FIRST Prize Complete i7 970 NZXT Phantom & Hale Gigabyte X58 UD7 Kingston V+100 Mushkin Ridgeback

[turkeyman345]

i cant tell how quite the case is because of how loud my god damn coolmaster haf is haha

[Neaniscuo]

Muchas gracias! :D

[leekimlanuza]

can i have some of that decals they look pretty cool

[TheTabethic]

wat is the ud7 used for?

[DXXDgame]

Uk weather is so messed up

it can probably rain thunder snow hail sun and have a tornado at the same time -.-

[Bvzijverden]

But will it blend?

[jaw2floor]

Winner is being announced tomorrow!!!!!!! GL and hope I win!

[FuShKrUjSi]

can i haz???????? me want (^^,)

[Zillamp3z]

Why did you use a S12 instead of a P12 for the exhauste fan Tom?

[acogscopepwn]

i just entered into the forums.... and it was closed T_T i was really looking forward to this... oh well

[acogscopepwn]

so will i be at a disadvantage if i wasn't in the country you are in? im in the U.S.

[acogscopepwn]

is this still open?

[123letmein]

what time is the winners announced? GMT?

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@123letmein wont be for a few days.

[Gumson99]

@TimeToLiveCustoms U saying that Noctua NHD14 its the best cooler, but Thermalright Archon cooling better than this elephant.So why its the best?Cuz of this how its looks?

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@Gumson99 The archone is not better actually dude.

[Gumson99]

@TimeToLiveCustoms Actually I saw some tests with this coolers and Archon beat NHD14 a few degrees, but U need to have 2x140mm fans on Archon.Silver Arrow beat NHD14 as well:)But the difference between these coolers is just 1/2oC so not really big but Archon its a lot smaller so U can fit memory with big heatsinks like DominatorsGT.

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@Gumson99 ram doesnt need big heatsinks. Only n000bs think they do and manufacturers only make it for those people that dont understand :)

[Gumson99]

@TimeToLiveCustoms Yeah but for some "people" more important its looking of ram than performance.

For my rig im using HyperX T1 but only because they are very good not that they looks nice.

BTW why U did not made review about the Archon??:)

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@Gumson99 They wont let me have one because of what I said about the Silver Arrow.

IMHO CPU temps and a quiet cooler is more important than massive ram heatsinks.

[Gumson99]

@TimeToLiveCustoms What U said about the Silver Arrow??

I definitely agree that temp and quiet is much MORE important!!:)

Im using Archon for my rig with Q9400 oc(20%) 3,2ghz and now I have 23oC degrees CPU :)

[bloggy666]

you really seem to love saying Mushkin (i suspect you touch yourself evey time you say it as the camera goes extra shaky) im not judging as the i gotta admit they do look sexy.

my only 'complaint' is that the brown Noctua fans look out of place.

[MERCENARYVII]

will this play crysis 2????

lol ;-)

[megamindstorm101]

OH DARNIT wait i have to be a member of the forum!? i thought you just need your full name and email!? do i need to make a forum account?

[deathflyer10]

@megamindstorm101 nop

[megamindstorm101]

I hope i win this computer :P never won a contest in my life let alone a beast computer like this. i know the chances of me winning is insanely slow but :( i hope i win :) already entered lets just hope i didnt type my email wrong.

i already have a nice computer but this is awesome. thanks for the contest. hopefully some day I can have the ability to do contests (not necessarily on youtube)

the ram in these comps are exciting :) i always wanted that ram XD

[Rajiv4125]

I was reading your review of the Arctic Cooling solution for the 5870 when I stumbled across this competition. Looks sekzee, not a member of the forum but I soon will be, entered the competition though said the forum username wasn't necessary. I'm from South Africa and will gladly pay to ship beast if I win, not sure if I'm even allowed to enter.

[TheDrCaboose]

i think my pentium 4 system is ready for an upgrade *wink wink nudge nudge* yeh thats right pentium 4 

[fr1ngeTV]

Tom you need to download the realism mod.. Its basically a texture package to increase visual quality ^_^

[deathflyer10]

@fr1ngeTV its just ur pc that sux

[fr1ngeTV]

@deathflyer10 obviously your pc can't run crysis in the first place nor handle extra textures. So stfu and get pwnd nigger.

[daryl979]

i watch vids 24-7 ive subscribed added u as a friend but i just look at other people comments and dont post my own and on oc3d fouroms i read but never post

is there a chance of me winning

[e101y7]

That ram should be made illegal

2 awesome :O

[frankman78]

17.20 crossfire ? :P

[123letmein]

O.o i cant find where to enter? enter forum name here? or somewhere on the forum?

[pallysspot]

I could soo do with a new pc like this, this thing i use right now can't even play youtube hd. Sucks and yeah it makes me laugh in dismay too!!

[vierme666]

Tom, to participate on the contest we need to have a certain amount of posts on forum ? Or we need to be just registrered ? Cuz i really can't afford to catch the "forum drug" again ^_^

[foda23]

It's.. beautiful.

[transit921]

my forum name is transit921 , still not 100 % sure how to enter

[mich27g]

there is loads of different topics on forum page, which one do we use to enter?

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@mich27g you dont. watch the video.

[sedgleyathome]

@mich27g

Can you tell me what date is last entry as I am deaf and can't lipread you. Hope you email me explain how to enter and when it final draw pick up for the winner.

[sedgleyathome]

@mich27g Can you tell me what date is last entry as I am deaf and can't lipread you. Hope you email me explain how to enter and when it final draw pick up for the winner.

[chaoshax14]

@sedgleyathome

Valentines day.

[Ivultorky]

It's... Beautiful...

[yoyotuber4000]

why did the blue light on the controller flashed?

[HypnoticSuggestion]

@mindwuehle Upcoming games and software will run much better on the 6970. Second generation DX11, improved tessellation, and much more. It's nearly three times the compute power of your 5850. However, your Cpu is a bit better, IMO, than the i7 970.

[FingerTech]

That looks incredibly clean.

[PowerGPUcom]

@mindwuehle no its not. Videos plz. 

[haz697]

lol james bond whistle ftw! 13:28 lol

[GoldenbanjoDJ]

that ssd is soooo fit

by the way i got my ssd sorted :) it's absolutely amazing thanks for your help bud!

[jimopp27]

I think the noctua and 6970 dosnt fit in the case. and when you have a cool special made ram like that you end up covering it with the cpu cooler ;(

I can let the noctua pass, but the 6970. . .

[SRSpoony]

is this comp ovpen to anybody or just UK or something ?

and how do you enter :P

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@SRSpoony Only people that actually watch the video are allowed to enter.

IE: if you watch it youll know :p

[SRSpoony]

@TimeToLiveCustoms you mean watch the video on your forum or on here ?

i cant reply to the topic on your forum even though im registered.

am i missing something ?

[SRSpoony]

@TimeToLiveCustoms you mean watch the video on your forum or on here ?

i cant reply to the topic on your forum even though im registered.

am i missing something ? or is it cos i cant post anything untill after the 21st ?

[molotov2122]

@TimeToLiveCustoms tom i watched didn't understand though :D

[Techyguruandy]

your rigs seem to be getting tidier by the build :) Lovely stuff mate.

[colavoce07]

Amazing rig, how do I enter to win? If I live in the us, can I enter if I agree to pay shipping?

[nazar0689]

absolutely astonishing machine......

[deskut]

Its ok Tom, i think everyone would shoot all over that rig!

[TheiTouchGuy1994]

Sex on a stick lol

[shokenryu]

Do i have to move to the UK to enter for the competition?

[O1Chris02]

That is damn sexy! Good job mate, can't wait to enter the competition! :D

[Jinto117]

Dear Mushkin, please release these white RAM sticks!

[VincentX202]

sex on a stick lol

[Scroopy0]

well done tom its looking great. Fingers crossed one of us AUS Queenslanders win :P we could use some new goodies.

[0Myles0]

:-)~ *drool*

Awesome prize for doing nothing!

Good job Tom! You pulled all those manufacturers together, great work!

[asuswild]

sweet rig dude!

[bornwisedistruction]

I was just fine watching you play lolz!

[brandonsexywhitaker]

that thing looks so sick

[hardcoregamerhacker]

i love the Rig. you did a great job on it. the black and white is made!! ;)

[GarrettBMXes]

I love these long videos. I love to sit down with my fattening burger and watch.

[ndogg360]

I think Its CPUID HWMonitor.

[yuna1987]

can anyone tell me what software he used for the CPU temp monitoring?

[helmutshund]

@yuna1987 CPUID Hardware Monitor

[hosrom]

Hey TTL,

I was wondering which do you like better, the HAF 922 or the NZXT Phantom? air flow and side fans (for dual GPUs) are my main concern, looks and design are a second choice.

[risenwarfare]

@hosrom get the hafx for air flow

[Cythrawl102]

@risenwarfare The HAFx actually sacrifices airflow over the HAF932 due to smaller fans for the larger window.. You have to buy better Fans to make it as good.. But it DOES look nicer with the painted interior, but theres more stuff inside it too compared to the 932 which must be the underlying issue.. Coolermaster could not just leave alone and kept adding and adding to it, instead of just improving it from feedback of the 932..

[risenwarfare]

@Cythrawl102 itl be alot cleaner and futer proof for bigger mother boards and such + the cable threads the 932 is horrible for cable management so the air flow would be better with less cords here and there abit yeh id buy better fans for a stock case any way

[Cythrawl102]

@risenwarfare Horrible for Cable Managment??? WHAT???

What are YOU SMOKING?

If you could post frakkiing links in YouTube I could show a shit ton of HAF 932's with AWESOME cable Management (Mine included) it was one of the HAF 932's Strong points.. If you cant Cable Manage in that case then there is NO HOPE for you... God forbid if someone gave you a lesser case I shudder what you would do with that if you cant manage a 932.. Jeezuz

[risenwarfare]

@Cythrawl102 well then my power supply cables must be terrible cause the holes that are provided for cable management dont even reach ????

[Cythrawl102]

@risenwarfare I have no trouble at all with the Corsair PSU's.... none.... its at the bottom and reaches a DVD drive in the top bay after going behind the Mobo Tray and out of sight...

[risenwarfare]

@Cythrawl102 ive got an antec 1000w and the fucking thing doesnt even reach the back of the mb tray to plug into the 12v atx ROFL

[GotenSSJ1]

The HAF-X is cooler than the HAF-932

[hosrom]

@risenwarfare Im leaning towards that from the start....thanks

[Akoa0013]

Man I need to upgrade my case to that one. Looks so cool

[murphy7801]

That last laugh was bit like I either cry or laugh but it is done followed by passing out

[pursuinginsanity]

@MrWillsaysrave ... The NZXT phantom is one of the best enthusiast full tower cases around. There's nothing else close in the price range..

[BarackMcBush]

You are Whistling James Bond 'Cause You are both from the U.K...and have a License to Kill !..

[murphy7801]

@BarackMcBush and he just picked up c4 in game

[geoffnordling]

Hey Tom, two questions not related to the give aways. What video camera do you use and what program do you use to display the FPS or is a console toggle for each game?

[innisso]

hmm.. sex on a stick, i want one! haha..

[Doget75]

Real nice! Could use a new rig! :-)

Amsterdam, Holland

[loonyface]

This PC is sooo Sexy!, I hope I win!

[MERCENARYVII]

I've never seen this case before do you have a review on it because it looks amazing and a great gaming rig for the competition

[BenHanna7]

This rig is pure awesome.

[keenbee213]

Wish we had mushkin RAM available in New Zealand :'(

[BenHanna7]

@keenbee213 Haha, agreed!

[MrWillsaysrave]

why have you chosen a really crap case?

[keenbee213]

Such a fantastic prize!! Great work man!! really love watching your videos ^^

[BarackMcBush]

Damn, Another Contest that I didn't Enter that I didn't Win!

[mhaneline]

hardware fap time.

[DemonFlame4]

what game is he playing at 7:05?

[jasonnapalm]

@DemonFlame4 Predator self destruct game?

[dustinby15]

@DemonFlame4 at 7:05 its just the fan controller but at 7:35 it Metro 2033

[DemonFlame4]

badass ssd

[PC4Free]

Cheers Tom. I like watching these rigs even if i dont win :P

[pr0jectSkyneT]

finally! nice

[petegrimsby]

wow love the case and spec ! i no my latest custom build spec int too bad but this blows mine out the water and i cant afford to upgrade any more so i will defiantly be registering and keeping my fingers crossed :) it be a nice project for my youtube channel

[baglugger4]

what an awesome looking machine

[JezEngland]

great

[1timby]

Another good job......

[kammel109]

how long will the comp run for after opening next week?

[Freddacigarmaster]

I would literally eat my current computer in its entirety to have that one *drools*.

[TheDARJAMRAN]

when you send the rigs will the heavy parts i.e cpu cooler / graphics card be packages sepperatly to prevent postage damage

[Blizzard56k]

"get you off the camera"

Thank you for not saying "let me pop you off"

haha

[DarthMuse]

when will crysis finnaly play at 60-70 fps on Enthusiast settings lmao nice build anyway dude :)

[merts487]

I love noctua products. they are uber quiet specially when you use rubber screws instead on the metalic ones. i just love noctua's fans. will always buy.

[merts487]

Is this only in the UK? I want to enter mate.

[googleboughtmee]

what a sexy case

[Larasfriend]

why don't you hold the mouse button instead of clicking it a lot to fire when you play those games?

[enforce007]

@Larasfriend

why not let him play like he ALWAYS do ?

[aznb0i313]

Those who don't like the rig ARE MAD!

[uniJackson]

i can honestly say that this rig does not appeal to me, i dont know why the specs ae bitchin' but on a whole it just looks a bit ugly to me...

[teletran8]

Every time I see the Jungles in Crysis, I think about how awesome TES5 Skyrim will look ;)

[teletran8]

Everytime I see the Jungles in Crysis, I think about how awesome TES5 Skyrim will look ;)

[tortugaa85]

Hey Tom you should start selling stickers and shirts on your site :)

[terrifictez]

Great build mate, keep up the good work. I really hope mushkin make some more white ridgebacks. If by some miracle i were to win i'd be begging mushkin to make me some more. Your cable management is great, is a shame the 24pin power has cables showing.

[Thet3]

tea time!!!

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@Thet3 dont forget the buscuits. its 'only' 20minutes long though so you dont need an extra big cup :D

[TheABYSSCINIAN]

@Thet3 Very Nice prize. But is there something wrong here this has a i7 970 Correct .....Hmmmmm can i ask as whats with the Very Low CPU score 3D Mark Vantage Stock Clocked i7 950 and i get a CPU SCORE 47117 and yet the i7 970 gets 38592 something doesn`t add up here... Or is it the ATi / Nvidia ( Physics ) affecting this score

[KingThor04]

the ssd alone for this rig is $655.99 USD, you could could build a nice budget pc for that. I love it! :P

[bradrhoades102840]

those noctua fans are bringing back the 1970's with those colors

[MrSwambi]

if you had had ab extra GPU in the machine i would be lovely

[OldEnoughVick]

I wish I could win that, I need it so badly, but oh well.

Cheers tom.

[psychoclown420]

"Sex on a stick"

[utengineer5]

Is this the standard issue computer for a Storm Trooper?

[seacuracao]

omg! it looks beautiful, dude u can seriously build :D

[EdGeyy]

AWESOME'ness :D

[nasser68fr]

tom ,it's London fashion week ? no it's TimeToLiveCustoms !!!!!!! just lovely !

[EdgeyForSure]

that is a VERY sweet looking rig im sure whoever wins this will be smiling from ear to ear

[KINGof100KINGs]

Is these Prizes WORLDWIDE OR JUST UK!!!

[jeffrey1561]

hi,

a quick Question:

at what reslution whas crysis played here?

thank you for your time,

J.N

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@jeffrey1561 1920x1200 dude

[jeffrey1561]

@TimeToLiveCustoms ok, thanks ;p

[Cythrawl102]

Whats the point of having fans at the front and top of the case when the case is all plastic covered.. Doesnt that reduce the airflow ?? Im sure you would get better temps if you went for a custom painted Coolermaster HAF, than that ugly Alienware Plastic wannabe!!!

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@Cythrawl102 Ok so whos going to paint a HAF then?

[Cythrawl102]

@TimeToLiveCustoms Theres tons of guides online how to dismantle one, then paint it to your hearts content... I wont custom paint mine as I cant be assed, but if I ever got ambitious and had the space to do it, I would do it.. Not really that hard.

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@Cythrawl102 Im a proffessional modder fella, my comment was meant as are you going to do it because I havnt got time to do everything. I take it you wont be entering :)

[Cythrawl102]

@TimeToLiveCustoms So if you are a professional modder, then your original question was pretty crap then wasnt it? If you had the urge and used one then you would.. And no I also dont have time, but then again I am not a professional modder either!! :)

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@Cythrawl102 Not really matey. I went white as its the colour of the compo, keeps fits in with my schedule and keeps the Vendors happy. I really cba with the work to paint a HAF to give it away, just not got time far to busy.

[Cythrawl102]

@TimeToLiveCustoms Of course I am biased as I hate cases with doors and one that try to look like Alienware with style.. I have been building PC's now for around 20 years (had a long stint as a system builder at Scan) and when I moved to the states I got an similar case that tried to copy the Alienware styling, the airflow was aweful, the door broke, and I have been a hater ever since.. lol

[ledbrasil]

@Cythrawl102 i have a phantom case man, the air flow is ridiculously good! if your room is cool enough you don't even need more than the top fan running and still have cool temps.

[Cythrawl102]

@ledbrasil Sorry you cant convince me.. Like I said I am a total hater of that style of case..

1) a bloody door...

2) Its more Form over Function. Yes yes I know the HAF 932 that I have looks like a Hummer (you either love them or hate them) but you cannot beat the airflow or silence of it. I'd rather have a functioning case with no irritations over one that look purdy, but has obvious faults... No matter what you have plastic areas covering the fans that reduces the function.. Plain and simple

[Cythrawl102]

@ledbrasil PS of course this is my opinion and I dont expect you like it, You are of course entitled to yours as well

Just wanted to give you MY reasons why I dont like that style of case.. Not to start a flame war.. =)

[haeduz21]

@Cythrawl102 hey im not on ur side but there's just one thing that surprised me after knowing how the fans work on this case(possible scenario) id add a front fan then it will be close to useless at the two side harddisk fans will continue blowing to the right side of the case. i would have wanted a front and bottom fan instead of two side harddisk fans for this. any opinions will be appreciated.

[sammsmi101]

nice rig tom, good luck everyone,thanks tom for making the competition possible.

[lawsonj08]

Looks amazing :P

[Peetah16]

@firasbkm If you actually noticed. The game was saving while it was going down the hill.

Then game saves theres always fps loss.

[firasbkm]

@Peetah16 Oh I saw it my bad

[starchild9000]

@firasbkm

have you never played crysis?

it was autosave you pleb

[seacuracao]

@firasbkm LOL, noob. the games saves at certain checkpoints, its slows for a sec on every rig....

[naka538]

@firasbkm Auto. Save.

[jin37uk]

a thing of beauty!

[bilalp1]

did you have to move the 120mm fan up a bit to fit the ridgeback?

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@bilalp1 the fan is adjustable anyways thats the point, its not up very high tbh.

[bilalp1]

@TimeToLiveCustoms cool.i'm guessing the ridgebacks ridges as a fair bit smaller than the dominators.

[TimeToLiveCustoms]

@bilalp1 yes mate these fit under the D14

[bilalp1]

@TimeToLiveCustoms thanks mate.cheers.

[Thet3]

@bilalp1 ummm what is a uv7??

[GEEKinLyfe]

@Thet3 the UD7

[bilalp1]

@Thet3 ud7 is gigabytes mainboard, the one used in this particular rig.