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@Acey I have a mix of CCFLs. My 30cm one is a Flexiglow CCFL, was expensive but worth it. The two 10CM ones are just generic ones. Here is a link:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...oducts_id=2455
I haven't had a problem with them.
@DF I scrapped the idea for the LED modules on the underside of the case. There was lack of room to mount them and the light wouldn't illuminate the feet correctly.
Thanks for them comments guys.
Lookin good mate, very nice job on the rad mount, I don't usually like when people mount the rad under the case, but with this feet you've got it just looks awesome.
Cheers
Slamaa
Thanks slamaa.
I was a little hesitant with placing the radiator on the floor of the case to start with but the way I see it is it looks better than it would being mounted on the top of the case.
ahhh thats sucks that led idea sounded cool keep it up
get it done so we can lan
Yeah she is almost done. Sad thing is I spent $170 over the past 2 weeks so I have no money to place my 'final' order to finish this mod off. Just a few detail parts. I may start construction this weekend because the work I need to finish is only cable management and minor stuff like that.
Yeah we will LAN, not before the Christmas holidays though.
christmas lan woot ill break out the santa hat :)
Well I got the cash together to place my FINAL order for this mod, everything else I can source locally. So here is what I got:
1 Chrome Fan Grill 80mm $2.50
2 Chrome Fan Grill 120mm $5.00
2 3-pin Fan power splitter $4.00
3 120mm Aluminum Filter Black $29.70
2 3-pin Extension Cable $4.00
3 Techflex 6mm/11mm Cable Sleeving - Black $9.90
1 Thumbscrews - Black $6.60
2 Black Cable Ties (20) $3.00
1 Heatshrink, 6mm, Black $2.50
1 Single 20cm Cold Cathode Kit UV $16.50
1 AC Ryan CCFL Twin Extension UV Green $4.50
Sub-Total: $88.20
Priority Air Freight: $13.00
GST Included: $9.20
Total: $101.20
All I need to do now is go to the bank and transfer the money and I should have my order early next week. I will post pics when I get my stuff. Until then...
Happy Modding.
Oh man, it's almost done! Can't wait for the final updates dude!
Neither can I mate, neither can I. I can't wait until my water cooling FINALLY gets done.
well i wana see it done but knowing this will be over is sad.... get it done and lets LAN
Order paid today. Should get the gear by Wednesday next week.
I went to see my cousin today who recently got a new laptop to replace his old socket 4** Pentium 4 desktop. So lucky me, I got a free PC, screen and all, even though it was only a 15" LCD lol.
I will post some pics up tomorrow after school. You'll never guess which GPU is inside it lol.
Looking good since i saw it last ;)
+rep
Thanks for the +rep calumc.
i would of bought the screen but i just put a screen on order
I'm using the screen as a spare. May even mod it later. My cousin said not to mess with it for a while cos his dad may need it.
Good news guys. My order arrived today, I just have to go get it from my aunties during the week sometime.
Well I thought I should post some pics up of the PC my cousin gave me.
Here is the PC:
And the monitor (15" BenQ LCD):
Lets crack her open shall we:
Cable management much lol. I love how they bundled all of the cables in the max airflow zone lol.
Down bottom we have the graphics card and a wireless card:
Behind the mass of cables we have our socket 478 Pentium 4 and 2 512mb stick of RAM:
And up front we have a CD burner and a DVD burner:
Looks like I am going to replace my CD drive with this DVD drive. YAY double DVD drive goodness for LEXA lol.
Now here is a little quiz for you all. Who can guess what this graphics card is, a +rep for the correct answer:
Well that's in until I pick up my package. Until then...
Happy Modding.
I'd say that that card is Nvidia GeForce TI 4200 from S-Media, but I'm not 100% sure about the "S-Media" part.
+ rep for such nice mod. :)
Close enough. It is a GeForce4 Ti 4200. +rep for you
lol nice guys i had no idea
I wish I had found this thread a couple of weeks earlier than I just did. I have exactly the same card in one of my machines. Mine has 128MB of memory, not sure about yours. Scores 1.0 in Vista! (because of no WDDM driver). With a WDDM driver, it should get a 1.5 or nearly a 2.0. That card is very good with 2d graphics and direct x 7 and 8 are very good with that card too.
Actually, now I think of it, I think I have the 4600 as mine is a bit longer I think.
If I was you, I would undo those tiny screws on the fan cover and clean out the dust in that card. I did the same with mine (had slightly more dusty than yours) and it helped the card so much. I got at least a 10 fps increase with the temps a couple of degrees c lower too.
Yeah I may turn that PC into a games server so I may get a passive 8500GT and a bit more RAM. A fantastic retro card though.
You wouldent need an 8500gt for a server. The 4200ti would be fine. However, passive is a good idea. I would stick with the AGP motherboard and the 4200ti. What clock speed does the P4 have?
Dunno, I'm not quite sure what model it is. I haven't fired it up to take a look yet but I will to clear all the random crap from it. I will probably end up using the Ti4200 but make a passive heatsink from an old AMD socket 939 cooler I have laying around.
Good idea, the fan on that card can get fairly loud, but only under games. Put a high grade heatsink and thermal grease on that and it should run passive. You might need to support the heatsink from the bottom of the case, as it will be fairly heavy on the card. And of course, make sure theres enouh airflow around it. Goes without saying really.
Whats next on the list of updates?
I'll have one when I get up later this morning (2.30am here at the moment lol). I got my order so I can finally get some work done.
I have a passive 7300LE. That's now in my parents' computer, since it wasn't great with new games.
Nothing wrong with recycling old hardware. My old P4 1.6 Ghz system went to my parents--their old machine was a P90. Needless to say, they were extremely pleased with the new (to them anyways) hardware.Quote:
Originally Posted by nevermind1534
Yep, I recycle as well. My wife gets all my castoffs put in her system. :)
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Well I got my order guys. It came in on Monday but due to it getting shipped to my Aunties place I only received it yesterday.
Lets have a look:
Not a big order but it contains most of the stuff I need to finish this mod. There is only one thing I need to get which is UV green nail polish lol. No not for me, I am going to re do my fans because the gell pen blows off them when they dry leaving UV dust everywhere.
So this is what's in my order:
3x 120mm black mesh dust traps
2x 120mm wire fan grills
1x 80mm wire fan grill
2x 20 packs of black cable ties
3x 1 meter 6mm black cable sleeving
1x 1 meter 6mm heatshrink
1x 20cm UV CCFL
1x AC Ryan duel 30cm CCFL extension cable, UV green
2x 3 pin 'Y' splitter
2x 30cm 3 pin extension cable
1x pack of 10 black thumbscrews
First up I installed the two 120mm fan grills on my 240mm radiator fans:
I then put 2 of the dust traps on the underside of the radiator. The thumbscrews were originally going to be used on the dust traps for easy cleaning but they are just a little too big and don't fit.
I then installed the third dust trap on the front intake fan, replacing the stock NZXT one that comes with the case.
Looks much better now:
Here is a summary of where the other stuff will be going:
I was going to install the 20cm UV CCFL into the case support bar today but like the 10CM CCFL this one is replacing the block on the ends are too wide. Easily fixed though, I will just grind some of the plastic off with the Dremel later.
The 80mm fan grill is for the top 80mm exhaust fan. This fan will be one of the last things that will be installed.
The cable sleeving will be used on any cable I can find that isn't already sleeved.
I already have some black cable ties but at $1.50 a pack these were a bargain.
The UV green AC Ryan duel 30cm CCFL extension cable was bought just in case I needed one. I didn't want to get the UV green but there were no plain ones in stock. At $4.00 for the pair they are fairly cheap and when I replace the green sleeving with the black I get some spare green sleeving lol.
The 3 pin 'Y' splitters and extension cables were also bought just in case I needed them. Sometimes having extra length of cable available makes cable routing much easier.
Last but not least the thumbscrews. They were going to be used for the dust traps on the radiator but are a little too big so they are going to be spares for the time being.
Sorry there are no more pics guys but with only 7 weeks left until I finish high school I got a lot of work to do. May get a little bit done during the week but don't hold your breath. Until then...
Happy Modding.
omg sweeeeet cant wait for this man those dust traps look sweet
Yeah the dust traps are pretty good. They are 'mushroomed' so one side pokes out a bit more than the other. The mesh is really good quality, really tight knit and corrugated to maximize dust capture. I was a bit disappointed about the price though, at $9.90 each they are a tad expensive but worth the cash IMO.
yea i like em cuz they curved :)
what screen was better btw?
The Samsung, I sent it to you in msn.
cheers m8
im getting a 22" samsung ws every1
I cant wait to see this thing completed, just wondering where did you buy that last batch of stuff from?
pc case gear
www.pccasegear.com
its an oz company :)
Yep that's the one. Sadly they don't ship internationally.
hey jason, this think is looking great!
Thanks Sean. Yeah I am soooooooooo clsoe now.
