Ex_ReVeN

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April 20th 2007
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Key Features:
Intel CPU AMD Graphics
System Specs:
  • Intel C2D E6400 Overclocked from 2.1 to 3Ghz
  • ASUS P5B Deluxe Motherboard
  • ATI 512MB Powercolour X1950 Pro
  • 2x1Gb G.Skill 800mhz 4-4-4-12
  • 250Gb Seagate Barracuda 1200.10
  • 320Gb Seagate Barracude 1200.10
  • Samsung 19" Monitor (Syncmaster?)
  • Logitech X530 5.1 Surround
  • Microsoft Desktop Elite Wireless Combo
  • Coolermaster Stacker 830 Case
  • Antec Smartpower 2.0
  • D-Link DWL-G520 MIMO Wireless Network Adapter
Performed Mods:
Drilled hole in 5" bays to feed Front I/O Panel Cables through so they dont hang. Cut off one of the Front I/O Firewire Cables because I never use it :D.
I love this case. Its huge and has great airflow. Spaces for up to 7 120mm Fans. Its quiet and its solid. Quality Construction.
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40 Comments on Ex_ReVeN

#1
technicks
Nice case Reven. But you gotta do some something about those messy cables.
And maybe ad a couple of coloured led fans.
Untill then i'm giving you a 7. As soon i can vote.
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#2
ex_reven
technicksNice case Reven. But you gotta do some something about those messy cables.
And maybe ad a couple of coloured led fans.
Untill then i'm giving you a 7. As soon i can vote.
Yeah the cables I can really only fix if i made some holes in the mobo tray. It sits flush to where my drives enter, with no gaps to put cables through. I suppose I could neaten them somewhat though.

As for the coloured LEDs, I didnt really want more fans. My case is silent :D.
The Red LED fans I put in were very audible. Nonetheless, some nice Coolermaster LED fans would do quite a nice job.

Thanks for the critique :toast:
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#3
zekrahminator
McLovin
You're too wealthy for your own good :p.

I'm kidding with ya, very nice case, very fine parts. Only thing I'd really do to improve that fine thing is swap the 19" monitor with a nice large widescreen. Once everything is all configured (aka your resolutions are all set), you'll really enjoy it. Gaming is just way more realistic on a widescreen.
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#4
ex_reven
zekrahminatorYou're too wealthy for your own good :p.

I'm kidding with ya, very nice case, very fine parts. Only thing I'd really do to improve that fine thing is swap the 19" monitor with a nice large widescreen. Once everything is all configured (aka your resolutions are all set), you'll really enjoy it. Gaming is just way more realistic on a widescreen.
I have a 19" Widescreen too. I dont like it lol...
It just feels weird. I like the taller field of vision for some reason.

Goodmorning BTW.
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#5
EviLZeD
lol why u cut off the I/0 fire wire cable u should of stuffed it somewere were it couldnt be seen unever know u might need it overall it looks very decent i dont think cables are that bad =D
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#6
ex_reven
EviLZeDlol why u cut off the I/0 fire wire cable u should of stuffed it somewere were it couldnt be seen unever know u might need it overall it looks very decent i dont think cables are that bad =D
Meh, i was in a stressed out mood lol. It had it coming :roll:
Thanks for the comment :)
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#7
craigo
8/10 because its a Sydney rig! and i dont know why teh case manufacturers spam us with firewire crap either (when was teh last time you saw firewire anything outside of a mac shop) nice parts and its not a bad thing to reject flashy stuff to maintain silence..especially when your full tower its on your desktop.
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#8
ex_reven
craigo8/10 because its a Sydney rig! and i dont know why teh case manufacturers spam us with firewire crap either (when was teh last time you saw firewire anything outside of a mac shop) nice parts and its not a bad thing to reject flashy stuff to maintain silence..especially when your full tower its on your desktop.
Thanks :D

Yeah, firewire is firegay I dont see the need for it.
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#9
DrunkenMafia
Good to see a Aussie.. Nice one bro...


Love the pic of the cut firewire... Is that incase no one believed you. heh heh...
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#10
Wile E
Power User
I use firewire all the time. It's faster than usb. Some camcorders only use firewire as well. But then again, I may be biased, I do own 3 Macs. lol
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#11
ex_reven
Thanks drunkenmafia, i really love your new sig btw ;)

@ Wile E, Ive never used it once...I know only that its for digital camcorders but I know of no other uses for it. I also wiki'd it and read up abit, its alot faster than USB 2.0.

I guess its only disadvantage is that unlike Universal Serial Bus it isnt UNIVERSAL.
If it was, we'd probably all be using it all the time :D

LOL at the Mac usage, theyr awesome for graphics applications (in fact id love to try one for photoshop, even this comp dies in photoshop on some of the high end stuff...im guessing id need a multi CPU rig with like at least 4Gb of 1000-1600mhz ram to keep up with the stuff im doing...itd be interesting as to how the Mac copes with the program).

btw, i dont "hate" firewire lol, i just find it useless atm. If I ever need it, i have onboard firewire on the back I/O Panel Anyway ;)
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#12
Wile E
Power User
My early iPod and all of my drive enclosures are both USB2.0 and Firewire400. I use firewire whenever I can, but keep USB2.0 around for when I can't.
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#14
ex_reven
DOM_ATI_X800XL_PCI-Ewhy are the mem in the wrong slots ?? well gave you a 7 need to do something to the cables :P vote for mine www.techpowerup.com/gallery/details.php?id=673
They arnt in the wrong slots lol.
Its colour coded, Black for Channel 1 and Yellow for Channel 2

I agree about the cables though. When I get a free weekend perhaps :)
Im going to need to do some drilling :p
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#15
DOM
ex_revenThey arnt in the wrong slots lol.
Its colour coded, Black for Channel 1 and Yellow for Channel 2

I agree about the cables though. When I get a free weekend perhaps :)
Im going to need to do some drilling :p
?? well the book says the one close to the cpu is the slot 1 look on CPU-Z it should say which solts there in

yeah idk when im going to have to wait till next weekend to put up my wcooling cuz im out of town :(
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#16
ex_reven
Yeah it doesnt matter which slot. As long as both modules are in the same slot they are in the same channel, which allows them to run in Dual Channel
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#17
craigo
Sorry if i offended anybody who still utilizes firewire. i honestly forgot about you camcorder guys as i dont have one..firewire certainly does have a significant speed advantage for camcorder applications...although no reliable hotswap could be an issue...i feel manufacturers where to late in adopting the widespread use of this format...therefore when the did they overcompensated a bit...i also heard whispers of apple dropping support...sorry to threadjack...(shuffles back to corner)
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#18
ex_reven
craigoSorry if i offended anybody who still utilizes firewire. i honestly forgot about you camcorder guys as i dont have one..firewire certainly does have a significant speed advantage for camcorder applications...although no reliable hotswap could be an issue...i feel manufacturers where to late in adopting the widespread use of this format...therefore when the did they overcompensated a bit...i also heard whispers of apple dropping support...sorry to threadjack...(shuffles back to corner)
im sure wile e understands lol
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#19
Uncle Vinnie
Your case has a lot of potential, a lot of room in it to hide the wires.
It's a nice setup you have going on there.

What are the temps at idle, and load of the CPU OC to 3Ghz with the Golden Orb II Fan???
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#20
ex_reven
Uncle VinnieYour case has a lot of potential, a lot of room in it to hide the wires.
It's a nice setup you have going on there.

What are the temps at idle, and load of the CPU OC to 3Ghz with the Golden Orb II Fan???
Temps are shite, about 38-40 degrees idle. According to Everest.
Apparently ASUS has shit temp sensors, i dunno. When i ran a stress test the temps didnt go up very far, only made it to around 44 degrees. Temps have never been a problem with my OC, not so far anyway.
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#21
Chewy
I gave you an 7. your cables are organized but could be tidied up a bit (I know its a pain in the azz though). either way good job on them, their out of the way.

if you want quiet fans you should look into arctic cooling ones with the rubber mounts, cheap and very high quality/effective. it was on sale for 6.99can www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21209&vpn=ACF12L&manufacture=Arctic%20Cooling

I ordered some 80mm 2000rpm arctic cooling cans for my case.. no mounts hope thier silent like the 80mm rubber mount one I got.
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#22
Wile E
Power User
craigoSorry if i offended anybody who still utilizes firewire. i honestly forgot about you camcorder guys as i dont have one..firewire certainly does have a significant speed advantage for camcorder applications...although no reliable hotswap could be an issue...i feel manufacturers where to late in adopting the widespread use of this format...therefore when the did they overcompensated a bit...i also heard whispers of apple dropping support...sorry to threadjack...(shuffles back to corner)
None taken at all.
ex_revenim sure wile e understands lol
100%
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#24
Wile E
Power User
Bored, eh Reven? lol

I was just thinking, my wiring is a lot like yours, don't you find it a bit strange that a case as cavernous as ours, can be so hard to wire cleanly? lol
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#25
ex_reven
Wile EBored, eh Reven? lol

I was just thinking, my wiring is a lot like yours, don't you find it a bit strange that a case as cavernous as ours, can be so hard to wire cleanly? lol
Yeah. Its friggen crazy. But at least it doesnt matter as much. Imagine having crappy cable management in one of those tiny HTPC cases :p.

I dont have time to fix something that trivial lol...
im currently photoshopping a photo of the city, I have to remove ALL of the people :p
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#26
tkpenalty
Man ur case is great. A few easy fixes you could do:
-Fold IDE Cable into thirds (width) then ziptie
-Sleeve/Gaffer Tape the AcceleroX2 fan wir
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#27
Unregistered
hey x-reven when you opening the sidepanel does this nickel serface scratched??
#28
ex_reven
What do you mean?

The area where the side panel slots into?
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#29
ex_reven
Here are two photos of the scratch areas, and a photo of holes i drilled to put the front panel power/usb/reset/audio cables through :)

IMO the scratching isnt that bad, and only takes place where the door hooks into the frame of the case. If you were less violent (i dont really care about things i cant see) you wont scratch it too badly. I use too much force when I close the doors i guess :p





Hope that helps you
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#30
Unregistered
yes that there scratched mine too bt why is to all stackers the same????
#31
ex_reven
Do you have the Stacker 830 or the 810?

Sorry I didnt understand you, are you asking why all stackers get scratched like that or why all stackers look the same?
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#32
Unregistered
i have stacker 830 like yours and i told u that mine stacker scratched too bt from the left side not the right side and why all the stackers are scratched here and another question does your powerled works???
#33
ex_reven
Powerled works. Blue when on standby and red when computer is on.

As far as I know, theres no way this type of aluminium can be free of scratching...its inside anyway, so no big deal.
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#34
Unregistered
mine powerled does not work never why i try to connect it with different ways bt no result
#35
ex_reven
check the manual, and use the Connector that comes with the board.
Maybe you have it plugged into the ground and the ground plugged into the 3v bit
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#36
Unregistered
now is connected with the connector and i try without the connector bt is the same why??
#37
ex_reven
Did you check the manual?

You must be plugging it in the wrong place, theres not really any other reason for it
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#38
Unregistered
im checking it now can u pls give me your msn or your yahoo to talking when i need help???
#40
ghost101
I voted 4/10 because:

Untidy, no mods, just a standard system. So i vote fair.
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