Build moi a PC!

deconduo

Yeah I agree, skip the bottom fan completely if the filter isn't much good and have the top one blowing out. You don't really want dust getting into your case :P

Tar.Aldarion

so should I have two at the top blowing out?! where does the spare one go?!



two top exhausts sounds noisy, which is why I was gonna go bottom, but I dun want d'dust

no idea about it's quality!

deconduo

I've no idea how loud they would be, but if they are good quality fans it should be fine. If its too loud you can turn them down with your fan controller

Tar.Aldarion

oh yes that thing, must start poking around today and do better than putting in a psu and hdd !

guess the fans will take some testing!

maybe the front op one blowing down and the back top one blowing out

Tar.Aldarion

note to self, dont stick thumb in cooler thermal paste

deconduo

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

note to self, dont stick thumb in cooler thermal paste

>.<

merc.ie

As mentioned before, a higher exhaust flow rate will lead to air and dust being sucked into the case through the various gaps, while a higher intake rate will push air out of these gaps that along with proper intake filtering gives less dust.

Tar.Aldarion

deconduo wrote: »

>.<

it's motly intact, can see a tiny bit of metal but it will spread when heated!

merc.ie wrote: »

As mentioned before, a higher exhaust flow rate will lead to air and dust being sucked into the case through the various gaps, while a higher intake rate will push air out of these gaps that along with proper intake filtering gives less dust.

so where do the fans go :pac:


one of the arctic seven pins that connects to the mobo is a a bit ****ed, wy do they have them already connected in the bag pushing pins apart, that is retarded

Tar.Aldarion

i put on the cooler in such a way that the fan was stuck onto the ram, i moved the ram to slots 2 + 4 and now the fan plastic touches the top of the ram in slot 2 but the blades wont hit it, is that ok?

Tar.Aldarion

here is a pic, you can see teh black plastic brushes off the top of the ram lightly, is this ok?

deconduo

Oh, I'd put it facing the other way if possible. The RAM modules can get hot and you don't want melted plastic :P

Tar.Aldarion

hmm would it not blow warm air towards the front of the case then? this is set up to blow it to the back.


i assume paste etc will be ok if I turn it around?

deconduo

You should be able to mount it 'sideways' so that it sucks air upwards towards the top exhaust fan.

Tar.Aldarion

fml i have to move the whole thing

deconduo

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

fml i have to move the whole thing

How much of it is touching off the RAM modules :P

If its only a small spot you might be fine in leaving it as it is.

Tar.Aldarion

was a little bit touching it at the top, 2 contact areas, not much at all, I've begun moving it now thanks, heh.

deconduo

Thats the most annoying thing about the Sandy Bridge boards, the RAM modules are too ****ing close to the heatsinks, makes it really awkward.

Tar.Aldarion

Yep that was really annoying, I have it all removed and done again now with the air blowing up to the exhaust. An hour to read about it and do it the first time, 2 minutes the second time because i got pissed off :P

Tar.Aldarion

even sideways I have to have the ram in 2 + 4 to make the cooler not touch it, that is way too close.


ram cpu and cooler done. now for some wiring!

Tar.Aldarion

ok so now my case has 2 front 120 mm intakes, at the back it has an exhaust and at the top rear it has an exhaust, both 140mm.

If I put the last 140mm I have as another top middle exhaust, will there be enough intake happening?
the soundproof door in front of the 2 120mm fans will be closed.

Tar.Aldarion

do you use both 6gb sata wires that come with a mobo?

and I have a hd audio and an ac97 coming from the front of the case, do both of these go in?


also at a loss for some thing that came with the mobo, 9 male pin to 20 female connector

deconduo

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

do you use both 6gb sata wires that come with a mobo?

and I have a hd audio and an ac97 coming from the front of the case, do both of these go in?


also at a loss for some thing that came with the mobo, 9 male pin to 20 female connector

You'll need the SATA cables for you dvd drive and hard drive.

Just plug the HD audio in. The AC97 is there for motherboards that don't have HD audio.

Tar.Aldarion

thanks i had one in the hdd and was wondering where the other went, I don't use a dvd drive so got lost!


thanks for the audio, hooked it up. Nearly finished now. Hopefully.

Tar.Aldarion

on an msi mobo are white wires gnd and red power? im trying to connect the power switch and i connected white to gnd and red to 'SLED'
or do i connect eh power switch to the same one as the leds cos on that one it says pwr sw - and pwr sw + so that would make sense, but thats not how its done in the pix that come with it.


i really dont know what to connect some places on the mono: jcom1, jspi1, jtpm1


i think the power switch and led connect to jfp1 and jfp2 but not sure heh.



there is also a third supplied that says vcc usb0-, usb0+ gnd on one side and usboc, gnd, usb1+, usb1- and vcc on the other side, do you use that?

no idea what would go into it if i stuck it in the mobo, i stuck teh front port usbs straight into the mobo, should they go into this first and that goes into the mobo?

Burgo

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

on an msi mobo are white wires gnd and red power? im trying to connect the power switch and i connected white to gnd and red to 'SLED'


i really dont know what to connect some places on the mono: jcom1, jspi1, jtpm1


i think the power switch and led connect to jfp1 and jfp2 but not sure heh

Power/reset and the leds connect to jfp1. jfp2 is for the case speaker.

Tar.Aldarion

thanks ill pout them in 1, i put audio in jaud1? it wouldnt fit anywhere esle

Burgo

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

thanks ill pout them in 1, i put audio in jaud1? it wouldnt fit anywhere esle

Yeah jaud1 is for the front panel audio.

Tar.Aldarion

thanks very much, so i dont need the other as i have no speakers?

Also you may not have seen my edit above:


there is also a third supplied connection that says vcc usb0-, usb0+ gnd on one side and usboc, gnd, usb1+, usb1- and vcc on the other side, do you use that?
i stuck the front port usbs straight into the mobo, should they go into the provided usb port thingy first and that goes into the mobo?

Burgo

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

thanks very much, so i dont need the other as i have no speakers?

Also you may not have seen my edit above:


there is also a third supplied connection that says vcc usb0-, usb0+ gnd on one side and usboc, gnd, usb1+, usb1- and vcc on the other side, do you use that?
i stuck the front port usbs straight into the mobo, should they go into the provided usb port thingy first and that goes into the mobo?

yeah I just put the front panel usb into jusb1, you can plug the front panel straight into the mobo, is the usb port thingy you refer to have two usb slots?

Tar.Aldarion

it doesnt have slots, it just has pins, i dont see the point of it and the manual is useless! here are pix of the components that i have no idea what to do with