Project 2010: Dark Krimson

Wow, haven't updated this blog for so long already. For those who didn't know, I actually spent the second half of 2009 in the US. Got lucky to be sent for assignment there for 6 mths by Intel.

And the best thing about the US? Shopping for PC stuff!! :)

So, a Happy 2010 to all of you out there. This year, I've decided to start a new PC project on my current system. Manage to buy my X58 system and all the cool watercooling stuff from US to kick the project off. Why older Bloomfield system instead of newer Lynnfield? I'm waiting for the next gen Gulftown 6-core processor tha tis going to be a drop in replacement for X58 boards (probably still needs a BIOS update).

I'll be going for a black/red theme for my PC. First off, a paint job will be needed for the internals of the HAF932 I'm currently using. Secondly I've carefully selected the below upgrade components to go with the black/red theme:

• EVGA X58 SLI LE
• Core-i7 965 3.2Ghz @ 4.2Ghz
• OCZ GOLD 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz 8-8-8-12 1.65V
• 1.5TB WD Caviar Green
• 2x XFX Radeon 5770 Crossfire (Factory OC)

I have actually finished with the paint job and still waiting for some parts to arrive. I'm also ordering black sleeving and planning to do individual wire sleeving for all my cables from the fans to the power supply. In the meantime, allow me to share some pictures of what I already have (All taken and editted by me ^^). Stay tuned!

The all black sleek EVGA SLI LE motherboard

OCZ Gold DDR3 RAM

Great timings on these RAMs. 8-8-8 @ 1.65V 1600Mhz

XFX 5770 1GB Factory Overclocked Graphics

I think this is the rev2 cooler that is supposed to be egg-shaped but XFX modified it to their own version

The graphic card colors suited my theme perfectly! Even the display ports are red in color! :)

Thought I got a good deal with RM1140 for 2 cards with 2 free Assassin's Creed games. Now you can see its actually a single XFire port version meaning I can only do up to dual-gpu but its still good enough for me. Remember to watch out for these minor details when you guys are purchasing your own graphic cards

Zalman-like heatsink and very thick circular copper pipe

These babies just asking to be crossfired and overclocked to the max. Just need to wait for my GPU waterblocks to arrive.