My First Build..... The Phoenix
My First Build..... The Phoenix
my parents gave me one of their old computers when i came to college. well, it was the biggest POS i've ever seen, just wouldn't cut it, so i decided to start upgrading. i didn't know much about computers when i started, so i taught myself as i went along. i slowly replaced every single part, and in the end, i had a completely different machine. this is what I ended up with, and i'm still not completely done. i will be adding a blow hole on the top of my case for an 80mm fan (might add an acrylic window also), and will be adding a 5" LCD display at the front of the case (it will replace the lit up silver square section under the power/reset buttons. i'll either have a diagnostics programming running on that screen, and/or media player and visulizations. i may do some other mods, but am not sure exactly what yet. i'll update the thread when i do.
by the way, what dremel bit would work best for cutting out the blowhole?
SETUP:
>ATX Phoenix-X Case
>Cooler Master Musketeer System Dynamics Detector
>Vantec Nexus fan and light controller with 2 blue cathode lights
>4 80mm Vantec Stealth fans, 1 40mm Vantec fan (soon to add a 5th 80mm at top of case)
>Biohazard fan grills
>Aspire 520watt Power Supply
>Asus K8N-E Deluxe Motherboard
---Socket 754 for AMD CPU
---NVIDIA nForce3 250 Gb
---Dual RAID
---8-channel Audio
>AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor
>1GB DDR ram
>ATI Radeon All-In Wonder 9600 XT video card
>2 Seagate 80GB SATA hard drives, 7200rpm, 8mb buffer
>Seagate 120GB hard drive, 7200rpm, 8mb buffer
>NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
>Sony 52x24x52x CD-R/RW drive
>Sony floppy drive
>Megavision 17" LCD screen
>Microsoft Cobalt Wireless IntlliMouse Explorer
>Logitech Elite Keyboard
>Logitech Z-640 5.1 surround speakers
>Round IDE cables
>Vantec PCI and Ram slot protectors (blue)
>Microsoft XP Pro
>HP PSC 2175 all-in-one printer/scanner/copier/card reader
by the way, what dremel bit would work best for cutting out the blowhole?
SETUP:
>ATX Phoenix-X Case
>Cooler Master Musketeer System Dynamics Detector
>Vantec Nexus fan and light controller with 2 blue cathode lights
>4 80mm Vantec Stealth fans, 1 40mm Vantec fan (soon to add a 5th 80mm at top of case)
>Biohazard fan grills
>Aspire 520watt Power Supply
>Asus K8N-E Deluxe Motherboard
---Socket 754 for AMD CPU
---NVIDIA nForce3 250 Gb
---Dual RAID
---8-channel Audio
>AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor
>1GB DDR ram
>ATI Radeon All-In Wonder 9600 XT video card
>2 Seagate 80GB SATA hard drives, 7200rpm, 8mb buffer
>Seagate 120GB hard drive, 7200rpm, 8mb buffer
>NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
>Sony 52x24x52x CD-R/RW drive
>Sony floppy drive
>Megavision 17" LCD screen
>Microsoft Cobalt Wireless IntlliMouse Explorer
>Logitech Elite Keyboard
>Logitech Z-640 5.1 surround speakers
>Round IDE cables
>Vantec PCI and Ram slot protectors (blue)
>Microsoft XP Pro
>HP PSC 2175 all-in-one printer/scanner/copier/card reader
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i don't have the time nor the tools to get into any serious mods at the moment, so for now, this is all i got. yes, that is just a sticker.
this is an older pic, i have since put in a different power supply, which has sleeved cables. it nice and clean inside.
this is an older pic, i have since put in a different power supply, which has sleeved cables. it nice and clean inside.
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I'm picky because im a modder. I don't appreciate premods like I should. Especially if they are expensive premods.
And as for wire management, it just looks ugly to have a nest of wires when you have a window :\ Common sense, doesnt require tools, and wont take more then an hour to make it look spotless.
And as for wire management, it just looks ugly to have a nest of wires when you have a window :\ Common sense, doesnt require tools, and wont take more then an hour to make it look spotless.
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Yeah, I'd agree too.deadly-app wrote:I'm picky because im a modder. I don't appreciate premods like I should. Especially if they are expensive premods.
And as for wire management, it just looks ugly to have a nest of wires when you have a window :\ Common sense, doesnt require tools, and wont take more then an hour to make it look spotless.
Syclone, post some new pics with some wire management.
Even though it is a "pre-modded" case, it still looks nice. Sometimes those premods jsut look awefuly hideous. But there are still a lot of ways you can mod it yourself and be able to "customize" it a little to make it unique
Just ask if you want some ideas!