Breadbox - NSK3480 and P5E-VM HDMI

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Breadbox - NSK3480 and P5E-VM HDMI

Post by oncoming » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:07 pm

Wanted to make a quieter (not silent) computer. Replaced 5 year old junker Shuttle AGP.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22636134@N ... 929346911/

UPDATE
Sidewinder Computing's free replacement screws came and I have new temps but the CPU didn't go down by much. I'm still researching what the average internet temps are for comparison.

Happy so far with the result. Coming from hemorrhaging at 5-15fps to 60fps without trying in Quake Wars is a welcome change. It's not silent, I can hear the harddrive clearly during seeks (looking at AAM) and the back fan is somewhat noticeable. But the overall noise to me is just so low; I can just barely notice it when I'm listening to music.

Parts
  • Case: Antec NSK3480
    PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380 with Nexus fanswap
    Mobo: Asus P5E-VM HDMI
    Cpu: Intel E8400
    Cpu heatsink: Scythe Ninja Plus Rev. B
    RAM: 2x 2GB Patriot DDR800
    Video: ECS 8800gt
    Fans: 2x Noctua NF-S12 1200rpm in standard push-pull over CPU and back of case
    HD: Hitachi T7k500 500GB
    CD: Samsung Sh-S203b
Watts used, measuring with Killawatt
~120 idle old AGP box

Breadbox, E8400 at 1.1volts,stock CPU ratio/fsb:
  • 71 (rough estimate) idle with no 8800gt
    93 idle w/ 8800gt

    124 Prime95 stock
    114 Prime95 (CPU clocked at 6 x 333 )
Varying 8800gt clocks (core/mem) with ATItool burning:
  • 153 default clock 650 core / 950 memory
    115 200/350
    119 260/380
    159 700/1100 - ATItool reported 702/1106 as max overclocks
    178 700core/1100mem 8800gt - Prime95 and ATItool
Temperatures in Celsius, taken from Speedfan
CPU /case / HD
Idles
30/37/36
Load
41/39/~39-42
Load w/ reseated Ninja
37/38/ 39
Not the drastic down shift I was hoping for.
48 CPU 0/1 core under load, Speedfan 4.34 beta 40
Last edited by oncoming on Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:02 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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NoMoreNoise
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Post by NoMoreNoise » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:17 am

Please post yout temps after finishing build.
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Post by oncoming » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:59 am

Maybe I should have asked when considering pieces.:(
Does anyone with the same motherboard & case and a Thermalright U120 or U120e [with a 120mm fan on the front by the ram] have any blocked ram slots? I might still consider changing my main heatsink in case I need to goto 8GB of ram one day.
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Post by jmkhenka » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:36 am

bah, temperature madness :P

hope you are useing 64bitt OS, or you will hit that nasty 3.3-3.5GB ram limit (wich is limitation in 32bitt arcitecture).
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Post by oncoming » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:54 am

Dual booting between Fedora Linux 64 and xp64. No problems here.
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Post by rei » Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:01 am

I'd like to build this exact same model (with different HD and optical drive) and am planning its feasibility.
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Post by Licaon » Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:58 pm

> PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380 with Nexus fanswap
more details/pics please :)
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Post by yamahaSHO » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:01 pm

Is it me, or does that look like more than enough TIM?
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