imperialreign
02-23-2008, 11:19 PM
Alright - after much debating, pondering, comparing, sympathizing and banging my head, I finally decided on some new hardware for my primary rig - and once that comes in, I'll have enough to get a secondary up, and near about have a 3rd rig running too (but that's still a bit down the road). So, I thought I'd go ahead and post what my two rigs will be running, and what all I intend to do with them. I'm not going super extravagant modding, more of a personalized feel, but I'm trying to keep a very clean, professional look to them. Here's what I'm planning:
Project Ультрафиолет (Ultraviolet):
CM Stacker 830
Intel Q6600 + Zalman 9700
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi
2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600
Crossfire X1950 PRO (until I order a 3870x2; and then a second one later on)
Creative X-Fi XGFP
accents:
Blue LED case fans - 9 in total
purple and UV ccfls
(I plan on attempting to blend the blue and purple almost seamlessly, we'll see how that goes) I'm wanting the case to have a blueish/violet glow around it - not too excessively bright, but noticeable.
mods:
-already modded the case for cable management, so no worries there
interior of the case will remain unpainted, but, I intend to buff and polish the crap out of all the internal aluminum, and possibly the copper heatsinks on all hardware. I'm wanting the inside to be very metallic looking, and highly reflective.
I might add a thin layer of some invisible UC reactive purple paint to the inside - haven't decided.
exterior - the steel mesh panels will be glassbeaded and coated with some clear lacquer so they will appear a silver color. The case itself will recieve an automotive quality custom paint job. It will be a black at the front of the case that will fade through blue to a dark violet color towards the back rear.
Project Инфракрасно (Infrared):
CM Mystique 632S
Intel P4HT (until I snag a mid-range E series) + Zalman 9500
ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe/WiFi
2GB PNY XLR8 DDR2 800
will run an X700 PRO until I replace the Crossfire 1950s in my primary rig
I intend to pick up another X-Fi XGFP for this rig, also
accents:
I'm going to shoot for red LEDs on this one with orange ccfls
mods:
already modded a side panel for this case - but I might replace that with the much larger factory side panel, as the window on Cooler Master panel is about the size of the whole side panel . . .
interior will be painted a yellowish-orange, and then have a thin layer of invisible UV reactive red paint over that. I intend to completely break this case down and shoot everything individually.
exterior will have an auto grade finish too it, but I intend to leave the front panel and plastic stuffs black - I'm thinking of doing GM's Arctic White with a very thin invisible UV reactive orange or red layer to it (it would make the edges of the case and window glow a bit with the rig on); but I may decide against that super bright white, though . . .
case will be further modded for improved cable management
planning on a custom water cooled setup, too - something that will add to the internal appearance of the rig
So, as I start getting things together over the next few weeks here and there, I'll start posting pics and updates
Project Ультрафиолет (Ultraviolet):
CM Stacker 830
Intel Q6600 + Zalman 9700
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi
2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600
Crossfire X1950 PRO (until I order a 3870x2; and then a second one later on)
Creative X-Fi XGFP
accents:
Blue LED case fans - 9 in total
purple and UV ccfls
(I plan on attempting to blend the blue and purple almost seamlessly, we'll see how that goes) I'm wanting the case to have a blueish/violet glow around it - not too excessively bright, but noticeable.
mods:
-already modded the case for cable management, so no worries there
interior of the case will remain unpainted, but, I intend to buff and polish the crap out of all the internal aluminum, and possibly the copper heatsinks on all hardware. I'm wanting the inside to be very metallic looking, and highly reflective.
I might add a thin layer of some invisible UC reactive purple paint to the inside - haven't decided.
exterior - the steel mesh panels will be glassbeaded and coated with some clear lacquer so they will appear a silver color. The case itself will recieve an automotive quality custom paint job. It will be a black at the front of the case that will fade through blue to a dark violet color towards the back rear.
Project Инфракрасно (Infrared):
CM Mystique 632S
Intel P4HT (until I snag a mid-range E series) + Zalman 9500
ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe/WiFi
2GB PNY XLR8 DDR2 800
will run an X700 PRO until I replace the Crossfire 1950s in my primary rig
I intend to pick up another X-Fi XGFP for this rig, also
accents:
I'm going to shoot for red LEDs on this one with orange ccfls
mods:
already modded a side panel for this case - but I might replace that with the much larger factory side panel, as the window on Cooler Master panel is about the size of the whole side panel . . .
interior will be painted a yellowish-orange, and then have a thin layer of invisible UV reactive red paint over that. I intend to completely break this case down and shoot everything individually.
exterior will have an auto grade finish too it, but I intend to leave the front panel and plastic stuffs black - I'm thinking of doing GM's Arctic White with a very thin invisible UV reactive orange or red layer to it (it would make the edges of the case and window glow a bit with the rig on); but I may decide against that super bright white, though . . .
case will be further modded for improved cable management
planning on a custom water cooled setup, too - something that will add to the internal appearance of the rig
So, as I start getting things together over the next few weeks here and there, I'll start posting pics and updates