Minor Updates...Also thinkin' about watercooling
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:57:19 -0800 by soma1509

I improved on a few things here and there, but mostly I was bored...and I'm thinkin' of finally watercooling my cpu. My choice lies between the Thermaltake 850i and the Swiftech h20-220 with a reservoir/radiator. I'll upload a vid with more details on that, but I need your help with making a choice.Thanks!PS: I finally have 2 9800gtx's in SLI!--The Rig itself--Case:XClio A380BKPower Supply (PSU):COOLMAX CUQ-1200B 1200WMotherboard:MSI p7n 750i SLI-FICPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6850G0 SteppingVID 1.35RAM:2 OCZ PC2-5300 2GB @ 667MHzCD/DVD-ROMs:1 LITE-ON 20X DVD+R DVD Burner IDE1 ATAPI (or whatever it is) DVD Burner IDEHard Drives:1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 250GB1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 160GB1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 500GB1 Samsung Spinpoint 7200RPM 320GBAll set up in JBODTotal HDD space: 1.2 TB (1,200 GB)GPU(s):2 9800gtx's in SLIEVGA GPU:675MHz Core1688MHz Shader1100MHz 512 MB Memory (2200MHz GDDR3 effective)BFG GPU:700MHz Core1728MHz Shader1100MHz 512MB Memory (2200MHz GDDR3 effective)Fan Controller:Zalman ZM-MFC2Sound Card:None for now--Current Overclocks--CPU:4.00 5GHz Game & benchmark Stable with VCore around 1.60V (Vdroop Considered) and FSB VTT voltage up to 1.350V3.918GHz Prime95 24 hours stable with VCore around 1.52 (VDroop considered) with high temps.3.784GHz Orthos Stable with VCore around 1.48V (VDroop considered) with good temps.RAM:980 MHz with 2.2V, timings of 5-4-4-15-2TGPU:837MH z Core1998MHz Shader1231MHz 512MB Memory (2466MHz GDDR3 effective)Total fans: 114 Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm x 38mm fans at max RPM 3000+ blowing 133.6 CFM1 Enermax White LED fan blowing ~53CFM1 250mm fan on the front blowing ~93CFM1 140mm Scythe fan on the side panel blowing 100CFM1 80mm fan for the card exhaust1 XClio 120mm Blue LED fan on bottom blowing about 45 CFM2 PSU fans, 1 80mm and 1 135mmTemps: As seen on video :)

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Soma's 1st "Rig in the Making" Album
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:27:02 -0800 by soma1509

Megaman fans, if you haven't played the X series for a while, today might be your lucky day! Go ahead and let the nostalgia sink in...Anyway, today, as I look back at my idiocy from building my rig from the ground up, I decided to scrap up a few of my pics and show them to all of you. It's not the greatest PC ever, but it's the best thing ever built by my hands.Plus, I'm really happy for the power supply I received, I guess I now know why Newegg has a reputation.Please feel free to comment. And as for how I got the megaman songs? It was an extreme hassle. I didn't really download them from good old google but I had to do some workarounds of that, so if you want the MP3's I'm sorry, but I do not have them. You're gonna have to be smart and use your ROMs...I mean, head...heheheh...Any ways, tell me how you like this collaboration of mine and I'll return the favor :)--The Rig itself--Case:XClio A380BKPower Supply (PSU):COOLMAX CUQ-1200B 1200WMotherboard:MSI p7n 750i SLI-FICPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6850G0 SteppingVID 1.35RAM:2 OCZ PC2-5300 2GB @ 667MHzCD/DVD-ROMs:1 LITE-ON 20X DVD+R DVD Burner IDE1 ATAPI (or whatever it is) DVD Burner IDEHard Drives:1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 250GB1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 160GB1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 500GB1 Samsung Spinpoint 7200RPM 320GBAll set up in JBODTotal HDD space: 1.2 TB (1,200 GB)GPU(s):1 EVGA 9800gtxEVGA GPU:675MHz Core1688MHz Shader1100MHz RAM (2200MHz GDDR3 effective)Fan Controller:Zalman ZM-MFC2Sound Card:Auzentech HDA Xplosion 7.1 DTS Connect--Current Overclocks--CPU:4.00 5GHz Game & benchmark Stable with VCore around 1.60V (Vdroop Considered) and FSB VTT voltage up to 1.325V3.918GHz Prime95 24 hours stable with VCore around 1.52 (VDroop considered)RAM:978 MHz with 2.0V, timings of 5-4-4-15-2TGPU:803MH z Core2008MHz Shader1233MHz Memory (2466MHz GDDR3 effective)PCI-E Chipset:2600MHz = (104MHz) x (25x Bandwidth)Total fans: 104 Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm x 38mm fans at max RPM 3000+ blowing 133.6 CFM1 Enermax White LED fan blowing ~53CFM1 250mm fan on the front blowing ~93CFM1 140mm Scythe fan on the side panel blowing 100CFM1 80mm fan for the card exhaust2 PSU fans, 1 80mm and 1 135mmTemps: As seen on video :)Thanks for watching!

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My Rig in the Making Part 7 - Ultra Kaze fans at max 3000RPM+!
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:30:36 -0700 by soma1509

The true definition of LOUD :)Yes, I do have 3 Ultra Kaze fans on my rig, 2 of them are clamped together at the back exhaust. When I tested it, I can literally feel some suction going on from the left side of the CPU heatsink!I have 2 more fans on the way, one of them, of course is ANOTHER ultra kaze, and the other is a White LED Enermax, just for show. Im gonna hook both the Enermax and the other ultra kaze up to the RIGHT side of my CPU heatsink, even though my CPU is cool enough as it is...but I want MORE!! Im sure it has been done before so I don't feel AS stupid...lol!For those interested, here are my DETAILED specs:--The Rig itself--Case: XClio A380BKPower Supply (PSU):PowerUp GEN-6803 800-Watt Power Supply Motherboard: MSI p7n 750i SLI-FICPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 G0 Stepping VID 1.35RAM: 2 OCZ PC2-5300 2GB @ 667MHz2 PNY PC2-5300 1GB @ 667MHzCD/DVD-ROMs: 1 LITE-ON 20X DVD+R DVD Burner IDE 1 ATAPI (or whatever it is) DVD Burner IDEHard Drives:1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 250GB1 WD Caviar 7200RPM 160GB1 Samsung Spinpoint 7200RPM 320GBAll set up in RAID 0GPU's:2 8800GT's in SLI (PNY and BFG)With Zalman VF-900 GPU Aftermarket coolers and RAM heatsinksBFG GPU: 625MHz Core1566MHz Shader900MHz RAM (1800 GDDR3)PNY GPU: 600MHz Core1500MHz Shader900MHz Memory (1800MHz GDDR3)Fan Controller: Zalman ZM-MFC2Sound Card:Auzentech HDA Xplosion 7.1 DTS Connect--Current Overclocks--CPU: 4.005GHz Game & benchmark Stable with VCore around 1.60V (Vdroop Considered) and FSB VTT voltage up to 1.325V3.9GHz Prime95 24 hours stable with VCore around 1.52 (VDroop considered)RAM: 828 MHz with 2.0V, timings of 5-5-5-15-2TGPU:729MH z Core1836MHz Shader1015MHz Memory (2030MHz GDDR3)PCI-E Chipset: 2600MHz = (104MHz) x (25x Bandwidth)Total fans: 133 Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm x 38mm fans at max RPM 3000+ blowing 133.6 CFM2 XCLio fans (1 140mm Green LED + and 1 120mm Blue LED). 140mm fan blowing ~83CFM; 120mm blowing ~40CFM1 Zerotherm 120mm fan (bottom, not shown on video) blowing 56CFM1 250mm fan on the front blowing ~93CFM1 140mm Scythe fan on the side panel blowing 100CFM1 80mm fan for the hard drivesOf course, the 2 VF-900 GPU coolers2 PSU 80mm fansTemps: As seen on video :)Thanks for watching!

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...and some more GRiD Gameplay - drifting
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:31:45 -0700 by soma1509

Not bad for a beginner...I'm basically just doing some drifting. This is actually my second or third time actually trying these kind of races out, so I know Im still kinda bad.

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Overclocking Help? (solved)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:27:07 -0700 by soma1509

This problem has already been solved...thanks for all of your inputs :)

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Some GRiD Gameplay...
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:05:16 -0700 by soma1509

Enough said...nothing too fancy here, but this is to test out my new Rig's capabilities, and I'm very satisfied with the results!Check out the specs and the song name at the end!

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My Rig in the Making Part 6 - Finally!
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:51:23 -0700 by soma1509

It's finally Alive!!!

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My Rig in the Making Part 5 - 3rd Time's a pain!
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:45:00 -0700 by soma1509

I know I've been gone for a while, so Im gonna hit you with a whole bunch of updates...as well as some Euphemisms :)enjoy!

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Another Update :)
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:53:14 -0700 by soma1509

Looks like things are finally looking up for me...yay! I will finally be able to make another "Making the Rig" video as soon as I get my motherboard.And yes, I know I said "cos-ted" twice...I'm an idiot ;)

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My Rig in the making "Update"
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:15 -0700 by soma1509

So for those of u who were actually wondering where the Hell I've been...Basically, I am a bum, I have no money to even save myself, and due to very big complications, I've managed to score an apartment for a month until I go back to school, I have learned a few things from trying to build my first computer, and those mistakes will not happen again. And my would-be Computer is STILL not to where I want it to be!And yes, I'm a bum, and an idiot, but Im fuckin proud of it. Any questions?

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My Rig in the Making Part 4
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:47:55 -0700 by soma1509

All good things must come to an end...Once again, another DOA motherboard. Im really losing hope on this now...any suggestions?

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My Rig in the Making Part 3--Apevia Warlock 1100w PSU Review
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:43:00 -0700 by soma1509

Check out part 4 now: http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=oN-yMOPHE 48Finally got my power supply...and allergies! It can't get any better than this...

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My Rig in the Making - Part 2
Mon, 05 May 2008 14:02:15 -0700 by soma1509

Check out part 3: http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=KcPR3igRb FgBasically, Im rambling on about geting a new Apevia Warlock 1100w PSU as a replacement for my dead one. As a Correction, I ORDERED IT BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY, so it should've came in anytime during the making of this video ;)

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My Rig in the Making
Mon, 05 May 2008 13:50:25 -0700 by soma1509

Btw, here's Part 2:http://www.youtube .com/watch?v=CD4TwC_ E3Q4Well, I decided that since my old eMachines piece of garbage died, I was going to upgrade by building my own PC...good idea, until I went with ASUS. My first P5N-E SLI decided to blow up on me, so I RMAed it to Newegg and got a new...I also found out that BOTH my 500 watt (not shown on vid) and my 800 watt PSU went to Hell with it. Now I have to wait until Im not broke to see what happens.Want specs? Just ask

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