Show Us Your Rig [5]

[Dallas 7]

Heavy duty gamers can put in a ferrett to chase the little errr b...... s

Hey this just keeps getting better!! That'll work! LOLOL

UhOh, now we gotta give ICIT2LOL a cut of the profits!

Well I only said ferretts cos originally I thought of small rocket packs in their backs thought no too expensive and you would have to refuel them - Taser errr nope you would have to charge them up so it was ferretts could be the German Shepherd if we could fit it in

OK hold on here, let me get this straight, you get gerbils for the wheel, a ferrett to chase the gerbils and a German Shepherd to chase the ferrett? Is that the plan?

Maybe we should check with ZaLiTH about this and see if that new case is big enough to hold all those animals. Now we'll have to give him a cut of the profits too!

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hey this just keeps getting better!! That'll work! LOLOL

UhOh, now we gotta give ICIT2LOL a cut of the profits!

Well I only said ferretts cos originally I thought of small rocket packs in their backs thought no too expensive and you would have to refuel them - Taser errr nope you would have to charge them up so it was ferretts could be the German Shepherd if we could fit it in

OK hold on here, let me get this straight, you get gerbils for the wheel, a ferrett to chase the gerbils and a German Shepherd to chase the ferrett? Is that the plan?

Maybe we should check with ZaLiTH about this and see if that new case is big enough to hold all those animals. Now we'll have to give him a cut of the profits too!

Yep mate lets work our way up the food chain only way I'm afraid. Mind you I don't know who is going to clean up the poo and other mess - bags it ain't me

 

[Britton30]

John, have you ever posted pics of Sandy or Ivy, I don't remember.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Who knows, maybe we're really onto something with that gerbil wheel! :roflmao:
Lady Fitz you and I thought of it and A Guy is building them. Three way split is good for me! LOL

Are Hamsters faster than gerbils?
Just wondered for the heavy duty gamers.

I don't how fast hamsters are but the gerbils my kids had could run like greased lightning. One got loose once and, when we would spot him, he would manage to find a hidey hole before we could catch up to him. After a week, I was getting ready to leave for work and spotted him in the kitchen. I literally made a flying leap and managed to grab his tail before the little bugger could finish disappearing through a crack between the counter bottom and the toe kick. I was tempted to give him to my German Shepherd but I would have had to bury my kids so he got a reprieve and a unceremonial dump back into his cage.

Our kids had a couple guinea pigs. They had a kid's plastic pool about 4-5 ft diameter and about 1.5 ft high that they sometimes took the guinea pigs out to play iin the pool, no water, just litter.
One day one of 'em got really playful and started running around the edge of the pool so fast she accidentally flung herself out over the top with sheer centrifugal force! The sides were kinda slanted, not straight up and down, she just went flying over the top! LOL

That was the funny part, but then we had to catch her.

I had a guinea pig when I was in high school. I would let her graze on grass in the back yard and never has a problem catching her. Actually, all I had to do was walk up to her and pick her up.

 

[ZaLiTH]

Haha... I had a good chuckle reading the plans to turn my 600T into a chibi-zoo.

Especially this one...

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A Guy

But...but...that's a hamster.

Although, I somehow doubt I'll fit all of them in here.... Maybe one at a time though, you think they'll all sit in line and wait their turn?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

John, have you ever posted pics of Sandy or Ivy, I don't remember.

I probably have mate Ivy yes Sandy I am not sure it would have been a long time ago. She was my first real build so is a bit messier inside than Ivy (perhaps some Botox might fix that LOL!!) and is a smaller case plus some post build internal surgery.

 

[essenbe]

Hey you could finish that off real nice with some of that fish tank air tubing slitting it carefully down the centre and then placing it around the mesh opening but hey nice fix.

Now I love my HAF XM stacks of room is actually is wider and deeper than the HAF X which surprised me without that height

You sure about that, John?

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Well looking at your pic the X does look bigger than the XM and I don't really want to get into semantics but the dimensions quoted by Coolermaster are

X = W230mm H599mm D 550mm

XM = W252mm H530mm D579mm

I think the X looks bigger because of the height which really isn't an issue for me I like the depth and width for internal space.

I don't know but the Coolermasters have it all over the others for me.

I know that looks bigger in the pic but is the X an older model perhaps?

Yes, the X has been out for several years. Some people liked it but said it was too big, so the built the HAF XM (HAF X mid tower) I know the dimensions don't look that much different, but there is a big difference when you start putting components in. The photo is no trickery. You can easily put a 360mm rad. in the X but you cannot in the XM without a lot of mods, for example.

 

[essenbe]

John, have you ever posted pics of Sandy or Ivy, I don't remember.

I remember him posting his HAF XM build. Nice job too, as I recall.

 

[kbrady1979]

Here are some pics of my rig.....it's dirty and it will be getting a good cleaning now that we are having some decent weather. Wiring still needs to be finished because I'm lazy, but it will be one day. Thinking of calling up SeaSonic to try to get my hands on their new all black PSU cable kit......that would help me out tremendously!

 

[essenbe]

Nice looking rig, kelly. You did a good job on it.

 

[Britton30]

It all looks good to me Kelly. At least some of the front panel cables are sleeved.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Here are some pics of my rig.....it's dirty and it will be getting a good cleaning now that we are having some decent weather. Wiring still needs to be finished because I'm lazy, but it will be one day. Thinking of calling up SeaSonic to try to get my hands on their new all black PSU cable kit......that would help me out tremendously!

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That is a sweet looking rig. If you don't mind a suggestion, you could take a black felt pin to the non-black portions of the cables coming off the bottom of the mobo or slip a wrap sleeve over them. Then "train" the cables to run parallel to the botom of the MOBO until they reach the front panel cables running straight down and bundle them all together. Same for the PSU cables, either color them or slip a wrap sleeve over them, then bundle them together.

 

[kbrady1979]

Thanks guys! The white cable goes to my card reader and it irritates me every time I have to look at it. I have plans on making my own sleeved cable to replace it. Not only is it an eye sore, it is a tad short to route it how I want.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Thanks guys! The white cable goes to my card reader and it irritates me every time I have to look at it. I have plans on making my own sleeved cable to replace it. Not only is it an eye sore, it is a tad short to route it how I want.

Sneak it behind the MOBO? Taking a felt pen to it would avoid adding thickness to it. You can also get USB header extension cables.

 

[kbrady1979]

Here are some pics of my rig.....it's dirty and it will be getting a good cleaning now that we are having some decent weather. Wiring still needs to be finished because I'm lazy, but it will be one day. Thinking of calling up SeaSonic to try to get my hands on their new all black PSU cable kit......that would help me out tremendously!

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That is a sweet looking rig. If you don't mind a suggestion, you could take a black felt pin to the non-black portions of the cables coming off the bottom of the mobo or slip a wrap sleeve over them. Then "train" the cables to run parallel to the botom of the MOBO until they reach the front panel cables running straight down and bundle them all together. Same for the PSU cables, either color them or slip a wrap sleeve over them, then bundle them together.

Thank you Lady Fitzgerald! All the cables that I can easily wrap, will be wrapped......I don't have the patience you do when it comes to wiring lol. I had big plans to make my own individually sleeved cables, but that didn't last long Honestly, at the moment, the rig is recessed in my desk and the only time it is visible is when I'm working on it or doing some light cleaning. I will get around to it one day.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Here are some pics of my rig.....it's dirty and it will be getting a good cleaning now that we are having some decent weather. Wiring still needs to be finished because I'm lazy, but it will be one day. Thinking of calling up SeaSonic to try to get my hands on their new all black PSU cable kit......that would help me out tremendously!

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That is a sweet looking rig. If you don't mind a suggestion, you could take a black felt pin to the non-black portions of the cables coming off the bottom of the mobo or slip a wrap sleeve over them. Then "train" the cables to run parallel to the botom of the MOBO until they reach the front panel cables running straight down and bundle them all together. Same for the PSU cables, either color them or slip a wrap sleeve over them, then bundle them together.

Thank you Lady Fitzgerald! All the cables that I can easily wrap, will be wrapped......I don't have the patience you do when it comes to wiring lol. I had big plans to make my own individually sleeved cables, but that didn't last long Honestly, at the moment, the rig is recessed in my desk and the only time it is visible is when I'm working on it or doing some light cleaning. I will get around to it one day.

LOL! It wasn't patience; it was anal insanity. Don't worry, we won't rush you.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Thanks guys! The white cable goes to my card reader and it irritates me every time I have to look at it. I have plans on making my own sleeved cable to replace it. Not only is it an eye sore, it is a tad short to route it how I want.

Very nice KB and I really like that board finish.

The white mate just put some black shrink over it

Yep Steve tinkering again LOL!! and no I hadn't given the rad any thought really

Oh KB I meant to add the header cables you could do the same with up to where they divide and some small bits over the coloured ends. The coloured bits I couldn't wrap (my own make) I painted with blsck nail varnish. *Yes I am quite potty I know

 

[paulpicks21]

Here are some pics of my rig.....it's dirty and it will be getting a good cleaning now that we are having some decent weather. Wiring still needs to be finished because I'm lazy, but it will be one day. Thinking of calling up SeaSonic to try to get my hands on their new all black PSU cable kit......that would help me out tremendously!

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Looks great Kelly except for the massive open gap where a kick ass GPU should be! Dam it's been so long since you have been threatening to get one now mate! Maybe soon eh lol.

 

[kbrady1979]

I know, I know.....it's on my list. Soon enough!

 

[A Guy]

Buncha enablers...

A Guy