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[Finished] Project: Diamond in the Rough

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Back Story:

I got in contact with a guy through my mum. He said he had lots of computer parts due to the fact he just upgraded. So i went over to his house and got a boot load of dusty computer parts. From first glance it looked like mainly old stuff, very dusty, not very usable. I took it home, cleaned everything only to find some really neat parts. Yes the stuff is kinda last generation but it still performs well, it wont be my main rig, maybe just a backup, or i could give it to my brother (or nah). So here we go, all these parts in the list below is what i got for free, don't be jelly. 

 

Parts List:

 

Case: Silverstone Raven RV02

CPU: Core i7 2700K LGA 1155

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-12S

Motherboard: GA-Z68X-UD7-B3

Ram: Corsair Dominator 4x2gb 1600 MHz

Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 660 OC

Power Supply: Corsair TX750w

Hardrive: Adata Premier Pro SP900 128gb

                WD Black 1TB

OS: Win 7 64bit

Fans: 3x Silverstone 180mm

           1x Noctua 120mm fan

 

Extras: Disc Drive (not sure which one)

             USB 3.0 Front Pannel Slot thing.

 

 

Tweaks:

The GTX 660 OC has a custom fan curve. Fans start to spin at 20% once it hits 60 degrees celsius. On system idle the gpu runs at 30 degrees while 54 degrees at load, the fans slightly spin at 10% when the system is at load.

 

The noctua on the cpu is only a 3pin so i used the low noise adapter that came with it. Not sure how much rpm it is running at but its silent. Idle temps are at 24 degrees. Have not done load temps yet.

 

Havn't overclocked the system (apart form the factory overclock on the gpu) and im getting 58fps with temps of 54degrees in Eugene Valley Benchmark on Extreme HD (Ran for 1.5hrs). Not too bad for a system i got for free.

 

Images:

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To Finish:

Final red LEDs were added and these are the final results:

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(Pictures don't do it justice!)

[Case Mod] Operation: The Division --- > Here

[CUSTOM WATER COOLED TABLE] Project: Ravage ---> Here

-== QUOTE ME IN YOUR REPLY IF YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND ==-

 

 

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i7 2700 for free dayum...

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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i7 2700 for free dayum...

I also got an i7 920 and an i5 something. Got 2 more rigs coming soon with all the parts i got.

[Case Mod] Operation: The Division --- > Here

[CUSTOM WATER COOLED TABLE] Project: Ravage ---> Here

-== QUOTE ME IN YOUR REPLY IF YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND ==-

 

 

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imo thats one strange case.

 

Plugging things into the back of the mobo must be annoying for you :P

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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imo thats one strange case.

 

Plugging things into the back of the mobo must be annoying for you :P

Yeah very annoying. But dont mind this case tbh, its a bit long but i really like the airflow. It keeps everything cool and pretty easy to work with.

[Case Mod] Operation: The Division --- > Here

[CUSTOM WATER COOLED TABLE] Project: Ravage ---> Here

-== QUOTE ME IN YOUR REPLY IF YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND ==-

 

 

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Hey ClownFace1511,
 
You got really lucky with those parts. :)
I would recommend checking the storage drives for errors before you trust your data to them. I would recommend using the manufacturer's diagnostic tool. For the WD Black that would be WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=Jt3X2q
 
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Hey ClownFace1511,
 
You got really lucky with those parts. :)
I would recommend checking the storage drives for errors before you trust your data to them. I would recommend using the manufacturer's diagnostic tool. For the WD Black that would be WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=Jt3X2q
 
Captain_WD.

 

The adata one i got on special for like $70 and im using a wd black from my main rig. Im buying a 4tb black for my main system so imma give the 1tb to that system. I have had it for 2 years and works good :)

[Case Mod] Operation: The Division --- > Here

[CUSTOM WATER COOLED TABLE] Project: Ravage ---> Here

-== QUOTE ME IN YOUR REPLY IF YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND ==-

 

 

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PB Blaster works good on stickers, as long as the panel is away from the rest of the rig.

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imo thats one strange case.

 

Plugging things into the back of the mobo must be annoying for you :P

Its not very difficult actually. TBH its probably easier if you have the case on the floor as you just lift the top panel (or leave it off) and there's no reaching around and fumbling to plug things in and out.

On topic the Raven series is pretty badass, so much so I've the latest one myself. You won't get better air cooling OP, top case for over clocking. Plus, you lucky sod getting an i7 2600 for free.

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Air cooling is a breeze (get it :)) Im running the gpu with fans off and under full load it is 56 degrees, Cpu is running at 900rpm at maxing 50 degrees. Im very happy with the system. My main rig doesn't perform that well.

[Case Mod] Operation: The Division --- > Here

[CUSTOM WATER COOLED TABLE] Project: Ravage ---> Here

-== QUOTE ME IN YOUR REPLY IF YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND ==-

 

 

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