[Case Gallery] Ultimate 478 MMC

[Mercenary4]

To view this case mod, go here.



Specs:
ABIT IS-7; P4 3.0e; 256Mb x4 Corsair DDR400 DualChannel; ATI AIW AGP 2006edition; Audigy2 ZS Gamer; WD Raptor 37G; Samsung CD/DVD Combo; E-Power Puma II; Vantec Cooling; FMI/CompUSA Case; Logitech inputs; ATI RemoteWonder+; FMI/CompUSA 4.1 Speakers; Envision 775e; HP Deskjet 3320

Mods:
AIW OC@424/200 3D-Detect; Blue cathode tube w/ rocker switch; Custom side intake for CPU cooling; Vantec cooling on everything; Vantec cable sleeving soon to come. Oh, and some Duct Tape, as you can see.

Final Build for Socket 478 w/MMC

 

[Mercenary4]

Old case, but it's what's inside that counts! If only had a Dremel tool, could put a side window for viewing.

 

[AMDCam]

Hey man, is the new Core Duo's compatible with your 478 mobo? I'm trying to figure out if they're compatible with 478 (at least 915 chipset and above) because that's just plain stupid if they're not pin compatible but still call themselves 478 and say they have "backwards compatible 667mhz (to 533mhz) fsb's"

 

[Mercenary4]

As far as I can tell from the INTEL website, yes the Core Duo is Socket 478. The only upgrade for my rig, really, is an Extreme Edition CPU for about $1000. This mobo supports 400, 533, 664/667, and 800fsb. Can't find an ABIT IS-7 anywhere, but can find an ABIT IS-7 E2. The E-2 has half the memory slots, no optical ports (don't use them anyways), static (no fan) northbus heatingsink, and different BIOS. Both run with Intel i865-ICH5. The IS-7 E2 is in Server 478 MMC which will be added as soon as I can take some good pics of it.

 

[Kurtis]

I would of gave you a ten cause Im a big fan of old cases but you need a new desk asap

 

[Mercenary4]

I would of gave you a ten cause Im a big fan of old cases but you need a new desk asap

No kidding, as you can see the power filter (yes, an actual power filter not a power strip) is about the only thing keeping the desk from caving in!

 

[W1zzard]

the new intel mobiles (core duo, solo) will not work in an old socket 478 motherboard

 

[AMDCam]

Okay, but are the new 478 mobo's downgradable to old 478 processors? Like I said, I heard the 915 and up chipsets are somehow compatible with the Duo/Solo processors.

 

[Mercenary4]

the new intel mobiles (core duo, solo) will not work in an old socket 478 motherboard

Does this mean that you have to have i915 NB or better to run core duo and these are M processors? Man, need to do some more research to get the scoop! Only glanced at the Intel website when AMDCam asked about them. Do know that there are a couple of Socket 478/479 PCI-x16 mobo's out there and they only support Pentium M CPU's as far as I can tell.
According to the documentation that came with my ABIT IS-7, only 533 and 800fsb CPU are supported. But when I dropped in my 1.6a (400fsb) it worked flawlessly and low and behold, 667fsb is also supported, so you never know till you try. Budget is the only reason for not trying all kinds of crazy combo's for me.

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/mobile/coreduo/sb/CS-022131.htm

This is the web address for FAQ on the core duo/solo CPU's. You will notice that the solo works with i915 and the duo works with i945. Basicly, no these new CPU's will not work with my mobo as it has an i865 NB as W1zzard pointed out. So if you want to run a Core Duo, you will need to upgrade your mobo as it is running the i915 NB. But then again, the computer industry is always trying to get everyone to think they need to upgrade. That is how they stay in business!

As we all know, or should know, about every six months your newest hardware becomes outdated. As long as you can run the software it doesn't really matter. When I was a teenager, my mom said that one day it wouldn't really matter how fast your computer was. This has been true for a while now. At this point as long as you have a 2Ghz CPU, 256Mb mem, and 64Mb video you can run just about anything pretty smoothly. Faster is better for click happy people, but not really nessasary. It all comes down to how much fundage you have and if you really care that the Jones' have a faster, more expensive computer than you.

 

[drade]

What psu is that?

 

[Mercenary4]

E-Power Puma II
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817101513

Would repaint case, but would loose the Vice City sticker. Maybe should look into some air brushing for the Rockstar/GTA Theme. That is what this rig was designed around. Pretty silly to build a rig just for one series of games that seems to attract a lot of strange attention. Oh, wait that was the idea in the first place when GTA III came out!

 

[drade]

You should get a case wrap, Or get something to color that case.

O O O, or spray paint in letters, to make your little name .

 

[chopperdan88]

what the heck

dude you need to take care of your desk. it looks like its about to fall apart!

 

[Mercenary4]

The desk is one of those cheap Walmart desks from about eight years ago. Rebuilt it about three times. Really it wasn't designed to hold the weight of a CRT monitor. It's made out of press wood. Plan on getting a new desk for Server 478 some day, that one will go here. Works for me.