Show Us Your Rig [2]

[xarden]

My roommate had a good suggestion earlier today, and I am currently looking into this:

We thought it would be really cool to have temperature sensors for all over the case and components.
So I thought about it, and decided if I could get 20 temperature probes and wire them up through an arduino, I could have some legit temperature sensing. I am a bit tired of the inaccurate temperatures reported in Windows, and I obviously cannot monitor from BIOS.
Also, this would allow me to monitor:
CPU
GPU
RAM (x2)
Harddrives (x4)
Motherboard (north bridge, south bridge, back of CPU) (x3)
Pump
Reservoir
Radiator
PSU
A few other random locations

While this may be totally unnecessary, it would be freaking awesome. I could monitor every (important and /or interesting) temperature in my case, all through one chip I could stick inside the case.
Only question is whether I would have to write an app to read this in Windows (would like to do), or program it to output to a small LCD screen on the front of the case. I suppose I could also just wire another arduino up to make my fan and light controller even more epic.

Going to need more power from the PSU though :shock:

~Lordbob

Sounds awesome.
I'm limited in my knowledge of arduino, but pretty good with the next level down; picaxe. One or two 18m2 chips would do what you'd want pretty well. I'd suggest using an LCD screen and mounting that in one of your 5.25" bays if you have any available.
Also, how plausable in your case would it be to have a second PSU? Hardwire the green wires together so they both turn on with the same switch?

Looking for to seeing it!

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Just added my MSI R5770 Hawk GPU and two more sticks of ram. Blazing speeds, amazing graphics and no blue screens, I just couldn't be happier! Not sure if I will sell the GTX260OC or try to use it for it's PhysX, any ideas?











Anyone catch my mod?

 

[xarden]

Do you mean the corner hacked out of the fan to make the ram fit? Or those funky extra wires coming up from behind the GPU fans?
Looks good though!

 

[tw33k]

Good stuff Alan.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Good eye, yes it was the corner hacked off the inside Noctua to allow the ram to fit! I heated up a chisel on the electric stove top and heat sliced right though the corner....haha take that! Next will be a trip to the hardware store for a shorter screw but for now the three are holding fine with zero vibration. I can't get over how much cooler this runs than the DDR2 GTX260. The latest Catalyst software is awesome and installed in a blink and what flexibility !

 

[tw33k]

I hear/read about so many people having problems with CCC but I've always had ATI (now AMD) cards and never had a single problem with their drivers. I love CCC

 

[TonyTiger2004]

Nice setup!

 

[TonyTiger2004]

Nice Rig MK2 like the setup

 

[A Guy]

Very clean, good looking Rig MK2

A Guy

 

[MK2]

Thanks for the compliments guys!

MK2

 

[TonyTiger2004]

Thanks for the compliments guys!

MK2

No problem

 

[Dave76]

The last two rigs are just great, very well done guys

 

[MK2]

Thanks Dave!

 

[Beginning]

Nice clean looking rigs these last two.. Thanks for sharing the pics guys.

 

[pparks1]

Those are amazing systems thobel, are you independently wealthy?

Not rich but doing well. My partners get me the systems as presents

Your "partners" or your "parents"? I'm guessing that it's a typo and you meant the latter rather than the former.

Either way, as Napoleon Dynamite says, "lucky".

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I suspect thobel works hard for his monies and the partners truly appreciate his work. I'm just wondering if he's in need of some additional help? Hey Thobel are you or the company hiring?

 

[crazyeyeschase]

I suspect thobel works hard for his monies and the partners truly appreciate his work. I'm just wondering if he's in need of some additional help? Hey Thobel are you or the company hiring?

Wanna draw sticks for the job?

 

[linnemeyerhere]

May just have to.....better odds than Monster.com !

 

[TonyTiger2004]

May just have to.....better odds than Monster.com !

Yep crying shame person can't hardly get a job now a days

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Man you said a mouth full as they say. In the last year I estimate over 400 resumes sent. Seven face to face interviews and very kind words spoken to me, but in the end it isn't a job till the first paycheck clears! I've worked my "network" and "thought outside the box" but all I can say is this isn't anything like the Carter fiasco !