Update: Note that I initially used the stock heatsink, but we quickly decided to upgrade it to the tried and true Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 which, as always, brought peace of mind that the CPU was in good hands.
Ignore the dazed looking fool in this pic...
Bottom cage out to accommodate the gargantuan proportions of the 9800GTX+
Behind the door: two quick-access covers for the intake filters.
Note the required removal of the bottom hard drive cage. This actually worked out well for two reasons. First, the 9800GTX+ is massive, and wouldn't have fit with the cage installed; also, use of the additional front intake fan forces the "sacrifice" of a cage so it worked out quite well!
Katie’s 2008 Build: “Mystique”
One of the biggest reasons I’ve been neglecting my blog is the recent influx of computer building adventures
I present my sister’s new gaming machine: Mystique
Processor: Intel E8500 @ 3.17 GHz
Video: EVGA 9800GTX+
RAM: Corsair XMS 2x1GB (CAS latency 4)
Storage: WD 640GB SATA
The unboxing:
Update: Note that I initially used the stock heatsink, but we quickly decided to upgrade it to the tried and true Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 which, as always, brought peace of mind that the CPU was in good hands.
Ignore the dazed looking fool in this pic...
Bottom cage out to accommodate the gargantuan proportions of the 9800GTX+
Behind the door: two quick-access covers for the intake filters.
Note the required removal of the bottom hard drive cage. This actually worked out well for two reasons. First, the 9800GTX+ is massive, and wouldn't have fit with the cage installed; also, use of the additional front intake fan forces the "sacrifice" of a cage so it worked out quite well!
9800GTX wants all your PCI-E powers!
Final setup, wiring complete.
All your base belong...
Here are the 3DMark06 Scores:
SMS2.0 – 6513
CPU – 2992
SMS3.0 – 6409
Return to Proxycon – 54.19 fps
Firefly Forest – 54.35 fps
CPU1 - 0.94 fps
CPU2 - 1.52 fps
Canyon Flight – 62.26
Deep Freeze – 65.92
3DMark06 Composite Score -13759