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[TechnicolorYawn]

Got the first part of my redundancy money a few weeks ago, and just ordered the case. It's a black Silverstone TJ07 from http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk and I'm getting them to powdercoat all the silver parts a deep red colour, which I imagine will take two weeks or so before they can get it back to me.

The intended setup (once I get the rest of the money at the end of January) is going to be something like:

Core i7 920
nVidia GTX285
6GB 1600MHz DDR3
Gibabyte EX58-UD5 motherboard
1TB Samsung Spinpoint
3x 22" monitors (using SoftTH)

I'm going to be watercooling the CPU and graphics card, and may add a second loop for the NB, RAM and Mosfets later (this will be my first watercooled build so I don't want to go too mad).

Looking at a DCC-1T Ultra with the XSPC top, an XSPC RX360 radiator, an EK-Supreme CPU block and an XSPC full cover block for the GTX285 once they release it.

[_TW_]

Looks fantastic man; absolutely love that computer case!  Should be one of a setup once finished!

[Speedbird_one]

I am looking forward to seeing this

[_NW_]

Please keep us updated, I'm very curious to building a similar rig but with EVGA mobo and 280 graphics card..

[TechnicolorYawn]

Looking at what others have acheived, I should be able to get the CPU past 4GHz on water.

[_TW_]

Just for some inspiration....

http://www.million-d...rstone-tj07.htm

[VFR_Pierre]

Wow, I can't wait to see the results

[Dolce.Gabbana]

Toby Werner, on Jan 6 2009, 01:42 PM, said:

Just for some inspiration....

http://www.million-d...rstone-tj07.htm

MurderBox computers are quite possibly the sexiest things alive [computer wise].

[TechnicolorYawn]

Case has landed at the supplier.   Hopefully in a day or two they'll send some pics of it in the new colours which I can post here.

I've also asked them to cut me some holes in the motherboard tray to put cables through. This is vary handy for keeping everything tidy.

[TechnicolorYawn]

OK, I get paid at midnight tonight, so I'm ordering the stuff in the morning.   I've decided on a 9600GT as the second card as that's enough to deal with SoftTH and PhysX and won't break the bank. Of course it doesn't need to be watercooled, but I'm getting a block for it too   Not included is a waterblock for the 285 as they're not available yet.

From Scan.co.uk:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1* 64Bit 1Pk OEM (DVD) £88.42

2 x 22" Neovo H-W22 Widescreen LCD, Thin, 1680x1050, DVI, 2000:1, 300 cd/m2, 3 ms, Speakers, DVI Cable £263.19

LiteON DH-20A1S-18C Black 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8 / -RW x 6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA Black £14.94

1TB Samsung HD103UJ Spinpoint F1, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ £76.69

512MB Palit/XVision 9600 GT, PCI-E 2.0, Mem1800MHz, DDR3, GPU650MHz, 64 Cores, 2x DL DVI-I/S-Video £71.42

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5, Intel X58, Sok 1366, PCI-E 2.0, DDR3 1066/1600/2000, SATA II, ATX £218.49

Intel i7 920, Socket 1366, Nehalem, 2.66GHz, Cache 8MB, OEM £233.65

6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 8, DHX, EPP £193.34

1GB BFG Tech GTX 285 OC, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Mem 2484MHz GDDR3, GPU 666MHz, 240 Cores, 2x DL DVI-I/HDTV £309.18

850W Zalman ZM850-HP Dual Heatpipe Cooled Modular PSU + 80% Eff £132.24

Net Total £1,392.65

Carriage £12.66

VAT £210.80

Total
£1,616.11

From watercoolinguk.co.uk

Qty.   Total

1/2" ID - 3/4" OD Tygon R3603 Hose
         £15.63 Excl VAT (£17.97) Incl VAT

XSPC Bay Reservoir - Clear Acrylic
         £17.38 Excl VAT (£19.99) Incl VAT

Hose Cutter (10-40mm)
         £6.12 Excl VAT (£7.04) Incl VAT

Feser One Cooling Fluid - UV RED
         £7.82 Excl VAT (£8.99) Incl VAT

12mm Heatshrink - Black
         £0.66 Excl VAT (£0.76) Incl VAT

5 x Xilence Red Wing 1500RPM 120mm - PWM
         £25.50 Excl VAT (£29.35) Incl VAT

AC Ryan 12" Dual CCFL UV Kit
         £5.62 Excl VAT (£6.46) Incl VAT

XSPC Full Cover Razor 9600GT - Clear
         £42.54 Excl VAT (£48.92) Incl VAT

LCD Display Temperature Sensor (Red)
         £4.25 Excl VAT (£4.89) Incl VAT

PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils 3/4"- Black
         £2.12 Excl VAT (£2.44) Incl VAT

10mm Cable Braid - Black
         £1.60 Excl VAT (£1.84) Incl VAT

12 x 1/4" BSPP - 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD Compression Fitting
         £41.64 Excl VAT (£47.88) Incl VAT

Black Ice GT Xtreme 360
           £68.81 Excl VAT (£79.13) Incl VAT

12V Laing DDC-1T Pro w/XSPC V3 Acrylic Pump Top
         £52.66 Excl VAT (£60.56) Incl VAT

Sub-Total: £336.22

[VFR_Pierre]

Very very nice

That would have "broken the bank" for me

[Flying_Scotsman]

Thats the bollocks right there! The big hairy bollocks  

Great case.  In a year, once I have bought a house here, I will be doing someting similar...can't wait, it's get annoying watching these new PC's getting built!

[_TW_]

Can't wait to see the build process; this will be one mad machine!

[VFR_Pierre]

I may get a new PC at the end of the year.... I'm with Dr... Watson, all these PCs I see being built is very tempting

[Invisiblemoose]

TechnicolorYawn, on Jan 6 2009, 12:44 PM, said:

Got the first part of my redundancy money a few weeks ago, and just ordered the case. It's a black Silverstone TJ07 from http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk and I'm getting them to powdercoat all the silver parts a deep red colour, which I imagine will take two weeks or so before they can get it back to me.

Man that's going to be sick. Looking forward to build photos!

[TechnicolorYawn]

Decided to swap the watercooled 9600 for a passive 9500. The extra expense of the waterblock was just a bit silly for what it would be doing.

Edited by TechnicolorYawn, 22 January 2009 - 06:24 PM.

[flyhalf]

Nice.

I am looking at a nice i7-965/GTX285/DDR3-1600 setup with a Velociraptor also.

Recently moved up to a Samsung 22" WS - Glorious!

[TechnicolorYawn]

From what I've seen and read, don't bother getting the 965. The 920s are a quarter of the price and from what people have been posting online clock up pretty much to the same level, even without the unlocked multiplier. Unless you're on a TEC or some kind of fantastic phase-change setup you'll probably not notice the difference. Spend the money changing the 285 for a 295 or 4870X2, and an even bigger monitor (30"! )

Edited by TechnicolorYawn, 23 January 2009 - 05:39 AM.

[TechnicolorYawn]

Just ordered everything - should all arrive Monday

[-Dexter]

TechnicolorYawn, on Jan 23 2009, 08:25 AM, said:

Just ordered everything - should all arrive Monday

Congrats! Can't wait to see how this thing overclocks and benchmarks. A 4GHz i7 sounds sexier than Pamela Anderson in an extra-small bikini (well, almost ).