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Thanks. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA
Hmmm, no - why? Do you think there's some kind of risk using this much UV?Quote:
Originally Posted by Twigsoffury
Oh, well...
I started working on the final update - it's going to be a massive monster, but (hopefully) entertaining to read (and watch) - will definately give you all something to think about. ;)
I need your cable management and sleeving skills. Nice job.
The recipe is: courage, spunkyness, reading lots of articles on how to do it, try, fail, try again, fail a little less, apply band-aid to finger(s), sleep, have bad dreams about better casemodders, fall our of bed, try again, jump up and down because you succeeded (a little sleep goes a long way), then find the humongeous flaw, sit down and cry, have some coffee and some Red Bull, work all night trying like a madman, sleeve for 2 straight days - you suddenly got it!
This is it....
This is the very last update in this worklog.
This is the conclusion of my first project - 3,5 years of modding.
Before I say anything, I would like for all of you to watch this video:
Phew....
It started out as almost nothing, but through the process I've learned SO much. I bought tools, hardware, modding materials, etc., and by now I consider myself a serious, skilled modder with a clue. When I started this case mod I had NO clue what so ever. ;)
Also, I made lots of contacts during this build, creating a network of modding contacts. Always nice to have.
I want to thank everybody who gave input and feedback. I really appreciate it and I hope to be giving you more to look forward to, as I start my new mod, which will be a scratch build.
I've learned that the most crucial part of modding is PLANNING. Don't rush into something without having thought at least 2 times about WHAT you want to achieve and HOW you want to achieve it.
Planning saves time, money, heart ache, injuries and can also turn out to become a really nice part of the modding experience. Really, sometimes planning IS the best part, while the actual job can be rather tedious or just plain mundane.
Oh, and DON'T buy the hardware until you're almost done with the case. The numbers below will definately give you a good idea of what I'm talking about...
Enough talking - let's get to the numbers.
Hardware used during this build, listed chronologically:
Motherboards: 3
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1. ASUS P5ND2-SLI
2. Abit IX38 QuadGT
3. EVGA X58 SLI LE
Graphics cards: 6
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1. Club3D ATI Radeon 3850
2. Club3D ATI Radeon 4850
3. ASUS EAH4890
4. XFX 4890
5. XFX 4890 Black Edition
6. HIS Radeon 6870
CPUs: 4
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1. Intel Pentium D 3.4 GHz
2. Intel Core2Duo E6750
3. Intel Core2Quad Q9550
4. Intel I7 920
RAM sets: 4
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1. Corsair XMS2 PC2-5300 3 GB (2x512 MB + 2x1024 MB)
2. Corsair XMS2 PC2-8500 4 GB
3. Kingston HyperX DDR3 PC3-16000 3 GB
4. Corsair Dominator PC3-12800 6 GB
HDDs: 8
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1. 120 GB Western Digital S-ATA150
2. 300 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 9 S-ATA150
3. 500 GB Hitachi S-ATA300
4. 3 x 150 GB Western Digital Velociraptor S-ATA300
5. 2 x 60 GB OCZ Vertex 2
PSUs: 2
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1. Enermax Noisetaker II 600W
2. Corsair HX620 620W
CPU coolers: 4
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1. Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 (Air)
2. XSPC X20 Delta V2 (Water)
3. D-Tek FuZion V2 (Water)
4. EK Waterblocks Supreme HF Acetal+Nickel (Water)
Chipset coolers: 4
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1. Thermalright HR05 IFX (Air)
2. DangerDen Maze4 (Water)
3. MIPS ABIT IX38 / IX48-MAX (Water)
4. EK Waterblocks EVGA X58 SLI LE Acetal+Nickel (Water)
GPU coolers: 4
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1. Swiftech MCW60-R (Water)
2. EK Waterblocks EK-FC4000 (Water)
3. EK Waterblocks EK-FC4890 Nickel (Water)
4. EK Waterblocks EK-6870 Acetal+Nickel (Water)
Radiators: 6
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1. Hardware Labs Black Ice Extreme II 240 mm
2. 2 x Alphacool NexXxos Pro II 240 mm
3. Watercool 80 mm
4. 2 x Hardware Labs GTS240 240 mm
Reservoirs: 4
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1. D-Tek UV-Blue 5.25" bay reservoir
2. XSPC Laing DDC Reservoir Top
3. XSPC BayRes One
4. XSPC BayRes Two
Pumps: 3
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1. Laing DDC-1T RT 18W
2. 2 X Laing DDC-1T 10W
See what I mean?
Since I started this case mod in March 2008, I've bought hardware and changed platforms like nobody's business. It's a really, really bad way of doing it, unless you just like to buy new hardware that you don't have a case for.
I won't even begin to calculate how much money I've spent on this build and how much money I COULD have saved had I not switched platforms 3 times during the last 3,5 years. It's a frustrating number, I'm sure... but Ok, I've also sold some stuff that I got cheap or even for free, so that has certainly helped me finance my project.
And finally, but definately not least, my wonderful sponsors have helped SO much. I'll thank you guys later in this final update. ;)
Ok, let's also get some stats on the worklogs.
I've been running worklogs on these 4 sites:
Bit-Tech (http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=159199)
OC Team Denmark (Danish) (http://www.octeamdenmark.com/forums/...anagement.html)
RealRedRaider (http://www.realredraider.com/vbullet...ad.php?t=16936)
The Best Case Scenario (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...ad.php?t=20176)
Number of updates: 32
Number of pictures: 818
These are the final pictures:
High res versions are available in this archive:
http://www.nutman.dk/worklog/Project...Final_pics.zip
So, any final words?
No, I really think I've said it all, more or less.
However, one last thing to mention is my extreme gratitude towards my amazing sponsors. Thank you SO much for sponsoring this project. Without your aid it wouldn't have been impossible, but it would certainly have cost me a LOT more! ;)
My sponsors are:
Go visit their sites and buy what they're selling!
To the active readers, the inactive readers, new friends, old friends, contacts, my sponsors and, of course, my wife: THANK YOU!
Now, go follow me on Hotmods.net. :up:
Bill Owen asked if he could feature the casemod on his blogsite, and I happily gave him permission:
http://www.mnpctech.com/casemodblog/...man/#more-3588
