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Jubbin Grewal Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Reusing some parts (case, storage, watercooling etcetera), but as a general -Mobo/cpu/hdd/ram/psu ~$1400AUD2 x 580 - $800AUD (2nd hand, less than a month old)Pretty good pricing mate.I'd personally prefer to go the 6990 route, probably get 4gb for the price of your 2 580's lol (not quite.. but you get the point I'm making!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yeah, but two 580's destroy a single 6990, I'm getting close to dual 6990 territory in some benchmarks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Still doing some research on that, any ideas? About the insulating thing with phase change cooling... check out this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 You da man!That's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for, I'll peruse it tomorrow. +rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbin Grewal Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Who makes good systems in melbourne? Builds with either pre-bought components, or you can buy from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Who makes good systems in melbourne? Builds with either pre-bought components, or you can buy from them? Jimbo hehehe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Nobody that I'm aware of, they all suck. Have a look at some youtube tutorials, it's honestly not that hard man. Feel free to ask me anytime in a thread or by pm/email/whatever, I'll do whatever I can to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbin Grewal Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Which suburb you in? PM if you don't want all the stalkers to know lol. I'm too scared shitless of ruining system by building them myself, why I never do it. No matter how capable I actually am at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) LOL @ stalkers.I'm in St. Andrews, northeast of the CBD, just at the foot of the Kinglake mountain.Howsabout you? Edited July 12, 2011 by Jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubbin Grewal Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Ah Glen Waverley, so east burb, just passed chaddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Cool, just contact me if you want a hand. BUILD NEWS: Blocks have been ordered, GPU's are going underwater. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 And you also get the crazy, freezing case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Yeah, probably make the order in a month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 30" monitors have arrived, HOLY HELL!!!!!!!!!First impressions: Heavy, hot, tiny text, STUNNING colours and I totally love 16:10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Monitors ... sounds good! How many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 I've got two for now with one running, I'm contemplating adding a third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 :D :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 literally cool!! (Or figuratively?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveb00bs Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 wow cool, i never had the chance to build a water cooled system yet. really tempted to covert my 2500k setup into a water cooled unit, so how much for all the water cooling stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 ^ You have a 2500k setup and it hasn't fried yet? Miracle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 wow cool, i never had the chance to build a water cooled system yet. really tempted to covert my 2500k setup into a water cooled unit, so how much for all the water cooling stuff?Well, in AUS the XSPC kits are ridiculously cheap (IMO), that's what I started with - It's a good beginning for your first custom(ish) loop. The only thing I think is mandatory to change is get some metal hose clamps, I just don't trust plastic for that.XSPC Rasa 750 RX360 Universal CPU Water Cooling Kit [XSPC-R750-RX360] - $199.00 : PC Case GearThat will cool a CPU + GPU easily. If you've got the space, make sure to get the RX rad, it's twice as thick.My CPU sits on ~ 65C at 5.2Ghz in eight threaded P95. That's with ICD, no lapping job (yet), over a 24 hour period with ambient temps as high as 24C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveb00bs Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 ^ You have a 2500k setup and it hasn't fried yet? Miracle hahah its my desktop i mainly use for work, its pretty modest, using a cheapo gpu for it atm, but planning on a 580 or something similar once i have the time and money. haven't really pushed it at all really. my laptop is my main machine i use for everything, so that my baby. Well, in AUS the XSPC kits are ridiculously cheap (IMO), that's what I started with - It's a good beginning for your first custom(ish) loop. The only thing I think is mandatory to change is get some metal hose clamps, I just don't trust plastic for that.XSPC Rasa 750 RX360 Universal CPU Water Cooling Kit [XSPC-R750-RX360] - $199.00 : PC Case Gear That will cool a CPU + GPU easily. If you've got the space, make sure to get the RX rad, it's twice as thick. My CPU sits on ~ 65C at 5.2Ghz in eight threaded P95. That's with ICD, no lapping job (yet), over a 24 hour period with ambient temps as high as 24C. wow thats sick, i will look into it once i get some money to burn, hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGame Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 *geek orgasm* sorry i looked at this much longer then any self respecting person should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Then the thread is fulfilling it's purpose Feel free to ask for me to do any benches/whatever, or if you or anyone else wants advice with building a desktop, I'm more than happy to oblige. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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