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8/16/11 at 6:16pm

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Here is a quick shot of the MB tray:

With the motherboard, CPU, cooler and RAM installed:

Had an issue with the RAM. I bought Corsair Vengeance sticks but forgot that I was using an air cooler

Fortunately, I had had some more RAM lying around that I could use (2 x 4GB):

I'm not wild about the location of the SATA ports, but it will work for this build (not a great shot, I know):

With the video and sound cards installed:

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
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Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
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Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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8/16/11 at 6:20pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jach11

i built a rig for my brother about a month ago. He loves it. I told him i can overclock the 2500K to 4.5Ghz but he doesn't want it

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Nice BUILD!

Do it without him knowing! XD

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Intel Core i5-2500K	Asus P8P67 Pro	Asus GeForce GTX 460	Palit GeForce 9500GT
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Kingston HyperX 2x2GB DDR3 1600	1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3	Samsung SH-S223C	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7	LG E2350T	Logitech K120	FSP Aurum Gold 600W
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RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Kingston HyperX 2x2GB DDR3 1600	1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3	Samsung SH-S223C	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7	LG E2350T	Logitech K120	FSP Aurum Gold 600W
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8/16/11 at 6:24pm

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Time to test it out. This is where I love the removable tray. It makes it SO easy to test everything BEFORE it goes into the case. I wanted this for years...

Hmm... No power switch on the mobo. No problem - I'll just "borrow" it from the case. Takes less than a minute to remove:

Here is where the M8 was born

Pretend you don't see the wild SATA cables

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
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Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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8/16/11 at 6:29pm

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just a note.. if you need to turn on the mobo and dont have a button just connect the 2 power pin connectors to short them

. Its just like using the power button. Just use a screw driver. NICE BUILD! ICANHAZADOPTMENOW?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 2500K @ 4.5Ghz	Gigabyte Z77X UP4-TH	EVGA GTX 580 3GB w/ EK FC580 WaterBlock	Samsung "Godly Overclocking" Ram 16GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
2x 128GB Crucial M4 In Raid 0	EK Supremacy Acetal	EK-DDC X-Res 140	XSPC RX 240 With Push UK3000's
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
XSPC EX 280	Enzotech 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD Compressions	Tygon E-1000 Tubing	Windows 7 Premium Home 64 bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VS238H-P Black 23"	CM Storm QuickFire Rapid With Cherry MX Browns	Corsair HX750	Fractal Arc Midi
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Orochi	SteelSeries QcK Mini Mouse Pad	Onboard
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Core i5 2500K	Asus P8P67 Pro	EVGA GTX 470	Crucial Ballistix 8GB
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB	Stock Intel Cooler	Debian 6 "Squeeze" 64 Bit	SeaSonic M12II 520w
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Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
2x 128GB Crucial M4 In Raid 0	EK Supremacy Acetal	EK-DDC X-Res 140	XSPC RX 240 With Push UK3000's
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
XSPC EX 280	Enzotech 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD Compressions	Tygon E-1000 Tubing	Windows 7 Premium Home 64 bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VS238H-P Black 23"	CM Storm QuickFire Rapid With Cherry MX Browns	Corsair HX750	Fractal Arc Midi
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Razer Orochi	SteelSeries QcK Mini Mouse Pad	Onboard
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i5 2500K	Asus P8P67 Pro	EVGA GTX 470	Crucial Ballistix 8GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Power
Seagate Barracuda 1TB	Stock Intel Cooler	Debian 6 "Squeeze" 64 Bit	SeaSonic M12II 520w
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NZXT Tempest Evo
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8/16/11 at 6:30pm

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Is that a U3011, Jim?

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8/16/11 at 6:33pm

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A couple of shots of the final project:

I know, my paw prints are everywhere...

That wraps it up. Really basic build, but was fun to do anyway and was a chance to show a couple of features on the M8

Here's a preview of coming attractions

Thanks for watching

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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8/16/11 at 6:34pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by H4rd5tyl3

Is that a U3011, Jim?

Yes it is. I love it!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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8/16/11 at 6:36pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jach11

just a note.. if you need to turn on the mobo and dont have a button just connect the 2 power pin connectors to short them

. Its just like using the power button. Just use a screw driver. NICE BUILD! ICANHAZADOPTMENOW?

Good tip - thanks. I like having the HDD activity light available so I have a better idea of what's going on. A holdover, I guess from my programming days.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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8/16/11 at 6:46pm

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Jim,
Nice to see that you are eating your own dog food.

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8/16/11 at 6:47pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by theseekeroffun

Jim,
Nice to see that you are eating your own dog food.

Best way to train programmers and case builders - lol!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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AMD 1090T	Asus Crosshair IV	Quadro VCQ 4000	16 GB 1333 DDR3 - Corsair
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
C300 128 GB x 2 (RAID 0) Boot WD 2TB x 4 (RAID 10)	LG Bluray Writer	Win 7 Ultimate - 64 bit	Dell U3011 - 30" IPS
Power	Case
Corsair AX750	CaseLabs MAGNUM-M8
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