Brandonien

So I've been a fan of itx builds since the year I joined the military, 12 years ago.. I like the idea of a portable, upgradeable rig! I've spent literally thousands on cases and supporting components, not just the guts of my PC. Then you came along with your dual rad streacom DA2 build.. Mind you I've only got a 9900k and a Maxwell titan x, but I built it, jammed 9TB of storage in it, and it runs! Thanks for being crazy, love your work, I doubt I'm done with this build yet

If you look at overclocking forums you can see what software they use there and the methods they follow. If it's a reputable forum with large scale OC competitions then their methods are probably best.

oh wow, my bad.. It showed up on the first page of this sub forum.. Being on that page I assumed it was active, I'll be more careful in the future.

I go with the personal preference route in ATX builds.. I prefer low RPM so I use lots of large fans. Other people prefer maximum cooling and have to sacrifice a bit of silence for it, which can be solved with high end fans. If you can run burn in tests on stuff like furmark without hitting the thermal ceiling of your CPU/GPU then you have enough, but odds are you won't reach that level without water cooling so my answer is as many fans as you can fit! The better question is what components can you improve to dissipate heat quicker! Airflow is nice, but it's only useful if your heatsinks can remove heat fast enough to effectively use that air. Example: You can have a ton of airflow, but with no thermal grease between the heatsink and your chip you will still have poor cooling. (I know that's extreme)

Food for thought, this is what I see when I see the airflow over the PSU.. I love cars so go figure I would immediately think of this

Core I7-4790k 4.0GHz EVGA GTX Titan 928/1502 51.8 2167 Directx 11 Unigine_Valley_Benchmark_1.0_20150326_1945.html Unigine_Valley_Benchmark_1.0_20150326_1945.html

I just used the formula for my results, I'm creeping into mantle territory on stock clocks. BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING, let me have my moment.. Also I use a Titan because I need it for work, double precision helps in my field. Just happens to be a good gaming card for the most part too

Brandonien I7-4790k 4.0GHz EVGA GTX Titan 928/1502 45.47 DirectX Output_15_03_26_1810.txt

Hey! So I'm new to the forum, but not PCs. Last year I got a glimpse of true inspiration for my Mini-ITX building hobby.. The Asrock M8 When this case was released I knew it was time to build my rig. BELOW ARE THE STOCK CASE AND CONCEPT ART (Not of my concept) My gallery is linked below and will be updated as progress is made. My idea plays on the white theme but with flat white internals, gloss white externals, blue UV liquid cooling with chrome fittings, and some nerdy art because It needs to be that way ;P This case was designed in collaboration with BMW (being a sports car tuner and enthusiast it was a bonus for me ) I had finally found a beautiful, well built case for my project. It hit all the right buttons and could even fit a full height/length GPU! YOU CAN INPUT YOUR IDEAS! I'm always willing to listen to helpful and creative advice! If you see something you think can be improved let me know, I would really appreciate it. If it's a REALLY significant idea like art work and such you may land your alias on my case somewhere. So begins my build log. I've been building mini itx gaming rigs for the past eight years and FINALLY built my own. Please keep in mind there are parts I wish I could put in this but I'm not rich so I made due There is scope in the future to upgrade to the new x99 M-ITX and 5960x mobo/cpu combo.. Really though I want to wait until I can afford complete new internals and for Nvidia to release their Pascal architecture TITAN. This project started last winter and I didn't really think I would be going to this extent with it but I needed to in the end to sort out cooling issues. The Specs: -Asrock M8 case -Core I7-4790K -16GB DDR3 1600 -240GB Samsung 840 SSD -750GB Momentus XT hybrid drive -500GB 7200RPM salvage drive -EVGA GTX Titan -Silverstone 600W SFX PSU http://imgur.com/a/DT9jC Things left to be done: -water cooling -bottom panel and grill -clear coating external panels -fishing line to clean up the cable sleeving -sleeving for everything I can manage (still have some to do but pre-occupied with the case ATM) -cold cathod UV lighting -Images on the side panels are in progress, hand painting takes time since it isn't my forte.. I hope you guys enjoy this build so far, The goal is a watercooled PC with UV reactive sleeving and blue UV reactive liquid! I'll find more stuff to do as I go but this is an ongoing project.