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[Case Gallery] Dark Phoenix

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Specs:
Case: Thermaltake Armor+
Mobo: EVGA Nforce 680i SLI
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Quad Core Q6600 2.4ghz OC to 3.80Ghz
GPU: EVGA Geforce 9800 GX2 1GB OCed
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer Black PC2 6400 DDR2 800 4GB OC to 1100mhz (5-5-5-15 2T)
CPU & NB Cooling: Water Cooling [Swiftech GTZ, MCW30, Danger Den Black Ice Extreme 2 , Tygon 1/2", Danger Den Laing D5]
GPU cooling: 2 x MCW60 plus ramsinks, Switftech 240mm rad.
PSU: Cooler Master Real Power Pro1000

Mods:
Custom Lightings - Case lights modded to be all red. Replaced all blue leds on the 230mm fan as well as the 2 front 120mm fans to red. Placed the front 140mm fan(with red n orange lights) on top where the tray was to suck out warm air. Placed a 4" cold cathode light in front beneath the Thermaltake flap above the drivebays.

Black interior paint;

Custom Watercooling setup for 9800GX2 - Reversed the cores of the GX2 so they face outward. Used 2 MCW60s to cool the GPUs and Ramsinks on Rams, mosfets and Bridge chipset. Succesful for a time being with temps around 35C each core. However, this became an unsuccesful setup due to the fact that the bridge chip had to be actively cooled otherwise it will keep hitting 110C and shuts off display.

Custom mounted 240mm BIX2 rad on the outside using simply a cut out fan box. Another 240mm Swiftech rad inside. Flow goes: pump > CPU > outside Rad > Res > GPU1 > GPU2 > chipset > Interior Rad > Repeat


This is actually my 1 year old pc that I no longer have. Sold most of the parts n wat i still have i will use for a F@H PC. I just never had a chance to post up pics of it. Loved this PC but was F'ing way too heavy to carry around.

My next PC will be an i7 rig. It's actually completed n running right now, i just need one final item n its all set. I believe u will love my upcoming i7 rig :)

p.s. Most pics were taken after 4-5 months of use (thus the slightly dirty fans). The GPU setup was done around that time. All fans on rads are 120mm Ultra Kaze 3000rpm.
 
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nice but the watter tubing is all over the gaff 7/10

im sorry but what do u mean its all over the gaff? if ure saying that there's tubing running around the case, that's because I'm watercooling everything. Try watercooling a GX2 without a proper FB block. And on top of that, I don't want to kink the tubes trying to make them shorter. Thanks anyways.
 
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im sorry but what do u mean its all over the gaff? if ure saying that there's tubing running around the case, that's because I'm watercooling everything. Try watercooling a GX2 without a proper FB block. And on top of that, I don't want to kink the tubes trying to make them shorter. Thanks anyways.

thats exactly what I meant to say (there are tubes everywhere around the case) sorry for the slang
P.S. maybe if you move the reservoir to the cd tray you wont have to do a loop around to go to the cpu and maybe if you had a longer tube connecting to the bottom rad it would look a lot neater
 
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alrite, pls to those who vote, pls let me know wat u guys think of my rig. Don't just go posting any numbers without explanation as to why my rig deserves the numbers voted to it.

thnx
aqua
 

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Processor C2D 8400@ 4,05GHz(currently)1,36v
Motherboard DFI LP x48 DK T2RS
Cooling XIGMATEK 1283 w/ bolt-thru kit/SCYTHE Mushashi x2
Memory Crucial BALLISTIX 6400 @900MHz 2,00v
Video Card(s) HD 5770 1040/1400 unlocked/musashi
Storage SG 120GB+WD 160GB
Display(s) 24" FLATRON W2442PA Full HD
Case COOLERMASTER HAF 932
Power Supply Thermaltake PUREPOWER RX 600
Software Vista ultimate SP1
Benchmark Scores VANTAGE:11700 3DMARKO06:18600 FURMARK:9K
I am mostly impresed about the VGA MOD!!
How did u manage to operate the card?Doesnt it have an sli bridge pcb between the PCBs like the 7950 GX2 did once....?(thats how long i have to watch the nvidia 2blecards...)
 

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Processor AMD X4 Phenom 9950 B.E. @ 3.3ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790x-DS4 BIOS Ver. F6
Cooling CM Vortex 752
Memory apacer PC6400 800mhz x 2
Video Card(s) Two ATI Radeon 4850's in xfire
Storage Seagate 7200.9 320gig+250gigx2
Display(s) Acer P191w 19' wide
Case Antec 900
Audio Device(s) onboard
Power Supply Antec Power trio 550watts
Software Windows 7 x64 Build 7100
Looks great!!
 
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I am mostly impresed about the VGA MOD!!
How did u manage to operate the card?Doesnt it have an sli bridge pcb between the PCBs like the 7950 GX2 did once....?(thats how long i have to watch the nvidia 2blecards...)

oh, with the 9800GX2, the sli bridge is a flexible strip connector that can be bent around in almost any shape. So originally, the strip was bent inward like a U with a lip to connect each end to a card. Then, when i flip them around, the strip rotates itself outward like a reversed U. It is long enough to go around. See image below, see the strip on the far left of the card?



btw, i cant take full credit for that mod. A great guy in my forum started the idea n i applied it to my build.
 
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oh, with the 9800GX2, the sli bridge is a flexible strip connector that can be bent around in almost any shape. So originally, the strip was bent inward like a U with a lip to connect each end to a card. Then, when i flip them around, the strip rotates itself outward like a reversed U. It is long enough to go around. See image below, see the strip on the far left of the card?



btw, i cant take full credit for that mod. A great guy in my forum started the idea n i applied it to my build.

wow I just realized that the insed of the card is out .... SMART
 
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Memory Corsair Vengence 16gb 3600 mhz
Video Card(s) Gigabyte RTX 3060ti 8gb
Storage 1Tb Samsung 970 EVO NvMe m.2
Display(s) 27" LG Ultragear 144hz
Case Fractal Design- Meshify 2
Audio Device(s) Onborad dts
Power Supply Corsair RX 650 W
Mouse Roccat Kiro
Keyboard Razer Tarantula
Software Windows 10 Home x64
I gave you a 9/10 for all your custom modding like flipping the vga card and replacing the leds in the fans. Awesome cable management, great hardware, clean paint job. Overall looks incredible! Cant wait to see your new rig.
 

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Cooling XIGMATEK 1283 w/ bolt-thru kit/SCYTHE Mushashi x2
Memory Crucial BALLISTIX 6400 @900MHz 2,00v
Video Card(s) HD 5770 1040/1400 unlocked/musashi
Storage SG 120GB+WD 160GB
Display(s) 24" FLATRON W2442PA Full HD
Case COOLERMASTER HAF 932
Power Supply Thermaltake PUREPOWER RX 600
Software Vista ultimate SP1
Benchmark Scores VANTAGE:11700 3DMARKO06:18600 FURMARK:9K
oh, with the 9800GX2, the sli bridge is a flexible strip connector that can be bent around in almost any shape. So originally, the strip was bent inward like a U with a lip to connect each end to a card. Then, when i flip them around, the strip rotates itself outward like a reversed U. It is long enough to go around. See image below, see the strip on the far left of the card?

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/aquariuz23/My PCs/IMG_0757.jpg

btw, i cant take full credit for that mod. A great guy in my forum started the idea n i applied it to my build.

YES I C THE STRIP!GREAT JOB THERE!Now many could do it but since the card is being replaced by 285s and 295s i dont think it ll happenStill the current owners should do it.I would!
 
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Processor i7 920
Motherboard EVGA X58
Cooling eight 120mm fans, Swiftech GTZ cpu block, 3 120mm radiator, MCP655 pump, primochill tubing
Memory 6 gig G-Skill DDR3 1600
Video Card(s) GTX 285's (SLI)
Storage 500GB Western Digital
Display(s) 3 Asus 23 in inchers
Case Lian Li A77B
Audio Device(s) on board 7.1
Power Supply Corsair 1000
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Very nice. Extremely insane but very nice. The work on the graphics card is very cool.
 
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