Mini intro

[Guest]

Hey all. 

I typically hang around the car thread but figured I should make a mini build log to just introduce myself. (I'll update the log occasionally as I phase out old parts). 

(Computer specs are in description) but here's a little pic of my computer when I had a whimpy freezer 7. 

I have since then upgraded to a nice Phanteks . 

The computer is ok for right now but I have bigger plans:

Xeon x5650 CPU (overclocked to a nice 4ghz?) - Done

RX580/570 (both cause of performance and looks) -Holding off for now as I got the Gtx 460 in. 

New 8 or 16 gigs of DDR3 ram that match the colour scheme.

Moar HDDs (1/2tb) - Semi-done (got another 500gb drive)

1 more front fan to give air to the CPU cooler -Done

Metal plate to block of view of power supply/cables (probs gonna spray paint it black).

Glass/plastic/acrylic side panel to show off . 

 

 

[Guest]

So bought the xeon processor today for $25. Put it into the system aaannnddd nothing. No signal. Tried random things for an hour before realizing I should update my BIOS and see if that helps. Updated the BIOS and voila. Booted right up with no problem. 30*C with no overclock, but that will change soon. 

[alphastrata]

closed case or windowed?

[Guest]

5 hours ago, alphastrata said:

closed case or windowed?

So far I just have no side panel but I'm looking around for acrylic to use as a window.

[r3d3mpt10n]

10 hours ago, ImadKnight said:

So bought the xeon processor today for $25. Put it into the system aaannnddd nothing. No signal. Tried random things for an hour before realizing I should update my BIOS and see if that helps. Updated the BIOS and voila. Booted right up with no problem. 30*C with no overclock, but that will change soon. 

Very nice, I wanted to get a Xeon for my intel dx580so listed in my sig, but the only ones supported are quite expensive on ebay and simply not worth it. I'd want a 6C/12T

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, r3d3mpt10n said:

Very nice, I wanted to get a Xeon for my intel dx580so listed in my sig, but the only ones supported are quite expensive on ebay and simply not worth it. I'd want a 6C/12T

Honestly, it's nice but not needed (for me). The graphics card and ram completely bottleneck the CPU. 

[Guest]

Update:

Jammed in a GTX460 I had laying around. Computer is a fair bit quieter and games are actually at a good FPS. Might hold off on a new GPU for a while more. 

Got a free 500Gb HDD off a friend so that's nice too. 

Installed another front fan but it didn't do that much so I've kinda just left it in there (disconnected). 

[Casual Cube]

What paint did you use for the ram? Im thinking of getting a pair to paint purple for my build but I keep seeing people say painting will make it hotter and therefore slower and since im running 4790 I can only manage 1600mhz DDR3 which is already the lowest end in ram.

 

Edit- Also does it affect your performance?

[Guest]

12 hours ago, Casual Cube said:

What paint did you use for the ram? Im thinking of getting a pair to paint purple for my build but I keep seeing people say painting will make it hotter and therefore slower and since im running 4790 I can only manage 1600mhz DDR3 which is already the lowest end in ram.

 

Edit- Also does it affect your performance?

I decided not to paint it for the exact reasons you stated above. Try getting other ram heat spreaders instead. 

[Guest]

Figured that I should update this topic. Got a cheapo used touch screen fan controller, so all my fans are running way quieter (600rpm vs like 1000). Pretty nice quiet upgrade. Still waiting for a good GPU deal as prices have skyrocketed thanks to all the Etherum miners....