[Case Gallery] Silver Fortress

MRCL · Nov 8, 2008

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Specs:
CPU: Core2Duo E6300 oc'ed to 2450MHz
GPU: Gainward Radeon HD4850 Golden Sample
Mainboard: Asus P5B Premium
RAM: GeIL Black Dragon DDR2-800 2x 2Gb
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9700 LED
HD: Hitachi DeskStar 200Gb
Optical Drive: DVD Burner from some uknown manufacturer
Fans: 2x 180mm Silverstone 1x 120mm Zalman LED
Lights: Revoltec Twin Blue Cathodes

Mods:
Cable Management, removed one HD cage for better air flow and also because I simply don't need it, flipped top fan around, added lights

I have read about the SST-FT01 here on TPU and HAD to have that case! Cable management was a bit of challenge due to the small space behind the mobo tray, but with a lot of nerves and patience, it came out not too bad. I threw some blue ambient light in the case, but had to mount the rear exhaust fan outside the case, because it would eventually collide with one of the cathodes.
Next thign I'm gonna do is water cooling... because the oc'ed CPU gets hot on load!

kyle2020 · Nov 8, 2008

Looks very neat and tidy - clean too. Very nice if i do say so myself! 7/10 :toast:

tzitzibp · Nov 8, 2008

very nice build! 7/10
decent cable management, although you can use a cable wrap and get it even better!

and my advice is not to get a watercooler, but best spend your money on a better cpu... a 7xxx or 8xxx series and watch that 3dmark score skyrocket!

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

_jM · Nov 9, 2008

Looks very nice MRCL. I see you have finally got a nice cable management going on there! The case looks great, maybe you could invest in a rounded IDE cable, that might help a bit too.

MRCL · Nov 9, 2008

_jM said:
Looks very nice MRCL. I see you have finally got a nice cable management going on there! The case looks great, maybe you could invest in a rounded IDE cable, that might help a bit too.

So you've been monitoring me?

But thanks for the compliment. In fact I have a rounded IDE cable lying around, but that ribon here actually does cover some of the clutter, so it serves a purpose. It is a bit crumpled tough

_jM · Nov 10, 2008

MRCL said:
So you've been monitoring me? But thanks for the compliment. In fact I have a rounded IDE cable lying around, but that ribon here actually does cover some of the clutter, so it serves a purpose. It is a bit crumpled tough

lol.. yea i knew you were building from reading the Silverstone Fortress thread and having some cable issues..

Good to see that you can put that ribbon cable to better use, lolz once again, Nice F'n case.. i want one!

Binge · Nov 10, 2008

Well played MRCL... well played...

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Nov 10, 2008

Looks like this fortress is impenetrable. I was looking for ways to penetrate it but alas, failed I have miserably.

I raise my glass to you.

MRCL · Nov 10, 2008

Thanks, I feel honoured

j_d3 · Feb 6, 2009

Hey been noticing the Geil ram you use. This one looks nice and red but your newer one is more of a purple/red. Are they different or whats up? My next mod I'm collecting parts for now is a black and red themed mod and that ram would probably be perfect if I can find the right heatspreaders for it to refract around.

MRCL · Feb 6, 2009

j_d3 said:
Hey been noticing the Geil ram you use. This one looks nice and red but your newer one is more of a purple/red. Are they different or whats up? My next mod I'm collecting parts for now is a black and red themed mod and that ram would probably be perfect if I can find the right heatspreaders for it to refract around.

No they're still the same, but for the newer case I used an other camera. Lights are still as bright and red as you see it here.

mav2000 · Feb 6, 2009

Super build and love the way the cable management has been done.

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

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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	The money pit v.2 (v.1 is the wife!)
Processor	Core2Quad-Q9550@3.9ghz/1860mhzFSB @1.344v
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus II Formula = best damn P45 OCer out there!
Cooling	CoolerMster V8-- Custom WC system on the way! =]
Memory	8GB DOMINATORS @1100mhz 5-5-5-18
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 280
Storage	150GB WesternDigital Velociraptor OS Drive/1 WD 500AAKS for Storage
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 2243SWX 22" LCD
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos S w/custom lighting and cable management
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Titanium (Fatality edition) - paired with RAZER Barracuda's
Power Supply	CORSAIR HX1000W modular PSU
Software	Windows 7 RC 7100--eats vista for breakfast lunch and dinner!
Benchmark Scores	Coming to a theater near you!

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	The money pit v.2 (v.1 is the wife!)
Processor	Core2Quad-Q9550@3.9ghz/1860mhzFSB @1.344v
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus II Formula = best damn P45 OCer out there!
Cooling	CoolerMster V8-- Custom WC system on the way! =]
Memory	8GB DOMINATORS @1100mhz 5-5-5-18
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 280
Storage	150GB WesternDigital Velociraptor OS Drive/1 WD 500AAKS for Storage
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 2243SWX 22" LCD
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos S w/custom lighting and cable management
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Titanium (Fatality edition) - paired with RAZER Barracuda's
Power Supply	CORSAIR HX1000W modular PSU
Software	Windows 7 RC 7100--eats vista for breakfast lunch and dinner!
Benchmark Scores	Coming to a theater near you!

[Case Gallery] Silver Fortress

MRCL

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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

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

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Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aurous Pro
Cooling	Air cooled
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Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3060
Storage	500 GB Crucial NVME, 500 GB Crucial Bx500
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Case	Caselabs
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	1000 Watt Cooler Master Gold
Mouse	Logitech
Keyboard	TT Esports Mechanical
Software	Windows 10