Antec Skeleton -- Bigwater 735 -- 2.13 overclocked to 3.3

[bradrhoades102840]

you use this as a permamnent case right. because i have the 800D and atually thinking this would be pretty cool to own

[OneLoveFame]

nice



[xtrodinairy]

I Have idle : 40/43 degrees and stress almost 50

can i still overclock?

[nighthawk2k9]

@xtrodinairy Sure you can, take it slow and keep an eye on your temps and you should be fine. Just don't let it get over 60c under load. Make sure you're testing frequently as you increase your CPU speed. You probably won't get too much out of it before it gets unstable. maybe 600-700 MHz provided your temps allow it.

[xtrodinairy]

@nighthawk2k9

I overclocked it from 1,86 to 1,98 but after 8 minutes stress test

it blew off :|

I think the ASUS P5B is not good for overclocking :s

btw i only changed CPU freq i didnt touched anything

can that be the problem?

[nighthawk2k9]

@xtrodinairy Yea, your mobo isn't really good for overclocking. You are probably going to have to upgrade that if you want to do any real overclocking. That is an older mainstream board that isn't really designed for overclocking. You need something a little more high-end. The CPU frequency is the only thing that you should have to worry about at this point, if it's getting unstable after such a small overclock then you're probably stuck with what it's set at originally (1.86).

[xtrodinairy]

@nighthawk2k9

Allright then, anyway thanks for the information i appriciate it

[xtrodinairy]

@nighthawk2k9

Ok allright then, thanks for the information

When i'm working and get good money i probably get a new pc and sell mines

and i probably want to get the case like you have but is it a good cooling?

[nighthawk2k9]

@xtrodinairy the best imo

[tallkotteful]

cool wallpaper, man! where did u get it? =P

Srry, but im not very impressed except for the overclock...

I mean ruining a great chassi like the SKELETON with a big ugly waterpump?

Man...

[nighthawk2k9]

@tallkotteful I don't remember where I got the wallpaper, it MAY have been vistahd.org, but I'm not certain. As far as the liquid cooling on the Skeleton is concerned, I looked into several air cooling options before I went with the liquid cooling, and the problem I kept running into was the size of the heat sink and the CPU's location in relation to the top fan, the liquid cooling solution not only saved me tons of space, but it also allowed for that awesome overclock. Check out my latest vid!

[CRYOXI]

thats bad ass, and manage to oc by 1 ghz , great wallpaper btw

[RedRock7x7]

I want to over clock my PC too, I have the same cooling system, Could ya help me?

[nighthawk2k9]

@RedRock7x7 sure, what do you need help with?

[RedRock7x7]

@nighthawk2k9 Well im pretty much newbie with overclocking, I wanted to ask if it is safe and how It`s done :)

[nighthawk2k9]

@RedRock7x7 With overclocking there's always some danger of frying your CPU because you're pushing it harder than its rated for, you're increasing the power and thus increasing the heat. The main thing is keeping it cool. If you have a liquid cooling system then you're ok there. the key is to slowly increase the speed until it gets unstable, then back it off a little bit.

[nighthawk2k9]

So for example if you have a 2.4 GHz cpu, take it up 200 MHz at a time and test it each time you increase it until it freezes or blue screens, then back it off 100 MHz and test it again. To test it you need software for monitoring the temps (I use speedfan and CPUz) and a program to stress the CPU (I use Orthos). To learn how to overclock, just look it up on youtube ;-P

[RedRock7x7]

@nighthawk2k9 I have the same cooling system that you use exactly, Its the big water :), You think there is no danger of frying it?

[nighthawk2k9]

@RedRock7x7 like I said man, there's always danger of frying it, overclocking is risky, with liquid cooling you're about as safe as you can get...provided you have no leaks.

[RedRock7x7]

How much that costs?

[nighthawk2k9]

@RedRock7x7 How much does what cost?

[JohnWelsch]

Will big air coollers fit in there? Like the Noctua U12? I am curious

[nighthawk2k9]

@JohnWelsch That depends completely on your motherboard design, if the CPU is placed under the edge of the top fan (like mine is) then a large air cooler won't fit.

[JohnWelsch]

@nighthawk2k9 Thanks

[Miqimus]

get new processor and graphic card, like i7/i5/phenom II 955/965 and HD 5770,5850,5870 or 5970 :) that would be n1

[SteveGriswald080]

How do you like yopur Skeleton? I love mine. I am looking to liquid cool my i7 920. Nice setup good build. Whoever was talking trash is an ass and probably uses his mom's Mac.

[nighthawk2k9]

replied on other video comment :-P

[MegaWhiteBeaner]

How did you mount your rad?

[AdeptTheelite]

lol the 9600 gt wow thats some hard core stuff lmao

[nighthawk2k9]

@AdeptTheelite hey you use what you can afford. If you dont like it you can buy me a couple GTX 295's.

[Sweetking182]

1 96 will play crysis

2 destroys pretty much anything

[TsunamicKaskade]

and anyone that buys one now is a retard :)

[nighthawk2k9]

these cards were purchased over a year ago, when they were much closer to top of the line, and when the 9000 series was the only series. Shortly after I bought these the GTX's were released

[AODMASTER]

Nice. That OC is pretty insane. Where did u get that desktop?

[insanepoop17]

have you had any problems with the pump on the system i was thinking about buying it please reply back...

[nighthawk2k9]

when I first got it the pump did not work, aparrently they have a tendency to freeze during storage. I had to open the casing and physically turn the motor to get it to operate, after that no probs at all.

[benny125874]

temp of cpu?

[ecoots]

im going to have to agree with EVERYONE who said this music is shit, what does it have to do with your computer?

[RebelForce8]

had to mute it..but fancy watercooling :]

[yambo59]

wii zone is right-- satanic screaming music ruined it - nice build though.

[skoalE]

what are you using as a background on your desktop?

[buzzpuppet]

id also like to know that

[brainiestben]

nice rig. im soon going to take delivery of a rig like this but its not liquid cooled :(

[TheWiiZone]

The music ruined this.

[nighthawk2k9]

I'm sorry you feel that way

[TeamCrashLaweyd]

Nice built !

(What's the name of the song?)

[nighthawk2k9]

Drowning Pool: Bodies

[Nermahc11]

Niiice *_*

[buddahlover419]

i found a patch dat alows for the dreamscenes on any vista OS as long as its vista da patch work and dats wat im using

[buddahlover419]

on my intel core i7 with vista home ppremium

[nighthawk2k9]

Would you be so kind as to post a link so viewers w/o Vista Ultimate can d/l it?

[buddahlover419]

i found it months ago and i will do my best to find it stay tune for my update .....

[123456iambelial]

can you put a 3x 120mm rad on that case?

[nighthawk2k9]

Idk about that, maybe 2 if you weren't using the side HDD mounts, but I think at least one would have to be standalone. You might be able to do it, but there isn't alot of space to work with.

[roushie01]

I building a beast myself utilizing Antec's Skeleton. I had everything established to tweek an i7 OC plus .9MHz on air, but after seeing your rig I might just go with liquid because it looks so fucking out-of-control. Kudos.

[nighthawk2k9]

Yeah man, with a liquid system you should also be able to OC more than .9MHz. Good luck!

[michael89254]

That is so awsome!  Skeleton is the best case!

[nighthawk2k9]

Yep, I love it!

[Drifter2080]

nice what song?

[nighthawk2k9]

Drowning Pool: Bodies

[nighthawk2k9]

Yep, SpeedFan is a great prog!

[S0xez]

Hmm... where did you get that Dreamscene? it looks pretty sweet ;)

[nighthawk2k9]

Dreamscene comes with Vista Ultimate only.

[nighthawk2k9]

I don't remember where I got it, but it's called 'Soulstream'

[S0xez]

Okey.. thanks, i will look for it.

[tacobelldriver]

oh lol an also how do you get a moving background?

[nighthawk2k9]

I love it, best case I ever bought! Gotta dust it alot though. The air cooling that the case provides is more for the video cards and motherboard chipset than for the processor. Liquid cooling systems are considerably more efficient at removing heat from the CPU than air coolers. This allows me to overclock my CPU more than I could on air. Overclocking is when you manually increase the CPU's core frequency above the manufacturers specifications. The background is a product of Vista Ultimate.

[tacobelldriver]

cool thats really reasureing.

yeah just upgraded to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 =))

yeah dont bother over clocking if you dont have watter cooling. but the problem i see with it is that it cost a lot and also just watter and compters dosent seem good.

going to put my new compter this week end! really i would have though that because its open air the dust can move out aposed to a tower where it traps the dust in.

thanks for the tips

THANKS A LOT FOR THE REPLY!

[nighthawk2k9]

Liquid cooling systems have come a long way in the last few years. If you buy the right kit you really don't have to worry about leaks, and there's non-conductive anti-freeze if you're really that concerned about it. With any fan you're gonna have dust, it's inevitable, but if you stay on top of it you'll be OK.

[tacobelldriver]

alright cool thanks

jw what grafix card do you have, an how much ram and how manny prossesers do u have?

[nighthawk2k9]

2x EVGA 9600GT 512MB, 4 gigs OCZ SLI-ready RAM and Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 overclocked to 3.3

[tacobelldriver]

hurray i just put mine together. got a 260 in mine. but shitty motherbord. what is a good temp for your comp to be at?

[nighthawk2k9]

Well if by comp you mean CPU anything under 60C is good, but preferrably you want it under 45 at idle

[tacobelldriver]

hella sweet it meets thouse specs.

hey what games your play?

[nighthawk2k9]

Mostly WoW and COD4

[tacobelldriver]

orly?

any like sorce baced games?

[COD4Cosmos]

vista ultimate

[tacobelldriver]

hey dude

1 . just wondering why would you make it watter cooled when its also open air.

2. i just bought mine how do you like yours?

3. whats overclocking?

[predaking7474]

how much the skeleton cost?

[nighthawk2k9]

about 179

[tacobelldriver]

i just came back from frys an it was 150

[nighthawk2k9]

Yeah, it's still a work in progress, I had a Zalman air cooler on it before, which performed very well, but it didn't fit into the case, so I went with a liquid solution. I am going to upgrade the CPU soon...still deciding what to go with.

[Frangoose]

U should have just bought a better processor and a good aircooler like a q6600 and u would have spent the same for better performance. Im diggin the case though. Sick rig