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Cube of Fire rev. 2

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Posted: February 24th 2006
Updated: February 24th 2006 - 1:47 PM
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  • $350 Gamer
  • Bluething
  • Cube of Fire rev.3
  • Fishie
  • Fishie v.2
System Specs: » CPU: Athlon 64 3200+ Clawhammer 754 2.0Ghz » Motherboard: Asus K8V-MX » Graphics Card: Connect3D X800XT @ PE speeds » Memory: 1Gb Generic PC3200 » Hard Drive: Seagate baracuda 120GB SATA » Cooling: CPU: Zalman 7700-ALCU, Video: Ati silencer 4 » Power Supply: Aspire 450watt dual rails » Sound Card: Audigy 2 (value) » Monitor: Sceptre Naga II 19 inch 12ms » Case: Aspire X-QPack » Operating System: XP SP2 » Mouse: Razer Diamondback green » Keyboard: Aspire turbocase green
This rev. 2 of of my cube PC, so I am creating a new entry and deleting my old one (I was having problems getting new pictures on the old one). Just so you know, I did try and fit my lighting from bluething in but those 12 inch uv sticks are just about a half inch too long for this case. As usual, it's dead silent, now idle and load partially due to my CPU voltage mod (running it at 1.325 instead of 1.55). Cpu fan is now fixed at 1300RPM since my new motherboard doesn't support automatic cpu fan speed (which really sucks). Also it scores 6235 in 3Dmark05 without any overclocking other than the video card flash (not overclocked further). So what's new? -New motherboard (old one had memory errors) -New wire management (zip ties etc...) -Better pictures (I actually put some effort into it this time) -Enjoy!
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26 Comments

#1
i_am_mustang_man
1000 Posts
that is one of the cleanest looking shuttle builds i have seen. nice!
Posted on Feb 24th 2006, 18:04 Edit | Reply
#2
Drewstyle
Super clean good work!!
Posted on Feb 26th 2006, 21:19 Edit | Reply
#3
zekrahminator
McLovin
...I want lol. Just a question, is it possible to replace that power supply with a beefier one? otherwise, it looks awesome, great specs, just looks like the thing everyone at the lanparty envies :p
Posted on Mar 10th 2006, 12:02 Edit | Reply
#4
Tory
200 Posts
It is possible but you need to find one under about 5.25 inches otherwise it will hit the CD drive. The included power supply is 4.5 inches though, and most new power supplies are at least 5.5 inches.
Posted on Mar 11th 2006, 14:32 Edit | Reply
#5
infrared
2000 Posts
that thing just looks soo friggin cool!

I think i'd have problems fitting my AC Freezer in there tho lol

Very nice job keeping it tidy n'all.
Posted on Mar 13th 2006, 21:24 Edit | Reply
#6
markkleb
I built one too but I used the same but cheaper case(chenming). It was a pain stuffing all that stuff inside and keeping it cool too. Good Job
Posted on Apr 5th 2006, 15:12 Edit | Reply
#7
technicks
2000 Posts
Like it.
Can you let me know your system temps.
I like the case but don't know any about the temps.
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 16:58 Edit | Reply
#8
infrared
2000 Posts
What makes it special is the time he's spent keeping it tidy. Those shuttle cases are difficult to work with at the best of times. ;)
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:00 Edit | Reply
#9
POGE
1000 Posts
Wheres the fire?
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:03 Edit | Reply
#10
technicks
2000 Posts
by: infrared
What makes it special is the time he's spent keeping it tidy. Those shuttle cases are difficult to work with at the best of times. ;)
Sorry. i did not want hurt your feelings. I did not saw his first case.
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:08 Edit | Reply
#11
technicks
2000 Posts
His first one looks even better.
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:10 Edit | Reply
#12
infrared
2000 Posts
No probs m8, you didn't say anything wrong :)
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:12 Edit | Reply
#13
technicks
2000 Posts
I don't think it is so hard. Because of the two levels it makes it a lot easier to make it a nice and clean case. But that is just me thinking.
I want one!
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:13 Edit | Reply
#14
infrared
2000 Posts
The cable management is what makes that type of case tricky, where you've got the hardware on two levels, hiding the cables is awkward. Also the shuttle cases are quite small, so you've got to carefully pick what coolers to use. He also had to put a lot of consideration into the PSU he was going to use because the case is a strange size.
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:16 Edit | Reply
#15
technicks
2000 Posts
Do you know if there are any SLI micro atx boards?
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:16 Edit | Reply
#16
infrared
2000 Posts
to be honest, i havn't looked. Most of the companies like ASUS, ABIT, DFI etc doing the high performance boards prefer to stick to a standard ATX size.

I think gigabyte do some micro ATX boards, but i don't like them :P
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:21 Edit | Reply
#17
technicks
2000 Posts
Would be nice to have a nice clean and little sli gaming system.
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:23 Edit | Reply
#18
infrared
2000 Posts
Yeah, i wander how compact it would be possible to make an sli rig? A pair of 7900gt's, don't take up too much space. You'd probably have to watercool the cpu with a small pump, and 120mm rad at the back. Hmmm, that gives me something to think about :D
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:28 Edit | Reply
#19
technicks
2000 Posts
Yeah that would be possible. I know that thermaltake has a double liquid cooled vga cooler.
The tidewater vga cooler. Takes up one pci slot
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:32 Edit | Reply
#20
technicks
2000 Posts
I hope i get my 7900 gt this week.
I orderd it last week but did not get it. Its always the same crap.
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:34 Edit | Reply
#21
infrared
2000 Posts
I've been very tempted to buy one of those recently, slap a good cooler on it, and voltmod the core... The alternative is to buy a second x850xt to go in crossfire. There's pros and cons for both :( Why can't decisions be easy? :P
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:38 Edit | Reply
#22
technicks
2000 Posts
I now. It took me about two week to decide if i should go for a ATi or Nvidia card.
I have a X800 XL and very happy with that. So i wanted to buy the X1800 xt but it was stil 400 euro. Now i got the 7900 gt for 290. That is a great difference in price.
And if you go for a crossfire and then voltmod, the power that it consumes is very high.(even without the voltmod)
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 17:54 Edit | Reply
#23
infrared
2000 Posts
yeah, the x850's are very power hungry cards :( Thankfully i've got a nice psu and don't pay the bills =D
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 18:22 Edit | Reply
#24
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
WOW, that looks better. Pretty. Alot of power in a small package.
Posted on May 2nd 2006, 22:01 Edit | Reply
#25
warlordfallen
25 Posts
isnt that jsut an aspire case? dosent even look like diffent fans on it.
Posted on May 8th 2006, 23:46 Edit | Reply
#26
infrared
2000 Posts
We've just been through this...
Posted on May 9th 2006, 2:39 Edit | Reply
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