Daily Driver.....almost ready
 

There isn't really a "right section" to put this in so general discussion it is. Build log with proper pics incoming probably.... well as soon as I get the final parts. I got one of the last pieces in for my build. I would like to thank Splave, Neuromancer, hokiealumnus and Bogmali for killer deals on my used parts.


What I have now:

• Lian Li PC-V1020B
• Gigabyte P67A-UD7-B3
• Intel Core i7 2600k
• Corsair Dominator 1866C9 (for now)
• Asus GTX580 Direct CU II
• Corsair AX850W
• 2 - Crucial C300 64GB
• 2 - Samsung F3 1TB

What I need:

• 2 - 2.5" to 3.5" converter (incoming thanks to Rich)
• Thermalright Archon or Venemous X (not sure yet)
• Some tie-downs for cable management
• Some 2133 C8 Gskills

The megahalems I have just isn't gonna cut it. It's too thick to use even a 25mm fan in push config with tall memory. In pull the stupid whine makes me want to poke my eyeballs out with a spoon! Anybody have input on which aircooler to get? All I'm going to say is that I'll never cheap out on a case again. The little things totally make a quality case worth the extra price. Silverstone or Lian Li from now on. :thumbsup:

I love the venomous :)

Looking forward to some pics
Considered an all in one water solution?
h70/new antec kuhler 920?
Although, gonna be honest, seems a bit overkill for a daily driver?
I mean, what do you use it for?
Surely money could be saved there and spent on benching ;)

Venomous in my daily driver ;)

I considered an H50/70 for about half a second. :laughing: This will be 90% gaymer/daily driver/email rig and 10% bench rig when I have the funds to buy some old HW to bench. Oh and of course I still gotta bench the snot out of this 580. I plan on keeping this as a game machine for a while.

Noted. VX was how I was kinda leaning anyway. :thumbsup:

Looks like its going to be a hell of a rig :)

H50 is a very good and quiet choice for the cpu cooling + is kinda watercooling solution for better temperatures.

I'm confused what's wrong with them? :p
Strap on some decent fans and they can beat pretty much anything else out there?
Although, by the amount of money you must have spent on this rig, why not go with a full water loop?

Should be pretty quick I think. I was going to put a lot of effort into making it look great but changed my mind. I'll do cable management for airflow, but this thing doesn't even have a window so screw it. I just want it to look neat and tidy.


Umm I haven't really studied the Corsair/Antec coolers, but from what I glanced at when they launched, good air is as good or better. Plus the look just doesn't go with my taste. The VX is cheaper and looks hella good imo.

Fair play about cost, I got my H70 for £45 including 2 fans, whereas the VX is 40 on it's own, and ofcourse wouldn't fit in my case :P
Make sure you get a decent fan, can make or break any air cooler.

I hear ya. The H70 is something like $109 here or something like that. You can get the VX with fan for like $65 or by itself for as low as $55 if you wait on a sale. I actually forgot to add a couple things on the shopping list but they will come later. I need to go ahead and get a 2-3TB drive for mass storage and I'll slowly upgrade fans. I'm about dead set on some Scythe GT's for the VX and rear 120mm. I'm still waiting on more good 140's to come out for the other three case fans. As of now I would like to get some NB's.

Wow thats crazy! Don't fault you at all for dismissing it then!
The scythes are meant to be pretty decent, what models you going for? If I were spending that much on a fan, I'd go for atleast the 3000rpm ;)
I know what you mean about 140mm fans, there just aren't really any decent ones :/
Can't go wrong with a couple of Samsung F4s for mass storage ;)

I'll probably go 1450rpm or 1850rpm honestly. I have a trusty S-Flex for the CPU cooler to tide me over until I make up my mind. :) I'm thinking F4 2TB actually ;) They are just so darn cheap vs the 5400rpm 3TB Hitachi.

Yeah, picked one up 2nd hand (you're probably sensing a theme with my computer purchases :P) for £40, very pleased with it so far.
Scythes are a safe bet for fanage :p

I've bought about half of my parts second hand albiet they are all practically new. Its saved a ton of money. Plus I offset the cost a great deal by selling stuff. The build isn't nearly as expensive as it looks. :)

It's the way forward, I don't buy anything new anymore.
I don't think I own anything I bought new, apart from a HDD, and DVD drive :p

How about some pics.......... :thumbsup:

They will come. That's for the Member Rigs section though. I just got the AX850 in yesterday and still got to order the VX today so I got to tear it down again. I'll take some pics and start a thread maybe next week?

Kool ........... :thumbsup:

Looks like it is shaping up .... Lian Li

Nice bro ..... once you have one there is no going back to Antec .............. :laughing:

Agreed totally! Its the little details and overall quality that makes Lian worth it. Its my first one and I will never buy anything from now on. Well Lian Li and silverstone.

Cases are soooooo overrated :P

Agreed but tell that to my 2 yr old that wants to touch all my stuff. :P I'll be keeping this one for a long time. Next purchase that resembles a case will be a Dimas Easy table. Just ordered the VX this morning. $50.99 after using the 15% off code at ewiz. ;)

still no pics:wtf2:


my kids like to get my stuff also but i have my rig on the desk or table.... and make sure nothings hanging cuz the lil one well pull on it :laughing:

Pics are coming soon. I started this thread for two reasons and neither of which were to show pics. First, the forum was dead the past couple days. Second, I figured I would go ahead and take my bashing for being a pansy and building a cased build. :P

:laughing:


I just built a cased build as well ...


Sandy puts out day and night and on thru morning .....

She does not get pissed if you forget to call the next day either.

The least you can do is put some cloths on her when you are not riding her hard

Nice! I loved my AX850 when I had it. Both of them actually, lol. Would trade this Silverstone in for another any time! The AX850 only ran the fan when needed which cut back on noise. Nice to see people getting back into case builds again.

What, no pics.....

just kidding :D

Lian Li's are pimp!