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by pilv
Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:30 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: HFX Classic build
Replies: 25
Views: 24089

Re: HFX Classic build

First of all I had to bend all the power cables that are attached to the Seasonic PSU in such a manner that they would be as flat as possible. Do it one wire at a time to bend them as much as possible. If you try to bend all the wires in the thick cable at once it won't bend that much. Take care tha...
by pilv
Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:33 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: HFX Classic build
Replies: 25
Views: 24089

Re: HFX Classic build

Systems with fans are Inaudible when there is some background noise and when the system is just idling. But come midnight and silence and you will hear even slow moving fans when the computer - 1 meter from your ears - starts to heat up. Anyway, I like the concept of passive cooling very much. That ...
by pilv
Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:20 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: HFX Classic build
Replies: 25
Views: 24089

Re: HFX Classic build

Had I installed the GPU heatpipes the other way around they would have blocked PCIe slots making any future upgrades impossible. Though I have none planned I like to keep my options open. I actually went shopping for a pipe bending tool but I couldn't find one small enough so I just bent the pipes b...
by pilv
Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:37 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: HFX Classic build
Replies: 25
Views: 24089

HFX Classic build

At a glance: HFX Classic Seasonic X-460 Asus p8z68-v pro Intel i7 2600S 16 gb 1333 MHz DDR3 CL9 Samsung 830 Series SSD + WD 2 TB Caviar Green SAPPHIRE Ultimate Radeon HD 6670 1 GB Bluray THE HARDWARE Case. I used HFX Classic as the case. I wanted to go fully passive and this was the way to do it. HF...