Core i7 Build

[biggoofy]

Awesome build, cant wait to see some more pics.

[TheMainMan]

That never stopped me.

After seeing what the Dremel can do and what I need to be aware of (i.e. where the sparks fly) it doesn't stop me now either.

I found a cardboard box with the top and one end cut out worked great to catch the sparks and metal filings. Maybe wet it down a little if you're concerned about the sparks. Another thing I would worked well was one of the basement loading docks..

Thanks for the great idea! +rep!

Awesome build, cant wait to see some more pics.

Thanks! I've saved the best ones for last!


So this is the last update in this journey, posted almost 13 months after the build was finished

Testing to make sure it all works.

Now that I know it works it's time to finish the cable management.

And here's where most of the cables are hiding! There is almost no play in the cables back here.

Shot with the side off in the light.

Same shot without the light on.

Front fan and lower grill.

Here you can see the subtle blue glow leaking out from under the case given off by the PSU fan.

A very clean build overall IMHO.

I'll have a few more shots to post in late February as the computer is in a different province now. I'll hopefully be able to get a few shots of the whole setup.

Thanks for reading!

[diluzio91]

if you get a chance you might want to snap off those plastic bars under the front intake.. Sharp lookin!

[SXRguyinMA]

hey just a tip - I have teh 1st version of that OCZ ram cooler rand it's LOUD at 12v. If you hook it to a fan controller, or just swap the molex pins around to hook it to 5v instead it's much quieter and still works wonders

[TheMainMan]

hey just a tip - I have teh 1st version of that OCZ ram cooler rand it's LOUD at 12v. If you hook it to a fan controller, or just swap the molex pins around to hook it to 5v instead it's much quieter and still works wonders

I know what you mean. I have a version 1 as well installed in Balder and it's pretty noisy. One of the best features of the version 2 was the inclusion of a speed selector. On the high setting it's the same as v1, on the low it's much quieter and the LEDs are dimmed.

Here are the last few shots of it all setup and running.

The cables look a little messy from this angle but they are quite clean behind the entire desk.

So this finalizes this build. It was a great experience and taught me a lot that I hope to integrate into Thor 2.0 this summer.
Thanks for reading!