done!

[jaxx]

just finished my new beastie!

quick spec

3.06 Northwood 478 P4 (OC to 3.97GHz)
ASUS P4P800SE Motherboard
Radeon 9600XT 256mB Graphics
2x 80gB Spinpoint IDE drives
Themaltake Kandalf case
Tt 480 Purepower PSU
Tt Bigwater SE water chiller and addtional drivebay cooler
Tt Aquarius VGA water chiller (couple to secondary drive cooler)
Tt Fans
Tt Hardcano13 Fan Control
GeIL memory x4 512mB (2gig total)
Phillips DVD ROM
Phillips CD/RW
Akaska rounder cables

future stuff

SATA RAID HD system
bit more case modding to tidy the wiring up a bit

hope you like

 

[Ian]

Very nice

That case looks like a massive subwoofer

Are those tubes UV?

 

[jaxx]

yup tubes and juice are both UV, not light though but the LEDs do a bit of a job lighting it

must get some night shots

 

[jaxx]

couple of nite shots

 

[jaxx]

g/f insisted on the pink fan controller by the way

 

[itsme]

What`s the MPG with that beauty?

 

[PotGuy]

that looks awesome

 

[tomsega]

Aah, that may look cool, but my little toaster will out-game you at the moment, methinks.

Are you gonna get a x1800?

 

[jaxx]

maybe in future

the 9600 does just fine for now

 

[PotGuy]

just goes to show then that gfx card isnt the most important

i have a 9600 and i get 20 fps on cs:s on 1024x768 on all low - and the source engine is one of the most optimized available

 

[V_R]

Aah, that may look cool, but my little toaster will out-game you at the moment, methinks.

Thats constructive......

Nice rig by the way Jaxx!

 

[kingnathski88]

How much to build in total, just out of interest? was there more spent on modding than parts?

 

[jaxx]

well the mods were a joint effort on the additional cooling if you get me

as a rough guess ive spent about 400quid..

new case - 90
water chill system - approx 100
RAM - 60
PSU - 60
Cables - 12
Mother board - 75

also added a TV card

my opti drives, CPU, VGA and some of the RAM came from my old machine

i did want quite a good 'asthetic' purpose to as the machine is also set to become the center piece of m AV system, something that my old tatty box wasnt upto

also ive just run the prime number test on the CPU and hit a grand total of 39.3 degrees on the CPU Temp with the fans turned right up, my benchmark was on the old setup which thermally shut down at 75 degrees so i think the water system has been a worthwhile addition

also BF2 runs awesome now, was getting alot of problems due to the VGA turning into a 'hotplate' and roasting itself

 

[kingnathski88]

Where did you get all the mods from?

 

[jaxx]

three main sources

www.techfever.co.uk
www.overclockers.co.uk
www.candccentral.co.uk

i think everyone knows OC the other two i managed to stumble across using Froogle, cant complain, great prices and swift delivery

 

[gabriella]

Hi Jaxx

Great machine you have there!!

Also wanted to say I know Mansfield and the surrounding area v well - worked there 2000-2004. Loved (not!!!!) M1 especially J29/28 - always hold ups/accidents etc.....

Gabs xx

 

[jaxx]

Hi Jaxx

Great machine you have there!!

Also wanted to say I know Mansfield and the surrounding area v well - worked there 2000-2004. Loved (not!!!!) M1 especially J29/28 - always hold ups/accidents etc.....

Gabs xx

Thanks Gabs

the hold ups wernt me!

j27 - j29 or 'chaos valley' as its known

 

[gabriella]

I know this is a bit off topic but Mansfield and the surrounding area are the most difficult places to get to via M1 - you never know how long it's gonna take - I dreaded Monday mornings and Friday afternoons - I would often queue to get on M1 from M18 and then crawl to snail pace around Woodhall Services. That's when I started to listen to Radio 2 as the traffic information is so good - if I heard in good time that there were problems around J29 etc.... I would go to and from work via the A614/A1. I have known it take me up to 2 hours to do Doncaster to Mansfield or vice versa. Loved the job, hated the travel!!

Gabs xx

 

[jaxx]

tell me about it

and they boast 'only 10minutes from the motorway' on town information etc....

yes 10minutes if youve got an F14 fighter jet armed upto the teeth! it is a mare, but you get used to it

 

[ChristopherP]

Isn't Mr. Techfever himself a registered member here?