big red box

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June 5th 2011
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Superb (7.5)
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Key Features:
High Rated AMD CPU AMD Graphics Scratch Build Custom Paint Job Water-cooled
System Specs:
  • AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3,8
  • AMD XFX HD5870 @ 1000/1250
  • Asus M4A78 Pro
  • Kingston Value Ram 8G DDR2-800
  • Samsung 103SJ
  • Be Quiet Pure Power L7 430W
  • Water cooling
  • Innovatek HPPS Plus
  • CPU /// aqua computer cuplex kryos Delrin
  • GPU /// some Zalman CPU block
  • Filter /// homemade from 50mm PVC pipe, aluminum mesh and pantyhose
  • Radiator /// VW Scirocco radiator + 6x Revoltec 140mm fan
  • Hose /// 11/8mm
Performed Mods:
VGA stickered with heatsinks, VRMs are cooled using one third of a AMD boxed cooler
The case is made mainly from particle board, the side panels are plywood for strenght. The red parts are cloth, actually bedding sheets. They double up as air filters. Air enters front, left and rear and gets pushed out on the bottom (PSU airduct) and right (radiator). Because of this, the mainboard sits upside-down on the left, CPU on the bottom, GFX on top. The metal parts (drive cage, mainboard tray and expansion slots) are scalvaged from my former case, the Sharkoon Rebel 9. On top i have integrated a handle, there would have been no way i could carry all 50 pounds the case weights with all hardware installed. The case is covered with an aluminum mesh on the inside to keep all ESD and EMI out. The 3,5" hole in the front will be home to a cardreader. I know the cables are a mess, i will clean them up. Also, i need to build a water block for the Nortbridge and VGA and CPU VRMs since those get kinda hot.
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10 Comments on big red box

#1
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
Very nice. Very nice indeed. Good thinking using bedsheets too. :)
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#2
Loosenut
I like it, great ingenuity.

I gave it a 9/10 only because of the wires.
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#3
Funtoss
10/10 from me! that is really nice!!!
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#4
Funtoss
I voted 10/10 because:

I like it very much!! i wish i had one^_^
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#5
AsRock
TPU addict
Nice!, shame about all those wires and small pics.
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#6
Pedroo
6/10 because of awefull cable management! IF that would be fixed -> 9/10
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#7
Luciel
I love it, simple but very stylish, 7/10 only because of cable management
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#8
lnd2288
I voted 10/10 because:

10/10 OVERALL GREAT DESIGN I ALWAYS SAY ITS GREAT TO SHARE WHAT OTHER MAKE FROM SCRATCH KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND MODS.
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#9
imitation
XMS drive

So no one even saw the Corsair XMS drive??? Shame on you guys! ^^
Yes, that is a Corsair RAM heatspreader on the ODD...
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#10
klawrence
10/10 I like the liquid cooling with all the fans as well.
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