Case Upgrade

**Xificul** · 07-12-12, 03:10 PM

That case is bad ass it makes my 35 doller case look like a tin can lol hahaha.

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-18-12, 10:09 PM

Man, Heavy. Just loaded up Crysis 2...looks so good.

**HeavyG** · 07-18-12, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

Man, Heavy. Just loaded up Crysis 2...looks so good.

Did you get the DX11 patch and high res texture pack? It looks so incredible.

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-18-12, 10:41 PM

Yeah. I think I spend more time looking around then playing right now. I'm also tempted to start The Secret World since it uses that new type of AA that only 6xx currently can use.

**SapiensErus** · 07-19-12, 09:05 PM

Saving pennies for a 690 to drop in my box.. then my beast will be complete... oh wait, then I need two more 24" monitors... <sigh>

Gonna do it though. A dual GPU card would suit my mATX monster very well.

**HeavyG** · 07-31-12, 09:13 AM

I will unleash the beast at Quakecon. It is called HeavyG's Muscle Rig.

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**saszeus** · 07-31-12, 04:38 PM

Ohhh! the anticipation, I can't wait to see this beast of a machine.

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-31-12, 05:56 PM

Heavy, please post a benchmark so I can continue to feel like I need to upgrade my rig more. Mmmmm...I wonder how much you can fold with 2 OCed and watercooled 690s with an OCed hex core i7.

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-31-12, 06:05 PM

Anyone have any recommendations for a full tower? Getting that itch to do a new build even if I use the same parts to try and optimize the inside of my case in terms of wires. Planning on getting a smaller and efficient PSU as well. Don't need to watercool the 690 at this point. I don't think it's broken 55C even with Skyrim running with every visual enhancement mod and Crysis 2 (DX 11 and high res). Might OC the CPU more, but I don't know if I need to at this point. CPU is certainly not a bottleneck.

My only requirements are that I can fit at least a 240mm radiator, has options for water cooling, has at least 2 external 5.25" bays (preferably 3 so I can get a card reader for memory sticks), and can fit an E-ATX board. Aluminum would be nice. I don't care about being flashy. I value performance over flashy stuff. Oh, and plenty of HDD bays would also be nice. I currently have 1 3.5" HDD, and 4 SSDs.

I like the look of the Cosmos 2 in terms of stats; just trying to cover my bases at this point. Let's say, a budget of $500 max for the case.

**HeavyG** · 07-31-12, 10:51 PM

Sadly, I was unable to get a second GTX 690 as EVGA is only selling one per household per billing address. This is fine as the single GTX 690 does more than what I need, and I run at 120% clock.

Since I didn't have to spend the additional grand on the graphics card, I got a new pump top, reservoir, radiator, fans, and lights. Oh, and a new sound card as well... Creative X-Fi Platinum.

I will get around to benches soon. I am currently in Lafayette, LA, more than half way to Dallas for Quakecon. I will be there some time tomorrow afternoon so I can check in to BYOC first thing on Thursday.