finally got the bits for a new build, have an issue with the current one thats a pain with the odd bsod but it wont post anything specific, its a general bsod from research.

so..
i5 3570k..
asus p8z77 v ..
noctua nh14d cooler ..
8 gb gskill 2133 mhz ram ..

not quite upto stu's monster but should be fun ... now to build the thing

 

what? no GPU?

Pretty much the same spec as mine except for I went for 16gb of gskill, and the cooler. There was no way I could fit the Noctua in my case and still use RAM

 

Xfx 6870 ....
Omg this noctua is damn hoooooge ... all fitted and currently loading win 7 64 ultimate ..
Lost the top half of the case ...

 

Yeah it is stupid big. However, cools better than starter entry water coolers so its pretty efficient.
Have to ask though, how on earth did you get your RAM in? is it low level or something?

 

It fits prfectly lmao ... was really panickng... both sticks under the fan ..

 

deffo need a bigger case now, but with some form of dust control..
pulled out enough to fill a duvet last night lol
currently downloading 105 updates ....
more pics to come

 

ok ...
busy night ..
went and collected the new case, along with an unscheduled purchase of a samsung 840 256gb ssd ...
from this...


to this ...


i hope that is more to your standards stu

 

Looks alot better in that case

 

Great job on the cable work, looks a nice set up

I used to be well into this but not got the spare cash/time to throw at computers like i did a few years ago, now id just go to a shop and buy one

 

thanks for the comments, yeah did take one or 5 attempts to get the cables in a good position so they fell naturally rather than bending or forcing them.. the bottom fan is far too loud so will be removed when i can find some uuuuber quiet ones.

 

nice the price of gpu's have started to stabilize, im seriously thinking about build a new rig
MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7644 V2.2) (Bios E7640AMS V11.5)
4 GB Ram 1333Mhz (1 Stick)
AMD X2 260
Corsair 1200W
80Gb HDD
have a gaming laptop for fun
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you should see some of the other pics i have saved would give you all a laff

 

now thats my sort of desk

 

currently trying to decide if its worth selling the 6870 around £80 ish on ebay.. and getting a 7950 cheapest i have found is £220
OR
wait till the latter part of the year to see what the 8000 series brings ??
OR get another 6870 and xfire ..