Project Cavalier. 56k be warned.

[CanaBalistic]

Looks good with that DFI mobo. I wish they'd make more boards for intel.

Love that duct tape sheathing on your PSU.

[Omega]

Looks good with that DFI mobo. I wish they'd make more boards for intel.

Love that duct tape sheathing on your PSU.

the duct tape is holding my UV cathode up, yo.


I just made and added in a fat ass 120mm fan duct made of CARDBOARD and it lowered my temps by 4c. woo!

now i idle at 51...

[Omega]

Moved my slot cooler and added a ghetto-ducted 80mm fan, I will see how good this cools it down now.

[Omega]

Aaaand the new plamement of cooling devices is working like a charm. 6c lower on CPU (from a hot 55 to an acceptable 49), BIG drop on the GPU (50c to 32c), big drop on the IDE drive (45 to 33), and a moderate drop on the SATA drive (53 to 49).

:cool:

[Razors Edge]

Did you put that window in or is that standard with the case.

Also, I recomend the radeon x1800. Runs Elder Scrolls 4 oblivion flawlessly on highest settings.

[Omega]

Did you put that window in or is that standard with the case.

Also, I recomend the radeon x1800. Runs Elder Scrolls 4 oblivion flawlessly on highest settings.

Standard with the case, and also, I don't play the ES series, I play WoW, and my X800SE does the job quite well.


Just swapped my True-Power 480w for a SmartPower 500w Modular! I really need to cut a blowhole in the top of my case, though, it's literally hot to the touch up there

I should find my thermometer D=

[Omega]

I'm bored. And I just put my old set of blue CCFL's back in the case. With the 120mm and 80mm LED Fans, dual UV ccfls, and dual Blue ccfls, plus the Lazer LED (all of which are temporary), it's bright as ****. It's illuminating my room dimly, under my desk brightly. Pretty nifty.


But I figure I'll go ahead and do some lighting and cable management work, maybe even etch the plexi or cut the metal.

Pictures later, of course. Good thing it's getting late -- perfect time for my night shots <3

-Omega

[Omega]

So, it's 11:28 PM and I still haven't sorted out all the problems that arose from such a single thing -- but here's a recap

I dismanteled my PC, Antistatic bags and all. Re-did the THC on my CPU.
I cut the hole.
I cleaned the case.
I went to dinner.
I got back from dinner.
I cleaned the case better.
I re-assembled the system
I finished re-assembly.
One of my CCFL Inverters was shorting, causing my PSU to automatically shut the whole rig down.
I figured that out.
I took out all my CCFL's.
Computer boots up and plays nice, now.
SATA Hard drive fails to respond -- I'll fix that later -- It's probably just something stupid like I didn't plug it into the right port =/

[simon275]

Good to see you got the mod back on track. I need to get back to mine as well

[Omega]

Good to see you got the mod back on track. I need to get back to mine as well

Well, this computer never really has been a "true" mod. It's just been some stuff that I've tried (mainly Drive stealthing and the blowhole on top now) and figure I'd post.

The computer is now CCFL-less. It's only lit by two LED fans (rear 120mm & top 80mm) and a Jumbo Lazer LED thingy, which for 3$ (8$ after shipping) lights my case really well. Because the IDE Cables are yellow, they react to blue and UV lights, so the IDE cables and all the UV Yellow stuff on the mobo are actually illuminated. It looks cool.

And the wire management is better, huzzah!