Another thought that took me forever was the case feet,
I did not want to add the typical bought led case feet that were green. To me
those look kind of cheap, so it took me a minute to figure out what I wanted.
Did I want pointed or did I want rounded? Did I want metal, or did I want
rubber? All in all I just didn’t want vibration. I wanted to make this thing as quiet
as I could, so I found some speaker spikes. These are used for speakers but I
figured the ones I ran into were so dang tough that it would be easy for them to
take a little computer. The vibration is none on this build, the sound is just
amazing and quiet, sure you hear the 120mm fan but that doesn’t bother me.
Parts:
-Kingwin 424 case
-Asus A8n SLi Deluxe MB
-AMD +3500
-1gig OCZ PR2
-74Gig WD Raptor HD
-Audigy 2zs Sound
-Ultra 550W UV Green PSU
-Ultra SLi Connectr Cord
-BFG 6800 GT OC
-NEC DVD Burner
-Primochill Water Pump
-Danger Den 1/2" ID and OD tubing
-Two Swiftech Radiators.
-MCW-60
-MCW-30
-Apogee
-One 120mm Thermaltake Green Thunderblade (19DB)
-Three Sunbeam 80mm Green Fans (18DB)
-UV Green 12" Sata Cable
-Bulgin Vandal Switch Green
-Bulgin Connectors
-Green Toggle Switch
-White Hyper Light
-4"UV Cathode
-12" Green Cathode
Overclocking:
-AMD +3500 2.2GhZ Stock @ 2.8GhZ Stable (36C idle/43-44C
load)
-OCZ 1gig PR2 running at 2-3-3-5 1T @ 400MhZ
-BFG 6800GTOC running at 450MHZ/1050MhZ (37C idle/ 45C load) |
So these are just SOME of what went into
this case. Not everything is a perfect fit so of course you have to make things
fit by drilling, and cutting. Wire management through the motherboard tray, etc.
Sound retention foam in every nook and cranny I could find to help damper sound.
Just so much work went into this case it is amazing. It’s always easy to look
at a build and go wow how easy that was. Only the modder knows the madness in
their own mod when it entails so much detail. I want to thank everyone for
inspiring me to continue and finish this mod.
I want to thank Defyant, and Bill Owen
once again for opening my third eye to all this goodness. To all those who are
beginning modders... you might look at the mods you see and go “I could never
do that!”, thing is you can! I was once that guy who thought that same exact
thing. Who knew a couple cut grills and beginner water-cooling kit could have
transpired into something like this. Keep your focus, be patient, and try to
love every minute you are modding. You can check me out at www.Feldm4n.com
for future and past builds, also for contact information. Thank you again, and a
huge shout out to the Modding Community!
- Work log written by Feldm4n.
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