Tech Jawa > 2009 > March

Listen carefully…

EDIT: Haha! Right as we spun the drive up, it died and failed!!!

Well, I finished the Core i7 build last week sometime, just been really busy to make a post about it, that’s all.

Anyhow, it’s been running great, CPU temps idle are maxing out at about 26 dgrees, GPU temps are a little hot, but thats what I get for getting a single-slot cooler on it.

All in all there is nothing I’d really do differently, rather than get a modular power supply. There are so many damn cables inside that case, and I know my airflow could be WAY better if I got modular… not that it matters with the 10 total fans I have inside the case.

Anyhow, photo time.

Rest of the photo set is located here.

Here’s me and Tim Fiore trying to mount the motherboard to the heatsink… yes, in that order. This heatsink is MASSIVE. I really couldn’t of done this build without his help, I was so far behind in the world of hardware it was absurd.

Oh yeah, one more thing…

8 CPUs IS AWESOME!

Well lets see here. Nearly everything is purchased. I got a little bit ahead of myself…

Admittedly, its like an addiction once you start buying computer parts.
I explain it like a hobby. Some people knit, some go fishing. Some go mountain biking.
I build a computer once every couple of years.

There are far more expensive hobbies out there.

There’s just some minor things left to purchase, like… oh. The i7… haha. No seriously though, I’m waiting for payday this Friday to pick that up, as well as the DVD burner. I have the 500GB drive in hand, it’s Tim’s. I’m just going to pay him for it at a later date.

I’ve taken some photos of the inside of the case, and it looks really slick at this point, even though it is still currently empty… haha.

The 1TB drive should be here on Wednesday, and the Motherboard and PSU should get here Thursday, and everything else should be here Friday… It’s actually a perfect scenario. The 1TB drive can get formatted, and everything can be copied over to it over night. Installing the motherboard and PSU and GFX card would work for Thursday evening, and Friday/Sat/Sun is the rest of the build.

Updates to follow. Also, probably getting a new domain name and logo/theme!?!