NZXT Gamma is a great cabinet!!!

how much does it cost in New Delhi!

guys Share ur rig tooooooo.....

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Dangerous Dave said:

how much does it cost in New Delhi!

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2 or 2.1K(max.)

Awesome Dude.....

Congrats.

Dangerous Dave said:

how much does it cost in New Delhi!

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It is actually NOT available in Delhi anywhere. Cooler Master dominance because of one big reason. Don't ask me why.

Note: Thread shifted to the show-off section.

Congrats mailme.manju!! nice pics.

Thanks guys...

@manujohn & digibrush,
Thanks for ur advise on getting gamma...

Really nice pic. Good build...!

Thanks Asingh

Zangetsu said:

Hehe..Gamma....I am becoming HULK now.....

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Can u post your pics too?

did you buy the LED fans seperately, and how many fans did NZXT gave you? did nzxt come with or without PSU? i can buy PSU later also, but all i wanna know is how many fans did nzxt has in it when you bought it? did u buy extra fans? I am eager to buy nzxt gamma, and i also have my eyes on nzxt guardian 921, wat do u think about it?

You enquired about nzxt guardian 921?
How much in your place?
Gamma came with 1*120mm rear exhaust fan...
I took fans from my old bijli cabby, 2*120mm led fans, 2*80mm fans...
nzxt guardian 921 is a great cabby at its price - 3.5k....

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I hope all of NZXT's cabby are great

Brilliant case for 2k. You can see the hardwork nzxt put on this case when you work with it.

mailme.manju said:

Can u post your pics too?

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I have not mounted LED fans...though it supports upto 6Fans

I have mounted only two CM 120mm fans above...+ 1 default while fan of NZXT....

nice cabby dude....congrats!!!!

mailme.manju said:

You enquired about nzxt guardian 921?
How much in your place?
Gamma came with 1*120mm rear exhaust fan...
I took fans from my old bijli cabby, 2*120mm led fans, 2*80mm fans...
nzxt guardian 921 is a great cabby at its price - 3.5k....

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I hope all of NZXT's cabby are great

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rite now i am in hyderabad, but i saw nzxt gamma online at primeabgb.com at 2.2 and guardian 921 at 3.7k(primeabgb is in mumbai and adds extra charges for delivery for chassis, that means nzxtGamma2.2k+delivery550=2.8k

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In hyderabad, only Coolermaster chassis are available-fewer models at expensive costs--------- also i need H70 corsair for AMD 1090t.

I'm not a fan of pre-built cases. That being said, I think you should work on the cable management at the least. What's the point in buying all that hardware, putting it in a mass produced cabbie, and then not even bothering with how the air will move inside, and how the temps are gonna be?

Zangetsu said:

I have not mounted LED fans...though it supports upto 6Fans

I have mounted only two CM 120mm fans above...+ 1 default while fan of NZXT....

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so wat ?
Jus unleash ur beast, u hav a great config in ur siggy....

xanan said:

how the temps are gonna be?

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cool n quiet than my old bijli...

abhidev said:

nice cabby dude....congrats!!!!

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thnks....

mailme.manju said:

so wat ?
Jus unleash ur beast, u hav a great config in ur siggy....

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Yup...i will post it soon...

Btw it feels proud to have a good config without investing Dad's single penny

Zangetsu said:

Yup...i will post it soon...

Btw it feels proud to have a good config without investing Dad's single penny

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so you bought it yourself? congrats.

Hey I have the nzxt gamma too! awesome cabby must say, build quality is gr8!! I had a local cabinet brand called 'root' earlier and the temp of hdd used to go very high around 45-47 but now they remain nice and cool at 30 deg cel ...thanks to the big front fan and grill.

Only complaint is that cleaning the cabby can be a pain since the hdd rack is not detachable

guru_urug said:

Only complaint is that cleaning the cabby can be a pain since the hdd rack is not detachable

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Dude use a vacuum cleaner to blow it off....

And if one doesnt have vaccum cleaner then??? :-c

My Gamma after cable management...

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/NZXT%20Gamma/DSCN0440.jpg
*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/NZXT%20Gamma/DSCN0439.jpg

Dust filter
*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/NZXT%20Gamma/DSCN0442.jpg


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Great work Manju. How did u do it.. Of your own or somebody helped too.

^^Thanks buddy ... Did it on my own

Its really great.
Well I will have to learn it from u if i get GAMMA for my new rig.

can this cab accommodate coolermaster N620 cpu cooler.Its 161mm in height

Thank u guys,bought nzxt gamma & cm n620 was just able to fit in that.Still cable mgmt has to be done.

^^Congrats on your purchase... Where are the pics???

the change in the cabby's looks after cable-man is astounding!!!
way to go buddy!!! congrats!

hey manju congrats buddy...good cable management...thinking to buy this cabby...
can you just one thing for us...can you tell us the maximum length graphic cards this cabby can support by actually measuring in inches...goin for the build when bulldozer is avaliable..just curious to know...thanks mate.

It can hold upto 27cm long GPUs...

excellent cable management

A mod in my cabby....

Installed a 80mm fan as PSU exhaust....



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Its now looks better.In this price gamma is very good.

^^Ya except for the trans side panel, its a great deal over CM 430...

mailme.manju said:

^^Ya except for the trans side panel, its a great deal over CM 430...

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But you also getting cable manegement space.

Ya thats wat i said it lacks trans side panel, other than that its a +1...

hey i heard there's an unofficial transparent side panel available for 1000 bucks more i guess !
and cool exhaust fan " Kooler master " Lol !!!

jerrin_ss5 said:

hey i heard there's an unofficial transparent side panel available for 1000 bucks more i guess !
and cool exhaust fan " Kooler master " Lol !!!

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unofficial transparent side panel? did u see that online??

For 30 bucks only Kooler master is avail..

i read somewhere re i mean in reviews !!!
30 bucks cool re
does it make noise !!!
hey and where did u get the foam from ??

jerrin_ss5 said:

1.does it make noise !!!
2.hey and where did u get the foam from ??

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1.No noise, very silent also the airflow is great..
2.Which foam?

foam which u have kept on top 120mm and rear exhaust slots in ur cable mgmt pics
and this is the site where i learnt abt transparent side panel costing abt. 400 bucks more !!
NZXT Gamma PC Cabinet Review
i am gonna buy gamma this week will post the pics here !!
even gonna buy a APC 800VA UPS
and comments abt. UPS

^^Perfect choice for both, APC over numeric is a good one...

That foam is one which comes with new shirts... I jus tried it at top n removed t since top fan is exhaust..

Do post the pics...

Its indeed a great VFM cabinet. Didn't like the looks but since it had good ventilation provision got it an year ago for my new PC then.

So, including all the fans and etc..etc.. How much did u spend in all for GAMMA, manju..???

Ya, me too didnt like the pic. It looks ugly.
But not a problem as its the rear panel.

^^I jus bought tat 80mm psu exhaust fan for Rs.30, rest of the fans are from my Bijli...

saswat23 said:

So, including all the fans and etc..etc.. How much did u spend in all for GAMMA, manju..???

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Total spent - Rs.1965

hey manju the fan provided with case has which type of connectivity 3 pin or 4 pin molex ???

^^It has both 3 pin & 4 pin molex..

BTW how many fans were bundled with it??

bundled fan - 1*120mm

From which shop did you buy Gamma? online or locally?

ITDEPOT locally....

hey brought gamma for Rs.1950/- from cassette world , lamington , mumbai .
just installed all the drives superb case!
excellent cable management slots !!
check this pic!!
*img831.imageshack.us/img831/7497/nzxtgamma.jpg
Before Gamma
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*img844.imageshack.us/img844/7096/playingcyrsis2before.jpg
After Gamma
*img837.imageshack.us/img837/2355/idleafter.jpg
thanks manju for ur recommendation

wow..... really good..... thanx for photos

more pics..... right side panel, while running..

made some more fine tuning in cable management check this !!
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^^Congrats for your new gamma.Nice cable management but i think you can do better.

i have to agree with the title that for 2.5k this cabinet is excellent value for money.

^^Actually For 2K

hey manju my front panel audio is not working
mic is working !!
wat can be the reason driver or hardware problem!!
is there any extra driver required ??

Tenida said:

^^Congrats for your new gamma.Nice cable management but i think you can do better.

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Thanks ! where more can i improve cable mgmt. !! pls suggest !!

jerrin_ss5 said:

hey manju my front panel audio is not working
mic is working !!
wat can be the reason driver or hardware problem!!
is there any extra driver required ??

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In the bios check whether front panel audio is enabled?

which one u've connected to the header, AC'97 or HD Audio?

HD audio !!
front audio speaker works when i remove my rear connector for speaker ,both don't work simultaneously !!

^^Oh... if thats the prob, U hav to check the audio driver settings.

i have'nt installed any audio drivers using the default win 7 one's
even though i try i can't !!
hey manju do you fell i can improve my cable mgmt. in gamma if so pls suggest !!

^^Yep by a bit...

^^^ where according to u can i improve on my cable mgmt. ?
suggest the spots pls !!

Do some work here...


*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/Decorated%20images/05052011217.jpg

If possible, try routing the procy pow cable behind the gpu..

Its pretty neat though... Well done

hmmm will try thanks though !!
even my friend has purchased the same cabby and is gonna upload the pic !!

jerrin_ss5 said:

HD audio !!
front audio speaker works when i remove my rear connector for speaker ,both don't work simultaneously !!

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Go to your Control Panel, search for Realtek HD Audio Manager, go to Advanced settings, check front and rear output devices to play simultaneously. I think that should solve the problem.

In case the option is not in the Control panel, install the latest drivers and try.


BTW, nice cable mgmt. Both you and Gamma deserves kudos. Its the best cabinet at its price range. And interior is black too Something even pricier models of Lian-Li don't have.

Nice cabby, good cable management, very vfm.

Skud said:

In case the option is not in the Control panel, install the latest drivers and try.

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I was'nt trying to install the latest version earlier, but downloaded and installed latest realtek version, now everything is working properly thanks for the suggestion.

Good to know that your problem is solved.

Here is a NZXT CBL MGMT video
NZXT Gamma Classic HTPC build Time Lapse HD 720p : Windows Home Theater

SIR, PLZ install the HDD in one of the upper HDD slots since the HDD is getting choked with no air flow below it. KTHXBYE

@scudmissile007 thanks for the link...

@noja good idea...

Where can I buy Gamma in Bangalore? Many vendors exclaim as if they havn't heard about the manufacturer. The only one who told available quoted 2.4k excluding tax and claimed it is outdated.

Tanveerpa said:

The only one who told available quoted 2.4k excluding tax and claimed it is outdated.

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Claims made by a dealers Vs. info you got from the forums. I am sure the conclusion is a no brainer.

Golchas sell it. If the quoted price is high then ask a quote via prime abgb including shipping. Prime ABGB are the distributors for NZXT cases.

If u need better cable management <3K, Gamma is the best choice...
Try negotiating with them... Also if they are quotin 2.4+vat, they are gettin the cabby from some other shop... Try to find their source...

Tanveerpa said:

Where can I buy Gamma in Bangalore? Many vendors exclaim as if they havn't heard about the manufacturer. The only one who told available quoted 2.4k excluding tax and claimed it is outdated.

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Go to SP Road. Many shops there. I bought from Golchha. Have to walk a little into that road(galli)

I for one do not like the NZXT Gamma. Just my opinion.
See it in person and then buy it.

Surely a good cabby for the price
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Hey now, nice setup, let me be the breaker of bad news, you are running in single channel mode, not dual channel.

@Faun, awesome...

tkin said:

Hey now, nice setup, let me be the breaker of bad news, you are running in single channel mode, not dual channel.

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Sadly yes Faun check it...

@Faun post some diagonal views focussing the cooler...

tkin said:

Hey now, nice setup, let me be the breaker of bad news, you are running in single channel mode, not dual channel.

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Yeah, I know that Anyway this setup is till july. I'll be getting 25mm width fans then and put that Ultra Kaze as rear exhaust.

MegaMind said:

@Faun post some diagonal views focussing the cooler...

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Here
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/cpu-motherboards/142397-cpu-cooler-guide-sandy-bridge.html

Faun said:

Here
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/cpu-motherboards/142397-cpu-cooler-guide-sandy-bridge.html

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I meant diagonal views focussing the cooler, as it s inside the cabby...

My SandyBridge rig..

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/Sandy%20bridge/DSCN0713Custom.jpg

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Nice pics. And superb cable management as always.

^^Thanks Skud...

You are welcome.

@ megamind, awesome cable management, looks like the faulty P5Q helped along?

Enjoy gaming.

tkin said:

@ megamind, awesome cable management, looks like the faulty P5Q helped along?

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Thanks dude! Ya P5Q paved way for SB

Installed M600 in my Gamma...

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/M600/DSCN4546.jpg

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OHH..looks nice.Congrats

Great cable management.

Thanks ico n Tenida..

Superb cable management, Megamind. Hats off...

நன்றி அண்ணா - Awesome bro...just awesome...

@Shivram-Give me some tips on cable management buddy

Pics quality also great .Camera used?

Thanks all..

@d3p5kor, Tamil!

Tenida said:

@SivamPics quality also great .Camera used?

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Camera used : Nikon 4200

Probably he was referring to your place.

MegaMind said:

Thanks all..

@d3p5kor, Tamil!



Sure.. But who is sivam here?

Camera used : Nikon 4200

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hey fellas m hunting for a new chassis for my c2d pc i've got cm 690 II plus on my mind what do u think or shud i stick with gamma

prabhu.wali said:

hey fellas m hunting for a new chassis for my c2d pc i've got cm 690 II plus on my mind what do u think or shud i stick with gamma

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Ur budget?
Also u'll receive a lot of suggestions if u create a separate thread here

yh ty,around 5k

For 5K u hav a lot of options,
Cooler Master Storm Enforcer - 5.3K
NZXT Tempest EVO - 5.5K
Cooler Master 690 II Advanced - 5.5K

MegaMind said:

For 5K u hav a lot of options,
Cooler Master Storm Enforcer - 5.3K
NZXT Tempest EVO - 5.5K
Cooler Master 690 II Advanced - 5.5K

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yh but can streach at 5k not a penny more lolz btw any idea as to how is guardian

NZXT Gaurdian 921 RB ~ 3.5K is a sexy cabby..

MegaMind said:

NZXT Gaurdian 921 RB ~ 3.5K is a sexy cabby..

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doesn the front door lok flimsy btw would have loved all black interiors like the gamma and btw any idea as to how it compares with coolermaster chassis

^^Sorry, Its better u create a seperate thread for your queries...

lol yh but no responses till now

MegaMind said:

NZXT Gaurdian 921 RB ~ 3.5K is a sexy cabby..

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but as fas as I know it lacks front panel USB3.0 support. Otherwise its great.

@megamind --- O'sme cabby n cable management bro...

^^Very thanks...

^^great cable management. But one thing i have noticed that if the MB is having its EATX POWER slot on the right hand side like yours then the cable management is becoming good. But see the board of jerin Ss5. that board is having EATX power in the left hand and that is why even though he has tried his best a sort of eye obstruction is always there.
moreover u have used the back space of the MOBO but he has not used it.

So cable management depends if the mobo is having the right extreme side EATX power and cabinet itself has the back space area.(correct me if wrong)

Elite 310 is not having any backspace area but since my mobo is having the right extreme side EATX power cable management is good even in that cabinet which does have no feature for cable management.

*img695.imageshack.us/img695/7632/1001431a.th.jpg

here is my attempt
*img691.imageshack.us/img691/1326/dsc05436sg.th.jpg.

W/O FLASH
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^^Thats a good start n nice lighting..

great cable management i see here is of mega mind. excellent man! rep+
it deserves a high end GPU!!!

Jaskanwar Singh said:

great cable management i see here is of mega mind. excellent man! rep+
it deserves a high end GPU!!!

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Thanks budd.. Ya waiting for southern Islands...

My old system is now RIP... And waiting for Bulldozer release.. Currently have a Bijli... Which is OK, but will get myself a Gamma for new system and try my hand at Modding with Bijli....

Have to save lot of money for new System......

Megamind can u tell me what is the current coast of nzxt gamma cabby now days

^^Still 2 or 2.1K..

hope they release with new USB 3.0 support and povide some extra fan...

Installed RipjawsX in my machine...

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/Ripjaws%20X/DSCN4603.jpg

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Great. Specs?

Model: F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
Speed: 1600MHz
Voltage: 1.5V
Cas Latency: 8
Timing: 8-8-8-24

This, to be exact...

Good specs. Purchased locally?

From same link(newegg.com) brought here by relatives..

ok, got it.

the only thing that is missing from this thread & from your Cabinet is a Mid Range GPU like 560ti or HD6950.

Rest is awesome & nice that you have maintained your thread beautifully.

Cheers...

^^Thanks dude..

Blue Ripjaws x looking awesome with blue heatsink.Congrats buddy

The fans are also blue LED, so it should look gorgeous.

@megamind:

can you post a pic with lights off?

@Tenida, thanks buddy...

@Skud, u mean like this?

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/Ripjaws%20X/DSCN4607.jpg

*i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/mailmemanju/Ripjaws%20X/DSCN4616.jpg

Thanks.

^^ the last Photo with LED ON reminds me of winter foggy disco nights at Stuttgart.

My pleasure Skud

@d3p5kor, lucky you...

@MegaMind: looks great!!! You are running 2500K with stock fan! wow!
I don't think you overclocked it, right?

Nice photography skills Megamind

d6bmg said:

I don't think you overclocked it, right?

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Thanks! and yes i havn't OC'ed a lot yet.. Once pushed to 3.8GHz & the temps were well within the limit..

Thanks Tenida..

^^ Hmm, I guess that. Buy a cooler & OC. What's the use of an unlocked processor without OC'ing?

d6bmg said:

^^ Hmm, I guess that. Buy a cooler & OC. What's the use of an unlocked processor without OC'ing?

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Yep, but i have to switch to full tower as i'm planning on something HUGE... So saving up..

MegaMind said:

Yep, but i have to switch to full tower as i'm planning on something HUGE... So saving up..

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I can smell them...a Grand GPU, a SSD & ofc After Market cooler.

^^That's 75% of my upgrade list...

And what is in the other 25%?

^^Let the 25% be a surprise..

^^ as mentioned the 25% will be another Cabinet.

d3p5kor said:

^^ as mentioned the 25% will be another Cabinet.

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A few more stuff too...

now whats that ???

OMG are you talking about H20 Custom Coolings or some 3D Setups.....

What are you upto ???

Cabinet and PSU are the only future proof things in a system. If you are an enthusiast, always spend well in these two things.

yeah, learn it the hard way. also include the monitor in the list.

ico said:

Cabinet and PSU are the only future proof things in a system. If you are an enthusiast, always spend well in these two things.

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Yep, that's the reason for my upcoming upgrades...

Skud said:

yeah, learn it the hard way. also include the monitor in the list.

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Yes it is in already..

Actually 50% of the upgrade list has been disclosed by d3p5kor..

d3p5kor said:

now whats that ???

OMG are you talking about H20 Custom Coolings or some 3D Setups.....

What are you upto ???

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May be cold cathode tubes?

rajnusker said:

May be cold cathode tubes?

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AFAIK, MEGAMIND won't love something which is fancy. He always search for real performance under his budget.

But i'm not sure, what is he really upto now ???

The things that are missing under his hoods are

-> Good GPU [as Mobo is capable of SLI, then SLI might be running in his mind]
-> SSD [For Sure]
-> Mighty Cabinet[not sure]
-> Decent CPU Cooler
-> 3D Stereoscopic display
-> A Beafy PSU to kick those SLI*[If he have some big plans.]

d3p5kor said:

AFAIK, MEGAMIND won't love something which is fancy. He always search for real performance under his budget.

The things that are missing under his hoods are

-> Good GPU [as Mobo is capable of SLI, then SLI might be running in his mind]
-> SSD [For Sure]
-> Mighty Cabinet[not sure]
-> Decent CPU Cooler
-> 3D Stereoscopic display
-> A Beafy PSU to kick those SLI*[If he have some big plans.]

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@d3p5kor, Man!! You knew me well...

Your prediction list pretty much covers it all(80%), Not a 3D, but a display for sure...
Multi-GPU depends on the performance & scaling of next gen. cards...

@d3p5kor: you should try predicting the future.
@MegaMind: waiting for the surprise.

Hi guys I own this case and love it already. It keeps cool at less than 35 degree most cases . And doesnt reach more than 65 under load. So cool of course if all fans where installed and running already at full speed. Dont bother on sound as there is stock heatsink other dont create much sound.

I wanted to know if it fit d14 or thermal right silver arrow . As i confirmed with silveright customer support confirmed with removal for top side fan. But d14 i wonder if it covers rams slot a lot. I had a doubt which is best in most average cases. Both are best sir cooler in the market. If it overclocked to attainable frequency which could be best performer.

D14 fits in Gamma, but not advised. It makes the cabby congested...

Check here

How abt Thermalright silver arrow. Is that possible to fit any 120 mm fans in both the coolers instead of 140mm

^^ why would you want to do that?

macho84 said:

How abt Thermalright silver arrow. Is that possible to fit any 120 mm fans in both the coolers instead of 140mm

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Still, the heat pipes will be protruded...

A full tower is recommended for D14 or silver arrow..

Yes its true mega but here you go from the thermal right customer support reply. I got based on this .

The NZXT is compatible with CPU coolers up to 168.5mm in height *without* the side panel fan, and 143.5mm *with* the fan. The Silver Arrow is 163mm in height, so it is compatible if you remove the fan.

I could you see you routed the cpu cable under gpu and it touches the board and others . will it be fine as i find it difficult to route it. Kinldy help me.

I am overclocking to 4.2-4.5 max as of now. but now stock heat sink reaches 90 degree when load just 70 percentage of the cpu. not sure if it runs full 100 percentage.


Kindly help me.

macho84 said:

The NZXT is compatible with CPU coolers up to 168.5mm in height *without* the side panel fan, and 143.5mm *with* the fan. The Silver Arrow is 163mm in height, so it is compatible if you remove the fan.

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168.5mm must be w/o using mobo spacers... Coz when i measured, i got 168mm from mobo not proccy... So from proccy it adds ~7mm odd which makes it incompatible with SA..

I could you see you routed the cpu cable under gpu and it touches the board and others . will it be fine as i find it difficult to route it. Kinldy help me.

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Yes.

I am overclocking to 4.2-4.5 max as of now. but now stock heat sink reaches 90 degree when load just 70 percentage of the cpu. not sure if it runs full 100 percentage.

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Stop overclocking n change ur CM exreme 600 ASAP...

Right now i am fine using SA. The customer support confirmed that heat pipe caps touching the case is not the problem and the heat sink itself would not touch the case. So now the cpu is cool and not reaching more than 60 at full load.

But unfortunately i cant use the 2nd fan. Soon wish to change the case with 170mm fan support any mid budget case please suggest.

@macho84, create a separate thread to get good response..

Hey Megamind...you have a cool setup man. That's really good cable management too. Thanks..Would try it on my NZXT cab @ home.

^^Good luck with that

jetboy said:

Hey Megamind...you have a cool setup man. That's really good cable management too. Thanks..Would try it on my NZXT cab @ home.

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try to be as clean as possible with cable management. You can watch various videos available on youtube about cable management.

@ Megamind: I'm buying this cabinet for my new sandy bridge rig it's a good case why don't you post some instruction how to do a proper cable management.

@MyGeekTips:

Generally or Most of the people will suggest you to buy few cable ties & then start stitching them on the best possible route.

IMO don't buy these cable ties !!!!

When you buy your cabinet & other component, sometime you will observe the wires will be tied with a separate wire. Now don't throw those wires. Those wires can save your cable tie cost & as well as whenever you want to remove you can remove.

Why we in india should avoid using Cable Ties ??

Remember when you stitch cable ties, you can't remove them so easily,even if you want to remove it involves some brute force or cutting the ties, which have higher amount of risk to cut the cable & end up spoiling the components.

Most of the times the cabinet & other components gets dust accumulation & to clean the cabinet you need to remove those cable ties. So IMO people who are using Cabinets, where its more prone to get such effects, they should avoid these cable ties to the max.

For Cable Management stuff...refer the below video.


Tips from my learnings:

Tools Required: Phillip & Flat Screwdriver set, ESD gloves or ground yourself & propylene or distilled water, scissor, cable tying wires.

1). Unpack all the components from the Package, but don't remove then out of the ESD Bags[Electro-Static Discharge]. Unpack the motherboard & keep it above some the same ESD bag.

2). Then unpack the Processor from the box & remove the socket protector from the motherboard Processor Panel. Now install the Processor & close the socket. Refer the pictograph mentioned in the Motherboard Manual. After that install the After market cooler & RAM's on the motherboard.

3). Place the GPU on the Motherboard & make sure you place it in proper PCIe Slot based on the GPU.

4). Now open the cabinet & place it above the polythene cover or any bedspread, in order to avoid scratches. Take your PSU & mounted it where its supposed to be mounted. Place your HDD's on the HDD Cage & secure it with Screws. Remove the front panel cover & install the optical drives. Adjust the optical drive based on the requirement & tighten it.

5). Tighten the Spacers on the motherboard installation area inside the cabinet.Now take your Motherboard installed with other components like GPU, RAM's, Processor & screw it.Assemble every thing inside your cabinet, but don't connect any wires or cable. Now carefully observe, which can be the best route to take your PSU cables to Motherboard, HDD, GPU & other components. Make sure either you hide them on the otherside of the cabinet or make them to stick to the inside edge line of the cabinet.

6). Always connect your Control Cables first like HDD to Sata Ports on the Mobo & then connect the Power Cables after verifying the control cables are connected properly.

7). Always avoid jumping connections, no matter what kind of Cabinet it is. It not only saves space, it looks neater, easy to identify the faults & main part is Air Circulations inside the cabinet. Its really an added advantage on your cabinet.

8). Always wear the ESD Gloves while installing the Processor. Ground yourself while installing the other components like HDD or GPU.

@d3p5kor: Nice Explanation & +Rep to you. Thanks.

d3p5kor said:

@MyGeekTips:

Generally or Most of the people will suggest you to buy few cable ties & then start stitching them on the best possible route.

IMO don't buy these cable ties !!!!

When you buy your cabinet & other component, sometime you will observe the wires will be tied with a separate wire. Now don't throw those wires. Those wires can save your cable tie cost & as well as whenever you want to remove you can remove.

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Exactly what I do always. Particularly important if you upgrade regularly or have any plan to upgrade in near future.

@MyGeekTips: Just update with some more additive info of your interest.
@SKUD: Thanks...Probably you can share some more experience or add few more points.

Megamind: 8,800 + views & more to go....Congrats & maintain the thread.....really nice.

I think you have covered it nicely in those 8 steps.

@d3: nice step by step guide.. I knew them all except for the use of ESD gloves & grounding myself while installing hdd, gpu etc.
rep added.

Ya good guide though. I would not recommend gamma if a sli based setup. Its not required a full tower unless you are planning for 3 way or more gpu cf sli. also i would say gamma is best in class if matx is being used say gene-z of course by default it support atx but you will end up space constraints later stage when no of gpu added. Also its will be had to route the cabe via rubber hole provided as the atx closely touches it. But still its my one of the favorite first case i had got. Now moving on to CORSAIR they had impressed me first now getting slowly feeling bad because of lack of quality issues in the FRONT PANEL. Every one is had those issue. I am not the exception.

ico said:

Cabinet and PSU are the only future proof things in a system. If you are an enthusiast, always spend well in these two things.

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Yup fully agree on this. The least future proof has to be cpu & gpu.

hi... i bought the nzxt gamma cabinet. and received it today. I have one question. in the box that came along with the cabinet. there are screws. Along with the screws there are 10 black color things with 12 cm length. They all look exactly the same. i never assembled a desktop b4,

can ny one tell me what are these..

I think he means the HDD rack attachments. There are 5 pairs so 10 pieces in all.
They attach to the left and right of the HDD's length and are used to mount the HDD in the case slots in the front

*thebestcasescenario.com/oneslowz28/front_page/NZXTGamma/IMG_0076.jpg

^^My mistake, read it as '12mm'

@bibinjohn, This video explains well,

Quick NZXT Gamma Case Review - YouTube

thank you very much...

Celebrated New year with my PC..

Dust accumulation in 2 months unused PC,

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Side intake fan,

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Front intake fan,

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After a bath on diluted dish washer soln.
Shines
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Some New friends to my rig,

Thermalright Venomous X,
6*Arctic cooling fans(3*PWM, 3*case fan),

The last view of my board with intel stock cooler - adios amigo...

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CPU cleaned with a cologne spray,

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Started installing the cooler bracket,

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Applied Chill factor III by manual spread method using a dead debit card...

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Cooler mounted,

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Cooler packed with 2*arctic cooling PWM fans,

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Cooler inside Gamma,

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The gap between venomous X cooler and the side wall of Gamma - the bottom of the tape is the inner wall of side panel,

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Final looks,

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You have maintained this thread really really well, and your system too. Nice pics.

Nice setup Megamind.Btw cool pics

megamind time to overclock to 5GHz!!!

@Skud & Tenida thanks guys...
@Jas will do..

An update : GPU temp. dropped by 10'C after applying a fresh layer of TIM (CF III) & installing the fans..

so you cleaned the gpu thoroughly too. will love to see opened pics.

@Megamind: tried OC'ing? If yes, then what about the performance of your newly bought cooler?

^^As of now

Sorry for late post,
GPU cleaning...

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stripped off,
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A fresh quote of TIM,
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Voila! Dressed up..
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BTW, does any one know where can i find air container

avinandan012 said:

BTW, does any one know where can i find air container

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No idea..

BTW,
Reached 5GHz

if air container means pressurized air can u will find it in ITDEPOT or PRIME ABGB.

Will get this case this month with my new PC

Thanks for sharing the pics

any one modded GAMMA SIDE PANEL.?

Did some mod in my PC(not sure this counts as mod)..

The cabinet power LED(blue) was too bright n a little bit annoying for late night browsing..

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Changed it with some other color that goes easy on eyes in a dark room..
Also i found the HDD activity LED was too dull(green) to notice, so changed that too..

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The pow. LED,
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The HDD LED,
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Finished looks Pow. LED - white & HDD LED - red,
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Nice. From where do you purchase the LEDs?

thanks Skud.. from local electrical shop..

Running out of space in my Gamma...

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Time to say goodbye to you Gamma. It have served you well till you have installed 570.
P.S. What did you use below the mounting adapter of your SSD?

Skud said:

Nice. From where do you purchase the LEDs?

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At Kolkata, you will find tons of those in gemeni radio along with every other necessary components.

d6bmg said:

P.S. What did you use below the mounting adapter of your SSD?

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Thick Paper sheet..

MegaMind said:

Thick Paper sheet..

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^^Had no choice, the HDD mounting sticks supplied with Gamma doesn't fit with the mounting bracket..

The last pic of my rig with Gamma,

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All components moved to new cabby,

A small mod to my gamma to match up the new comps...


An old car cassette player (Sony XR-C750) & a pair of JBL GTO938 was lying around.
The player is more than 15 yrs old & can be found in 90's bmw.
Features Dolby Noise Reduction(NR) & has exceptional sound clarity.

Used an old zeb PSU to power the player & paired them to my PC