The new PC hasn’t been forgotten, just in a holding pattern.  Intel did release the first new LGA 2011 parts on November 14 as expected, and I have one sitting in the parts pile as I write this (a 3930K).  The major hold-up at this point has been my decision to use the EVGA X79 FTW motherboard as EVGA did not release those on launch day.  I have bee informed, however, that my motherboard is now en-route to me and should be here some time this week. More...

Construction on the new PC has begun!  Though I’m still missing the primary parts (motherboard, CPU, and RAM) as those still haven’t been released (the current rumor is November 14 for the new LGA 2011 CPUs and X79 motherboards) I can get started on some of the basics, such as installing the radiators, fans, and the fan controller. More...

Water cooling a PC, in theory, isn’t difficult.  There are only 5 or so parts to a water cooling system:

1. A pump to move the water / coolant through the system.
2. One or more radiators to transfer the heat out of the system.
3. One or more fans to force air through the radiator(s).
4. One or more water blocks attached to the parts to be cooled (CPU, Graphics Card, etc.)
5. A reservoir used to hold the water (and provide for expansion and air trapping).
6. And maybe not a component per se but still important: the tubing and fittings.

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Well, parts have been arriving like crazy for the new PC so I thought I’d take a little time to go over in more detail some of the plans I have for this PC, starting with the case. More...

With the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Old Republic my thoughts lately have been turning to building a new PC to commemorate the release of this highly-anticipated game by Bioware.   I thought I would post a follow-along of the build here on my blog as I’ve also decided this will be no normal PC.  No, I’ve decided to go all-out on this one….  More...