Gigabyte H55 mATX board
2 GB OCZ Gold 1066 DDR3
i3-530
Scythe Mugen-2
Asus 5770 DirectCU
Scythe Setsugen
Antec EarthWatts EA-380 with Nexus 80mm fan on the internal header
WD 6400AAKS
Nexus 120mm on CPU_Fan
Nexus 120mm rear and 92mm front sharing CHA_Fan, both soft mounted and case grills cut.
This is the build I did a little over a year ago. Ambient 64F (I cant afford baseboard heat!) gets me steady 35C idle and 45C load on the processor. I've discussed the video card mods in a couple of other threads, but it's moot because the Setsugen isn't around any more.
This was my first silent focused build, and also my first time "modding" a case. Photos taken yesterday and today, but like I said - built a year ago so please pardon the dust bunnies.
I believe the Kill-A-Watt photo was the idle draw before I installed the video card. I should check it again. Full size photos can be seen directly at the gallery: http://gallery.psyopper.com/displayimag ... um=4&pos=0 If you are interested you can poke around and see some photos of the nylon gear I make...
