UltraPC - Build 1.xx

[Pinchy]

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Specs:
ASUS P5B Deluxe, E6400 Conroe @ 3.2Ghz w/ Gigabyte G-Power PRO, 2GB PC6400 G.Skill RAM @ 1000Mhz, X1950 PRO 512mb w/ Accelero X2 (625/800, as far as ATI Overdrive goes), Seagate Barracuda 250GIG 16mb SATAII, Samsung Writemaster 16x DVD burner, Dual Rail 600W PSU, 22-in-1 card reader and Thermaltake X-Controller

Mods:
Mod#1 - Biggest one was the cable management (first attempt :D). Mod#2 - Modding the 5.25" sliders to allow for the card reader and fan controller (they only have 2 screw holes, the sliders require 4). Mod#3 - Sam as mod 2, except for the Gigabyte fan controller in the 3.25" bay. Mod#4 - Getting new nobs for the controller so the door would close. Mod#5 - Putting a USB header inside the case (its hidden ;) ) to plug in the card reader

My first computer build. Any suggestions - welcomed :), happy to hear them. The best part was it only costed me $400 after selling my old P4/DDR/AGP system :D. P.S. Please dont give it a crappy score without telling me whats wrong ;) (always after improvement)

[Frogger]

Nice look great !!

[ktr]

Whats the temps of the c2d oced to 3.2 w/ the g-power?

btw...
lol, why are you keeping the g-power on high? isn't loud?

[Pinchy]

Thanks Frogger ;)

The temps idle @ stock are 41*C, and @ 3.2Ghz 49*C

Im not sure why they are so high, because with my prescott the temps were idle @ 27*C and @ 4Ghz were 33*C

Ive narrowed it down to:
a) Hot weather (its been really hot over the past couple of days, as in, 30*C+
b) Getting bad readings from the program or sensor
c) IMO, the case fans arent that great. They are whisper quiet, but i think my old 8cm fan pushed more air than these 12cm ones. Even the graphics card is at 40*C idle, which again, is high imo.

Ill update the temps later on when i get Everest working properly. (I installed Everest when i first started up the comp and the date was 2002, so now that ive set it to 2007, it thinks the trial has expired...so i gotta set it to 2001 everytime i wanna use it, which stuffs up programs like MSN :p)

Oh and the cooler is at max just to get the lights nice and bright for the pics ;):)...i never keep it that high cus itll blow my ears out :p

Anyways, thanks for the comments :)

[Frogger]

Thanks Frogger ;)

The temps idle @ stock are 41*C, and @ 3.2Ghz 49*C

Im not sure why they are so high, because with my prescott the temps were idle @ 27*C and @ 4Ghz were 33*C

Ive narrowed it down to:
a) Hot weather (its been really hot over the past couple of days, as in, 30*C+
b) Getting bad readings from the program or sensor
c) IMO, the case fans arent that great. They are whisper quiet, but i think my old 8cm fan pushed more air than these 12cm ones. Even the graphics card is at 40*C idle, which again, is high imo.
Anyways, thanks for the comments :)

Looks like you should put that rig infront of the air cond. unit. if your going to be gameing for any lenght of time ......at lesat untill fall comes and it cools off....
that thremaltake case looks might fine just bought an Armor va8000swa for the vista build..
Enjoy F

[Pinchy]

got no air con :(

played cs for a good 3 hours without a single glitch...frames stayed above 100 all the time, averaging around 150 (online, 16 vs 16). Never seen the temps (CPU/GPU) go over 60*C under full load...but as i said, ill monitor the temps once i get everest working properly :)

Even ran 3dmark in a loop for a good 5 to 6 times without probs ;)

But i was just thinking...if temps are this hot with my coolers (G-Power and Accelero)....what would stock be like :p? Unless i havent fit the G-Power on properly, which i doubt...

[Frogger]

got no air con :(


guess we should start calling you Drippy LOL

[JC316]

Excellent job! 8/10

[Pinchy]

guess we should start calling you Drippy LOL

lmfao!

Excellent job! 8/10

Cheers man :)...appreciated!


So guys, any suggestions on what i can fix up :)?

[savillm]

lmfao!



Cheers man :)...appreciated!


So guys, any suggestions on what i can fix up :)?

get some blue Cold cathodes in there to add some cool light.....

[Pinchy]

yeah, i was thinking that

gonna borrow some red cathodes and see how they look :p:D

[FanATIc]

yeah, i was thinking that

gonna borrow some red cathodes and see how they look :p:D

that's a great idea but don't forget to do some cable management.
6/10

[ex_reven]

I hate how TT gave it green and purple drive locks...
paint them black! BLAAAAAAAAACK

And the rear fans orangeness to a less extent, meh.

[Pinchy]

They got a new Soprano, the Soprano DX. Im looking at getting it, it looks pretty good :).

Its all aluminum, got a 120mm side fan and a 140mm front fan :D...also, those drive locks are clear, the drive bay is removable and there is a blue LED tinge at the front :)

[ex_reven]

LOL and you said I was stupid getting such an expensive case lol.
then you go out and buy a new one, the total cost which then catches up with the original price i paid for my case in the first place :p

[Pinchy]

Not really, if i sell my current case, id get $10-20 less than i originally paid (yes people on ebay bid WAY too much, especially seeing as how my case is rare on fleabay :D), then this case will cost around $25 more....still $130 lower than ur case :)