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Guts thread
Oh boy I get to first another thread.
>>55107281
it looks a lot better now mate, like I said in the previous thread just chuck those spare sata cables behind the tray
>>55107134
what case is that senpai?
>>55107377
Zalman R1
>>55107324
Think it's ready to boot back up? (after fan controllers and headsers and shit are back in)
Always in time to bump the thread
>>55108471
yeah, looks really good now
stuff looks worse in the photo desu famalan
Also just installed a fan controller.
>>55108471
Fuck it, hid the molex too.
Steam hates me today
I just want to play with my vive, it'd be nice if steamVR gave a more detailed crash / fail report.
I have you
>>55109566
and the external drive
>>55109566
What GPU's?
>>55109621
Geforce gts 250 I think. the pic is pretty old,
That was a memebuild.
The cpu heatsink was actually for a 2600k, (the cpu is 920 i7)
I put in one of my 6950s now and installed gentoo on it. also have a real heatsink on it now
also removed most fans
>>55108655
Which game in particular is crashing?
after a few months
>>55107134
Please, no hate.
>>55109710
SteamVR itself isn't working.
Probably has to do with reinstalling windows since I got a new SSD,but I'm not sure.
I'll have to do more troubleshooting tonight after work.
Yesterday before the reinstall I learned that steamvr+ displaylink drivers = BSOD
does anyone have a copy of the domestic catgirls computer. Or any alternate logos besides image related.
>>55109710
so autistic
>>55109943
fuuuckin nasty. If they get that bad, you might want to schedule a monthly cleaning.
>>55108966
Jesus. Overkill much?
>>55111201
I think the point of these threads are to discuss things like cable management, aesthetics, cooling solutions, case mods, shit like that. There's plenty of other threads to talk component selection. That said, I believe that anon said they mostly use that machine for encoding, which is a perfectly valid reason to use a 5820k.
>>55111349
you got it right. Won't stop component circlejerks though
>>55110957
You mean my computer?
>>55108966
>>55108491
that case is sick
>>55108655
love this
Shitty pic but oh well. First time posting in a guts thread now that my case and cable management aren't a complete embarrassment.
Corsair air 540 is a wonderful case. Big but worth it. Just waiting on 1070s to e available and then my upgrading is done for a while.
>>55112110
>but Mom, I need a full tower
also 2 RX 480 > 1070
>>55107134
>>55112127
I'm considering the 480 too but I want benchnarks. I'm fine waiting anyway so I can save up a little more money before spending a decent chunk of change on a new card.
Only want to run one card through. Even if dx12 solves micro stutter issues not every game uses dx12
>>55112165
John, haha. Where did you find this one?
>>55112165
You realize this is never going to be a meme right? Stay on funnyjunk and stop trying to force shitty memes
part number two arrived today, the motherboard is due to arrive tomorrow or saturday
zotac gt430 synergy edition, the low profile one, but im using the high profile backplate because i need the VGA output
you can tell its old, because the VGA output is labeled "CRT"
its dusty as shit, and the fan has something sticky on the back surface of it, so im going to bring it into work tomorrow to clean it up with the compressed air
what remains is:
>Pentium G3260
>EVGA 430w psu
>some yellow case fans
>some kind of SSD
>paintjob for inside of thinkcenter case
>>55112127
>two $200 dollar cards are better than one $360 dollar card
wow
For whatever reason speccy thinks my 5TB segate is a OCZ SSD, but w/e
>>55108655
Over all, how do you like the Vive? Thinking of getting a VR headset and something like the Logitech G920 for when Horizon 3 releases.
>>55109566
>Dat sound dampening
>Dat lack of color/part co-ordination
>Dat triple channel memory
I'm okay with what's going on here.
>>55109710
Jesus Christ that fucking cabling.
>>55112165
Why did this case become a meme so suddenly? Hasn't it existed forever and always been ricer and ugly?
>>55112075
>that case is sick
Thanks mate
>>55112216
two 200$ cards are better than one $600 card if firestrike is to be believed
anyway, In the UK (where I'm from) it should be £130-£150 ($200 ish) for the 480 and its £400 ($570) for the cheapest 1070 non FE. The 1080 is £700 ($990)
Nvidia doesn't know what an exchange rate is, but AMD does
>>55112336
It isn't a meme, it's just one retard posting it over and over trying to make it a meme. Don't give him attention.
>>55112393
>If firestrike to be believed
firestrike actually doesn't relate to in game performance
>1070 is $570
Are you a little stupid
>>55112633
1070 is £400 in the UK, which is $570
yes, countries exist outside of the US
yes, Nvidia fucks them over
>>55112393
>Cheapest 1070 is $570
>>55112655
It's always Nvidia's fault huh
Blame them for everything
>>55112656
>>55112633
I genuinely think you need to go back to school to learn to fucking read
>its £400 ($570) for the cheapest 1070
I am stating it's UK price, and giving the US price so you yanks can understand
>>55112669
>Nvidia fucks over pricing in non-us countries
>hurr durr it's not their fault salt lelel
>>55112681
Because it isn't their fault. The still have to make a profit and shipping from their warehouses overseas are a pain in the ass with huge costs. From working at a tech company I understand why we have to fuck over europoors.
>>55112681
>lives in shit country
>gets shit pricing
ayy
>>55112702
>>55112715
>The still have to make a profit and shipping from their warehouses overseas are a pain in the ass with huge costs
THEY MAKE THEM IN FUCKING CHINA AND TAIWAN
ITS MORE EXPENSIVE TO IMPORT THEM TO THE US BECAUSE OF TAXES
fucking burgers
AMD and Intel manage to give good exchange rates, with AMD being near 1:1 in pricing.
>hurdurr europoor shit kek memes xd
kys
>>55112738
>X can do it so Y can do it
You clearly don't understand the tech industry my dude. We make our shit in japan and china, and it costs much more to bring them to England than it does to bring them to burgerland. For one of our competitors it is the other way around. I would give you more information as to why but I am genuinely not allowed to.
Any idea about rx 480 crossfire psu requirement?
Would be awesome to keep my xfx xtr 650w
>>55112797
>Nvidia fanboys pretending to work for them to defend shitty buisness and retardedness
k fäm
Please, tell me how shipping it a little bit further, at little extra cost judging by import prices from China, costs over $180. $30 difference I could take for shipping, but not nearing on $200. Even if its the export tax of japan, burgerland has ridiculous import/export tax so, in theory, it should cost more. Obviously the market is bigger so it costs a tad less, but it should even out, like it does with Intel and AMD
>>55112848
it's 6pin and uses 150w. Should be pushing it with a 650w but should be fine
>>55112858
>Thinking I claimed to work for Nvidia
Dude I make fiber optic gyroscopes and lasers, I never claimed to work for that shitty company. I just telling you the truth.
the red makes it go faster
>>55112110
620 canadian mapple syrup dollar.
stop whining. just buy it and stfu
>>55112336
It's really neat, I've had it for about a month and I don't regret it yet.
>>55112328
I wondered about that... I guessed ocz had started to make drives or something.
>>55112875
fair enough, you spoke as if you worked for 'em
Still, how can shipping that costs them $10 at most cost me $200? that's just bullshit
>>55112998
I have no idea what the exact case is for them but sometimes even trivial shit like the materials used in PCBs and the capacitors used can cause certain checks to be put into the picture. Sometimes depending on how many you are shipping out or from which specific OEM factory it can cause your shipment to be inspected rigorously. There are thousands of different variables that can cause prices to sky rocket for certain companies.
Anyone have any suggestions? Work in progress, probably going to add some white lighting. My CPU power on the mobo is an a really awkward spot so cable management is kinda poor
>>55113158
sleeved cable 100 time before led
also the flash is ruining the pic , wait for good light and take a new pic without flash
this thing have potential
>>55113279
I'm not sure I can get custom sleeved cables for my psu and I don't know how to make my own, but I definitely considered that, my CPU power is in the bottom left of my mobo, any suggestions on how I can clean it up or is my current setup the best I'll get?
>>55112328
That's a lot of drives there friendo.
Cable management and part selection both get 8/10. Color coordination is obviously 0/10 but I don't think you care about that.
>>55113396
>That's a lot of drives there friendo.
see
>>55108966
>>55113353
please post specs , mobo and psu mainly
Phanteks usually have kick ass cable management , im sure there something to do , rerouting your cable is gonna be needed for a clean setup!
>>55113439
Posting from my phone or I'd send a speccy screenshot but my mobo is an msi a68hi ac and psu is a nzxt 550 Hale v2
Let the hate commence.
>>55113476
I hope you realize that the hate is well deserved, they aren't giving you mass criticism because they are "jelous XDDDD", it's because it's horrible.
>>55113460
Everytime I see this it just looks so clean, outstanding job
>>55113476
>>55113460
So clean, and nice colour scheme.
>>55113472
>>55113158
route the cable downway
>>55113710
Yeah but than it's blocking my pcie slot on my mobo
>>55113727
unless you can route them aroung the gpu you are stuck there.
Join us in the intel family with a new cpu/mobo
treat yourself with a new i5 ;)
>>55113904
I really want to ha, I miss my 4690 I'll play around with it and see what I can do though
People here probably know cases somewhat well. If my case supports up to 29.4 cm, is that an absolute maximum? Because I'm looking at getting a 29.8 cm 1070, and I'd prefer not to remove the harddrive case, though I'd do it if I had to, obviously. Would just be nice to know in advance.
>>55114039
Is the hard drive cage un-used? If so, you should remove it any way for better airflow.
New case, old parts
>>55112848
Your PSU will probably hold, but I would consider a future upgrade. Congrats on the dual RX 480's youll be crushing 1080's like a breeze with money to spare.
>>55114324
It's a NZXT H440
Seems like I can remove the cages seperately from eachother, so I think I can just remove the ones potentially in the way and mount the drives on the other surfaces
>>55114642
post results
>>55115442
Do you have to dust that like twice a week?
>>55113631
Is the 'use your old card for physX' thing real? I feel like it isn't real.
>>55115715
People do it but it doesn't work
>>55115613
No, but I do blast it with condensed air once a week.
waitingfor1070.jpg
Bought some new stuff for cooling.
Post my guts in a mo.
I was the guy having problems with like 82C CPU
>>55116174
I'm aware it needs cleaning.
Which Is why I bought the can of air
>>55113460
you make me look bad
>added 8gb RAM and a 3tb hdd, swapped the 660ti for a firepro
>>55112891
Only time I have ever seen red and black look good.
>>55107134
>Spotted at best buy today
>>55110726
My favorite itx build.
still rip.
>>55112891
>Mirrors edge gaymer case color coordination
I like it
>>55112951
honestly, the only reason my cables are somewhat in order is because otherwise the GPU wouldnt fit.
>>55116280
Thanks!
>>55116344
What case is that?
>>55112655
>1070 is £400 in the UK, which is $570
what's up with that fucked up pricing? In Memexico we only pay 15-40 dollars more for tech shit, and that's including taxes.
>>55116541
Corsair Airconditioner 240
>>55112057
Yes, but by the time I got back home, all my priorities have changed. Thanks though.
>>55116249
Specs + price
>>55116703
Get that away from me.
sup
>>55116703
God I bet your the one asking in the bst thread, just build one>
>>55116249
>>55116703
ahahahaha that's so fucking bad. You can build that same computer with included windows 10, the same amount of ram in dual channel instead of single channel, a graphics card with backbplate, an aftermarket cooler for like $625.
and it won't look so fucking ugly.
I'm upgrading this week...
>>55116794
I'm not. I have no idea what you're talking about, I just saw that today and thought that shit was a gem /g/uts would enjoy
>>55115742
It works well in some games yes, certain ones with very demanding PhysX it hurts performance cause the 650 can't keep up, like Batman: Arkham Origins. I also need it for one of my analog monitors since the 780 only has one analog connection and I have 2 analog monitors.
>>55116703
Ok I'm not going to lie, It was fairly difficult to find a whole hell of a lot better prices. This screenshot shows above $800 but i only have newegg and amazon enabled as merchants, so potentially cheaper if you shop around.
THIS build though has a solid black/red theme throughout, and should outperform that ibuypower.
>>55117529
>>55116703
>>55116249
I tried again with more merchants enabled.
>>55117738
>>55117529
>including the windows license
lmao
>>55117758
If you're going to buy a pre-built machine, you get the advantage of a legit windows key with no hassle. You can't say custom beats premade while cutting corners at the same time.
>>55117787
>you get the advantage of a legit windows key with no hassle
you also get the WHOLE COMPUTER with no hassle, retard. self-built means you can deal with some hassle. nobody fucking pays for a windows license. also, pirating windows is extremely easy.
>>55117826
I paid for a Windows license >>55115442
>>55117826
Yes, you are correct. Pirating windows IS easy. Some people are uncomfortable with piracy though. They'd rather just pay the $85 to save the worry of ISP letters or having to use a vpn. You aren't wrong at all, but saying everybody should pirate windows is not a good way to go about encouraging people to get into the pc building hobby.
>>55117943
>saying everybody should pirate windows is not a good way to go about encouraging people to get into the pc building hobby.
who gives a fuck about that? I hope everyone scared of piracy sticks to their consoles.
>>55107134
6970 is still dying.
All my new parts are coming in tomorrow. Can't wait to build.
>>
>>55118491
It's time for a new build from scratch anon. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
>>55118569
Take lots of pics
>>55113555
Why did I laugh so hard
>>55113460
Clean.
>>55112075
Great little gaming rig you got there. Never get tricked into spending more that this. It's all you need and you'll have buyers remorse one day if you don't stick with this level of parts.
>>55109875
Great little case.
>>55118491
>>55116789
>>55113555
>>55113460
>>55112891
>>55112848
These I like.
Taking new pics in the morning. Changed a few things around.
>>55118569
>>55118596
There will be pics. This is my first actually nice build. Nothing too special though:
I5-6600k
Asus z170 mobo
Msi gtx 960 4gb
Corsair 750w
Cooler master 212 evo cpu radiator
2x 8gb ddr4 ram
All in a zalman z9 neo case
6 case fans
Gonna be loud as fuck, but I don't care.
>>55118717
If you have the parts already, hope its all good for you. but 750w is a lot. and a 960 seems like not a alot. Holdover for 1070? I got 5 fans and its silent AF in my 350D >>55118687
>>55107134
Crazy how that top CPU fan directs air out at a 90-degree angle without a duct. I figured going strait up without a special fan like that would be ideal?
>>55118717
You didn't already buy the 960 did you? Also why all them fans? None of those parts run particularly hot, even with OC.
>>55118778
Got the 960 for next to nothing. Decided to go for 750w just in case I decide to go sli or water cooled or something in the future. The idea is that I can easily make upgrades.
>>55118779
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. You can aim the cpu fan up or out the back.
>>55118823
But why isn't it aimed out the back where there is an empty exhaust. is there a a duct up top? why dont you have a fan on the back? im not the other guy
>>55118780
I got the 960 for next to nothing. The fans come with the case. May not use them all.
>>55118830
I think you may be confusing me with another poster. I didn't post any pictures or anything. My parts don't get here until tomorrow.
Just got my 1080 water block, not gonna bother snapping a pic because the runs are all fucked up. I was planning to spend the time to adjust runs but once I got that block on the 1080 all i wanted to do was get into windows and do testing.
>>55118888
What's the point of a waterblock on the 1080? What will you get like 10 more mhz?
>>55118896
>>55118909
I'm running 200hz faster then the fastest factory OCed card. Also doing it with my rad fans at 600RPM so the system is about as silent as it can get esp without a harddrive in it.
>>55119011
All the cards are hitting ~2050mhz anon. He's right, you got maybe 50 mhz.
>>55118823
If you look at the fan it shows the direction of the airflow.
>>55119061
They're hitting 2400~2800 on LN2 though. >>55119011
You know what you have to do.
>>55109943
I thought mine was bad
I'm borrowing my dad's air compressor soon, gonna do a rebuild and give everything a nice clean and actually put in filters this time
>>55119089
That's not my build.
>>55119061
I've seen 2050 max boost but I haven't seen sustained 2050 during gameplay. Heat creeps up, fans spin up, with how boost works the first thing to go down is core clocks.
Not saying I gained a ton of performance. You never do with water cooling. I gained low temps and silence with a hand full of FPS to go with it.
>>55119089
What do I have to do?
>>55118657
thank you for the compliment and advice ^-^
>>55119109
What are we on snapchat now? I'm pretty sure your picture is still there. This is a lot of effort for a stupid joke.
>>55119111
24/7 LN2
>>55119200
Ha, nah. I waste so much time/money on the water cooling. In all honestly I prefer gaming
>>55116910
good
>>55119168
I'm serious. A few years ago I had an i5, 770, and simple box case and was so happy. They I kept upgrading and upgrading, now I have to have the latest i7, two of the top gpus, a 4K monitor, and I've got a $250 Lian-li case and I'm miserable. I think about that first rig fondly all the time.
I'm selling it all and going back to basics.
rate\tips
>>55112681
What is price conversion
How much could I sell a fractal r4 / fx6300 / 7870 / 8gb ram / 128gig ssd rigfor?
$200?
Night photography is hard, especially with an 11 year old point and shoot camera, but this card is so sexy
>>55109566
what case? looks nice
dunno of mine.. i just changed that 120mm back fan to 140 mm
>>55121102
How did you get that front fan to mount next to the ssds?
gaming rig
thats an i5 4570 under that D15
tell me i dont need a heatsink that big for a chip that cant even be overclocked
tell me my PSU is oversized
home server
my backup comp because im fucking paranoid about being left without a PC
i also made a dogecoin mining rig out of a tesco crate a few years back
>>55123062
>>55123074
thats some really old 40gb seagate I got from ebay to run the linux mining distro.
holy fuck was it slow.
Mah shit. Want to upgrade, but don't want to buy intel shit again. Gotta wait for Zen and hope it's not gonna be shit again.
>>55118830
>>55118779
Its my PC. It doesnt fit the other way, the copper heat pipes touch the retarded window mounting so I have to have it sideways. It top exhausts anyway
>>55116344
did you have difficulty inserting the gpu in the air 240? my msi r9 390 wouldnt fit.
>>55123028
why this giant case if you have nothing in there?
>>55119095
It was probably 10 months or so.
I use my moms air compressor now once a month probably.
>>55122716
Coolermaster scout. The handle is pretty nice.
I crudely removed some parts.
>>55123062
How much time does it take to mine 100 dollars?
>>55124274
Because its a backup pc. I use my old antec 300 which was the shit in 2008 but now its just shit. Solid as fuck though, I can literally stand on it and its fine.
Besides I never liked this new ITX trend, its pretty fucking gay desu. Some nice rigs but so inflexible when it comes to expansion.
>>55125123
fuck knows, pretty sure I made 0 dollars throughout the whole ordeal desu
>having problems making my guts look nice
>hard to keep my battlestation neat with three computers, power strips, network switch, etc
I'm thinking of saying "fuck it" and buying rackmount cases for this shit and a 15u cabinet to keep them in. Thoughts?
>>55125380
Or just stop caring about trying to impress anons on the internet
>>55125150
the original Node 202
>>55126371
X51 R2
>>55127003
oh right, I though it was some sort of old as fuck PC case in a similar vein to the Node 202, not some alienware shite
Posting my cancer again. Going to make a new pc in this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B015UDUAKG?keywords=thermaltake%20v1&linkCode=sl1&linkId=48e3789ce7a35d6d51ad9805cf31d7b9&pc_redir=T1&qid=1464165163&sr=8-1&tag=techsource02-20&th=1&psc=1
>>55127027
X51 is based of the design on the Node. Dell owns Alienware
>>55127550
>Dell owns alienware
what does that have to do with anything
>>55122883
plastic clamps.
Not usually recommended but I'll use them as long as I don't run into issues
>>55127658
Dell copied the node for other case designs.
>>55128724
Dude, the Node 202 came out way later than the X51.
my cables were a lot nicer before I fucked around with em when PC wasn't working. Only got a 750ti as that was all that would fit in my budget at the time. Gonna upgrade PSU and get an RX480 soon.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 @3.4GHz
GPU: ASUS NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB
CPU Cooler: Intel Stock Heatsink
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB)
PSU: Corsair CX430M
SSD: Kingston 120GB V300
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H
Case: CIT Spectre (White)
>>55129069
The cpu 8pin power can go behind that hole just above the power supply and come out just above the cpu. Use twist ties to tidy the hangers.
>>55109566
I fucking had this case for 4 years, never again. Fucking shit case. Good job on removing the HD bays though.
shit cable management sry
>>55107134
daily reminder when luke raped your memes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDCMMf-_ASE
Case might be a bit too big
Might install foam padding or something to see less of the metal
>>55130424
daily reminder this is posted in every thread and we fucking know, its for aesthetics
>>55130424
ye but
looks
>>55130473
wow those upgrades moved along quickly, I do like the M-ITX-but-not MoBow
>>55130424
It's true. My cable management was horrendous for 6 months. Highest gpu temp i ever saw was 72c with pretty good settings in Witcher 3, with the cpu being 59c at the same time.
HOWEVER - whenever I wanted to do anything Inside, it was a bitch and a half. Installing hard drives took twice as long because I had to snake extra sata data and power through my spaghetti tangle. I literally HAVE to reroute the cpu 8pin power because it was dangling in front of the cpu fan, and I want to upgrade to a new cpu cooler.
So, yeah, your computer will run fine with bad cables, but you should still at least try.
>>55130424
Who would think it would change performance? Unless its a tiny case with a HUGE bundle of cables blocking a LOT of airflow it wont matter in the slightest for temps, it's about looks.
>>55130523
i like it, and i think it will look much better with the PSU and some kind of other decoration of some sorts inside there, but the motherboard is even smaller than most micro atx boards, so i could probably put it in a mini itx compact case
but i love this thinkcenter, this is a hell of a leap from a pentium 4, 40gb hdd and 512mb of ram
>>55131136
it does fit in MITX, as long as your GPU is 1 slot
>>55131146
if i take off the black cover and expose the heatsink its 1 slot
but that gt430 is thicc with it on
Could I bother anyone for an overview? Trying to build a hybrid workstation. I've been out of the loop of updated tech for a little while. $2500 is the budget ceiling, dealing with large file transfer and a need for fast visual updating.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mdR3Cy
>>55131231
>1070
no
wait for the 480 to come out and get two
If you have a double tower CPU cooler do you install it after or before you place your motherboard in the case?
>>55131570
before
>>55131582
How do you put in the screws that attach the motherboard to the case if the cpu cooler is blocking the way?
>>55131600
you put the motherboard in first
>>55131632
what, so I should put the double tower cpu cooler in after I've installed the motherboard?
>>55131658
You can't do it wrong if it mounts properly
I really don't want to make an entire thread, so I thought this would be an appropriate place to post this. How's this build? I followed Logical Increments, I also haven't looked at PC parts 6 years or so, I'm a bit lost.
>>55131691
don't buy a 970 buy a RX 480
>>55129556
There's no room for it to get up to there
>>55131679
But its very hard to do especially with the dark rock pro 3
>>55131691
I'd change the psu to a EVGA G2, the case to an R5, and wait for the 480 graphics card to come out
>>55131691
Good Processor
Good Cooler
Good Motherboard
Good Ram
Good SSD
Good HDD
Maybe hold off a bit on getting a 970 now, they will be cheaper as the next gen cards sell more, maybe hold yourself over with something like a 750ti
Good case, bit meme-y but still nice
Good PSU
I suggest going with a hyrbrid hdd instead of a HDD and an SSD though, they have enough SSD space for program files and the OS + extra for important applications, and plenty of HDD space for everything else
>>55107134
alotta i5s in this thread
>>55131847
No way you are recommending a hybrid hdd, they suck, a SSD and HDD combo is much more better, theres a reason why most people don't go hybrids they're not worth it. A 1TB hybrid has 32 SSD space only and you can't choose what goes in there
>>55125105
My first case i ever got shit cable management but the handle was worth it all.
>>55112194
stay mad cuz u jelly
>>55113460
>cpu
>22 degrees
How? I have an h115i and i5-6600k, and lowest idle I have is 24/25... though I am using their stock thermal paste...
>>55132577
>How
I have liquid metal on the die, My highest load gets around 65C something in games. This is mostly however due to the fact that I am pulling heat from my cards through the rad.
>>55107134
why are cases with just a rear fan vent, or even top loaded rear PSU mounted-above the mobo cases so hard to find now?
its rediculous that i have to buy magnetic filters for all the side and top vents and bottom vents and then theres usually one on the plastic front panel which cant be removed, even with a passive case with just the PSU and HSF running i get dust
>>55133274
What's the liquid metal? Can you expand on what you mean?
Hey /guts /, I've been redoing my cable management and such the last few days. It all boots back up properly and such, but something is vibrating like a motherfucker. Can you see anything egregious that would cause that? It didn't do it before I took it apart.
>>55133432
I took the heat spreader off of my CPU and applied a liquid metal thermal paste right onto the CPU die. The paste I used was "Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra 100% Metal Thermal Interface Material", it's about 12 burger bucks on amazon.
>>55108491
>poverty tier
>>55107134
So I'm getting an i5-4690k, what is a good motherboard to get with this
I don't need anything super fancy
I feel bad about my 980s being useless now. But they say they're capable of VR so, I think I'll make another bad decision and get a VIVE.
>bought NZXT sleeved cable extensions
>8 pin doesn't fit in either of my CPU or GPU 8 pin slots
????
>>55134433
>Being useless now
Nah don't worry anon 1080 and 1070 are a meme, your 980s are still good as ever
>>55132577
I have a i7-6700k at 4.7GHz with an adaptive voltage set to 1.330. Using an H115i I'm getting temps as low as 20 at idle. under stress tests it's only topping out at 67. I tried for 4.8 but the voltage jump was so high my temps were getting into the low 80s so I settled. Also I've heard the stock thermal paste is actually really good.
>>55133595
Fair warning, unless you have the time and patience, and know what you're doing, you would be better avoiding Liquid Metal and being satisfied with your temps.
>It's hard to apply
>It's hard to remove
>It corrodes copper and possibly other metals
>It's electrically conductive, so it can short parts if it gets on anything
>Did I mention how retarded it is to remove?
>>55113460
Did you add that second 980Ti later on? I only ask because one has sleeved cables and one doesn't.
>>55117943
There are also plenty of places where you can get OEM keys for $20-30. Or if you build it before July 29th, you can go find a trash computer with readable Win7+ key and get Windows 10 for free.
>>55128141
I'm actually using those to mount two Cooler Master 200mm fans to the top of my NZXT Phantom.
First build so give me a break on the cable management.
>>55134352
Not OP but asus and gigabyte boards are the way to go. Both my 4790k cpus live inside a gigabyte board with no issues.
Looking at this thread I see how big the gtx 1070
I'm worried it won't fit in my case.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EUY58OA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
my case
>>55136767
it will fit
>>55137510
Ya it's just as big as most other cards. Only cards I would worry about are the extra wide ones like EVGA Classified.
