My computer LIAN LI PC-V1100BPlus II Black also 1.2KW PSU [pIc's] NOT 56k safe

[Zgradis]

**EDIT** (Spec Info added)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775
4Gigs of DDR2 800 ram (looking to upgrade to 1066 but don't know if its worth it)
Intel MB (ONLY TEMP, going to upgrade to something I can overclock with and do SLI, prob the EVGA MB because they are good quality)
EVGA 768-P2-N885-AR GeForce 8800Ultra KO 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
HT OMEGA CLARO Plus+ 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
WD 320GB
WD 500GB
WD 250GB
Thermaltake W0133RU 1200W Toughpower SLI, Cross-Fire Ready Modular Power Supply
LIAN LI PC-V1100BPlus II Black
G5 Logitech mouse
Saitek eclipse keyboard (time for a new one)
Logitech usb mic
Sennheiser HD555(ohhh they sound good)
FINALLY!!!
DUAL 24 inch samsung 245BW monitors


So this being my frist post here, i thought i'd share my computer pictures and the whole ordeal of my upgrade process... I also have pictures as I was adding components into the case.

Ok so I just ordered a new case(LIAN LI PC-V1100BPlus II Black), PSU (1200 Thermatake), and extra HD mount for a 5.25 bay from http://www.performance-pcs.com (this was on Saturday). They were nice enough to lower the price of the PSU to match Zipzoomfly.com so I could order all the parts I needed from them together. Sweet saved me 10 bucks (cuz i didn't have to pay for shipping from two different places)

Ok so cool on Thursday I get my case, inside the box i find the 5.25 HD mount taped to the plastic wrapping around the case, I think sweet, but wheres the PSU? I open up the case and start to take it apart when I see I am missing my new PSU... WTF!?! So I give them a call and talk to a super nice lady (forgot her name) and she tells me that they were out of stock and that they had the manufacture drop ship the order so I didn't have to wait longer. Cool I said, but I wasn't ever made aware of this on the website and if I knew it wasn't in stock I would have ordered it elsewhere (ie zipzoomfly.com) so that I would get everything together or at least within the same week. She tells me she will get back to me once she finds out the tracking number for the drop ship. So I stay friendly and say ok. I call back a few hours later because I am impatient and I want to know whats going on. So when I get a hold of her again she said the guy who was checking on it is on the phone and she will have him call or e-mail me, then I also tell her about a chip I have on my $230 case that I am not happy about, an hour later he e-mails me back telling me a tracking number but he never responds on the chip on the case. Well turns out I won't get my PSU until Monday. I planned the whole day today to building this computer and then also building our server with my old case and older parts. Now frustrated as hell I decide, i'll put as much of it together as I feel I can do without taking apart my current computer to gut it for parts for this new computer and also without the PSU (which may I remind you came the next MONDAY...).

Here are some pictures I took of this WONDERFUL case (minus the chip/scratches and the nasty finger prints it leaves everywhere...)

Front of the case with the door closed:
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Front of the case with the door open:
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Side of the case with the door closed:
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Back of the case:
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Back of the case, here you can see the top thumbscrew is on a spring and when you loosen the screw it stays in place but pulls out so the side of the case can open:
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Side of the case cracked open, top view:
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Inside the case with the CPU fan duct on:
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Inside the case with the CPU fan duct off:
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Inside of the case, HD bay 1:
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Inside of the case, HD bay 2 (the wall to the PSU bay and this entire bay is removable for better cable management and if your PSU is too massive to fit in the normal size):
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Inside of the case, PSU bay:
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Side of the case off the main case:
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Soundproofing put on the side of the case (from factory):
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Pictures of the chip on the case (its not huge but its silver and well its easy to see when you are looking at it, and sorry I spent a lot of money for this case it should be perfect!):
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Ok so here we go(before i ended up scratching like an idiot! Grrr)... Anyhow, theres no windows on the case...

Here is the unboxing of my PSU
This is a Thermaltake 1.2Kilowatt modular power supply or you can call it a 1200 watt whatever tickles your fancy.

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Pro's: Well built, black, good cable management, good sound proofing, pretty good ventilation, fantastic front door (it closes onto ball bearings), great lock, great cover for the DVD drive, the doors go on pretty easily and are snug plus the thumbscrew that holds them on is spring loaded onto a locking frame at the top of the case which works very well.

Con's: The cost, something is buzzing and its not the fans (i've tried everything that has to do with the fans), the HD's are louder then in my P180 because there isn't a rubber grommets around the hd, the PSU bay isn't big enough with my current power supply (its massive so whatever) but the second bay of HD comes out to make room for it so its OK, problem is getting that second bay out, its near impossible to get it out because it doesn't just slide out you have to stretch the case a bit but it didn't hurt anything its just a pain in the ass, the PSU hole that the PSU needs to slide through is VERY tight and scratched up my PSU GRRRR, when you have something in the 5.25 bays like I do you can't put the cover back on that bay because there isn't any place for it to click into when something is taking up the bay so the front has an open hole, the side fan is quite close to the GPU.

But the con's aren't really anything massive so they really don't outweigh the fact I like the case a lot!

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Here is my old setup before I moved out...
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My last words are, after some talking they finally sent me a new front door... Urg what a pain...

[Celcius]

Nice case and workstation :clap:

[Zgradis]

Nice case and workstation :clap:

Thank you sir :D

[Pudi]

Mate, where can i find your wallpaper, please :D its awesome.

[Zgradis]

Deviantart.com has some of the best artists in the world! http://max4ever.deviantart.com/art/TerraNova-70379563

[jimmyz]

beautiful set-up. i would turn the drives around and it will hide those wires. then route the atx and vc. cables to the back also through the notch with the plastic holder.(i trimmed the metal there and gained plenty of room. with all the power and sata cables coming in from back would clean it up nicely.

[Pudi]

The PSU bay isn't big enough with my current power supply (its massive so whatever) but the second bay of HD comes out to make room for it so its OK, problem is getting that second bay out, its near impossible to get it out because it doesn't just slide out you have to stretch the case a bit but it didn't hurt anything its just a pain in the ass,

V1200BPlus would be much better choice, is 3" deeper than V1100BPlus

[Zgradis]

beautiful set-up. i would turn the drives around and it will hide those wires. then route the atx and vc. cables to the back also through the notch with the plastic holder.(i trimmed the metal there and gained plenty of room. with all the power and sata cables coming in from back would clean it up nicely.

Yeah if i turn around the HD's on the rails the wires don't fit because the wires hit the side of the case... So if i turn around the whole rail system around then I may be able to get it to work but there isn't a hole in the back part of the case and I don't have a dremel. Same thing with the ATX and VC cables, if i want to put them behind the case I'd have to dremel. Maybe soon i'll do it, but without doing anything to the case, I think it came out quite well!

V1200BPlus would be much better choice, is 3" deeper than V1100BPlus

Yeah but I don't have the extra 3 inches, this case already sticks out from under my desk and I wanted to keep the case as compact as possible.

[Paxi]

Very nice setup and workstation indeed ;)
Some Watercooling Stuff and it would be perfect^^

[Zgradis]

Very nice setup and workstation indeed ;)
Some Watercooling Stuff and it would be perfect^^

heh, yeah I was never into water cooling, but my next upgrade I may end up water cooling after seeing the murderbox i was IMPRESSED as all hell...

[Zgradis]

PS, i forgot to put specs up so i updated it with specs at the top