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I think you'd save yourself a lot of time and money in the long run by just buying a bigger case.
Apart from the RAM,CPU and motherboard everything else has been lying around already. TBH,I have only spend a few hours mucking around with it which has been quite fun!Originally Posted by watercooled
I think you'd save yourself a lot of time and money in the long run by just buying a bigger case.
I would have to go with a Q11 or SG05 if I wanted to re-use my HD4830 or HD3870 and they are £80+ on Scan. The Q07 is over £40 and can only use single slot cards meaning I would have to buy a new one anyway. I would rather put the money spend on the case towards an HD5670 or an HD6670.
Anyway,I already have a G2 carry case and I don't want that to go to waste!!
http://global.shuttle.com/product_de...ec.jsp?PI=431#
Last edited by CAT-THE-FIFTH; 04-04-2011 at 04:57 PM.
The HD2000 IGP is much better than I expected. I can run L4D with a mixture of medium and high settings at 1280X800. At the same resolution I can run UT3 at mostly high settings too.
They are both titles partial to a good CPU though don't forget.
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
CAT-THE-FIFTH (07-04-2011)
Not that surprised the HD2000 IGP is the first really decent igp intel has made, it only took them to correctly integrate it into the cpu, thus providing maximum bandwidth and minimum latency, to manage it.
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Pob's new mod, Soviet Pob Propaganda style Laptop.
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CAT-THE-FIFTH (10-04-2011)
i'm looking to build a gaming itx machine soon using the gigabyte board and was just wondering if you'd found any issues or quirks with this motherboard
One issue to watch out for esp for a gaming build is cpu cooler, the H67 has the cpu socket very close to the pci-e x16 slot so heat can be a problem with a high end gpu and cpu.
not only are you limited by cpu cooler size and also the heat coming off the back of the graphics card pcb.
Overclocking will also be very limited as this is a H67 chipset
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Pob's new mod, Soviet Pob Propaganda style Laptop.
"Are you suggesting that I can't punch an entire dimension into submission?" - Flying squirrel - The Red Panda Adventures
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It has taken them long enough though!!Not that surprised the HD2000 IGP is the first really decent igp intel has made, it only took them to correctly integrate it into the cpu, thus providing maximum bandwidth and minimum latency, to manage it.It is a bit of a shame the first non-K processors have the lower end HD2000 IGP though. There is a i3 2105 coming out in the next few months though which has the HD3000.
As with the socket 1156 mini ITX motherboards a 95W TDP CPU is the maximum the H67 ITX motherboards support and you need to keep the VRM sections cool.
The Foxconn H67S I mentioned on the first page of this thread has a more centrally mounted socket.
The build still needs some work but here are a few pictures.
With the case on it does run hot if stressed with a game. I am thinking of mounting a top down fan at some point.
Last edited by CAT-THE-FIFTH; 05-08-2011 at 06:02 PM.
Nice, could you take a pic of the rear I/O ports? I have an old shuttle case and I'm in the process of cutting the back up so I can fit an ITX board in.
Main - Intel Core i5 2300 @ 3.5GHz, 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM, Asus P8P67 Pro, Coolermaster iGreen 600w, GTX 480, Antec One Case
Hah, I've been away the last few weeks and I skipped from page 1 to 5; you went from it looking like somebody had put a grenade in it and closed the lid to it having an ssd and a current gen graphics card and looking... good! Nice work Cat
CAT-THE-FIFTH (10-08-2011)
I will take some more pictures of the case.
CAT build is looking good. I see you've splurged on a SSD in the end.
CAT-THE-FIFTH (10-08-2011)
I got it for £59.99 which was not too bad a price at the time!!CAT build is looking good
kmac (10-08-2011)
The fan at the end of the case - is that a shuttle specific size fan and where does it draw air when the shiny front is on the case? Also how is that fan for noise?
I glued a hard a disk cooler with No More Nails onto the chassis. It draws air over the hard disk cage. I already had the cooler lying around and IIRC it was a free Scan gift.
The main issue is that the PSU gets too hot if I put the case on. I might need to mod the cover to mount an external fan near the PSU exhaust.
However,with the case off the system temperature is fine.
Here is the cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233002
kmac (23-08-2011)
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