My Latest Creation..
Hi Guys,
Well she's not quite done, but I figured I start throwing up spme pics of my latest PC build.
Here's a spec list to start off with:
Cooler Master ATC-110-SX1 All Aluminum Case w/ slide out MoBo Tray
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe MoBo
Intel P4 3.0 w/ 1 Meg L2 Cache
Thermalright SP-94 heatsink, w/ Panaflo H1 High Performance 92mm Fan
Antec Neo-Power 480 watt PS
Corsair TWINX1024-4000PT 1GB DDR500 XMS4000 Ultra-High Bus Speed Dual-Channel Memory w/Platinum Heat Spreader
LITE-ON CDRW 52x48x52
LITE ON 16x DVD-RW
Creative Audigy 2 Gamer Sound Card
BFG 6800 ULTRA OC Video Card
3 Coolermaster 80mm Clear fans w/ blue LEDS
SilverStone 3.5" bay front USB 2.0/Firewire/ headphone jack
Well she's not quite done, but I figured I start throwing up spme pics of my latest PC build.
Here's a spec list to start off with:
Cooler Master ATC-110-SX1 All Aluminum Case w/ slide out MoBo Tray
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe MoBo
Intel P4 3.0 w/ 1 Meg L2 Cache
Thermalright SP-94 heatsink, w/ Panaflo H1 High Performance 92mm Fan
Antec Neo-Power 480 watt PS
Corsair TWINX1024-4000PT 1GB DDR500 XMS4000 Ultra-High Bus Speed Dual-Channel Memory w/Platinum Heat Spreader
LITE-ON CDRW 52x48x52
LITE ON 16x DVD-RW
Creative Audigy 2 Gamer Sound Card
BFG 6800 ULTRA OC Video Card
3 Coolermaster 80mm Clear fans w/ blue LEDS
SilverStone 3.5" bay front USB 2.0/Firewire/ headphone jack
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Here's the case all stripped down, just before I pulled out the drill to start removing the rivets holding it together.
You start with a metalic silver under coat, then go over it with whatever color you want. Just keep the coat thin, so it's transluscent. If you go too heavy, it ruins the anodized look.
You may notice the floor of the case is blue here, well, it was. After painting it, I thought it was "too blue" so I took everything apart and repainted the inside top and bottom with the silver METALCAST. Looked good at new after it dried.
So heres what I was able to save:
You see the drives going in along with the Neo-Power PS
The other pic shows the MoBo w/ most of the goodies installed.
I left everything open and hanging, just in case there was a problem.
Since I'm using her to create this thread, I'd have to say it was a successful build.
NEXT: Wire Origami
Comments would be appreciated.
RADA
I hope you get your camera problem straightened out - I'd love to see more.
Drroooll
Also, where do you get that metalcast stuff? My next project could sure use it.
Thanks
csimon
And I'll definitely go with clutch and others on --I like the colors.
Hi Simon,
I just re-riveted the case back together. You can buy a standard swivel-head rivet gun at ACE Hardware along with a box of aluminum pop-rivets. Make sure you check the rivet size.
Arrow® Swivel Head Rivet Tool (Rht300)
about $30.00 at ACE
You can get the METALCAST paints at any automotive store - got mine at CHECKER Auto Parts. Just remember, you need both the silver base color & whatever color you decide to use.
Id like to do something like that but using a deep maroon or crimson like what you have in your sig. Nice work thus far..
~Cyrix
I was able to recover some of the pictures from one of my bad memory cards. I'll try to keep them in order
Here's a couple pics for the front of the case, door closed & open
Did some masking and painting on the Motherboard tray too. I didn't disassemble this - TOO many rivets. Just spent a considerable amount of time taping off everything.
I included the smaller pic to highlight the thought that CoolerMaster puts into their cases. They put this hole here so you can remove or add cards without having to slide out the whole tray.
Isn't that card a thing of beauty
As I stated in the stats list, I used a Antec Neo-Power 480. While I am thoroughly impressed with the performance of this PS, their choice in cable parts leaves something to be desired.
I like a NEAT case, so I bought the Neo Power 480 thinking I could make custom cables for it - for aesthetics & improved air flow, not so.
ALL the connectors & pins on the Neo Power 480 are proprietary. The connectors will plug into, and power, all peripherals(HDDs, CDRWs, Fans, etc) with no problems, BUT since the pins have a proprietary locking mechanism, you cannot use standard male or female molex pins on them, say if you wanted make modifications to them. The fins on the sides of these pins are JUST different enough from a standard Molex pin, that a replacement pin will not lock into the housing, on either end. The pins on the power supply side are completely custom also. The ONLY place to get these pins is fron Antec's supplier in Taiwan, and they will only sell them in quantities of 10K! I have a plan to get around this setback, but it will take some time.
If I had known this before buying the Neo Power, I would have gone witha different PS, one that uses industry standard pins and connectors.
thank you for that valuable info though, b/c i, and i am sure many others, where looking at the neopower for their next psu purchase. i have been a loyal antec user for years now, but i might have to switch over to OCZ.
I like the modstream 520w...connectors look normal!
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-104-155&depa=0