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Jun 26, 2011, 10:20 PM	#26
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Jun 27, 2011, 01:15 AM	#27
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Jul 3, 2011, 03:02 AM	#28
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	Back sheet cut to width, height and the hole for the 10-slot motherboard tray routed out. __________________ Rich Custom Case Builder Latest project: Project: Server and Gaming Case Project: Aluminum Water Cooling Case

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Jul 11, 2011, 12:41 AM	#29
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	The inner and outer front sheets, cut to final length. __________________ Rich Custom Case Builder Latest project: Project: Server and Gaming Case Project: Aluminum Water Cooling Case

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Jul 11, 2011, 03:31 AM	#30
Wile E Power User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western PA (Pittsburgh suburbs) Posts: 18,129 (7.39/day) Thanks: 450 Thanked 3,826 Times in 3,124 Posts System Specs	My god, that thing is a monster. I want one for my server. __________________ 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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Jul 11, 2011, 06:00 PM	#31
PopcornMachine Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles/Orange County CA Posts: 1,144 (0.82/day) Thanks: 2,027 Thanked 383 Times in 308 Posts System Specs	So, I assume you are going to paint this? The bare metal kind of looks nice.

Jul 11, 2011, 07:37 PM

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So, I assume you are going to paint this?

The bare metal kind of looks nice.

Yes. Gloss black powder coating.

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Yes. Gloss black powder coating.

Well, that will look nice too, I guess.

Jul 11, 2011, 08:35 PM	#34
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Jul 15, 2011, 06:16 AM	#35
Wile E Power User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western PA (Pittsburgh suburbs) Posts: 18,129 (7.39/day) Thanks: 450 Thanked 3,826 Times in 3,124 Posts System Specs	You should powder coat it Swingline Stapler Red. __________________ 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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Jul 15, 2011, 06:24 AM	#36
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Jul 15, 2011, 02:54 PM	#37
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Jul 15, 2011, 04:37 PM	#38
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Where did you source that 10 slot motherboard tray?

And, its an epic build... I cant wait to see more!

Mountainmods.com

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Jul 16, 2011, 12:18 AM	#40
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	Shelves! __________________ Rich Custom Case Builder Latest project: Project: Server and Gaming Case Project: Aluminum Water Cooling Case

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Jul 16, 2011, 12:10 PM	#41
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,859 (4.41/day) Thanks: 2,447 Thanked 1,421 Times in 978 Posts System Specs	thats one huge son of a case __________________ Join the TPU GRID 2 ClUB T0D4Y!

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Jul 17, 2011, 07:08 AM	#42
Wile E Power User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western PA (Pittsburgh suburbs) Posts: 18,129 (7.39/day) Thanks: 450 Thanked 3,826 Times in 3,124 Posts System Specs	Holy balls, Batman. That thing is crazy huge. I'm loving this so far. __________________ 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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Jul 18, 2011, 02:05 AM	#43
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	The 5.25-inch drive bay rails: __________________ Rich Custom Case Builder Latest project: Project: Server and Gaming Case Project: Aluminum Water Cooling Case

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Jul 18, 2011, 02:24 AM	#44
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Jul 29, 2011, 12:48 PM	#45
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Aug 6, 2011, 06:35 PM	#47
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	I bolted the 5.25-inch drive rail assemblies to the front inner sheet. Note how the extra deep rails will completely hide the drives and cables. Another design benefit of the front air duct is hiding all of the mounting hardware. __________________ Rich Custom Case Builder Latest project: Project: Server and Gaming Case Project: Aluminum Water Cooling Case

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Aug 6, 2011, 07:11 PM	#48
de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,859 (4.41/day) Thanks: 2,447 Thanked 1,421 Times in 978 Posts System Specs	hey, do you sand/ brush the aluminium? __________________ Join the TPU GRID 2 ClUB T0D4Y!

Aug 6, 2011, 07:29 PM

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hey, do you sand/ brush the aluminium?

Yes. I think I used 150 grit on the drive rails.

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Aug 6, 2011, 09:15 PM	#50
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System Name:	The ClusterF**k
Processor:	980X @ 4212Mhz 24/7
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling:	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
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

System Name:	Wattage sucking Bitch II
Processor:	i7 2700K @4.9GHz 24/7 @ 1.36v
Motherboard:	ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z68
Cooling:	EK Supreme HF EN Full Nickel Plated \|Corsair SP120\|ACool 240 45mm
Memory:	Corsair Dominator platinum 2133 Tweaked 2x4Gb sticks
Video Card:	2X MSI R7970 OC cross-fire reference edition @ 1250/1550MHz stock 1.175v
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 4 128Gb
Optical Drive:	Asus DRW-24B1ST *quietest drive ever!
CRT/LCD Model:	Gateway 24" led/Samsung 56 Led DLP
Case:	Corsair Obsidion 650D
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar Essance STX
PSU:	Corsair HX850 Professional Series
Software:	Windows7 Home Premium 64
Benchmarks:	Better then most!

System Name:	The ClusterF**k
Processor:	980X @ 4212Mhz 24/7
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling:	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
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

System Name:	Green-Blooded Vulcan
Processor:	I5 2500K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus Gene-Z
Cooling:	XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 Kit & EK 6970 Water Block
Memory:	G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6950 (900/1400)
Hard Disk:	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Case:	NZXT Vulcan
Sound Card:	On Board
PSU:	CORSAIR 650HX
Software:	Win 7 64-bit

System Name:	Green-Blooded Vulcan
Processor:	I5 2500K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus Gene-Z
Cooling:	XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 Kit & EK 6970 Water Block
Memory:	G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6950 (900/1400)
Hard Disk:	Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Case:	NZXT Vulcan
Sound Card:	On Board
PSU:	CORSAIR 650HX
Software:	Win 7 64-bit

System Name:	BEHEMOTH
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500-K @ 4.6ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V
Cooling:	Corsair Hydro H100
Memory:	2x4gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 1.5v
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 560 Ti SuperClocked 950/1900/2100 core/shader/mem
Hard Disk:	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB (OS/pro) \|\| 2x SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 1.5TB RAID0 (storage)
Optical Drive:	Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster 2343BWX @2048x1152
Case:	Antec P280
Sound Card:	HRT MusicStreamer II+
PSU:	SeaSonic X650 Gold
Software:	Win7 Ultimate x64

System Name:	FragBox
Processor:	Intel Core i7 2600K @ 5.0GHz/1.45 volts
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68 Deluxe
Cooling:	Custom CPU loop
Memory:	Kingston 12GB DDR3 1600
Video Card:	Galaxy GTX 680/Zotac GTX 680 in SLi/EVGA GTX 650Ti
Hard Disk:	2 Vertex 3 120's, raid 0, 2 Seagate Momentus XT 500GB's in raid 0, 1 Hitatchi 2TB for backup
Optical Drive:	Samsung BDROM
CRT/LCD Model:	3 Acer S232HLX2 in nvidia surround
Case:	Xiggy Elysium
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Win 7 x64 Pro

System Name:	My i7 Beast
Processor:	Intel Core i7 3930K
Motherboard:	Asus P9X79 Pro
Cooling:	Heatkiller 3.0 Nickel, three FC-7970 CSQ with an FC-link , D5 with EK X-top Rev2 & BIX Quad Radiator
Memory:	4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator GT DDR3-1866
Video Card:	Two Sapphire 7970's + Asus 7970
Hard Disk:	2 x 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSDs in Raid 0 + 500GB WD
Optical Drive:	Lite-On BR Reader
CRT/LCD Model:	Three Asus 24" VW246H LCD's
Case:	Silverstone TJ07
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

System Name:	SuperDuperUberComputer
Processor:	AMD Phenom II 945 X4 3.0Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO push:pull+ 1 panaflow 113CFM + 2 x 120mm NZXTs
Memory:	2x4GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9
Video Card:	AMD 7790 GHZ edition!
Hard Disk:	SATA II 80GB Hitachi 7200RPM,W.D 500GB Green \|\| 4GB int + random SD cards
Optical Drive:	ASUS DVD drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Sync Master 793s CRT\|
Case:	NZXT Guardian 921RB
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892 with THX True Studio
PSU:	Corsair GS600
Software:	Windows 7 64bit
Benchmarks:	real men dont need to bench :p

System Name:	Sexy Vanilla Freshness / The Sister / The Mother / The Father
Processor:	Core i5 3570K @4.5ghz 1.25V/ Phenom II 925 @ 3.6ghz 1.2V / Phenom II 955 / A8-3850
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z77-V / Asrock A770De+ / Asus M4A785-M / Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H
Cooling:	Coolit ECO A.C.L / Corsair H40 / stock / 9700NT
Memory:	M379B5273DH0-YK0 2X4GB sticks/ 8 gigs 667 / 6 gigs 667 / 4 gigs of 2133 Gskill
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6870 / XFX 5770 XXX edition / OEM 4670 / APU
Hard Disk:	Toshiba MK5065GSX+ST375052+WD10EZEX / 1x WD1500 Black / Seagate 160 gig/ old shitbox
Optical Drive:	who uses these?
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer S200HL+Acer P206HV / LG 22LD350 / Samsung Sync master / Dell I found in the trash once
Case:	HAF X 912 / NZXT Trinity / shit hp case I found on the curb / Thermaltake Mombo
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Seasonic 750X / ROSEWILL RG630-S12 630W RT / Bestec 400 / Ultra LSP750
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit / Windows 7 Ultimate / Windows 7 HP / Windows 7 Pro
Benchmarks:	one time I scored a 3 on 3dmark 11

System Name:	WTF?!.... Oh u bastard!
Processor:	I5 2500k
Motherboard:	Asus p8p67 pro
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	8GB Ripjawx
Video Card:	MSI 5870
Hard Disk:	60gb vertex 2e 2*1gb samsung f3 IN RAID 0, 1TB WD Caviar Black, 750GB Seagate Barracuda
Case:	Cooler Master ATCS 840
PSU:	650W Be Quiet Dark Power PRO
Software:	7 64bit

Processor:	Turion 64 ML-34 1.8Ghz
Motherboard:	Compaq Laptop Mobo
Cooling:	Stock Compaq Laptop Fan
Memory:	1x 256 DDR333
Video Card:	Radeon 200m
Hard Disk:	40GB 5200RPM HP
Optical Drive:	HP CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Stock Laptop LCD
Case:	Laptop Case
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek
PSU:	Stock Laptop Powerbrick
Software:	Windows XP Pro

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