1 mod: resident evil

[the real slummy]

i ve started a month ago with an desing for an new pc, my first mod, in fact its my first real build.

the desingn is drawn to one of my favorite movie's: resident evil

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs136.snc3/18350_1343318983502_1247043119_31009113_6407164_n. jpg
blue: hdd rek(i'm thinking of 18 hdd's)
green: coolant reservoir
red blocks: 2*1000watt power suply
red white thing on the side: fan 360mm
orange: moving block with temp monitor
pearl plates: coverplates for dvd/bluray reader/writer.
gray: radiator
kaki plate: plate for motherboards


setup game pc:
intel I7 975 3.33ghz 8mb cache
msi X58 Eclipse PLUS
Antec Quattro 1000 Watt
Corsair 6GB (3x 2GB) 1600MHz DDR3
ASUS Ati EAH5970 2GB DDR5
ASUS Xonar D2/PM 7.1 PCI Dolby & DTS Sound Card
3*Seagate 1TB SATA II 7200RPM 32MB
Dlink DWA-547 Wireless


combined with e server trough 3Com 5 Poorts Desktop Gigabitswitch 10/100/1000

with an previous pc which i'll convert to server:
AMD Athlon 64 3600+
K8T Neo mbb
Antec Quattro 1000 Watt
corsair 2 gig ram
15* Seagate 1TB SATA II 7200RPM 32MB
dont know which graphics card yet, becouse it's broken

the whole thing will be wather cooled,

rough dimentions of the case: height: 410, width: 600 and depth: 460

edith, now waiting for old cases to scrap building.

[billygoat333]

interesting design. lets see it made now!

[x88x]

I would recommend putting another 360mm fan on the side with the radiator; otherwise I don't think you'll get much airflow through there. Also, make sure you have plenty of airflow over the HDDs, don't want them to overheat.

So, am I reading this correctly that the two systems noted above are all hardware you already have? The 1TB drives make much more sense now ;)

[the real slummy]

I would recommend putting another 360mm fan on the side with the radiator; otherwise I don't think you'll get much airflow through there. Also, make sure you have plenty of airflow over the HDDs, don't want them to overheat.

So, am I reading this correctly that the two systems noted above are all hardware you already have? The 1TB drives make much more sense now ;)

tnx for the info i'll see how i'll solve the prob with the fan around the rad. all the hdd's are in an liquid cooler (http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-aquabay-m4-hdd-cooler.html) so they wont have the problem of no airflow

only the last system hardware i have, the first system i'll have to buy:)

[x88x]

only the last system hardware i have, the first system i'll have to buy:)

Ah, ok. In that case, since you're spending so much on it anyways, I would highly recommend throwing another 6GB RAM kit in there for a total of 12GB. I promise, you will get a nice performance boost.

For the HDDs, how do you have them managed right now and are you planning on incorporating the 3 new 1TB drives into an existing volume or will they operate independently?

[the real slummy]

i didn't know that it made such a difference if more ram is put in

for the hdd's i'm thinkin of putthing them independently

[x88x]

Well, for RAM, I know when I went from 4GB to 8GB there was a pretty sizable increase in performance. It was most noticeable in RAM-intensive games, but even just in normal desktop usage I noticed a difference. I can't comment from experience about the difference between 6GB and 12GB, but given the rest of your setup, I think it would be a very worthwhile addition. Just make sure you're running a 64-bit OS, or anything over ~3.5-4GB will be wasted.

For the HDDs, if you're operating them independently, I would recommend using the Samsung F3 1TB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product) drives instead. Most of their specs are the same as the Seagates' (32MB cache, 7200 RPM, SATA II), but in addition they have 500GB platters instead of the 250GB or 333GB that the Seagates use (I forget which it is). Because of this increased data density, they have a significant performance increase. In fact, I've seen them outperform Velociraptors (on the internet, not in person, haven't actually seen either in person :( ). I'm assuming these 3 will be running the OS and apps for the gaming system? If so, then the performance boost is well worth it.

[the real slummy]

ok, i'll keep it in mind :) realy tanks for the info:D

[Loki]

the desingn is drawn to one of my favorite movie's: resident evil

I guess you meant one of your favorite Games :whistler:

Nice design, Can't wait to see it in the material world XD

[Mark_Hardware]

I've never played the games, but I love the movies; up until they did the animated one. I could say the same for Silent Hill. Never played the game but the movie is awesome