Lianl Li Q08

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Eddie666

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Hi to everyone: this is my little project based on Lian Li Q08; nowadays is still not complete, 'cause I' waiting for the vga (I don't know exactly which one..maybe cayman, if it fit ;) )
now, this is the hardware:

case: Lian Li Q08
motherboard: asus M4A88T-I + enzotech mosfet cooling
cpu: amd X6 1055t 95w
ram: 2x4 gb so dimm ddr3 corsair @ 1333mhz
Hard disk: 1 x ssd intel 160gb G2 + 1 x 2,5" 320gb western digital scorpio black
Optical drive: slot in slim 5,25" blu ray reader optiarc BC-5600s
cooling: corsair h50 + scythe slip stream 140mm + nanoxia pwm converter
case fan: 1 x 120mm scythe slip stream
psu: enermax modu 87+ 500w

and here some photos: I tryed to do my best for cable menagemant, but it was not so easy for the size of the Q08 ;)

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101175814_03.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101175913_04.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101175615_01.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101175715_02.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101175952_05.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101180027_06.jpg

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101180119_07.jpg

this is a screenshot avout temps after 30min of OCCT: the cpu is downvolted to 1.1v (but NOT downclock, so 2.80ghz/3.30ghz turbocore), but I think that I could overclock a bit (max temp for 1055t 95w is 71°, instead 65° for the 1055t 125w)

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101180202_occtq08.jpg
 
I got my 1055t 95W in today as well. Sitting at 3.64 fully loaded with only 41 full load.
 
Looks good but an FYI: your pictures are out of order.

Shame there's so much extra space though :X
 
Eddie666 said:
Hi to everyone: this is my little project based on Lian Li Q08; nowadays is still not complete, 'cause I' waiting for the vga (I don't know exactly which one..maybe cayman, if it fit ;) )
now, this is the hardware:


http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201011/20101101175913_04.jpg
Click to expand...


love your build but i;ve a question, can you mount the radiator horizontally and somewhat remove the fan bracket so you can still use the HDD cage? i remember seeing a modded one with a front 140mm rad and a HDD bracket

also does the radiator block the PCIe slot ie when you use a long GPU such as a 5970 and if there is enough space for a arctic accelero extreme
 
akromatic said:
love your build but i;ve a question, can you mount the radiator horizontally and somewhat remove the fan bracket so you can still use the HDD cage? i remember seeing a modded one with a front 140mm rad and a HDD bracket

also does the radiator block the PCIe slot ie when you use a long GPU such as a 5970 and if there is enough space for a arctic accelero extreme
Click to expand...

I think the issue with drive cage is also the PSU is too long. IIRC the PSU is 160mm long but you need 150 or even 140mm for the drive cage to fit nicly.

Waiting for the case myself, but I went with Enermax 82+ PRO (modu was too much extra), mess with cables, sure, but will let me keep the drive cage as it is only 140mm.
 
akromatic said:
love your build but i;ve a question, can you mount the radiator horizontally and somewhat remove the fan bracket so you can still use the HDD cage? i remember seeing a modded one with a front 140mm rad and a HDD bracket

also does the radiator block the PCIe slot ie when you use a long GPU such as a 5970 and if there is enough space for a arctic accelero extreme
Click to expand...

yes, it could be possibile to mount the 140 fan directly to the front fan holes of the Q08, and should be possibile to use the HDD cage.
actually I have almost 27cm for a vga card (I tryed with my gtx285 and it fit): now I'm waitin for cayman to see if will fit.....if not I could do any adjustment ;)
 
Like the build, i have been waiting for that board to be in stock on newegg for like the last 10 days
 
ok, here a couple of result.
first at all this is the stability test with prime 95 blend with the cpu unbdervolted to 1.1v (but not downclocked, so 2800-3300 turbocore):

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201012/20101222155428_Prime951.1v.jpg

than, thanks to fermi bios editor I mod the bios of my gpu to have lower voltage on 2D and half 3D (for full 3D I prefer doing with msi afterbuner, and I lowered from 1.000v to 0.963v @ stock frequencies)

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201012/20101223100252_Fermibiosmod.jpg

and now these are my temps on idle:

http://www.pctunerup.com/up/image.php?src=_201012/20101223135103_tempidle.jpg

finish, just a couple fo results with 3Dmark vantage and 3Dmark 2011

http://3dmark.com/3dmv/2811713

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/264589
 
how did you fit all the hard drives in without the drive bay?

I am trying to do a build with a 160mm PSU, and I would like a 2.5" SSD and 3.5" HDD (no optical drive)
 
Little update on my mini itx, consisting in a radical modification of the internal cooling system.
At first I move the H50 on the top (fan configured extraction);it wasn't easy to install because the tubes of corsair touched SO-DIMM, so I had to place the radiator on the top, with the fan below:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/foto1446.jpg

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/foto1447.jpg

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/32/foto1454t.jpg

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/foto1455.jpg

Then I decide to put on the front (as intake) a huge silverstone AP181: I finally opted for a "homemade" solution that guarantee a good accessibility for maintenance / cleaning / etc ..

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/96/foto1450.jpg

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/339/foto1451.jpg


As you can see the fans is "stuck" between two soft media (recovered from the packing of the case: D) On the floor of the case I put a small metal stand, while the fan on the top fits against the small ledge below the 5.25" bay; since there is enough space I've been able to keep the original dust filter.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/146/foto1452.jpg


The second update concerns a problem related to overclocking and summer temp: my mobo (asus M4A88T-I) has 3+1 phases (that's why there is the 95W limit for CPU);'cause I put on a 1055T 95w, I previously placed heat sinks (enzotech) on the vrm-mosfets to avoid throttling of frequencies (if the temperature of the VRM rise too much the mobo automatically drops the multiplier down): on winter everything worked without any issues, but on summer temperatures rise too much, and so I put a 40mm fan directly on the mosfet, controlled by the motherboard:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/64/foto1458.jpg/


thanks to the fan no more drop problems, and my cpu is now overcloked to 3300mhz (236x14, turbo core enable @ 3894): here there is a screenshots of prime 95 after 27h

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/pime953300mhz.jpg
 
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