Got my new rig up and running!

[RageOfFury]

I finally got all my parts and was able to setup my new PC.

Specs:

Asus P6X58D Premium

Core i7-920 D0 w/Corsair H50

Mushkin Blackline PC3-12800 3x2GB 7-8-7-20

HIS HD 5870

Creative SB X-FI Titanium Fatality Pro

Western Digital WD1002FAEX

Antec 900 w/Antec TPQ-850

LG GH22NS30

Some pics:

Cost me roughly 2000$CDN, that's including taxes and an OEM copy of Windows 7 Pro x64.

I'm extremely happy with it so far. No issues whatsoever. :D

[InterceptorX]

Nice! Looks good. Wish I could get an i7.

[Piggy]

Nice! stick an SSD in there and you're golden!

[rajputwarrior]

so now go get battlefield bad company 2 and make that rig work a little...

[Sikh]

Very NICE wiring job. Also why the h50? It's a closed liquid cooling and I don't trust it as true liquid cooling you HAVE to change the water. With this I understood corsairs goal but didn't get the point of it. The Noctua NH12 is the best intel air cooler afaik.

Besides that why mushkin ram over corsair/ocz?

Other then that good build

[bob_c_b]

Also why the h50? It's a closed liquid cooling and I don't trust it as true liquid cooling you HAVE to change the water.

No, you don't have to change the water in closed loop if it's sealed properly. :rolleyes:

OP, nice build.

[Sikh]

That's my point. It's not a true liquid cooling system... How does a liquid cooler not require a water change. Explain to me why we have to change water in a normal liquid cooling system and no in a closed. Seeing how both use radiators/water/pump etc. Wouldn't you think the water would disappate the heat.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Nice build. It aroused my inner-geek. :blush:

[Setnom]

Can we get a better look at the case?

[iamwhoiam]

That's my point. It's not a true liquid cooling system... How does a liquid cooler not require a water change. Explain to me why we have to change water in a normal liquid cooling system and no in a closed. Seeing how both use radiators/water/pump etc. Wouldn't you think the water would disappate the heat.

That's the whole purpose of this sealed unit...there is no maintenance. I have two of those on my dual socket board and they perform wonderfully.

@OP: I saw a comment about a nice wiring job, but see no other pictures besides the boxes of parts. Am I missing something?**EDIT: never mind.**

[RageOfFury]

Thanks for the compliments all! :blush:

After reading some reviews on various websites I decided to go with the H50. Seemed to kick all other coolers in the behind. So far so good, keeps my 920 nice and cool. :cool:

I went with Mushkin as that is the brand of memory I've been buying for nearly a decade. 0 issues. So why change? ;)

It wasn't easy getting the wires nice and tidy in a case that isn't designed for that sort of thing. I grabbed the dremel and hacked away! :shifty: Cut some holes, routed some wires. That's pretty much the best I could do.

I'll take some pics of the case as a whole when I get the chance.

[bob_c_b]

That's my point. It's not a true liquid cooling system... How does a liquid cooler not require a water change. Explain to me why we have to change water in a normal liquid cooling system and no in a closed. Seeing how both use radiators/water/pump etc. Wouldn't you think the water would disappate the heat.

Sigh, because the steam/vapor/consdensation has to have some place to escape, which in a well engineered, assembled and carefully installed H50, should not be an issue. Most home built H2O cooling solutions are not that well sealed, which is why you see condensation in many resevoirs and hence a need to refill. Yes, there can be some minor steam/vapor/condensation loss in a closed system, but if properly sealed it should be almost impossible to measure spread out over a number of years. Lots of devices besides CPUs use closed loop liquid cooling, it's not impossible.

Thanks for the compliments all! :blush:

After reading some reviews on various websites I decided to go with the H50. Seemed to kick all other coolers in the behind. So far so good, keeps my 920 nice and cool. :cool:

I went with Mushkin as that is the brand of memory I've been buying for nearly a decade. 0 issues. So why change? ;)

It wasn't easy getting the wires nice in tidy in a case that isn't designed for that sort of thing. I grabbed the dremel and hacked away! :shifty: Cut some holes, routed some wires. That's pretty much the best I could do.

Don't be afraid of your H50, it's an excellent choice, had mine for a few months and love it.

[Andre S. Veteran]

Beautiful! It's always such a satisfaction to hear that first "beep" and booting in the BIOS. Men can't have babies, but at least we get to build computers. :rofl:

[RageOfFury]

Sigh, because the steam/vapor/consdensation has to have some place to escape, which in a well engineered, assembled and carefully installed H50, should not be an issue. Most home built H2O cooling solutions are not that well sealed, which is why you see condensation in many resevoirs and hence a need to refill. Yes, there can be some minor steam/vapor/condensation loss in a closed system, but if properly sealed it should be almost impossible to measure spread out over a number of years. Lots of devices besides CPUs use closed loop liquid cooling, it's not impossible.

Don't be afraid of your H50, it's an excellent choice, had mine for a few months and love it.

Oh I'm not. It's a great setup. Very quiet too. Plus Corsair backs it up with a 2 year warranty.

I gotta say a few words about the HD 5870. It's freakin' HUGE! :o Amazing card though. AMD/ATi hit a homerun this generation.

[RiverCampher]

Yeah that's one big card!! Can't be bigger than my old 7590gx2, over a foot in length.

Good system build OP, thinking of adding a SSD later when your wallet recovers?

[Sikh]

Never said the h50 was a bad cooler Jesus bob. You can get off my back. I was just asking for a well thought reason instead of a "cuz it's liquid cooling and it's easy." I hate that reason. Hell I personally recommended and installed a h50 on my friends intel. It is a very nice set up and being corsair comes with a strong warranty.

Anyway op thanks for the answers great job with the hacking. Doesn't seem like you did any looks like they came stock. But then I googles your case and yeah I can tell haha

Why that case? I myself went with a out facing HD caddies so it wouldn't block gpus as they are huge nowadays. Also wanted wire management like you did.

Atleast you have skill with a dremel. I would of messed up lol.

Also was just wondering about ram. Good choice nonetheless.

[RageOfFury]

Never said the h50 was a bad cooler Jesus bob. You can get off my back. I was just asking for a well thought reason instead of a "cuz it's liquid cooling and it's easy." I hate that reason. Hell I personally recommended and installed a h50 on my friends intel. It is a very nice set up and being corsair comes with a strong warranty.

Anyway op thanks for the answers great job with the hacking. Doesn't seem like you did any looks like they came stock. But then I googles your case and yeah I can tell haha

Why that case? I myself went with a out facing HD caddies so it wouldn't block gpus as they are huge nowadays. Also wanted wire management like you did.

Atleast you have skill with a dremel. I would of messed up lol.

Also was just wondering about ram. Good choice nonetheless.

I migrated that case over from my previous PC. I did so much work to it, didn't feel like just throwing it out, plus it has kick ass ventilation. Having a modular PSU also helps with the wire management.

As for an SSD, well, one day perhaps. Not totally sold on the reliability part yet. That's why I went with WD's new 1002FAEX 1.0Tb HDD.

[bob_c_b]

Never said the h50 was a bad cooler Jesus bob. You can get off my back. I was just asking for a well thought reason instead of a "cuz it's liquid cooling and it's easy." I hate that reason. Hell I personally recommended and installed a h50 on my friends intel. It is a very nice set up and being corsair comes with a strong warranty.

I didn't really get on your back, so stop deflecting. You stated it wasn't a true liquid cooling solution and you did not trust it, pretty much implying it was bad. I answered your question about the nature of a closed system and you asked the same question again making the same insinuations with the same negative spin. You can of course post anything you like, but don't get defensive when someone disagrees with you. Posting in a hardware generally requires you be succinct and factual.

[+shift. MVC]

Nice system! That board is excellent overclocker :)

I think the H50 is priced a bit too high for the performance it offers, but to each their own. One very obvious advantage it has is that you clearly don't have to worry about clearance issues versus a high performance tower heatsink (Noctua D14, Thermalright Venomous X for example)

[Motoko.]

Is that a Antec 300 case? I own one too (currently empty with a Antec Trio 650 psu)

You did a nice job, I love that H50 it's seriously a world class modern solution for OCing.

[+shift. MVC]

Is that a Antec 300 case? I own one too (currently empty with a Antec Trio 650 psu)

You did a nice job, I love that H50 it's seriously a world class modern solution for OCing.

It's a Nine Hundred. I'm actually surprised it could fit a 5870 because I was under the impression it couldn't!

[Motoko.]

It's a Nine Hundred. I'm actually surprised it could fit a 5870 because I was under the impression it couldn't!

What's ironic is that from the camera angle the 5870 doesn't look that long of a card.

@RageofFury: If you own game consoles from this generation (360, PS3) why would you want to build a gaming PC? (This question is just a question and not criticism fyi)

Is it really all about keyboard + mouse? :laugh:

[s1k3sT]

@RageofFury: If you own game consoles from this generation (360, PS3) why would you want to build a gaming PC? (This question is just a question and not criticism fyi)

Is it really all about keyboard + mouse? :laugh:

I think the real question is why have a console with this awesome of a gaming rig...

[Timan Veteran]

Nice nice nice build, I just ordered parts for our new build myself today (may make a thread like yours :p should be fun).

Hows the 5870 doing for you?

[+shift. MVC]

What's ironic is that from the camera angle the 5870 doesn't look that long of a card.

@RageofFury: If you own game consoles from this generation (360, PS3) why would you want to build a gaming PC? (This question is just a question and not criticism fyi)

Is it really all about keyboard + mouse? :laugh:

I have both and I play PC games more. Just preference for me I guess, the experience is different and it's hard to play shooters with a controller.