Changes in Zalman case

Case front.
















Hard disks and ODDs.















M/B, CPU cooler block, Northbridge heatpipe.
















Graphics cards.












I wanted to get a new board and processor for my main PC, it's been almost three years since I built it. I bought an Abit IP35 Pro board and an Intel E6750 processor. I had bought new RAM a few months ago, so I was set. Of course, when I got to the shop to get them, it was almost closing time, so when I found out I forgot to get a new HDD it was too late...
Sooo, I installed everything on my old hard disk, and I will image the drive when I get the new one.
I had many problems initially, Windows wouldn't install, I had BSODs when it was almost done installing and did it three times. I couldn't find the reason. I had bumped the memory voltage to 1.9 Volts and kept all other settings at default. Even after installation I had a few BSODs. I then reset CMOS, played with the settings, and found out that for some reason, default CPU voltage was not enough. I raised it at 1.36V from 1.35V, and that was it! Many stress tests proved that it's very stable now. A little overclocking to 3.0 GHz completed the tests.
By the time I was finished it was 7 in the morning... A simple switch that usually takes 2 hours with Windows, took 12!
I then proceeded to connect my old N6600 graphics card, modified to be fanless, which was the most important reason for switching, 3 monitors all connected with DVI. Two were not enough any more.

Final configuration:
Case: Zalman TNN500AF
CPU: Intel C2D E6750 @ 3.0 GHz
M/B: Abit IP35 Pro
RAM: 4x1GB OCZ Gold DDR2 PC6400
GPU: nVidia 7600GT, N6600
HDD: WD160JD, WD250JD
ODD: Plextor 716A, Teac 516
PSU: Zalman fanless in case

The system runs very cool, the CPU never gets above 46c core, the board never exceeded 35c, GPUs at 40-55c, measured with a digital thermometer. Power consumption is also much lower than my Prescott build, I had read many reviews of the board and they all agreed on it.