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[Case Gallery] New toys on old case (new pics added)

otero51

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To view this case mod, go here.



Specs:
Apevia X-Dreamer mid-tower (air cooled)
Sirverstone OP750 PSU, 52Amp single rail
Core2quad (kentsfield) OCed 2.93GHz
Scythe Infinity (3fans)
BadAxe2 motherboard
Patriot Extreme 2GB 800Mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 2.1V
ATI x1950XT 256MB
Maxtor 500GB 7200rpm
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 SZ
Pioneer DVD-burner

Mods:
These can't be called mods but, oh well.

Made my own home-made cheap looking memory cooler. It worked pretty well and cost me 12 bucks, woohoo! Was able to lower the temperature around 15~16 degrees F.

A therm monitor (little clock on case side) was added to read the memory temperature. The sensor is right between memory Channel A and B. The therm sensor on front of the case (default sensor) is just reading overall case temperature (it's at bottom of case).

I put 3 fans on the CPU heatsink. This didn't work too well. Got an average temperature drop of 3~4 degrees F.

This temp readings were done while idle though. I'll try it again under stress later this week and will post pictures of temp readings.

This are some pics of my new system. Used to have a 3years-old AMD system on this case. Planned on buying a new video card, but ended changing pretty much everything (don't you hate technology...). Did as best as I could to keep things clean looking (with the space I had).
 
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DaMulta

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Video Card(s) CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage SSD 64GB
Display(s) Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s) Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply 1000W TruePower Quattro
Looks sweet!!!

Do you happen to have pics in the day time?
 

otero51

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Oops! Well, this are pics taken during the day. It's just that this room is pretty dark. I'll try to put more lights around to see if the pics look better.

I forgot to mention on the description, a therm monitor (little clock on case side) was added to read the memory temperature. The sensor is right between memory Channel A and B. The therm sensor on front of the case (default sensor) is just reading overall case temperature (it's at bottom of case).
 
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HookeyStreet

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8/10 from me m8, I think it looks wicked :)
 
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Video Card(s) Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC WC
Storage M.2 990 Pro 1TB / 10TB WD RED Helium / 3x 860 2TB Evos
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Case Corsair Obsidian 500D SE Modded
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Software Windows 11
4/10
need more pics of the inside of the case
 

otero51

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Added more pictures of the inside. I did my best to get as much light as possible so the pics would be clearer.

Let me know your feedback. Thanks
 
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Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C14D 64GB
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changed my vote from 4/10 to 6/10
cables aren't that bad looks good
 

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Memory Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1GB (2x512MB) PC4000 + kingston value ram, 2x512mb
Video Card(s) Point Of View 7600GT 256mb (PCI-E) 620/820
Storage Seagate 200GB SATAII/300 7200RPM 8MB Cache
Display(s) LG FLATRON M1917A (19" 1280x1024)
Case still wants a black p182 :/
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that looks quite good, and wow, I guess with all them lights you save a pretty penny on them tanning salons eh? ;-)

i nearly got a scythe HSF myself, glad i did'nt now... i dont see how that would have fitted in to my rig lol..
 

otero51

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Hehehehe. Well, how do you think I got off with spending money on toys.
"Hey honey, but you can also take your tan sessions right here at home! How convenient is that?"
 
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