lets see your rig - Page 7

**Fr4665** · 10-05-2006, 02:10 AM

lol fine ill take pics tonight promise :D (my gf keeps bugging me thats my excuse) i still need a blacklight thought cause the sides windows uv reactive and without that it looks too plain just having two blue led fans in it

lhuser · 10-05-2006, 08:37 AM

Heh, mine's a little bit modified lol!

The grey and red one is the one I redone. It looks neat, but the case is too cramped.

**Fr4665** · 10-05-2006, 09:53 AM

here is the rig. i just managed to break off the door that covers the drive yipeee

currently the psu has a blue led fan and the back 120mm fan is blue i need a uv light and then the whole window glows but gota find a small nice one. its not pretty but it does the job

edit: just noticed KB has the same case as me just with the drive cover door still on

lhuser · 10-05-2006, 03:10 PM

Nice case there man! I have also modded my PSU fans as they were not spinning. That also frees me to buy led fans and insert them in there to replace the antec ones :D

**Fr4665** · 10-05-2006, 11:44 PM

:D exactly and it looks nice and does the job

**Fr4665** · 10-11-2006, 02:19 PM

with UV tubes, UV cable sleeving, UV SATA cable UV IDE Cable.
I later noticed that i screwed up on the sleeving part on the side so maybe ill fix that at some point

also noticed that after i removed my cheap yellow cable ties (i had one left on on the inside) they actually react to the UV tubes and glow orange ... so do my cheapo red ones so i will zip tie everything over with red and orange to make it look better. and of course the cable management needs to be redone cause it looks crappy right now

Otherwise addition is the Arctic Cooler 7 socket 775. Easy install keeps temps in idle at 46 C and load at top 53 C so thats alot better then before.

Another addition is the removal of the stupid vent cover on the side and a super silent 80mm blue led fan.

its bright but me like :D

**laboye** · 10-15-2006, 08:54 AM

You sure like UV... Cool case, though

@Fr4665: I'm diggin the cabling in there! What kind of cooler is that on the CPU?
@lhuser: Nice mod. Wussup with those oldies?!!?

**Fr4665** · 10-15-2006, 11:30 PM

that cooler is the Arctic cooling Freezer 7. For a considerable low price of around 20Bucks it keeps the CPU (while fan is spinning at 1200rpm super quiet) at around 48C wich is OK and under full load with fan on full power it doesnt go above 54C.

In reviews this fan can keep cooler but its not possible with my configuration.

This is with the case having only 2 case fans and the side one not really being efficient as it is about half an inche from the top of the cpu cooler but its just a flat plate so the air that gets in there just gets spread everywhere.

heck ill do a little review here...

Pro:
Price ~20$
Weight (pretty light due to the fins being an alluminum contruction)
Quiet (big 92mm fan with protective cover no cable chopup)
Cools decent
Installation was super easy as its one of the only aftermarket coolers with the regular push and twist install pins

Negative:
could cool better (this depends on how the rest of ur case is configured, if its configed like "notgood" -like my case- then u will lose some cooling power)
it isnt free (good solution vs the stock jet engine cooler from intel)

i give this thing a 8.5 out of 10

**blackduck30** · 10-26-2006, 09:09 PM

ok just sorta finished putting my new case and cooling together, I still have a bit of organising and a general spruce up. I have to reroute a few cables and work out how to clean a few bits up but it is very close to how i want it.

The new case is the thermaltake Armor LCS. it comes with water cooling in the front of the case ( 240 X 120mm radiator with 2X 120mm fans ) I also added a VGA water block and a level and flow meter to the front bays.

anyway tell us what you guys think

**forcifer** · 10-26-2006, 09:24 PM

nery nice. digging the watercooling. will get pic posted this weekend

**blackduck30** · 10-26-2006, 09:29 PM

it was a pain in the butt having 4 SATA drives,it's like cable city. I didn't even attempt to sleeve the SATA power cables as they just didn't look as easy to do as a normal molex plug. I'm pretty happy with it

**Fr4665** · 10-27-2006, 12:11 AM

teh sex. can u post all the stuff u put in and approximate upgrade amount ? cause i was thinking about the TT front little water thingy too and water cooling but didnt wana go so far yet. maybe with my next build.

is the water cooling good ? what kit did u use ? every detail plz :D

**pharoah** · 10-27-2006, 01:31 PM

will add a couple more pics later this one was already in my photobucket acct

**blackduck30** · 10-27-2006, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fr4665

teh sex. can u post all the stuff u put in and approximate upgrade amount ? cause i was thinking about the TT front little water thingy too and water cooling but didnt wana go so far yet. maybe with my next build.

is the water cooling good ? what kit did u use ? every detail plz :D

well I had a running system, so all I got was the
Thermaltake Armor LCS case
Aquabay M1
The Aqua Brazing ALL Copper Series - W2 VGA Water Bock

The case comes with a front mounted radiator 240X120, a pump and a CPU water block.
I didn't see the sence in not getting a VGA water block as well. I liked the M1 front level indicator and flow meter so got that as well so I didn't have to stuff around with pipework later when it was all full of water. I also liked the idea of the flow meter.

I am in australia so my total cost might not be comparable but the case cost me $400,
The VGA block $55
The front bay tank $65
$15 for sleeving
$12 for 4X Sleeved SATA cables
$53 for a black Pioneer DVD-RW ( DVR-111D )
$15 for a Black Floppy Drive

So all up in Aussie dollars $615.
I seen the case in the states for $US 259

The case came with Water pipe and all the fittings I needed. I am only using 4 of the 5 fans that came with the case as I couldn't use the top fan as my power supply is to long. ( not that I wanted to anyway )

I did a little more cable organisation yesterday

The water cooling is sweet, I had idle temps before of 48C on a cold day and 54C on a hot day, under load on a cold day I was hitting 58C and 64 on a hot day. Now I idle on 34C and under load hit about 45C. We have not had a real hot day yet so that wil be interesting.

The video card used to idle on about 54/55C and 65C loaded and now it is sitting on 36C and on a run of 3D Mark 05 got to 48C.

**Fr4665** · 10-28-2006, 10:08 AM

sweet i might be in for water cooling as ur temps with the 940 have dropped nicely

10-05-2006, 02:10 AM	#121 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	lol fine ill take pics tonight promise :D (my gf keeps bugging me thats my excuse) i still need a blacklight thought cause the sides windows uv reactive and without that it looks too plain just having two blue led fans in it __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-05-2006, 09:53 AM	#123 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	here is the rig. i just managed to break off the door that covers the drive yipeee currently the psu has a blue led fan and the back 120mm fan is blue i need a uv light and then the whole window glows but gota find a small nice one. its not pretty but it does the job edit: just noticed KB has the same case as me just with the drive cover door still on __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game Last edited by Fr4665 : 10-05-2006 at 10:05 AM.

10-05-2006, 11:44 PM	#125 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	:D exactly and it looks nice and does the job __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-11-2006, 02:19 PM	#126 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	with UV tubes, UV cable sleeving, UV SATA cable UV IDE Cable. I later noticed that i screwed up on the sleeving part on the side so maybe ill fix that at some point also noticed that after i removed my cheap yellow cable ties (i had one left on on the inside) they actually react to the UV tubes and glow orange ... so do my cheapo red ones so i will zip tie everything over with red and orange to make it look better. and of course the cable management needs to be redone cause it looks crappy right now Otherwise addition is the Arctic Cooler 7 socket 775. Easy install keeps temps in idle at 46 C and load at top 53 C so thats alot better then before. Another addition is the removal of the stupid vent cover on the side and a super silent 80mm blue led fan. its bright but me like :D __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-15-2006, 08:54 AM	#127 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	You sure like UV... Cool case, though @Fr4665: I'm diggin the cabling in there! What kind of cooler is that on the CPU? @lhuser: Nice mod. Wussup with those oldies?!!? __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler

10-05-2006, 08:37 AM	#122 (permalink)
lhuser Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 52 OS: My modified Windows XP My System	Heh, mine's a little bit modified lol! The grey and red one is the one I redone. It looks neat, but the case is too cramped.

10-05-2006, 03:10 PM	#124 (permalink)
lhuser Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 52 OS: My modified Windows XP My System	Nice case there man! I have also modded my PSU fans as they were not spinning. That also frees me to buy led fans and insert them in there to replace the antec ones :D

10-15-2006, 11:30 PM	#128 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	that cooler is the Arctic cooling Freezer 7. For a considerable low price of around 20Bucks it keeps the CPU (while fan is spinning at 1200rpm super quiet) at around 48C wich is OK and under full load with fan on full power it doesnt go above 54C. In reviews this fan can keep cooler but its not possible with my configuration. This is with the case having only 2 case fans and the side one not really being efficient as it is about half an inche from the top of the cpu cooler but its just a flat plate so the air that gets in there just gets spread everywhere. heck ill do a little review here... Pro: Price ~20$ Weight (pretty light due to the fins being an alluminum contruction) Quiet (big 92mm fan with protective cover no cable chopup) Cools decent Installation was super easy as its one of the only aftermarket coolers with the regular push and twist install pins Negative: could cool better (this depends on how the rest of ur case is configured, if its configed like "notgood" -like my case- then u will lose some cooling power) it isnt free (good solution vs the stock jet engine cooler from intel) i give this thing a 8.5 out of 10 __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game Last edited by Fr4665 : 10-15-2006 at 11:34 PM.

10-26-2006, 09:09 PM	#129 (permalink)
blackduck30 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,227 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	ok just sorta finished putting my new case and cooling together, I still have a bit of organising and a general spruce up. I have to reroute a few cables and work out how to clean a few bits up but it is very close to how i want it. The new case is the thermaltake Armor LCS. it comes with water cooling in the front of the case ( 240 X 120mm radiator with 2X 120mm fans ) I also added a VGA water block and a level and flow meter to the front bays. anyway tell us what you guys think __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

10-26-2006, 09:24 PM	#130 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,483 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	nery nice. digging the watercooling. will get pic posted this weekend __________________ im back...i guess...

10-26-2006, 09:29 PM	#131 (permalink)
blackduck30 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,227 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	it was a pain in the butt having 4 SATA drives,it's like cable city. I didn't even attempt to sleeve the SATA power cables as they just didn't look as easy to do as a normal molex plug. I'm pretty happy with it __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

10-27-2006, 12:11 AM	#132 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	teh sex. can u post all the stuff u put in and approximate upgrade amount ? cause i was thinking about the TT front little water thingy too and water cooling but didnt wana go so far yet. maybe with my next build. is the water cooling good ? what kit did u use ? every detail plz :D __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-27-2006, 01:31 PM	#133 (permalink)
pharoah Super Gaming Mod Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,766 OS: vista business edition My System	will add a couple more pics later this one was already in my photobucket acct __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

10-28-2006, 10:08 AM	#135 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	sweet i might be in for water cooling as ur temps with the 940 have dropped nicely __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-30-2006, 04:24 AM	#136 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck