steamboatbob
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- Jul 12, 2012
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- Location
- Perth Australia
Processor | intel I5 3570K |
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Motherboard | ASUS Z77 Sabertooth |
Cooling | Corsair H80 |
Memory | 8GB DDR3 Vengance |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire 7970 OC 3GB DDR5 |
Storage | OCZ Agility3 120GB, WD Black Caviar 640GB |
Display(s) | Asus 24" |
Case | Antec 600 |
Audio Device(s) | Sound blaster Xfi Xtreme |
Power Supply | Corsair HX 650W Modular |
Software | Win7 |
Benchmark Scores | Not done yet |
Hi just a little background atm
I am a furniture maker (Fine carpentry) and over the last few months i have been toying with the idea of building the case out of timber. mainly i want function to be the main aspect. But asthetics is also a major sticking point. I love my gaming. and i love my timber so i would love to combine the 2.
basics of my plan include full Jarrah Burl front panel with sheoak highlights. 2 removable side panels with acrylic sections, mounting the MB on clear acrylic.it will be coated in Resin (west system) to stop warping and moisture getting into the timber. i am going for a dark red timber with light red timber and blue lighting to make it a little snappier
I already have the components as follows
MB SAbertooth Z77
CPU - I5 3770K
WC(cpu) - H80 Corsair
GPU - Sapphire 7970 OC 3gb possibly 2 further down the track
PSU - Corsair HX650W Modular
Ram - 8 GB Vengance Ram
HDD - OCZ agility 3 120gb SSD
- WD 640gb black caviar
Current case Antec 600
I do not wish to trash my current case for the bits i need so here are my questions
- is there a good case back plate MB mount that i can purchase so i can get my dimensions from it my basic i dea would be to use the back plate and remake the MB panel in acrylic
-is there a plan on the web for a basic acrylic case that i can improve on i have been looking on the web for 2 months and cannot find one
-can you purchase good HDD/SSD cages and if so where
- what could i use for a case front panel (USB3, headset jacks)
this is just in planning stages atm i will let you guys know when i have enough info and money to start it all up
Cheers
BoB
I am a furniture maker (Fine carpentry) and over the last few months i have been toying with the idea of building the case out of timber. mainly i want function to be the main aspect. But asthetics is also a major sticking point. I love my gaming. and i love my timber so i would love to combine the 2.
basics of my plan include full Jarrah Burl front panel with sheoak highlights. 2 removable side panels with acrylic sections, mounting the MB on clear acrylic.it will be coated in Resin (west system) to stop warping and moisture getting into the timber. i am going for a dark red timber with light red timber and blue lighting to make it a little snappier
I already have the components as follows
MB SAbertooth Z77
CPU - I5 3770K
WC(cpu) - H80 Corsair
GPU - Sapphire 7970 OC 3gb possibly 2 further down the track
PSU - Corsair HX650W Modular
Ram - 8 GB Vengance Ram
HDD - OCZ agility 3 120gb SSD
- WD 640gb black caviar
Current case Antec 600
I do not wish to trash my current case for the bits i need so here are my questions
- is there a good case back plate MB mount that i can purchase so i can get my dimensions from it my basic i dea would be to use the back plate and remake the MB panel in acrylic
-is there a plan on the web for a basic acrylic case that i can improve on i have been looking on the web for 2 months and cannot find one
-can you purchase good HDD/SSD cages and if so where
- what could i use for a case front panel (USB3, headset jacks)
this is just in planning stages atm i will let you guys know when i have enough info and money to start it all up
Cheers
BoB