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Froggy
09-18-06, 12:03 AM
Thought I would share my latest and 2nd WCed PC with y'all. First off the specs-
Opteron 146 Unlidded

Abit An8 Ultra Mobo

2x1GB Patriot DDR

7900GT

2x74GB Raptors w/ 70GB RAID 0 Partition

1x36GB Raptor w/ 3.6GB Pagefile Partition (The balance of all 3 drives is storage)

Swiftech 320 Rad w/ 3 Panaflo M1As

MCP655 Pump

Apogee & MCW60 WB's

Silverstone ST56ZF 560W PSU


Inside Case Pic (http://webpages.charter.net/tdawes/Misc./Stacker1.JPG)


http://webpages.charter.net/tdawes/Misc./Stacker1.JPG



HDD/Pump Pic (http://webpages.charter.net/tdawes/Misc./Stacker2.JPG)


http://webpages.charter.net/tdawes/Misc./Stacker2.JPG



Exterior Pic (http://webpages.charter.net/tdawes/Misc./Stacker3.JPG)


http://webpages.charter.net/tdawes/Misc./Stacker3.JPG


My favorite part of this build is the pump is sitting on the foam pad AND it's mounted to the HDD cage which is floating on silicone grommets so on setting 5 it is silent!!


The CPU is running at 3014Mhz(Prime12Hr & SPi32M Stable) & the 7900GT is running 700/1600

All the fans are either PWM controlled by the Mobo except the rad fans. I mounted a switch on top of the case that switches between the 5V and 12V line because all the fanbus use/lose some voltage so you are not getting max airflow and it cost 2.59 vs 15.00 for a decent fanbus. My room got up to 27C today and running prime and a video stress tester I could not get my temps over 39C on the 7900 & 37C on the Opty!
Albaholic
09-18-06, 12:24 AM
Your pics don't work
Froggy
09-18-06, 12:25 AM
They do for me and I provided links in case your browser is being a butt head!
telexen
09-18-06, 12:39 AM
Ouch ... no fan grills? I hope you keep the lights on and don't put your beer ontop of your case...

if so ... you're a better man than I.
Froggy
09-18-06, 12:41 AM
Grills are for sissies! :)
Phrenetical
09-18-06, 01:27 AM
dats a lot of cabling ^_^

i like the top mount, but put grills on it, one day your eventually gonna drop or knock something into those fans. Trust me i know. ^_^
telexen
09-18-06, 01:31 AM
Like a finger =P
Froggy
09-18-06, 02:21 AM
dats a lot of cabling ^_^

i like the top mount, but put grills on it, one day your eventually gonna drop or knock something into those fans. Trust me i know. ^_^

I know about the cables :( Between the front panel and the non-modular PSU and 3 HDDs, it sure isn't pretty! But I quit on windowed cases long ago! :D

The grill thing is a bit of a debacle, swiftech uses metric threads for their fan mount threads. Well I used 38mm fans instead of 25mm so I went looking ALL OVER for 3.5mm bolts with no luck. So I ended up "chasing" the metric threads with a SAE tap to make it work and custom cut bolts to length so that they would not damage the radiator assy! Well they are now too short to mount fab grills on which I have here. My 19 month old is going to make me get the grills on more than anything!
Alien1099
09-19-06, 03:00 AM
Lookin good! I may do the same thing to my stacker in the future if I ever feel like upgrading my radiator. People always talk about how great the PA120.3 is. If you don't have a windowed sidepanel I would not worry much about the cables. The Stacker is a roomy case so it's not like your cables are hurting airflow.
Albaholic
09-19-06, 03:20 AM
They do for me and I provided links in case your browser is being a butt head!

found out what it was, I guess work doesnt like me looking at rig pr0n :santa:
Froggy
09-19-06, 12:49 PM
Lookin good! I may do the same thing to my stacker in the future if I ever feel like upgrading my radiator. People always talk about how great the PA120.3 is. If you don't have a windowed sidepanel I would not worry much about the cables. The Stacker is a roomy case so it's not like your cables are hurting airflow.


The PA120.3 is a great radiator(if not the best), I have a PA160 in another case. But for 35% of the price, the swiftech is only a few degrees C behind it. Same reason why I went with the Apogee instead of the Storm. Getting a Swiftech triple rad is noticeably better cooling than a PA120.2 at half the price! I am not worried aout the cables either. Thats why I went the a non-modular PSU as well. Saved about 70.00 and disregarded aesthetics.
cruzinmitsu
09-19-06, 01:32 PM
Nice setup you got there, and nice oc you got on the chip.

I had a triple rad to it ran very cool also but its just to hard to fit in my case, or other cases for that matter.

Thats a sweet psu you got there :)
Froggy
09-19-06, 02:13 PM
That PSU ROCKS. You must have a church mouse quiet house, because I can't hear that fan in that PSU above my 13 week old fussing and my 19 month old playing! :)
demonR6
09-19-06, 02:24 PM
Ouch ... no fan grills? I hope you keep the lights on and don't put your beer ontop of your case...Here kitty, kitty...
Froggy
09-19-06, 02:35 PM
The cat will only do that once!
ziggo0
09-19-06, 03:17 PM
Even though grills may be for sissys...they can add a nice looking effect.

http://www.distantnetwork.net/images/computer/andromeda/yl/PICT0053.JPG

or

http://www.distantnetwork.net/images/computer/andromeda/yl/PICT0056.JPG

Maybe you should try the chrome color...the black looks nice on my chrome, maybe chrome on your black?