WIP Procyon II -Reborn w RIVE, 3930K & 16GB Corsair Dominator 1866

[rjbarker]

I've done a "preliminary" (dry run) partial re-build on Procyon, just to ensure the H100i fits in the TJ09 and works fine.
All is good and now will be moving on to Procyon II !!

Parts Ordered and should be here Wed next week:
Mobo: Rampage IV Extreme X79
Processor: Intel 3930k
SSD: Intel 520 Series 120GB (Boot)
OS: W7 HP SP1
TIM: MX4

Already have:
Corsair Dominator 16GB 1866 Quad Ch

Recycle:
AX 1200W
2x GTX 680 Classifieds
Vertex II 240 GB
2x WD Caviar Black 640GB
H100i
Silverstone TJ09
LG BlueRay Drive
Samsung DVD
Bunch of fans

Ill start posting pics when the gear arrives!!

Really had a tough time not pulling the pin on the 3970x, but didn't do it this time (didn't drink enough beer last night).
Hope I can get the 3930k to 4.5 - 4.6 Ghz.

Cheers

EDIT: Any tips on this X79 combo, such as OC'ing, tweaks, updating BIOS, installing Windows would be much appreciated as this is my 1st Asus Extreme Board

[G777]

It's a nice board, here's a few:
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme - UEFI Guide for Overclocking
OCN.NET ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Overclocking Guide
How to Overclock an Intel X79 Sandy Bridge-E Motherboard 1/3 - YouTube

[rjbarker]

Thank you !!!! Have been surfing a lot of YouTube postings so far.
A grey area will be updating BIOS, from what I under stand its pretty simple and doesn't even require MOBO to powered on?
Just install files onto a clean Thumb drive and insert directly into Board, push n hold?
Sounds too easy ;)

[G777]

That's the way it's supposed to work, though I've always just used the ezflash utility in the bios

Guide here

The dual bios feature is of particular use, it allows you to easily recover from a bad flash on one chip, and test different ones out with the ability to go back to a default or stable version with the flick of a switch

[rjbarker]

Okay thanks, I thinking of Flashing the BIOS after completing the build and installing W7. That's cool that there is duo BIOS Chips. So when Flashing BIOS do you get the option of which BIOS your Flashing?

Parts should be here Tuesday ;)

[G777]

There's a manual switch on the board, it flashes to whichever bios you're on at the time

[rjbarker]

Ah perfect thanks !!!!

[hnvfred]

Good job.

[rjbarker]

Ok, everything shiped from ncix today, should b here tomorrow ;)

[rjbarker]

The Gear is Here!!!
Likely wont get started on this till maybe this evening.
1. Rip apart Procyon and package up Classified Mobo, I7 980X n RAM
2. Was going to paint Mobo Tray, but think I'll defer









Sorry about the Chip pics, I'm NOT a photographer





Got a good deal on the RAM, I'm a Dominator Fan as I've NEVER had issues with it, stuck to 1866 Mhz to keep OC'ing a little easier.





The TIM, really wanted to get some more IC Diamond, but didnt see it available at any of normal hangouts
Will give this stuff a shot, normally I do the "pea size" in the middle of the chip, but thinking of going for the thin line across the middle this time, these 2011 Chips are big (Rice grain size in the middle, cant see it with these monster chips, maybe for my old Wolfdale E8400).

Any advice on this TIM and this size Chip I'm open for suggestions



Will post up some more pics later on once I'm putting Procyon to "retirement"