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[OverclockN']

[VW_Factor]

[ultimadrift]

Im lovin that case OverClockin, but i never liked cases with doors its annoying its annoying to open them and if u accidentally burned a cd and it pops out itself and it hits the door...ya know...lol
VW factor ur case its awesome XD but do u have any leg room down there??

[VW_Factor]

Im lovin that case OverClockin, but i never liked cases with doors its annoying its annoying to open them and if u accidentally burned a cd and it pops out itself and it hits the door...ya know...lol
VW factor ur case its awesome XD but do u have any leg room down there??

One nice thing about being tall, I can reach them comfortably.

Anyway, Im still on the lookout for a nice desk. This one is from my apartment where I had limited room. I'd like to find one with a nice wide and large keyboard and mouse pullout thing, because I cant stand it when my mouse and keyboard are on different levels of the desk.

Otherwise. Thanks.

[OverclockN']

Im lovin that case OverClockin, but i never liked cases with doors its annoying its annoying to open them and if u accidentally burned a cd and it pops out itself and it hits the door...ya know...lol
VW factor ur case its awesome XD but do u have any leg room down there??

Actually no, I don't know. How exactly do you go about accidentally burning a CD?

Honestly, I've never had a problem with it. I don't burn a ton of CD's. When I do, and I know I will be burning a ton in a row...I take the door off the hinges and place it next to the desk. Takes literally less than 2 seconds. I really prefer the clean look of a case with a door on the front, it's so much better looking. All the drive bays, fan controllers, floppy drives or whatever else is too busy for me. It need to look simple and clean.

Anyway, Im still on the lookout for a nice desk. This one is from my apartment where I had limited room. I'd like to find one with a nice wide and large keyboard and mouse pullout thing, because I cant stand it when my mouse and keyboard are on different levels of the desk.

I feel the same way. I eventually found the desk I'm using now, and it's absolutely perfect. Honestly, there is not one single thing I would change about it. It's huge (L-shaped), sturdy, and has a TON of space for anything.

[HalcYoN [nV]]

Done for now.

Gateway FPD2485W



PNY 8800GTX





Updated. Pulled the sticker...

[Kovster]

Finally got a descent shot of my small office where my computers are.

[crowichi]

I like that case HalcYon! What the brand/name?

[HalcYoN [nV]]

I like that case HalcYon! What the brand/name?

It is the Lian Li V1000. You can read my reiew of it at that other place.

http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/lianli_v1000plus/

[CR2500]

Was built June 29

Too lazy for any wiring job

Since Im not overclocking yet, will be using the stock Intel HSF for now. (also, is iTAT an accurate program to measure CPU temps?)

clean and shiny

[moshpit]

Was built June 29

Too lazy for any wiring job

Considering the lack of ribbon cables, I don't think you'll have to sweat it too much, I don't see much in the way of airflow disruption going on there. I think you'll be just fine as is. Looks good btw

[TRD Supra]

[CR2500]

what happened to your G5 in that first pic?

[Dr Gonzo]

^^ HAHA, that's an MX518 and for whatever damn reason, logitech chose that kind of finish for it.

[moshpit]

Yeah, they look damaged. It's on purpose tho. They're supposed to look that way...

[TRD Supra]

Logitech sent it to me for free when my MX510 right click started messing up.

[SD-[Inc]]

Considering the lack of ribbon cables, I don't think you'll have to sweat it too much, I don't see much in the way of airflow disruption going on there. I think you'll be just fine as is. Looks good btw

Except for the hard drive. Why not mount it in the lower compartment? It is blocking a lot of airflow going to 8800 installed where it is.

Also, those power cable are all jammed right behind the video card. (Right where it brings air in).

[moshpit]

Except for the hard drive. Why not mount it in the lower compartment? It is blocking a lot of airflow going to 8800 installed where it is.

Also, those power cable are all jammed right behind the video card. (Right where it brings air in).

Hard drive blocking airflow, or being cooled directly? You have such a glass is half empty way of looking at things...

[moshpit]

Except for the hard drive. Why not mount it in the lower compartment? It is blocking a lot of airflow going to 8800 installed where it is.

Also, those power cable are all jammed right behind the video card. (Right where it brings air in).

And your wrong actually. The intake for his 8800 is at the bottom of the heatsink the way it's sitting, putting the HD in the lowest cage section would put it right in line with that intake. Right now it's sitting above that intake by a couple of inches, and actually above the card itself. I say it's better where it's at then it would be if lowered.

[SD-[Inc]]

And your wrong actually. The intake for his 8800 is at the bottom of the heatsink the way it's sitting, putting the HD in the lowest cage section would put it right in line with that intake. Right now it's sitting above that intake by a couple of inches, and actually above the card itself. I say it's better where it's at then it would be if lowered.

I meant in the lower cage not on a lower mount in the same cage. The lower cage is the one that is directly across from the power supply in its own separate compartment. (See the second pull ring?) This compartment usually has a fan in it too.

[moshpit]

I meant in the lower cage not on a lower mount in the same cage. The lower cage is the one that is directly across from the power supply in its own separate compartment. (See the second pull ring?) This compartment usually has a fan in it too.

If it does have a fan, then that would be a good route and I'll agree. If no fan, then I stand by believing it's in the right place.

[CR2500]

I meant in the lower cage not on a lower mount in the same cage. The lower cage is the one that is directly across from the power supply in its own separate compartment. (See the second pull ring?) This compartment usually has a fan in it too.

If it does have a fan, then that would be a good route and I'll agree. If no fan, then I stand by believing it's in the right place.

lol, the intake fan is in front of the HDD, but im not sure if it was there already, or if I moved it. There are filtered vents, and fan mounts, in front of both HDD cages. If its better to move the fan and HDD, I can

[SD-[Inc]]

lol, the intake fan is in front of the HDD, but im not sure if it was there already, or if I moved it. There are filtered vents, and fan mounts, in front of both HDD cages. If its better to move the fan and HDD, I can

You moved it. It comes stock with the fan in the bottom compartment. Taking that fan out means you now have dramatically reduced the airflow in your lower chamber. Case fans don't cool your components directly. They are responsible for moving the heated air out of your case. To me it looks like you now have your 8800 mounted on top of a heater and have a fan blowing hot air onto it.

[moshpit]

You moved it. It comes stock with the fan in the bottom compartment. Taking that fan out means you now have dramatically reduced the airflow in your lower chamber. Case fans don't cool your components directly. They are responsible for moving the heated air out of your case. To me it looks like you now have your 8800 mounted on top of a heater and have a fan blowing hot air onto it.

How is the air any warmer where it's at then it will be coming up from the bottom? Down there it will STILL have the hard drive in front of it, it's the only fan and HAS to cool his drive. So your saying run his drive uncooled then? Yes, one CAN do that, and it will survive fine most likely. BUT, I always cool my large capacity drives. So in fact I cannot agree with you on this. Your way will move the fan down a bit, but accomplish nothing. The HD is still warming the air coming in, but the PSU in the bottom did nothing to the air in the case since it exhausts air out the back of the case as it is. So what we have is 6 one way, half a dozen the other. Sorry, that's a waste of time for very minimal to no benefit.

[SD-[Inc]]

How is the air any warmer where it's at then it will be coming up from the bottom? Down there it will STILL have the hard drive in front of it, it's the only fan and HAS to cool his drive. So your saying run his drive uncooled then? Yes, one CAN do that, and it will survive fine most likely. BUT, I always cool my large capacity drives. So in fact I cannot agree with you on this. Your way will move the fan down a bit, but accomplish nothing. The HD is still warming the air coming in, but the PSU in the bottom did nothing to the air in the case since it exhausts air out the back of the case as it is. So what we have is 6 one way, half a dozen the other. Sorry, that's a waste of time for very minimal to no benefit.

I thought that the whole idea of the second compartment was to create 2 isolated environments. The fan on the bottom was to keep the air flowing in the bottom compartment so it doesn't get too hot and cause heat to start seeping into the upper compartment. Also, as far as heat generation goes, I consider the CPU and GPU to be the major heat sources. So I tried to keep them as isolated from all my other components as possible. On my system, the hard drive is way down on the list of items that needs to monopolize the cooling in my case. But, I can see your point if you are running a large array of drives, this could be different.

[moshpit]

It's more about the detail that when I was working in the service end of the PC industry, I saw early on that drives tend to live longer and healthier lives if cooled directly. Exact data is really hard to quantify on this subject, but it certainly seemed that PC's that actively cooled the hard drive had less drive issues over time. That's for SINGLE drive machines too. Many folks who have worked in the service end have learned this the hard way. And a single drive doesn't affect the incoming air temp as much as your assuming. In fact, it's far more beneficial to the drive then it is detrimental to anything else.

[SD-[Inc]]

It's more about the detail that when I was working in the service end of the PC industry, I saw early on that drives tend to live longer and healthier lives if cooled directly. Exact data is really hard to quantify on this subject, but it certainly seemed that PC's that actively cooled the hard drive had less drive issues over time. That's for SINGLE drive machines too. Many folks who have worked in the service end have learned this the hard way. And a single drive doesn't affect the incoming air temp as much as your assuming. In fact, it's far more beneficial to the drive then it is detrimental to anything else.

That does sound like a good idea and I am not arguing against doing that. But, you can't really blow air directly onto the components that are generating heat. (Since they are inside the case of the drive). So blowing air over the HD doesn't really cool the hard drive in the same way as a heatsink/fan does a CPU. But it does make sure that the air doesn't stagnate around the drive and become too heated. So, it is critical to not have your hard-drive in a place that doesn't have good airflow. (Like the lower chamber of a P182 once the fan has been removed). The whole idea behind the 2 chamber design is to optimize airflow and separate components to minimize the ambient temperatures in the case. Antec has designed a space to add a fan to do exactly as you are talking. I have no problem doing that. My complaint is that the existing fan is removed and used instead. I am not sure why you would buy a 2 chamber case and then mod it to be a one chamber case. You'd be better off buying a case that was designed to be a single chamber instead.

[moshpit]

I'll agree with all of that

[cjl64]

this page is loaded with sweet rigs!! ... j/k i keep saying this.. but i will soon post my setup.. it really is nice

[nycdarkness]

This is after my watercooling died, and like freakin countless mobo swaps. Still need to redo the wiring, which is why my back case door is not attached.


Still considering going all out air and getting a stacker >.>

[Nunz]

wierd.. all your lights are on but no fans spinning lmao.. What kind of case is that? Kind of looks like mine with different fans.. Thermaltake Armor Series..

[moshpit]

wierd.. all your lights are on but no fans spinning lmao.. What kind of case is that? Kind of looks like mine with different fans.. Thermaltake Armor Series..

High speed digital camera's make fans appear to stop spinning when in fact they are.

[cjl64]

High speed digital camera's make fans appear to stop spinning when in fact they are.

i think he knew that... he was making a funny

[moshpit]

Damn you people and your jokes

[cjl64]

Damn you people and your jokes

A man walks into a bar............ then says ouch. Okay so that was lame

[OverclockN']

A man walks into a bar............ then says ouch. Okay so that was lame

[cjl64]

damn you!!!!!!!

[ultimadrift]

A man walks into a bar............ then says ouch. Okay so that was lame

AHAHAHA I LMAO XD lol
seriously thugh wat kind of camera is that?? and whered u get it lol sorry for being off topic and heres my new case





And the KON plushie rules all and owns all of my property XD

[cjl64]

OMg... i want a stuffed Kon doll!! also.. nice setup

[The Pig]

I can't believe you let your PS3 have all those smear marks. That would drive me crazy.