Your PC ATM

[Chicken Patty]

How to explain CP's loops affect on me?

http://i44.tinypic.com/154exi0.jpg

so what does this mean

 

[p_o_s_pc]

so what does this mean

i was wondering the same damn thing

btw i was going to post some pics of mine but i can't find my damn camera i think one of my friends took it

 

[phanbuey]

This is another project im working on, socket 775 Cruncher. Got a E7200 from Paulie G for it, just need mobo and PSU. Then pump and res for the water loop, then its done

http://img.techpowerup.org/090703/P7033099.jpg

CP what radiator is that? Koolance? is that the aluminum one?

 

[kyle2020]

no idea, just wanted to use that .gif somewhere

Its not negative CP, far from it. Very jealous of your system if im honest

 

[Chicken Patty]

i was wondering the same damn thing

btw i was going to post some pics of mine but i can't find my damn camera i think one of my friends took it

you better go hunt your friend down.

CP what radiator is that? Koolance? is that the aluminum one?

yessir it is. you were right on the ball

no idea, just wanted to use that .gif somewhere

Its not negative CP, far from it. Very jealous of your system if im honest

Oh ok , it was cool though and no need to be jealous, you have a sweet rig yourself dude, at least last time I saw it.

 

[AhokZYashA]

here some pics...
just a cheap but efficient rig...

overalls

the inside...
I'm using old Pentium D stock cooling because it's thicker and made out of copper + aluminium...

the HDD's

sorry about the picture quality.
I'm using 3.2Mpix Phone camera...
posting HQ images soon...

 

[BrooksyX]

Here is my rig at the moment. Got another MSI 4830 that should be arriving on Monday:

Got the 2nd cooler ready to go:

 

[Chicken Patty]

What kind of temps you get with that? That watercooling system seems like it could do a lot more than 3.8gigs.

here is a shot at 3.8 GHz 1.294v idle 1.326v full load, fans on full blast but rad still has the triple thick dust layer

 

[DaveK]

Chicken man, your PC...it's beautiful! lol

I will have money either during the week or next weekend and will be able to afford a 4890 Vapor-X, yes it's a tad bit overkill but so what, but I have other things to buy and will have to wait lol. If I work 2 days this week I will have another lot of money to afford one, if not, there's always next month when I get another job lol.

But at least there will be a decent upgrade in my rig

My current plans are get a video card (1GB 4890 Vapor-X), replace the 3 Antec LED fans with non-LED fans (Scythe Slipstreams) and get cathode extensions. Reason for non-LED fans is I'm going for a stealth/low profile look, black/dark interior and no lights except for cathodes. Just need to paint my case and fine a TRUE Black which won't be easy

After that I don't know what to do, I don't want to buy a new CPU or RAM because I want to get a Core i7 system, so rather than buy nice DDR2 RAM just save towards Core i7 and kick it with what I have now, since it's going fine

 

[johnnyfiive]

Some goodies came in... memory, CPU and CPU cooler are due in next week. For now... pics of my rig ATM.

I've always wanted a top deck style tech station, like HSPC's.... but I never agreed on the price. So... I say... why buy when I can build?

Gotta love Lowes and Home Depot.

 

[kyle2020]

Wow, that little tech station is amazing haha

How much have you put into it $$$ wise?

 

[johnnyfiive]

It cost me $50 to build it. Not exactly cheap, but I went overboard with it. Nylon spacers, nylon washers, rubber washers, etc. I wanted that board to stay safe, lol.

Here is the list of what was bought:

-2x2 sq ft oak board, cut in half and cut to size. 14 inches wide, 12 inches length (front to back).
-Two 3/4" x 36" square rods for the legs, cut to size. 4x9" for the lower pillars, 2x6" for the upper pillars.
-One long L shaped metal rod. This was cheaper than buying/looking for elblows, this piece was $3. I used a dremel to cut pieces of L's for certain areas, and to serve -as the PCIE/PCI bracket.
-Size 6 screws... tons of them. 1.5 inch and 3 inch. 3 inch were cut to size for certain areas. With the screws came size 6 nuts.
-Nylon spacers, 1/4".
-Nylon washers, size 6. Got 10 total.
-Rubber washers, size 6. Got only 8 of these.
-Brass hand nuts, size 6. Got 12 of these, wanted some extras. (These little bastards aren't cheap)
-1" wood screws
-1 can of satin black spray paint, the $7 can that has the neato handle sprayer.

Thats about it. I had some Gorilla brand wood glue that I used to put the pillars on BEFORE screwing in the wood screws. That is a must when working with cheap wood.

 

[kyle2020]

I think ill have to get creative once my new desk is in, I love the thought of an open bench setup . . .

 

[DanishDevil]

Like I said in the PM, beautiful techstation. Way to stick it to the man by doing it yourself

I just had an idea. If I make one, I might just stain/paint it similarly to my new guitar (gonna try to get a shiny new red Ibanez). That would be sick!

 

[CDdude55]

Wow, nice job on building that station.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Chicken man, your PC...it's beautiful! lol

I will have money either during the week or next weekend and will be able to afford a 4890 Vapor-X, yes it's a tad bit overkill but so what, but I have other things to buy and will have to wait lol. If I work 2 days this week I will have another lot of money to afford one, if not, there's always next month when I get another job lol.

But at least there will be a decent upgrade in my rig

My current plans are get a video card (1GB 4890 Vapor-X), replace the 3 Antec LED fans with non-LED fans (Scythe Slipstreams) and get cathode extensions. Reason for non-LED fans is I'm going for a stealth/low profile look, black/dark interior and no lights except for cathodes. Just need to paint my case and fine a TRUE Black which won't be easy

After that I don't know what to do, I don't want to buy a new CPU or RAM because I want to get a Core i7 system, so rather than buy nice DDR2 RAM just save towards Core i7 and kick it with what I have now, since it's going fine

Thanks man. Bro for case I really recommedn the ANtec Tri cools, but non led. WHy I like them is because they are adjustable, when on low are very quite, and when set to high flow very well. But you dont need to route any wires to the back of the case or mount a little box anywhere. THey just have the little control attached to the fan. I think they are awesome fans. Look into those .

As far as the card and RAM, go for it dude, the card will do great with an i7 system, and the RAM is relatively cheap nowadays (DDR2). So just have fun with it in the meantime

Some goodies came in... memory, CPU and CPU cooler are due in next week. For now... pics of my rig ATM.
http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0021 (Modified).jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0022 (Modified (2)).jpg

I've always wanted a top deck style tech station, like HSPC's.... but I never agreed on the price. So... I say... why buy when I can build?

http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0023 (Modified).jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0024 (Modified).jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0026.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0030 (Modified).jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0028.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/090704/dsc_0029.jpg

Gotta love Lowes and Home Depot.

damn dude, great job building that tech station I really like it a lot. Oh, and the board is sweet. Did you get it new?

 

[johnnyfiive]

Thanks! Yep, got the board new Chicken.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Thanks! Yep, got the board new Chicken.

I was about to say that BINGE had one used that unless you got a great deal new, it would have been cheaper to buy off him, but its not for sale no more. Nevermind

 

[johnnyfiive]

Yeah, I was talking with binge about it. I ended up getting some deals lined up, so I passed on his board. He was selling it for $210 before it sold... STEAL of a deal!

 

[Chicken Patty]

Yeah, I was talking with binge about it. I ended up getting some deals lined up, so I passed on his board. He was selling it for $210 before it sold... STEAL of a deal!

yeah, it was. But he says its not for sale until further notice on his thread, so that means he still has it. Maybe he is just not selling it anymore

 

[johnnyfiive]

Well, no one wanted to buy it for some reason... its an amazinnnnnng board.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Well, no one wanted to buy it for some reason... its an amazinnnnnng board.

when you think you gonna have everything running, or is it running already?

 

[sneekypeet]

Like I said in the PM, beautiful techstation. Way to stick it to the man by doing it yourself

I just had an idea. If I make one, I might just stain/paint it similarly to my new guitar (gonna try to get a shiny new red Ibanez). That would be sick!

making a techstation out of a (cheap find) broken Ibanez would be kickass

 

[johnnyfiive]

when you think you gonna have everything running, or is it running already?

Hopefully by next Friday at the latest. We shall see.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Hopefully by next Friday at the latest. We shall see.

what are you missing?