The Hyper 212 is installed wrong. The fan should blow air to the back fan so that it helps it out in taking hot air out of the case. The way you installed it, is that air is being pulled out leaving no air to be sucked in for the heatsink.
I had to install it this way since the fan was blocked by the 4th RAM stick, I guess i can try to lift it up a bit from the other side. Thanks for the tip.
Assassin, I recommend you open a 3770K OC topic. Multiple users (present and future) using 3770K so they can help out or benefit.

The Hyper212 is a midrange CPU cooler. Do you have delidding in mind?
yasamoka wroteAssassin, I recommend you open a 3770K OC topic. Multiple users (present and future) using 3770K so they can help out or benefit.

The Hyper212 is a midrange CPU cooler. Do you have delidding in mind?
We should open a 7950/7970 CF topic to tweeks and such.
Zahix wroteWe should open a 7950/7970 CF topic to tweeks and such.
Done!
yasamoka wroteAssassin, I recommend you open a 3770K OC topic. Multiple users (present and future) using 3770K so they can help out or benefit.

The Hyper212 is a midrange CPU cooler. Do you have delidding in mind?
Will do. My target will be a 24/7 4.5Ghz if the cooler can't keep temperatures at an acceptable level, I'll consider delidding.
Assassin wroteI had to install it this way since the fan was blocked by the 4th RAM stick, I guess i can try to lift it up a bit from the other side. Thanks for the tip.
Move your RAMs to the second channel (Other color) and it might just fit.
AvoK95 wroteMove your RAMs to the second channel (Other color) and it might just fit.
All 4 slots are occupied. I can either lift the fan to allow some room for the RAM or i can reverse the fan's brackets to correct the airflow and keep it on the other side.
My rig :

2 x HP ML350 G6 :

2-Processors Intel Xeon E5645 2.4GHz 12MB L3 CPU (6 core multi threaded)

48 GB DDR3 ECC Memory 1333 MHZ UDIMM, 6 x 8GB
2x 600 GB 15k SAS 6 Gbps 3.5” hot plug (configured as raid 1)
4x 2TB SATA Hot Pluggable HDDs (Raid 5 configured + hot
spare for data security)
P410/256MB BBWC Storage controller Raid 0/1/0+1/5/5+0
support

3x PowerEdge T710
T710 Tower Chassis for Up to 8 3.5-In HD, (3Gbps) & Intel 56XX Processors
Intel® Xeon® E5603 1.60GHz, 4M Cache
24 GB Memory (3x8GB), 1333MHz Single Ranked
SAS 6/iR Integrated SAS6IR
2 x 600GB 15K RPM SAS 6Gbps 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive
RAID 1
4 x 2TB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5in Hot-Plug Hard Drive
RAID 5 Configuration for file sharing
1100 Watt Non-Redundant Power Supply
Tarek wroteMy rig :

2 x HP ML350 G6 :

2-Processors Intel Xeon E5645 2.4GHz 12MB L3 CPU (6 core multi threaded)

48 GB DDR3 ECC Memory 1333 MHZ UDIMM, 6 x 8GB
2x 600 GB 15k SAS 6 Gbps 3.5” hot plug (configured as raid 1)
4x 2TB SATA Hot Pluggable HDDs (Raid 5 configured + hot
spare for data security)
P410/256MB BBWC Storage controller Raid 0/1/0+1/5/5+0
support

3x PowerEdge T710
T710 Tower Chassis for Up to 8 3.5-In HD, (3Gbps) & Intel 56XX Processors
Intel® Xeon® E5603 1.60GHz, 4M Cache
24 GB Memory (3x8GB), 1333MHz Single Ranked
SAS 6/iR Integrated SAS6IR
2 x 600GB 15K RPM SAS 6Gbps 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive
RAID 1
4 x 2TB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5in Hot-Plug Hard Drive
RAID 5 Configuration for file sharing
1100 Watt Non-Redundant Power Supply
But...why ? :D
oops sorry , I'm installing these beasts in a company ..i posted it by mistake
My rig:
CPU:core i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz 1.35v
MB: ASUS P8P67
Ram: 4 gb G skill
GPU: msi GTX 460 hawk
cooler: THERMALTAKE frio
PSU: corsair HX750W
CASE : thermaltake ARMOR A60



new corsair psu sleeved red cables. Thought i'd share and see what you guys think.

Hardware wise i upgraded to a 256 GB ssd samsung 840 pro. My old 64GB ssd is now used as cache for the hard drive.
8 days later
enthralled wroteHi,
I need your opinion for new gaming rig from Pcandparts:

Board: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 (DDR3)
CPU: 3.5 GHz - i7-3770K 8M/LGA1155 + Thermaltake CLP0574 Jing CPU Cooler
GPU: Gigabyte GV-N670OC-2GD 1.0 GeForce GTX 670 2GB DDR5
RAM: Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C10P1K2/16
HDD: Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD
(I don't need much space, except for games and OS, I have externals for moves/music)
ODD: LG BH10LS38-BR DVDRW Blu-ray SATA
Network: Linksys WMP600N Wireless-N WIFI PCI Adapter
Monitor: 40" Sony HX750

I need recommendations (available at Pcandparts if possible) for the following:
Case
PSU
Keyboard
Mouse
UPS (for desktop + 40" Sony HX750)

Thanks
This is a topic for people who already have rigs. Just to show off. Please open a new topic for your request :)
14 days later
The-MMMs wroteSpecs in no apparent order:

1. Intel DP67BG
2. Intel i5-2500 3.3Ghz
3. 4GB DDR3 Patriot Gamer Divison RAM @ 1600mhz supposedly (no idea about timings)
4. Asus GTX 560ti DCii TOP
5. Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 650Watts + Thermaltake armor a90 case
6. 2x 1TB WD Caviar Black Raid0
7. Haier 23" 1080p TV :P + secondary 19" Widescreen Viewsonic
8. Wireless Keyboard and mouse from Microsoft (yes they still work and do the job well)

This was a budget build for me i guess. I'm still to cheap too go any bigger / at least at the time when it was built.
Pretty much it i guess, the top fan lights didn't show (they are under the table) but it adds to the effect.

Future upgrades: More/better RAM, more HDD space. Better speakers. Any other better advice where i should throw my money ? I'm quite happy since it plays all my games just fine.


http://i.imgur.com/HZCDL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/t5S80.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tJNGg.jpg

I'm not a Phtographer. Excuse the cable management, you can all blame Khaled for that.

Hey man what are the speakers You have? KWorld right? I am thinking of buying a set do you recommend them?
25 days later
here is my new rig (waited a month for the mobo and the gpu):

MOBO: asus p8z77-v pro
CPU: i7-3770k
COOLER: thermaltake frio extreme
GPU: asus gtx670 dc2og 2gd5
RAM: 2x8gb kingston hyperx blu black 1600mhz ddr3 cl10
PSU: cooler master 850w silent pro m2
HDD: wd black 1tb 7200rpm 64mb cache sata 3 (ssd later and maybe another hdd)
CASE: cooler master cm storm scout 2 n2
MONITOR: viewsonic vx2453mh led 24" 2ms response time 1080p
ODD: 2x dvd rw samsung (blu ray later)

razor imperator mouse battlefield 3 edition
logitech keyboard
Ramnesia wrotehere is my new rig (waited a month for the mobo and the gpu):

MOBO: asus p8z77-v pro
CPU: i7-3770k
COOLER: thermaltake frio extreme
GPU: asus gtx670 dc2og 2gd5
RAM: 2x8gb kingston hyperx blu black 1600mhz ddr3 cl10
PSU: cooler master 850w silent pro m2
HDD: wd black 1tb 7200rpm 64mb cache sata 3 (ssd later and maybe another hdd)
CASE: cooler master cm storm scout 2 n2
MONITOR: viewsonic vx2453mh led 24" 2ms response time 1080p
ODD: 2x dvd rw samsung (blu ray later)

razor imperator mouse battlefield 3 edition
logitech keyboard
Pretty mice and balanced rig you got there. Care to share pix ?
a month later
Hey guys I recently finished building this rig, Full specs:
CPU: Core i5 3570 3.8ghz
Ram: Kingston 8gb 1333mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte ga h61m usb3 b3
Case: Cooler Master 335u elite
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 460
Power Supply: Cooler Master 500 watt
CPU cooler: Intel stock cooler
Hard Disk: Western Digital 640 gb 7200rpm
Optical Drive: LG


Front case:

Lights off:

All the parts:

All the desk: