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Owner:	Maiwald Send email Send private message
Posted:	November 13th 2008
Updated:	November 13th 2008 - 10:10 AM
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Rating:	Good (5.3) 18 votes total
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Key Features:
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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11 Comments

MRCL

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.

tzitzibp

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

Maiwald

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

ty_ger

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.

Maiwald

cheers mate. yeh i always thought that the red graphics card kinda suited the setup. the 'beast' area of the case :P.

kaosII

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.

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.

Castiel

by: Binge
Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.

That is true!

kaosII

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

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Maiwald

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!

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Bjorn_Of_Iceland

Very nice! 8/10!

So when will New Whitey will arrive?

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