Turtletraxs' "Go Broke" TJ-07 Dual Loop

[turtletrax]

Hey guys.

Life has been a whirlwind and with the move to the country and the 100ft spruce trees, finding any decent internet has been near impossible. With Satellite internet running around $100 a month and hardware and install around $700 and only getting 300MB a day, I am sceptical. All you have to do is look at xplornetsucks.com to see what I am worried about.

Still no excuse to leave such a great community behind, so I broke down and got lowly dial-up until BBOPL rears its head.

As soon as I got back online I got in touch with BlueAqua to see what is new and he said he had some goodies for sale and asked if I wanted them . Being the hardware junkie I am, I barely had to hear the first sentance to accept his fantastic deals. So far I have secured a Asus Rampage II Extreme, i7 920, 3x2G of Corsair Dominator 1600's and ordered a AC DI with the 1366 plate.

I will be using the majority of my same cooling from the pervious build, but will add some goddies from Murdermod and a new route using BP rotaries and finally getting around to sleeving. I also have access to a decent paint booth now so I will be doing some painting.

The one nice thing is I will be able to upload my pics to the build log at work as we have a decent connection there.

So, look for this rig to finally get finnished and in the style that it should have been in the first place.

[Patriote]

Oh I am all excited man! Can't wait too see the pics Murdermod you said m8?

Man, It's been too long since we spoke my friend! Hop on Msn or send me an e-mail!

I haven't had any money left to buy new stuff since my past RIG... So i can't buy anything new but i so much would like to get my hands dirty on an I7 set-up!

Anyway, as always, I am subscribed to your stuff m8!

[BlueAqua]

About time Damon.

I've been waiting for you to finish this for a while now and I'm so glad you're back with a decent internet connection. I know you won't let us down.

[turtletrax]

Oh I am all excited man! Can't wait too see the pics Murdermod you said m8?

Man, It's been too long since we spoke my friend! Hop on Msn or send me an e-mail!

I haven't had any money left to buy new stuff since my past RIG... So i can't buy anything new but i so much would like to get my hands dirty on an I7 set-up!

Anyway, as always, I am subscribed to your stuff m8!

Yes it has been wayyy too long! Ever since I moved from the city I have had very little time for just about anything but family and work. I seriously underestimated how much time a little one can soak up, but I have so much fun playing with Chazz that it really is a pleasure more than anything else.

As far as MSN, the download is over 50MB now for messenger and that is impossible on a dial-up connection and I dont think there is a standalone package for it, but I do have skype. My username is ofcourse turtletrax, so feel free to add me and we can continue our chats!!

I still love your MM rig. One of my very fav builds of all time. You spent so much on that rig that we all forgive you for not having the cash to buy i7 stuff LOL. If we weren't 3/4 of a country apart you could get your hands dirty on my i7 stuff .

About time Damon.

I've been waiting for you to finish this for a while now and I'm so glad you're back with a decent internet connection. I know you won't let us down.

Ya, I know BA. I honestly wasnt ready to get back to it untill now. If I would have tried any earlier it would have suffered overall. And my connection while not being "decent" it is at least "reliable" now, which I guess I should be thankfull for. I guess I just have too pay up or shut up for anything better ATM.

Again thanks for thinking of me with the hardware and the support. I promise I will not let you guys down

[j.almonte]

Now i know who beat on the R2E !!!!! damnnnnn youu TT !!!!!!

[Dangals]

Hey TT - good to see you back!!

I cannot wait to see some updates to this build just dont keep us waiting too long

[turtletrax]

Now i know who beat on the R2E !!!!! damnnnnn youu TT !!!!!!

LOL

Hey TT - good to see you back!!

I cannot wait to see some updates to this build just dont keep us waiting too long

Thanks Dangals! No more three month gaps between updates, I promise!!!

[turtletrax]

Well, my US shipping woes continue...

I tracked my Couplex DI and USPS has status set as MISSENT.

Yikes...

Edit: I thought I had better get all my U.S. stuff ordered ASAP if it is going to go down like this, so I ordered my MCW-NBMAX and my anti-cyclone inserts for my Res's. I may need some of you to pray for me LOL.

[turtletrax]

Small update...

Did the 24 pin sleeve on my PSU last night and will continue with my PCI-E cables tonite. Will have some pics for tomorrow of that. I have to say it was allot harder than I had thought. HUGE props to Charles, BA and Dangals for the perfect jobs they pull off regularly. Also like to thank Dangals for his great sleeve guide!

As far as the rest, I am still waiting for stuff to arrive. I think my DI is in town I just have to pick it up. I am hoping my mobo/CPU/Ram are here soon as I want to get clocking for the NCIX contest. Prolly wont win, but never know if I dont try

[MomijiTMO]

Ouch dude. Good luck with your shipping. Third time lucky?

[turtletrax]

Ouch dude. Good luck with your shipping. Third time lucky?

Hey MomijiTMO

I am hoping that it goes smoother, but only time can tell. Still nothing has shown up and I was hoping to get a good start on everything this weekend.

I know I said I would have pics of the PSU up but yestersay the little guy wanted "Daddy time" so that nixed any work and my pin tool just broke. I also cannot find staples for the life of me right now. Looks like I cant do much more untill tomorrow.

[MomijiTMO]

Haha well enjoy time with the little dude and hopefully the second package will turn up!

[turtletrax]

Hey guys.


OK, so pretty big update, but no pics untill Monday when I have High Speed access.


All packages arrived in good condition except.... ya, you guessed it, the PPC's package. Nothing major, but still aggrivating. One of the anti-cyclones was cracked and a piece fell off. So I dont even think I will use it.

So, I will quickly go through what has come.

Asus Rampage II Extreme
Corsair 3x2 1600
Intel i7 920 batch number 3842A614 (OPB has one from exact batch and it is sick, so I hope I get the same luck!)

All of the above parts are from BlueAqua so I would like to give a huge thank you to him. A great guy with massive talent and I am glad to have his help

Couplex Double Impact
MCW-NBMAX
EK anti-cyclones
20 Bitspower 1/2" fatboy barbs (dark sparkle)
2 Bitspower 1/2" rotary 45's (dark sparkle)
4 Bitspower 1/2" rotary 90's (dark sparkle)
1366 backplate (only thing in stock in canada was the Swiftech GTX adaptor and backplate)

Yesterday I picked up several cans of Alu etching spray primer and satin finnish spray paint. I have the majority of it painted atm and have taken some pics of that as well.

I am hoping to get everything put back together tonite, but I dont think I will have all the sleeving done as I think I will be ordering another psycopack from Charles/Kirk allong with the new ATX pin tool. I have 2 more systems to sleeve and really do not want to mess around with staples and the like

I am pretty hyped to get to work on my OC so I think I will have an all nighter to get this all routed and then I will be able to spend the time needed on sleeving while it is being tested.

I also have allot of pics of the HTPC that used to have a P5K-Premo in it. I have swapped all the guts out of the original TJ-07 (MFII, 2x2 Dominators,E8400) and mated it with my 8800GTS/HX 620/Asus Xonar D2X/7200.11 750GB in a Silverstone Crown. I need to get more MDPC sleeve (the stuff is amazing!!! and worth every penny BTW)

I also will be posting pics of my Server and my testbench. The Server is going to be swaped around with other hardware I have and I will be building a Bench in the near future

So, see you all with allot of pics on Monday!!!

[MomijiTMO]

LMAO, the delivery man [or PPC staff] must see you address and decide to play some soccer with your package.

[turtletrax]

LMAO, the delivery man [or PPC staff] must see you address and decide to play some soccer with your package.

If I were a betting man I would wager you LOL.



SO here are some pics, finally. I loaded them at work but did not have time to post, so here I am on dial-up trying to use Photobucket...




Painting

[turtletrax]

LMAO, the delivery man [or PPC staff] must see you address and decide to play some soccer with your package.

If I were a betting man I would wager you LOL.



SO here are some pics, finally. I loaded them at work but did not have time to post, so here I am on dial-up trying to use Photobucket...

What I started with







New Hardware















Fun with BP Rotary 45's







PPC's finest LOL



Painting

















Mobo Tray w/ hardware installed







Case w/pained internals







Case w/Murderplate installed





Quick shots of the HTPC (Unfinnished)

[turtletrax]

LMAO, the delivery man [or PPC staff] must see you address and decide to play some soccer with your package.

If I were a betting man I would wager you LOL.



SO here are some pics, finally. I loaded them at work but did not have time to post, so here I am on dial-up trying to use Photobucket...

What I started with







New Hardware















Fun with BP Rotary 45's







PPC's finest LOL



Painting

















Mobo Tray w/ hardware installed







Case w/pained internals







Case w/Murderplate installed





Quick shots of the HTPC (Unfinnished)





Well there it is, stage 1. More to come!

[Jokester_wild]

very nice, where is the rad for the media center going to be placed ?

[dualbrain]

turtletrax: I like how you fill the case up so well while keeping an understated look.

[BlueAqua]

Looking good Damon. That's one hell of an htpc. I want to see that x58 in action.

[skinnee]

Pics!!!

Looking good tt, looking good. What did you end up doing for a sound card?

[turtletrax]

very nice, where is the rad for the media center going to be placed ?

Thank you! I will be fabricating an external "keg" system that will mount in my rack when I get around to finnishing my Home Theater set-up. Should end up pretty sweet as I will have everything in a closet type room and will be exchanging air with an adjacent room so I wont have to worry about heat buildup. All I have to run is a IR reapeater and an HDMI to the projector

turtletrax: I like how you fill the case up so well while keeping an understated look.

Thanks Dualbrain. Bling has never really been my thing, and this is my first build with looks in mind. I am more of a hardware junkie than a builder, but I was so impressed with what people were doing with the TJ-07 I wanted to do my best impression of a nice set-up.

I really cant wait to see what it looks like all sleeved up in MDPC sleeve. Allot of time spent toiling away but I think it is what makes the leap from nice to beautiful. I also think it keeps it classic and understated, well, black anyway

Looking good Damon. That's one hell of an htpc. I want to see that x58 in action.

Thanks Kirk

I know you are not much of a HTPC person, but when I get my HT setup done and you come for the Alberta Rockies tour I will show you what a sweet HTPC system looks like on a 105" JVC DILA Projector.

Not testing the new hardware is killing me, but I know I need all the drive to finnish this rig proper with the spare time I have. I have decided I will take as much time as needed to do it right. I will be making an order for some stuff this week from you and perhaps a few other things on my mind.

Pics!!!

Looking good tt, looking good. What did you end up doing for a sound card?

Thanks Cam!

I am still on the fence for my sound card. I am debating SLI 280's, so if that is the case the R2E will not allow a PCI card (I think) so that would leave me with my LM modded Xonar D2X. I would like to leave my Prelude in there tho, so I guess time will tell. I have way to many sound cards LOL.

Can wait to see your next triple rad shoutout Cam! I am really looking forward to it!!

[Jhors2]

How did you mod your D2X??

[skinnee]

I am still on the fence for my sound card. I am debating SLI 280's, so if that is the case the R2E will not allow a PCI card (I think) so that would leave me with my LM modded Xonar D2X. I would like to leave my Prelude in there tho, so I guess time will tell. I have way to many sound cards LOL.

Ahh, dilemmas! One of these days I need to send you a card for some serious modding action. Prelude still kicks all the others, even though its PCI eh?

Can wait to see your next triple rad shoutout Cam! I am really looking forward to it!!

Taking a bit longer than I expected...as usual. I am getting some numbers that are slightly different than I expected, so I want to retest one or all from the first round to verify my results. Just want to be sure. However, I need to get cracking on these i7 CPU blocks though, I think I can see the torches and pitchforks in the distance.

I'm 23 skidoo for tonight, take care mate.

[turtletrax]

How did you mod your D2X??

The D2X has NS LM4562's OpAmps on the L/R channels and then the saw fit to use an (in my opinon) inferior OpAmp on the remaining channels. So bad so that I cannot even remember which one, so I removed them and replaced with matching LM4562's. Kinda sucks as they only improve analog output and it is running digital

I have been modding sound cards for some time but I found OpAmp modding the D2X extremely hard as they surround the OpAmps with very tall rectangle caps that make it a nightmare. And this is coming from a guy that thought the "D0" point on the original Xbox mod chip install was easy.

I guess I just dont see the advantage for these companies to mix and match components that dramatically effect sound stage when just about everything is multi-channel these days

Nice thing is the D2X has Burr-Brown DACs that are regularly sported on high end HT equipment for its digital chops