Project: Green Light

ya that kit won't cool your quad and video card, maybe just the card.


to cool a quad it will cost you. i will go build a kit at the cheapest place i know that will handle the job right.
1x Swiftech MCW60 VGA cooler = 43.99
1x Swiftech MCP655 Pump = 69.99
1x D-tek FuZion = 59.99
1x Swiftech MCR 320 rad 44.99
1x Swiftech MicroRes = 16.99
1x Swiftech HydrX = 2.99
10x ClearFLEX 60 Tubing 1/2" ID / 5/8" OD = 7.50
3x YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan = 9.45

total = $255.89

its $70 more but you will not be disappointed and it is alot better.

you should put the rad behind the lights and and use a red, green, yellow led 120mm fans, accept most led fans don't push enough air for rads.

If your going to be overclocking I'd suggest a Swiftech MCW30 or similar block for your northbridge. These can be had for like $20 in some places. If that is too expensive then perhaps a fan for the northbridge because its going to get hot overclocking and the 650/680's tend to run on the warm side to begin with.

Spawn's list looks good to me as well. Just remember Distilled water and not regular tap water.

well since its only a 8600 maybe, but i would rather go air.
that block above is 24.99 at jabtech.

UPDATE - PARTS

Got my Quad core :D :banana: :D :banana: :D:banana: and it is soooooooooo freakin' fast. So with my Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz, I'm going to put that in this mod. Probably gonna buy some new parts in the near future cuz with my newegg account I get 6 months no payments :D always appealing!!

Its gonna be a EVGA 8800 GT 512 MB 256-bit Superclocked:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130319

Western Digital 500 GB Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16822136178R

and 2 GB of G-Skill RAM (Quad core PC has the 4 GB)
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820231098

This will just be my "Surfing the internet" PC cuz the Quad is for gaming. I'm going to put the 8800 GT in the Quad core PC and then the 8600 GT that I have in the Core 2 Duo one. I'll post a stat sheet of both maybe tonight when I have time. (In a final now LOL :P)

So till then!

-Fuga

UPDATE - BUILD

OK. Sorry I haven't made much progress lately. School and work have been crazy. But I set out to make this case and i will do just that. So here is the progress I made today.

Here is the mobo in the case I'm modding:

Here is the new fans:

All the fans in. Now for the CPU.

And now..... THE LIGHTS!!!

This is pretty much a test. I'm going to start painting as soon as I get the money for the paint and I get time. I'm thinking spring break probably. But I do have new parts comming for this computer and my other so I'll be posting more sometime this weekend.

Till then,

-Fuga

UPDATE - COMPUTER STATS

This is just a list of whats in the 3 computers. The first 2 are the ones im building and the Compaq is one I'm upgrading and giving to my sister.

Antec 900 (Gaming computer)

• 80 GB SATA Primary HD
• 160 GB SATA Secondary HD
• 160 GB SATA Secondary HD
• 8800GT
• 2.66 Quad Core
• 4GB RAM
• 22” Monitor
• Vista Ultimate
• CD/ DVD Reader
• CD/DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe
• 650W Antec PSU

Custom Case (Secondary PC) - Project Green Light

• 80 GB SATA Primary HD
• 500 GB SATA Secondary HD
• 8600 GT
• 2.4 Dual Core
• 2 GB
• 22” Monitor
• XP Pro
• CD/DVD Burner
• CD Burner
• 550W Roswell PSU
• Media Card Reader

Compaq (For my sister)

• 30 GB IDE Primary HD
• 80 GB IDE Secondary HD
• 7900 GTS
• 1 GB RAM
• XP Pro
• CD/DVD Burner
• Compaq PSU

Stay tuned!!

-Fuga

UPDATE - PARTS

Well the UPS guy came today. (Saturday??? I know :D) And brough me a nice new 500 GB Wester Digital HD! YAY!!

No i got it set up with my DUAL 22" Chimei monitors :D

And with my little 17" :( ( I might need another LOL... too bad i can't fit it :()

UPDATE - PARTS/QUESTIONS

Got my 8800 GT :D
EVGA 8800GT 512MB Superclocked

Compared to my 8600 GT

Oh man is this thing huge!

Questions:
1. Have you used bondo? If so is it difficult?
2. Anyone have a though on how I should do the front with the 3 tubes? I ask because its not flush due to the door on it.

-Fuga

dude thats a really sweet system. your backup machine is better than any machine i have.
but do you really want to give someone a compaq? wouldnt you really rather beat someone over the head? it will save them some trouble. jkjk
Seriously though. you have blue lights in the power supply and green fans. whats the paint scheme going to look like?

duuuuuude. lovingggg that dual monitor setup. remember to turn the fan speed up on that 8800gt! they run realllyyy hot. i have the xfx 8800gt xxx edition (670/950) and it runs reallllyy hot. id say kick up the fan speed to 50% ish or something. SWEET setup though dude! and LOVING the mod idea!

UPDATE - MODEL AND OVERCLOCKING

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Originally Posted by BigJohnson

dude thats a really sweet system. your backup machine is better than any machine i have.
but do you really want to give someone a Compaq? wouldn't you really rather beat someone over the head? it will save them some trouble. jkjk
Seriously though. you have blue lights in the power supply and green fans. whats the paint scheme going to look like?

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They PSU is just temp. I will replace it with another 650 W Antec like my other case has. Or a modular one. Still undecided. I want the case to be black. Side window will be clear green. 2 Green cold cathodes in it along with a few fans. I think I want the tubes to be lit. Not as much as the green but so that you can tell that they deff are lit.

Here is what the side will look like without the panel.

The inside will also be black. I just made it gray so you could see the inside better. I like having the CDROM and the drive bays being that crazy green and the rest being black. Pretty much for accent. The rail will be black. Oh and the peices that mount the fans on the back (not in picture) will be painted green. I put a post up Here
about what kind of paint to use on plastic and metal so we'll see what ppl say.

Now the front.

Ill fix it up a bit more later but you can see that the bottom one (Green) is clear. I think if I just put like 4 LED's around the other ones (Inside the tube) and have them closed. It will look better because it wont be a mix of the green from inside and the red/yellow in the tube. Wacha think?

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Originally Posted by Tempest|2k7

duuuuuude. lovingggg that dual monitor setup. remember to turn the fan speed up on that 8800gt! they run realllyyy hot. i have the xfx 8800gt xxx edition (670/950) and it runs reallllyy hot. id say kick up the fan speed to 50% ish or something. SWEET setup though dude! and LOVING the mod idea!

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Thanks for the info!! I put my fan up to 60%. Gave me a few degrees less. What are you using to set your clocks and fan speeds?


So I did a bit of overclocking tonight... Here are the results...


CPU:
Start: 2.66 GHz
1066 MHz FSB
37 degrees Celsius

OC'd: 2.90 GHz
1160 MHz FSB
37 degrees Celsius

GPU:
Start: 650 MHz Core
950 MHz Memory
SPP PCI-E 2500 MHz
MCP PCI-E 2500 MHz
40 degrees Celsius

OC'd: 650 MHz Core
950 MHz Memory
SPP PCI-E 2625 MHz
MCP PCI-E 2825 MHz
41 degrees Celsius
I upped the fan from 29% to 60%. Still running fine.


RAM:
Start: 800 MHz

OC'd: 870 Mhz


Now this was nothing big. I just upped it enough to effect performance, but not temps too much. Also all of the temps are at system idle. I also ran the System Stability test to make sure all of my settings would be fine during a game. All changed and monitored using the NVIDIA nTune Application.

Thanks for the comments guys. It keeps me going!

-Fuga

That'll be a nice setup. If you are thinking about painting the metal inner cage I would go with automotive paint. They have some really nice greens to choose from. Although so do airbrush style paint companies.

There is a local hobby shop near my house. I'm gonna try to stop by hopefully this week or the week after cuz I'll be away for a few days. Thanks for the suggestion!

UPDATE - LED's

Spawn I hope you read this....

Here is what I'm thinking of doing with the Red and Yellow lights

If I get a fairly deep red plexi and put LED's in the sides of it. (4 to be exact) That will give me a decent glow from them. Not as bright as I want the green to be. But good enough to notice it.

Also I'm really trying to integrate the door into the design. Idk how but I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Also I'm thinking of trying out a new piece of hardware. Wireless Start Remote This way I won't have to open the front panel to power the system on. Its a though and its not too expensive either for just trying it out.

Suggestions please!!

-Fuga

You could always solder on a remote switch somewhere. It would be cheaper than a remote start. You just relocate the power and reset switches to somewhere that better suits you. Or you could spring load one of the plexi pieces and have the green light be the on switch.

not sure what your asking me but looks good to me, i would frost the LED's and maybe even get a sheet of clear/red Plexi and frost that as well for a nice glow look to it.

nice hardware btw, haven't looked at this for a bit, good to see its coming along! +rep.

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Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc

not sure what your asking me but looks good to me, i would frost the LED's and maybe even get a sheet of clear/red Plexi and frost that as well for a nice glow look to it.

nice hardware btw, haven't looked at this for a bit, good to see its coming along! +rep.

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frost?

ya. get some 500 or so grit sand paper and sand the led, it will make the whole led glow rather than have a focused beam of light.

ohhhh ok. Should I use colored LED's with the colored plexi? or clear LED's?

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ohhhh ok. Should I use colored LED's with the colored plexi? or clear LED's?

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hmm, i think the colour plexi will give a better look but if you can't get it then clear will do. as for clear leds with colour plexi i'm not sure which is better, if you have any coloured plexi try a clear led behind it and a colour (same colour) behind it as well.

Would this work?

http://vincent.amd.com/us-en/Process...E13330,00.html

I've never really done wiring myself... And do I need 1 resistor per circuit of 4 LED's? or just one?

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Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc

hmm, i think the colour plexi will give a better look but if you can't get it then clear will do. as for clear leds with colour plexi i'm not sure which is better, if you have any coloured plexi try a clear led behind it and a colour (same colour) behind it as well.

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I have neither :( Thats why I'm asking.

ahh, i thought i saw you post that you got some of the free led's from lsdiodes closing.

when i was (still am) working on my case psu window mod i put 5 led's in parralellel so i used a resistor for every led.

i think i would go either colour plexi with white led's or clear plexi with coloured led's. and of those i would try for the coloured plexi for a more even glow.

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Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc

ahh, i thought i saw you post that you got some of the free led's from lsdiodes closing.

when i was (still am) working on my case psu window mod i put 5 led's in parralellel so i used a resistor for every led.

i think i would go either colour plexi with white led's or clear plexi with coloured led's. and of those i would try for the coloured plexi for a more even glow.

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Free LED's???? Well it wasn't me but I wish I knew about it. I'm gonna ask my dad about the wiring tonight.

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Originally Posted by Fuganater

Free LED's???? Well it wasn't me but I wish I knew about it. I'm gonna ask my dad about the wiring tonight.

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lsdiodes gave some away as they closed so a bunch of people got 10 free Led's.

as for the wiring i did mine like this for the psu mod.

And that goes right into a molex connector?

yup, on the 5volt line (red wire) use this resistor calculator to find out what resistance you need the source voltage (5v), diode forward voltage, diode forward current (mA).

just to be clear you only need to use 1 side, not both.

I like the idea of the stop-light mod. Heck, I love the idea. Completely original.

If you can pull it off, I would like to see how it turns out.

Currently, I think that a few zip ties and a round IDE cable would really help your current case out. Then again, I can't talk because the only cable management I've ever done is the ones coming out the back of my case (and up through the desk.)

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Originally Posted by Quakken

I like the idea of the stop-light mod. Heck, I love the idea. Completely original.

If you can pull it off, I would like to see how it turns out.

Currently, I think that a few zip ties and a round IDE cable would really help your current case out. Then again, I can't talk because the only cable management I've ever done is the ones coming out the back of my case (and up through the desk.)

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Thanks :D. Although I am rethinking my origional idea about painting the case Black. Maybe the Stop Light Yellow would be a good alternative if i wanted to go for the real look. Hell maybe I'll even hang it if I do that LOL.

Ok Spawn... I'm gonna order some stuff in the next few weeks and try it out. Keep an eye on me :P

-Fuga

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Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc

yup, on the 5volt line (red wire) use this resistor calculator to find out what resistance you need the source voltage (5v), diode forward voltage, diode forward current (mA).

just to be clear you only need to use 1 side, not both.

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So I dont need to ground them?

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Originally Posted by Fuganater

So I dont need to ground them?

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yes you need a ground, i meant the picture i did in paint at the top i put 5v and ground twice i just wanted to be clear that you only need to power one side not both. i'm sure you knew that i just wanted to make sure.

I added your header, sorry it took so long.

really?

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Originally Posted by Fuganater

really?

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??? yes, really

AHHH ok now i see it. Looks sick dude :D thanks!

So there's action on this thread but nothing happening.
ME<----Disappointed.

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Originally Posted by BigJohnson

So there's action on this thread but nothing happening.
ME<----Disappointed.

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sorry :(. Its now at its first LAN party with all of my friends. They envy it already :D. Hopefully on my spring break next week ill be able to paint it.

-Fuga

Mini update.

I am RMAing my 2nd EVGA 8800GT. 2 Faulties in a row??? how disappointing. If this one is bad I'll be super mad, but what are the odds?

Break is coming up soon and I will start painting I think. Its about time I do some work but taking 28 credits and working keeps me busy :(. Also I've still been thinking on how I wanna make the front. Gonna have to enlist my dad to help with that.

Till then,
-Fuga

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Looks similar to what I did for the glass ring on my mod.

UPDATE - CABLING

Well now that I'm on break I can FINALLY work on my mod. Thanks to CerealKlr for helping me find the sleeving I needed, I bought it and started to sleeve all the cables in my case.

(Side note: My camera died so I have to use my sisters old one... not the best quality but you get the gist.)

Here is a picture of the table I got for my room. Helps a lot to do everything on a table :D.

Here's a shot of the stuff I got.

My dad had a pin puller tool so i didn't have to buy one :D but if you don't have one i recommend getting one.

Case fits on the table just fine!

A shot of the messy messy inside before I start sleeving.

Cables

Here is a finished one.

I'm not great at melting the ends without burning it :( but oh well, its covered by the shrink tubing anyways.

And here are some pics of the cables once the shrink tubing is shrunk. (sounds funny lol) and yes I did the cables to my Cathode lights and to the switch.

This 8pin is gonna be hard.... My dad said he has some 1/2" shrink tubing at work that should be able to go over it.

Same with the 4pin aux power cable. Got the sleeving on it but need the shrink tubing.

So I decided to do ALL the cables in the case with this. Would that look good? Here are some shots of the cables I wanna do.

1- Fan power cable
2- ESATA cable
3- Frontside USB
4- Frontside Firewire

1-Fan power cable
2-LED HD/Power cable
3-Power Cable
4-Fan power cable

1- Fan power cable
2- CPU fan power cable

What do you guys think? Should I sleeve them too? Or some? Which? Input keeps me going :D

I'll probably go to the store with my dad tonight or tomorrow night and see about getting paint for the case. So far I can't find a good green that I like. So I'll worry about the black for the case for now.

Once I finish up the cabling tonight I'll post more pics of the inside.

(I think I'm getting this whole modding thing:banana::banana:)

Till then,

-Fuga

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(I think I'm getting this whole modding thing:banana::banana:)

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then you need to get a dremel:D (do you have a dremel lol :D)

sleeving looks nice. sleeving all the cables would look awsome IMO:)