Case Mod Gallery

[playafly187]

You know the drill. Post a pic of your case and specs :)

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/aboutus/playafly187rig.jpg

AMD Athlon XP 1700 @ 2161 MHz, 512 MB Corsair TwinX PC3200 XMS Dual Channel RAM, ThermalRight SLK900U, Epox 8RDA+, GeForce Ti 4200 @ 300/560, Western Digital 80 GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache ATA/100, 400w Zalman Silent PSU, Clear Acrylic Case, LinkSyS NIC, Road Runner Cable Modem, 12x DVD, 52X TDK Burner, Zalman Heatpipe VGA Cooler, UV Rounded IDE Cables, 19" KDS X-Flat Monitor, Logitech Optical Mouse, Ratpadz, EluminX Keyboard, 3x UV Cathodes, Green Cable Mesh, Klipsch 2.1 Promedia Speakers

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/lap1.jpg

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/lap2.jpg

OCIA.net mobile workstation ;) Gateway M305, Celeron 2.4 GHz, 768 MB DDR RAM, 30 GB HDD, onboard graphics (ick), 15" screen, etc etc

[playafly187]

former OCIA.net LAN case...

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/lan/lan62.jpg

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/lan/lan66.jpg

[fstroupe]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd37b3127ccebad54eebfb690000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd08b3127ccebb293e257d1e0000001610

XP 2500+ @ 2.23gHz @ 1.675v, Abit NF7-S Ver2, 1 gig Geil Golden Dragon 2-3-3-6, PowerColor Radeon 9600Pro, ThermalTake Silent Boost, Antec True430, 2 x 80 gig Hitachi SATA Hdd, M-Audio Audiophile 2496

[Beemer]

knutsaac, what kind of fan controller is that?

[fstroupe]

Vantec Nexus 205. The color is a little lighter silver than my case, makes it look nearly white in photos. Maybe I need to repaint the case to match the controller.

Frank

[MASSiVE]

Vantec Nexus 205. The color is a little lighter silver than my case, makes it look nearly white in photos. Maybe I need to repaint the case to match the controller.

Frank

i'd paint the cover of the nexus to match the case :wink:

[PlayfulAtHeart03]

Here is my setup ;)

http://www.ocia.net/playfulatheart03/olemissrig.jpg

AMD Athlon 1700 @ 2000 speeds, ThermalRight SK7 Heatsink, 512 MB PC 2700 RAM, MSI Kt3 Ultra Motherboard, GeForce 3 Ti 200, Zalman Silent Video Card Cooler with RAMsinks, 60 GB WD HDD, Sound, NIC, 8x Burner, Sunbeam Transformer Case, etc

[Bio-Hazard]

Here's a few pics of my rig............. :twisted:
Specs are: Lian-Li case, 6 Cooler Master 80mm case fans, Abit NF7-S Ver 2, AMD 2500 Barton, AQXEA 0323, 2x512 Mushkin Black Level 1, PowerColor 9800Pro (Koolance GPU block), Maxtor ATA133 80 gig, Lite-On DVD & CDRW, Corsair Hydrocool 200EX (Modded), Antec True 480.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/sbrehm72255/hpbimg/DSC00452.JPG
http://members.lycos.co.uk/sbrehm72255/hpbimg/DSC00642.JPG
http://members.lycos.co.uk/sbrehm72255/hpbimg/DSC00644.JPG
http://members.lycos.co.uk/sbrehm72255/hpbimg/DSC00683.JPG
http://members.lycos.co.uk/sbrehm72255/hpbimg/DSC00450.JPG

[jurtje]

Sweet indeed....

[playafly187]

is the hydrocool only being used to cool the chipset? i see that you listed a koolance gpu block on the vid card, but i dont see it connected to the water kit in the pics... :shock:

[Bio-Hazard]

The Hydrocool is cooling the CPU and GPU. The way I've got the GPU plumbed, it's real rard to see how it connects to the vid card................. :shock:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/sbrehm72255/hpbimg/DSC00684.JPG
http://members.lycos.co.uk/sbrehm72255/hpbimg/DSC00685.JPG
Here's a pic of the block from Koolance:

http://www.koolance.com/products/images/gpu-180-l06_02.jpg

[playafly187]

thats just crazy... im looking right at the pics, and still dont see where it connects... it looks like it just runs along side the card.... :shock:

[Bio-Hazard]

The tube connectors on the block can rotate. The one on the back of the block is pointing towards the rear of the case and the hose is going out the case. The connector on the front of the block is connected to the hose coming from the CPU. There is a hose running in front of the GPU hose connectors (Line in for the CPU) so the GPU connectors are real hard to see..... 8)

[KryoNexus]

it looks very clean though. i'm impressed

[Beemer]

I agree - very clean, the only thing I dont like is how the ATX power connector is in the middle of your motherboard - nothing you can do about that, just wonder why Abit did it that way.

[Bio-Hazard]

One of these days Abit might get that part right on their AMD boards.............. :shock:

[KryoNexus]

One of these days Abit might get that part right on their AMD boards.............. :shock:

the IC7-Max3 is actually laid out very well. the problem with Abit layouts usually occurs on their AMD platforms, but not so much on the Intel platforms. the reason for this??? i have no idea, but it's something i've seen alot of

[Beemer]

I have an Abit AMD board (AT7-Max2) that is laid out well - no power connector in the middle of the board. :wink: I also have the IC7-Max3 and it is laid out quite well.

[Alfonse]

I guess it isn't really a laptop cause there's no battery.

http://mantopia.net/p/comp1.jpghttp://mantopia.net/p/comp2.jpg
http://mantopia.net/p/comp3.jpghttp://mantopia.net/p/comp4.jpg

The box is a West America Custom Shipping Case, built to my specified dimensions. The rest was done from scratch, and was quite difficult to plan out.
I never really finished it, though I still plan to. I don't know why I photographed it with the flat cables on, but rest assured, I have some nice round ones in there. The pictures were taken almost a year ago. Those silly rubber channels on the side obviously needed a bit more polish, too. It weighs just over 35lbs, so the shoulder strap is a must for anything more than a hallway or flight of stairs. The system sits on that removable tray. The hard drives are not hard-mounted. I originally modded a cheap PSU to have a 3-outlet surge strip sticking out of it for plugging in the monitor inside the case along with anything else that might need plugging in, but the psu was a piece of junk, so I just use it for a surge strip in my room now.
Specs:
Viewsonic 18"
Ahtlon XP-M 2500+ w/ Thermaltake Slim Volcano 10
(2088mhz - 167x12.5)
Asus A7V333
512 run of the mill PC2700
Dual Maxtor 40gb - RAID 0
Visiontek Ti 4600
Enermax 450w

I'm putting in a Gigabyte GA-7NNXP so I can have a second SATA RAID array, a better FSB than 167, and a few more multiplier options. The voltages on the Gigabyte are, I'm told, very stable.
I'll be getting an Aerocool DP-102 in the next couple days, though I haven't decided what fans to use on it, maybe a couple of those aluminum-bodied Aerocool ones.
I also plan to get two 36gb Raptors for my OS and Apps.
A gig of BH-5 would be nice, but thus far hasn't been in the budget.
Hope you guys like it.

[MnKy]

http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/MnKyOfHaTe/fm5.jpg http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/MnKyOfHaTe/Image112.jpg

http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/MnKyOfHaTe/mc2.jpg

http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/MnKyOfHaTe/mc4.jpg

http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/24-116-232-15.JPG http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/24-116-232-14.JPG

http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v118/MnKyOfHaTe/mc1.jpg


ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Rev: 2.0 w/ 1007 uber BIOS
AMD 2800+ Barton (2205 @400MHz)
Thermalright SLK-947U w/ AS3 & Tt Smart Fan II
1024MB (2x512) PC 3200 Corsair XMS CL2 (Dual channel)
ThermalTake 480w PurePower
80GB 8mb/cache 7200RPM
40GB Deskstar 5400RPM
Liteon 52x32x52x CD-RW
Liteon DVD-ROM
Viewsonic P95f+ 19" (omg this monitor pwnz so hard)

Crappy Radeon 7000; Upgrading to ASUS 9800 Pro 256MB (going to flash to XT)
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Pictures are from December, I hope to have updated ones soon.
The glowing blue feet was a mod using plexiglass and blue LED's, and the blue trim around the top fan blower is UV reactive paint.

[KryoNexus]

that looks very sweet. although, i think you need to paint the LCD (or rip it from it's casing). that should give it a more "modded/complete" look

[Alfonse]

Well, I didn't mess with the monitor before cause I was worried about the warranty. I guess I can go ahead and do that now, I'll see what I can do with it when I get home. (with my Aerocool DP-102!)
I'll toss up some pictures if I get anywhere.

[KryoNexus]

sweet...would like to see it.

[Beemer]

I cant wait to see it. I love that case. Thats really something you dont see everyday - very unique. If you can just do something with the flat panel's trim.....

[figgy2967]

those are without a second thought, the coolest computers i have ever seen. i saw some radeons there

[racerboyf1]

Very nice setups guys. I wont bore you with my blah beige case.

[playafly187]

got a new DVD burner (thanks DatPhydeaux), so i figured id update my case pic... :D

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/nupc.jpg

[silenze]

All cleaned up now...

(updated pic next page.)

[undergroundtech]

Silenze, is that an A-Top case? Looks alot like mine, except mine is black with a different front pannel.

[silenze]

I really have no clue, it's an older midtower that's been around for years... I'm using it for the slide-out motherboard tray :D

[playafly187]

hah, that video cooler is massive!

[silenze]

Damn straight, I love that thing. :D I had to bend it a little so I can fit a case side on some day :P The aluminum is very very soft... so just went rrreeeaaaaalllllll slow heeh

[Caj Darkmoon]

got a new DVD burner (thanks DatPhydeaux), so i figured id update my case pic... :D

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/nupc.jpg

I like your case man, that clean black look is nice. I'm a big fan of clean looks. :) If I were to make a suggestion I would say stealth that new drive, so you don't have it marring the finish. Have an extra faceplate sitting around?

[playafly187]

hey, thanks for the comments.

eh, actually, it looks worse in the picture than it really it. in person, it blends in nicely.

yeah, the whole purpose of that case review was to do something nice, simple and clean. the only other thing i will be adding is a VFD (the one silenze just reviewed, thanks!). i MIGHT add a side panel with a window, but im still debating that...

now i must decide what bay to put the VFD it in... top and move the cd drive? heh

[Caj Darkmoon]

I'd go lower down, seems like it would look more balanced that way. And even if it looks good in real life, thats a huge 'stealth me' candidate, and its not a hard job.

[silenze]

I agree.. looking at it, it would look best in the lowest 5.25" bay.. that's going to look nice. :)

*can't wait to see all his stuff in the new case comin' for review*

thought; new case has a door, I have a fan controller, with knobs, and LED's... hm..

[Caj Darkmoon]

So here's a 4 pic log of the cutout I did on my case side. I haven't put plexi in it yet, mostly because I'm lazy. Other mods include some blue LED's in my mouse, changing the LED's in my keyboard to blue, and a window in my CDRom.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/CajDarkmoon/2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/CajDarkmoon/1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/CajDarkmoon/4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/CajDarkmoon/8.jpg[/img]

[silenze]

cool, nice job. :)

I like the shape..

[Caj Darkmoon]

Yeah, so do I. It looks oddly like the Star Trek symbol thinger, but that's not what I was going for. I just wanted something that looked cool, and had that random idea. It's not square, it looks nice, and it fits around the indented side handle, which were all rerquirements.

[playafly187]

yeah, not bad at all. looks like an odd boomerang or something.

id sure hate to see what shape i would end up with using a dremel. :D

[Caj Darkmoon]

You might have this happen.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/CajDarkmoon/3.jpg
:)

I used up 2 disks and broke that 3rd one. Made me glad I wear safety glasses, I have to say.

[undergroundtech]

You should use the reinforced cut off wheels, there not as bad to break.

[Caj Darkmoon]

Yeah, I wasn't that concerned about it though, I didn't have to buy those wheels. If I get more I'll pick the right ones.

[silenze]

http://67.170.158.116/tmp/sidewinder/IMG_1430.jpg

:D

[Caj Darkmoon]

Bluuuuue. :)

You know what would look really sweet on that case?

If you frosted the outsides of the window. Take sandpaper and rough it up around the edges, so it looks like frost. It'd look freaking awesome.

[undergroundtech]

Looks better like that, than the way you had it all twisted up in the review :lol:

[KryoNexus]

agreed.

[silenze]

That was cause of the way the wires dangled, the other case sectioned off the top part for the power supply and 5.25" bays and they all went through a hole so it was a pain... hehe..

Bluuuuue. :D

You know what would look really sweet on that case?

If you frosted the outsides of the window. Take sandpaper and rough it up around the edges, so it looks like frost. It'd look freaking awesome.

Hmm... that's not a bad idea.. I still have a blue 'lazer led', as if there isn't enough blue already lol

there is a uv cathode above the window too, makes for the nice effect :D

[silenze]

Photoshop concept...

http://www.fawkit.org/tmp/IMG_1430-mod.jpg

very temping... :D

[Caj Darkmoon]

Do you have a dremel with an etching bit?

[playafly187]

Photoshop concept...

http://www.fawkit.org/tmp/IMG_1430-mod.jpg

very temping... :D

DO IT, DO IT!!!!! heheh

[playafly187]

updated case pic below, with the addition of the VFD from Silenze :) :)

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/shawncase.jpg

as you can tell, the VFD screen is not very photogenic, but it does look pretty darn sweet in person. it does match the color of the case perfectly though. i have it scrolling the title of my mp3's as they play via winamp...

[silenze]

Yeah I shouldn't have a prob getting all those tools, gotta do the review first.. hehe

[SlipSand]

My old rig...Working on a new one.

http://server5.uploadit.org/files/SlipS733-DCP00473.JPG
http://server5.uploadit.org/files/SlipS733-DCP00474.JPG
http://server5.uploadit.org/files/SlipS733-DCP00478.JPG
http://server5.uploadit.org/files/SlipS733-DCP00480.JPG
http://server5.uploadit.org/files/SlipS733-DCP00481.JPG

Done. Beat.

[KryoNexus]

lol, i own one of those compaq cases.

[SlipSand]

LOL! Who the hell doesent!? It was my first mod and well I just kepts adding on. Right now I am working on making a cutsom-buitl case.
More info on that later.

[Beemer]

LOL! Who the hell doesent!? It was my first mod and well I just kepts adding on. Right now I am working on making a cutsom-buitl case.
More info on that later.

I dont..... :D

[silenze]

Me either..... I have an Older one from a 200mmx machine in my closet... :lol:

[SlipSand]

I am thinking of turning that case into a Duct-tape mod. I COPYWRIGHT THAT! PATENT IT OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED!

[MnKy]

Nice slipsand, I got my Amplifier under my monitor too :D

Power supply looks like its bent kinda though.

[playafly187]

updated:

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/cleancables.jpg

[G2]

euhm... what's updated :roll:

[silenze]

euhm... what's updated :roll:

The bling bling fans! :mrgreen:

[dnangel]

nice images

[wedant01]

i would post mine if...
i could find some cable rapping gaer
and if i new how to post images (im droping a hint, anyone want to tell me)

[Trunks]

Enter URL here

[wedant01]

Enter URL here

damn, cant remember the site where you can put the pics i had. can you giv me 1 plz :roll:

[Trunks]

http://www.photobucket.com works

[Bio-Hazard]

Here's my newest......... :twisted:

http://img278.echo.cx/img278/465/dsc018466ix.jpg
http://img151.echo.cx/img151/3977/dsc017695va.jpg

[Trunks]

Not bad 8)

[wedant01]

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/y273/wedant01/de41d46.jpg

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/y273/wedant01/ad0f54b.jpg

[wedant01]

vg

[FunkZ]

Here's one of my old "folders" - as you can see I did not spend a great deal of money on this system! At one point I had 3 "barebones" systems sitting around just folding until my son was old enough to crawl and then that ended that. :lol:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/funkz/cardboardpc.jpg

[NadeChaser]

Here's one of my old "folders" - as you can see I did not spend a great deal of money on this system! At one point I had 3 "barebones" systems sitting around just folding until my son was old enough to crawl and then that ended that. :lol:


ROFL

how is the airflow in your cardboard box?

[FunkZ]

:lol: It stayed pretty cool with the duct over the CPU drawing air in and the power supply exhausting it out. That's how my daughter's PC cools too, although her's has a real desktop SFF case.

[wedant01]

love the box!!

[HMDoom]

i got a thermaltake Xaser III case with the plastic window replaced with a wire mesh, wooden door nobs as feet cos it weights about 25kg and their the only things i could find that fit and slide well on carpet(probly should paint them or atleast some creosote). Its blue with a bunch of LEDs inside. I have a Gigabyte G-Power processor cooler and 2 blues CC's on the way, i'll post some pics asap.

[ZeroLogic]

you have a pic of it?

[HMDoom]

heres the pics as i bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6779236098&ssPageName=ADME:B:BN:UK:1

[jurtje]

Who said this case couldn't handle a 120 mm?

http://home.tiscali.nl/~t698014/Jurhost/computer%20001.jpg

Especially look at the craftmanship!

http://home.tiscali.nl/~t698014/Jurhost/computer%20004.jpg

[FunkZ]

Woah, need some dremel practice jurtje? :wink:

Same mod. Front and rear fan grills removed:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/funkz/casemod1.jpg

EOC aluminum 120mm fan installed. That's an nForce1 mobo btw and 2x256 PC2100 dual channel! :lol: (old pic)
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/funkz/casemod2.jpg

I've had this case for a while now, originally built it with a Thunderbird 900.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/funkz/casemod4.jpg

Going to retire this system now, 2100+ T'bred B running at 2.3 Ghz. All cleaned up and going to my dad's.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/funkz/casemod3.jpg

[jurtje]

First tme I ever held a dremel, ruined about fourteen of those head pieces for cutting.....
But anyway, it does the job, and since it's not directly visible, I'm happy with it.

http://home.tiscali.nl/~t698014/Jurhost/computer%20015.jpg

[playafly187]

swapped my hardware from the centurion back to the ancient lian li pc60. wanted something simple and also something with a window. switched back to air cooling (thermalright xp90)... dont have the time to tinker around with the watercooling now that school has started new case, fresh format... ahh, speedy pc again :)

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/pc60now.jpg

[SBGuitars]

gj playa... what mobo is that? i want somethin that glows like that!!

[silenze]

DFI Lanparty motherboards have all UV reactive plastic pieces. 8)

[playafly187]

well didnt really like the pc60 and didnt want to let the centurion go to waste since i put so much time cutting holes in it, so i reverted back to it. made extension cables for the four 120mm fans (which took a long while) to reach the front fan controller, and also ripped a hdd rack out of the pc60, drilled some holes and mounted it as you see below (to aid in cooling of course, since they got really hot when mounted in the top of the case with no airflow.

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/nc1.jpg

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/nc2.jpg

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/nc3.jpg

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/nc4.jpg

[Bio-Hazard]

You get tired of your water cooling setup already Playa............. :?:

[playafly187]

not really tired of it... it needs a larger case or better component placement i suppose. plus i want something that is simple and maintenance free for now (with school and all in full swing)

[Bio-Hazard]

That's understandable............. :wink: I keep forgetting that you're still in school sometimes.............. :oops:

[silenze]

8)

http://www.callatg.com/~valley1/26.jpg
http://www.callatg.com/~valley1/multi.jpg

[jurtje]

Care to elaborate Silenze?

[silenze]

?

It's a techstation :P

[playafly187]

my latest...

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/bobslay/a28.jpg

[Bio-Hazard]

Those really are a nice little case............ 8) I'm back to running only 1 water cooled system right now (Monster Rig). It's so much easier moving a air cooled system around............... 8) And working inside a small case with water cooling is a huge pain sometimes................. :wink:

[playafly187]

figured id update my pic again...

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/aboutus/newwin1.jpg

[playafly187]

another update (new window)

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/marchsystem.jpg

[Bio-Hazard]

After reading Playa post I rememberedthat I never posted any of my completed rig.............. :oops: Anyway, here's a few.

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/6572/dsc002591fr.jpg

http://img495.imageshack.us/img495/2039/dsc002575yc.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8994/desklcd1sg.jpg

[Enigmachine]

Here is one of mine :)

http://www.enigmachine.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=software;action=display;num=11276857 56

Not the prettiest thing on earth but it ran Ubuntu fine until about 20 minutes ago. I think the CRT just died. Anyways, I changed it a bit, now it looks more like a cube than the Teen Titan Tower, but it isn't worth any more pictures. :)

[wolvyne]

Nice case Bio-Hazard. We have the same Samsung 19" monitor *i love that thing* I'll have to take pics of my comp and post them up. I'm running MSI K8N Neo 4 Platinum, 2GB OCZ 3-3-3-8 PC4200 RAM, ~1TB of HD space which included a 74GB WD Raptor and 3 320GIG WD SATA drives, a AMD 64 4000+ CPU and a XTX NVIDIA 7800 256MB GPU all powered by a 500W Rosewill PSU.

[zip]

I'll hope that these days I will post some of the pics of my mod.....I'll start today by cutting a window in the side panel.....hope that will look good..

[Jonny_doe]

Well here's mine , not much really as kids about , and a don't want to draw too much attention , lol

a window going in soon ..
http://www.rcbr29394.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mycase/1.JPG.http://www.rcbr29394.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mycase/2.JPG
http://www.rcbr29394.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mycase/3.JPG.http://www.rcbr29394.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mycase/4.JPG
http://www.rcbr29394.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mycase/5.JPG


here's what's inside
Chieftec MA-01PLD Matrix Purple ATX Tower Case
AMD Athlon x64 +3700 (San Diego)
water cooled,
Hiper Type R 580W ATX 2.2 Modular PSU
2 X 1GB (2gb) Samsung DDR400 In Dual channel
Abit AV8 3rd Eye,
Sil 0680 Ultra-133 ata raid card ,
Plextor 755A DVDR burner ,
LG HL-DT-ST GSA-4163B DVDR Burner
Seagate 160 gb 7200rpm,
WD 120gb 7200rpm,
Seagate Barracuda 120 gb SATA 7200rpm,
Asus X850XT PE 256mb
Eizo FlexScan L768 19" TFT monitor
Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo 3 sound card

[Enigmachine]

My "Worst Case Scenario".

http://www.enigmachine.com/images/WorstCaseScenario-front.jpg
http://www.enigmachine.com/images/WorstCaseScenario-back.jpg :barf:

Stuffed with older crap: PIII 550 Mhz, 256 Megs SDRAM, 3DFx Voodoo 3000, Creative Soundblaster, random ethernet card, WD 10 gig HD and a noisy old 180 W tsunami power supply.

Working on better stuff now (lexan & black grilles, overclocked 9800 Pro, G15 & G7 devices :) ), should be able to show it in a couple of weeks...
:twisted:

[werty316]

http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/werty316/th_CoolmasterCenturion1.jpg (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/werty316/CoolmasterCenturion1.jpg) http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/werty316/th_CoolmasterCenturion2.jpg (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/werty316/CoolmasterCenturion2.jpg) http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/werty316/th_CoolmasterCenturion3.jpg (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/werty316/CoolmasterCenturion3.jpg)

I changed my CPU cooler so it is not longer a CM Hyper6+

A64 3000+ w/ TT Big Typhoon
Asus A8N-E Rev2 BIOS 1010
Patriot XBL 2x512MB DDR400 @ 2-2-2-5
XFX 7800GTX w/ 2x80mm PCI cooler
Maxtor Maxline III 300GB 16MB
Seagate Barracuda 80GB w/ external enclosure
LG GSA-4163B DVDRW
Sound Blaster LIVE!
LinkSYS NIC card
CM Real Power 550
CM Centurion 532
Microsoft Internet keyboard
Logitech MX500 mouse
Logitech Z-560 Speakers
Acer AL1716 LCD

[silenze]

Guess I can update too, it's been long enough. :lol:

Aircooling for review purposes only.

http://www.silenze.org/green/IMG_3706%20copy.jpg

Much better:

http://www.silenze.org/bluetube/IMG_3707.jpg
http://www.silenze.org/bluetube/IMG_3708.jpg

[Avalanche]

Okay guys here you go... Nothing to fancy!!!!


http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/KYA-Avalanche/S4020759.jpg


http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/KYA-Avalanche/S4020761.jpg


Specs pretty much are in the sig... Planning on upgrading to a X2 4800+ in a couple of weeks!!!

[RaptorSmurf]

well this is a work in progress . i will try to get better pictures ASAP ...

History :

the case was a standard Atx . i since modded it to this now ( see pictures ) its been a work in progress for bout 2 years now . reason for the modding was to solve overheating issues i was having when it was a stock case , and to accomidate a water cooling kit ( all i need now is a cpu block )

Specs :

SuperTalent Mid Tower Atx Case .
Dfi LanParty NF3 250 GB
Amd Xp socket 754 2800 1.6 @ 8 x 313 = 2504
512 Supertalent Memory
Cooler Master 550 Watt Real Power Supply
CoolerMaster CoolDrive Lite
Cooler Master AeroGate 3
Lite-On Cdrw drive
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 1
Sapphire x1600Pro video card ( with Custom Built Cooling bloks / Gpu, Memory , and Rialto Bridge Chip ) current clocks @ 621 Core , 1008 Mem
Zalman North Bridge Cooler
Evercool 90mm Heatsink /w 80mm Tornado ( it not full blast )
Maxtor 60 gig diamond max hdd




http://www.geocities.com/dragonsmurf1972/casea.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/dragonsmurf1972/caseb.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/dragonsmurf1972/casec.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/dragonsmurf1972/cased.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/dragonsmurf1972/casee.jpg


updated pictures these ones are a lot better ..

[Computer Needs Canada]

TL-ATX CASE

http://members.shaw.ca/computerneedscanada/Top%20of%20Case.jpg

New Photo taken to day all most finshed just have to make the top cover

http://members.shaw.ca/computerneedscanada/Picture%208110.jpg





Computer as is

ASUS A8V Deluxe V2.0, AGP 8x, ATHLON 64 DDR 400 (Socket 939) Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000 Venice
OCZ PREMIER SERIES Dual Channel PC 3200 1024MB 2 x 512MB 184PIN 400Mhz
ATI ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 7500 AGP 64MB ram
ATI Radeon 7000 PCI 64MB ram
LG 8x DVD-RW / CD-RW DRIVE
MSI CD-R/RW Drive 52-32-52
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

30 GB IBM Deskstar 75GXP 7200RPM Ultra ATA/100 ( OS Drive )
WESTERN DIGITAL 120GB 8MB CACHE 7200RPM ATA 100
WESTERN DIGITAL 80GB 8MB CACHE 7200RPM SATA
WESTERN DIGITAL 80GB 8MB CACHE 7200RPM SATA
40 GB Maxtor 7200RPM Ultra ATA/133
2 VIEWSONIC - Q71 Optiquest CRT 17" Black Monitors

Two power supplies

ATX 480 watt ThermalTake Silent PurePower W/ Fan Controller
AT 300 watt for light fans and hard drives

Case

case was a cd sever with 14 cd-roms in it

I have the only TL ATX Case made !!

Top Loading ATX Case

the work is progressing slowly on the case i have to pant the top cover and put all the parts in to case

the Motherboard tray was fun to cut out of the top inside of case i used 5 cutting disks

31.5" tall x 9" wade x17"deep
or more like 35"tall when done

The case now Black

3 Case Fans
2 120 mm black
1 80 mm Blue leds
3 12" BLUE COLD CATHODE KIT

I been having fun with the power switch and reset switch and leds for the case

I have Bulgin Vandle proof switch with illuminated blue ring and a red one
i have ordered it will take about two week to get here $28 each .
i have been making a new spacer for the top to hold the switchs with illuminated blue ring and a red one.

when all done i will post more photos ther will be a lot of them

[fierymaelstrom]

It's an old machine, but it still runs well and will be good enough until I get a new one (at some point?).

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton (stock)
ABIT NF7-S v2 nForce2 Ultra 400
Antec True330
2x256MB Crucial PC2700 + 1x1GB Corsair Value PC3200
Sapphire ATi Radeon 9600Pro 128MB
Western Digital 80GB Caviar
PlexWriter 48/24/48A
Toshiba SD-M1712 DVD-ROM

http://infernus.quixotic.cc/imgs/Picture%201.jpg http://infernus.quixotic.cc/imgs/Picture%202.jpg http://infernus.quixotic.cc/imgs/Picture%203.jpg

[tomato]

Here's my sad, sad excuse for a case :(
Specs:
CPU - AMD Athlon 1.4 (not T-bird)
CPU cooler - Thermaltake Golden Orb (loud!)
mobo - ABIT KR7A-RAID
RAM - generic 512MB
Video - ATI 8500 LE
HD - 160GB Seagate ATA 133 & 80GB Seagate ATA100
Sound - SB Live X-Gamer 5.1
Optical Drives - Pioneer DVR-105 & Lite-On 32x CD/RW
PSU - Thermaltake 420W
Monitor - NEC 1715 17" LCD
Mouse - Logitech MX510
Keyboard - MS Digital Media Pro
Speakers - Logitech X-620 6.1 surround
Case - Enlight Mid-Tower (old school!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/rogue_tomato/case.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/rogue_tomato/desktop.jpg

[privatedonut21]

Here's my sad, sad excuse for a case :(
Specs:
CPU - AMD Athlon 1.4 (not T-bird)
CPU cooler - Thermaltake Golden Orb (loud!)
mobo - ABIT KR7A-RAID
RAM - generic 512MB
Video - ATI 8500 LE
HD - 160GB Seagate ATA 133 & 80GB Seagate ATA100
Sound - SB Live X-Gamer 5.1
Optical Drives - Pioneer DVR-105 & Lite-On 32x CD/RW
PSU - Thermaltake 420W
Monitor - NEC 1715 17" LCD
Mouse - Logitech MX510
Keyboard - MS Digital Media Pro
Speakers - Logitech X-620 6.1 surround
Case - Enlight Mid-Tower (old school!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/rogue_tomato/case.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/rogue_tomato/desktop.jpg

It's odd, but your case looks very similar to one of the newer Lian-Li cases...only yours is beige and theirs is silver :wink:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.asp?image=11-112-024-24.jpg,11-112-024-18.jpg,11-112-024-19.jpg,11-112-024-21.jpg,11-112-024-23.jpg,11-112-024-22.jpg,11-112-024-20.jpg,11-112-024-25.jpg&CurImage=11-112-024-24.jpg&Description=Lian%20Li%20PC-65%20USB%20B2%20Silver%20Aluminum%20ATX%20Mid%20To wer%20Computer%20Case%20-%20Retail

[Acedude]

cpu: a64 3200+ venice
hs: thermalright xp-90
mobo: dfi lanparty ut nf4 ultra-d
ram: corsair xms 2x512mb
gfx: evga 7800 gt
hdd: wd raptor 74gb
sound: maddog 7.1 pci
case: aspire x-navigator
psu: aspire 500W
monitor: 19" samsung syncmaster 914v
mouse: logitech mx700
keyboard: logitech wireless
speakers: labtec 5.1

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/acedude/1.jpg

[compuryan]

CPU: AMD Opteron 148 @2.7ghz
Heatsink: AC Freezer 64 Pro
Mobo: ASrock 939dualsata2 (ULi M1695)
RAM: 2GB GeiL PC4200
Video Card: Geforce 5200 (I'm inbetween my older 6800gt, and using this until I have enough money for a 7900gt)
HDD: WD Raptor 36.7gb
Sound: xfi XtremeMusic
Case: Black Chenming/Cheiftec Dragon
PSU: Thermaltake TWV 480w
Monitor: 19" Viewsonic G90fb (crt)
Mouse: Logitech G5
Keyboard: Logitech Multimedia Elite
Speakers: Creative P800 7.1ch
other misc: senn HD280s, x-ray thunder 8 pad, tt extreme spirit chipset cooler, 2 logisys uv cathodes, liteon dvd-rw, sunbeam fan controller, newegg sticker w00txor.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8862/picture0055du.jpg

and this is what i did with the holes when i got rid of my WC, xtreme blowholes!
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2594/picture0072ff.jpg

Also got a couple other rigs: the first in line here is:
Athlon xp 3200+ @2.4ghz, 512mb ram
second is:
Sempron 2200+ @1.8ghz, 512mb ram
third is:
Pentium II 233mhz, 256mb ram

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2043/picture0087mv.jpg

a shot of the lights on the xp':

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/87/picture0097ji.jpg

and that thing over there (i was too lazy to get our of my chair) is a: 1.2ghz Celeron, 256mb ram. my parent's pc.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7783/picture0106wc.jpg

all pcs above except the p2 fold like crazy.

[v@por]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/bshyong/casefanlightoff.jpg

AMD 64 3000+ (Winchester) @ 2.25ghz, stock 1.8ghz
Seagate 160GB SATA
1GB Kingston Value RAM DDR400
Abit Av8 Board
Geforce 4 MX440
DVD-RW
DVD-ROM

extremely outdated graphics card
xoxide case, $35 shipped, was on sale for $13 + $22 shipping

[Alphabool]

Here's my pic for the april coolmaster givaway - nothing special - please don't ridicule me!
http://www.angelfire.com/ultra2/obweb/temp/2006_0403_PC_0007_copy.jpg

[NO TACT]

http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/9396/laboratorycollage6mv.th.jpg (http://img447.imageshack.us/my.php?image=laboratorycollage6mv.jpg)

AMD Athlon XP 3200+ @ 2.2GHZ - newegg.com
DFI LAN Party NForce2 Ultra 400 Motherboard - svc.com
Thermalright SLK-800A heat sink ( svc.com ) with mounted
Thermaltake Smart Fan 2 using manual adjustment mode ( newegg.com ) and Artic Silver 3 - newegg.com
2-512 MB (1GB) Mushkin PC3200 DDR 400 MHZ 2.2.2 Latency newegg.com & excaliberpc.com
ATI Radeon All In Wonder 9700 Pro 128MB - newegg.com
2-80 Western Digital Special Edition 8MB Buffer - newegg.com
2-160GB MAxtor 7200RPM 8MB Buffer - CompUSA Sale
PCToys (Chieftec Dragon) Aluminum Computer Case - CoolerGuys.com
Pioneer DVR-106D - newegg.com
Lite On CD-RW 52x32x52 - newegg.com
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - newegg.com
Logitech Z-640 5.1 Speakers- newegg.com
1-Vantec Nexus NXP-201 Fan Controller - newegg.com
2-SVC City Lights UV Green 80x25mm Exhaust - svc.com
2-SVC City Lights UV Green 80x25mm Intake - svc.com
4-SVC UV Lazer Leds - svc.com
Lost In Space 5.25 Bay LCD Display - bigfootcomputers.com (Canada)
Enermax 430 Watt Power Supply Unit (PSU) - pcmods.com
DFI UV Rounded Floppy Cable - svc.com
2-DFI UV Rounded IDE Cables - svc.com
2-10" Single Channel IDE 100/133 Cables - svc.com
2-SVC Dual (4 lights) UV CCF lights - svc.com
Win XP Pro SP1 - microsoft.com "Go Pro" deal
19" Philips Magnovox Monitor - Model 109S - techonweb.com
Qtronix Scorpious Office Keyboard (Black) - excaliberpc.com
Intellimouse Optical Mouse 3.0a Sliver - newegg.com
DFI FrontX Box parts - svc.com
fUNC Mousepad - act-labs.com
Sidewinder Precision 2 Joystick - compusa
Logitech Wingman Rumblepad - compusa
Aopen HS-780 Headphones - newegg.com
NETGEAR DG814 DSL Modem/Router - Zipzoomfly.com
Linksys 2 port KVM - excaliberpc.com
Dragon 56K V .92 Modem - newegg.com
1.5 DSL - sbc global
Green UV Flexo Sleeving - svc.com
Black Anodized Thumb Screws - svc.com
Aluminum Thumbscrews on PCI slots - CoolerGuys.com
Clear Spiral Cable wrap (Lowes Hardware) treated with 5 coats of PC toys UV paint blue( CoolerGuys.com ) - IMHO this Paint Sucks ass for the price.
1-Professor Frink Figurine from a BK Kids Meal :) - Burger King

[privatedonut21]

The Prof. Frink figurine is too cool! And what a fitting tribute!

[tomato]

It's odd, but your case looks very similar to one of the newer Lian-Li cases...only yours is beige and theirs is silver :wink:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.asp?image=11-112-024-24.jpg,11-112-024-18.jpg,11-112-024-19.jpg,11-112-024-21.jpg,11-112-024-23.jpg,11-112-024-22.jpg,11-112-024-20.jpg,11-112-024-25.jpg&CurImage=11-112-024-24.jpg&Description=Lian%20Li%20PC-65%20USB%20B2%20Silver%20Aluminum%20ATX%20Mid%20To wer%20Computer%20Case%20-%20Retail

Um.... yeah, that's it... that's my case with a "custom" beige paintjob ;) :P

[sydam3]

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/cheapbastard/images/case.jpg

AMD 4200+ X2
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
1g Crucial Ballistix Tracer
256mb Geforce 6600
250g Maxtor 16mb/300g Seagate 16mb

[privatedonut21]

It's odd, but your case looks very similar to one of the newer Lian-Li cases...only yours is beige and theirs is silver :wink:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.asp?image=11-112-024-24.jpg,11-112-024-18.jpg,11-112-024-19.jpg,11-112-024-21.jpg,11-112-024-23.jpg,11-112-024-22.jpg,11-112-024-20.jpg,11-112-024-25.jpg&CurImage=11-112-024-24.jpg&Description=Lian%20Li%20PC-65%20USB%20B2%20Silver%20Aluminum%20ATX%20Mid%20To wer%20Computer%20Case%20-%20Retail

Um.... yeah, that's it... that's my case with a "custom" beige paintjob ;) :P

Hmmm, but why would you do a custom beige color? To each their own I suppose! :P [smilie=icon_thumright.gif]

[farmpuma]

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/476/pict0006x800cy9vd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

AXP-2400 Tbred
256MBs PC-2100
Gigabyte 7VTX KT266/333
GeForce2 GTS
WD 20GB 7200rpm
Lite-On 52x CD-RW
Toshiba 16x DVD-ROM

Todo list: 80mm blowhole

[Bio-Hazard]

Small update:

Still need a bit of wire management, but I'm still waiting on some new fans..........;)

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2831/dsc000721bt.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2017/dsc000733fc.jpg

Then I'll decide on if I need to run dual pumps or not.............;)

[bravonijn]

where are the real mods ??

[Bio-Hazard]

Where's your's ................ :wink:

[silenze]

I'm guessing this is his:
http://www.slormclan.nl/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=6&pos=0

If that's a "real mod", I don't want to mod, because that is retarded, in my opinion.

[privatedonut21]

I'm guessing this is his:
http://www.slormclan.nl/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=6&pos=0

If that's a "real mod", I don't want to mod, because that is retarded, in my opinion.

Umm, yeah...it's uh, real nifty...

Anyway, so it's ugly! But it is at ;east a fairly impressive mod! 8) :lol:

[Bio-Hazard]

Not my thing, but to eachs own as they say.............. :roll:

[zip]

I'm guessing this is his:
http://www.slormclan.nl/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=6&pos=0

If that's a "real mod", I don't want to mod, because that is retarded, in my opinion.

That guy is really into Battlefield 2.The mod is not so pretty but the work he did is worth a small apreciation :mrgreen:

[playafly187]

one of my uv cathodes died, so i pulled them both and replaced em with some blue cathodes i had lying around

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/blue2.jpg

awaiting the arrival of the second GTX then I shall update with SLI in action :twisted:

[zachig]

Hmmm...very nice Shawn. :wink:

[Bio-Hazard]

Shawn, I still really like your ram cooler.............. :wink:

[playafly187]

Shawn, I still really like your ram cooler.............. :wink:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[tomato]

Hmmm, but why would you do a custom beige color? To each their own I suppose! :P [smilie=icon_thumright.gif]

It's a "sleeper" computer.... looks pretty plain jane, but when you open up the hood you will find.... a pretty dated computer :P :wink: 8)

[silenze]

Took a couple shots with a uv cathode in the case.. this blue uv-reactive tubing is pretty cool.

http://www.silenze.org/soprano/IMG_3780.jpg
http://www.silenze.org/soprano/IMG_3771.jpg

[zip]

Not a fancy mod like other have made but I'm proud for my first job..... :mrgreen:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/octizip/IMAG00101.gif

[zachig]

Those UV-Reactive tubings of yours look VERY cool!!!

Oh...Zip...well done on your "windowed" case. It looks very nice, altough I would grind/smooth a little bit the edges... :wink:

Anyway, you did a nice job. :wink:

[zip]

Thank you zachig, I did smooth the edges a little bit, but I was afraid that the side panel would bend to much, because of the machine I used... :lol: but I will work some more on it to make it look even better.

[zachig]

Thank you zachig, I did smooth the edges a little bit, but I was afraid that the side panel would bend to much, because of the machine I used... :lol: but I will work some more on it to make it look even better.
GOOD LUCK, and like I said, it already looks very nice. :mrgreen:

[habashy89]

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8049/myrig7eb.gif
MY RIG
Case: Aspire X-Plorer Black/Silver (1x120, 2x80)
PSU: Diablotek ATX 450w Dual LED (Gosh I need more power!) (1x120, 1x80)
MOBO: ePox 8NPA-SLI
CPU: s754 AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU LED
Video Card: HIS x850xt Iceq II
Memory: A-Data 1gb DDR400
HDD's: Maxtor 250gb- ATA-133
Western Digital SATA 40gb (Given to me)
DVD Drive: Memorex DVD D-L 16x16 (gift)

[playafly187]

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/gtxsli3.jpg

new card in with nv5 cooler, yey!

[SAMSAMHA]

here are my system:

http://www.picfury.com/s/HPIM0004-1-th.jpg (http://www.picfury.com/s/HPIM0004-1.html)

http://www.picfury.com/s/HPIM0005-1-th.jpg (http://www.picfury.com/s/HPIM0005-1.html)

Shuttle SB95P v2
Pentium 4 640
2x512MB ddr2
ATI 600xt
80gig Seagate SATA HD

[zachig]

Nice HTPC, Sam! :wink:

Is that your only case? What about your main rig? I thought you have another one. :???:

[SAMSAMHA]

that's my roommate's case, since he already got a picture of teh case, I thought I would just post his case and list his specs:).

[zachig]

that's my roommate's case, since he already got a picture of teh case, I thought I would just post his case and list his specs:).
Ha...Oh...I see. Anyway, your roomie has a pretty nice case. :wink:

I really like these Shuttle HTPC's. I really want an HTPC system but currently I just can't afford buying one, as I just finished to build a new system (altough it didn't cost too much, since I've won some of the things :wink:, but go explain my wife that we need to spend more on another PC... :???: :roll: :cry: :lol: )

[Bio-Hazard]

LOL.....your wife must be related to mine, she doesn't understand that I NEED a New X2 CPU.............. :lol:

[zachig]

LOL.....your wife must be related to mine, she doesn't understand that I NEED a New X2 CPU.............. :lol:

Hehehe :lol: . No, my man. Don't you know that all wives are just the same? :wink:

[dukeman]

nice systems. here is mine for you to check out. i just got another 7800gt so it is not in the pic yet but i do have it installed. i am going to watercool it as soon as i get a dual core(if wife will let me).

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?i=19813&img=59122.65_mhz_295_htt.JPG

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?i=19551&img=HPIM0396.JPG

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?i=19552&img=HPIM0398.JPG


Abit KN8 SLI
3200 Venice@2.5 WC swiftech 6002
OCZ Dual Channel Platinum 2 x 1gig 2-3-2-5 1T 5/6
PNY 7800gt x 2 WC MCW 50
Enermax 500w Liberty
Audigy 2 Value Logitech 5.1 speakers
Antec P160

[zachig]

i am going to watercool it as soon as i get a dual core(if wife will let me).

I think we need to arrange a meeting of our wives so they can meet and talk about us "spending" money on new hardware... :lol:

[Bio-Hazard]

Hey dukeman, long time no see, you're really moving up in the computer world while I'm still standing still............ :lol: SLi and everything along with a nice OC........... :twisted:

[fstroupe]

LOL.....your wife must be related to mine, she doesn't understand that I NEED a New X2 CPU.............. :lol:

Hehehe :lol: . No, my man. Don't you know that all wives are just the same? :wink:

No...they aren't the same. I promise. If we had the cash, mine would tell me to get one, just like the upgrade I recently did. I had pretty much given up on anything this year....she walks in one day and asks, "can you do anything to the computer for 500 dollars?"
I love her so. [smilie=love10.gif]

[zachig]

LOL.....your wife must be related to mine, she doesn't understand that I NEED a New X2 CPU.............. :lol:

Hehehe :lol: . No, my man. Don't you know that all wives are just the same? :wink:

No...they aren't the same. I promise. If we had the cash, mine would tell me to get one, just like the upgrade I recently did. I had pretty much given up on anything this year....she walks in one day and asks, "can you do anything to the computer for 500 dollars?"
I love her so. [smilie=love10.gif]

You must have a wonderful wife, fstroupe! :wink:

[fstroupe]

I do. We've been married 15 years.

[dukeman]

Hey dukeman, long time no see, you're really moving up in the computer world while I'm still standing still............ :lol: SLi and everything along with a nice OC........... :twisted:

Hey Bio,

hows it going? I have been pretty busy with work and home so i havent been posting much lately. I recieved a nice bonus for christmas and the boss let me have some of it for upgrades. now i am just waiting for AM2 to come out so i can pick up a used opteron 165 or 170 at a good price.

[zachig]

Hey dukeman, long time no see, you're really moving up in the computer world while I'm still standing still............ :lol: SLi and everything along with a nice OC........... :twisted:

Hey Bio,

hows it going? I have been pretty busy with work and home so i havent been posting much lately. I recieved a nice bonus for christmas and the boss let me have some of it for upgrades. now i am just waiting for AM2 to come out so i can pick up a used opteron 165 or 170 at a good price.

Yeah, I guess prices of the 165 and 170 opty's as well as all other socket-939 CPU will drop down drastically when the new AM2 will be out.

Mmmm...maybe I'll eventually decide to replace my X2 3800+ with a nice opty as well... :???:

[privatedonut21]

Hey dukeman, long time no see, you're really moving up in the computer world while I'm still standing still............ :lol: SLi and everything along with a nice OC........... :twisted:

Hey Bio,

hows it going? I have been pretty busy with work and home so i havent been posting much lately. I recieved a nice bonus for christmas and the boss let me have some of it for upgrades. now i am just waiting for AM2 to come out so i can pick up a used opteron 165 or 170 at a good price.

Yeah, I guess prices of the 165 and 170 opty's as well as all other socket-939 CPU will drop down drastically when the new AM2 will be out.

Mmmm...maybe I'll eventually decide to replace my X2 3800+ with a nice opty as well... :???:

I'd do the same, but I just can't wait!

[RangerDave]

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/6081/dsc005947mg.jpg
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7633/dsc005848ge.jpg
Thats my main rig
Amd Athlon X2 3800+ @ 2.5 ghz
Ocz Enhanced Latency Plat edition 2 gb set pc4000
DFI Sli-Dr Expert w/ Swifth Copper Nb Coller
EVGA 7800gt w/ Thermaltake Aquarius waterblock (in step up program for 7900gtx) and ocz ramsinks
Creative X-fi Platinum Sount card
Western digital Sata150 250gb/250gb/320gb
Thermaltake big water se Liquid cooling w/ mods
NEC 3520a/3540a
Silverstone 520 watt ST52f PSU
Vantec Slot Cooler
Thermaltake Armor Case
and most importentely a black floppy drive.

SilverComp
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/9079/dsc005963dy.jpg
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9862/dsc005785bx.jpg
Silverstone ST02 Case w/ Window
Amd Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.4 ghz
Asus a8n-e Nforce4 Ultra Mobo
Ocz modstream 520w
Corsair Twinx Xms Memory (c2 so they suck)
Sapphire x800gto2 flashed to x850 and oc'd to 550/570 (max 588/618)
Zalman VF700-cu Cooler
Western Digital sata 250gb hd
NEC 3550a Silver
Netgear cheap wireless g card
once again most important.... silver floppy

Pick of Setup
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/922/dsc005243sp.jpg

ohh and my htpc :)

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/1121/dsc005263ii.jpg

Amd Athlon 64 3400+
Asus k8v se Deluxe
Ocz 512mb Performance memory
Wd Sata150 320gb hd
Thermaltake Media lab
BFg 6600gt oc
Coolermaster cavalier htpc case
NEC 3540a silver
Linksys wirelessg w/ speedbooster

[Zenphic]

Ouf! Those are some nice computers you have there, RangerDave! Your main computer seems a bit messy with the wiring on the right though :P I also noticed your Quebec flag in the background :roll: :wink: All of you have nice computers too for sure (they are a lot better than mine!)

OK guys.... so I had the courage to take some pictures of my computer. It's an HP Pavillon A1132N.. :!: ... yes you can all now laugh at me 8)

Behold, my computer:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1641/img54859np.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img54859np.jpg) http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1872/img54928pl.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img54928pl.jpg) http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/4128/img55066la.th.jpg (http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img55066la.jpg) http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/6498/img55072na.th.jpg (http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img55072na.jpg)

CPU AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2420MHz
MOTHERBOARD MSI MS-7093 (RS480M2-IL)
MEMORY Hyundai HYMD264 646DP8JD43 2x512 MB Dual-Channel DDR SDRAM
PSU Bestec 300W something uh.... :roll:
GPU Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 200
HARD DRIVE Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB SATA
CASE HP Generic Silver/White, I guess lol
MONITOR HP vs17 17"
KEYBOARD HP-Logitech Keyboard
MOUSE Logitech Click!

The computer is not all that bad really :wink: :twisted:

[El_Seano]

guess I should enter

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b153/Sean_Wall/use1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b153/Sean_Wall/use2.jpg

AMD 64 3200+
DFI LANPARTY NF4 SLI-DR
1024mb Corsair VS
eVGA 7800 gt co 256 gddr3
Maxtor 100gb sata/samsung 120gb sata (missing from pic)
Ultra x-connect 500w modular PS

[captses]

Here is the final rig ready for review.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1/shuberts75/Finished004.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1/shuberts75/Finished006.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1/shuberts75/Finished003.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1/shuberts75/Lights005.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1/shuberts75/Lights003.jpg

[RangerDave]

it looks messy cuz theres too many wires... it can get better but its alot better then if i just ran the wire to the device and plugged it in..

[captses]

No...they aren't the same. I promise. If we had the cash, mine would tell me to get one, just like the upgrade I recently did. I had pretty much given up on anything this year....she walks in one day and asks, "can you do anything to the computer for 500 dollars?"
I love her so. [smilie=love10.gif][/quote]

I here you on that. My wife doesn't get the whole computer thing. But she does get me. She supports what it is I do to the computers but she doesn't want me to explain why I do it. She tells me if it makes me happy then do it.

[playafly187]

removed watercooling and hard drive cage, much more room now...

http://www.ocia.net/playafly187/hddd.jpg

[upd]

Seeing some of these cases makes mine look...well, ugh.
Here is some of my stuff

My case in full swing
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1503/picture3fs.jpg

Upgraded from two switches to four and a push button. I also moved the LED feet panel to the front for easier access. It was originally taking up a PCI slot.

from left->right
[left LED power switch],[LED feet power switch],[LED feet flash changer push button],[cold cathode power switch],[right LED power switch]
http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/8301/img36559uy.jpg

Cold Cathode sound response
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2549/img36596wz.jpg

I had the enlarge the hole in the bottom of my computer to make room for the fan I wrongly ordered. This is a SilentWheel.
http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/6626/img36620bz.jpg

Also in the picture above, I turned the hard drives around so that the power cables and IDE cables are out of the way of the air flow.

I have most of the wires pretty well hidden. At least with the case door closed. All custom sleaving (looks like [smilie=5butthead.gif] ). I have yet to make that door go wireless, but it shouldn't be too hard. By wireless, I mean that when I take off the case door, I don't drag any wires out with it, and of course the fan will stop working, and then when I put the door back on, the fan works again.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9960/picture0027bq.jpg

OH NOeS! NOW LOOK AT THE MESS YOU MADE! (a picture of all the wiring I have done that goes on behind the front panel). I one day wish to be an electrical engineer, I think this is a good start, eh?
Believe it or not, everything in here is organized. I have most of the stuff hot-glued down, so that putting the front panel back on is easy. yes, those are my toes. [smilie=icon_eek.gif]
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6840/img36630vc.jpg


Other things that I did:

I replaced all six LEDs on the front with 89 cent super bright 12-volt ones (from BestHongKong.com :lol: )

I have yet to reconnect the thermistor (electronic temperature gauge), which is why the display currently reads "L" for "Loser"

I also need to make some custom molds for the LED feet, which currently do not allow enough room in between the floor and the fan to provide enough air intake for the SilentWheel. For now, I have my whole case propped up on "Peanuts: A Golden Celebration", "The Guinness Book of World Records 2004", "The Guinness Book of World Records 2002", "125,000 clip arts images", and a stamp collection (my mothers, btw). [smilie=sign13.gif] Any input on how I should go about to do this would be great. I am using some cheap plastic LED feet on the bottom right now.

RadioShack has some neat modding stuff, believe it or not.
Pretty basic things, compared to some of the mods you guys are doing. I made the hole in the bottom using an hammer and a punch to start it with and then some $14 left curve pin-snips.

I still have some more things to do, will update later!

[upd]

Well shoot. I'm sorry I killed this thread :eat this: . Here. Let me post an update.


Motherboard: Giga-Byte GA-G1975X
Processor: Intel Pentium D 840 Dual-Core, running at 3.31GHz
Memory: OCZ PC5400 512MBx2 Dual Channel
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon X1800 GTO2 Limited Edition (512MB GDDR3)
Power supply: Ultra X-Connect 2 550W with blue UV sides

Thats about it. Now the fun stuff. You have got to see this motherboard, it is way too cool...


I have finally found a way to make the fan on the bottom usable by taking my case off the ground. Funny story, I got some curtain rod ends and they fit perfectly in the LED case feet. Spray-painted them a nice shiny silver.
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/833/picture001bw9.jpg
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7884/picture002oi2.jpg

Added a Zalman 6-channel fan controller.

Omg. Wire organization is tough in a case this small. xD Looks really, really bad.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2928/picture005fv7.jpg

There is no such thing as too many lights. Until the point when you add just one more and it doesn't make a difference (not there yet :D)
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1496/picture006ht0.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9821/picture007lf1.jpg

Graphics card
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7231/picture008pl4.jpg

The power supply is neat. It has some crazy titanium gloss finish on it that is super duper shiny all the way around, and you must handle with caution or you'll get super duper finger prints on it.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9840/picture009xl8.jpg

This is my wireless door. I didn't want to have to deal with cross-connections in the wiring (which every power supply protects against, I just don't like it when my computer doesn't turn on because of one, it's a very scary feeling) so I couldn't make it completely wireless. BUT, I can now take the side panel off and throw it clear across my room without taking the computer case with it. :P I just used a simple two-pin connector that I stole from the temp-gauge on the front.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4861/picture014zn6.jpg

A cool picture, looking up towards the DVD-ROM burner.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9346/picture020bs1.jpg

The biggest feature on the motherboard are the unique Twin Turbo's sitting on the board, a couple of plastic, translucent blue vortex tubes that take heat from the RAM (towards the bottom of the photo), the Northbridge chipset (on the left vortex, the big gold heatsink) whose heatsink is designed to fit inside the plastic tube, and the area around the CPU and shove it out the back of the computer (in the next photo). Tests have shown to drop CPU temps and general computer temps by 3-5 degrees C, which is mighty good.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9402/picture010nz7.jpg
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/4834/picture017jl3.jpg


I stuck another small (I think a 92mm) fan that I took from a retarded CPU cooler. The thing is freaking loud when turned up all the way so I attached one of those Zalman things that has a giant resistor on it, making the fan spin slower. Attached it to the controller. Stuck it on top of the 120mm in the bottom of my case, so my graphics card is chillin'. Literally.

No, my mobo does NOT sound like a jet plane taking off all the time, just on boot up when the graphics card whirs a spurs ridiculously.

I took the previous 80mm fans that were on my side panel and case top and stuck them up front where the hard drive would normally be. Replaced them with some crystal clear ones. They are the stock ones, came with the case, they are way too loud running full speed also.

[silenze]

Lookin' good.

I like the black case interior, I did that with a case some time ago.

[upd]

Yeah, I think it turned out OK. I didn't use the best kind of paint, but I did spend a good deal of time covering up spots that didn't need to be painted. I used model car spray paint, and there are a few spots where components have scratched some of it off :oops:

[Avalanche]

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/KYA-Avalanche/S4021663.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/KYA-Avalanche/S4021660.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/KYA-Avalanche/S4021659.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/KYA-Avalanche/S4021661.png

I know I need a new camera!

Changes made:
Moved 250 side fan to the outside of case giving more room for the Ultra 120 extreme.
Moved all three hard drives into the 5.25 bays.
After removing the hard drives I lost space for my floppy. So instead of completly removing the floppy I moved it down to the statndard locations for the hard drive between the video cards. Since I do not use my floppy (like most of us) all the time i don't mind the fact I have to remove the side of the case to use it.

Spec:
OS ~ Vista Ultimate (64bit)
CPU ~ Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentfield 2.66 GHz 2 x 4MB L2
MB ~ Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6
HD ~ (3) 320GB Western Digital ((2)Raid 0 Setup (1)Backup Drive)
HSF ~ Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/ AeroCool XtremeTurbine
Memory ~ OCZ Platinum 4GB (4x1GB) DDR2-1066 w/ OCZ Memory Cooler
Video ~ eVGA GeForce 8800GTX SLI (621/2000) <- Stock Settings
PSU ~ BFG Tech BFGR1000W
Case ~ AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T

[XPTB]

might i say that you have a mothership of a PC sir. wow.... I dig your internals 8)

[Avalanche]

Thank you very much.

[FunkZ]

It used to be everything was Ultra but it seems Extreme is the latest buzz word.

[Avalanche]

It used to be everything was Ultra but it seems Extreme is the latest buzz word.

So true!! I wonder what will be next. (noticed there is alot of Extreme in my specs)

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

I predict the word will be UBER ..... I love that word. :lol:
So I thought about getting some of the areo cool fans but I hate the blue LEDs do you know if they have a model that comes with green or with out the leds?

[playafly187]

I predict the word will be UBER ..... I love that word. :lol:
So I thought about getting some of the areo cool fans but I hate the blue LEDs do you know if they have a model that comes with green or with out the leds?

funny you said that, we just posted a press release from a new company called Uberclok :lol:

http://www.uberclok.com/index.html

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

:lol:
Nice!
Well 3 day weekend ..... new dremel tool & a 12 pack.
What should I do to my case this time ....
:idea:
Check this thing out!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/spyderhead4/Computer%20stuff/ubercooling.jpg

Talk about UBER! :lol:

[playafly187]

got specs on that?

[Talented Mr. Ripley]

Besides big loud fan .... not really.
Its a fan off the bottom of a air hockey table.

[KnottAnneEmo]

My TT 120 was pretty good, but my WC is better XD

what do you think of it?

[FunkZ]

Guess it's been awhile since I posted some pics up here.

Mountain Mods H2gO + Swiftech H2O-220
Dual 80mm fans on the HR-03GT
Added some UV stuff to go with the Swiftech tubing

http://home.comcast.net/~funkz/funkz1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~funkz/funkz2.jpg

[amdcrankitup]

Playafly187 What all functions does this VFD have and is it software controlled where you dont have to be a rocket scientist to set up.Im looking for functions such as temp diaplay also I thought I read you display tour MP3,s.Could you give me more info. Thanks

[IvyBat]

damn funkz that looks great! the kink rings come out really nice under that light. nice cable management too :)