Silverstone TJ08-E Owners Club. - Page 308

Some updated pictures of my build.

I have followed this thread for a long time and finally made my TJ08-E:


I gave up on making a nice cabling. Cables was either to short or to stiff for proper routing and sata power connectors is upside down orientation. With new cables it could be made much nicer.

Some of my experiences with overclocking, cooling and noise levels in TJ08-E:

Asus auto tuning set CPU to 4,8Ghz, but that was not Prime95 stable.
I then resat bios, set XMP profile and 45 x multiplier and it is prime95 blend test stable.
I can probaly get it stable at higher frequency, but I have not had time to experiment yet and im quite pleased with 4,5GHz.

I have replaced Antec Kühler fan with a Scythe Slip Stream 120mm PWM fan. (200-1300 rpm)
Antec pump is then connected directly on 12V and the Scythe PWM to the motherboard CPU_FAN header.
The 180mm intake fan is connected to motherboard CHA_FAN header.

I use Asus Fan Expert 2 to control the Scythe and 180mm intake fans and EVGA Precision X to control GPU fan.
I also use the various power save functions.

Temps (celsius) and fan speeds:

Idle:
CPU: 32 degrees, Scythe Fan runs 318 rpm
Motherboard: 30 degrees, Intake Fan runs 272 rpm (minimum fan speed)
GPU: 39 degrees, fan runs 1020 rpm (minimum fan speed)

I can barely hear any sounds at all from the pc at idle and it is more silent than my slow office laptop at work. 2D applications, office programs, internet surfing, etc, mostly runs at idle temps/speeds.

Load:
Prime 95 (100% CPU load, at 4,5GHz, on all 4 cores):
CPU: 58-67 degrees, Scythe Fan runs 900-1425 rpm (depends on the specific Prime95 test)
Motherboard: 25 degrees, Intake Fan runs 1100-1225 rpm
GPU: 34 degrees, fan runs 1020 rpm (minimum fan speed)
I think this is a bit noisy. Intake fan is clearly the loudest, so you get the idea if you have a TJ08-E and have had it at max speed.
Note. GPU and MB temps drops here, because intake fan runs faster. This is because Fan Expert 2 controls intake fan speed based on CPU temp. I want to find a good 180mm PWM fan with a wide rpm span and see if i can get better fan control with that.

3D gaming/GPU benchmark tests:
CPU and motherboard temps and corresponding fan speeds is significant below Prime95 test.
What makes the noise here is the GPU: 68 degrees, GPU Fan 3720 rpm! (max fan speed)
This is simply to loud. It is measured with Heaven DX11 and 3D games at max settings.
When i lower graphic settings a bit to f.ex 4 x multisampling & 8 x AA, i get below Prime95 noise levels and when gaming i hardly notice it, even though i can heard it.

Overall im happy with my build. TJ08-E is a very nice case.

Just put in a HEFTY order at FrozenCPU. I'm pretty lazy as far as modding goes, so they will install a side panel window as well as drill a fillport for me.

I'm going for a red/black/copper themed build. I probably wont upload a build log (at least not a full one) but I'll throw down lots of pics once I get around to tearing down my current rig and rebuilding in about two weeks

Key System Specs:
i7-975 Extreme Edition - owned
Asus Rampage III Gene - shipped
XFX 6990 - owned
12gb Crucial Tracer Ballistix (with the shiny LED's XD) - shipped
everything else in sig -owned

Key Build Parts: -all shipped
EK Coolstream 120 Xt
Magicool Extreme slim 180mm
Alphacool NexXxos ATXP 6990 waterblock
Swiftech Apogee Drive II waterblock/pump
Lots of Copper alphacool fittings
Phobya 180mm G-silent fan
Silverstone TJ08-e
Ice Dragon fluid (gonna give it a try)
& more!

Pics of shopping cart in spoiler: Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
For me, the cliffhangers in this build will be if this loop can dissipate around 700 watts of heat, and if my 6990 will actually fit with the radiator installed (I think it will, but with about 1-1.5mm to spare)
Edited by alcal - 11/12/12 at 4:56pm

Im jelly, I also want to watercool

Good luck with your build!

only if you prefer the aesthetics of it. there is very little if any performance gain to liquid till you reach extreme level of OCing, and you'd need alot of large rads to achieve that. remember, liquid only transport the heat, it's the rad that actually cools the system down. so unless you are going with a 180mm rad (or bigger) air cooling would actually be superior in the TJ08-E

I would have a 200mm and a 120mm radcooling my system. I can overclock my CPU to 5.2ghz, but watercooling it would decrease my temps compared to my H80

A 240mm Rad works for me

How are temps for GPUs that don't vent out the back? I want to be sure I'm not going to have issues with my Windforce 670.

perfect example of what i'm talking about your system is designed for extreme OCing. it is hands down superior to any air cooling solution you can find for the TJ08-E. the thermal efficiency is far better then most designs i've seen since you've moved the heat completely out of the case and the heat has little to no chance of recirculating back into the case. HOWEVER it also increased the overall size of your system by about 20 percent IMO it's very tastefully done, but some would argue for a larger case to begin with:D

Really neat. How did you get the SSD up there btw?

This is my next dream case.