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System Name | My quiet Cosmos |
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Processor | AMD64X2 6000+ @3.0 Ghtz |
Motherboard | ASUS M2N32-SLI Delux |
Cooling | Custom Watercooling setup |
Memory | 4*1gb OCZ Platinum |
Video Card(s) | 2 * XFX 8800GTX |
Storage | 2*Western Digital 250GB sataII, Hitachi Deskstar 250Gb sataII, Maxtor 160GB ata |
Display(s) | V7 22inch TFT |
Case | CoolerMaster Cosmos RC1000 |
Audio Device(s) | Audigy 2 ZS platinum |
Power Supply | OCZ GameXStream 750 Power Supply + OCZ 520w modstream |
Software | XP pro SP3 |
First work log so please be gentle.
My PC is in my living room and basically it is still too noisy. Fan controller burnt out a couple of weeks ago which resulted in spending some money to replace the fan controller and whilst not strictly necessary I decided to get myself a new case. The Cooler Master Cosmos RC1000
also Got myself a 8800 GTX, HR-05 Plus and another 2GB OCZ RAM.
Gotta love the credit card.
I can't really justify spending too much more on hardware so will be sticking with what i've got
OCZ 700W GameXtreme PSU, ASUS M2N32SLi Deluxe MB, 4GB OCZ RAM, AMD64 X2 6000 with Zalman 9700 heatsink, XFX8800 GTX with ThermalRight HR-05 Cooler with 120mm noctua fan(55 degree under load-nice), Audigy 2 Platunim, TV card, 2x250Gb WesternDigital SATAII HDD, 250Gb Hitachi HDD SATA, 160Gb Maxtor SATA & 160Gb Maxtor IDE HDD
So, after spending 24 hours stripping and rebuilding the computer into the cosmos and a nice job on the cable management it was looking good and a fair bit quieter. But still too noisy.....SO.
This is where I am at the moment
prior to stripping the case I had to cut down the mounting plate on the graphic card so that it only used one expansion slot on the case.
My workshop facilities are rather limited so tried at first using an angle grinder.
The metal grinding disk shattered ! Talk about a lucky escape and adrenalin rush.
Second attempt, screwed the plate through the DVI mounting holes to some wood and used the jig saw.
Unfortunately when the card is fitted the dvi connector was touching the case metal of the expansion slot so ended up having to (fake) dremmel the case so the the dvi connector didn't touch the case
Next up i've swapped out the main cause of the noise, the PSU fan, replacing it with A Sharkoon Silent eagle 120mm
I don't know if this will be upto the job of cooling the PSU adequately. It's working at the moment and is much quieter than the OCZ fan but am not sure if it has enough throughput. Might have to swap it out for one of the coolermaster fans - which are surprisingly quiet. Your thoughts anyone?
So the basic plan is to basically quieten the case and to give it a minor facelift. I've masked and primed the plastic panels and next up i'll prime and paint the case and panels.
If you've got this far then I thank you.
I know I have enjoyed watching your worklogs and how you've modded your rigs so I thought I share my trials, tribulations and successes.
And once its built I'll head on over to the overclocking forum to find out how to tweak my ram and discover whats holding back my system (only getting 10552 in 3d06 or am I being unrealistic expecting more)
Wish me luck
My PC is in my living room and basically it is still too noisy. Fan controller burnt out a couple of weeks ago which resulted in spending some money to replace the fan controller and whilst not strictly necessary I decided to get myself a new case. The Cooler Master Cosmos RC1000
also Got myself a 8800 GTX, HR-05 Plus and another 2GB OCZ RAM.
Gotta love the credit card.
I can't really justify spending too much more on hardware so will be sticking with what i've got
OCZ 700W GameXtreme PSU, ASUS M2N32SLi Deluxe MB, 4GB OCZ RAM, AMD64 X2 6000 with Zalman 9700 heatsink, XFX8800 GTX with ThermalRight HR-05 Cooler with 120mm noctua fan(55 degree under load-nice), Audigy 2 Platunim, TV card, 2x250Gb WesternDigital SATAII HDD, 250Gb Hitachi HDD SATA, 160Gb Maxtor SATA & 160Gb Maxtor IDE HDD
So, after spending 24 hours stripping and rebuilding the computer into the cosmos and a nice job on the cable management it was looking good and a fair bit quieter. But still too noisy.....SO.
This is where I am at the moment
prior to stripping the case I had to cut down the mounting plate on the graphic card so that it only used one expansion slot on the case.
My workshop facilities are rather limited so tried at first using an angle grinder.
The metal grinding disk shattered ! Talk about a lucky escape and adrenalin rush.
Second attempt, screwed the plate through the DVI mounting holes to some wood and used the jig saw.
Unfortunately when the card is fitted the dvi connector was touching the case metal of the expansion slot so ended up having to (fake) dremmel the case so the the dvi connector didn't touch the case
Next up i've swapped out the main cause of the noise, the PSU fan, replacing it with A Sharkoon Silent eagle 120mm
I don't know if this will be upto the job of cooling the PSU adequately. It's working at the moment and is much quieter than the OCZ fan but am not sure if it has enough throughput. Might have to swap it out for one of the coolermaster fans - which are surprisingly quiet. Your thoughts anyone?
So the basic plan is to basically quieten the case and to give it a minor facelift. I've masked and primed the plastic panels and next up i'll prime and paint the case and panels.
If you've got this far then I thank you.
I know I have enjoyed watching your worklogs and how you've modded your rigs so I thought I share my trials, tribulations and successes.
And once its built I'll head on over to the overclocking forum to find out how to tweak my ram and discover whats holding back my system (only getting 10552 in 3d06 or am I being unrealistic expecting more)
Wish me luck