Cooling and Other Ft03 Questions

[agmartin2]

Hey guys!

Looking to order one of the 3XS systems in an FT03 case tomorrow, but looking for some advice for some over-the-phone tweaks. I'll be going with the i7 2600k overclocked at 4.7ghz, but a little worried at how cool, considering it's such a jam-packed case, the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced cooler will keep it? I've seen a post online where someone has fit a D14 in the case, would Scan be able to do that too? Also, is it worth swapping out the default case fans for something a little better like Gentle Typhoons?

It's been years since I have bought a new PC, so just trying to wrap my head around a few things

If anyone else has bought a system using this chasis, do you have any other tips to impart? I'm also thinking about switching the mobo out for a Maximus IV Gene-Z and add in a Xi-Fi Titanium sound card for some 7.1 loving?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Andy

[Lee H]

Please check your email when you've got time as I've just replied to your OLQ which you've submitted with the answers to all these questions and a little bit more

Best Regards,

[agmartin2]

Thanks man, all the help is much appreciated!

Just sent you (hopefully the last) message back

One last question I forgot to attach to the e-mail though, is what is the standard build/shipping time for a 3XS system. Trying to figure out which address to have the system sent to

[Lee H]

The average timescales at the moment are around 14 working days.

Best Regards,

[floz]

I'm looking at a similar build myself and was just about to start a new thread. Hope you don't mind me jumping in...Would it be possible to post scans replies? I'd be especially keen to understand the MOBO and cooling bits, I'm keen on a cool system!

I was thinking:
Case: Silverstone Fortress FT03B
Motherboard - Z68: Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 Intel Z68 1155
CPU - Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz QuadCore 6Mb Cache
CPU Coolers: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced BK014 CPU Cooler
Overclocking - to 4.7Ghz
Memory - DDR3: 4Gb (2x2Gb) Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics: 1280Mb EVGA GTX 570 HD Super 797MHz GPU 480 Cores 3900MHz GDDR5
Power Supply Unit: 650W Corsair Enthusiast Series TX
System Drives: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 SATA 3Gb s 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Optical Drive 1 - DVD Blu Ray: Samsung SN-T083C BEBE SLOT Loader DVD Drive
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit - OEM

I was hoping to squeeze an SSD in there, but can't get it in on budget, unless any one can suggest a tweak to fit it in, without too much compromise?

Keen to repeat super experience we had with: http://forums.hexus.net/scan-3xs-sys...ml#post1716216