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[Case Gallery] Deacent Death in a Can

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Ottawa, Ontario
Processor Q9550@3.8Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DS5
Cooling Zalman CNPS9700 (Nirvana)
Memory Corsair XMS2 2x2Gb 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) x2 Saphire 4850 in Crossfire
Storage 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD
Display(s) LG 24"
Case Thermaltake Armor VH8000BWS Midtower
Power Supply ABS Tagan BZ 700w
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Specs:
Thermaltake Armor VH8000BWS, Q9950 @3.8Ghz, Gigabyte x48-ds5, Corsair XMS2 2x2Gb 5-5-5-15, 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD, Liteon DVD-RW, Zalman CNPS9700 (Nirvana)
ABS Tagan BZ 700w

last but not least a pair of of Saphire 4850's in Crossfire

Mods:
230mm side panel fan Thermaltake, 120mm HDD fan Thermaltake, 120mm exhaust fan Thermaltake, 120mm intake fan Cooler Master, Zalman CNPS9700 CPU Heatsink/Fan,
2x 40mm Northbridge fans

cables tucked and reworked behind mobo tray,
drilled holes in the mobo tray for cable management
 
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Nice paint job, good cable management and it looks a lot better then before. I really like the little NB fan mod :) Nice and clean 8/10
 
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I love those northbridge fans (or more the way you attached them), but are they actually cooling or just making a lot of noise
7/10
 

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Yap i confirm they are cooling the chipset.I ve done it many times.
But why dont u even bother mentioning your 4850 crossfire x?
 
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Processor Q9550@3.8Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DS5
Cooling Zalman CNPS9700 (Nirvana)
Memory Corsair XMS2 2x2Gb 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) x2 Saphire 4850 in Crossfire
Storage 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD
Display(s) LG 24"
Case Thermaltake Armor VH8000BWS Midtower
Power Supply ABS Tagan BZ 700w
ahah yes!

well i be dammed, i did forget to mention my Crossfire setup, yeh i got the northbridge fans hooked up to my scythe fan controller so i turned them down just a tad so i dont hear them. those are the reason my system is stable. it was a needed
 
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Processor Q9550@3.8Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DS5
Cooling Zalman CNPS9700 (Nirvana)
Memory Corsair XMS2 2x2Gb 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) x2 Saphire 4850 in Crossfire
Storage 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD
Display(s) LG 24"
Case Thermaltake Armor VH8000BWS Midtower
Power Supply ABS Tagan BZ 700w
Updated pics with NEW camera!

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Ottawa, Ontario
Processor Q9550@3.8Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DS5
Cooling Zalman CNPS9700 (Nirvana)
Memory Corsair XMS2 2x2Gb 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) x2 Saphire 4850 in Crossfire
Storage 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD
Display(s) LG 24"
Case Thermaltake Armor VH8000BWS Midtower
Power Supply ABS Tagan BZ 700w
Updated pics with NEW camera!

got a new Nikon D3000 so got some new pics to show off with it.

also planning on building a brand spankin new water cooled system.
i have a pretty good idea of what to buy and what not to buy but would like some opinions on my shopping list for the water cooling parts.
I will have that up in my next post.








 
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i just dont understand why any of these can be classed as mods!? its simply adding in fans which anyone can do. looks nice but nothing new 5/10
 
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Processor Q9550@3.8Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DS5
Cooling Zalman CNPS9700 (Nirvana)
Memory Corsair XMS2 2x2Gb 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s) x2 Saphire 4850 in Crossfire
Storage 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD
Display(s) LG 24"
Case Thermaltake Armor VH8000BWS Midtower
Power Supply ABS Tagan BZ 700w
if you go back to the first post you will that I painted the interior black and custom mounted fans on the northbridge with aluminum wire. i did a fan in but its nothing new.also i redid the cable management and there is a comparison to old look and the new with pictures.
This is just an updated pictures post



The added pictures were just to show case it a little better with a new camera.

Please look at the the actually Case gallery post and pictures before you comment.

thanks!
 
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