[project]6th GeN. 30TB TriplX

Guys !

Anyone know if its possible to get a chipset block on the MSI 790FX-GD70? In that case, wich? =)

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7222/mgd7003qf6.jpg

This is a great day indeed !

AMD has decided to join up on this project aswell... in other words, everything will be going full fledged AMD - AM3/Phenom 2/AM2. Alot has changed with the phenom 2 from previous generations, so going to give AMD my full support in this build =)


Hardware changes :

CPU 1 : from Intel Q9550 -> Phenom II 955
CPU 2 : from intel Q9550 -> Phenom II 955
CPU 3 : from Intel Atom 330 -> Phenom II 955

Mobo 1 : Asus P5Q premium (775) -> MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
Mobo 2 : Asus P5Q premium (775) -> MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
Mobo 3 : Intel D945GCLF2D mITX -> Asus M3A78-T AM2

Man congratz n the sponsors, you really deserve it. Although I personally prefer Intel, AMD have really been stepping up with their latest releases.

As for the chipset block, I wouldn't bother. The cooler is only on the Mosfets and the SB, the SB only looks after HDDs and USB etc. so that stock cooling will be more than enough to cool both the SB and Mosfets, as long as you have good airflow in the case.

Thats kinda the issue in the first place :P

There will be close to NO airflow in the top and bottom case as all of the items in there will be watercooled 0.o

Could allways put up a active fan on the SB/Mos though

Even if you WC all your components should have airflow. Motherboards excrete heat, no matter how many blocks you attach.

If you really wanted to WC the board you could probably find a Mosphet block that will fit or will be released soon or you could replace it with a Thermalright Mosphet cooler which will do the job perfectly. Then you could either WC the SB as well or add a Thermalright or Enzotech chipset cooler. Problem solved :D.

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Hi guys!

Been a stressfull day with lotsa stuff to do, but managed to get some more work done on the case today =)

got the hdd holders in place atleast, its still somewhat crude though, need some polishing and filing ^^

Ah well... ill write down some more stuff soon, gonna post a ****load of pics now ^^

http://grevaeg.com/images/case010/tg240609/
Made a quick image gallery for those of you who want some larger pics ;O

Here we go ... Visited my iron monger earlier this week and picked up some 5mm alu for the harddrive frame, should be sturdy enough.. however, have to cut it down as much as possible due to the massive weight..

Tape has allways been a decent tool for creativity :P

So out with the jiggzaw and start cutting... think i wasted 1 blade for each plate i cut...

Rubber mountings have been used to prevent the harddrive holders from getting any vibrations out troughout the case

Holes was then cut out both to allow heat to travel around and partly to reduce weight... a 80mm hole of 5mm alu is easily 100g, close to a half kilo's off with just those holes, and hey... it looks somewhat cool :P

Please check out the image gallery linked above for now guys, ill write up some more soon :P

oh oh, and heres a small update on whats coming next :P

.... PREEEETTY..... I love the HDD mount..mounts. What going in the space between the two arrays?

3x 910w PCP&C Silencer, a motherboard tray, a 17" screen up front of em, and fanducts in front + 4x 250mm fans for airflow =)

Doh, that's right *goes and looks at previous mock-ups* :facepalm: