Well i aint posted here but the WelshD1K gaming rig

Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

Well here we go thisis my build for winter 08/09
can be followed here https://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=25680

build has been named hellfire down to the whole theme red/black

WelshD1K is my gamer tag for every game i play so if any one see's me say hi (cod4, Cs:s, WoW, crysis wars, BF2142 on and on)

well up untill september i was running:

intell q6600 @ 3.6 OC
asps p5k on air
4gb reaper x
nvida 8800gtx (Water cooled )
and a shitty 80gb Wd hdd

pic:
https://i25.tinypic.com/bf3uap.jpg
https://i28.tinypic.com/1zfr3py.jpg

So i decided bla bla bla i want a new case , got talking with a mate, and Hell fire started ,

as you can probs see from my old rig i like silence (water cooling was passivly cooled and sat @ 32 degrees) and teh massive cooler that kept my quad under 40 with fan set to minimum

so the idea went on and on. twin loop , everything water cooled and over clock the nuts out of everything.

sold the gtx , bought a 4870 single, sold that got a 4870x2 dirt cheap Very Happy

so the game was on

so now i had a 4870x2 i needed silly fsb to get full use of it so binned the q6600 (couldnt get it stable @ 3.9) and got myself a nice e6850 running 4ghz (8x500fsb) to help keep that juicy gpu going Wink

bought a lian li a70 and sent ot off ,

well pictures of some intereseting stuff

sexy asus p5k prem dressed up for water https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/tinytomlogan/Hell%20Fire/NC100080.jpg

custom front rad grill with my gamer tag in it
https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/tinytomlogan/Hell%20Fire/NC20021.jpg

my custom side pannel

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/tinytomlogan/Hell%20Fire/DSCF0030.jpg

ph and a taster of the custom wet spray sherry red candi to black faded with red flake in it Very Happy

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/tinytomlogan/Hell%20Fire/HFcandy0029.jpg

thats all for now folks
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Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Whip that 8800gtx out straight away, does it need to be water cooled or do you just like the noise levels?

divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

Very nicely made case, not really my style but a top job done building and cutting it has been done Thumbs Up

Treat yourself to a Wolfdale to replace the old conroe, much better overclocking potential, especially with the decent watercolling you have.

Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

was gonna buy a e8600 but pointless as my mobo doesnt like 500fsb+

plus the old e6850 is proper hardy and shouldnt fry like my last e8400 :O
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andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Are you paying somebody to do all that for you or are ya building it yourself?

Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

case is being done by a mate Wink

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andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

You fooking tart!

You want something nice and subtle like this:

https://www.druting.co.uk/alienware.jpg

Wink

GodzGift · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 May 2006 Karma :

andrew is that case any good?
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andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Yup, well i like it, unlike the older Alienware stuff that was meant to have a tool less case, this one actually is. Very neat, NEARLY as good as the old Apple G4 cases where the whole system would fold out flat when you lifted the clip at the top of the case.

Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Is it just alienware case or the whole thing, I thought they were massively overpriced and you could build a btter rig at half the price?

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

It's the whole thing but i didn't pay a penny for it. Was a gift from an overpaid family member who just went an brought a new i7 based one.

I've been telling him they're overpriced for ages, i laughed my arse off when i opened it up and saw the asus motherboard and all the other off the shelf parts. The only thing custom about it is the case.

Saying that, it came with a few nice touches like cardkeepers, although i know they aren't expensive, a very decent power supply and enough hard disk bays for NASA. Oh yeah and there's the neons. Very Happy

haha

Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

its alienware its not suttle its crap with crap ventilation. hence why my mates 8800 ultra friedin one 4 months ago + alianware = crap overpriced tat. haha and my case is suttle
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andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

what hardware would you change? there is no point changing anything other than the cpu to somethign like a e8600. but i wouldnt see the benifits.

the gpu is teh fastest single card on the market
Ram runs 1:1 on oc with my processor
motherboard is soo reliable and versatile
powersuply is a monsterous one
hardisks are as fast as they get with silence ( and im not puting no ssd in it with their pants write times)

and the spray job was cheaper than a new motherboard or a new cpu

+ ill be upgrading internals in 8 months to i7 so pointless spending big ££ on mimimal upgrade..

one Q

the alianware watercooling . do you actualy find it works well atall?

isnt it just a 120mm rad for everything? so tems of 60+ degrees?
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

I have a q6600, I had it running at 3.4 under water. It didn't like 3.6 cos for my RAM (I think) I have 8800gts (640mb) which I have a water cooler for but I can't be bothered to strip the whole thing apart, one day I will update the mobo and RAM and put the new cooling in. The other problem is I can't fit 2 rads in my case. When it was running at 3.4 my CPU was 16 deg idle and 26deg full load.
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GodzGift · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 May 2006 Karma :

I would cut my nipples off with scissors for an alienware case.

Awsome!

https://www.alienware.com/products/area-51-750i-desktop.aspx?SysCode=PC-A51-750I&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
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divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

They are owned By Dell anyway, so you can get the same rig without the bells and whistles at a fraction of the cost . . . . well nearly. Wink

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divuk83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Karma :

Its still red with flames on it though isn't it.

Dave

Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

yes

but i could have had it sprayed flip paint in lime green ..
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Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

paint was something like £270 for 4 pints i think :S well it was enought for a massive case + 2 other lian li's (other 2 where just red no fade)
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