Hi guys.
I wanted to post some updated pictures of my box (err... computer..) after a recent rebuild using parts which have been mentioned on The Tek.
I had my existing system, built into a cheap generic case, with two 120mm generic fans and a generic (InWin) 750w power supply. The case and psu were the only parts I skimped on in my initial build and I paid for it.
Living on the Gold Coast, QLD - Australia it's hit 40 degrees celsius here recently which meant winding my OC back and still have a system which was on the warm side of life. I decided to bite the bullet and rebuild my computer inside of the Corsair Carbide 540R, which was a please to work with and power it all with a Corsair CX750M.
The case has x2 140mm intakes and a 140mm exhaust by default, to which I added two Corsair AF120's for top exhaust.
The results:
A stable 4.4Ghz on air for my 3770k at 1.1v (44 multi, 1.1vcore and 1.6pll) and 1050/1500 on my Sapphire 7950 Boost. Making for a score of just over P10k in 3DMark11.
I ran Prime95 on max heat/power consumption and Unigine Heaven 4.0 at the same time, to generate as much head and load as possible and my CPU hit a max of 79 degrees and gpu didn't go over 65, vrm included.
The last thing I need is a pesky 3 pin splitter for my motherboard header as my mobo only has 4 3 pin fan connections and I have five fans, one of my top exhaust fans aren't running currently because of it.
Pictures attached.
Before
After:
