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One more thing. This is my work computer and I built it on a budget.
I work at Ross Computer Services in Seneca SC
I would love to show you my extreme mod.
Shes called C-Macc's and comprises of the following fully working hardware.
PC -
Intel quad core q6600
3 Gb Ram
6.5 Terabytes of Hard Drive Space (inc PS3 and Xbox)
Geforce 8800GT
Blue Tooth
Wireless
Xbox 360 to PC Wireless adapter
2 x Light Guns
2 x Wireless Xbox 360 Gutars
32" Touch Screen Film Overlay
12 x 120mm Fans (to keep it all cool)
Console hardware
Xbox
Xbox 360
PS3
Sega Dreamcast
Nitendo WII
Sony PSP
Nitendo DS
All the systems work fine with out any problems. when 1 system is turned on the other all turn off. So you can only run 1 system at a time.
Full build pics below.
Here is a image of how its all connected with a few bits removed as i dont what people to know how i did it all completly (you have to keep some things quiet)
Some more hardware pics
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums [...] em/156.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums [...] CF2634.jpg
So heres some pictures of the crazy fast computer i was talking about, it had just 1 card in it at the time. And it was 3D Mark that we used to test the CPU.
QX6850@ 3.6
750iFTW
4x1GB DDR2-800 Patriot
8800GT@ 810(core)-1850(shader)-2000(Mem)
Look carefully and you'll notice a little blue guy that makes sure that 8800GT is stable ;0
My modified 832 Stacker.
rig spec:
MSI P6N
QX6700
8800 GTS
4gb Lanfest RAM
1T gb
Coolermasters 1000W
Lian Li v2100 Plus II
Thermalright IFX-14
Fan Controller
2x 22" HP w2207
Logitech G5
MS Natural 4000
**more photos below**
Lian Li case
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums [...] C01692.jpg
ya, it was messy before the shrink wraps 
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums [...] C01857.jpg
i found a reason to keep the room lights off
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums [...] C01702.jpg
IFX-14 HS, it's BIG
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums [...] C01689.jpg
pretty 140mm blue fans
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums [...] C01860.jpg
Crucial Lanfest 2k7 Newegg Edition RAMs
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums [...] C01865.jpg
Message edited by gaiden on 10-23-2008 at 04:58:29 PM
AMD X2 6000+ @ 3.2 Ghz
EVGA SLI 590 Mb
ATI 4870 1GB Video
3 Gb GSKILL DDR2 800 Ram
2 x 150Gb Raptors in Raid 0
SB ExtremeGamer Sound
3 x 20X Sata DVD Burners
1 Lite On Blu Ray Rom
Gateway 24" LCD 1920 x 1200 DVI
Logitech Z5300 5.1 Speakers +
split rear surround sound via Yamaha RX V361 receiver
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W Ps
Antec case 5 UV green fans
Diamondback Razer mouse
Apple slim aluminum keyboard
Razer Pro Solutions mousepad
Message edited by soldier37 on 10-24-2008 at 08:14:16 PM
Reply to soldier37
Hey All. I’m new here but I love to share my mods.
I am currently working on a new mod from an antec 300 case.
I am not completely sure what way I am going but I have some ideas. I have been looking at different fan controllers because the case holds 4 - 120mm fans and 1 – 140 fan. The problem with all of this is they all look the same. So I decided to make my own. Here is the progress of that adventure
Here is my start case. Plain old Antec 300 case… Kind of boring huh?
Lets play
Standard 5.25 slot cover in the case. Good place to start to keep the flow of the case going.
Ok, I have 4 holes drilled here on the outsides for my toggles and 4 for my LEDs. Not to mention the 4 holes to mount the prototype board I have to use to solder all my resisters, LEDs and wires to. *note the tan PC board threw 4 of the holes*
I could take you threw each step, but I’m going to jump to the main parts. If requested, I will go into more detail.
Ok, here’s my board with all the Wires, LEDs and resistors soldered to it.
Here is one of my Toggle switches wired up and I added the green loom over the wires to help with air flow and it just looks better. =)
Next I had to install the toggle switches and LED holders. I painted my 5.25 cover and mounted the things needed.
I installed the blue LEDs finished wiring and installed to PC. Notice the LEDs work when switch’s are up. They will be off at night when I turn all my fans and lights off at night so I can sleep without feeling I’m at a disco or something.
Next I want to cut a picture into the side of my case. I found one I liked a lot, so I blew it up drew it on my case and got ready to cut.
This is what I have decided to go with. Its going to be a little work but I feel its well worth it.
I have started to Cut the pic out of my case and I ran into a small problem… My darn dermal burnt up. I started hutting and the next thing I knew my hand was feeling like it was on fire… I took my dermal apart to try to repair it, no luck.
So now I have a Fan controller and a unfinished cut into the side of my case… I have to go shopping… Hope the wife will let me *grin*
I am about to have another son in Jan so all my cash is going to him. I will get the new dermal ASAP and get back to work. Hope to post again soon!
Kaiaer
Message edited by Kaiaer on 10-24-2008 at 10:20:53 PM
Some pics of my desktop
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Rig Info :-
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.6
Thermalright Si 120 with Vantec 120mm UV LED
Asus Commando
XFX 8800GTS 512MB (G92) Alpha Dog 770/1090/1980 (Courtesy of Scott & XFX)
ADI 1988B Onboard Supreme FX ( SoundMax )
Logitech Z 5500 Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital , DTS 96/24 , THX
2GB Transcend Value DDR2 800 Mhz ( 2 x 1 GB )
Cooler Master Real Power M700W Modular PSU - Quad 12V Rails - Total 76 Amps
Cooler Master Cosmos S (One 200mm & one 120mm LED intake & 3 120mm Exhaust Fans)
Dell 24" E248WFP Full HD Widescreen @ 1920x1200
Logitech MX 3200 Wireless Keyboard & Laser Mouse
Canon MP476 MFP
Seagate 250 GB Sata II & Hitachi 80 GB Sata II
Samsung SH-S203B 20X Sata DVD-RW/DL & LG 52X CD-RW
Windows XP SP3 32 Bit & Vista Ultimate 64 Bit SP1
Message edited by sushrukh on 10-24-2008 at 07:59:03 PM
I have almost always built my own systems but always regular beige or black boxes and always on a tight budget.
This time I decided to make it a project and have a cool looking pc that my 2 daughters could help with and one THEY would think was "cool".
As I use my PC in an dark room I decided to use some UV products and also had my 1st foray into watercooling.
Hopefully you all like it :-
FULL SIZE IMAGE - http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8610/img1605au3.jpg
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E8400 @ 3.6Ghz
EVGA 750i FTW Mobo
EVGA 9800 GTX @ 800/1800/2300 WC by DDen
OCZ Reaper HPC 4x2GB PC2 8500 1.85v
Zalman 850-HP 850w GameXreme
2xWD Raptor 74GB
2x Seagate 1TB Raid 1
DangerDen Water Box plus case
DD TDX waterbock
DD 9800GTX waterblock
BlackIce Xtreme II 2x120
DangerDen Water Cooling Kit
_________________________________________
For more info on the complete build you can find it here :-
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=436930
Why is my mod EXTREME? Well, this mod has an EXTREME amount of power per cubic inch, quite possibly the most in the WORLD!
This is my 1U mod (Case Dimension is: 11D"x17W"x1.75H" ). My goal was to fit a FULL POWER (yet near silent and FULLY upgradeable) gaming desktop, in a case that is 0.18 cubic feet. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!
The specs are:
-250W PSU
-ATI HD3870 GPU
-200GB 7200RPM 2.5" SATA HD
-2GB DDR2 667 Ram
- E6600 Dual Core CPU
-External USB DVD RW Optical Drive (connects via my LCD internal USB HUB)
-8x40mm NEAR SILENT cooling fans (under 30db)
-CPU Cooler is a 80mm near silent blower type fan (under 30db even under full load).
All in 1U Supermicro Case!
Also, notice the 4 port DVI (with audio and USB) KVM under-desk mounted? That is so I can switch to my work laptop, which is docked under the desk and on top of my filing cabinet.
Here are the pics:
Message edited by sdinet on 10-24-2008 at 11:09:19 PM
Just completed:
Project FiveWood
see the entire build story here:http://www.tccook.com/P5W_Release.html
CC
Here's my PC
no major components, I don't have deep pockets..
more info at http://www.3dgameman.com/forums/sh [...] post679058
nice speakers 
MINE!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?r [...] =679496775
C2D E2180 2ghz OCed to 3.33ghz 1.344v, gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R, gigabyte Radeon HD4850 OCed 700/1140, 4x1GB crucial ballistix Tracer PC-6400 4-4-4-12, Ultra X-Finity 600w SLI w/ Flexforce, Seagate 250GB SATA2, Samsung SH-S223Q, Severely modded XION2 case vista ultimate x64
Watercooling Loop: Swiftech Apogee GT, Swiftech dual 120mm fan Rad, Swiftech MCP-655 Pump, OVV-M2 Chipset Block, OVV-V2 Video Block, OVV-W2 Reservoir, Swiftech 7/16 ID tubing
Howdy.
My current gaming computer:
Generic Midtower (soon to be replaced with Antec 300)
585w hec Compucase Orion PSU
MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX V.1
Athlon x2 5400+ BE: 3.2ghz w/1.4v on AIR (working on 3.5ghz in 'freezeout')
ThermalRight XP-90 + Panaflo 92x25mm Ultra High Speed FBA09A12U1BX by NMB-MAT (30c idle 42c load)
GeCube (Info-Tek) ATi Radeon 3850 512mb Turbo-III (stock)
G.Skill DDR2-1066 downclocked for AM2 CPU (working on current OC) 5-5-5-15-2T
Western Digital SATA2 250gb
It games extremely well. Eyeing an AM3 CPU, a new PSU, and 3 more video cards.
Message edited by Boombox on 11-24-2008 at 09:34:36 AM
here is my slightly modded antec 900 case
1 multicolored xclio fan
2 cold cathodes with sound activation module
thermaltake 500w psu
evga nvidia 9600gt
pentium dual core 2.0ghz
Message edited by GodfatherScar on 12-23-2008 at 03:35:02 AM
I have a computer in my closet that is built inside a fish tank
if you click the first picture you can just view the rest of the pictures on my webshots account easily, rather than clicking each of these links
Case Design
Top half of case design, <3 Nvidia Logo
Bottom Half of case design
Mostly through carving of case with dremmel tool
The tower and partially carved case next to it. Please note my first mod of the case was the half life symbol on top and the 120mm fan addition. Those were destroyed in the making of this mod.
The finished case, Paint ground off, Plexiglass Bolted on with some sweet screws.
Nvidia Logo finished <3
Bottom Half of case finished
the 3x120mm fans plus radiator sitting ontop of the case, not attached
fan holes for the radiator, cut into the case.
I had a hard drive crash at this point and no longer have the original images, but thankfully i posted most of them on xoxide, so you will note from here on down they have their logo on the pics
http://thumb16.webshots.net/t/52/7 [...] jqh_th.jpg
finished case
http://thumb16.webshots.net/t/63/7 [...] PqK_th.jpg
nvidia logo, there was actually a green LED I had mounted behind it, so when i turned off the cathodes it glowed green
http://thumb16.webshots.net/t/72/1 [...] OJI_th.jpg
the guts of H2O
http://thumb16.webshots.net/t/74/7 [...] cqZ_th.jpg
UV lights only
http://thumb16.webshots.net/t/63/7 [...] xVG_th.jpg
Me 3 years ago behind the PC with cover off.
Message edited by nowwhatnapster on 01-24-2009 at 08:48:20 PM
Well... I guess I'll join the fray. 
Well, this is mild compared to some here, but at least I like it.
Built from scratched and custom painted metallic ruby red.
Also in photo 4 & 5 I used a mirror so you can see the GPU that always hides the best looking part at the bottom...
I haven't seen anyone do this yet.
(The 26" monitor makes the case look smaller than it is.)
I really, really hate it when you get the nice looking GPU and you can't see it when installed!
Here is where you can actually see the nice part of the GPU once it is installed!
This was when I was running a single 4870.
Thanks for looking.D
Message edited by jack54 on 03-13-2009 at 08:30:05 AM
Well I have finished my mod.
Go here to see the highlights of the build
http://www.slide.com/r/LXj9urGG7j9 [...] w=original
I change cases a week ago to the Antec 900. I painted it to match my monitor, a subtle red.
I also added another 4870 & 1050W PSU & 2x2GB 1600 memory.
Lot's of photo's here:
http://1-4u-computer-graphics.com/Antec900.htm
Here are a few of my favorites:
Message edited by jack54 on 03-13-2009 at 08:33:10 AM
So I was walking around the local hardware surplus store this past week and came across an idea I couldn't pass up. I came across a an industrial blower fan, and the best part was it was cheap . . . only $20
I got this home only to realize that it required a 3 phase 240V power, not to be discouraged by America's lack of 240V power, except maybe the dryer outlet . . . But I like my dryer where it is, so it was back to the store to pick up a transformer! Long story short I neglected checking the KVA output, only focusing that it converted the proper voltages, this led to it outputting only half the ampsvolts needed (only .1KVA), and after a short while running it overheated and melted, made a nasty smell about the apartment in the process. Back to the store again, this time I checked all the power requirements, not wanting a repeat of the previous transformer I made sure the new one would be able to supply 2 times the required power, .5KVA!
Drop this new transformer into an old case a friend just gives you, slap on the twin turbine, and you have yourself a case blowing enough air through it to inflate a wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!
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