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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby JuneBug » Wed May 07, 2008 10:40 am

skierkid450 wrote:not a zip tie in sight

I used one zip tie behind the hard drives to hold the chaise cables (led USB sound) other then that every thing is to tight to use a zip tie, and since i named the comp space monkey (off of FireFly :supz: ) it all works out

DMB2000uk wrote:Nice to see all the effort you put into cable tidying there junebug :finga:

Just checked your boards manual, and it appears that you only need the orange sata ports connected like that if you want to use the eSATA port on the back IO shield. So you don't actually need that for SATAII, it will run at that speed automatically.

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figured that to be the case as well but i didn't want to take any chances
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby Dragon_Cooler » Wed May 07, 2008 9:09 pm

Here is one that I found in my archive, This one has all 4 sticks and all 3 drives. Pretty good shot i thought.

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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby Sporg » Fri May 09, 2008 7:15 pm

I'm sure you cable management types are pulling your hair out looking at my rats nest! :finga:
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby Sovereign » Fri May 09, 2008 8:42 pm

Geez a lot of love for that tank, the Thermaltake Armor... All my friends laugh at me for buying it as it weighs ~70LBS with all my stuff in it.
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby Bio-Hazard » Fri May 09, 2008 9:35 pm

Sovereign wrote:Geez a lot of love for that tank, the Thermaltake Armor... All my friends laugh at me for buying it as it weighs ~70LBS with all my stuff in it.

That's pretty darn heavy, that's for sure.................... :shock:

My UFO comes in at slightly below 50 pounds even with all the water cooling gear installed.................. :mrgreen:
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby stereo55 » Sat May 10, 2008 11:10 am

Nothing special or super duper , but my rig treats me well . :mrgreen:

My trusty Antec AMG case has served me well for the last 5yrs or so , but its time has come and daddy needs a change ! :finga:

I still need to buy a few new parts before I use the new Cosmos 1000 case (as its been sitting there in the box since last Christmas '07) , but I should have the new case up and running in another week or so . I'll post some internal pics once the Cosmos 1000 is up and running .





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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby martini161 » Sat May 10, 2008 11:49 am

Bio-Hazard wrote:
Sovereign wrote:Geez a lot of love for that tank, the Thermaltake Armor... All my friends laugh at me for buying it as it weighs ~70LBS with all my stuff in it.

That's pretty darn heavy, that's for sure.................... :shock:

My UFO comes in at slightly below 50 pounds even with all the water cooling gear installed.................. :mrgreen:

all i know is that when i try to lift mine with all the water cooling stuff it makes my back hurt. i still have to muster the strength and curage to put this this thing on a scale
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and heres some very nice work related equipment 8) i could tell you what we were doing but then id have to kill you :axe:
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby kappage » Sun May 11, 2008 5:49 am

Well i think its finally my turn.
This is my jukebox
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The jukebox is running a Celeron 900Mhz, with a small Hard drive soon to be upgraded, it also has a 12" touchscreen which i ahd to make cables for which couldnt be bought.

This is my main desk
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Yea covered in crap aye?

This is my PC the front bezel was Not bought i modded it, it was plain with no big hole in the front.
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and this is how much it sticks out
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby ibleet » Sun May 11, 2008 8:49 am

Yikes, thats rough! :axe:

Someone needs to save you from yourself by hiding your cans of spray paint. Dude! :mrgreen:
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby martini161 » Sun May 11, 2008 9:22 am

I love the mousepad 8) glad to see the austrailians still love us
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby skier » Sun May 11, 2008 10:24 am

kappage, why is your main rig blowing exhaust into your face??? :shock: maybe temps for the computer, but it must make YOU run hot :lol:
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby tekgek » Sun May 11, 2008 2:22 pm

Here is my rig. Not a quad core, but Dual is fine for me.

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The wiring still needs some work, but I will get to it eventually.

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And, or course, my desk. Someone else on this thread has one just like it.

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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby kappage » Sun May 11, 2008 5:32 pm

skierkid450 wrote:kappage, why is your main rig blowing exhaust into your face??? :shock: maybe temps for the computer, but it must make YOU run hot :lol:

i have a few cables that came with stuff, ummm Camera and my calculator that i use regularly and most of the time i cant be bothered getting up. But it doesnt blow into my face or even on me, the exhaust fan has grooves on it blowing it behind the monitor

@martini161: the mouse pad was free and im too cheap to buy a new one. But i suppose i jsut like the size of the pad.
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby DaIceMan » Sun May 11, 2008 6:40 pm

Hey Tek (and other 900 owners) ... Here's an idea that I saw over at XS for the power supply. Doesn't necessarily reduce the heat I think, but I think it's a pretty cool idea. Just cut a hole in the bottom of the case, trim the hole, and invert the supply.

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There's a thread over at Xtreme Systems with tons of ideas and work logs for the 900, http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=126395 . As with most boards, there's your typical love/hate/bickering, but aside from all that, and the 40+ pages now, there are some really nicely modded Antec 900s, and ideas that can be used on other cases as well. Thanks Dan for the "ok" to post the link.
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby tekgek » Sun May 11, 2008 7:40 pm

I agree, it is an interesting idea, but, as a lot of my friends know, I am really clumsy, so I might get someone who is good at doing this sort of thing. But I do have one question about that: if it does not help with cooling, what exactly does it accomplish? Perhaps it helps some of the hot air form coming back into the computer? Just a thought

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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby DaIceMan » Sun May 11, 2008 7:42 pm

I think it looks pretty good... IMO, the PSU looks a bit goofy with the label upside down.
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby ibleet » Sun May 11, 2008 10:29 pm

I'm not a neat freak by any stretch, but some of these wiring jobs are a disaster. :mrgreen:
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby DaIceMan » Sun May 11, 2008 11:05 pm

yeah, mine is hideous. I was planning to make some amends to mine, but as of Friday nights ALL of my plans have changed. Things are going to be moving around like crazy. New parts, new homes, new mods. Crazy man, Crazy!!
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby DaIceMan » Thu May 15, 2008 6:27 pm

where'd everyone go. More pics and specs!!!!!!!! I'll probably edit my sig over the weekend, since new goodies are on the way and nothing in my sig will remain the same.
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Re: Post Your Rig!

Postby stopthekilling77 » Thu May 15, 2008 9:29 pm

updated!
now that my baby -er- pc is back up :D i had to take some more pics! i apologize for the crappy camera-phone quality of the pictures but all i can do is wait until i can afford a better camera!

slytly betr kaybul mananagemint: i has it! (translated from lolcatness: hey i tried to make it neater this time :P )
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finally! a cleaned up and awesome looking workspace!
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and lastly: as cool as it gets to look before i can upgrade :)
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