“Some Modders do look like their PC.”

It’s been four weeks since our Mod Men PC was brought to life. As promised, here are the temps our custom copper water block achieved. I’ve posted the PC temps before and after overclocking the Core i7 870 to a stable 3.6 GHz. This is the best OC we could squeeze out of the Zotac’s H55. Keep in mind the H55 is intended for Home Theater PCs and not intended for overclocking.

Pictured above is our system at idle.

Pictured above are temperatures of the Core i7 870 overclocked to a stable 3.6 GHz.

ZOTAC ITX motherboards are not designed to offer a lot of overclocking headroom, but if you’re after a mini-ITX motherboard for small custom builds, HTPC or Media Center PC… the H55-ITX WiFi is packed with features including ten USB 2.0 ports, 7.1-channel high-definition audio card, digital optical S/PDIF audio outputs, six SATA 3.0 GB/s ports and one eSATA port. It also features integrated 802.11n WiFi (300Mb/s) technology. The built-in WiFi card on this motherboard supports two external antennas.

Mod Men PC Hardware Specs:
Motherboard = ZOTAC H55 ITX 1156
CPU = Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
GPU = ZOTAC 470 GTX
SSD: Mushkin Callisto 64GB
PSU: Silverstone 600W

COOLING SPECS:
CPU = Custom copper water block
GPU Cooling = EK-FC470 GTX water block
2.93 GHz Core i7 870 Lynnfield CPU at stock and idle

ZOTAC H55 Technical Specifications:
Chipset: Intel H55 Express Chipset
Socket Type: LGA 1156
Onboard outputs: D-sub, DVI-D, HDMI
Memory type; Maximum Memory Supported: DDR3, 8GB
Connectivity: Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi (802.11n)
PCI-E Slots: 1 (x16)
SATA Ports: 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
Warranty: 5 years