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this is pretty cool:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,3750.html

apparently runs quite well. Cheap SLI option if they release another one with more memory and wouldnt need nearly as much power..

  • 3 months later...

Custom Desktop:

Case: Cooler Master High Air Flow 932 Black Chassis
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5H LGA1150
CPU & CPU Cooler:
Intel Quad Core i7 4770K @ 4.2Ghz, w/ Noctua NH-U12S
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3

Monitor: Samsung 27" S27A950D Series 9 120Hz 3D LED Monitor
Graphics Card: 2x Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz 3GB CrossFireX
HDD(s): Kingston HyperX 120GB, Samsung 840 Evo 250GB, SanDisk Extreme 240GB, Western Digital WDC 1TB HDD
OS Used: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Sound Card: Creative Audio Sound Blaster ZxR

PSU: Corsair RM-1000 80 Plus Gold 1000W

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming
Mouse: Logitech G9X Wired Gaming
Mouse Pad: SteelSeries 9HD Pro Gaming
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-A900X
Speakers: Audioengine A5+ 2.0 Powered System
Microphone: Zalman Clip-On ZM-MIC 1
Router: NETGEAR D6300 WiFi Modem

please add me on these services if you play these games!!!

Steam: flano87 (Call Of Duty: Ghosts)
Origin: Flano_Z87X (Battlefield 4) HC servers (eGL, CYN8, mad BF, games.on.net)

Edited by flano87

i've gone through 4x WD greens ((WD20EADS). never again. currently moving over to the seagate SV35's

uh, can i change that to 5 with the 6th one within the next few months? lost my FTP drive on the weekend (so pissed), and theres a problem with the sector cound on the other one.

ugh, worst decision ever getting greens back in the day. another 2x SV35's comming up

Edited by liger
  • 1 month later...
  • 2 months later...

Coolermaster Elite 110 case

Intel i5 4590 CPU

Asus Z97I-PLUS m-ITX motherboard

2x 4GB G.Skill DDR3 RAM

120GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO

1TB Western Digital Black 3.5" HDD

MSi GTX 760 OC ITX video card

Corsair CS550M semi-modular PSU

Corsair H90 liquid CPU cooler

It was a tight squeeze to get everything in there, but was fun to build (and take apart). Planning required!

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Pre H90:

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H90 fitted. The 140mm fan unfortunately can't be used here, fouls wherever you put it. The standard 120mm front fan was flipped so it pulled air from the radiator and out the front.

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For the google searches: Yes, 140mm liquid cooler radiator does fit inside the Elite 110 case, but the 140mm fan can't be used. Also, a good mini ITX video card is the MSi GTX 760 OC ITX, it's compact and much smaller than it should be hahaha.

  • 3 weeks later...

Update, threw a CoolerMaster Seidon 120V in, it fits fine with the 120mm included fan.

So... 140mm fan hits the RAM sticks, should be able to use the 120mm fan though. OR, you can buy/install 120mm radiator, works fine!

Max CPU temps dropped 10°C, so airflow obviously is better!

tl;dr - use a 120mm liquid CPU cooler in the Elite 110 case.

Recently upgraded a few components, loving this gaming beast!!

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Custom Desktop:
GIGABYTE Z87X-UD5H LGA1150 Motherboard
Intel Quad Core i7 4770K @ 4.5GHz CPU
Noctua NH-U12S Heatsink / PWM CPU Fan
Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB 1600MHz RAM
Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC 4GB GPU
Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC 4GB GPU
Kingston SSDNow 128GB Solid State Drive
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB Solid State Drive
SanDisk Extreme 240GB Solid State Drive
Western Digital WDC 1.0TB Hard Drive
Creative Sound Blaster ZxR Sound Card
Corsair RM-1000 80+ Gold Power Supply
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case
Peripherals:
ASUS VE278Q 60Hz LED Monitor
Samsung S27A950D 120Hz LED Monitor
Audio-Technica AT9903 Clip-On Microphone
Audio-Technica ATH-A2000X Headphones
Audioengine A5+ 2.0 Powered Speakers
Audioengine AS8 Powered Subwoofer
SteelSeries 9HD Pro Gaming Mouse Mat
Logitech G502 Proteus Core Mouse
Logitech G710+ Mechanical Keyboard
NETGEAR WiFi Modem / Router
  • 2 weeks later...

My old Geforce 570GTX kicked the bucket earlier on this week so I replaced it with a Gigabyte 970GTX G1 edition, while I was at it, I gave the CPU HSF a much needed clean (haven't really touched it in over 3 years).

Besides a decent boost in gaming performance I noticed this card uses less power at idle compared to the old 570, my UPS is showing ~100W for the system vs the old 180W.

Still haven't bothered to OC my i7-2600K yet, haven't really found any program I use to really stress it out even at stock clock speeds.

Thinking of getting a much needed monitor upgrade (still running 2 ancient 16:10 samsung business mointors), thinking of getting a AOC 24" 144Hz G-sync monitor so I could use the feature from the new graphics card, but would running it triple screen setup with the two old 60Hz monitors cause issues?

Edited by Mayuri Krab

Wouldn't it look weird with two old screens and one new one?

Another update on my box, moved the SSD from the side to the top (next to the 3.5" spinner), had to re-wire the case hahaha.

Also flipped the two 120mmm fans on the radiator so it blows air out the front of the case (i.e. reversed). Temps dropped 5-10 degrees celsius :D.

Wouldn't it look weird with two old screens and one new one?

The 2 old screens would only be used for multi-tasking and extending the desktop screen to drop my random bunch of shortcut icons, while gaming/movies are handled by the new screen.

Ideally would love to run 2 (or 3) 144Hz screens but budget won't allow.

Also how are you guys getting such neat cabling, my PC's inside just looks like a nuke explosion of cables, which probably doesn't help with the fact that my PSU isn't modular.

looking at building a new rig in January and weighing up what i plan to get...

ive been putting up with my heavy-ass desktop for a while now so been thinking about going Micro ATX. specifically this: http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cases/Micro_ATX/53625-FD-CA-ARC-Mini-R2-BL-W

the problem is finding the right motherboard. not really fussed on processor because my original series i7 still never breaks a sweat, but concerned that all my shit isnt going to fit. currently have a radeon R9 280 gfx card, a PCI sound card, 2 SSD's and 2 HDD's. That plus SATA blu-ray drive, and 750+W power supply. Reckon its worth the hassle of just go next size up case?

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