ermmm, i hardly rate this cooler bro since I ve never used other heatsinks with my Q6600, so I dunno how to compare, but this heatsink rocks...where I only look up for the model..ehu2ehu

a little change in hardware, and no more watercooling for now
Btw, do trust me...cable management 4 HDD aint easy to handle

Basically very good job ...

btw is the CCFL necessary ?? I just feel that it's kind of in the way ..

it block your sexy 3870 men ....

btw, off topic .. does CF 3870 really prove actual game boost and estimate by how much in rough percentage .. thanks .. has intention if the performance boost is promising.

well... difference in 3dmark boosted VERY minimal, most likely due to my processor bottleneck, the F3 is at its limit already, going for an upgrade this week so ill just leave it till then.

But, despite synthetic benchmark, real life results speaks for itself. COD4 full effect with maxed out AA playing with 1920x1200 reso does not even goes below 40fps. Even able to play Crysis in all high settings @ 1920x1200. And the best part is, performance isnt affected by high AA/AF setting on xfire, well.. a little, but very minimal comparing to a single card.

As for the UV CCFL, yea.. it gets in the way... but till the S1/HR-03GT (whichever arrives first), i luv the way the red stock HSF shines under UV looks pretty awesome.

Wait till my HIS IceQ3 Shines, but no mobo can't shine at all lolx.

w00t, CM690 ! makes me drool, again

nice and neat, can't wait to get one, and work my cable on that casing

Kill me please. The best cable management with CM690 and a lot of hardwares by far I've seen here.

remember.. thats with modularised cables

But still, he has done a very good job in hiding the remaining cables.

@AoiNatsume

ic thanks for the info ... coz I just don't feel like going got 3870X2 that's hot by nature and would take some times or probably no third party cooler for it due to its design of dual core on single PCB...

I was so depress after played The Witcher for while and realized as I progress the lagging is so obvious with 3870 compared to 2900XT that forced me to downgrade the graphic setting ..

which for me it's not acceptable given choosing ATI over NV is for its better image graphic rendering.

btw is the stock cooler UV reactive ??

well, apparently it is indeed reactive to UV as you see in the picture xD

as for performance wise, well... we'll just have to wait for the drivers update. In my experience since cat7.6, each release really do make noticeable performance boost and really does help in fixing bugs and issues unlike those from the green side. Do keep in mind im no fan boy though, been using both the green and reds (2600CF/88GTS).

Wow, very good. Compare to my casing, you are really great.

are u sure that going to last?
make sure your cable didn't touch anything that produce heat...

the most important part, don't give your cables too much tension.
it might not last, the cables might break internally. thats what happen to my some of my LAN cable.

this is my second attempt in making the cables more neater



my first attempt..



better invest in a modular psu in the future

This post has been edited by jinaun: Jan 24 2008, 11:25 PM

jinaun..
why dont u tuck all of ur psu cable in the back thru that hole next to the psu??
im sure it will make a lot of difference
remember to fully utilize the pre-cut holes that the cm 690 has

This post has been edited by ben_panced: Jan 24 2008, 11:35 PM

its kinda difficult to squeeze in that hole anymore.. and the wires are kinda very keras to bend

but i'll try to get a modular psu nex time and i'm sure the results would be better

im not worried about that, i never stuff all my cables, i always give them some room for breather if you noticed. Each and every cable can be pulled slightly(+-4/5cm) just in case of any sudden changes.

anyone can see my casing?if not..aaa u gonna die



actually my casing is under contruction..spray it internal flat black

This post has been edited by sukatra_aicaca: Jan 25 2008, 11:38 AM

i'm gonna die soon...i cant see u casing..hoho..hope to see your casing finished soon...did u put your casing progress in the worklog section?

hihi..no i didn't put it in worklog section...
no time la to take picture one by one...progress by progress..fuuhhh