2012-08-18, 05:03
Well I finally have my build underway and I'm pretty happy with it for my needs ie, XBMC , mid level gaming and quiet for the living room. Initially I was trying to do something a bit too small for an acceptable gaming PC. So I have:
SilverStone Sugo SG08
AMD A8 3870k
Corsair 64G SSD
2x4G RipJaws
Sapphire HD6670 Ultimate. passive cooled
Gigabyte GA-A75N-USB3
When I get the time I would like to try some overclocking but so far this is great. With the graphics cards Crossfired I am running Skyrim on Ultra and it seems fine.
I cant hear it at all using XBMC. Once I have games running of course the stock fan sounds like a buzzsaw. I will need to get this replaced with something that will fit.
There is one issue though
The fins on the graphics card are alarmingly close to the power supply cable. So far i've tied the cable in close to the case, i could probably force it some more.
I assume I'm right in being concerned about this? The fins seem to be warm rather than hot but that is with the case open.
SilverStone Sugo SG08
AMD A8 3870k
Corsair 64G SSD
2x4G RipJaws
Sapphire HD6670 Ultimate. passive cooled
Gigabyte GA-A75N-USB3
When I get the time I would like to try some overclocking but so far this is great. With the graphics cards Crossfired I am running Skyrim on Ultra and it seems fine.
I cant hear it at all using XBMC. Once I have games running of course the stock fan sounds like a buzzsaw. I will need to get this replaced with something that will fit.
There is one issue though
The fins on the graphics card are alarmingly close to the power supply cable. So far i've tied the cable in close to the case, i could probably force it some more.
I assume I'm right in being concerned about this? The fins seem to be warm rather than hot but that is with the case open.
