[Case Gallery] Rev. 3

[ty_ger]

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Specs:
Antec Sonata III case
780i board
2x eVGA 8800GT "vanillas" (SLI)
Kingston HyperX PC2-8500 RAM
Corsair 650W power supply
WD 150GB Raptor HD

Mods:
Drilled 145 holes in front case swing-out panel for radiator airflow. Removed "franken-cooler" from 780i board as well as MOSFET and SB coolers and installed waterblock, MOSFET heatsinks, SB Heatsink/Fan. Installed waterblocks on 8800GTs and flashed card BIOS to SSC (went from 600/900MHz stock to 700/1000MHz [707.5MHz core and 1,046.36MHz mem used for 3dmarks06 test]). Installed thermaltake heatsinks on system memory and overclocked from 1,066MHz @ 5-5-5-18 @ 2.2V to 1,100MHz @ 4-4-4-8 @ 2.2V. Installed CPU waterblock and overclocked CPU from 3.0GHz @ 1.2V to 4.17GHz @ 1.3625V. Installed mesh/filter in aft of case which came from a Coolermaster Elite case. Performed motherboard VDroop mod. Lapped E8400 CPU.

19,217 3dmarks06. http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=7435323

 

[kyle2020]

more overall pictures please? looks nice and tidy in the first picture mind.

 

[ty_ger]

more overall pictures please? looks nice and tidy in the first picture mind.

Added another one -- straight-on side shot; doesn't leave anything to imagination.

 

[steelkane]

nice modding, clean build, great overclock, overall superb job. On a side note my comment stays, but I took my vote back, only because u not understanding something, & instead of researching it, you gave someone you don't even know a really hard time, I really disliked that, not a cool thing to do, On another side note, try & do what you think doesn't take skill's then you can argue the point.

 

[ty_ger]

nice modding, clean build, great overclock, overall superb job. On a side note my comment stays, but I took my vote back, only because u not understanding something, & instead of researching it, you gave someone you don't even know a really hard time, I really disliked that, not a cool thing to do, On another side note, try & do what you think doesn't take skill's then you can argue the point.

Copy!

I was out of lines.

EDIT: Steelkane is commenting on my comments of this build:
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1654.html

 

[kyle2020]

looks very nice, tidy and a great overclock on that proc. The H20 setup just tops it off for me, the icing on the cake ^_^

Very nice, will go and vote now!

 

[ty_ger]

looks very nice, tidy and a great overclock on that proc. The H20 setup just tops it off for me, the icing on the cake ^_^

Very nice, will go and vote now!

Thank you! I am in the continual process of overclocking and screwing around. Currently I am running my CPU at 4.05GHz -- not a big jump from 4.01, but an improvement none-the-less.

 

[kyle2020]

Thank you! I am in the continual process of overclocking and screwing around. Currently I am running my CPU at 4.05GHz -- not a big jump from 4.01, but an improvement none-the-less.

exactly

what E-Penis 06 score improvement do you get?

 

[ty_ger]

exactly

what E-Penis 06 score improvement do you get?

Uhh... well, 3dmark06 is currently out of commission for me. Haven't figured out why yet, but I switched to a different video card driver version and no matter what I try, it isn't working in 3dmark06 in SLI. Every other game works fine in SLI.... so I will have to get back to you on that one.

My best so far was 18,7xx.

 

[cute_kidchucky]

i really love what you did with this machine. Very clean and high end. good job 7/10

 

[miksanity]

I voted 1/10 because:

lulz

User withdrew this vote on: Jul 8 2008 11:44

 

[ty_ger]

I voted 1/10 because:

lulz

User withdrew this vote on: Jul 8 2008 11:44

Why are people immature?

 

[ty_ger]

Uhh... well, 3dmark06 is currently out of commission for me. Haven't figured out why yet, but I switched to a different video card driver version and no matter what I try, it isn't working in 3dmark06 in SLI. Every other game works fine in SLI.... so I will have to get back to you on that one.

My best so far was 18,7xx.

19,217 highest so far with updated specs above.

Found out why 3dmarks06 didn't want to run SLI any more: I had setting in NVIDIA control panel to "SLI Performance Mode: Force Alternate Frame Rendering 1" which gave me the best performance. But all the sudden that setting wouldn't allow SLI in 3dmark06, but SLI worked in every other program fine still. I have to set to "SLI Performance Mode: NVIDIA Recommended (SLI)" for it to work in 3dmark06 now. ?!?!? I dunno why.

 

[amd64skater]

9/10 from me great mod

 

[computertechy]

I voted 2/10 because:

nice specs but ugly

gave my case a crappy comment!

atleast mine looks badass

 

[ty_ger]

I voted 2/10 because:

nice specs but ugly

gave my case a crappy comment!

atleast mine looks badass

"crappy" comment originated from computertechy's build:
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1663.html

3dmarks06 score?

How in the world is that giving you a crappy comment? People are way over-sensative at this website apparently. This seems to be a daily occurance for me.

 

[miksanity]

I voted 1/10 because:

you are a pussy bitch to other people. its a fuckin computer. go buy a gsxr 1000 and live life

 

[ty_ger]

I voted 1/10 because:

you are a pussy bitch to other people. its a fuckin computer. go buy a gsxr 1000 and live life

Right on! Let the hate out.

EDIT: Source of above anger is curious.

 

[miksanity]

lol, no really buy a motorcycle. youll see why theres no point of arguing over computers when do you

 

[ty_ger]

lol, no really buy a motorcycle. youll see why theres no point of arguing over computers when do you

How was asking this guy what kind of 3marks06 score he got with dual ATIs arguing?

I am looking for a car right now. Motorcycle later maybe.

 

[ty_ger]

nice clean spider... 8/10 great job!!!! and ty is an ass for posting a 2... i think he feels a tad intimidated!

Umm.. No, I never gave him a 2. I gave him a 6. He gave me a two because I asked him what kind of 3dmarks06 score he got with those ATI cards. Go figure.

Now everyone things I am a jerk and are hatemailing me.

 

[pentastar111]

Very nice...I'd have set up the H20 a little different...But hey, I'm not putting it down one bit...You've managed to keep it inclosed and tidy at the same time...tip-o-the-hat to you sir.

 

[ty_ger]

Very nice...I'd have set up the H20 a little different...But hey, I'm not putting it down one bit...You've managed to keep it inclosed and tidy at the same time...tip-o-the-hat to you sir.

Yeah, I definately wanted to keep everything enclosed in my computer.

At this point I really wish I had a larger case; something like an antec 1200. But at the same time I like the smaller case.

I definately would have liked to run a 2x120mm radiator in the rear instead of the one 120mm radiator in the rear and the other 120mm radiator in the drive bay.

 

[paybackdaman]

Saw the other post....couldn't help but think that people are a little bit jumpy....anyways, I like your build. it doesn't deserve a 1, 2, or 3. I gave it a 7/10. It is a nice color scheme, water-cooler [wish i had the patients], and because of the other post....LOL. -cheers-

edit: I turned water-cooled into water-cooler...apparently it is an office computer? lol. XD

 

[Thermopylae_480]

Hateful comments are not acceptable and will not be tolerated. Neither will vindictive or negative behavior, please only use constructive criticism if you do like a particular case.