Project Silver 9.0

[hodgoes2001]

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YAY the FORUM works today

time to upload my build.
 

Parts

• CASE: Coolermaster CM690II Advanced
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
• CPU: AMD FX8150 AM3+
• RAM: 16GBs of 1600Mhz CL8 RAM
• HDDs: 2TB WD black, 2x1TB WD Green, 2x2TB WD Green, 1x3TB WD Red
• Video Cards: 2xEVGA Nvidia Geforce 480 1.5Gb with AXP coolers with modded EVGA backplates
• PSU: Coolermaster 1000W Silver Silent Pro 1x80Amp 12V Rail (easy to setup)
• Fans: 3x Aerocool 12CM Shark Blue Edition, 5x Aerocool 14CM Shark Blue Edition
• Fan Controller: Neateq FanMax 8 channel fan controller.

Photos

Without much cable management

With just some cable tyes (very handy)

some Photos with the side off and powered off

Front View


Right hand panel on and all those cables are hidden


Front View with Power ON




Side view with power on and side panel on

So let me know what you guys think and also what would you recommend next?

I was thinking of a custom water loop for the CPU.. and eventually when i get new Graphics cards adding some GPU blocks..

what Parts would you recommend? i haven't done water cooling before so i have no idea what to buy or where to look...

Note: i'm a Aussie :P

Also i will upload some more pics later of it at night :D

[superducky94]

I personally don't think messy cable management is bad if you can't see it (so it's either behind the mother board or you don't have a window) and it doesn't mess with air flow. That said, the red wire visible through the fan mount on the right side of the case bugs me :P Other than that sweet build. 

[OneGun]

A can of air duster will help that case alot..

[g3org3y01]

I loved my 690II, you should get the clear side panel to show off your rig instead of the regular one. 

[n4mel355]

Is that a cup warmer on top of the case? Nice build but looks a bit cramped for a decent water cooling system. Those things can be pretty big with the reservoir, piping, pump and radiator unless you go for the pre-assembled kits. 

[NihKiller]

Very pretty!!! :D and love that sexy cpu cooler :)

[Nicktrance]

Very pretty!!! :D and love that sexy cpu cooler :)

 

I agree, that looks badass :D. 

[Dragonflare]

That cooler is a beast. Looks great!

[hodgoes2001]

hey all..

thanks for all the replies...

I was away for just over 2 weeks and just got back.

 

I personally don't think messy cable management is bad if you can't see it (so it's either behind the mother board or you don't have a window) and it doesn't mess with air flow. That said, the red wire visible through the fan mount on the right side of the case bugs me :P Other than that sweet build. 

Thanks, Just noticed that.... will have to move it :P.

I have seen water cooling systems done in the CM690II before without much issue... I was even looking at a top mounted Radiator then running the pipes back into the case through the provided holes (there are 2 above the rear 120mm FAN)

 

A can of air duster will help that case alot..

I just ordered some :)

 

I loved my 690II, you should get the clear side panel to show off your rig instead of the regular one. 

Sadly i am in AUS... and i can't get one... would love one though

 

Is that a cup warmer on top of the case? Nice build but looks a bit cramped for a decent water cooling system. Those things can be pretty big with the reservoir, piping, pump and radiator unless you go for the pre-assembled kits. 

it's a USB hub and Card reader...

 

Very pretty!!! :D and love that sexy cpu cooler :)

 

 

That cooler is a beast. Looks great!

 

It does look good and perform well.... thanks

[MrDavid]

You should look into getting an ssd and setting it up as your boot drive. And holy crap 11 TB! Is it in raid?

[Samdb]

Definitely needs a dust, other than that its awesome :)

[hodgoes2001]

You should look into getting an ssd and setting it up as your boot drive. And holy crap 11 TB! Is it in raid?

 

Got a Samsung 840 SSD 128GB ordered... it will eventually cache the 2TB Black boot drive.

And nope... no RAID