[Case Gallery] Old Blacky

Maiwald · Nov 13, 2008

To view this case mod, go here.

Specs:
Case: Antec 900
motherboard: Gigabyte P35 DS3P
CPU: Intel e6600
Ram: 4Gb
HDD: 500Gb 7200RPM
VGA: 8800GT Alpha Dog Superclocked edition
PSU: Antec 500W

Mods:
Added VGA Heatsink (HR-03GT)+Zalman red LED fan. Cut holes for all power cables + fan cables. Added the Zalman 6 channel fan controller + rewired all fans. Took off mesh on side panel and covered fan with a grill.

This was my first build, i built it quite a while ago actually but only recently did the revamp with cord control etc. I thought it turned out rather well but i'd like to see what you guys think before i move on to my next rig.

MRCL · Nov 13, 2008

I don't really like the Antec cases... but despite that, really good cable management I must say! Looks very clean and smooth.

But: Red and blue don't match, so you are better off with one light theme, or two lights which harmonize.

tzitzibp · Nov 13, 2008

have to agree with MRCL about the lights... other than that... Great work on those cables and cooling the vga! 7/10!

I suggest you add a clear window on the side, replace the cpu cooler with a better one and replace the red fan with an AC Ryan dark blue or UV blue fan....

chk my rig...http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1832.html

Maiwald · Nov 13, 2008

thanks

Thanks for the advice on the colour scheme. the CPU cooler.. yeh i only have the e6600, its runnning at 3GHz though - but when i got it i figured 'nah ill get a better cooler once i get a better cpue' then ended up not getting it.
thanks for kind words on cable management - i cut all the holes with garden snips

home jobs for the win

ty_ger · Nov 16, 2008

Good job.

Great cable management on a budget for the non-cable-management-enthusiast. <- Is that a real stereotype or did I just make that up. You know what I mean -- some people go way over the top. You did a great job without getting exteme about it.

I kind of like the two-tone lights even though they don't necessarily match.

Maiwald · Nov 16, 2008

cheers mate. yeh i always thought that the red graphics card kinda suited the setup. the 'beast' area of the case

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kaosII · Nov 22, 2008

Looks great. I just wanted to point out that you are missing two mother-board screws. Wich should not be a prob if you have no standoffs behind em. Or even if you do I think they are grounded anyway ???? I don't know. Nice rig. 8 from me.

Binge · Nov 22, 2008

Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.

Castiel · Nov 22, 2008

Binge said:
Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.

That is true!

kaosII · Nov 23, 2008

Binge said:
Every time a PC builder uses a stock intel cooler, god kills a kitten.

Then lets all use stock ones and be done with them :0

Maiwald · Nov 24, 2008

lol

thx for ur comments
for mobo screws - yeh because of tight cable management. the mobo is slightly sitting OUT a little too far for the screws to sit in nicely, and i didnt wanna bend it to push it back in. yeh stock cooler's a bitch :S - ah well. cpu aint that important anyway!

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Nov 28, 2008

Very nice! 8/10!

So when will New Whitey will arrive?

System Name	Fractality 1.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-860 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory	16GB Kingston Hyper RAM
Video Card(s)	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Storage	64GB and 180GB SSDs / 1TB and 2TB HDDs
Display(s)	24" Acer V243W
Case	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software	Win 7 64bit

System Name	StarCruiser Dark Knight v.2
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-3570K
Motherboard	P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	1x custom W/C loop/ inflow:6x120 /outflow:4x120, 2x200
Memory	Viper 3 Black Mamba (4x4GB)
Video Card(s)	Powercolor LCS 5870
Storage	1X 128GB OCZ, 2 x 1.500 Gb Seagate
Display(s)	Samsung 24" LC24F396
Case	custom MDF case (I BUILT IT) check sig.....NOW
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Tagan 900 watt
Software	Win 7 RC / Open office / Games

System Name	Z77 Rev. 1
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard	ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Cooling	Water Cooling
Memory	2x G.Skill F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung 28" UE590 UHD
Case	Silverstone TJ07
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME 600W Titanium
Mouse	EVGA TORQ X10
Keyboard	Leopold Tenkeyless
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy: 7695

System Name	Kaos Performance "Studio V3"
Processor	i7 940 & 4.20 Ghz. stays very cool.
Motherboard	ASUS P6X58D Premium on water.
Cooling	Swiftech GTX, 2 x Fesser rads.
Memory	12 gigs Corsair
Video Card(s)	2 x EVGA 460 Gtx on water. Only to run multi monitors and NEC lfd.
Storage	2 Intel SSD for OS and programs. 8 WD Tera drives raid 5
Display(s)	3 x 30" Dell, 1 70" NEC P701-AVT LFD.
Case	Raxx's 10U rack unit X 2. One for pc and cooling, one for studio gear.
Audio Device(s)	M auidio in and out, split to Tube pres, AB split, and 48 channel Mackie.
Power Supply	Antec quattro 1200, Seasonic 650, Power conditioner, Generac NG back-up generator.
Software	Win Xp-Win 7. Lots of DAW software & plugins.
Benchmark Scores	Not a Bench machine only OC'd cuz it's in my blood. This is boarderline over-kill for my needs, but

System Name	Molly
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	Z77 ASRock
Cooling	CooliT Eco
Memory	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 680
Case	Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
Power Supply	Corsair HX-1000

[Case Gallery] Old Blacky

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MRCL

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Bjorn_Of_Iceland

Processor	Intel i5-3570K @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock LGA1155 Z77 Extreme 4
Cooling	Cooler Master Evo 212
Memory	16GB (4X4) G.Skill Ripjaw 2 DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Nvidia gForce GTX 660ti
Storage	1x Samsung 840 EVO 256GB 6Gb/s, 1x WD 500GB 6Gb/s, 1x WD 80GB 3Gb/s
Display(s)	ASUS VH242H Black + 2 HP 2311x 23" LED
Case	Fractal Design R4
Audio Device(s)	Realtek OnBoard Both
Power Supply	Cooler Master 850w
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1

System Name	Thakk
Processor	i7 6700k @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte G1 Z170N ITX
Cooling	H55 AIO
Memory	32GB DDR4 3100 c16
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX3080 Trinity
Storage	Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD / Intel 250GB SSD / Samsung Pro 512 SSD / 3TB Seagate SV32
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34 100hz IPS Gsync / HTC Vive
Case	QBX
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150 > Creative Gigaworks T40 > AKG Q701
Power Supply	Corsair SF600
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Ducky Shine TKL MX Blue + Vortex PBT Doubleshots
Software	Windows 10 64bit
Benchmark Scores	http://www.3dmark.com/fs/12108888