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[ex_reven]

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Specs:
Intel C2D E6400 Overclocked from 2.1 to 3Ghz
ASUS P5B Deluxe Motherboard
ATI 512MB Powercolour X1950 Pro
2x1Gb G.Skill 800mhz 4-4-4-12
250Gb Seagate Barracuda 1200.10
320Gb Seagate Barracude 1200.10
Samsung 19" Monitor (Syncmaster?)
Logitech X530 5.1 Surround
Microsoft Desktop Elite Wireless Combo
Coolermaster Stacker 830 Case
Antec Smartpower 2.0
D-Link DWL-G520 MIMO Wireless Network Adapter

Mods:
Drilled hole in 5" bays to feed Front I/O Panel Cables through so they dont hang.
Cut off one of the Front I/O Firewire Cables because I never use it .

I love this case. Its huge and has great airflow. Spaces for up to 7 120mm Fans. Its quiet and its solid. Quality Construction.

 

[technicks]

Nice case Reven. But you gotta do some something about those messy cables.
And maybe ad a couple of coloured led fans.
Untill then i'm giving you a 7. As soon i can vote.

 

[ex_reven]

Nice case Reven. But you gotta do some something about those messy cables.
And maybe ad a couple of coloured led fans.
Untill then i'm giving you a 7. As soon i can vote.

Yeah the cables I can really only fix if i made some holes in the mobo tray. It sits flush to where my drives enter, with no gaps to put cables through. I suppose I could neaten them somewhat though.

As for the coloured LEDs, I didnt really want more fans. My case is silent .
The Red LED fans I put in were very audible. Nonetheless, some nice Coolermaster LED fans would do quite a nice job.

Thanks for the critique

 

[zekrahminator]

You're too wealthy for your own good .

I'm kidding with ya, very nice case, very fine parts. Only thing I'd really do to improve that fine thing is swap the 19" monitor with a nice large widescreen. Once everything is all configured (aka your resolutions are all set), you'll really enjoy it. Gaming is just way more realistic on a widescreen.

 

[ex_reven]

You're too wealthy for your own good .

I'm kidding with ya, very nice case, very fine parts. Only thing I'd really do to improve that fine thing is swap the 19" monitor with a nice large widescreen. Once everything is all configured (aka your resolutions are all set), you'll really enjoy it. Gaming is just way more realistic on a widescreen.

I have a 19" Widescreen too. I dont like it lol...
It just feels weird. I like the taller field of vision for some reason.

Goodmorning BTW.

 

[EviLZeD]

lol why u cut off the I/0 fire wire cable u should of stuffed it somewere were it couldnt be seen unever know u might need it overall it looks very decent i dont think cables are that bad =D

 

[ex_reven]

lol why u cut off the I/0 fire wire cable u should of stuffed it somewere were it couldnt be seen unever know u might need it overall it looks very decent i dont think cables are that bad =D

Meh, i was in a stressed out mood lol. It had it coming
Thanks for the comment

 

[craigo]

8/10 because its a Sydney rig! and i dont know why teh case manufacturers spam us with firewire crap either (when was teh last time you saw firewire anything outside of a mac shop) nice parts and its not a bad thing to reject flashy stuff to maintain silence..especially when your full tower its on your desktop.

 

[ex_reven]

8/10 because its a Sydney rig! and i dont know why teh case manufacturers spam us with firewire crap either (when was teh last time you saw firewire anything outside of a mac shop) nice parts and its not a bad thing to reject flashy stuff to maintain silence..especially when your full tower its on your desktop.

Thanks

Yeah, firewire is firegay I dont see the need for it.

 

[DrunkenMafia]

Good to see a Aussie.. Nice one bro...


Love the pic of the cut firewire... Is that incase no one believed you. heh heh...

 

[Wile E]

I use firewire all the time. It's faster than usb. Some camcorders only use firewire as well. But then again, I may be biased, I do own 3 Macs. lol

 

[ex_reven]

Thanks drunkenmafia, i really love your new sig btw

@ Wile E, Ive never used it once...I know only that its for digital camcorders but I know of no other uses for it. I also wiki'd it and read up abit, its alot faster than USB 2.0.

I guess its only disadvantage is that unlike Universal Serial Bus it isnt UNIVERSAL.
If it was, we'd probably all be using it all the time

LOL at the Mac usage, theyr awesome for graphics applications (in fact id love to try one for photoshop, even this comp dies in photoshop on some of the high end stuff...im guessing id need a multi CPU rig with like at least 4Gb of 1000-1600mhz ram to keep up with the stuff im doing...itd be interesting as to how the Mac copes with the program).

btw, i dont "hate" firewire lol, i just find it useless atm. If I ever need it, i have onboard firewire on the back I/O Panel Anyway

 

[Wile E]

My early iPod and all of my drive enclosures are both USB2.0 and Firewire400. I use firewire whenever I can, but keep USB2.0 around for when I can't.

 

[DOM]

why are the mem in the wrong slots ?? well gave you a 7 need to do something to the cables vote for mine http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/details.php?id=673

 

[ex_reven]

why are the mem in the wrong slots ?? well gave you a 7 need to do something to the cables vote for mine http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/details.php?id=673

They arnt in the wrong slots lol.
Its colour coded, Black for Channel 1 and Yellow for Channel 2

I agree about the cables though. When I get a free weekend perhaps
Im going to need to do some drilling

 

[DOM]

They arnt in the wrong slots lol.
Its colour coded, Black for Channel 1 and Yellow for Channel 2

I agree about the cables though. When I get a free weekend perhaps
Im going to need to do some drilling

?? well the book says the one close to the cpu is the slot 1 look on CPU-Z it should say which solts there in

yeah idk when im going to have to wait till next weekend to put up my wcooling cuz im out of town

 

[ex_reven]

Yeah it doesnt matter which slot. As long as both modules are in the same slot they are in the same channel, which allows them to run in Dual Channel

 

[craigo]

Sorry if i offended anybody who still utilizes firewire. i honestly forgot about you camcorder guys as i dont have one..firewire certainly does have a significant speed advantage for camcorder applications...although no reliable hotswap could be an issue...i feel manufacturers where to late in adopting the widespread use of this format...therefore when the did they overcompensated a bit...i also heard whispers of apple dropping support...sorry to threadjack...(shuffles back to corner)

 

[ex_reven]

Sorry if i offended anybody who still utilizes firewire. i honestly forgot about you camcorder guys as i dont have one..firewire certainly does have a significant speed advantage for camcorder applications...although no reliable hotswap could be an issue...i feel manufacturers where to late in adopting the widespread use of this format...therefore when the did they overcompensated a bit...i also heard whispers of apple dropping support...sorry to threadjack...(shuffles back to corner)

im sure wile e understands lol

 

[Uncle Vinnie]

Your case has a lot of potential, a lot of room in it to hide the wires.
It's a nice setup you have going on there.

What are the temps at idle, and load of the CPU OC to 3Ghz with the Golden Orb II Fan???

 

[ex_reven]

Your case has a lot of potential, a lot of room in it to hide the wires.
It's a nice setup you have going on there.

What are the temps at idle, and load of the CPU OC to 3Ghz with the Golden Orb II Fan???

Temps are shite, about 38-40 degrees idle. According to Everest.
Apparently ASUS has shit temp sensors, i dunno. When i ran a stress test the temps didnt go up very far, only made it to around 44 degrees. Temps have never been a problem with my OC, not so far anyway.

 

[Chewy]

I gave you an 7. your cables are organized but could be tidied up a bit (I know its a pain in the azz though). either way good job on them, their out of the way.

if you want quiet fans you should look into arctic cooling ones with the rubber mounts, cheap and very high quality/effective. it was on sale for 6.99can http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21209&vpn=ACF12L&manufacture=Arctic Cooling

I ordered some 80mm 2000rpm arctic cooling cans for my case.. no mounts hope thier silent like the 80mm rubber mount one I got.

 

[Wile E]

Sorry if i offended anybody who still utilizes firewire. i honestly forgot about you camcorder guys as i dont have one..firewire certainly does have a significant speed advantage for camcorder applications...although no reliable hotswap could be an issue...i feel manufacturers where to late in adopting the widespread use of this format...therefore when the did they overcompensated a bit...i also heard whispers of apple dropping support...sorry to threadjack...(shuffles back to corner)

None taken at all.

im sure wile e understands lol

100%

 

[ex_reven]

bumping

 

[Wile E]

Bored, eh Reven? lol

I was just thinking, my wiring is a lot like yours, don't you find it a bit strange that a case as cavernous as ours, can be so hard to wire cleanly? lol