ADmodz

Greetings all....... Sorry for the lack of updates on this build. I've moved house,moved business premises and have been busy decorating and contract work for my business. Also I done a build for my other half and my daughter (Sofia). Now the new workshop decks are clear,it was time to finish off AIR480 and get ready for the next project with Antec and EVGA. I'll back track a little here,AIR480 had a clear acrylic lid on it.the 2 gtx1080 protruded through the lid.dont get me Wong it looked nice and neat and tidy.but I wasn't happy......... So when MSI offered the 1080TI FE,I jumped at the chance of getting everything under 1 acrylic lid. So I made a 3mm thick acrylic frame to sit on top of the chassis of AIR480,this gave me clearance for the FE 1080TI. Now the new acrylic lid fitted perfectly,with 1.5 mm clearance above the Gpu blocks.Niiiiiiiiiiice......... But here's a few pictures of the upgrades for AIR480 Thanks for looking,a bit of spit and polish and AIR480 will be ready for the photo shoot. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of my sponsors THANK YOU.

My pleasure. Team memory is good stuff.works as it should and looks nice too have fun

That's correct.i even tried 3400mhz.but no go

I like them,they go well with the msi pro carbon ac motherboard perfectly

I didn't want the led version.wasnt fitting in with the build

Yes the 1.2 is the default JEDEC. On the msi gaming pro carbon ac mitx board,I had to up the voltage to 1.4 to run at 3200mhz. i could of tried a little lower voltage,but went with 1.4 ive seen this memory run on the Asus ROG boards at 1.35 volts

Thank you

Team Force Dark memory review. By ADmodz Team Group is a name that you may very well have come across before in the past, and that is because they are amongst the worlds top Memory Manufacturers. So with that said, Team Group approached me and sent one of their latest offerings in the shape of the Dark DDR4 Gaming range of Ram Sticks for me to review. So lets get right on with it, Starting off with the design of the Sticks we have a very stylish yet aggressive look with the heat spreader that spans across the length of the unit and then overhangs on the edges with the unique "armoured wing" design. These are not purely for aesthetics however as they do a fantastic job of keeping the sticks very cool and dissipates the heat very effectively compared to the lower priced DDR4 variants. What's more is that the heatspreader is double layered so it also doubles as fantastic protection for the unit itself. The units we have come in a smooth grey/silver metal colour with black underneath and the company logo and name sits central of the heatspreader. We received a set of 2x8gb which is to be used in Project Sofia. The technical specifications of the units are as follows: Warranty: Lifetime Memory Type: DDR4 Package Memory Format: DIMM Package Memory Pin: 288 Performance Profile: XMP 2.0 Memory Size: 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) SPD Latency: CL15-15-15-35 / CL16-18-18-38 SPD Speed: 3000MHz SPD Voltage: 1.35V Heat Sink: 4-piece Aluminium heat-sink The unique features of the Dark DDR4 Ram is that it has an ultra low working voltage range from 1.4V to as low as 1.2V which allows a very modest 40% energy saving. Whats more is that you can overclock it with 1 step using the supported XMP 2.0. It is worth noting that at 1.20v the memory runs at a relatively low 2133mhz and this is what it will run at straight out of the box and into your system until you then alter the settings in bios to change it to 3000mhz to get the best out of the units, but this is what will bump the voltage upto 1.35V On an MSI board, users get the ability to unlock the XMP 2.0 function which then allows the units to run at 3200mhz at 1.40v. To put these Ram modules to the test we ran it on multiple benchmarking systems from AIDA64, Cinebench r15, pcmark 8 and Super Pi. The system we used was as follows: Mobo: Z270i Gaming Pro Carbon CPU: i7 - 6700k GPU: Sapphire RX480 8gb Ram: 16gb (2x8) 3000mhz T-Force Dark DDR4 PSU: Antec Pro 850 SSD: 2x kingston Hyper X 3k 240gb M.2: Samsung sm961 256 NVME Results are as follows: AIDA64 Memory Read: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 45912 MB/s AIDA64 Memory Write: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 50111 MB/s AIDA64 Memory Copy: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 43012 MB/s AIDA64 Memory Latency: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 47.8 ns Cinebench r15 CPU: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 1037 FPS Cinebench r15 GPU: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 178.51 pts PCMark 8 Conventional: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 4512 SuperPi: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 431.4 3DMark Time Spy: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 6089 3DMark Fire Strike: Team Group T- Force DARK XMP Profile: 15894 So as you can see, the Team Group Dark DDR4 Ram offers solid results with a very good level of consistency, but then that’s to be expected from a company with such a high caliber of standing within the community. The low voltage is perfect for those who are energy conscious or running on a lower watt PSU, whilst the higher voltage, higher speed modes are perfect for those wanting maximum performance. Combine that with the advantage of overclocking to an incredible 3200Mhz on Msi gaming pro carbon ac boards, you have an incredibly respectful competitor in the market on your hands. The stylish, yet aggressive look fits in with any theme or build and even though it has no RGB Leds built in, it still holds it own as far as aesthetics go surprisingly well! Whats even more positive is that these sticks come in at a very reasonable price bracket, from as little as £109/$109 for a 16gb set of 2x8gb sticks. This puts it in a very cool advantage over its competitors and it certainly is a set that you should consider if your after versatility and performance on a lower budget, with looks to match. I was very pleased with the results I got from my testing and the Dark DDR4 sticks take pride of place in the Sofia Build, and overall with everything into consideration the modules get a very respectable 9/10 from me!

Thanks.i just forgot to re connect them. my 4 year old daughter loves it thank you

Hi dude, thank you yes I do,they are tucked in the acrylic wall,installing OS. So just unplugged them

Hi all Well Sofia is all finished. Sorry in the delay,but a hectic work schedule and a very busy family life. i would like to thank all my sponsors for the help on this project, it's been nice to have some fun with a build. Sofia will be at i61 in August,pop over and have a closer look. Enjoy........

Hi all. The day finally arrived today...... Sofia's chassis was ready to collect from the paint shop. ReBorn To Be Wild and Kustom sammy have done a fantastic job.totally blown away by the level of craftsmanship. I'm letting you see a couple of pictures,but the rest of it will be revealed very soon. ITS BUILD TIME..... Colours:- Chassis/Alphacool radiator casings:- custom candy white with a high gloss show lacquer with metal flake mixed in. Case panels :- custom candy purple with a high gloss show lacquer with metal flake mixed in All art work was airbrushed on by Kustom Sammy. Enjoy.... [img]https://s26.postimg.org/jpnkdcqah/IMG_3278.jpg[/img]

Red with purple and white.....nah dude. but if that's your taste,cool. all the fittings are chrome,matching the blocks. the colour theme is from Sofia the first kids show,the princess where a purple dress,white pearls on it,and a silver necklace with a purple amulet on it. thats what all the colours are.

Hi all. I'm just waiting for the Antec Cube case to come back from paint,the airbrushing was completed today. They are applying the high gloss lacquer with a little metal flake in it tomorrow,so hoping to get it back by the end of the weekend. So whilst waiting for that,I got some last little bits finished. The Antec TrueQuiet 120 UFO fans have a semi transparent fan blade,which look good but not the finished look I was looking for. I wanted a plain white halo ring,there's plenty of case lighting going on so wasn't needing the light glowing through the blades. Also painted the Alphacool Eislicht casing,just to blend it into the inside case colour

Well that's both watercool Heatkiller blocks installed. just waiting for the case to come back from paint,and then we are ready for assembly