Madmonsta

I am aware of 12th gens memory controller being terrible, but it's more that the locked cpus have their vccsa voltages locked down at iirc .9-.92 volts. To get the rams xmp profile on for ddr5, I'm fairly confident it would exceed that. At that point youd have to go to gear2 which is terrible for performance

You could try exFAT, which should be supported by newer media players. Try if you can select that when you simply try to format the disk in file explorer.

I bought my WAN hoodie online from Performance PC's $100 plus $40 odd for express postage, got it in about 4 days, that's before i found out they are selling through PLE Computers in Australia WA and VICTORIA.
 
i think it's worth the cost, and i absolutely love it, and to say it had all the bells and whistles would be an understatement, built in gloves (a little pocket inside the sleeves for the gloves to be tucked away into), thumb hole, multiple cable management loops - interior and a small velcro loop on the outside under the arm is useful, multiple zip pockets outside and inside, as well as little drop-in pockets inside the front pockets, and the print around the outside is.....BALLIN'
 
Wear it with pride, 'cause i am :-))))))
 

I bought my WAN hoodie online from Performance PC's $100 plus $40 odd for express postage, got it in about 4 days, that's before i found out they are selling through PLE Computers in Australia WA and VICTORIA.
 
i think it's worth the cost, and i absolutely love it, and to say it had all the bells and whistles would be an understatement, built in gloves (a little pocket inside the sleeves for the gloves to be tucked away into), thumb hole, multiple cable management loops - interior and a small velcro loop on the outside under the arm is useful, multiple zip pockets outside and inside, as well as little drop-in pockets inside the front pockets, and the print around the outside is.....BALLIN'
 
Wear it with pride, 'cause i am :-))))))
 

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
GPU:     ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
HDD;     512Gb Seagate HDD
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
Rev 0.5  Oct 2014
Added 2x256GB SSD and Windows 8.1  
 
 
New system Rev 1.0  Feb 1st 2015
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
GPU:               ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
Above build can be found here- http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303717-old-heart-new-body-1st-build/
 
 
New Heart Rev 2.0 April 14th 2015
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
GPU:               ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 

 
So after installing the new mobo, cpu, ram i got a fantastic boost to speed, and even my game (WoW), although still had game settings on low (awaiting new gpu)
 

 
and FINALLY 
 
New Heart Rev 3.0 April 29th 2015
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
GPU:               ASUS GTX970 STRIX 4GB
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
offending gpu removed (with dignity - it has served me well for many years)
 

 
new beast installed
 

 

 
tidy the cables as best i can
 
Baby got a sexy booty :-))))
 

 
other side's a bit of a rats nest but i can live with it ( no window )
 

 
very happy now :-))))) running WoW in Ultra setting, getting 60-80 fps in raids with all guns blazing.
If i do anything else to this it'll prob be a swap out of the dvd drive for a bluray drive. other than that i'm happy and i wont have to do anything to this system for another 5+ yrs
 
so recap - 
 
from "OMG it's time"
 

 
to "Hot body, Mardi Gras mobo"
 

 
to "M.I.B. (mobo in black)
 

 
and Finally "Sexy M. F."
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

here's my build - 
and here's my cinebench + cpu-z, and gpu-z. Although cinebench has os as win8 i'm actually running win10 64bit
NO overclock on cpu or gpu

enough said lol

i have a cost effective solution
 
take some 4k video of the kitchen that they can overlay on the massive green screen they're installing??

i have a cost effective solution
 
take some 4k video of the kitchen that they can overlay on the massive green screen they're installing??

i have a cost effective solution
 
take some 4k video of the kitchen that they can overlay on the massive green screen they're installing??

i have a cost effective solution
 
take some 4k video of the kitchen that they can overlay on the massive green screen they're installing??

i have a cost effective solution
 
take some 4k video of the kitchen that they can overlay on the massive green screen they're installing??

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
GPU:     ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
HDD;     512Gb Seagate HDD
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
Rev 0.5  Oct 2014
Added 2x256GB SSD and Windows 8.1  
 
 
New system Rev 1.0  Feb 1st 2015
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
GPU:               ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
Above build can be found here- http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303717-old-heart-new-body-1st-build/
 
 
New Heart Rev 2.0 April 14th 2015
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
GPU:               ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 

 
So after installing the new mobo, cpu, ram i got a fantastic boost to speed, and even my game (WoW), although still had game settings on low (awaiting new gpu)
 

 
and FINALLY 
 
New Heart Rev 3.0 April 29th 2015
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
GPU:               ASUS GTX970 STRIX 4GB
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
offending gpu removed (with dignity - it has served me well for many years)
 

 
new beast installed
 

 

 
tidy the cables as best i can
 
Baby got a sexy booty :-))))
 

 
other side's a bit of a rats nest but i can live with it ( no window )
 

 
very happy now :-))))) running WoW in Ultra setting, getting 60-80 fps in raids with all guns blazing.
If i do anything else to this it'll prob be a swap out of the dvd drive for a bluray drive. other than that i'm happy and i wont have to do anything to this system for another 5+ yrs
 
so recap - 
 
from "OMG it's time"
 

 
to "Hot body, Mardi Gras mobo"
 

 
to "M.I.B. (mobo in black)
 

 
and Finally "Sexy M. F."
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
GPU:     ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
HDD;     512Gb Seagate HDD
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
Rev 0.5  Oct 2014
Added 2x256GB SSD and Windows 8.1  
 
 
New system Rev 1.0  Feb 1st 2015
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
GPU:               ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
Above build can be found here- http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303717-old-heart-new-body-1st-build/
 
 
New Heart Rev 2.0 April 14th 2015
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
GPU:               ASUS GT 630 2GB 0db
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 

 
So after installing the new mobo, cpu, ram i got a fantastic boost to speed, and even my game (WoW), although still had game settings on low (awaiting new gpu)
 

 
and FINALLY 
 
New Heart Rev 3.0 April 29th 2015
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
GPU:               ASUS GTX970 STRIX 4GB
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
offending gpu removed (with dignity - it has served me well for many years)
 

 
new beast installed
 

 

 
tidy the cables as best i can
 
Baby got a sexy booty :-))))
 

 
other side's a bit of a rats nest but i can live with it ( no window )
 

 
very happy now :-))))) running WoW in Ultra setting, getting 60-80 fps in raids with all guns blazing.
If i do anything else to this it'll prob be a swap out of the dvd drive for a bluray drive. other than that i'm happy and i wont have to do anything to this system for another 5+ yrs
 
so recap - 
 
from "OMG it's time"
 

 
to "Hot body, Mardi Gras mobo"
 

 
to "M.I.B. (mobo in black)
 

 
and Finally "Sexy M. F."
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
HDD;     512Gb (now replaced with 2x256GB SSD)
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
 
 
 
New system
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
I've already installed the psu into case, and planned/managed cable run, flipped the door to open from left, and moved GP14 rear case fan to front, and installed Be Quiet  fan in the back, unfortunately i couldn't connect the Silent Wings 2 fan to the fan control on the case because the connector is a small 3pin female plug and the Be Quiet fan is 4pin PWM.
 
(sorry about these 3 pics, taken on a crappy phone (i know, no excuse in this day and age lol)

 
Finally got my cpu cooler last Saturday morning, got it home and the jitters hit me. What if i do this and kill it :-( 
So i logged on to WoW for a few hours  Speedfan 4.50 had the GT630 (passive cooled) @ 67deg and the cpu @ 52deg at load
 
I finally turned off my old pc about 1am and started gutting it
 

 
Then placed the SSD's on the 2 sleds behind mobo plate
 

 
installed the dvd drive ( i really like the thumb screws for installing in the 5.25 bays)
 

 
@ 3am i started on the cpu cooler (attaching the mounting brackets)
 

 
after a good mornings sleep - the moment (more like couple of hrs) of truth
 
Being a 1st timer (read total noob), i installed the mobo, thinking i'd then attach the cooler......WRONG.
The Dark Rock Pro 3 is an ABSOLUTE HULKING BEAST of a cooler than takes up about a third of an ATX mobo.
total overkill for this system, but future ready. Never mind the fact that, aparently, you're supposed to do this outside of the case LOL
 

 
only issue i had was that i couldnt get the ATX 12v 8pin through the grommet top left of case and after installing cooler that corner of the mobo can't be reached ( going to open it up again and try removing the grommet and see if the cable will fit trough then. it currently runs across the back and diagonally to the psu and even though it's a non windowed case i know it's there and it's bugging me :-(
 

 
It's looking nice now 
 

 
after last pic..... the moment of truth
 
IT'S ALIVE .... YAY ME
 
While it's still got the old heart and lungs, i have completely surpassed my objective of building a quiet pc, This is absolutely silent. At 1am if i turn an ear to the pc, lean in and strain the hearing i can barely hear the whisper of the 2 GP14 case fans in the front, then i turn the case fan control to the middle, and it's dead silent. 
 
the cpu is now running over 12 deg cooler, and the gpu a cpl less too thanks to lower ambient temps inside the case.
 
I have soooo got the bug now, and am really looking forward to upgrading mobo, cpu, and ram (telling everyone to just give vouchers for particular pc store for b'day), so who knows - maybe this year
 
thanks to all the forum members for the posts i've read. lots of advice/tips/encouragement there.
thanks also to the techtubers for keeping us informed too.
 
 
COMING SOON - NEW HEART :-))))))
 
So .... it's been nearly 2 months and i've been saving hardcore. i'll be upgrading the heart of this pc in about 2-3 weeks :-)))
 
Here's what I'm putting in
 
CPU - INTEL 2011-V3 5820k
Motherboard - MSI X99S SLI PLUS
​Ram - 4 x 4GB (16GB) Kingston Hyper-X Fury 2666Mhz
 
and the orange sata cable replaced by a sleeved black one.
 
A sexy beast indeed :-))) hopefully this will squeeze a little more juice out of my  ASUS GT 630 gpu, and i'll upgrade the graphics later this year or early next
 
WATCH THIS SPACE :-)))))

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
HDD;     512Gb Seagate HDD
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
Rev 0.5  Oct 2014
Added 2x256GB SSD and Windows 8.1  
 
 
New system Rev 1.0
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
Above build can be found here- http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303717-old-heart-new-body-1st-build/
 
 
New Heart Rev 2.0
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 

 
had to remove the outside fan from cpu cooler to get the ram module in first.
 

 
still super quiet, but now annoying when powered off as pc is in bedroom and the OCGenie, Power, and reset buttons on bottom of mobo throwing light out the back of pc :-((
 
 
Installed pics will come with update (Rev 3.0) in about a month when i finish the build with a GTX970
MSI_SnapShot.bmp

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
HDD;     512Gb Seagate HDD
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
Rev 0.5  Oct 2014
Added 2x256GB SSD and Windows 8.1  
 
 
New system Rev 1.0
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
Above build can be found here- http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303717-old-heart-new-body-1st-build/
 
 
New Heart Rev 2.0
 
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              MSI X99S SLI PLUS
CPU:                Intel i7 5820K
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               16GB ram (4x4GB)  HyperX Fury DDR4 2666Mhz
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 

 
had to remove the outside fan from cpu cooler to get the ram module in first.
 

 
still super quiet, but now annoying when powered off as pc is in bedroom and the OCGenie, Power, and reset buttons on bottom of mobo throwing light out the back of pc :-((
 
 
Installed pics will come with update (Rev 3.0) in about a month when i finish the build with a GTX970
MSI_SnapShot.bmp

IMPORTANT NOTE: I will be the only forum member messaging the winners of this giveaway. If you receive a message from any other member telling you that you won something, it is NOT legit, and you should NOT respond to that message.
 
 
Today marks an exciting day - we are officially launching our new page over at http://vessel.com/linustechtips!
 
Of course, some of you may be wondering what exactly Vessel is... So before Linus took off to Asia, he created this video:
 

 
We also have an FAQ thread where you can ask questions about or make suggestions for the service at http://bit.ly/linusfeedback
 
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We also have an official Vessel FAQ and Feedback thread, which you can view here. Linus and the rest of our team will be monitoring that thread, reading every post made over there, so ask any questions you may have and we will answer them to the best of our ability!
 
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Still, I think buying a GTX 970 now to pair with an E8400 is a terrible idea. The bottleneck was enormous when I ran my 970 with an overclocked 4.2GHz Pentium G3258. No new game other than Bioshock Infinite ran very well with my 970 even with that big overclock, just tons of oscillation in framerate and GPU usage near 60% most of the time, with drops to 30%-40% regularly. Old Call of Duty games optimized for Core2 Duos ran great, but anything new just sucked. And it will be way worse with an E8400, since it runs at a 30% lower clockspeed than my G3258 OC with maybe 60% lower IPC. So since instructions per second is IPC times clockspeed, you can see the E8400 is going to feed the 970 much much worse than even my lowly G3258 did.
 
I'd say save your money and buy a new GPU when you have the money for a new CPU+board. If we're talking a few months before you get the new CPU+board, a GTX 970 at $350 probably won't be a good buy by then. And you're not getting GTX 970 performance anyways in that time between getting the 970 and getting the i5+board you'd need to run it properly. There is no way around that CPU bottleneck other than turning down settings and running at 30FPS, and by then you're running games at the level a $100 R7 260x could easily keep up with.
 
If you do want to build a piece at a time though, I'd advise taking that money you would have spent on the GTX 970 now and putting it into an i5+board instead, as CPUs hold value way better than GPUs do. At $350 you could even go high end with an i5-4690k + Z97 board combo. Or you could save a few bucks and go with an i5-4590 + H97 board combo for about $260. Then in a few months get that GPU you really want. Maybe something better than the 970 is out at that price by then. Hell, maybe the 980 even drops into your price range if AMD can exert a lot of pressure on Nvidia with the R9 300 series.

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
HDD;     512Gb (now replaced with 2x256GB SSD)
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
 
 
 
New system
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
I've already installed the psu into case, and planned/managed cable run, flipped the door to open from left, and moved GP14 rear case fan to front, and installed Be Quiet  fan in the back, unfortunately i couldn't connect the Silent Wings 2 fan to the fan control on the case because the connector is a small 3pin female plug and the Be Quiet fan is 4pin PWM.
 
(sorry about these 3 pics, taken on a crappy phone (i know, no excuse in this day and age lol)

 
Finally got my cpu cooler last Saturday morning, got it home and the jitters hit me. What if i do this and kill it :-( 
So i logged on to WoW for a few hours  Speedfan 4.50 had the GT630 (passive cooled) @ 67deg and the cpu @ 52deg at load
 
I finally turned off my old pc about 1am and started gutting it
 

 
Then placed the SSD's on the 2 sleds behind mobo plate
 

 
installed the dvd drive ( i really like the thumb screws for installing in the 5.25 bays)
 

 
@ 3am i started on the cpu cooler (attaching the mounting brackets)
 

 
after a good mornings sleep - the moment (more like couple of hrs) of truth
 
Being a 1st timer (read total noob), i installed the mobo, thinking i'd then attach the cooler......WRONG.
The Dark Rock Pro 3 is an ABSOLUTE HULKING BEAST of a cooler than takes up about a third of an ATX mobo.
total overkill for this system, but future ready. Never mind the fact that, aparently, you're supposed to do this outside of the case LOL
 

 
only issue i had was that i couldnt get the ATX 12v 8pin through the grommet top left of case and after installing cooler that corner of the mobo can't be reached ( going to open it up again and try removing the grommet and see if the cable will fit trough then. it currently runs across the back and diagonally to the psu and even though it's a non windowed case i know it's there and it's bugging me :-(
 

 
It's looking nice now 
 

 
after last pic..... the moment of truth
 
IT'S ALIVE .... YAY ME
 
While it's still got the old heart and lungs, i have completely surpassed my objective of building a quiet pc, This is absolutely silent. At 1am if i turn an ear to the pc, lean in and strain the hearing i can barely hear the whisper of the 2 GP14 case fans in the front, then i turn the case fan control to the middle, and it's dead silent. 
 
the cpu is now running over 12 deg cooler, and the gpu a cpl less too thanks to lower ambient temps inside the case.
 
I have soooo got the bug now, and am really looking forward to upgrading mobo, cpu, and ram (telling everyone to just give vouchers for particular pc store for b'day), so who knows - maybe this year
 
thanks to all the forum members for the posts i've read. lots of advice/tips/encouragement there.
thanks also to the techtubers for keeping us informed too.
 
 
COMING SOON - NEW HEART :-))))))
 
So .... it's been nearly 2 months and i've been saving hardcore. i'll be upgrading the heart of this pc in about 2-3 weeks :-)))
 
Here's what I'm putting in
 
CPU - INTEL 2011-V3 5820k
Motherboard - MSI X99S SLI PLUS
​Ram - 4 x 4GB (16GB) Kingston Hyper-X Fury 2666Mhz
 
and the orange sata cable replaced by a sleeved black one.
 
A sexy beast indeed :-))) hopefully this will squeeze a little more juice out of my  ASUS GT 630 gpu, and i'll upgrade the graphics later this year or early next
 
WATCH THIS SPACE :-)))))

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
HDD;     512Gb (now replaced with 2x256GB SSD)
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
 
 
 
New system
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
I've already installed the psu into case, and planned/managed cable run, flipped the door to open from left, and moved GP14 rear case fan to front, and installed Be Quiet  fan in the back, unfortunately i couldn't connect the Silent Wings 2 fan to the fan control on the case because the connector is a small 3pin female plug and the Be Quiet fan is 4pin PWM.
 
(sorry about these 3 pics, taken on a crappy phone (i know, no excuse in this day and age lol)

 
Finally got my cpu cooler last Saturday morning, got it home and the jitters hit me. What if i do this and kill it :-( 
So i logged on to WoW for a few hours  Speedfan 4.50 had the GT630 (passive cooled) @ 67deg and the cpu @ 52deg at load
 
I finally turned off my old pc about 1am and started gutting it
 

 
Then placed the SSD's on the 2 sleds behind mobo plate
 

 
installed the dvd drive ( i really like the thumb screws for installing in the 5.25 bays)
 

 
@ 3am i started on the cpu cooler (attaching the mounting brackets)
 

 
after a good mornings sleep - the moment (more like couple of hrs) of truth
 
Being a 1st timer (read total noob), i installed the mobo, thinking i'd then attach the cooler......WRONG.
The Dark Rock Pro 3 is an ABSOLUTE HULKING BEAST of a cooler than takes up about a third of an ATX mobo.
total overkill for this system, but future ready. Never mind the fact that, aparently, you're supposed to do this outside of the case LOL
 

 
only issue i had was that i couldnt get the ATX 12v 8pin through the grommet top left of case and after installing cooler that corner of the mobo can't be reached ( going to open it up again and try removing the grommet and see if the cable will fit trough then. it currently runs across the back and diagonally to the psu and even though it's a non windowed case i know it's there and it's bugging me :-(
 

 
It's looking nice now 
 

 
after last pic..... the moment of truth
 
IT'S ALIVE .... YAY ME
 
While it's still got the old heart and lungs, i have completely surpassed my objective of building a quiet pc, This is absolutely silent. At 1am if i turn an ear to the pc, lean in and strain the hearing i can barely hear the whisper of the 2 GP14 case fans in the front, then i turn the case fan control to the middle, and it's dead silent. 
 
the cpu is now running over 12 deg cooler, and the gpu a cpl less too thanks to lower ambient temps inside the case.
 
I have soooo got the bug now, and am really looking forward to upgrading mobo, cpu, and ram (telling everyone to just give vouchers for particular pc store for b'day), so who knows - maybe this year
 
thanks to all the forum members for the posts i've read. lots of advice/tips/encouragement there.
thanks also to the techtubers for keeping us informed too.
 
 
COMING SOON - NEW HEART :-))))))
 
So .... it's been nearly 2 months and i've been saving hardcore. i'll be upgrading the heart of this pc in about 2-3 weeks :-)))
 
Here's what I'm putting in
 
CPU - INTEL 2011-V3 5820k
Motherboard - MSI X99S SLI PLUS
​Ram - 4 x 4GB (16GB) Kingston Hyper-X Fury 2666Mhz
 
and the orange sata cable replaced by a sleeved black one.
 
A sexy beast indeed :-))) hopefully this will squeeze a little more juice out of my  ASUS GT 630 gpu, and i'll upgrade the graphics later this year or early next
 
WATCH THIS SPACE :-)))))

Old System
Case:    Thermaltake M9
Mobo:   EP45-UD3
CPU:     Intel Core2Duo E8400 (stock cooler)
Ram      2x2GB DDR2
HDD;     512Gb (now replaced with 2x256GB SSD)
Drives:   2 x LG dvd
Fans      2x120mm blue led, molex connected (now replaced with 2 non led with 1 in PWM mobo header and 1 molex with 7V regulator)
Psu:       400W-ish (possibly case psu)
 
 
 
 
New system
Case:               Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)
Mobo:              Gigabyte EP45-UD3 ATX
CPU:                Intel Core2Duo E8400
CPU Cooler:    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
Ram:               2x2GB DDR2
SDD;               2x256GB SSD)
Drives              1 x LG dvd 
Intake Fans:    2 x Fractal Design GA-14 (case fans both on front connected to case fan regulator switch)
Exhaust Fan:   1 x Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 140mm PWM mobo connected
Psu:                 Corsair RM550
 
I've already installed the psu into case, and planned/managed cable run, flipped the door to open from left, and moved GP14 rear case fan to front, and installed Be Quiet  fan in the back, unfortunately i couldn't connect the Silent Wings 2 fan to the fan control on the case because the connector is a small 3pin female plug and the Be Quiet fan is 4pin PWM.
 
(sorry about these 3 pics, taken on a crappy phone (i know, no excuse in this day and age lol)

 
Finally got my cpu cooler last Saturday morning, got it home and the jitters hit me. What if i do this and kill it :-( 
So i logged on to WoW for a few hours  Speedfan 4.50 had the GT630 (passive cooled) @ 67deg and the cpu @ 52deg at load
 
I finally turned off my old pc about 1am and started gutting it
 

 
Then placed the SSD's on the 2 sleds behind mobo plate
 

 
installed the dvd drive ( i really like the thumb screws for installing in the 5.25 bays)
 

 
@ 3am i started on the cpu cooler (attaching the mounting brackets)
 

 
after a good mornings sleep - the moment (more like couple of hrs) of truth
 
Being a 1st timer (read total noob), i installed the mobo, thinking i'd then attach the cooler......WRONG.
The Dark Rock Pro 3 is an ABSOLUTE HULKING BEAST of a cooler than takes up about a third of an ATX mobo.
total overkill for this system, but future ready. Never mind the fact that, aparently, you're supposed to do this outside of the case LOL
 

 
only issue i had was that i couldnt get the ATX 12v 8pin through the grommet top left of case and after installing cooler that corner of the mobo can't be reached ( going to open it up again and try removing the grommet and see if the cable will fit trough then. it currently runs across the back and diagonally to the psu and even though it's a non windowed case i know it's there and it's bugging me :-(
 

 
It's looking nice now 
 

 
after last pic..... the moment of truth
 
IT'S ALIVE .... YAY ME
 
While it's still got the old heart and lungs, i have completely surpassed my objective of building a quiet pc, This is absolutely silent. At 1am if i turn an ear to the pc, lean in and strain the hearing i can barely hear the whisper of the 2 GP14 case fans in the front, then i turn the case fan control to the middle, and it's dead silent. 
 
the cpu is now running over 12 deg cooler, and the gpu a cpl less too thanks to lower ambient temps inside the case.
 
I have soooo got the bug now, and am really looking forward to upgrading mobo, cpu, and ram (telling everyone to just give vouchers for particular pc store for b'day), so who knows - maybe this year
 
thanks to all the forum members for the posts i've read. lots of advice/tips/encouragement there.
thanks also to the techtubers for keeping us informed too.
 
 
COMING SOON - NEW HEART :-))))))
 
So .... it's been nearly 2 months and i've been saving hardcore. i'll be upgrading the heart of this pc in about 2-3 weeks :-)))
 
Here's what I'm putting in
 
CPU - INTEL 2011-V3 5820k
Motherboard - MSI X99S SLI PLUS
​Ram - 4 x 4GB (16GB) Kingston Hyper-X Fury 2666Mhz
 
and the orange sata cable replaced by a sleeved black one.
 
A sexy beast indeed :-))) hopefully this will squeeze a little more juice out of my  ASUS GT 630 gpu, and i'll upgrade the graphics later this year or early next
 
WATCH THIS SPACE :-)))))