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[Case Gallery] Phenom | Spider

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Specs:
AMD Phenom 9600 @ 2.5GHz
MSI K9A2 790FX Platinum Motherboard - 1.1B3 Bios
Scythe Katana II Heatsink
Sapphire HD3870 512MB
MSI HD3870 512MB
G.Skill 4x1GB DDRII PC26400
Samsung DVD +/- RW SATA
HEC Black Steel Case
Acer AL2016W 20" LCD
Thermaltake 600W Modular PSU

Used a Dremel to cut holes to hide the cables better. Added some foam on the bottom inside of the case. Other than that, nothing too special. Just a clean case with goodies. I think I did the best I could with the cable management. The case is limited.
 
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post some pics with it all together and maybe running. but looks good so far. 7/10 i'll vote when theres more pics
 

DaMulta

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Your spider is missing 3 legs, hence 3 video cards(or 3 gpus).


I vote fair on how your rig appears ATM.
 
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More pics coming today or tomorrow. I took those right when it was built, more pics to come for sure.
 
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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
Software win 7 64
Hey, did that heatpipe interfere with your vid card?
 

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8/10. technically Spider = two or more GPU's but it sounds cool :p
 
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I did some cable management today, cleaned things up big time. I updated the pics but the thumbs are showing the old ones for some reason. The case isn't the best case to hide cables, I did what I could with the almighty dremel tool. BTW, I dont have any cathodes or led fans so its pretty basic. The last pic shows how it looks when turned on... normal looking. I plan to add red led fans before it gets too hot here in Tucson. Here is my case if anyone is interested in it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121002
 
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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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ShadowFold

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Dude I just noticed your using the case power supply I would work on getting that replaced asap.
 

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good spec,good cable menangment,but change cpu cooler( zalman 9500) and put 12 cm fan on the back and on the front of the case.6/10 from me!
 
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good spec,good cable menangment,but change cpu cooler( zalman 9500) and put 12 cm fan on the back and on the front of the case.6/10 from me!

Zalman? Err for cheaper you could get a Xigmatek HDT S1283 which provides the top end performance... no idea why you would go for the Zalman over this cooler.
 

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if you really want this to be a Spider PC I suggest you keep a lookout for t_ski's upcoming review :D and that's all I can say ;)
 

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Zalman? Err for cheaper you could get a Xigmatek HDT S1283 which provides the top end performance... no idea why you would go for the Zalman over this cooler.

THAT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION!
 

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Looks a lot better now:)


Going to up the score I gave a bit.
 

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nice case nice sistem and clean 7 from me man
 

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I voted 9/10 because:

nice cable management
 

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cable management looks like mine so I voted 9, I don't think anyone deservs a nobel peace prize for thier rig :(
 
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Any recommendations for what wattage PSU to get? Will 600-650 be enough for the current hardware along with 3 additional 120mm fans? I'm trying to stay with what I need.
 
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Any recommendations for what wattage PSU to get? Will 600-650 be enough for the current hardware along with 3 additional 120mm fans? I'm trying to stay with what I need.

500W Will be enough. Fans use barely any power (unless you are using deltas...) normally. I'd grab the corsair HX520 :) or the 450VX.
 
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I voted 3/10 because:

does the words "Case Mod Gallery" mean sumthin 2 u case i cant see a custom mod that you performed on your machine.....just a bunch of fancy hardware. untill you do some modding 3/10 will be my vote for now
 
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