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[Dave76]

After looking at some of these setups I decided to get some parts out of storage that i had got when i upgraded a few machines for people, all of it cost me nothing so was pleased when i fired the machine up and it actually worked.

Specs are Gigabyte GA-M575L1-S4 Motherboard
CPU AMD X64 4800+ at 2.5 GHZ with a Akasa Nero CPU Cooler.
2 Gig of Ram
Two 160 Gig Hard Drives
Dvd Dual Layer 16x
SD Card Reader
Nvidia Geforce 8500GT 512 Video Card, I have an 8600GT with 1 gig of ram somewhere but can't find it yet.
Thermaltake V9 Case.

All of this cost me nothing apart from I had to buy some cable ties, Oh well.

The next thing now that I know everything works is to strip it down including all the plastic parts from the case and get the metal chasis powder coated by a friend of mine who does it for a living, as i don't like the silver look on the inside of the case.

Once finished and when funds allow i will think about doing a few upgrades to bring it more upto date.

Nice rig, can't beat the price

ok i already posted pics of inside my case its the front of it

BTW anyone know make model of this case ??

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Looks good

 

[hitman000]

Heres some update pics of my machine after a good cleanout & upgrade (gpu & ram)

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Heres some update pics of my machine after a good cleanout & upgrade (gpu & ram)

Looks good mate.

 

[hitman000]

Heres some update pics of my machine after a good cleanout & upgrade (gpu & ram)

Looks good mate.

Cheers bud, Doesnt look as good as it did when i first built it tho lol. Needs new tubing & new coolant. Damn algae. I will probably be coming here for advice on what coolant to get that prevents algae buildup etc. Shame thermaltake never done that with their stock coolant lol

 

[Snakeyeskm]

Heres some update pics of my machine after a good cleanout & upgrade (gpu & ram)

Wow! That is one heck of a tower. Nice Job.
By the way a few drops of algae remover from the local fish store works just fine. Just check with a sample of you cooling fluid before adding to your system.
Boy ! you could mount Floodlights in that Tower.

 

[hitman000]

Heres some update pics of my machine after a good cleanout & upgrade (gpu & ram)

Wow! That is one heck of a tower. Nice Job.
By the way a few drops of algae remover from the local fish store works just fine. Just check with a sample of you cooling fluid before adding to your system.
Boy ! you could mount Floodlights in that Tower.

Haha yeah shes a big one. I always had a problem with overcrowding in a normal atx tower so when i seen this i thought i shouldnt run out of space easy . Cheers for the tip, i have read about that on the forums before, if i put it into my loop will it clean the pipes etc & the coolant has gone dark as u can see by the pics or am i better off replacing the tubing & coolant then adding algaecide?. I have plenty of tubing to re-do the loop again so im not fussed either way.

Cheers.

 

[Snakeyeskm]

I would flush the tubes and replace the coolant and run the pump with clear water. Its too nice a system not to run good and look good. By the way, you did a nice clean job on the wiring.

 

[hitman000]

I would flush the tubes and replace the coolant and run the pump with clear water. Its too nice a system not to run good and look good. By the way, you did a nice clean job on the wiring.

By clean water you mean tap water right?. My old wc setup (aquagate alc-u01) never went like this one so i never had to clean it out. Just topup every now & again. Yeah thats the good side in the pics. The other side is a mess LOL. Its a dual pc tower so all the cables are just bundled in the other side of the case.

I would love mine to be like this...

 

[Uber Philf]

I would flush the tubes and replace the coolant and run the pump with clear water. Its too nice a system not to run good and look good. By the way, you did a nice clean job on the wiring.

By clean water you mean tap water right?. My old wc setup (aquagate alc-u01) never went like this one so i never had to clean it out. Just topup every now & again. Yeah thats the good side in the pics. The other side is a mess LOL. Its a dual pc tower so all the cables are just bundled in the other side of the case.

I would love mine to be like this...

Hahaha, that's a clearly "FTW" situation there.

 

[Snakeyeskm]

Just for flushing out your pump.

 

[hitman000]

Just for flushing out your pump.

Yup, I just wasnt sure weather it had to be distilled water or something lol. I might buy some clear tubing and get a different colour fluid maybe bright orange or something not really a fan of the green.

Cheers.

 

[ZaLiTH]

So... I've been planning a case mod for a few months now, and I'm slowly but surely finding all the parts I need.

So far, here is where I stand:
Clear perspex panel - already have
4x 120mm Zalman green LED fans - already have
Round hole mesh panel - awaiting delivery
Black cable sleeving kit - awaiting delivery

I'm going to strip my case and spray all interior panels in a matt-black, sleeve all my cables, replace the front fan cover with mesh (which I'm also going to spray black), and sort out the side panel.

As for the side panel, I need some help deciding which way to actually do this... I have the perspex, although I'm not sure whether or not I'll actually use it or not. I've ordered extra mesh as well, although I'm not sure how much of it I'll actually use...

I have two ideas for the side panel:

Firstly I could use the perspex and cut holes for mounting two of the 120mm fans with covers made out of the black mesh (to match the front). This way I can use my dremmel to engrave a cool design into the perspex (like a dragon or tribal tattoo or something), which will then 'glow' with the lights in my case.

Otherwise I was also thinking of simply replacing the entire side panel window with black mesh, and not use any perspex.. This way would be better for airflow, and would be much easier to do, but I'm not quite sure how it will look. One benefit here is that I won't have as much light shining out the side of my case as the perspex will allow.

Any votes? Perspex or no perspex? Hopefully I should get the last few components in about a week, then I can start putting some pictures up as I go along.

 

[Dave76]

Am leaning towards the black mesh, it's definitely a personal preference.

You could always do both and switch them when you get bored with one.

Mine has a 70% tinted window with vent slots in a third of it. Nice as it dims the fan lites, when I manage to turn them on.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Am leaning towards the black mesh, it's definitely a personal preference.

You could always do both and switch them when you get bored with one.

Mine has a 70% tinted window with vent slots in a third of it. Nice as it dims the fan lites, when I manage to turn them on.

That's an excellent idea!

 

[ZaLiTH]

Am leaning towards the black mesh, it's definitely a personal preference.

You could always do both and switch them when you get bored with one.

Mine has a 70% tinted window with vent slots in a third of it. Nice as it dims the fan lites, when I manage to turn them on.

That's an excellent idea!

Yeah, I definitely like that idea... I think I'll do the mesh side panel first though, it'll take quite a bit of work to engrave my design into the perspex, I don't want to rush it. Now it's just waiting for the mesh to arrive.. Grrr... I hate waiting.

 

[apollodominion]

I am a traitor!!!!! im moving to AMD all!! AMD
Old pc for now and last intel pc i will get
Core i7 980x and will move too AMD Phenom 2/3 l8er X6+
and from Geforce GTX480s SLI to 2x Radeon 5870 in Quad Crossfire

Price margin in Australia is big!!!!! AMD phenom2 X6 1090T $320
Intel Core i7 980x $1400

Nvidia Geforce GTX480 $800
Amd Readon 5870 $680

 

[Snakeyeskm]

I am a traitor!!!!! im moving to AMD all!! AMD
Old pc for now and last intel pc i will get
Core i7 980x and will move too AMD Phenom 2/3 l8er X6+
and from Geforce GTX480s SLI to 2x Radeon 5870 in Quad Crossfire

Price margin in Australia is big!!!!! AMD phenom2 X6 1090T $320
Intel Core i7 980x $1400

Nvidia Geforce GTX480 $800
Amd Readon 5870 $680

Interesting move specially from an Core i7 980x. Any particular reason? Not that you need any, just curious.

 

[HILLBILLY]

That's a very efficient system you are building, cost versus performance. Would be great to see your final set up and overclock if any.
I feel for you on the PSU. PSU problems are a nightmare (at least for me) to diagnose and frequently result in builders taking the wrong path before realizing that it is the PSU causing the problems. It's happened so many times to me, that I now go for overkill on the PSU.
Best of luck.

That's a really nice build, too bad about the PSU, always gotta be something.
14 days to wait for the replacement, that's painful.

Congrats to you and your mate.

lol Diagnosing the GX750 was rather easy, considering the loud clicking sound it would emit before shutting everything off...
My 650 however I had to test in another system... and it was a pain in the backside diging that test system out of the shed.
And thanks fellas He's dropping it off at my place on his way to work, his GX 750 replacement arrived at the post office today so I'll install that for him, and maybe take a few dozen pics to upload here...

Am leaning towards the black mesh, it's definitely a personal preference.

You could always do both and switch them when you get bored with one.

Mine has a 70% tinted window with vent slots in a third of it. Nice as it dims the fan lites, when I manage to turn them on.

Brilliant idea. So brilliant I think I may do that when I Decide to mod a case.

 

[smarteyeball]

I am a traitor!!!!! im moving to AMD all!! AMD
Old pc for now and last intel pc i will get
Core i7 980x and will move too AMD Phenom 2/3 l8er X6+
and from Geforce GTX480s SLI to 2x Radeon 5870 in Quad Crossfire

Price margin in Australia is big!!!!! AMD phenom2 X6 1090T $320
Intel Core i7 980x $1400

Nvidia Geforce GTX480 $800
Amd Readon 5870 $680

Interesting move specially from an Core i7 980x. Any particular reason? Not that you need any, just curious.

I'm curious as well. Why downsize if you already have that hardware?

And 2x 5870 is still crossfire...




*****

BTW, some very nice looking rigs since I've last checked in here

 

[ZaLiTH]

I am a traitor!!!!! im moving to AMD all!! AMD
Old pc for now and last intel pc i will get
Core i7 980x and will move too AMD Phenom 2/3 l8er X6+
and from Geforce GTX480s SLI to 2x Radeon 5870 in Quad Crossfire

Price margin in Australia is big!!!!! AMD phenom2 X6 1090T $320
Intel Core i7 980x $1400

Nvidia Geforce GTX480 $800
Amd Readon 5870 $680

Interesting move specially from an Core i7 980x. Any particular reason? Not that you need any, just curious.

I'm curious as well. Why downsize if you already have that hardware?

And 2x 5870 is still crossfire...




*****

BTW, some very nice looking rigs since I've last checked in here

I have to agree there... I've been an AMD fanboy for many years now (since back in the day an AMD 4600+ ate my Intel P4 3.0GHz HT for breakfast, I still had more RAM and a better GPU), but IF I had an i7, especially a 980x i7, I would hang onto it until AMD brought out their tri-channel RAM setups. As far as I know, AMD still haven't done anything about that just yet...