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System Name | Onus |
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Processor | E8500 @ 3.95ghz ~1.25v |
Motherboard | ASUS P5E Deluxe |
Cooling | Scythe Orochi cpu, 5x 120mm Zalman red LED case fans, stock GPU coolers |
Memory | 8gb (4x2gb) G.Skill PC8000 5-5-5-15 |
Video Card(s) | 2x ASUS 3870x2s |
Storage | 4x160gb RAID 0 Main, 2x 500gb RAID 0 media storage. |
Display(s) | LG W2600H |
Case | Lian Li PC-A70B, painted black and other modded aspects :) |
Audio Device(s) | HT Omega Striker. Klipsch RF-3II fronts, Yamaha NS-A222 rears, Klipsch RC-3II center, Klipsch SUB12 |
Power Supply | Corsair CMPSU-750TX |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, lots of games, photoshop n stuff. |
Well I've taken the first few steps toward building my new PC. I purchased a Lian Li PC-A70B about a month ago. I have many plans for it. Today I started by stripping down to the bare frame, and sanding it for paint.
My current machine's days are numbered. It's been sold as is for $650. The only thing I will be keeping out of it are the raptors and the sound card.
Like I said, I began by stripping the case down to the frame. Nearly everything on this case was held together by screws--a great thing for modders; no more drilling out and replacing rivits. Now you know why Lian Li says that their cases are hand built. As you can see I also already took the liberty of cutting out the front 120mm fan grilles.
All of the screws and whatnot:
These will be replaced by green LED fans:
Sanded with (if my memory serves me right) 400 grit sandpaper. I had it leftover from body work I did on my car last year.
The metal dust was too fine to just be blown off, it retains a static charge of sorts and sticks to the metal. So I used a damp rag to wipe the dust off.
This is the bracket that holds the second pair of 120mm fans behind the hard drive cage. I proceeded to cut out the cross braces. They were there for "strength", but when it is bolted into the case and has the 120mm fans bolted onto it, it is fine structurally. So I decided to make it look a little more clean.
I did not sand the HD cage, because it was too intricate for my patience.
I also sanded the motherboard tray, which I did not take pics of, but was done with the same process as the case.
I plan to go with a satin black paint, white cathodes, and as I said before green LED fans. I think it should create a pretty unique look. I will be purchasing a windowed side panel in the next couple of weeks. However I will be replacing the plexi with some black modders mesh, allowing the whole side of the case to breathe. I'm debating about buying a 4.5" hole saw for my mandrel and drilling a top 120mm blow hole.
Thanks for viewing/reading.
My current machine's days are numbered. It's been sold as is for $650. The only thing I will be keeping out of it are the raptors and the sound card.
Like I said, I began by stripping the case down to the frame. Nearly everything on this case was held together by screws--a great thing for modders; no more drilling out and replacing rivits. Now you know why Lian Li says that their cases are hand built. As you can see I also already took the liberty of cutting out the front 120mm fan grilles.
All of the screws and whatnot:
These will be replaced by green LED fans:
Sanded with (if my memory serves me right) 400 grit sandpaper. I had it leftover from body work I did on my car last year.
The metal dust was too fine to just be blown off, it retains a static charge of sorts and sticks to the metal. So I used a damp rag to wipe the dust off.
This is the bracket that holds the second pair of 120mm fans behind the hard drive cage. I proceeded to cut out the cross braces. They were there for "strength", but when it is bolted into the case and has the 120mm fans bolted onto it, it is fine structurally. So I decided to make it look a little more clean.
I did not sand the HD cage, because it was too intricate for my patience.
I also sanded the motherboard tray, which I did not take pics of, but was done with the same process as the case.
I plan to go with a satin black paint, white cathodes, and as I said before green LED fans. I think it should create a pretty unique look. I will be purchasing a windowed side panel in the next couple of weeks. However I will be replacing the plexi with some black modders mesh, allowing the whole side of the case to breathe. I'm debating about buying a 4.5" hole saw for my mandrel and drilling a top 120mm blow hole.
Thanks for viewing/reading.