FatForester
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Processor | Intel e2180 2.0ghz @ 2.8ghz w/ stock volts |
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Motherboard | ASUS P5K-e Wifi-AP |
Cooling | Zalman 9500 w/ AS5 |
Memory | G.Skill Black PI's DDR2 @ 896MHz 4-4-4-12 1.9v |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 8800GT w/ Zalman VF-900 |
Storage | 2x Crucial C300 64GB, Samsung F3 2TB & 1TB, F1 1TB & 750GB |
Display(s) | ASUS VW246H 24" 16:9 |
Case | Ultra / Chieftec Black Tower |
Audio Device(s) | X-fi XtremeMusic -> Z-5300e's |
Power Supply | PCP&C 610 Silencer |
Software | Windows 7 x64 |
Yes, I have the 'Ultra Dragon'. It's got to be the lamest name for a case ever conceived, or at least in the running. When I bought this case three and a half years ago, I really just wanted a basic case with plenty of room to spare, so I didn't really care about the name. This is a very durable case, but I will never, ever buy Ultra products again. (I bought an Ultra 500-watt modular PSU with this case- enough said ) The thing is made of very thick steel so even though it is a pain to work with, at least it has that going for it. I've already completed what I want done for the time being, so I'll start a mock-project log for the sake of more opinions and ideas. I took a few pictures while I was working, so hopefully that'll do for the time being.
Here's the case with nothing done to it (might be painful to some, I know):
Forget you saw the pathetic wiring job.. it's pretty embarrassing. I also don't have any fans because a few years ago I bought a few blue LED 80mm fans that I thought would work well. Of course I learned my lesson because they were loud as hell and didn't do really anything for airflow. Hopefully you guys can give me some pointers on good quality fans (that aren't ridiculously awesome and expensive like Noctua) I've always hated the plain steel so I've decided to paint the inside flat black. The perforated fan grills have also gotten on my nerves, as well as the purple. Honestly Ultra- purple?! ... Well first things first I tin-snipped out the perforated fan grills. Like I said, the steel is very thick, so the tin-snips took a beating in the process. Since I only had straight tin-snips, it left quite a barb to hack off later.
I ended up using a Dremel to smooth off the edges because that seemed to work best. I used a smaller bit to begin with (I don't know what I was thinking) and after 1 fan slot the bit was gone. So, I used the fiberglass reinforced cutting wheel (Dremel 426) and that worked perfectly. To smooth out anything left I used a grinding stone. Here's a picture before I used the grinding stone because I forgot to take an after picture before I painted.
Here's the case with nothing done to it (might be painful to some, I know):
Forget you saw the pathetic wiring job.. it's pretty embarrassing. I also don't have any fans because a few years ago I bought a few blue LED 80mm fans that I thought would work well. Of course I learned my lesson because they were loud as hell and didn't do really anything for airflow. Hopefully you guys can give me some pointers on good quality fans (that aren't ridiculously awesome and expensive like Noctua) I've always hated the plain steel so I've decided to paint the inside flat black. The perforated fan grills have also gotten on my nerves, as well as the purple. Honestly Ultra- purple?! ... Well first things first I tin-snipped out the perforated fan grills. Like I said, the steel is very thick, so the tin-snips took a beating in the process. Since I only had straight tin-snips, it left quite a barb to hack off later.
I ended up using a Dremel to smooth off the edges because that seemed to work best. I used a smaller bit to begin with (I don't know what I was thinking) and after 1 fan slot the bit was gone. So, I used the fiberglass reinforced cutting wheel (Dremel 426) and that worked perfectly. To smooth out anything left I used a grinding stone. Here's a picture before I used the grinding stone because I forgot to take an after picture before I painted.
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