Project Millertime - A Core I5 750 build

[Chicken Patty]

thats cool man. I've dressed up all year long for halloween so Im ready

[dylskee]

I'll be coming from a class, so probably won't be dressing up.



That is about how it ends up.

Itty bitty update.

Well I got the case back and it looks great, especially for what I paid for it.

Expect some real updates this weekend.

Looking forward to the updates and lots of pics!!

[Wezly]

How did I miss this?

Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next!

[aka_GK]

great! subd

Photo tip:
If you will post the pictures in little bit larger size (e.g. 1024x768) you can avoid excessive sharpening that you have now. Or just scale down your pictures with any program with good AA algorithm (like Photoshop) before posting.

Another tip
For now my favourite button in the camera is "set custom white balance". I take the white page, put the camera view on it then press this button and I am ready to take the pictures with any light conditions without any color distortion However not every camera has this function

[millertime359]

great! subd

Photo tip:
If you will post the pictures in little bit larger size (e.g. 1024x768) you can avoid excessive sharpening that you have now. Or just scale down your pictures with any program with good AA algorithm (like Photoshop) before posting.

Another tip
For now my favourite button in the camera is "set custom white balance". I take the white page, put the camera view on it then press this button and I am ready to take the pictures with any light conditions without any color distortion However not every camera has this function

Thanks for the tips.

I'm don't think I have that custom white balance. The camera is just a cheap Panasonic 5MP point and shoot. I think the thing is like 3 years old now.

I don't have any photo editing software yet either. This is probably my first major photo shoot.

Looking forward to the updates and lots of pics!!

How did I miss this?

Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next!

Well, here you guys go.







I didn't paint that lower bay bacause if the HHD racks. I was worried they would have issues slidding. I also figure you wouldn't see it. I might just take some paint one day and take care of it.

Well, hope to be showing off some final build pics tomorrow.

Happy Halloween all.

[CptDreadFlint]

Powedercoating job came out looking ace, mt

[shazza]

+1 on the nice powder coating job.

Pics are getting better and better.

[creidiki]

Its true, black does go with everything ...

Also, lol, your cuts are almost as bad as mine

[millertime359]

Its true, black does go with everything ...

Also, lol, your cuts are almost as bad as mine

Yea, that top cut is not going to be seen, so just got it done.

+1 on the nice powder coating job.

Pics are getting better and better.

Powedercoating job came out looking ace, mt

Yea, for $35, I not complaining

Thanks guys, the case is almost together, almost ready for the build to begin.

[charles_h]

$35 for powder coating is awesome and it looks great.

Looking forward to seeing the build come together MT.

[Chicken Patty]

ahh the pics he promised

I must say the powder coating came out great my friend Now finish the build

[anubis_is_evil]

looking good

$35 for powdercoat, Daym !

asking around $50 for my internal LL V2000 case in my place

[millertime359]

looking good

$35 for powdercoat, Daym !

asking around $50 for my internal LL V2000 case in my place

Yea, I got lucky and found a spot that does weekly high volume runs, so they said they would just throw mine in and charge me your minimum charge. I also only had an option of the matte black or a gloss white.

$50 is about right though. I got a quote for $40 and one for $60 for just basic colors.

Thanks much.

ahh the pics he promised

I must say the powder coating came out great my friend Now finish the build

It's getting there, thanks much. I'm happy with it.

$35 for powder coating is awesome and it looks great.

Looking forward to seeing the build come together MT.

Thanks Charles.

Update!

Well, its still not done yet. There are a few odds and ends to do. I installed the bottom fans upside down for one.

I still need to build another extension cable for the second 8 pin ATX power cable. I also have a couple of hoses to still connect and a few final connections to make along with some cable management issues.

It does look really nice though. I am really happy with it so far. I hope to have it under a leak test sometime tonight.

Couple of teaser pics.

[Chicken Patty]

looking good miller. ONce you find away to route the cables slightly better as I see the CPU 8 pin is going right through the middle of the action. AFter that I think it'll look awesome Good job so far buddy.

[De5tr0yer]

Nice going there!

Really like powder coated case now.

And this blue-black combo seems to be an eye catcher

[millertime359]

Nice going there!

Really like powder coated case now.

And this blue-black combo seems to be an eye catcher

Thanks. Yea it looks really sharp. It should look better once I put all the finishing touches on it.

looking good miller. ONce you find away to route the cables slightly better as I see the CPU 8 pin is going right through the middle of the action. AFter that I think it'll look awesome Good job so far buddy.

Yep, that will be fixed for certain. I was running those tubes late last night and didn't notice I did that till I got it done.

[CptDreadFlint]

Looks great, MT. That blue sleeving...is that Nil's MDPC-X sleeving? Would like to see a close-up shot perhaps?

[Chicken Patty]

Thanks. Yea it looks really sharp. It should look better once I put all the finishing touches on it.



Yep, that will be fixed for certain. I was running those tubes late last night and didn't notice I did that till I got it done.

yeah, that happens to me sometimes. Only that I get lazy and leave it like that till I have to take it apart again

I am also interested in seeing a close up shot of the sleeving if possible?

[millertime359]

I am also interested in seeing a close up shot of the sleeving if possible?

Looks great, MT. That blue sleeving...is that Nil's MDPC-X sleeving? Would like to see a close-up shot perhaps?

The blue sleeving is actually some that I got from BoxGods. Its is some nice sleeving. Its a little bigger diameter than Nil's Sata sleeves. Everything else is Nil's stuff though.

I'll see if I can get a good photo of the sleeving tomorrow. I'm working on homework at a friend's house today. Yea for school

[WinstonSthlm]

Nice work Miller!
Have to agree, powder coating for 35$ is a real bargain, and it turned out really good!

[Kanzy]

The coating turned out really good and I guess black does look good in a cosmo, better than I expected

[millertime359]

The coating turned out really good and I guess black does look good in a cosmo, better than I expected

Nice work Miller!
Have to agree, powder coating for 35$ is a real bargain, and it turned out really good!

Thanks guys.

GOOD NEWS

It is up and running. I was trying to wait for the sun to break so I could take some photos, but it didn't till I had to leave for classes and now it is dark.

I'll try to get photos up in the morning. I've been busy getting everything installed, so no OC'ing just yet.

Thanks guys.

[mikecdm]

It's looking great. I like the powder coating and you can't beat the price.

I want to see how things go. I'm wondering how good the temps are with the XT. I bought one on friday and I got it today. It even came with the 1156 backplate. I had emailed michelle about the backplate immediately after I bought the block. Seems like I'll have two backplates now. The bad thing is that I won't know how well the XT cools for a while. I ended up killing my MB before I got a chance to test out the XT.

[millertime359]

It's looking great. I like the powder coating and you can't beat the price.

I want to see how things go. I'm wondering how good the temps are with the XT. I bought one on friday and I got it today. It even came with the 1156 backplate. I had emailed michelle about the backplate immediately after I bought the block. Seems like I'll have two backplates now. The bad thing is that I won't know how well the XT cools for a while. I ended up killing my MB before I got a chance to test out the XT.

Well, I have the T3 with the Core I5 under the XT on a MCR320-QP on sub-loop 1 and the GTX295 with the EK block on a MCR220-QP on sub-loop 2.

I did a quick OC on the GTX295 to 683/1386/1197 and the Core I5 is at 1.3v and 3.2 IIRC. I just clicked the dummy OC on the EVGA BIOS for the time being.

The CPU was at about 45 and the GPUs were at about 48. The P55 chip stayed in the 40s, but the VRMs were showing around 55. I have both 8 pins pluged in. This was while playing Crysis for about 15 mins. It was just a quick test to check temps and see how pretty Crysis looked.

It seems that the P55 chip needs cooling like a normal SB needs cooling, but some VRM waterblocks might not be a bad idea.

I'll post screen shots when I start OC this thing for real.

[millertime359]

BIG UPDATE!!!

Here are the final build photos. (well not final )

I still need to a new DVD burner and paint it black. That beige plastic sticks out like a sore thumb. I had to steal the DVD burner from my old build as I was still using IDE and forgot to get a new drive.

I also need to paint PCI slot covers black. I was debating about getting black thumb screws too, but now that I look at it, the silver thumb screws seem to go with the fittings pretty nicely.

Enjoy guys.


















-mmp