Sense and Sensibility [A Build Log]

[emoners]

I'd love to, but at this stage i can't afford to get it done professionally, and i'm not gonna try myself!

coz it simply looks great & too bad it's gonna be covered up.

good luck on your exams mate!

[MomijiTMO]

Yes even with the SP1 disc, Vista happily downloads so much garbage. Ugh that is the most annoying part of a new pc.

[bianco]

great work twwen2!

[skinnee]

excellent work twwen, congratulations!

We've all made the forehead slap type mistakes, its kinda like a right of passage.

[emoners]

We've all made the forehead slap type mistakes, its kinda like a right of passage.

i have to agree...but it turned out pretty well in the end! very very good job twwen!

[MomijiTMO]

Hey I remember one of my dumb moments. I attached my fans to the front panel and then realised that I should have attached the rad first. So on goes the rad and the fans were then attached but then the rad couldn't fit through the space. So I had to attach everything pretty much in the case which took me a lot more time, not to mention all the time wasted.

=D

[Oli4v]

You're Doing a GREAT job man !, looks very nice

Props up !

[evil-98]

looks great man!

[twwen2]

great work twwen2!

excellent work twwen, congratulations!

We've all made the forehead slap type mistakes, its kinda like a right of passage.

i have to agree...but it turned out pretty well in the end! very very good job twwen!

You're Doing a GREAT job man !, looks very nice

Props up !

Thanks and welcome to XS!

looks great man!

Thanks all, the support is really appreciated. Glad you like it

[twwen2]

~Encore~

Well, you asked for it!

But i won't pretend that i don't enjoy the attention either...

These pics are 1000 times better, i used a pseudo-tripod (box on top of chair) for all the shots. As you can see they come out nice and sharp.

I actually took about 20 nice ones, then went to re-size them and lost a lot of detail in the process. They turned out looking like those disgusting JPEGs you see sometimes in 16bit color...

Being pretty upset, i ripped the sides off the case and took another 20 shots, but these ones are even better than the previous set!





































I also managed to find some drivers for my 32bit Netgear wireless card to work on Vista x64, so i'm typing this on the new rig as we speak!

Oh, i'll get to overclocking soon. But at 3.33GHz stock, who can complain!? 10x multi...... FTW!

P.S. The exam went great today. The questions were very similar to the sample exams provided for study, it happens that way every year!

1 down, 3 to go...

*****

[BlueAqua]

Great pictures Twwen! I really like how the pictures capture the vibrant color of the orange fans.

Why didn't you use orange tubing on the inside? Good to hear your test went well. I'm sure we can all agree to spending a little too much time with our hobby once and a while.

[HawaiianSupermn]

Jeeze, very nice build! I wish there was a window on the side for 24/7 appreciation.

[Dangals]

Those photos turned out great - congratulations on a job well done

[MomijiTMO]

Great pictures Twwen! I really like how the pictures capture the vibrant color of the orange fans.

Why didn't you use orange tubing on the inside? Good to hear your test went well. I'm sure we can all agree to spending a little too much time with our hobby once and a while.

Errrr holy cow I think us students really should get some kind of wc government grant seriously =|

Oh and from memory I think Twwen said the Feser orange tubing was too stiff for the tiny amount of room in that case.


Soooo how's that oc going? I am now joining you in cram cram time.

[twwen2]

Great pictures Twwen! I really like how the pictures capture the vibrant color of the orange fans.

Why didn't you use orange tubing on the inside? Good to hear your test went well. I'm sure we can all agree to spending a little too much time with our hobby once and a while.

Thanks BA!
Momo is right, the feser tubing is way too stiff. Doesn't bend enough. Pro-LRT FTW!

Jeeze, very nice build! I wish there was a window on the side for 24/7 appreciation.

Cheers, i'm having a serious think about the window. For now i'm just running with one panel off so i can drool at the prettys

Those photos turned out great - congratulations on a job well done

Thanks again dangals. I'm lovin ur log too

Errrr holy cow I think us students really should get some kind of wc government grant seriously =|

Oh and from memory I think Twwen said the Feser orange tubing was too stiff for the tiny amount of room in that case.


Soooo how's that oc going? I am now joining you in cram cram time.

Where's my govt grant hey!?
Cramming.... FTW!

[switch8]

Great Work Twwen2! Amazing finish! What are your temps like @ stock? Can't wait till you stretch this babies legs to 4GHz! I'm thinking with my TJ-07 build coming up, i'll either have it powder coated or just do it myself with some spray cans... I'm still undecided but i'll most likely attempt it myself!

Again, great work! Now relax and spend some time with your new little bundle of joy!

... don't mention exams.. makes me feel sick!

[Retro]

twwen2:
I guess as an aircooling guy I shouldn't be in here but had to comment on your superb build, and photos. Awesome job!
I was considering the Silverstone SG01-B, and an NZXT Rogue case as well, before I bought the Mini P180.
Didn't even think to look at the Lian-Li V-350B. Wish I had

[pcaddict]

Awesome build!

[septim]

nice finish. i think people are wishing for a small window and some lights though...

[masxerofkartis]

How the F*** did you mount that huge rad?

[twwen2]

twwen2:
I guess as an aircooling guy I shouldn't be in here but had to comment on your superb build, and photos. Awesome job!
I was considering the Silverstone SG01-B, and an NZXT Rogue case as well, before I bought the Mini P180.
Didn't even think to look at the Lian-Li V-350B. Wish I had

Ha, you're more than welcome here.
Thanks, i really like the case too.

Great Work Twwen2! Amazing finish! What are your temps like @ stock? Can't wait till you stretch this babies legs to 4GHz! I'm thinking with my TJ-07 build coming up, i'll either have it powder coated or just do it myself with some spray cans... I'm still undecided but i'll most likely attempt it myself!

Again, great work! Now relax and spend some time with your new little bundle of joy!

... don't mention exams.. makes me feel sick!

Well at stock (3.33GHz and VID=1.05V), idle temps were 24 deg C and load was 29. Not bad eh?
At 4.18GHz and 1.25V, idle was 27 and load was 42.
Now i'm sitting at 4GHz, and idle is 26 with load reaching 39. Oh and GPU idles at 33, NB at 38.
Can't really complain about that!

Awesome build!

Thanks!

[twwen2]

nice finish. i think people are wishing for a small window and some lights though...

Me too. I've got one side of the case off, i'm enjoying the view. After exams i'll hunt around for someone to cut me a window or two.

How the F*** did you mount that huge rad?

It's bolted to the side of my desk, directly below the case. There was a few pics a few pages back.

[switch8]

Well at stock (3.33GHz and VID=1.05V), idle temps were 24 deg C and load was 29. Not bad eh?
At 4.18GHz and 1.25V, idle was 27 and load was 42.
Now i'm sitting at 4GHz, and idle is 26 with load reaching 39. Oh and GPU idles at 33, NB at 38.
Can't really complain about that!
Thanks!

Oh very nice! especially since it was particularly warm down here and your temps were still nice! Mine was idling at mid 40's in my hot pit of a room! (37 ambient )

Great Job! I gotta see it for real after exams are done and dusted!
Also, good to see you're looking into a window (pun intended) It will really make it that much sweeter!
Great work

[disruptfam]

Yeah trueeee... i guess if the the box is all closed up cable management isnt a must...

The way i did it requires cutting the case so i don't think you would want to do that anyways seeing how it's completed LoL...

nICE Build mate enjoy it!

[norim_13]

Great work with the case! Small case, big work!