Techstation Clubhouse

(FIH) The Don · Dec 20, 2009, 02:34 AM

I know there is some of you guys out there who got some techstations, so i figured why not make a clubhouse for those of us who has a tech station, made one or bought one

and there can ONLY be techstations and something similar here, like a setup laying nekkid on the table, i dont want them ordinary cases.

The purpose is to give the other members who dont know what it is, an idea about the concept and ask questions on how to make one, buy one og just get good ideas from other members.

So post your testbench/techstation if you got one

Sorry if my english sucks, i'm from Denmark

+ if you've seen a new one or one that is awesome then you better post it

(FIH) The Don · Dec 20, 2009, 02:37 AM

here is mine, and atm i'm doin a HD cage/DVD cage on it

and then i gotta find out a good way to mount the PSU

Velvet Wafer · Dec 20, 2009, 09:12 PM

you need a little cable management, dude!

here are a few pics of mine:

i need to make new though. the mobo carton has been substituted woth another benchcase lately

and i got a mount for the cooler, and dont need books anymore

EDIT: sorry for the image quality, it was only with cellphone

Wile E · Dec 20, 2009, 09:31 PM

Here's my setup. Mobo tray from my Stacker 830.

(FIH) The Don · Dec 20, 2009, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Velvet Wafer

you need a little cable management, dude!

here are a few pics of mine:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...2&d=1257992418

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...7&d=1257992056

i need to make new though. the mobo carton has been substituted woth another benchcase lately

and i got a mount for the cooler, and dont need books anymore

EDIT: sorry for the image quality, it was only with cellphone

nice job

yeah i will get right on that CM, i'll post some pics later of it

(FIH) The Don · Dec 20, 2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wile E

Here's my setup. Mobo tray from my Stacker 830.

http://img.techpowerup.org/090824/IMG_0977crop.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090824/IMG_0978crop.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090824/IMG_0979crop.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090824/IMG_0980crop.jpg

nice ^^ but i'm not the only one who needs cable manegement i see

Wile E · Dec 20, 2009, 09:36 PM

lol. Most of my stuff is water cooled, and the stuff that isn't has a fan pointed directly at them, so I don't care much about cable management. Can you tell? lol.

Chicken Patty · Dec 20, 2009, 09:50 PM

Well, my tech station has had a couple of different setups on it

i7 and 9800GX2

C2D E6300 and Radeon X300 (Cruncher)

back to the i7 and C/F'ed ASUS TOP 4850's

Velvet Wafer · Dec 20, 2009, 10:01 PM

nice techstation.... how much did it cost you?

HalfAHertz · Dec 20, 2009, 10:01 PM

Wow CP those look so neat! Did you do your own cable sleeving on that PSU? If so, I could use some pointers

(FIH) The Don · Dec 20, 2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wile E

lol. Most of my stuff is water cooled, and the stuff that isn't has a fan pointed directly at them, so I don't care much about cable management. Can you tell? lol.

haha i guess :-P, but its mostly for the looks, not for the "airflow"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicken Patty

Well, my tech station has had a couple of different setups on it

i7 and 9800GX2
http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/PB054285resized.jpg
C2D E6300 and Radeon X300 (Cruncher)
http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/PC014338resized.jpg
back to the i7 and C/F'ed ASUS TOP 4850's
http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/PC134355resized.jpg

mmh and i love your rigs dude

what do you use to take the pictures with?

did a little CM, looks much better now i think

got these 2 in the mail yesterday, i got them for 100$ totalt and they only need to be RMA'd and then i got 2 new disc's, a 150gig raptor and a 750 gig seagate

Velvet Wafer · Dec 20, 2009, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (FIH) The Don

haha i guess :-P, but its mostly for the looks, not for the "airflow"

mmh and i love your rigs dude

what do you use to take the pictures with?

did a little CM, looks much better now i think

http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/IMG_2908.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/IMG_2909.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/IMG_2910.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/IMG_2911.jpg

got these 2 in the mail yesterday, i got them for 100$ totalt and they only need to be RMA'd and then i got 2 new disc's, a 150gig raptor and a 750 gig seagate

http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/IMG_2914.jpg

Your Board screams in Pain!! its severly bent, look at the first Picture!

your card seems to fall out of its slot,to the right, and to its power connector side, please be careful, als long as you dont have a mount for it... we dont want to see a broken X2

anyway, your cable management looks very neat! now i have to improve mine

(FIH) The Don · Dec 20, 2009, 10:52 PM

its been like that since i got it, maybe thats the reason i got it so cheap,

and it still bends even if its not on the techstation.

will it be dangerous?

i will put on a old mobo tray between Christmas and New years eve i think,

yeah i think i did a okay job on that, as far as i could with limited options

haha indeed you do:-D

the secret is : lots of zipties

Chicken Patty · Dec 20, 2009, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Velvet Wafer

nice techstation.... how much did it cost you?

$55

Quote:

Originally Posted by HalfAHertz

Wow CP those look so neat! Did you do your own cable sleeving on that PSU? If so, I could use some pointers

Thanks bro. The PSU's are completely untouched.

Quote:

Originally Posted by (FIH) The Don

its been like that since i got it, maybe thats the reason i got it so cheap,

and it still bends even if its not on the techstation.

will it be dangerous?

i will put on a old mobo tray between Christmas and New years eve i think,

yeah i think i did a okay job on that, as far as i could with limited options

haha indeed you do:-D

the secret is : lots of zipties

Weird that is you got it like that. I don't think boards stay bent. Anyhow, good job on your tech station

Pics are taken with a Olympus E500

Velvet Wafer · Dec 21, 2009, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (FIH) The Don

its been like that since i got it, maybe thats the reason i got it so cheap,

and it still bends even if its not on the techstation.

will it be dangerous?

i will put on a old mobo tray between Christmas and New years eve i think,

yeah i think i did a okay job on that, as far as i could with limited options

haha indeed you do:-D

the secret is : lots of zipties

its used? then the preuser, has overbent it. my biostar will also be a little bent for life
i had to apply the heatkiller, with a buddy sitting against the other side of the rig (15-20kg pressure i would bet). that gave the board a slight curve, but it never hurt the functionality.
just be careful, and dont be to rough with it. regarding the zipties, i need to zip a few cables too... i believe i have to buy a few tomorrow

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicken Patty

$55

thats not much... mine are for free, but dont look too professional

Paulieg · Dec 21, 2009, 12:56 AM

Two of my three rigs are on tech stations. It's so much easier when you switch things out as often as I do. Here they are:

PP Mguire · Dec 21, 2009, 01:09 AM

Chicken Patty · Dec 21, 2009, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Velvet Wafer

its used? then the preuser, has overbent it. my biostar will also be a little bent for life
i had to apply the heatkiller, with a buddy sitting against the other side of the rig (15-20kg pressure i would bet). that gave the board a slight curve, but it never hurt the functionality.
just be careful, and dont be to rough with it. regarding the zipties, i need to zip a few cables too... i believe i have to buy a few tomorrow

thats not much... mine are for free, but dont look too professional

Yeah it was a good deal, so why not jump on it

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

Two of my three rigs are on tech stations. It's so much easier when you switch things out as often as I do. Here they are:

http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/S7300095.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/S7300097.jpg

both run enermax PSU's?

Quote:

Originally Posted by PP Mguire

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7271/dscn1049.jpg

PP Mguire · Dec 21, 2009, 01:24 AM

To bad its gone =( But hey! LN2 madness soon.

Paulieg · Dec 21, 2009, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicken Patty

Yeah it was a good deal, so why not jump on it

both run enermax PSU's?

Nope. One Enermax 720w Infinity modular and a Seventeam 850w modular.

Chicken Patty · Dec 21, 2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PP Mguire

To bad its gone =( But hey! LN2 madness soon.

phase gone =

LN2 arriving =

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

Nope. One Enermax 720w Infinity modular and a Seventeam 850w modular.

Is it me or the wiring looks alike?

Paulieg · Dec 21, 2009, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicken Patty

phase gone =

LN2 arriving =

Is it me or the wiring looks alike?

Yeah, it's very similar. Quality all around is very similar.

Chicken Patty · Dec 21, 2009, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

Yeah, it's very similar. Quality all around is very similar.

At least I know I wasn't going crazy

Sexy crunchers Paul

(FIH) The Don · Dec 21, 2009, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Velvet Wafer

its used? then the preuser, has overbent it. my biostar will also be a little bent for life
i had to apply the heatkiller, with a buddy sitting against the other side of the rig (15-20kg pressure i would bet). that gave the board a slight curve, but it never hurt the functionality.
just be careful, and dont be to rough with it. regarding the zipties, i need to zip a few cables too... i believe i have to buy a few tomorrow

yeah well, as long as it works for me i'm happy with it, it will soon be replaced with something else when i have the money

haha if you lived in denmark i coul ship you af few pack of them, my dad in law is an electrician so he got like a gazillion

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

Two of my three rigs are on tech stations. It's so much easier when you switch things out as often as I do. Here they are:

http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/S7300095.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/091220/S7300097.jpg

so true, i hate having my main rig in a case, cause if i wanna change the mobo i'd have to screw everything apart, and it does actually takes quite some time in all i think

thats the reason i love techs

but hey, you got some nice ones, where did you buy them? is it the sunbeam techs?

Quote:

Originally Posted by PP Mguire

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7271/dscn1049.jpg

nice

how high did you get with it on?

Paulieg · Dec 21, 2009, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (FIH) The Don

yeah well, as long as it works for me i'm happy with it, it will soon be replaced with something else when i have the money

haha if you lived in denmark i coul ship you af few pack of them, my dad in law is an electrician so he got like a gazillion

so true, i hate having my main rig in a case, cause if i wanna change the mobo i'd have to screw everything apart, and it does actually takes quite some time in all i think

thats the reason i love techs

but hey, you got some nice ones, where did you buy them? is it the sunbeam techs?

nice

how high did you get with it on?

Yup, Sunbeam. Very well made for the price. I think I bought them from Performance for $70 each.

Dec 20, 2009, 02:34 AM	#1
(FIH) The Don Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Viking Land Posts: 5,406 (3.93/day) Thanks: 3,101 Thanked 2,962 Times in 1,834 Posts System Specs	Techstation Clubhouse I know there is some of you guys out there who got some techstations, so i figured why not make a clubhouse for those of us who has a tech station, made one or bought one and there can ONLY be techstations and something similar here, like a setup laying nekkid on the table, i dont want them ordinary cases. The purpose is to give the other members who dont know what it is, an idea about the concept and ask questions on how to make one, buy one og just get good ideas from other members. So post your testbench/techstation if you got one Sorry if my english sucks, i'm from Denmark + if you've seen a new one or one that is awesome then you better post it __________________ "there are 2 types of idiots. those who hate the new stuff to justify not being able to upgrade. and those who have no fucking clue about anything" -KieX “So with this new technology my video card will now fart?” -TheMailMan78

System Name:	Ivy Biatch
Processor:	i5 3570K
Motherboard:	ASSRockzz z77TOTHEEXTREME!!!!
Cooling:	bleh
Memory:	2x4gb crucial 1866
Video Card:	HD7770, yes it does BF3
Hard Disk:	120gb Vertex
Optical Drive:	hmm
CRT/LCD Model:	226BW
Case:	whats that, oh my table
Sound Card:	stock onboard thing
PSU:	HX850W
Software:	7

Dec 20, 2009, 02:37 AM	#2
(FIH) The Don Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Viking Land Posts: 5,406 (3.93/day) Thanks: 3,101 Thanked 2,962 Times in 1,834 Posts System Specs	here is mine, and atm i'm doin a HD cage/DVD cage on it and then i gotta find out a good way to mount the PSU __________________ "there are 2 types of idiots. those who hate the new stuff to justify not being able to upgrade. and those who have no fucking clue about anything" -KieX “So with this new technology my video card will now fart?” -TheMailMan78

System Name:	Ivy Biatch
Processor:	i5 3570K
Motherboard:	ASSRockzz z77TOTHEEXTREME!!!!
Cooling:	bleh
Memory:	2x4gb crucial 1866
Video Card:	HD7770, yes it does BF3
Hard Disk:	120gb Vertex
Optical Drive:	hmm
CRT/LCD Model:	226BW
Case:	whats that, oh my table
Sound Card:	stock onboard thing
PSU:	HX850W
Software:	7

Dec 20, 2009, 09:12 PM	#3
Velvet Wafer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North of Germany Posts: 3,845 (2.69/day) Thanks: 2,286 Thanked 1,025 Times in 838 Posts System Specs	you need a little cable management, dude! here are a few pics of mine: i need to make new though. the mobo carton has been substituted woth another benchcase lately and i got a mount for the cooler, and dont need books anymore EDIT: sorry for the image quality, it was only with cellphone __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked Last edited by Velvet Wafer; Dec 20, 2009 at 09:26 PM.

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Motherboard:	Asus M4A89GTD PRO / Asus Rampage Formula/Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0
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PSU:	Corsair TX850/ OCZ Modxstream-Pro 600W/ MS-Tech 750w
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Dec 20, 2009, 09:31 PM	#4
Wile E Power User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western PA (Pittsburgh suburbs) Posts: 18,129 (7.49/day) Thanks: 450 Thanked 3,825 Times in 3,123 Posts System Specs	Here's my setup. Mobo tray from my Stacker 830. __________________ Visit Ashentech “What the hell did you expect? Leave Vista under the pillow and the OS fairy would make it Win7?” -El Fiendo “And Bring Mailman back god damnit, he is the Eric Cartman of TPU” -MRCL

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Memory:	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24
Video Card:	Evga GTX 580
Hard Disk:	Seagate 7200.10 320GB x2 RAID0; 2 x Samsung F2 1.5TB; 1 x F1 1TB; 1 x F4 2TB
Optical Drive:	LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case:	Technofront Bench Station
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
PSU:	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software:	Win7 Ultimate N x64

Dec 20, 2009, 09:36 PM	#7
Wile E Power User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western PA (Pittsburgh suburbs) Posts: 18,129 (7.49/day) Thanks: 450 Thanked 3,825 Times in 3,123 Posts System Specs	lol. Most of my stuff is water cooled, and the stuff that isn't has a fan pointed directly at them, so I don't care much about cable management. Can you tell? lol. __________________ Visit Ashentech “What the hell did you expect? Leave Vista under the pillow and the OS fairy would make it Win7?” -El Fiendo “And Bring Mailman back god damnit, he is the Eric Cartman of TPU” -MRCL

Dec 20, 2009, 09:50 PM	#8
Chicken Patty WCG Team Captain Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 23,887 (11.95/day) Thanks: 15,149 Thanked 12,309 Times in 7,775 Posts System Specs	Well, my tech station has had a couple of different setups on it i7 and 9800GX2 C2D E6300 and Radeon X300 (Cruncher) back to the i7 and C/F'ed ASUS TOP 4850's __________________ Help save lives, CRUNCH and/or FOLD for Team TPU and make a difference! Crunching with a 2600K, i7-950, FX-8120, Radeon 6850 (2 WU's), Radeon 7770 (4 WU's) *"AlienIsGOD - Awe!!! CP has grown from a small chicken nugget to the IMMENSE PATTY and WCG Team leader he is today"*

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Sound Card:	Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer Edition
PSU:	BFG Tech 1000W Modular
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Dec 20, 2009, 10:01 PM	#9
Velvet Wafer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North of Germany Posts: 3,845 (2.69/day) Thanks: 2,286 Thanked 1,025 Times in 838 Posts System Specs	nice techstation.... how much did it cost you? __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

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HalfAHertz Join Date: May 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,739 (1.18/day) Thanks: 364 Thanked 347 Times in 251 Posts System Specs	Wow CP those look so neat! Did you do your own cable sleeving on that PSU? If so, I could use some pointers __________________ smile or the devil will get in your head and sing karaoke forever...

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Sound Card:	stock
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Dec 20, 2009, 10:52 PM	#13
(FIH) The Don Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Viking Land Posts: 5,406 (3.93/day) Thanks: 3,101 Thanked 2,962 Times in 1,834 Posts System Specs	its been like that since i got it, maybe thats the reason i got it so cheap, and it still bends even if its not on the techstation. will it be dangerous? i will put on a old mobo tray between Christmas and New years eve i think, yeah i think i did a okay job on that, as far as i could with limited options haha indeed you do:-D the secret is : lots of zipties __________________ "there are 2 types of idiots. those who hate the new stuff to justify not being able to upgrade. and those who have no fucking clue about anything" -KieX “So with this new technology my video card will now fart?” -TheMailMan78

Dec 21, 2009, 12:56 AM	#16
Paulieg The Mad Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wherever I can find the iron. Posts: 11,448 (5.02/day) Thanks: 2,519 Thanked 3,054 Times in 2,098 Posts System Specs	Two of my three rigs are on tech stations. It's so much easier when you switch things out as often as I do. Here they are: __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." -Henry Rollins My heatware Save lives by joining the TPU WCG team!

Dec 21, 2009, 01:09 AM	#17
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs

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Memory:	2x2gb Kingson HyperX 2000mhz \ 4gig DDR3 1066
Video Card:	XFX 4890\ 9800 GTS M
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Case:	NZXT Beta \ Laptop
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Dec 21, 2009, 01:24 AM	#19
PP Mguire Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 2,272 (1.31/day) Thanks: 276 Thanked 461 Times in 394 Posts System Specs	To bad its gone =( But hey! LN2 madness soon.

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