc rads and this gave some awesome inspiration.