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DriverHeaven Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Hey guys, look what arrived this weekend! Here's some pictures and first impressions of this beast...
The case is amazing and very unique, it looks like i'm stashing a nuclear device under my desk! It has a very 'custom' feel to it, looking like its been hand made by sci-fi prop designer out of plexi glass, spray paint and LEDs. The internal layout works very well, basically taking an ATX case and bolting the psu and hard drives to either side to form an X. Scan have done an excellent job with the quality of the build, with all cables being meticulously tidied away inside. As i booted up the machine i was greeted with a load of jpegs on the desktop, which turned out to be screenshots of benchmarks and stress tests that have been run on it - impressive stuff. Everything was nicely configured from the start, within minutes of hitting the power button I was roaming jungles in FarCry 2, which was included in the bundle. Which brings me to performance. Ouch this thing is lightning fast! I couldnt help but smile seeing an experience index score of 5.9 for the first time! Thinking what the hell, I ran farcry at 1920x1200 DX10 Ultra high detail, 4x AA 16xAF. It breezed through the task, with average frame rates in the 50's and graphics that blew me away. This is before I've done any tweaking or overclocking, think I'm going to have a lot of fun with this thing! I've run a couple of loops of 3dmark06 and Vantage, getting average scores of 16200 and 114100 respectively. The i7 is a fantastic chip, I'm having trouble making it break a sweat in anything other than benchmarks! Photoshop filters that made my old system creak apply instantly. With six gigs of ram and eight threads its a multitasker's dream, no matter what i have running it just flies. I'm thinking I need to get into 3d rendering and video encoding to do this thing justice! I can't thank the guys at DH/Intel/Scan enough for this incredible prize! You've made me one happy guy! Check back for benchmarks and my overclocking experiences.. |
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Going Insane.....
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
enjoy man....
thats one insane system you got there
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Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums! ![]() |
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
that's crazy weird looking.... neato..
enjoy it
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
very awesome. glad it arrived in one piece. post some benchies when you get time.
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
get the DH Photoshop benchmark v3 ... lets see the times...
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Congrats im sure you'll enjoy it for many years to come.
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What does this do?
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Nice rig! Case looks to be a case of form over function!
Let's see some benches!
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Very nice looking rig, anyone in their right mind would be on cloud 9 with that sitting under the desk
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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Kewlness enjoy it man
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Looks great, congrats.
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Looks Awesome, Though I'm not to fond of cases like that but still. Congratulations!!
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PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert.
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Congrads Lucky
By tomorrow afternoon I be running on old school p4 2.66mhz chip on new 8x agp intel 865P motherboard hehe
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Congratulations Robbeh!
It looks so beautiful! How about the temperatures? I am very curious how is the airflow managed in this case.
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Enjoy ROBBEH!! It looks very nice. I'd love to see more pics if you get time, but I guess you'll be playing FC2, or admiring your new rig.
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
That is one badazz system you got there! Congrats!!
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Congratulations Robbeh , Enjoy your toy
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My advice? get rid of the stupid case and stick those components in a classy chassis like a CoolerMaster ASTC 840 or something?
Then ur ready to rock an Roll. Congrats. |
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HardwareHeaven Senior Member
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
I've seen the same case somewhere else, but with a custom Crysis artwork painted on it. Who's the manufacturer?
Anyways, enjoy your monster pc to the fullest (to bad I couldn't join - not a UKer) |
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HH Administrator
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Looks great mate, really nice system, hope you enjoy it!
As far as benchmarks are concerned just attach the ones they left on your desktop for you, haha.
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In the Land of Snow
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
that looks really awesome, planning to add some cathode tubes in there? XD
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
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Going Broke Saving Money
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Cool looking case but not too upgrade friendly.
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BTW Congrats on your prize
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Congrats!
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congrats on the new system
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HardwareHeaven Lover
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Wow Congrats Have Fun =)
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HardwareHeaven Extreme Member
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
That is beautiful! Congratulations, and thanks for the pictures.
Cooling in that case looks interesting - if not optimum, looks like you could have a lot of creative options!
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Scan i7 system (DH prize)
Congrats Robbeh!
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