Zeus

[SXRguyinMA]

ahh well thanks for explaining it, it makes more sense now

I dont think I'll get getting them anyways, unless for a sponsorship or whatever. The $$/GB ratio still isnt what it needs to be to make it worthwhile for me.

I LOVE the mod though, and look forward to seeing this thing done!

[x88x]

I LOVE the mod though, and look forward to seeing this thing done!

Ask and yee shall receive

I went to put the side panel on the case and...ran into a problem

So..marked:

and set:

Also, idk if anyone remembers the custom wiring rig that I made for mightyMite:

incorporated into Zeus:

And it all comes together finally:

Short-term I'll be working on overclocking it (my first attempt at overclocking), but long term I do have some aesthetic mods in mind, plus a couple cooling upgrades.

EDIT:
Looking at this post, I noticed it looks like there's a gap between the sidepanel and the front...there's actually not, it's just awkward reflection.

[blueonblack]

Love the finished look in the last pic, the matching radiators and fan grills, the fittings on the hoses, very nice! +rep

Edit: I'll have to +rep you later, it seems I have to spread the joy.

[billygoat333]

looks great! good luck with the overclock. +rep

[DonT-FeaR]

looks pretty wicked mate. and yeah good luck with the oc

[x88x]

Well, I haven't really done much with overclocking it yet...between work, classes starting up again, quadmount, and..well..actually using the thing, I haven't had much time to try.

That aside, tonight I came home to it randomly locked up on a black screen...and then once I rebooted, it started randomly restarting.... Now, knowing the history of the PSU that's in this thing, I'm assuming that the PCIe 12V lines are going again ...and for once the federal gov't has awesome timing! Hurray for tax returns!

On the docket to be ordered/picked up from Micro Center tomorrow are:
PC P&C Silencer 750W Black (ha! take that you stupid ThermalTake piece of crap!)
Black Ice GTX280
Water block for my mosfets (haven't decided which one yet; I have to get some measurements first...for some reason nobody makes one specifically for my board )
10 more feet of 3/8" Tygon

...I'm fighting with myself to not get a Radeon 5670 and SyncMaster 2343... ...I should not have extra money...ever...I am not responsible...

[Kayin]

On that note, want that SSD?

[x88x]

Haha, yeah; I was just thinking of that actually. I'll shoot you a PM.

[x88x]

So...long drive to Micro Center today...in the snow...people are idiots..

Anyways, as always I came away with way more stuff than I intended, but at least this time it was mostly clearance stuff!

Swag!

As you can see, I ended up getting the 750W Corsair PSU instead, since it was on sale and they didn't have the PC P&C 750W in stock (oh well, probably saved my about $50 anyways). Also got a new UPS because the old Belkin I've been using for my fileserver just suddenly decided that its battery is dead Most of the rest of the stuff was on returned/opened stuff that's all marked down anyways, plus they were knocking an additional 50% off, so it was all really cheap. For example:
400W mATX PSU: $7.89
...3 adhesive rubber feet (apparently one got lost somewhere ): $0.48
A.C. Ryan 3x120mm black alu fan grill: $4.98

...no plans for any of that stuff, but hey, at those prices I couldn't turn it down! (especially the A.C. Ryan grill)

[x88x]

Ok, I gotta say; Corsair is giving PC P&C a run for their money...I know they're very similar in terms of durability and build quality, but in presentation Corsair is majorly trumping them

I open up the nice thick cardboard box, and..foam! Ok, they're already beating PC P&C's packing...let's see what else they have going for them.

...a velvet bag?? Seriously? That's...interesting...

..and a plastic layer underneath all of that? Wow, they really didn't want this thing to get scuffed in shipping...and it's not even shiny!