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They're facing upwards and vent the air out of the top grill on my case. How did your build go?

For those who are interested in building something similar, here's the final spec list I ended up going with: 1x Lian Li PC-V2130 case (holds 15x 3.5" + 4x SSDs) - PC-V2130B 1x Supermicro X10DRi-T motherboard (DP and 2x Intel10GbE) - MBD-X10DRi-T 1x Antec HCP1300 Platinum PSU (Platinum rated...

Register your complaints here folks... This is no longer an A+ business! http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business-reviews/computers-supplies-and-parts/frozencpu-com-inc-in-east-rochester-ny-30001156/

Thanks folks. I run quite a few VMs, both for work and personal projects, host a web development environment and web servers that my bro uses, run a pfSense firewall, home server, etc. Also nice that it could function as a work DR site in a pinch. Spin up the VMs, re-point DNS and you're done...

Hi all. I'm building a new home server to replace my two ageing, and noisy, Dell T3400 workstations and it would be great to hear your thoughts. My goal is producing a reasonably priced, good performing, VMware host server that is as silent as possible. Specs: 1x Lian Li PC-V2130 case (holds...

The problem is the competition is worse! ASUS are the best of a bad bunch IMO. On the other hand, I received a MAXIMUS V GENE board today. I just finished pulling the P8P67-M PRO and reinstalled everything, inlcuding the 2600K. Now this is a different story entirely. What a well built solid...

I had the same issue with my P8P67-M PRO. These boards really are junk. I've had mine for a year now and each BIOS has been buggier than the previous. ASUS have not improved their BIOS team in over a decade. I remember BIOS issues plaguing my P2B board and said I would never buy ASUS again. I...

Here's a 27 pager at Hi Tech Legion: http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/motherboards/18320-asus-maximus-v-gene-motherboard-review And another 18 pager here at Vortez: http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asus_maximus_v_gene_review,1.html This looks like a great replacement for my buggy...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231404&cm_re=gskill_eco-_-20-231-404-_-Product It has come down in price a LOT since I bought a month ago. I paid $174.99 x2. Now it is $124.99 but currently out of stock.

I wouldn't recommend RAID 5'ing 2TB drives, go RAID 10, or JBOD. This is widely accepted. quote from: http://serverfault.com/questions/192995/raid-5-with-big-sata-disks-do-or-dont "You had me a R5 - don't. The reason is that in the event of a disk failure you have zero protection until you've...

So, been meaning to post these... Palit GTX 580 3GB versions in SLI - Definitely a NO GO in this case. Far too hot, and far too noisy. EVGA GTX 590 is a perfect match for this case. Runs very cool and quiet.

Wow, didn't know that. That's pretty cool. Will be interesting to see what the Z68 brings. Hopefully it will address the 24p bug. http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2138809

Most probably the Noctua NH-U9B. Whilst I hadn't bought an ASUS board in almost 10 years, I can say that the P8P67-M Pro really is superb. Their BIOS support is far better than Intel's when it comes to mobos too. The Intel Bad Axe boards were never right, despite 18 BIOS releases. Intel boards...

Windows Media Center or Plex which now has a Windows version. As someone said, depends on whether you are using Tuners, for which I recommend Ceton. http://www.plexapp.com/ http://www.cetoncorp.com/products.php http://hd.engadget.com/2010/03/30/ceton-infinitv-4-cablecard-tuner-review/

N1GHTRA1N, a bit off-topic, but nice projector man! I'm still rockin' a Mitsu HD1000U but have been tempted by the 8700UB. A great piece of kit. I run a Mac Mini with Plex off of mine, what software are you using on your new build? "When I upgrade my current video cards in my main rig I'll be...

Ah, that's cool. Nothing worse than getting a new board back and then finding out it was the RAM or something. I'm still waiting for my vid card replacement, this Geforce 6600GT definitely does not purr... :mad:

Congrats man! Looking forward to seeing some pics. Glad it did turn out that your board was defective and nothing else. New replacement board solved all your troubles?

Where's the Lian Li? :confused:

Skott, let us know how you get on with the 6950s in CF. I'm curious as to whether the case really can handle SLI at reasonable temps.

Yeah, I know, this is my 1st build in 5 years! I tend to go all out and then enjoy it for years to come. So, I mentioned those two GTX 580s in SLI were noisy... not as noisy as my temporary card that I found lying around. Geforce 6600 GT. Man, this thing sounds like a hairdryer! :D

Yeah, I had no cages, 1 SSD and all Noctua fans, mine are the pics posted recently ;) Just ordered an EVGA 590 from here: http://www.provantage.com/evga-03g-p3-1598-ar~7EVGA0L7.htm Will let you all know how it goes. SLI GTX580 is most definitely a NO.

OK, was foolish to think I could SLI two GTX 580s on this board/case. I just don't think that these non ref cards can work in SLI when spaced so closely together in such a small case. Not only did the top card run too hot at idle, when gaming it would overheat and throttle. Swapped the two...

Just threw in another 580 and idle noise has gone through the roof! Damn! It went from near silent to unbearable. One GPU idles at 60C with fans at 2040rpm (the loud one) and the other idles at 47C with fans at 1080rpm (quiet). Cannot get top card to cool down enough due to proximity of card...

Yep, that'll be fine!

w00t! One thing I haven't yet mentioned, but that is clear in the pics, RAM with tall heat sinks will definitely be a problem with the Noctua. Even fastening the fans to the CPU heatsink with some other type of clip still wouldn't be enough as I think a stick of RAM with a tall heat sink in...

This pic shows a bit more clearly what I was trying to explain above ;)

Yes, I did consider that orientation mid through the build but it makes no sense at all when you see where it would end up pointing. The rear exhaust fan is actually a bit higher and to the left of the case and with the HSF rotated 90 degrees it would just blow air into the side of the case...

These P8P67 boards have serious USB problems... Asus need to get their shit together. I have a P8P67-M PRO which runs perfectly except for the occasional USB related BSOD. There are posts all over the net about USB issues with these Asus Sandy Bridge boards.

Me too!

Thanks for the info Skott. With regards to your HD sitch, how about you go with a 2.5 inch drive and mount to the base of the case, that way you don't need any drive cages and can go with a full size DVD. Check pics above for example. Slim drive doesn't look so good IMO, it breaks up the smooth...

Has anyone SLI'ed GTX 580s in this case? If so, how did it work out for you heat and noise wise? Concerned about idle noise. Under load is not a problem as I use headphones, both SLI or GTX 590 will always be noisy when gaming.

LOL. I took everyone's advice on this thread and could not be happier. System runs sweet! :D Thanks all.

Unfortunately that's what I paid for them on NE :( Pricey, but performance and quality is excellent. Am very happy with the system, and pleasantly surprised at how nice the ASUS board is. Overclocking to 4.6GHz was quick and easy, and above all stable. With regards to the fan clips touching the...

Here are my specs: LIAN LI PC-V354B Black Aluminum MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case $149.99 ASUS P8P67-M PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $149.99 Palit GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $599.99...

Finished my build. See here for pics: http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1036982696&postcount=658

Finished my build :D Have an i2600K running at 4.6GHz without breaking a sweat. Very nice mobo. CPU temps are 33 idle, 68 under load. GTX 580 runs at 43 idle, not tested load. As long as no load is placed on GTX 580, PC is quiet. As soon as...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600093976%20600008069&IsNodeId=1&name=Intel%20P43%2fP45%2fP55%2fP67 w00000000t! Finally!

Nothing yet... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QF0VEK/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600093976%20600008069&IsNodeId=1&name=Intel%20P43%2fP45%2fP55%2fP67

Same here! Neeeeed a mobo... Can't bring myself to pay the premium and buy from here though: http://www.buy.com/prod/p8p67-m-pro-intel-p67-digi-vrm-cpntepu-tpu-uefi-bios-q-design-3-0/q/loc/101/220215607.html

LOL, been hittin' browser refresh on that page for days now :D