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Owner: Maiwald
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Posted: Nov 13, 2008
Last Update: Nov 13, 2008 09:10
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Rating: Good (5.3)
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System Specs:
» Case: Antec 900 » motherboard: Gigabyte P35 DS3P » CPU: Intel e6600 » Ram: 4Gb » HDD: 500Gb 7200RPM » VGA: 8800GT Alpha Dog Superclocked edition » PSU: Antec 500W
Performed Mods:
Added VGA Heatsink (HR-03GT)+Zalman red LED fan. Cut holes for all power cables + fan cables. Added the Zalman 6 channel fan controller + rewired all fans. Took off mesh on side panel and covered fan with a grill.
This was my first build, i built it quite a while ago actually but only recently did the revamp with cord control etc. I thought it turned out rather well but i'd like to see what you guys think before i move on to my next rig.

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by MRCL (November 13th - 9:45 AM) - Reply
I don't really like the Antec cases... but despite that, really good cable management I must say! Looks very clean and smooth.

But: Red and blue don't match, so you are better off with one light theme, or two lights which harmonize.
by tzitzibp (November 13th - 11:28 AM) - Reply
have to agree with MRCL about the lights... other than that... Great work on those cables and cooling the vga! 7/10!

I suggest you add a clear window on the side, replace the cpu cooler with a better one and replace the red fan with an AC Ryan dark blue or UV blue fan....

chk my rig...http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1832.html
by Maiwald (November 13th - 5:37 PM) - Reply
Thanks for the advice on the colour scheme. the CPU cooler.. yeh i only have the e6600, its runnning at 3GHz though - but when i got it i figured 'nah ill get a better cooler once i get a better cpue' then ended up not getting it.
thanks for kind words on cable management - i cut all the holes with garden snips :P home jobs for the win :P
by ty_ger (November 15th - 11:01 PM) - Reply
Good job.

Great cable management on a budget for the non-cable-management-enthusiast. <- Is that a real stereotype or did I just make that up. You know what I mean -- some people go way over the top. You did a great job without getting exteme about it.

I kind of like the two-tone lights even though they don't necessarily match.
by Maiwald (November 16th - 12:17 AM) - Reply
cheers mate. yeh i always thought that the red graphics card kinda suited the setup. the 'beast' area of the case :P.
by kaosII (November 22nd - 2:09 PM) - Reply
Looks great. I just wanted to point out that you are missing two mother-board screws. Wich should not be a prob if you have no standoffs behind em. Or even if you do I think they are grounded anyway ???? I don't know. Nice rig. 8 from me.
by Binge (November 22nd - 3:15 PM) - Reply
Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.
by Castiel (November 22nd - 3:19 PM) - Reply
by: Binge
Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.
That is true!
by kaosII (November 22nd - 9:39 PM) - Reply
by: Binge
Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.
Then lets all use stock ones and be done with them :0
by Maiwald (November 24th - 8:01 AM) - Reply
thx for ur comments
for mobo screws - yeh because of tight cable management. the mobo is slightly sitting OUT a little too far for the screws to sit in nicely, and i didnt wanna bend it to push it back in. yeh stock cooler's a bitch :S - ah well. cpu aint that important anyway!
by Bjorn_Of_Iceland (November 28th - 12:40 AM) - Reply
Very nice! 8/10!

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