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MicroFly/Qpack MODernize

red - red and black go well anyway.
 
Well you've got an awful lot of color choices to match on the motherboard :p Gigabyte's slogan is "Taste the Rainbow" isn't it? :D

I wonder if something that looked like copper would be any good. I've had the idea before, but it might not look as nice as I think it would :p It would definitely accentuate the PSU "wiring" though.
 
all the PS wiring will be hidden (between the mobo n mobo tray) the mobo is an ASRock tri SLI one...
 
Seconded on the Red and Black, same as my Lanbox.

Also, you putting the SATA cables with a 90* on the mobo and going straight toward the bottom of the board then through the tray? Super clean.

And i think you should use 4 sticks, it 'looks' better than 2 sticks.

And defiantly tri-sli then fold for TPU :D :D :D lol.
 
Well there went 20 minutes reading through 11 pages of God-ness. I always am late to the party but holy shit that is amazing. I only wish my intro to EE class taught me something useful to do that! Bravo man, bravo.
 
I picked up 4 older Crucial tracers 1066s on ebay, just waiting for the idiot to ship them (paid on the 1st)

Satas may be soldered to the back of the mobo (lol, havent tried it yet)

Thanks for stopping by Duxx
 
I say go for it MK! I wanna see the sata ports on the bottom! :D
 
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Really looking nice MK...poor particle board...what is important is that the CF is intact and looking swell!! :toast:


As far as color....I'd say red and Metallic Black (and use red as an outline, that would look sick!!)
 
lol, looks like there will be some red in the future (too bad I didnt keep my 4830s)
 
This might have been mentioned before, but this seems to have left the domain of SFF now, it seems more like a PC/console hybrid, as it seems once its built, not a lot is going to be replaceable.

Sweet mod tho. Your work astounds me as always. The biggest mod I'm doing is fitting a relay switch to control my cathodes :laugh:
 
Lol, soldering SATA? Is that possible? If it is... Damn!
 
You can solder pretty much anything if you think about it. Ports are there to make it easy to swap and change :)
 
alexp999 said:
This might have been mentioned before, but this seems to have left the domain of SFF now, it seems more like a PC/console hybrid, as it seems once its built, not a lot is going to be replaceable.

Sweet mod tho. Your work astounds me as always. The biggest mod I'm doing is fitting a relay switch to control my cathodes :laugh:
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This case is smaller than the original Microfly (using a mATX mobo) My thought is to make the mobo easily separate from the PS and mobo tray.

When I showed my other SFF comps at Lans it was a bit of a pain to constantly have to disassemble it over and over to show off its insides. This one will be able to be compleately disassembled in less than a min....
MoonPig said:
Lol, soldering SATA? Is that possible? If it is... Damn!
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yes (I hope so)
 
Nice, but your screwed if you ever want to change the mobo. :ohwell:
 
not really I just solder the copper rails to the new mobo, everything stays the same.
 
Yeah but if you go the whole hog and solder sata cables etc. It will be a real PIA to unsolder, move and resolder everything.

Usually SFF is just a small version of ATX, so stuff is still easily replaceable. This is more like a laptop or console, where everything is made to measure.

Thats all I was getting at :)
 
well one thing with me is I definitely wont be upgrading my mobo or CPU anytime soon. (TRI SLI and 940 will have to make due, lol)

And honestly less than a week after this is done I will be making the next version:laugh::laugh::laugh:
 
alexp999 said:
Nice, but your screwed if you ever want to change the mobo. :ohwell:
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MK is into this stuff....and chances of frying a Mobo when your this good is slim.

We're so used to using connectors and the such...Guilty as charged!!!! :nutkick:

MK has other ideas and it is very clear in this thread. :rockout:
 
Actually my thoughts/designs are not so much in the realm of practicality (like the $800 mobo tray) But more of a chance for those with open minds to explore the possibilities...

Ok this is funny (not really:mad:).. I got a pair of Sparkle Calibre 9600GTs for this build...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187023
I got them last month and they have been sitting till today. I plugged the external display box an the cards wouldnt work. I remove the digital display and the cards work fine...I go to Newegg and they say to bug off as I bought the cards 38 days ago (only have a 30 day warranty)
So I sent a message to Sparkle and guess what I get back....

Quote:
"Dear Customer,
Please provide us more detail about your computer and the problem.
And also if you want to do SLI with 2 of this cards, 620W (which you mention us the power wattages on the phone) is not enough, we will suggest at least 800W or higher.
Thanks
Tech support"

Apparently the Corsair 620 is not enough to run a pair of 9600GTs...:laugh:
(even though I have been using a 400 for over a year)

I cant believe the people allowed to work for Tech Support....

I am now looking for a couple of new cards... anyone want a Cheap pair of 9600GTs?....
 
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lol 800 jeez
 
lol, good thing I didnt have Sparkle 280s....(I would need a new 1,000,000 watt PS)
 
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Wow.... they must be desperate for tech support over there or something. I might have a friend who could use one...
 
MKmods said:
Ok this is funny (not really:mad:).. I got a pair of Sparkle Calibre 9600GTs for this build...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187023
I got them last month and they have been sitting till today. I plugged the external display box an the cards wouldnt work. I remove the digital display and the cards work fine...I go to Newegg and they say to bug off as I bought the cards 38 days ago (only have a 30 day warranty)
So I sent a message to Sparkle and guess what I get back....

Quote:
"Dear Customer,
Please provide us more detail about your computer and the problem.
And also if you want to do SLI with 2 of this cards, 620W (which you mention us the power wattages on the phone) is not enough, we will suggest at least 800W or higher.
Thanks
Tech support"

Apparently the Corsair 620 is not enough to run a pair of 9600GTs...:laugh:
(even though I have been using a 400 for over a year)

I cant believe the people allowed to work for Tech Support....

I am now looking for a couple of new cards... anyone want a Cheap pair of 9600GTs?....
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are they serious?
I run a pair of 9600gt on an Enermax :rockout: 450watt psu, for over a year!
although, i have to mention that they were both passive cooled, as they were used on a media centre PC... Still, a good quality PSU can provide enough juice for these toys, anyday!

btw, I don't think its the peoples' working at tech support fault... it's a common company policy to blame a psu, when their product is no good! I had the same responce when I contacted Asus, with same problem on a 8800GTX powered, initially, by a tagan 600w! finally they admited that there was a power connector problem! go figure!:shadedshu
 
Yes I want one of your cards!!! Too bad I have no money!

Better beef up my psu, my Corsair 750W wont cut dual 9600GT's. :laugh:
 
MKmods said:
Actually my thoughts/designs are not so much in the realm of practicality (like the $800 mobo tray) But more of a chance for those with open minds to explore the possibilities...

Ok this is funny (not really:mad:).. I got a pair of Sparkle Calibre 9600GTs for this build...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187023
I got them last month and they have been sitting till today. I plugged the external display box an the cards wouldnt work. I remove the digital display and the cards work fine...I go to Newegg and they say to bug off as I bought the cards 38 days ago (only have a 30 day warranty)
So I sent a message to Sparkle and guess what I get back....

Quote:
"Dear Customer,
Please provide us more detail about your computer and the problem.
And also if you want to do SLI with 2 of this cards, 620W (which you mention us the power wattages on the phone) is not enough, we will suggest at least 800W or higher.
Thanks
Tech support"

Apparently the Corsair 620 is not enough to run a pair of 9600GTs...:laugh:
(even though I have been using a 400 for over a year)

I cant believe the people allowed to work for Tech Support....

I am now looking for a couple of new cards... anyone want a Cheap pair of 9600GTs?....
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darn!! my hx620W runs 9800gtx+ in sli w/ no problems at all.. before i upgraded to HX1000W for my gtx285.. The corsair HX620W is more than enough for 9600GTs in SLI :)
 
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