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Led fans, lots of zip ties, custom raid card cooling.
Striker Extreme rules. Whoever said it can't OC quads is on drugs, you just gotta RMA it 3 times and not give up. :)
For anyone who needs some help getting started with this mobo and a Q6600 try the settings below:
CPU Multi: 8x
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1800
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 850
Vcore Voltage: 1.5v for about 1.44v load
Memory Voltage: 2.05v (if using D9 RAM)
1.2v HT Voltage: 1.7v
NB Core Voltage: 1.45v
SB Core Voltage: 1.7v
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.35v
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage: auto
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage: auto
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage: auto
tCL (CAS Latency): 4
tRCD: 4
tRP: 4
tRAS:12
Command Per Clock (CMD): 2
Advance Memory Settings
tRRD: AUTO
tRC: AUTO
tWR: AUTO
tWTR: AUTO
tREF: AUTO
tRD: AUTO
tRFC: AUTO
Async Latency: AUTO
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum: Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Internal Thermal Control: Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal: Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E): Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
Virtualization Technology: Enabled
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech: Disabled
LDT Frequency: 5x
PCIEX16_1 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_2 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_3 Frequency (Mhz): 100
SPPMCP Ref Clock, Mhz: 200
16 Comments on NORMANDY
nice rig 8/10
Nice rig!
Animalpak, yea I love it though honestly the speakers are mediocre compared to my stereo itself. The pride and joy of my stereo is the receiver, a Pioneer Elite VSX-54TX, when it came out it had an MSRP of $1500, I snagged it off eBay for $360.
ThatGuy16, KLH Audio Systems 9250B? Good sound for a great price. IMO
SK-1, I tend to name my computers after scifi ships, this one is after the ship from Mass Effect.
9/10. AWESOME.
It's covered in fans and blue LEDS.
As for where the idea to use blue came in, who knows. It's a common color for computers or 'flashy' computers, and there's a PCB in there already in blue. It's hard to change your PCB color ;) so naturally blue was the answer? It goes well with the other common colors, black and silver.
There's nothing custom CUSTOM (not cable tying...that's not 'custom'), it looks like 95% of other cases.
Where's some daytime pictures, with the lights off....?
I'm not trying to upset the owner, but seriously..how many cases have we seen roll through this site alone, and yet we(well yall) still think some LEDs and 'cable management' equates to something wonderful.
If we don't administer proper criticism, then the evolution of case design, customisation and 'originality' will evolve that much more slowly.
7/10
*Had you not called it "Normandy" you'd get another .5
8/10