Monolith

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The front bay components in the case have to be flush type or the door won't shut. You can't use components like fan controllers with knobs. The case came with ultra quiet, low volume fans so I replaced the 140mm case fans. Not much warm air gets past the new exhaust fan so I left the 180mm alone. In fact, I could take it out and I don't think it would make much difference. HDD's run a little cooler with the new fans. I didn't realize how much effort could go into cable management until I started routing. I learned real quick that you never get all the ones you need with the case and PSU so I ordered wire, sleeve, pins, housings, the pin tool, and made my own. Took some time but it was worth it. The WS Revolution MB is a stable board, and recognized my unofficial memory right away, but pretty much everything about it is cramped. I had to put folded pieces of paper between the NH-D14 and the MB heat sinks to make sure they didn't touch when I was tightening down the CPU cooler. The backplate on the 680 SC fits within a couple of mm's of the NH-D14, so I had to bend the fan clips to keep them from touching. Also wrapped them with some electrical tape for insulation. In the close up pic you can barely see the USB 3.0 card that I had to install for the USB 3.0 20 pin header since this MB doesn't have the connector. It's this little aggravation that makes me think that this board is better suited for bench testing rather than a gaming rig. I did reinstall the 570 for the folding contest. I set PhysX to auto-select for now. Most benches run better with the 570 set to PhysX except 3DMark06. Needs more testing. Was having trouble losing internet signal so upgraded to a DOCSIS 3.0 modem which solved the problem. I also put in a new dual band router for the other computer so I could keep my son off mine. Now he just uses the WIFI. Kids! I run Win 7 64 Pro. I don't have a lotta software loaded, mostly vid editing, games, and benching tools. The system is rock solid. Never had trouble with it other than the hand shake tween the GPU and TV. I learned that powering off the TV then back on restores video signal. Finally got my UPS in. It's already kicked in during some thunder storms. I feel better about firmware upgrades now.

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