lets see your rig - Page 112

**Done_Fishin** · 09-04-2009, 03:04 PM

Until I started at my last place of employment nearly 3 years ago now, I swore by WD and gave everything else a miss unless it was begging for a new home FOC.

I have had the occasional WD go faulty, one belonged to my ex supervisor, a 10GB drive that sprung a shorted diode, whilst the other was a 40Gb that had an open circuit capacitor. However recently I have seen many drives both Seagate and WD coming in for bad sectors. Seagate have supposedly corrected a Firmware problem to correct for their recent problems whilst I have read nothing about WD's method of correction. I now wait for developments hoping that WD get a grip on their problems. I am sure though that most problems are down to heat .. even Maxtors whose reputation is worse than Seagates.. I fitted a fan to the underside of a Maxtor 40GB drive and it's been running sweetly ever since ..

derek_jones_36 · 09-13-2009, 06:35 PM

Well I still have to get some pics but right now I just added some new stuff to my rig after I got it working due to some serious system glitches and a failed system restore with a simple solution...boot normally instead of selective. Just got two Vantec HDD coolers for my 750g WD's, an Ultra four channel fan controller which felt very cheaply made but does the trick and two after market Thermaltake fans, one 120mm to mount to the inside of my clear side panel and an 80mm to mount on the top...gave me 30 degree motherboard temps and 25 degree cpu temps with room temps of 86F. Photos to come soon.

Jones

**WereBo** · 09-14-2009, 04:07 AM

I read somewhere here, that one of our members (The Shadow, I think) mounted his HDD cooler using 4 brass 'stand-offs' (as used to mount mobos in the case) - The extra approx. 1/4" gap gave the air room to move, cooling the drive a lot more efficiently

**emosun** · 09-14-2009, 05:36 AM

My main rig is getting it's first rebuild in like two or three years , and in turn a new paint job :P

Should be dried in a few days

derek_jones_36 · 09-14-2009, 08:56 AM

That sounds like a great idea. Would that go into the 5.25" bay because I found that when I placed the Drives in the cage that was inside My Lian Li case the fit was very tight because the cooling units were slightly wider than the HDD's so they stuck out a bit on the sides which made the fit very tight. I was wondering if moving them to the smaller bays might be better. I was also thinking that if I moved the drives then the airflow from the TT fans might be better for the intake at the front lower section of my case. I have a reallt nice set up right now I just have to go back in the case and tidy up the wiring a bit. The inside glows like a Christmas tree now but I have better airflow which is all that matters. Four fans are all on dial control at the front and the CPU unit is system controlled however that's the next thing is to replace the Asus unit that doesn't seem to have enough cooling power eventhough I have between 36 Degree temps on a air conditioned room with say compared to a 45 degree temp with an ambient temp of 76F. Photos to come.

Jones

**greenbrucelee** · 09-14-2009, 11:38 AM

my pics aren't very good because my phone is crap

**Done_Fishin** · 09-14-2009, 12:11 PM

try using a local light source and blanking out that light source from behind .. you will get a better picture. Give lots of Room light to show your rig then try again to take your pictures

Phædrus2401 · 09-14-2009, 12:18 PM

Try blocking that window/door behind the computer in the first pic, it's forcing the camera to compensate by getting darker, thus making the computer hard to see.

**greenbrucelee** · 09-14-2009, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phædrus2401

Try blocking that window/door behind the computer in the first pic, it's forcing the camera to compensate by getting darker, thus making the computer hard to see.

I'll try but my camera is poor and I do have a dark room

**greenbrucelee** · 09-14-2009, 01:38 PM

this is about as good as I can get

derek_jones_36 · 09-14-2009, 04:39 PM

Not bad....I like the red lights by the memory..

Jones

**greenbrucelee** · 09-15-2009, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derek_jones_36

Not bad....I like the red lights by the memory..

Jones

they are actually the dragons eyes on the ram

**emosun** · 09-15-2009, 10:15 AM

Got it all back together shiney and clean , and red at that...

Critchell · 09-15-2009, 02:30 PM

Awesome case dude. Sweet mix of colours.

**WereBo** · 09-15-2009, 07:55 PM

The really sad thing is that, having seen these excellent paint-jobs, I wanna paint my case but I couldn't bear to have my PC down for the days it would take to do a decent job of it

I've got some nice ideas using 'neon-glow' blues and purples, that I want to experiment with

Phædrus2401 · 09-15-2009, 08:21 PM

I was thinking of painting the edges of my CPU heatsink with UV-reactive paint, then put a blacklight at the front of the case. It'd probably look really cool. Can't justify the cost right now, though, especially since I'm probably one of the only people who's going to notice.

**WereBo** · 09-15-2009, 08:30 PM

Oooh I dunno 'bout that - Once you've posted the pics here, you'd have lots of folks from around the world admiring it

**grimx133** · 09-15-2009, 08:48 PM

If you want to paint, just set it up outside the case during the process. Put all the components on some cardboard and connect it all up and there you go. Of course, with all the dogs and cats in this zoo, it could be hazardous, not that I'm planning on any, I like the black inside of mine.

Phædrus2401 · 09-15-2009, 10:15 PM

Hm. Maybe some silver paint on the outside of the case... Haven't done this before, though.

How would one go about painting the outside of a case? Do you need a special primer? What type of paint is best to use? Should I use a brush or an airbrush? Should I disassemble the system if I'm just going to paint detail on the outside? Or just put tape over all the openings?

Also, any ideas for painting an Antec 900?

**emosun** · 09-15-2009, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Critchell

Awesome case dude. Sweet mix of colours.

Thanks , some versions of this case have a red interior , I liked the look so I did the same.

http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/cases/...emon/index.htm

09-04-2009, 03:04 PM	#2221 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,526 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: lets see your rig Until I started at my last place of employment nearly 3 years ago now, I swore by WD and gave everything else a miss unless it was begging for a new home FOC. I have had the occasional WD go faulty, one belonged to my ex supervisor, a 10GB drive that sprung a shorted diode, whilst the other was a 40Gb that had an open circuit capacitor. However recently I have seen many drives both Seagate and WD coming in for bad sectors. Seagate have supposedly corrected a Firmware problem to correct for their recent problems whilst I have read nothing about WD's method of correction. I now wait for developments hoping that WD get a grip on their problems. I am sure though that most problems are down to heat .. even Maxtors whose reputation is worse than Seagates.. I fitted a fan to the underside of a Maxtor 40GB drive and it's been running sweetly ever since .. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

09-13-2009, 06:35 PM	#2222 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Well I still have to get some pics but right now I just added some new stuff to my rig after I got it working due to some serious system glitches and a failed system restore with a simple solution...boot normally instead of selective. Just got two Vantec HDD coolers for my 750g WD's, an Ultra four channel fan controller which felt very cheaply made but does the trick and two after market Thermaltake fans, one 120mm to mount to the inside of my clear side panel and an 80mm to mount on the top...gave me 30 degree motherboard temps and 25 degree cpu temps with room temps of 86F. Photos to come soon. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

09-14-2009, 04:07 AM	#2223 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,502 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: lets see your rig I read somewhere here, that one of our members (The Shadow, I think) mounted his HDD cooler using 4 brass 'stand-offs' (as used to mount mobos in the case) - The extra approx. 1/4" gap gave the air room to move, cooling the drive a lot more efficiently __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

09-14-2009, 05:36 AM	#2224 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,017 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: lets see your rig My main rig is getting it's first rebuild in like two or three years , and in turn a new paint job :P Should be dried in a few days __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

09-14-2009, 08:56 AM	#2225 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig That sounds like a great idea. Would that go into the 5.25" bay because I found that when I placed the Drives in the cage that was inside My Lian Li case the fit was very tight because the cooling units were slightly wider than the HDD's so they stuck out a bit on the sides which made the fit very tight. I was wondering if moving them to the smaller bays might be better. I was also thinking that if I moved the drives then the airflow from the TT fans might be better for the intake at the front lower section of my case. I have a reallt nice set up right now I just have to go back in the case and tidy up the wiring a bit. The inside glows like a Christmas tree now but I have better airflow which is all that matters. Four fans are all on dial control at the front and the CPU unit is system controlled however that's the next thing is to replace the Asus unit that doesn't seem to have enough cooling power eventhough I have between 36 Degree temps on a air conditioned room with say compared to a 45 degree temp with an ambient temp of 76F. Photos to come. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

09-14-2009, 12:11 PM	#2227 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,526 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: lets see your rig try using a local light source and blanking out that light source from behind .. you will get a better picture. Give lots of Room light to show your rig then try again to take your pictures __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

09-14-2009, 12:18 PM	#2228 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,834 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: lets see your rig Try blocking that window/door behind the computer in the first pic, it's forcing the camera to compensate by getting darker, thus making the computer hard to see. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-14-2009, 04:39 PM	#2231 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Not bad....I like the red lights by the memory.. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

09-15-2009, 10:15 AM	#2233 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,017 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Got it all back together shiney and clean , and red at that... __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

09-15-2009, 02:30 PM	#2234 (permalink)
Critchell Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 62 OS: Vista My System	Re: lets see your rig Awesome case dude. Sweet mix of colours.

09-15-2009, 07:55 PM	#2235 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,502 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: lets see your rig The really sad thing is that, having seen these excellent paint-jobs, I wanna paint my case but I couldn't bear to have my PC down for the days it would take to do a decent job of it I've got some nice ideas using 'neon-glow' blues and purples, that I want to experiment with __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

09-15-2009, 08:21 PM	#2236 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,834 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: lets see your rig I was thinking of painting the edges of my CPU heatsink with UV-reactive paint, then put a blacklight at the front of the case. It'd probably look really cool. Can't justify the cost right now, though, especially since I'm probably one of the only people who's going to notice. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-15-2009, 08:30 PM	#2237 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,502 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: lets see your rig Oooh I dunno 'bout that - Once you've posted the pics here, you'd have lots of folks from around the world admiring it __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

09-15-2009, 08:48 PM	#2238 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,153 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: lets see your rig If you want to paint, just set it up outside the case during the process. Put all the components on some cardboard and connect it all up and there you go. Of course, with all the dogs and cats in this zoo, it could be hazardous, not that I'm planning on any, I like the black inside of mine. __________________

09-15-2009, 10:15 PM	#2239 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,834 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: lets see your rig Hm. Maybe some silver paint on the outside of the case... Haven't done this before, though. How would one go about painting the outside of a case? Do you need a special primer? What type of paint is best to use? Should I use a brush or an airbrush? Should I disassemble the system if I'm just going to paint detail on the outside? Or just put tape over all the openings? Also, any ideas for painting an Antec 900? __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.