View Full Version : [PROJECT] "The blank.box"
Well, I've gotten bored of building air cooled PC's....
I'm gonna get wet this time, with watercooling. ;)
I call this,
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7767/picture9nx0.png (http://theblankbox.net/)
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Me, my Dad, and "The blank.box"
Several years ago, I became very interested in computers. It started with the software, learning how Windows XP worked, what "CRTL+ALT+DELETE" really meant and discovering the Control Panel; I soon became the I.T. guy around the house (at least, when Dad was at work). . . But I had never really thought about what was really inside that rectangular box, the one that made noise beneath the computer desk. Some say, "curiosity killed the cat", but in this case (pun intended), "curiosity became a world of fun". . . And that, my friends, is where my obsession with Computers really had started.
Going back a few years (well, more than a few), my dad has been around since the Timex Sinclaria 1000 (http://oldcomputers.net/ts1000.html), and ever since fiddling with that computer (and plenty more after that) he also became quite interested in computers, and eventually built a few for himself, friends and family.
He also browsed computer forums such as these, and soon discovered. . .(drum roll please). . . Watercooling.
He built his first watercooled system when I was about 9 years old, of course I new nothing about it all, just that it was a computer for us, and it worked like a dream.
Four years later in summer '07, he built a new watercooled system and I was able to help him do it all, which was quite an experience for me. . . and also led to my addiction with watercooling. :D
My Dad is also a "fix-it" kind of guy, if you had something needing fixing, 9 out of 10 times, he could fix it.
I grew up working in the shop (aka, garage filled with tools. . . :rolleyes:), and at a very young age started building things, messing with electrical, going out on jobs with my Dad. . . Boy those were some of the best times of my life. The knowledge I have gained through learning from my Dad all these years in the shop, I must say, has definitely paid off. As now I'm working in the shop more than my Dad does. . . and having access to the shop just about 24/7 gives me great opportunity to mod things, such as Computers.
So here I am, 16 years old, and still kickin' it with Computers. . . more specifically, "The blank.box".
I hope you enjoy watching this build come together, just as much as I am enjoying putting it together. :up:
Computer Hardware:
Updated 11-27-09
Intel Core i7 920 CPU | Have
Asrock X58 Extreme Motherboard | Have
Diablo 3x2GB DDR3 2000Mhz RAM | Have
EVGA GTX260 1260-AR GPU | Have
Antec Quattro TPQ-850 PSU | Have
3x Seagate 500GB 7200.12 HDs | Have
WaterCooling Components:
Updated 11-27-09
D-Tek Fuzion V1 CPU Block | Have
Nafhjy Brass Promount | Have
Fitseries3 Dual Port Delrin Top | Have
Chipset Blocks TBA
HK GT200 GTX260 Full Cover Block | Ordered
2x Swiftech MCP655 (D5) Vario Pumps | Have
2x EK150 Reservoirs | Have
2x Swiftech MCR320 Radiators | Have
2x Swiftech MCR220 Radiators | Have
BitsPower Fittings (lots) | Have
2x (UN)Designs Z2 Bracket | Have
2x (UN)Designs Absolute Pump Bracket Rev. 3 | Have
20ft. 1/2" ID (3/4" OD) Masterkleer Tubing | Have
Other Hardware:
Updated 11-27-09
2x N-Spire/Rosewill R-225 Case | Have
2x RadGrillz / Stripes 3x120 Black | Have
2x RadGrillz / Stripes 2x120 Black | Have
12x Scythe SY1225SL12M Fans
Pioneer Slim Slot Loading DVR-TS08 CD/DVD Burner | Have
MurderMod MDPC-X 'Psychopack' Sleeving Kit | Have
Now, onto some pictures :)
12-28-07
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9945/cimg4289in9.jpg
Case, "The blank.box"
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7883/cimg4293my8.jpg
Inside of the case
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8486/cimg4295yj2.jpg
Back side of the case
Ok, so I'm going to put the MCR320 up on the top panel of the case (still inside of the case though). But doing that won't allow me to put my power supply up there...
So heres the first mod:
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8295/cimg4301fv5.jpg
I took out the 3.5" bays, I had to drill out the rivets to do that.
I'm going to put the PSU down in the front of the case, I'll have to mod a couple more things though :)
I'm waiting for the rad, grills and the fans to come. More updates soon!
Tw1st3d
12-28-2007, 12:19 PM
This could look like a cool mod, like the Mobo tray - alrdy precutted for mounting coolers :P
I'll be back :)
hmmmm nice plans, but the cpu is a little old ;)
Eddie3dfx
12-28-2007, 12:45 PM
What about mounting the 360 radiator on the bottom underneath the case and put casters on there to elevate it?
hmmmm nice plans, but the cpu is a little old ;)
I know it's a old, my goal is to leave room to upgrade to an E6850 or something once the prices drop when the penryn come out.
What about mounting the 360 radiator on the bottom underneath the case and put casters on there to elevate it?
I thought of that, but I don't really want to elevate the case up to much.
I should be getting my rad today, I'll post pictures later :)
Nate P.
12-28-2007, 01:00 PM
Looks like it's going to be an awesome build!
RAM: It's gotta be Crucial Ballistix. This is top shelf stuff and used to cost a premium, but recent price drops have made it so cheap, it's pretty much theft: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565
PSU: Corsair 620W. Excellent reputation, simply cannot beat it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139002&Tpk=corsair%2b620W
IMO, the DD barbs are the absolute worst. I recommend the D-Tek barbs, those things are beauties to behold: http://www.petrastechshop.com/dhifig1th3od.html Much ligher quality than the DD's.
Get the E4400, more cache = better performance.
Looks like it's going to be an awesome build!
Thanks man, I sure hope it turns out to be great :up:
RAM: It's gotta be Crucial Ballistix. This is top shelf stuff and used to cost a premium, but recent price drops have made it so cheap, it's pretty much theft: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565
If I can find then somewhere for under 50 bucks then I'll get em.
PSU: Corsair 620W. Excellent reputation, simply cannot beat it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139002&Tpk=corsair%2b620W
I like that PSU too. I'll keep an eye on it...
IMO, the DD barbs are the absolute worst. I recommend the D-Tek barbs, those things are beauties to behold: http://www.petrastechshop.com/dhifig1th3od.html Much ligher quality than the DD's.
I just saw those at petra's today and decided thats what I'll get instead of the DD's. Thanks!
Get the E4400, more cache = better performance.
I'm not sure if you read my post above yours, but I'm going to get the E2140 and then when the penryn come out and the prices drop on the C2D's I'll get a better proc.
Thanks Nate! :up:
Chewbenator
12-28-2007, 01:22 PM
I agree with Nate P.
And the D-Tek barbs are very nice, don't have ridges on em but hold just as well.
Why not go for something fancier like a Lian Li eh? :)
Nate P.
12-28-2007, 01:36 PM
The Ballistix is $50 with the MIR.:up:
Why not go for something fancier like a Lian Li eh? :)
Don't count your chickens until they've hatched...
Wait till you see the finished product :cool:
The Ballistix is $50 with the MIR.:up:
Lol, thanks n8 :)
septim
12-28-2007, 08:35 PM
nice idea, more pics simply required...
Lunatock
12-28-2007, 09:06 PM
Sounds good ... needs more pics though ;)
UPDATE!!!
12-28-07
Apparently I won't be getting my rad or fans untill the 1st or 2nd of Jan.
So I'll update with pics of the rad when it gets here :)
But for now, heres a pic of some dremel work I did tonight:
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7770/cimg4321mo6.jpg
I'll be getting some of that rubber edging stuff from petra's soon to put around those sharp edge's.
It will be a while till I order some more components (gotta make some more $$), but I'll post pics and update ya'll whenever I do something new :)
Thanks for all the support guys :up:
Nate P.
12-28-2007, 09:24 PM
Lucky, you got a dremel... I want one real bad, but I blew all my money on the build...:ROTF:
Lunatock
12-28-2007, 09:28 PM
Going to paint...?
Lucky, you got a dremel... I want one real bad, but I blew all my money on the build...:ROTF:
Lol, it's my dad's :) He's got a garage filled with tools that I can use :P (I can give ya'll a pic of the shop if you want :))
Going to paint...?
Yes, once I've got the mobo and psu, and when I'm done drilling things I am going to paint it a nice semi-glossy black :cool:
It'll be cool, just be patient ;)
Lunatock
12-28-2007, 10:25 PM
Sounds good man. ;)
ANP !!!
12-28-2007, 11:16 PM
Cant wait for it :D. I love black painted cases ;).
septim
12-29-2007, 03:49 AM
yeah smee a picture of said garage/shop would be nice...
dremel 4x4 alum box took me and hour, did not want to push ordinary cutting disk too much. am currently waiting on my reinforced cutting disk to arrive.
don't forget safety gear when cutting.
yeah smee a picture of said garage/shop would be nice...
dremel 4x4 alum box took me and hour, did not want to push ordinary cutting disk too much. am currently waiting on my reinforced cutting disk to arrive.
don't forget safety gear when cutting.
It took me about an hour or so to cut out those three holes too.
Don't worry, I had my glasses on ;)
Heres some links to pics of the shop (I linked them because there's so many ;)):
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7229/cimg4331uf7.jpg
Very messy, we haven't gotten around to cleaning it up in a long time.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3064/cimg4327cz9.jpg
Heres the main table, with tons of stuff on it...
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2862/cimg4332bj3.jpg
To the right is a wall of shelfs with jigsaws sanders... all kinds of great power tools :D
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/197/cimg4333yd1.jpg
And to the left of those shelfs is what we call the electrical bench... for working on wires soldering heat-shrinking ect...
Oh, and notice the huge air compressor in the corner ;) it's huge... taller than I am :eek:
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5851/cimg4335st9.jpg
The drill press
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/343/cimg4338nl8.jpg
Heres the drill I used last night to cut circles...
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4928/cimg4340hw4.jpg
Theres the dremel I used last night to cut the lines in the holes and soften the sharp edges.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8110/cimg4341ba0.jpg
Heres one of my favorite tools... the big daddy :cool: :rofl: J/K! :up:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/886/cimg4343dd9.jpg
This is what I use to shrink the heatshrink onto things... gets very hot :eek:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8075/cimg4342tu4.jpg
Heres the wall of screws, nuts, bolts ect...
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7884/cimg4344pv2.jpg
And lastly heres one of his bigger cabinets which has all the spray paint ever made in it... or at least I think so, theres alot at least ;)
BTW, All of the different tables and cabinets in the shop that you see in the pictures where built by my dad over the 12 years we've lived here. It was cool to grow up learning how to use all of the tools and watching him build things, it's one of his hobby's and has become one of mine too :D
Alright that's enough pics of the shop, this thread is for my wc project lol....
I'm going to be cutting some more things on the case later, so I'll update you then :D
Thanks! :up:
ColonelCain
12-29-2007, 10:13 AM
You've got some good ideas here.
And lot's of tools! :eek:
I'm personally getting ready to mod an old case as well for watercooling, interested to see what else you have in-store.
I'll have alot more in store later on, I'm going to go to the hardware store later. I'm planning and drawing things out as we speak :)
OMG your workshedd is huge ..... :o
Nate P.
12-29-2007, 10:37 AM
Wow, all those power tools... paradise!
UPDATE!!!!
01-03-08
Ok, so I got my shipment from newegg and petra's today.
8 Tt 130mm Silent Wheel fans:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6329/cimg4413kn8.jpg
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http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/926/cimg4424bo1.jpg
And my MCR320 wOOt!! :D
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6626/cimg4421gz7.jpg
Going to mount six of the fans in push and pull config on the rad and the other two inside the case.
I'm going to do some more cutting in a little bit too, I'll keep you updated :)
pvtdonuts
01-03-2008, 04:17 PM
Are those fans gonna fit? It looks like the mounting on those thigns are meant for 120mm fans but yours are 130mm and protrude out a bit more. I know on my MCR320 the fan spacing is really tight, with my PA120.3 you have alil more space between each fan.
Are those fans gonna fit? It looks like the mounting on those thigns are meant for 120mm fans but yours are 130mm and protrude out a bit more. I know on my MCR320 the fan spacing is really tight, with my PA120.3 you have alil more space between each fan.
Already thought about that, and I've got a plan hehe... I'll post pics of the fans after I'm done modding them ;D
disruptfam
01-03-2008, 04:35 PM
looking 4 ward to some updates :)
Nate P.
01-03-2008, 04:38 PM
looking 4 ward to some updates :)
me 2 :)
Chewbenator
01-03-2008, 06:55 PM
BTW if you are going to be doing larger cuts use a jigsaw with a blade for light metals, works straighter and faster than a Dremel and doesn't waste cutting disks.
Alright, as promised heres another UPDATE!!!!!!!
01-03-08
Since those fans won't fit close enough to line up with the holes on the rad (and I knew they wouldn't) I had to mod them.
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3394/cimg4434ik3.jpg
I screwed one of the new fans to an old square fan.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1083/cimg4435rg5.jpg
So now I have to sand it down until both fans are level with each other.
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6316/cimg4436st3.jpg
I used 80 grid.
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7184/cimg4438kh5.jpg
There we go :D
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7921/cimg4439id9.jpg
I sanded down the sides that I needed to on all the fans.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4403/cimg4440nf8.jpg
Heres one up close.
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5499/cimg4444pf5.jpg
Mounted them on the rad, they look pretty good!
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7947/cimg4448yn2.jpg
The under side of the rad with the fans on.
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1684/cimg4450bc7.jpg
I'm doing push and pull. I tested the fans out while they were on the rad and it pulls air through likes nuts! It's super quiet too, I can feel air coming out 10" away from the rad when the fans are on.
Now I've just got to do a little wiring and soldering on the fan wires.
Tomorrow I'm going to be doing some more cutting.
I should be getting the rad grills in the morning.
I also plan on cutting a window into that ugly ol' side panel ;):
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/682/cimg4410oh9.jpg
Yuk.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1737/cimg4411yu8.jpg
Put some blue tape on the front.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8691/cimg4412hz3.jpg
And a little on the back.
Well, it's late and I'm tired, I'll UPDATE ya'll tomorrow.
goodjob so far, keep us posted soon!
Jedda
01-03-2008, 11:27 PM
Your and your Dad's shop looks like my bedroom. lol
septim
01-04-2008, 03:42 AM
Tt130mm fans, are they really that silent?
nice work area you have. i always prefer building from scratch some cabinets. this would allow me to fashion what i have in mind into reality (although not professional quality)
unfortunately living in a building has its price, space is premium, etc...
the wife and kids factor into this also...
Tt130mm fans, are they really that silent?
They make a low hum when they are at max rpm, but once there inside a case you can't really hear them unless you put your ear up closer.
They move a ton of air though and I like the color :)
nice work area you have. i always prefer building from scratch some cabinets. this would allow me to fashion what i have in mind into reality (although not professional quality)
Thanks! I like to build things too rather than buying them. Although, I don't think I would have the time to build a case from scratch :rolleyes:...
unfortunately living in a building has its price, space is premium, etc...
the wife and kids factor into this also...
Yes it does, We live in a small home close to a nice lake, I have to share a room with my 6 year old brother (BTW i'm 14). My 12 year old sister gets her own :mad:.
That shop that you see in the pictures is our garage, we park the cars in front. The biggest draw back in our house is that I've got to share that room, I wish I could change that... maybe knock out a wall or two? Oh wait, were renting I can't do that.;)
Lol anyway, Yes living in a building definitely has it's price.
I'm going to start cutting things once everyone over here is up (I don't want to wake them up with the sound of blade+steel, they won't like that ;)).
And I should be getting my rad grillz today,
Updates come later. :up:
Talonman
01-04-2008, 07:17 AM
All the orange blades look cool... :p:
Your doing a fine job too!! :)
Thanks talonman!
I'm likin' the blades as well, I think there growing on me.... :rolleyes:
Talonman
01-04-2008, 07:26 AM
It should stand out from the pack, nicely.... ;)
kinghong1970
01-04-2008, 07:27 AM
i really like the looks of the TT fan... especially all three in a row, mounted on the rad... dont care much for the color but the casing is nice...
wonder if it can be taken apart and replaced by the blades & internals of a YL?...
i really like the looks of the TT fan... especially all three in a row, mounted on the rad... dont care much for the color but the casing is nice...
wonder if it can be taken apart and replaced by the blades & internals of a YL?...
I took one apart. But remember it's a 130mm blade in 120mm casing.
You'd probably be better off with just painting the blade of a yate loon orange.
BTW, look HERE (http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SL-12-Black-Orange-pr-3851.html).
Nate P.
01-04-2008, 08:30 AM
Wow, excellent job on the fans! They look awesome on the rad... keep it up!
Wow, excellent job on the fans! They look awesome on the rad... keep it up!
Thanks Nate!
And congrats on your 1001st post :D
Nate P.
01-04-2008, 08:46 AM
Thanks Nate!
And congrats on your 1001st post :D
W000000000t! I've achieved the title of "Xtreme Addict"!:D
W000000000t! I've achieved the title of "Xtreme Addict"!:D
Nice man!
I've got 842 more posts to go :)
ferrari_freak
01-04-2008, 01:30 PM
W000000000t! I've achieved the title of "Xtreme Addict"!:D
OMG and you only joined a couple months ago?! I've been here since I was in grade 8 or something like that and I'm still only 3/4 of the way there. Btw nice mod so far, fan thing looks interesting.
Istasi
01-04-2008, 02:13 PM
FYI, the reason it probably feels like there's a lot of air coming through the rad is that the fans will draw in air from the openings on the sides and just push that rather than working to pull it through the rad. Path of least resistance and all.
I'd either seal up the vents on the edges of the fans or find closed fans to pull as that way they will only draw air from the rad rather than the air around them.
FYI, the reason it probably feels like there's a lot of air coming through the rad is that the fans will draw in air from the openings on the sides and just push that rather than working to pull it through the rad. Path of least resistance and all.
I'd either seal up the vents on the edges of the fans or find closed fans to pull as that way they will only draw air from the rad rather than the air around them.
Hhmm, good point.
I may get some black duck tape and put that on the sides of the bottom fans.
stormshadow
01-04-2008, 05:09 PM
lovin the fans
wish manufacturer's would make 'em more like that.
pvtdonuts
01-04-2008, 09:51 PM
I took one apart. But remember it's a 130mm blade in 120mm casing.
You'd probably be better off with just painting the blade of a yate loon orange.
BTW, look HERE (http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SL-12-Black-Orange-pr-3851.html).
He meant that he wanted the performance of the YL paried with the housing of the TT, he didn;t care much for the orange. Back on topic, it tooks great, glad you got the sizing issue fixed, waiting on updates!
Chewbenator
01-04-2008, 11:39 PM
Those fans look awesome on the top of the rad, I like the way this thread is going :up:
Vargher Warg
01-05-2008, 01:09 AM
Hey smee! Like the good people have said before me! - those fans looks really awsome on the rad. This was a great idea you came up with! :up:
I wish that I was that creative with idea's! - sometimes concerning my own build!
And btw! - yeah! living in a rental apartment can be difficult with workspace sometimes - I'm trying
to save up money to buy me a house again - I miss my workshed.
But all the extra money slip through my hands into the pockets of computer hardware retailers
or auto-tuning shops. :ROTF:
I'll follow your build and progress with great interest from now on mate! :up:
Edit: I have to restrain myself of buying more fans!
He meant that he wanted the performance of the YL paried with the housing of the TT, he didn;t care much for the orange. Back on topic, it tooks great, glad you got the sizing issue fixed, waiting on updates!
Oh ok.
Thanks mate :)
Those fans look awesome on the top of the rad, I like the way this thread is going :up:
Lol, I like them two :D
I'll keep updates coming as much as possible.
Hey smee! Like the good people have said before me! - those fans looks really awsome on the rad. This was a great idea you came up with! :up:
I wish that I was that creative with idea's! - sometimes concerning my own build!
And btw! - yeah! living in a rental apartment can be difficult with workspace sometimes - I'm trying
to save up money to buy me a house again - I miss my workshed.
But all the extra money slip through my hands into the pockets of computer hardware retailers
or auto-tuning shops. :ROTF:
I'll follow your build and progress with great interest from now on mate! :up:
Edit: I have to restrain myself of buying more fans!
Lol vargher :up: Thanks m8!
Your all so encouraging :D
Yesterday I woke up with a cold so I wasn't able to get much done.
I started cutting the window out of the side panel and I also got my radgrillz.
I've still got the cold *sniff* but I'll take some pictures and post them *caugh* in a while.
Thanks!
Another UPDATE :D
I've done alot of things in the past 48 hours, But I'll start with some wire management :)
I did some soldering on the rad fan wiring:
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2755/cimg4455ns3.jpg
(yes, very messy table)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7249/cimg4489vi7.jpg
I tested them and they all work great :D
Now I don't have 6 nasty wires hangin' around on the rad :ROTF:
Heres the rad grillz I got yesterday:
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9606/cimg4463sc5.jpg
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/846/cimg4464wd7.jpg
Outta da box... they look sweet ;)
Here's what I did with the small grill:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7691/cimg4465vp5.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2315/cimg4466eo8.jpg
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7261/cimg4467rk7.jpg
Cut out a squarish circle in the black thing that use to have the power button in it.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9913/cimg4468hm9.jpg
Put it together
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5707/cimg4470vo1.jpg
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8338/cimg4472so9.jpg
Put it on the front plastic piece.
BTW, I put a longer wire on this fan because it needs to reach behind the mobo.
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1530/cimg4473ov3.jpg
different view
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3994/cimg4475nc0.jpg
On the case
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2464/cimg4493xn7.jpg
Looks pretty good! :D
This mod took me about 10 minutes... record time :cool: :rofl:
More mods in next post!
Nate P.
01-05-2008, 05:01 PM
Wow, looks very nice! Do ya have any tips for sleeving wires? I was having a hell of a time.
Wow, looks very nice! Do ya have any tips for sleeving wires? I was having a hell of a time.
It's pretty easy, really. You first take off the connector (if any) at the end of the wire, then cut the sleeving to the length you want. Put it on the wire, cut about 1in of heatshrink for both ends of the wire(s), put one heatshrink on one end of the wire (covering a half an inch of the wire(s) and half an inch on the sleeve) and the other heatshrink on the other end.
Then get a blow dryer and turn the blow dryer on hot and blow on the heatshrink untill it shrinks :D
and voila, you have a beautifully sleeved wire :D
Nate P.
01-05-2008, 05:21 PM
What sleeving did you use? It looks higher quality than mine.
More mods!!
I finished cutting out the side window, I did it with my good ol' dremel and some reinforced cutting disc's.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1024/cimg4479pv4.jpg
It took a while, but was well worth it :D
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5741/cimg4478lt2.jpg
Fits very nicely, now I just have to go get some plexiglass.
And, BTW, the rad is not mounted on the bottom of the case, it's just sitting there for now.
Next mod:
The other day my mom and I went to Target... I was looking through the isles when I came across these:
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2302/cimg4498vs3.jpg
And I thought, oh, I could use those!
They cost like 7 bucks each, I bought them :D
This morning, I cut one of them up a little,
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/8646/cimg4500fv8.jpg
I cut a little piece out...
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8435/cimg4501uo7.jpg
Then I folded the edges over and fit it to size. Then screwed it on the case.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8664/cimg4503so3.jpg
Close up
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5282/cimg4502mr9.jpg
Full picture.
Now i've just got to cut the top of the case and mount the rad to the case and rad grill.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2732/cimg4495vb5.jpg
I might do that tonight, not sure yet.
I'm still not feeling so well... *sigh*..... *cough*.... *sniff*.... etc :(
Tell me how you like it all, comments and ideas are welcome! :D
~Parker :woot:
What sleeving did you use? It looks higher quality than mine.
Actually, the sleeving I used came with the fans.
Nate P.
01-05-2008, 05:34 PM
Wow, window looks excellent! You can get plexiglass at Home Depot for really cheap, BTW.
Wow, window looks excellent! You can get plexiglass at Home Depot for really cheap, BTW.
Thanks!
It's not perfect, but it will be fine once I get some rubber edging and some plexi on it.
Theres a store called Tap Plastics down the street that I'll go to, they've got like ever kind of plastic you'd ever need and ever want to see, and they can cut it right there for you.
But thanks for the recommendation :up:
Nate P.
01-05-2008, 05:42 PM
God, you must live in the perfect part of town. Computer shop down the street, plastic shop down the street too.:up:
God, you must live in the perfect part of town. Computer shop down the street, plastic shop down the street too.:up:
Lol, and home depot, orchard supply, the mall, walmart, etc... :ROTF:
silverphoenix
01-05-2008, 06:42 PM
Oh you did your cuts already lol, I was going to suggest for rounded corners what I did with my external box was use hole saws then I used a 2x4 which I held in place with a clamp on the steel as a straight edge guide for the jigsaw and for steel use alot of cutting lubricant. Most cases don't use that thick steel and are usually mild My hot rolled 16gauge was a B*tch to cut. Awesome Idea with the silent wheels, so the actual blades are still within the 120mm I see.
Oh you did your cuts already lol, I was going to suggest for rounded corners what I did with my external box was use hole saws then I used a 2x4 which I held in place with a clamp on the steel as a straight edge guide for the jigsaw and for steel use alot of cutting lubricant. Most cases don't use that thick steel and are usually mild My hot rolled 16gauge was a B*tch to cut.
It took like an hour to cut out that window, I used 4 reinforced cutting disc's to do it too :rolleyes:
Awesome Idea with the silent wheels, so the actual blades are still within the 120mm I see.
Thanks :)
The blades are 130mm, but the holes to mount the fans fit in the 120mm mounting holes on case, rads, etc...
It's a 130mm fan in a 120mm housing.
Smee
good job, just take your time slow with cut off wheels an secure the object, save alot of wheels. note wear eye protection when working with dremel's
thanks kapt :)
I had the panel secured to a table, and I went slow (one inch every ten minutes or so).
And I had my glasses on :up:
Thanks :D
disruptfam
01-05-2008, 08:42 PM
looks very nice matey!!!
what fans are those?
looks very nice matey!!!
what fans are those?
Thanks :)
They are Thermaltake 130mm Silent Wheel (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999144&Tpk=thermaltake%2b130mm) fans, I got them on sale for $5.99 shipped from newegg, but now there $10 shipped.
septim
01-05-2008, 11:23 PM
very nice work you did cutting that up. maybe you should have gone 1/2 window only? still nice job...
very nice work you did cutting that up. maybe you should have gone 1/2 window only? still nice job...
I was thinking about doing just half, but for what I have planned I need the full window.
Thanks :D
~aoe~
01-07-2008, 05:55 AM
Very nice work :up:
Looking forward to following your progress.
/subscribed
dropglock
01-07-2008, 06:59 AM
Looks good, keep going! Can't wait to see the end result.
UPDATE!!!!!
So the other night I got to some cutting...
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4682/cimg4507nm8.jpg
Drawn out
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6871/cimg4509ij0.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1379/cimg4510jc1.jpg
I cut it out with my dremel (I love dremels :))
I don't have my camera with me now, but I'll take some pics of it assembled with the rad attached later and post them.
For now,
Parker :up:
Nate P.
01-08-2008, 04:51 PM
I voted for the Blood Iron. I have one, and it's simply the best bang/buck motherboard ever.
NaeKuh
01-08-2008, 05:30 PM
LOL very nice...
I find it kinda funny tho, that i think your fans total cost more then your case. :P
septim
01-08-2008, 08:46 PM
tell us how long you did that with a dremel... 2 hours?
LOL very nice...
I find it kinda funny tho, that i think your fans total cost more then your case. :P
lol, just about :rofl:
tell us how long you did that with a dremel... 2 hours?
Actually about 30minutes this time :up:
Chewbenator
01-08-2008, 09:51 PM
I'm telling y'all use a jig saw if you can get a hold of one. That window would take max 15 minutes if you used the dremel just for the curves. With a metal cutting blade cuts through that thin case metal like butter. I'm even taking my dad's to college so I can do some mods there even though I already have the dremel there.
I'm telling y'all use a jig saw if you can get a hold of one. That window would take max 15 minutes if you used the dremel just for the curves. With a metal cutting blade cuts through that thin case metal like butter. I'm even taking my dad's to college so I can do some mods there even though I already have the dremel there.
Yea yea, I know I should use the jig... there's one in the shop. But I don't care to look for the right blades, and I don't want to spend any more cash....
Thanks though chewy :)
Naja002
01-09-2008, 03:18 PM
I'm telling y'all use a jig saw if you can get a hold of one. That window would take max 15 minutes if you used the dremel just for the curves. With a metal cutting blade cuts through that thin case metal like butter. I'm even taking my dad's to college so I can do some mods there even though I already have the dremel there.
He's right. He's right. He's right. Use the jigsaw......:up:
Yea yea, I know I should use the jig... there's one in the shop. But I don't care to look for the right blades, and I don't want to spend any more cash....
Thanks though chewy :)
You are burning through $$$ on cutting wheels for the dremel and you don't even know it. Some cheap black & decker blades--18tpi or higher--will go alooong way.....
I'm tellin' ya---use the jigsaw
:up:
He's right. He's right. He's right. Use the jigsaw......:up:
You are burning through $$$ on cutting wheels for the dremel and you don't even know it. Some cheap black & decker blades--18tpi or higher--will go alooong way.....
I'm tellin' ya---use the jigsaw
:up:
........fine. Maybe next time I cut, i'll use the jiggy :rolleyes:...... but remember, that's a maybe :up:
Nate P.
01-09-2008, 04:21 PM
Ya decide on a mobo yet, Parker?
Ya decide on a mobo yet, Parker?
Well Nate..... I've been doing a lot of research, and I think I'm going to go with the P5K-E. The reason is because unlike most boards, you can save bios profiles.
The other option was the Blood Iron, but you can't save bios profiles on that one.
There are other benefits of the P5K-E too... it has mosfet blocks already on it etc...
:Parker :comp10:
The other board I'm looking at is the DFI LanParty Dark P35-T2RS.
It looks like a nice board, little pricy (for me at least), but hey.... :rolleyes:
What do you guys think of the board?
Nate P.
01-09-2008, 06:44 PM
The other board I'm looking at is the DFI LanParty Dark P35-T2RS.
It looks like a nice board, little pricy (for me at least), but hey.... :rolleyes:
What do you guys think of the board?
Pretty much just a suped up Blood Iron. Same 4-phase V-regs, but all solid caps and the onboard power/reset switches.
Pretty much just a suped up Blood Iron. Same 4-phase V-regs, but all solid caps and the onboard power/reset switches.
Yea idk.....
Maybe it's too pricy.
Junkee
01-13-2008, 05:43 PM
Nicce Ideas mate... cant wait to see more :up:
UPDATE!!!!!!!!
Ok, so it's been a while!
Heres a bunch of pics:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2592/cimg4746vd4.jpg
Rads mounted with fans on both sides.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/508/cimg4756xf0.jpg
Another view
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3941/cimg4755wv2.jpg
Top view of the rad. I got two sizes of screws that match, score! :top:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3018/cimg4752zk5.jpg
Another look at the top, sorry for bad pics, i took them real quick...
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3857/cimg4750xj0.jpg
And another one...
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/435/cimg4759zp8.jpg
Heres a pic of the inside of the case with the rad at the top.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1205/cimg4760kc9.jpg
Ok, the tubing is going to come really close to the mobo on that back barb... but I've got a plan for that! It's called stubby's (http://www.petrastechshop.com/ekhifig1th1o1.html) :) They help with really tight turns.
Ok, what do you guys think of this:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/28/cimg4757bo3.jpg
I put some black cloth duck tape on the outside of the side panel, I'm thinking I'll do this to the whole outside of the case instead of re-painting it black (if you look above at on of the case pics you can see how scratched up the case is).
What do you guys think of this?
It's kinda Ghetto I know, but I think it would look really cool for lan party's and stuff :)
My updates to come when I order some more stuffs :up:
For now,
~Parker
Nate P.
01-31-2008, 08:44 PM
Looks good! Keep it up man! Nice job on the radgrill, looks really clean!
septim
01-31-2008, 08:45 PM
repaint...
black cloth duct tape, would probably tide me up, until i get the itch to repaint it...
InfamousChu
01-31-2008, 08:51 PM
WOw looking nice!
repaint...
black cloth duct tape, would probably tide me up, until i get the itch to repaint it...
Yea that's what I'm thinking. I'll put duck tape on it now and then later on I'll have it painted.
Looks good! Keep it up man! Nice job on the radgrill, looks really clean!
WOw looking nice!
Thanks guys! I do what I can do :)
Yeknom
01-31-2008, 10:01 PM
This looks quite amazing, when you consider the blank.box's original boringness. Good job fitting 2 rads in it:up:
~aoe~
02-01-2008, 01:32 AM
Really nice :up:. That orange/black colour scheme is growing on me :D.
If I may offer a couple of suggestions:
To improve airflow/reduce noise from the rear fan, you may consider removing the standard case grill at the back and replace it with a standard fan grill.
You could also colour the screw heads black with a permanent black marker pen.
Looking forward to future updates.
Really nice :up:. That orange/black colour scheme is growing on me :D.
If I may offer a couple of suggestions:
To improve airflow/reduce noise from the rear fan, you may consider removing the standard case grill at the back and replace it with a standard fan grill.
You could also colour the screw heads black with a permanent black marker pen.
Looking forward to future updates.
Thanks aoe!
Good idea with the back fan, I think I'll cut that out one of these days :up:
Do you mean the screws ontop? A guy over on [H] said the srews look bad too. But the pictures I took don't have the right kind of light.
In real life the screws look excellent, so I'm going to keep them that way.
Thanks again aoe! I do what I can :up:
~Parker
This looks quite amazing, when you consider the blank.box's original boringness. Good job fitting 2 rads in it:up:
Lol, thanks yeknom!
But it's only one rad, but with 6 fans on the rad.
I am actually thinking about putting an MCR220 down in the bottom right of the case....
Hey guys!
On one of the other forums a guy suggested a different name for the build.
What do you guys think of "Nemesis" for the name?
Or should I just stick with the blank.box?
I like both, but what all your preferences first.
Monkeywoman
02-02-2008, 11:15 AM
Nemesis sounds tough man
Nemesis sounds tough man
Yea, that's what I'm thinking.... ;)
Nate P.
02-02-2008, 12:30 PM
I like Blank.box. Sounds ominous.
I like Blank.box. Sounds ominous.
Yea, I'm just gonna keep it as "The blank.box". ;)
Nate P.
02-02-2008, 12:57 PM
Yea, I'm just gonna keep it as "The blank.box". ;)
Cool.:clap:
Bobsama
02-02-2008, 02:24 PM
Nice. A question--have you decided on board yet? Last time you said the Asus, but then you said you were thinking of the DFI.
You are spending a lot of money on an antiquated cpu. Ask yourself if that is smart. I would go to Tiger Direct and get the cheapest crappiest mobo I can buy.
Nice. A question--have you decided on board yet? Last time you said the Asus, but then you said you were thinking of the DFI.
I've decided on the ASUS P5K-E/Wifi P35 mobo.
Hey guys!
Small Update!
2-20-08
Ssoooz.....
I got a package in the mail from Nate P........ :)
w000000000tttttT!!!!! Thanks a bunch Nater's :D
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5099/cimg4910yj4.jpg
I've been looking inside the case, and I've got a couple of place's I could mount the res.... but I'll have to decide that later once I get the actually computer hardware in there.
But thanks again Nate! :up:
For now!
~Parker
InfamousChu
02-20-2008, 11:55 AM
more updates! that last one was just a teaser lol
Nate P.
02-20-2008, 03:30 PM
Enjoy the res!
Alright guys, change in plan!! :D
So, over on another forum a couple guys suggested I have a nice color scheme, Orange and Black. Another guy suggested I should name the build "Sunkist", I think that would fit very nicely, even though it's an Orangy color scheme not Yellow I think it'll be fine.
I'm going to paint the outside of the case a semi-glossy black, the insides will be both black and orange (different parts will be different colors).
I may even do some orange pin-striping on the outside of the case... :yepp:
So, change in main components:
I've decided to grab the DFI LanParty Dark P35-T2RS (http://www.motherboardpro.com/DFI-LanParty-Dark-P35-T2R-Socket-775-Motherboard-p-428.html) motherboard instead of the ASUS P5K-E/Wifi. The DFI board will match the color scheme way better and will look cooler.
Heres a pic:
http://www.motherboardpro.com/images/D/DK%20P35-T2R.jpg
Also, I've decided to get a Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800Mhz (Cas4) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145177) kit instead of the Crucial Ballistix kit. Reason being is that it again matches the color scheme better and because it has better cooling. I'll also eventually be getting a second kit to have 4GB of RAM. :up:
Heres a pic of the RAM:
http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/20-145-177-04.jpg
What do you guys think?
Suggestions? Comments?
Xilikon
02-23-2008, 06:13 PM
LOL, picking parts based on the bling factor first then performance :p:
Go ahead, those are still top notch parts.
disruptfam
02-23-2008, 06:29 PM
they perform aswell so go for it!
LOL, picking parts based on the bling factor first then performance :p:
Go ahead, those are still top notch parts.
they perform aswell so go for it!
Lol thanks guys!
I got a comment from a guy on another forum that said I might want to consider the Crucial Ballistix Tracers, there Black and they've got the little LED's at the top that change colors (including Orange).
Heres a pic:
http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/20-148-070-04.jpg
Should I get the 2GB 800Mhz Cas4 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148076) kit or the 2GB 1066Mhz Cas5 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148070) kit.
Or stick with the Corsair ones?
BTW, what do you guys think of changing the name of this build to "Sunkist"?
disruptfam
02-23-2008, 06:48 PM
tracers are great performers...
i don't know how much each kit costs in us?
smee?
aspire.comptech
02-23-2008, 06:48 PM
get the cas 4 kit, you should be able to push em to the same speed as the 1066 kit.
Yeknom
02-23-2008, 06:48 PM
I would just get the 800MHz ones. The other ones do not really justify the extra cost, since you could just overclock them.
tracers are great performers...
i don't know how much each kit costs in us?
smee?
$70 with free shipping on Newegg, disrupt :up:
get the cas 4 kit, you should be able to push em to the same speed as the 1066 kit.
I would just get the 800MHz ones. The other ones do not really justify the extra cost, since you could just overclock them.
Okie dokie, 800Mhz Cas4 kit it is! :D
Comments? Suggestions? Questions?
Yeknom
02-23-2008, 07:01 PM
Hmm, what screws did you use to mount the radiator/fans?
Hmm, what screws did you use to mount the radiator/fans?
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2231/cimg4974fm1.jpg
I used the big ones on the actual radiator and fans, the little ones I used to mount the rad grills to the case (I used some nuts too). :up:
Yeknom
02-23-2008, 07:25 PM
Did you need to tap anything?
Did you need to tap anything?
So far, Nopers :D
wallywest
02-23-2008, 07:34 PM
I am loving this build. I am so inspired now! That fan you have at the front you should mount your res behind and backlight. Would look hella fine!
I am loving this build. I am so inspired now! That fan you have at the front you should mount your res behind and backlight. Would look hella fine!
Thanks mate!
That does sound like a good idea, but I'm not sure the res will fit, the HD's are going right behind the front fan (on top of the PSU).... :up:
Ok guys, looks like I'll be ordering the mobo, memory, HD(s) and the dvd drive tonight!!!! w0000000000Tttt!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot:
But heres the dilemma... i can't decide on the HD I want to get!! :ROTF:
I'm a hard core Seagate fan, I don't buy any other drives unless there given to me for free :rolleyes:
I can get the new Seagate 250GB Sata HD with 32MB Cache (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148309) for $$80 + $6 shipping from Newegg.
Or...
The Seagate 320GB Sata HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140) for $80 shipped for Newegg.
Or...
The Seagate 250GB Sata HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262) for $70 shipped from Newegg.
I'm not doing any special RAID or anything, it's just simply one OS on each HD. :up:
QUESTION!:
Will I see a noticeable difference in speed with a 250GB 32MB Cache drive vs. a 250GB 16MB Cache drive?
Which drive should I get?
Nicoleef
02-24-2008, 10:32 PM
Are you going to paint the case interior?
Xilikon
02-25-2008, 05:33 AM
smee, look for the WD3200AAKS-00B3A0 because it's a single 320 Gb platter with better performances. Seagate seems to be sliding on the quality department in my opinion.
Are you going to paint the case interior?
Yes yes, I am.
But you'll have to wait and see how I do it... :up:
smee, look for the WD3200AAKS-00B3A0 because it's a single 320 Gb platter with better performances. Seagate seems to be sliding on the quality department in my opinion.
Thanks! I'm checking them out as we speek... :D
evil-98
02-25-2008, 09:25 AM
looks like an awesome build but you need to rotate that front grill man, keep it linear :up:
looks like an awesome build but you need to rotate that front grill man, keep it linear :up:
Yea but the problem is that its too wide....
But I've got another idea and I may not even be using the front grill... :up:
OMI GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Check out what my dad brought home for me last night!!!!
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2197/cimg5026ix9.jpg
Looky looky! Hard drives....
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/962/cimg5024av3.jpg
500GB Hard Drives if 32MB Cache!!!!!
:eek2:
I had talked to him about HD's the other day and how I couldn't decide, and well, he decided for me... I didn't do anything special or nutting, he just surprised me with em! I love my dad :sD
More updates later.... :up:
evil-98
02-26-2008, 09:37 AM
just like that? just here you go harddrives? jealous :rolleyes:
just like that? just here you go harddrives? jealous :rolleyes:
Yup, I came home from from a class and they were sitting on my desk stacked neatly with a note that said "Just 4 U. Dad" and a big smiley face written on there... :p:
I love me daddio... :D
I was straight, but now I'm definitely going to marry your dad. screw those tittys I'm going for the hardware, as we are nerds.
;)
kiddin' nice BOX smee, this is going to be great!
keep on getting hd's! :D (and keep on modding your project ofcourse)
I was straight, but now I'm definitely going to marry your dad. screw those tittys I'm going for the hardware, as we are nerds.
;)
kiddin' nice BOX smee, this is going to be great!
keep on getting hd's! :D (and keep on modding your project ofcourse)
HA! funny....
Don't worry, I may be getting my mobo and 8800 today.... ;)
If I do get them though, I'll make sure to post pics! :D
[XC] NetburstXE
02-26-2008, 12:17 PM
This is one awesome setup. Can't wait to see how it turns out :up: :up:
This is one awesome setup. Can't wait to see how it turns out :up: :up:
Thanks! I can't wait either!..:D It should come together pretty soon though. :up:
disruptfam
02-26-2008, 05:00 PM
you have a kool dad!!!!
nice hd's :)
Pedalmonkey
02-26-2008, 05:13 PM
My parents must hate making long term investments or something. they wont help me with a penny for computer parts, but they will help me buy an 8ish thousand dollar bicycle that i replace every yearish and beat to hell in 2 months. :p, hate it how i chose to very expensive and addictive hobbies :P
Nate P.
02-26-2008, 05:24 PM
$8000 bike?!
Pedalmonkey
02-26-2008, 05:45 PM
yeah, well, around there. like i said, crazyness.
Nate P.
02-26-2008, 05:46 PM
yeah, well, around there. like i said, crazyness.
What bike? I hope it's not a road or XC bike and maybe a downhill or freeride bike... I freeride myself.:cool:
I've got a nice $400 freeride/bmx bike... very nice.
I like going fast around the lake we live next to0.
shazza
02-26-2008, 05:59 PM
Nice build, smee. And even nicer Dad, I might add :)
Nate P.
02-26-2008, 06:00 PM
I've got a nice $400 freeride/bmx bike... very nice.
I like going fast around the lake we live next to0.
HEHE, I have an old Santa Cruz Super 8 with Marzocchi 888 VF's on it and a Fox DHX 5.0 Coil shock. not sure if you know what that means, but I like to brag...:D
Pedalmonkey
02-26-2008, 06:38 PM
nice rigg Nate. Its an Ellsworth XC bike with some new hand built carbon rims, etc. any advantage i can get i'll take. :p. how ever i do have a sick little DMR dirt jumper, you think 3 or 4 bikes is enough yet, cause i dont!! well enough thread derailment, lets see what else Smee has for us that his very generous dad got him. :p
HEHE, I have an old Santa Cruz Super 8 with Marzocchi 888 VF's on it and a Fox DHX 5.0 Coil shock. not sure if you know what that means, but I like to brag...:D
nice rigg Nate. Its an Ellsworth XC bike with some new hand built carbon rims, etc. any advantage i can get i'll take. :p. how ever i do have a sick little DMR dirt jumper, you think 3 or 4 bikes is enough yet, cause i dont!! well enough thread derailment, lets see what else Smee has for us that his very generous dad got him. :p
Hahaha you guys are funny.
I have not the slitest idea for a Marzocchi thingy ma bob is.... you'll have to give me pics for me to understand... My bike came perfect as it was! :D
I can ride 25MPH down our street too....:yepp:
Pedalmonkey
02-26-2008, 08:40 PM
I'll have to get some good pics for all of you and post um up when i finally finish getting all the parts for my new build and start it. could be a long while. :p
Nate P.
02-26-2008, 08:41 PM
Hahaha you guys are funny.
I have not the slitest idea for a Marzocchi thingy ma bob is.... you'll have to give me pics for me to understand... My bike came perfect as it was! :D
I can ride 25MPH down our street too....:yepp:
http://www.marzocchi.com/Template/detailSPAForksMTB.asp?IDFolder=208&LN=UK&Sito=usa%2Dmtb&IDAnno=8357&mCO=Prgho%5ChduPrgho%5Chdu%23GHVF%2F%23VhulhRuglqh %2F%23weoRjjhwwl1LGRjjhwwr&mCW=DQG%23%26Prgho%5ChduPrgho%5Chdu%26%23A%40%23%2 A5334%2A%23DQG%23%26DP%26%23%40%234%23DQG%23%26Prg ho%5Chdu%26%23%40%23%3B68%3A&mCJ=&IDOggetto=8693 Front fork.
[XC] NetburstXE
02-28-2008, 07:37 PM
Any updates?
Any updates?
Not yet. :p:
Waiting for mobo, GPU, CPU, RAM, and DVD burner to arrive.
What I get those, I'll update you! ;)
[XC] NetburstXE
02-29-2008, 05:19 AM
Thanks. What CPU and mobo do you plan on using?
Thanks. What CPU and mobo do you plan on using?
Well....
A friend of mine is getting me the Mobo, CPU and the GPU for free :D
So I can't tell you exactly what I'm getting... probably an E6600 or better and an 8800GT 512MB or better, nothing more than 6 months old.
But he has told me that he's got an Intel Bad Axe 2 he can give me, which I'm going to get but will only keep it for about a month or so and then I'll sell it and get the DFI P35-T2RS like I want. :cool:
But like I said, theres no more updates until I get the hardware :up:
Alrighty, Heres the UPDATE!!!!!!!
03-01-08
I got the hardware from my buddy!
All for free. :D
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5659/cimg5251kl9.jpg
Motherboard, Video card, CPU.
So lets start off with the CPU, I got an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700.
Sorry, can't get a good enough pic of it, but it's an ES proc AFAIK. :up:
Ok, Motherboard... it's the ASUS 680i Striker Extreme:
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1103/cimg5219ud1.jpg
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6062/cimg5222tq8.jpg
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7963/cimg5223uq1.jpg
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6947/cimg5226ga6.jpg
Very cool heatpiping!
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2104/cimg5233hp0.jpg
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/7885/cimg5229ar7.jpg
The nice convenient SATA ports.
Sorry for the blurry pic, I took all the pics quickly...
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6758/cimg5230gn9.jpg
Onboard switches!! Very nice!
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1589/cimg5235qh6.jpg
All the stuffs that came with the board.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8051/cimg5236zw7.jpg
Came with Ghost Recon! Sweet! :up:
It also came with a cool little keychain. :)
Heres the video card, ATi Radeon 2900XT 512MB 512-Bit... geeze:
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1218/cimg5203kc4.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1651/cimg5205nu2.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6559/cimg5206vw3.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/7238/cimg5207if6.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2604/cimg5208gt0.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2766/cimg5210bh0.jpg
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2373/cimg5211tn5.jpg
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/6397/cimg5212yu5.jpg
Very nice!! This should be an awesome card. :up:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5923/cimg5246uc6.jpg
And thats all the hardware he gave me. :)
Ok, I've been thinking, will my PSU be good enough?
It's the Antec NeoPower 550W...
BTW, for those interested, heres my current setup:
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/5359/cimg5178in8.jpg
The computer is there on the right side of the monitor sitting on a box.
It's a Mac mini... :D
Heres my "space" where I work and take pictures... etc.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2120/cimg5176eb3.jpg
Wow, that was a lot of pictures!!!
I had one heck of a time uploading them..... :brick: :brick: :brick: :brick:
But there you have it, the "update".
For now!
~Parker
InfamousChu
03-01-2008, 07:50 PM
wow can i have a friend like yours? looks great smee! now lets start building!
wow can i have a friend like yours? looks great smee! now lets start building!
Lol, thanks!
Haha, building comes when I get more stuff, I need RAM, the DVD burner, Watercooling equipment.... and it looks like I'll be needing better PSU... :rolleyes:
[XC] NetburstXE
03-01-2008, 08:38 PM
Amazing hardware. :up: So he gave you a $1000 CPU, a $250 motherboard, and a $350 video card all for free?
Amazing hardware. :up: So he gave you a $1000 CPU, a $250 motherboard, and a $350 video card all for free?
Yeppers, no money outta my pocket :D
starlon
03-01-2008, 08:49 PM
You make me sick. lol
[XC] NetburstXE
03-01-2008, 08:50 PM
Do you think I could be his friend too? :D :D
technodanvan
03-01-2008, 08:52 PM
For that price it'd be tough to argue against a Sempron/7600GT based system.
Looks real nice.
HAHA, you guys are funny! :D
I'll be ordering more hardware tonight (hopefully) and will (hopefully) be able to get it put together this week... (hopefully) :rolleyes:
azn_bboy07
03-01-2008, 09:47 PM
wow such kick ass hardwares u have dude!! oh and a great friend too!! gota treat him somthing nice eh how about a beer?? wait how about for a strip tease lzol not too shabby tho hahaha. gota let us see ur build soon eh?
phelan1777
03-01-2008, 09:52 PM
I think I will go down the rest of the So-Co on the top of my fridge now............
<walks away grumbling.........."lucky basta***..................................grumble, grumble...........explative"
OC that bad boy and post results, my QX got to 4.2 under LN2, does 3.6 24/7 on water.
wow such kick ass hardwares u have dude!! oh and a great friend too!! gota treat him somthing nice eh how about a beer?? wait how about for a strip tease lzol not too shabby tho hahaha. gota let us see ur build soon eh?
Haha, dude. I'm only 14, can't do anything like that :up:
I'm going to write him a nice letter, with a pic of the completed system. ;)
I think I will go down the rest of the So-Co on the top of my fridge now............
<walks away grumbling.........."lucky basta***..................................grumble, grumble...........explative"
OC that bad boy and post results, my QX got to 4.2 under LN2, does 3.6 24/7 on water.
Haha, dude this made me laugh so hard.... :ROTF:
I can't wait to get this guy up and running.... I've got it all put together on an extra mobo tray sitting right here in front of me on my desk... but.... I've got no RAM!!!!! ugh, can't do nutting without the RAM... :rofl:
I'm ordering a bunch of things tonight. Should get another update this week sometime... :up:
phelan1777
03-01-2008, 10:14 PM
well, a shot of it cleared my nose up, cause I am all kinds of congested from a cold.
Thats the highlight.
Seriously though, the QX6700s are hot chips, I get 50-52c @3.6ghz under full load (Lapped well) water cooled, with 2 8800s GTS and the NB in the same loop using a PA120.3 and three San Aces. Ambient temp is 68-70f
I am re-doing my loop here soon so I should get a decent temp drop. Will have the CPU and NB/SB in one loop and GPUs in their own loop.
Nate P.
03-02-2008, 10:28 AM
Lucky son of a.......
Enjoy the hardwarez!
disruptfam
03-02-2008, 06:19 PM
man i need friends like yours!!!!
Yeknom
03-02-2008, 06:53 PM
It must be nice to have such nice friends, you lucky sonuva...
Good luck with the remaining portions of the build, we all await updates!
evil-98
03-02-2008, 07:07 PM
nice update! hey i have the same loft!! :yepp: go loft!
nice update! hey i have the same loft!! :yepp: go loft!
Haha, we've actually got two of them in our room. the one above my desk is mine and the other is my little bro's :up:
It barley fit in our room, but we love them! So much more space!!!! :D
Awch..... this is my watercooling worklog! not, home improvement.... :ROTF: :ROTF:
Waterlogged
03-02-2008, 10:44 PM
smee?
You suck! :mad: :p:
Personally though, if I were to use ATX MoBo's, ID avoid anything named "Striker" just based on it's predecessor. True, they finally sort of got things sorted on the older models but, still.....
septim
03-03-2008, 02:57 AM
dang lucky person...
i wish i had friends like that close by too...
finally some updates here and there...
smee?
You suck! :mad: :p:
Personally though, if I were to use ATX MoBo's, ID avoid anything named "Striker" just based on it's predecessor. True, they finally sort of got things sorted on the older models but, still.....
Don't worry, I've decided to sell the Striker and get THIS (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813136039) mobo instead :D
dang lucky person...
i wish i had friends like that close by too...
finally some updates here and there...
Yip updates here and there.... :up:
~aoe~
03-03-2008, 09:30 AM
Good choice :up:. Just got the same one myself.
Nice to see some updates, especially considering you were asking Mekrel for updates to his build log :p:.
s0lid
03-03-2008, 09:46 AM
Well u got heck of a friend :D
<joke>
Is he a thieft? :D:D
</joke>
U have one problem with ur cpu ^^
U can't sell Engineer sample really anywhere anymore.
But have fun w ur HWz.
Good choice :up:. Just got the same one myself.
Nice to see some updates, especially considering you were asking Mekrel for updates to his build log :p:.
How much are you able to clock your CPU with this board?
Well u got heck of a friend :D
<joke>
Is he a thieft? :D:D
</joke>
U have one problem with ur cpu ^^
U can't sell Engineer sample really anywhere anymore.
But have fun w ur HWz.
Ha lol..
Yea I know I can't really sell the CPU, so thats why I'm keeping it!! :up:
~aoe~
03-03-2008, 01:25 PM
I haven't got it installed as I'm waiting on some other components.
I've been following the 'official' XS thread (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=154898) for the board and it seems to overclock very well.
rafwlkp
03-04-2008, 01:11 AM
I want update:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
CedricFP
03-04-2008, 01:46 AM
Smee, I don't know if you've mentioned it earlier, but where do you plan to mount the PSU?
I want update:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Soon my friend :D
Smee, I don't know if you've mentioned it earlier, but where do you plan to mount the PSU?
At the bottom in the front of the case :up:
Hey guys!
Just thought I'd let you know what I just ordered from the egg:
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814130318)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820145168)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC, CCC - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817139005)
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16827151153)
I decided to go with the dominators instead of the crucial because they are more reliable and because they have better cooling. :up:
The total cost of that order was $512.84 shipped, + theres $90 in MIR's!!
MIR's FTW!!! :woot: :woot: :woot:
Can't wait to get some hardware!!
BTW, I've decided to keep the striker mobo, because I found out that the board is kinda "special", it's the ASUS Striker Extreme "Green" board.
Not sure what thats supposed to mean, but in my way of thinking... it's an ES proc. :)
So, I will post more updates once I have more updates!
Thats all for now folks! :up:
evil-98
03-05-2008, 11:15 AM
awesome, i love that burner i have 2 of them :)
yea i read that the "green" revision is much better
then the original striker, hope all is well for you :up:
looks like you got some nice parts, good luck with the
MIR, im still waiting on like +100 in MIRs alot of the
places send me them back claiming wrong info but i
cant seem to find anything wrong with them. on well
good luck!
Waterlogged
03-05-2008, 11:18 AM
BTW, I've decided to keep the striker mobo, because I found out that the board is kinda "special", it's the ASUS Striker Extreme "Green" board.
Not sure what thats supposed to mean, but in my way of thinking... it's an ES proc. :)
Maybe it's "green" because it's eviro friendly and saves power.......by continually shutting the computer down...:rofl: :rofl: :ROTF: :ROTF: :rolleyes:
Sorry smee, couldn't resist. :stick: :shakes:
awesome, i love that burner i have 2 of them :)
yea i read that the "green" revision is much better
then the original striker, hope all is well for you :up:
looks like you got some nice parts, good luck with the
MIR, im still waiting on like +100 in MIRs alot of the
places send me them back claiming wrong info but i
cant seem to find anything wrong with them. on well
good luck!
Yea, I've heard good things about that burner.
MIR's aren't my favorite thing to do, but as long as I get my money I'm good. :cool:
P.s. hows your "new" build coming??
Maybe it's "green" because it's eviro friendly and saves power.......by continually shutting the computer down...:rofl: :rofl: :ROTF: :ROTF: :rolleyes:
Sorry smee, couldn't resist. :stick: :shakes:
AHA!
Your killin' me shmalls!!! :rofl: :ROTF: :D
evil-98
03-05-2008, 11:33 AM
P.s. hows your "new" build coming??
im working on the thread right now :rolleyes:
im working on the thread right now :rolleyes:
Serious????
I'm going to watch for it! You better put it up soon, you, you teaser person! :p: :D
Maybe a stupid question, but what is MIR??
Maybe a stupid question, but what is MIR??
Mail In Rebate :up:
Don't worry, I asked that question once too. ;)
Smee,
For a lad thats 14 im dam impressed with your modding skills and posting. I though you were the tipical old fart to begin with.
Amazing work so far dude, do not stop. I'd personly come there from the Uk and kick you till it's done!
Yup, I came home from from a class and they were sitting on my desk stacked neatly with a note that said "Just 4 U. Dad" and a big smiley face written on there... :p:
I love me daddio... :D
Thank ya old man a lot more, go get him his beer when he is home as you have the new firmwerar revision on the HD which has the working 32MB catch. Send me the part number i can check for you to make full sure but the 4 of them i had all were non working 32mb catches!
Nice deal on the CPU, just carefull showing photo of it with all the codes on there. Intel can trace it and do and will kick the ass of whom got it 1st.
Nice one on ya mate sorting you out and everything.
What else you needing then dude? I'm sure i probs got some junk (to me) here you might like to use in the rig and i'd be more than willing to send you it all the way to the USA.
As Queen once sang and as we've all told ya
Smee - Don't stop me now!!!!
Pete :clap:
[XC] NetburstXE
03-06-2008, 07:48 PM
Any updates yet? Has your hardware arrived?
Wow, I just saw these posts! Guess I'm becoming a slow old fart, haven't been looking hard enough through all the liquid cooling threads.....:rolleyes:
Smee,
For a lad thats 14 im dam impressed with your modding skills and posting. I though you were the tipical old fart to begin with.
Amazing work so far dude, do not stop. I'd personly come there from the Uk and kick you till it's done!
Thanks man! But if it weren't for my dad, and growing up with a work shop, I wouldn't be able to do all this. :)
Thank ya old man a lot more, go get him his beer when he is home as you have the new firmwerar revision on the HD which has the working 32MB catch. Send me the part number i can check for you to make full sure but the 4 of them i had all were non working 32mb catches!
Nice deal on the CPU, just carefull showing photo of it with all the codes on there. Intel can trace it and do and will kick the ass of whom got it 1st.
Nice one on ya mate sorting you out and everything.
What else you needing then dude? I'm sure i probs got some junk (to me) here you might like to use in the rig and i'd be more than willing to send you it all the way to the USA.
As Queen once stoped and as we've all told ya
Smee - Don't stop me now!!!!
Pete :clap:
Well, me daddio don't drink beer no more, he hasn't for 5 years now, and I'm glad. But don't worry, I bought him a starbucks :up: :ROTF:
Yea, good idea with the pic of the proc, I took it out of the post.
I don't want my buddy to get in trouble or nuttin....:rolleyes:
Hey man, thanks. You've got a PM coming your way!
Ahaa, thats funny "Smee - Don't stop me now!!!!", that, thats awesomeness right there!!! (I get dibs on sig quote! :D)
Thanks Pete, that was very encouraging! :)
Any updates yet? Has your hardware arrived?
Yea, I've been wondering the same thing too!!!
The hardware is due to arrive this after noon, I'll be sure to post pics of everything when it arrives. ;)
Hey all!
Just checked the tracking again, it says out for delivery! Wahoo!!!!! :D
I might be getting it before lunch today!!
I'll keep ya'll updated!:yepp:
evil-98
03-10-2008, 08:14 AM
whats coming?!
whats coming?!
Haha, dude.... look up like 12 posts :yepp:
:D
Anti`
03-10-2008, 08:45 AM
Looking good man, cant wait to see the end result.
Alrighty, sorry this is late guys!
I've been eh, busy..... well not really, just having fun with the partsy's!! :thefinger:
So yesterday at around 2pm I got the package...
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/7493/cimg5470gy2.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5498/cimg5471wf0.jpg
Goody goody! Whats inside??
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7851/cimg5474xh2.jpg
2GB Corsair Dominators....
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8131/cimg5476ex0.jpg
EVGA 8800GT 512MB....
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4223/cimg5477ca0.jpg
Samsung DVD Burner....
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7151/cimg5479fj3.jpg
Corsair 650w Single 12v Rail PSU....
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4311/cimg5483po0.jpg
And heres all of the parts for the build!! (excluding watercooling stuff, I don't have it all yet....)
So... more pic's in next post!!! :D
evil-98
03-11-2008, 08:42 AM
awesome, i always wanted dominator, but never got them for some reason lol
awesome, i always wanted dominator, but never got them for some reason lol
Lol, well... we humans do tend to change our minds a lot don't we... :D
_________________________
Ok, so heres pics of putting all the hardware together! :up:
(NOTE: A couple of the pictures are blurry, I apologize...)
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3842/cimg5490uw2.jpg
Mounted the Striker Extreme onto my "almost complete" tech station...
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/4833/cimg5485te6.jpg
The 8800GT out of the box! Looks sweet....
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3752/cimg5491tx7.jpg
The CPU latch is open....
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/2815/cimg549g
And my proc goes in!! (QX6700)
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4779/cimg5499vj7.jpg
Dominators mounted!!
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6492/cimg5503tc8.jpg
Almost done.....
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2663/cimg55
Blob of ICD7 (my new favorite!! :top:)
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7469/cimg5513pm6.jpg
And, intel stock cooler without the fan.... I know I know, bad Parker Bad!!!!
I didn't have enough money to buy an aftermarket one!!! :slapass:
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/5441/cimg5514jk1.jpg
And there we go...
More pics in next post!! :D
vwfix
03-11-2008, 08:57 AM
Looks like it will be a sweet set up
vwfix
03-11-2008, 09:06 AM
Also why remove the fan of the intel cooler?
evil-98
03-11-2008, 09:07 AM
lol put a ice in the pot :o
Looks like it will be a sweet set up
You will see, read this post:
lol put a ice in the pot :o
HAHA!!! Well, I don't really do that stuff.... yet.... I'm not "that" extreme :p:
___________________________________
Ok, so heres the actually setup...
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/5687/cimg5516gx9.jpg
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8058/cimg5517bs7.jpg
Thats a Vantec Tornado cooling the CPU and NB, it blows 87CFM.... very loud.
Thanks RAID!!!
BTW, my idle temps on all four cores is 28-30C with that fan on it. :up:
(Sorry the pic is blurry....)
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/3990/cimg5519gj3.jpg
And there's another one of those uber loud fans, this one is pushing the cold air from the window onto the computer components.
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6954/cimg5520vt8.jpg
And again, here is my "almost complete" bench table, it's being held up by the new corsair PSU and an old PSU on the other side. I'm only using the Corsair one though. Very ghetto setup.... but only temporary.
Alright guys, heres where it gets messy...
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/118/cimg5524nr0.jpg
This is the BSOD I've been getting, please help me out... Heres the new thread I've started for it:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2832302#post2832302
evil-98
03-11-2008, 09:29 AM
im going to try it one day.. i have like 3 of those heatsinks
might be a good pot for some extremely ghetto cooling lol.
edit;
pun intended
im going to try it one day.. i have like 3 of those heatsinks
might be a good pot for some extremely ghetto cooling lol.
Haha, well.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :ROTF: :ROTF:
Go ask some of the dice dudes in the chilled cooling section :up:
:p:
evil-98
03-11-2008, 09:36 AM
nahh i dont want to get pwned lol
edit:
im scared of the tornado, had
some bad experiences with my
pana at 68 CFM imagine 87! ouch lol
nahh i dont want to get pwned lol
edit:
im scared of the tornado, had
some bad experiences with my
pana at 68 CFM imagine 87! ouch lol
Haha!! lol... you probably would get pwned...:p:
Yea dude, those fan blades really hurt! I've already shaved off a ton of skin on me finger tips.... it really really hurts!!!!!!!
(I did that on accident....:shakes:)
vwfix
03-11-2008, 10:12 AM
Man those tornado fans are no joke almost as bad as the micro 1U high rpm fans talk about the pain.
one time, I was working on my pc on the inside and my old socket A akasa cooler exploded or something...Suddenly I felt blood on my hands. THERE WAS A FREAKING UV YELLOW BLADE IN MY HAND. that didn't hurt much but it went so fast I had no time to call superman.
I know what you all mean. Modding and clocking is dangerous, that's why I don't quit smoking, my life indication isn't that long if I keep modding when it's powered. ;)
rafwlkp
03-16-2008, 11:59 AM
Still waiting for update ;]
an apple keyboard... oh smee :shakes: how could you do this to me? :nono:
Still waiting for update ;]
I'm working on it :p:
an apple keyboard... oh smee :shakes: how could you do this to me? :nono:
Haha, I'm an apple geek to ya know! :D
Alrighty guys, so this weekends been real busy, haven't been able to do much.... played some games though! And Sunday was my 15th Bday :D
Anyways, as far as BSOD's, I've firgure it out thanks to all the helpful people in and around this community. :up:
I've got XP running and I think I'll stick with XP for now.
But I know vista will work, just need to install a certain SATA/RAID Driver and such that I didn't install before (hence the BSOD's).
So, i've been playing games over the weekend and I absolutely love the graphics the GT gives me!!! :D
I also got to some OC'ing of the card, it's stable at 700/1717/1003 atm.
I also scored 13k in 3DMark06 (I'll get a pic of that later on :up:).
I'm about to take everything apart and see how it all fits in the case, so I'm going to venture out into the shop for a little while.... ;)
But as far as I know.... I love this build!!!! :D
happy fifteenth birthday... but I hate you for having the privilege of W/C @ 14/15, man If I told my parents I wanted to "watercool" my computer they would have got the ol' leather from the closet. and one day it will happen to you... you'll come across a 10 year old who's doing a WC build and you'll feel the same thing I do.
Pedalmonkey
03-18-2008, 06:13 PM
i totaly agree, i am jealous to the max. although i do have this beauty. :P no its not done, but you get the picture. :p
dang son, juicy carbons, race face kit, how much did u get the forx for? like a g I bet...
Pedalmonkey
03-18-2008, 06:25 PM
thru sponsors i get the frame, fork, wheels wholesale, and the rest at employee price cause i work for a bike shop. :p still would buy me a damn nice skulltrail system for the money im dropping on this. still waiting for the carbon rims to arive from switzerland
NOW back to Smee's build :p
Edit: nice job on spoting the Juciy ultimates, but its an FSA Easton mix for the seatpost, handel bars, stem. and truvativ cranks.
Nate P.
03-18-2008, 06:34 PM
Damn, nice 'lil trail bike ya got there Monkey...
Pedalmonkey
03-18-2008, 06:36 PM
:p. thnx, although i did relize i have 9 grand in bikes in my room alone :p. that, Moots Ti frame, and an orbea roadie
karbonkid
03-26-2008, 02:05 PM
im going to try it one day.. i have like 3 of those heatsinks
might be a good pot for some extremely ghetto cooling lol.
edit;
pun intended
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=181707
:)
[XC] NetburstXE
03-26-2008, 03:42 PM
Any updates?
Loser777
03-26-2008, 05:57 PM
@smee... I just noticed your processor says "Intel Confidential"... O.O... I thought only Intel Eng samples shipped with that printed on there.
Yeknom
03-26-2008, 06:37 PM
Smee has an ES. He got the proc from a friend
@smee... I just noticed your processor says "Intel Confidential"... O.O... I thought only Intel Eng samples shipped with that printed on there.
Smee has an ES. He got the proc from a friend
Exactly :up: :D ;)
Any updates?
Sorry for not giving ya'll any updates for a while, I've just remembered that theres life out there...... outside of my room (with all the computers :p:)....... lol, well I've just been busy with life the past couple weeks, just got back from an awesome boy scout campout.... We set up our tents in the rain, in the dark, with the mud and not a spark (for the fire).
But the rest of the weekend was nice and sunny, so it was an awesome campout. I'm a Life scout BTW :up:
So anyways, my computers been disassembled and I'm working on making a PSU mount for up front in the case. No pics as of yet.
Also working on HD mount, and a couple other little things in the case.
I am saving some money for the watercooling gear, i've decided to only watercool the CPU and NB, I'll have to look at aftermarket air coolers for the GPU. Any suggestions?
BTW, I cannot get Vista to work as of yet, I can install all the drivers for the GPU and mobo, but when I try to do Windows Update it BSOD's. Every time.
So, I'm going to try flashing the BIOS to 1503 (it's currently 1203, yes way old.)
But I'm using XP SP2 just fine and may just stick with it. :shrug:
Thanks for the patience and support you have all given!!
It's all coming along, slowly, but thats how I like to do things like this, so I can make sure it's perfectly how I like it. :D
Edit:
Nice bike Pedalmonkey :up:
I'll have to post a pic of my sweet baby, Vagas. ;)
Nate P.
03-31-2008, 03:04 PM
Parker, you already know my suggestion for the GPU... The Thermalright HR-03 GT.
Lagaaja
04-05-2008, 12:25 AM
Yep, after a _long_ time of only reading this forum, I finally got my account validated, so I'm part of this great community now. Beware!:clap:
smee, I'm quite impressed by your skill/age ratio:yepp: I really like this project of yours, and the color theme is awesome! I hope we see the black/orange mobo on your setup soon. And those fans? Great! But why you decided to watercool only CPU and NB? I'd go for CPU & GPU loop, and some aircooling for the NB & SB if necessary. I see no reason for some low-flow NB block:shrug:
I might make a worklog of my next chassis project here soon too. Keep it coming lads!
phelan1777
04-05-2008, 12:36 AM
Welcome to XS.:welcome:
Yep, after a _long_ time of only reading this forum, I finally got my account validated, so I'm part of this great community now. Beware!:clap:
Welcome to XS!!! :up:
smee, I'm quite impressed by your skill/age ratio:yepp: I really like this project of yours, and the color theme is awesome! I hope we see the black/orange mobo on your setup soon. And those fans? Great! But why you decided to watercool only CPU and NB? I'd go for CPU & GPU loop, and some aircooling for the NB & SB if necessary. I see no reason for some low-flow NB block:shrug:
Ahh thank you! But I have to say, it's all because of my dad teaching me these skills as I grew up. And I love working in the shop!! :D
As for the orange mobo, a user here pointed out that it's got only 4-Phase PWM's. Since I have a quad, I need an 8-phase or 12-phase PWM board.
4-Phase won't feed my quad a healthy voltage...
The Striker Extreme board I've got has 8-Phase PWM on it.
So for the future it looks like either an X38 or X48 board for me, but thats in the future more as I have to save money for other things... life. :p:
As for watercooling.... I'm really tempted to add the GPU to the loop also, but I'm just concerned about temps. I want to overclock this quad to it's max, goal is 4Ghz (which may or may not happen), it's an ES processor which means it's got an unlocked multiplier.
But I will try things first, who knows, maybe I can get the GPU on in the loop along with the CPU and NB.
I'm just hesitant to run the NB on air..... it's just..... un-xtreme not to! :D (I've already got the NB block anyways...)
I might make a worklog of my next chassis project here soon too. Keep it coming lads!
Do it do it!!!! Looking forward to the log!!! :D:D:D:D
Nate P.
04-05-2008, 09:38 AM
MORE PICS Parker! MORE PICS!:rofl: :D
[XC] NetburstXE
05-01-2008, 11:02 AM
Sorry to bump this thread, but are there any updates?
Sorry to bump this thread, but are there any updates?
Actually, I do have a little surprise for you guys....... But we'll just have to wait and see won't we now? :p: :D :D
NaeKuh
05-01-2008, 12:12 PM
dammit sorry smee i didnt catch you earily enough.
Avoid the tracers unless you have backups. No one cared to tell you this, but the failure rate on the tracers and ballastix is worse then the DDC-2.
I think its because of that crappy heat spreader which lifts and sometimes doesnt touch the ram.
Anyhow i went though 4 pairs, the last set i have my 4th pair i only use for benching. After that i pull it out and i use reapers or these new patriot 4gb sets i got.
Stick with the XMS from corsairs. I have yet to lose a pair of corsair ram.
dammit sorry smee i didnt catch you earily enough.
Avoid the tracers unless you have backups. No one cared to tell you this, but the failure rate on the tracers and ballastix is worse then the DDC-2.
I think its because of that crappy heat spreader which lifts and sometimes doesnt touch the ram.
Anyhow i went though 4 pairs, the last set i have my 4th pair i only use for benching. After that i pull it out and i use reapers or these new patriot 4gb sets i got.
Stick with the XMS from corsairs. I have yet to lose a pair of corsair ram.
But you forget that I didn't get the tracers. :p:
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4779/cimg5499vj7.jpg
Dominators FTW!!!! :D :D
evil-98
05-01-2008, 01:23 PM
finally an update.. sort of lol...
wheres the progress? :)
finally an update.. sort of lol...
wheres the progress? :)
Progress= Soon to be told. :p: :p:
disruptfam
05-01-2008, 06:09 PM
:)>
Alrighty guys, small update!!! :D
5-2-08
So, the other day, I bought a Fuzion from "hardass" here on XS, and got it today....
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG5969.jpg?t=1209794768
But then, the Fuzion V2 came out this morning.... couldn't resist :p:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG5968.jpg?t=1209794745
So now I've got two blocks, I'll be doing testing this weekend as now I have all the necessary parts for my watercooling loop!!!
FuZion V1 vs. V2 Review coming soon!
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/parkman14/CIMG5978.jpg?t=1209794810
:D:D:D
evil-98
05-02-2008, 10:28 PM
w00t! nice now put it to use :)
w00t! nice now put it to use :)
Yeppers! Tomorrow, when I get my board back from a buddy (shipped it to him for some testing) I'll slap ye' block on there! :D
Oh, I also got the Quad Mid-Chamber Insert (http://www.petrastechshop.com/qucomiinford.html) for the Fuzion V2.... :rolleyes:
evil-98
05-02-2008, 10:36 PM
Yeppers! Tomorrow, when I get my board back from a buddy (shipped it to him for some testing) I'll slap ye' block on there! :D
Oh, I also got the Quad Mid-Chamber Insert (http://www.petrastechshop.com/qucomiinford.html) for the Fuzion V2.... :rolleyes:
lol mine comes in on tuesday... :( wish it was here on monday
oh well :shrug:
fungry
05-02-2008, 10:44 PM
Looking forward to your review xD. Looking good though!
lol mine comes in on tuesday... :( wish it was here on monday
oh well :shrug:
Hehe, thats why I like living close to Petra's warehouse! Local Pick-Up baybay!!!! :yepp: :p:
Looking forward to your review xD. Looking good though!
Me too! Thanks!
SafeFire
05-06-2008, 08:49 AM
Sorry about this but,
STOP SAYING DUDE!!
With that out of the way...
Been following this thread for a little while, not bad for a first build, mate.
I could argue with you over your choice of rad, cpu waterblock, gpu waterblock, case, fittings, and I would tell you to get a different motherboard, but heck, you got it free.
I have one question though, why the hell did you get a new card? you were already given a perfectly fine radeon for FREE.
Oh, by the way, you make that big rad there look even bigger in that small case, heh.
Sorry about this but,
STOP SAYING DUDE!!
Haha, was that directed at me? :rolleyes:
With that out of the way...
Been following this thread for a little while, not bad for a first build, mate.
I could argue with you over your choice of rad, cpu waterblock, gpu waterblock, case, fittings, and I would tell you to get a different motherboard, but heck, you got it free.
Haha, yea I wouldn't mind getting a different case, but thats what I've got, and thats what I'll use for now. :)
I have one question though, why the hell did you get a new card? you were already given a perfectly fine radeon for FREE.
Because the 8800GT is much better than the 2900XT. And because it only cost me $40 more. :p:
Oh, by the way, you make that big rad there look even bigger in that small case, heh.
Haha, thanks!.......... is sure is a small case too. :D :D
Vargher Warg
05-06-2008, 08:56 AM
Sorry about this but,
STOP SAYING DUDE!!
But!... why? DUDE!
But!... why? DUDE!
:rofl::rofl::ROTF::ROTF::rofl: :D
Come on man, quit messin wit him "dude"!!!! ;)
[XC] NetburstXE
05-06-2008, 09:47 AM
Can we have less "dudes" and more updates ;)
SafeFire
05-06-2008, 10:55 AM
Yeah, that was directed at you, dood.
I agree netburst, more updates, less slang :p:
NetburstXE;2969330']Can we have less "dudes" and more updates ;)
Yeah, that was directed at you, dood.
I agree netburst, more updates, less slang :p:
I still don't get it..... I hardly ever say dude. :rolleyes:
Updates are coming!!! GOSH!!.
Van Diemen
05-07-2008, 10:06 AM
Alrighty, Heres the UPDATE!!!!!!!
03-01-08
Heres my "space" where I work and take pictures... etc.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2120/cimg5176eb3.jpg
~Parker
Should be cool when its all done.
P.S. Plastic IKEA chair FTW
Should be cool when its all done.
Yes exactly, it'll be very "cool" when it's done. :cool::p:;)
P.S. Plastic IKEA chair FTW
Haha, YES!!!! I love the chair! it's great, not to big, comfortable, yet style with geekness. :D :D
:rofl::rofl:
I've got some pics for you guys, but they'll have to wait till later to be uploaded....
Stay tuned folks!
[XC] NetburstXE
05-07-2008, 01:34 PM
Can you upload the pics now?