Well, I haven't really posted on this forum that much.. But I recall I was going to list my rig for the Case Gallery
anyway :)
final update, as i'm selling off this rig (someone totalled my car and car > computer)
in context:
buffbiff21...
heh thanks much man :D That was actually precisely my goal - black and subdued with no colors/lights. I forgot to put the RAM sticks back in for that picture (to cover up the blue), and it would have been slightly sweeter with the silver EK blocks that just came out. Plus I have to sleeve the...
mine too :banghead:
here is the moneyshot: some tubing is a little cloudy cuz I actually had it running before I started this build log:
my fan controller's voltage regulator:
pumps:
drives: (see that raptor? :D)
now all i have to do is sleeve this piece. I plan...
Heh I think Ive lost track :)
e6600 315
board 270 (right when it came out....)
g80 cards 650 + 550 (I bought em at separate times)
PSU 250
RAM 350
Raptor X 200
storage drives 400
case 200
sound card 120(yeah I bought it way back..)
The rest is in the first post.
Id say 4k? 5K...
Thanks man. I appreciate it.
here are some more pics
After I stripped the HSF from the 8800:
Nude core:
:D
Case again:
boiled some distilled water:
Washed out with vinegar and boiling distilled water about 5 times:
Currently my system is...
Blocks came today :D Just in time too as I found my good camera.
Heres the case, yes it looks like a mess right now because I had to take stuff out and etc... You can see some of the stuff I modded clearer now :)
There you have it. I am really beat right now -...
this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112040
or this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112116
Or this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112118
Good PSU choice, but
Get better RAM:
here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231065
Trust me, it will aid in OCing.
And yes, stick with WinXP for now.
Other than that, perfect :)
QFT.
Also, that case is NOT ugly! You need to see it in person and trust me it is sexy. :)
The only thing I would recommend is a different PSU.
This
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817703008
or this...
Yes, this was sturdy enough :p :
Sneak Peak from the front: (I have one of those bezels for the optical drive)
At this point, I am reluctant to post pics... because it is almost done.
I want tension to build... and I want there to be a big grand finale, ya kno? :)
So hang...
Nude main board:
Storm and MCW30 on board:
Note that I took the MCW30 off and am using the stock cooler heatpipe that came with the 680i for now, until I get my GPU blocks I am limited to this. (theother MCW30 will not fit on the SB past the 8800's massive heatsink)
Ready for...
I put the vinegar in these and left them for a few hours:
While that was soaking, I went to Home Depot and Kragen to get some gasket stuff and screws to mount the pumps. Why gasket? Because the top of my case looked like this:
So I got some for the holes. Then, I got some of...
Now time to sleeve some stuff. :(
First of all, I dremelled the Lian Li HD cage:
normally looks like this (this was not my case - I found it via Google);
... and painted it.... :)
I took all the cables that came with the case OUT of the case and did the following with a...
Here I drew holes for mounting the two pumps:
I also needed to put the fan on the other side of the front of the case, and screw a hole for power routing
There :) I had to buy a 3pin power extension... and sleeve it.
The cutting! Props to my mom's boyfriend Dana for...