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10/17/12 at 12:17pm

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I knew this way would be coming. Im finally upgrading my first build, Not a huge upgrade mind you, But its my first one here

Currently:
CPU-AMD FX-4100, Stock speed
Cooler-Stock
GPU-Sapphire Raedon 6670, 1GB DDR3
RAM- 4GB Generic
PSU- Antec TP550W Semi modular
Mobo- Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P
HDD- 1x Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB SSD 1x WD Black 1TB 1x WD Blue 600GB 1x Seagate 7200RPM 500GB
Fans- 3 Stock(Amazing) NZXT fans, 2x $20 Coolermasters(Get the name later)
Case- NZXT Switch 810

Upgrade:
CPU-AMD FX-4100, Stock speed(Will overclock)
Cooler- Noctua NH-D14
GPU-Sapphire Raedon 6670, 1GB DDR3
RAM- 8GB, 2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X(Red)
PSU- Antec TP550W Semi modular
Mobo- ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z
HDD- 1x Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB SSD 1x WD Black 1TB 1x WD Blue 600GB 1x Seagate 7200RPM 500GB
Fans- 3 Stock(Amazing) NZXT fans, 2x $20 Coolermasters(Get the name later)
Case- NZXT Switch 810

In summary, Im just upgrading the RAM, Motherboard and cooler.
Im currently waiting for mwave to get stock of the motherboard in, and then I can get started.

Till then

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Edited by trust-no-1 - 1/23/13 at 12:55am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/17/12 at 12:20pm

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Looks good!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	GA-P67A-UD7-B3	XFX Radeon HD 6870	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1600mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4	Seagate Barracuda	Corsair H60	Windows 8 Professional
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer A231H 23"	Acer M230A 23" LCD 1080p	Razer Lycosa	CORSAIR HX 850W
Case	Mouse	Audio
AZZA Hurrican 2000 CSAZ-2000	Razer Lachesis	Hercules XPS 5.1 70 Slim
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5 2500k	Gigabyte P67X-UD3-B3	MSI 6450	Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda	Samsung Blu-Ray	Windows Home Server 2011	Logitech Wireless Combo MK260
Power	Case	Other
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W	NZXT Source 210	ARCTIC F12 120mm (x5)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	GA-P67A-UD7-B3	XFX Radeon HD 6870	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1600mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4	Seagate Barracuda	Corsair H60	Windows 8 Professional
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer A231H 23"	Acer M230A 23" LCD 1080p	Razer Lycosa	CORSAIR HX 850W
Case	Mouse	Audio
AZZA Hurrican 2000 CSAZ-2000	Razer Lachesis	Hercules XPS 5.1 70 Slim
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5 2500k	Gigabyte P67X-UD3-B3	MSI 6450	Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda	Samsung Blu-Ray	Windows Home Server 2011	Logitech Wireless Combo MK260
Power	Case	Other
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W	NZXT Source 210	ARCTIC F12 120mm (x5)
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10/17/12 at 12:26pm

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Hopefully it will be

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/18/12 at 11:55am

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Ive got a snag I need help with, My cooling setup. Its 100% air at the moment. The below pic has the fan slots numbered to make it easier to explain.

What I currently have is:
1: Exhaust
2: Exhaust
3: Exhaust
4: Empty
5: Intake
6: Empty
7: Pushing towards GPU
8: Pushing towards GPU
9: Empty
10: Empty
"C": NH-D14 in a push/pull with the air being pushed out towards "1" for quick exhaust.

When I upgrade, I want to revise this if possible, I have 2 more fans laying around. Im thinking of moving "8" as intake at "6" because that is a slower fan, and putting a faster one at "8", but that still leaves me with one spare fan which I might use as an intake at "10" or exhaust at "4".

Any advice is appreciated.
Im also expecting the motherboard to arrive today

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/18/12 at 3:47pm

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why not put that last spare fan at 9?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	GA-P67A-UD7-B3	XFX Radeon HD 6870	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1600mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4	Seagate Barracuda	Corsair H60	Windows 8 Professional
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer A231H 23"	Acer M230A 23" LCD 1080p	Razer Lycosa	CORSAIR HX 850W
Case	Mouse	Audio
AZZA Hurrican 2000 CSAZ-2000	Razer Lachesis	Hercules XPS 5.1 70 Slim
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5 2500k	Gigabyte P67X-UD3-B3	MSI 6450	Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda	Samsung Blu-Ray	Windows Home Server 2011	Logitech Wireless Combo MK260
Power	Case	Other
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W	NZXT Source 210	ARCTIC F12 120mm (x5)
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	GA-P67A-UD7-B3	XFX Radeon HD 6870	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1600mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4	Seagate Barracuda	Corsair H60	Windows 8 Professional
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer A231H 23"	Acer M230A 23" LCD 1080p	Razer Lycosa	CORSAIR HX 850W
Case	Mouse	Audio
AZZA Hurrican 2000 CSAZ-2000	Razer Lachesis	Hercules XPS 5.1 70 Slim
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5 2500k	Gigabyte P67X-UD3-B3	MSI 6450	Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda	Samsung Blu-Ray	Windows Home Server 2011	Logitech Wireless Combo MK260
Power	Case	Other
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W	NZXT Source 210	ARCTIC F12 120mm (x5)
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10/18/12 at 4:03pm

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Doing what? As an intake what use would that air serve?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/18/12 at 4:12pm

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Get it up off the floor a bit and work on fitting some bottom intake fans,nice cool air down there.It certainly is worth doing some modding to get some small wheels/casters inder the case.I do not see anything blowing from front to back across the RAM,CPU cpu power regulation area.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-930@4.05GHz	ASUS P6X58D-Preminum	XFX GeForce 275 896mb	6GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 150gb Raptor	LightScan	Win 7 64-bit	Acer 22"
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
G15	Corsair HX620W	Antec 1200	several various
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i7-930@4.05GHz	ASUS P6X58D-Preminum	XFX GeForce 275 896mb	6GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 150gb Raptor	LightScan	Win 7 64-bit	Acer 22"
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
G15	Corsair HX620W	Antec 1200	several various
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10/19/12 at 8:07am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PCCstudent

Some wheels are definatly one the plan for me, maybe in about a months time. I saw a build log with the switch and the poster fitted wheels there, so ill take a look at that. The the inside fans, 7 and 8 blow across most of the motherboard.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/19/12 at 8:17am

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Got the motherboard this morning, just finished pulling the old rig apart and now im on a tea break

Pics below (I know their crap, dont link me to the picture guide thread, the lighting in my house is sh&^*y and im not good with a camera)

Compulsory box picture.

OCD

The old guy.

Horrible cable managment.

FX-4100

FX-4100 on the NH-D14

Tea break ^_^

Ok, Now I must stop procrastinating and start building.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-4100	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Sapphire Raedon HD 6670	G.Skil Ripjaws-X
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
WD Black	WD Blue	Seagate 7200RPM	Kingston HyperX 3k
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell 2408WFP 24"
Monitor	Power	Case
Soniq 32"	Antec TruePower 550W	NZXT Switch 810
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10/19/12 at 11:12am

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Trust,one of your pictures is of your old Gigabyte board,without heatsinks on the cpu power feed.Is your new board heatsinked up in this area? .I looked at a GENE III ROG that I have and was only midly impressed

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-930@4.05GHz	ASUS P6X58D-Preminum	XFX GeForce 275 896mb	6GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 150gb Raptor	LightScan	Win 7 64-bit	Acer 22"
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
G15	Corsair HX620W	Antec 1200	several various
Mouse Pad
none
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-930@4.05GHz	ASUS P6X58D-Preminum	XFX GeForce 275 896mb	6GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD 150gb Raptor	LightScan	Win 7 64-bit	Acer 22"
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
G15	Corsair HX620W	Antec 1200	several various
Mouse Pad
none
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