-Post pics of your computer-

[Jokerzwild]

Bragging on my new gaming rig setup (see system specs button for details):


See my thread here about my new 4850, and my thread here about my Intel Matrix Raid5/Raid0 benchies. I've since blown away those arrays and created one 6 disk Raid5.

jokerz=jealous . Very nice looking setup man. I'm gonna post some new pics of my own modest little box once my new Reaper's get here and I get a chance to clean her out real good. I really need a new case! This Mystique has been pretty darn underwhelming, but I guess you get what you pay for .

[**G.I.BRO**]

Cave, now thats what i like to see... clean yet beasty.

[caveman-jim]

Thanks guys! I'm really pleased with the case, that was the best $50 I ever spent (props to Lup for sharing the linkage - $50 instant discount with $50 MIR, free shipping). Once my array rebuilds I'll do some benchies for everyone, see how it stacks up (get your requests in now).

Heres a pic of my desk:

on the right you can see my Buffalo Terastation NAS, you can't see it's modded PSU. The internal one died, I thought it was just a blown cap and replaced it but it was dead. Turns out the PSU only supplies 12v and 5v lines to the mainboard (powerPC based I believe) so I took my leftover CoolerMaster 330W Real Power PSU, modded some molex to sata adapters by sniping off the ends and soldering on the power connector from the internal PSU, and bridging the ATX power on connector, to get it working again

with 4x500Gb drives in Raid5, thats a fair bit of storage GbE network as well, although it maxes out at 10-11% when copying (they're not known for their speed). I used good ol' black duct tape to sheath the wires, added a ground connection from case to case, and done! turn on the psu, press the power button on the front, and low power, low heat, network storage!

[Jokerzwild]

jokerz=jealous . Very nice looking setup man. I'm gonna post some new pics of my own modest little box once my new Reaper's get here and I get a chance to clean her out real good. I really need a new case! This Mystique has been pretty darn underwhelming, but I guess you get what you pay for .

Oh fark it I'm gonna just post what I got together so far. Introducing my modest little Joker rig:







This thing is constantly under construction. I've got some ram coming tomorrow and as soon as the 4870 X2 is released I want one of those and this 4850 will go to my son. I'll post pics of his rig later... it's kinda crazy; a 8800gts on an old AT8 crossfire board w/ X2 @ 2.4ghz. The specs for my own pc are in the flyout to the left.

I'm particularly proud of my new LCD . I know it's not anywhere near top of the line but it really does look nice. This pic doesn't do it justice really as it's too dark. And yes, my desk is crap . We're in a temporary residence right now while our new house is getting wood floors laid down in it so everything is just kinda thrown together at the moment. Sucks... we got boxes of crap everywhere, I can never find anything!!

[Nunz]

Nice looking rig man! now i have to get my lazy ass to show off the nice cable management i did cause of my heat problems with my new GTX-280.

Sigh, might have to retire the rig for more time and send the GTX-280 out for an RMA

[caveman-jim]

My desktop in my new Antec Three Hundred case. Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 with CoolerMaster Gemini II (no fans). I took the two yateloons I have on the Gemini and used them in the front 120mm mounting spots, and added a spare Antec Tri-Cool to the door fan. The DVD drive was originally a beige NEC, so I removed the tray front and bezel surround and sprayed them flat black. Inside we have a WD Raptor (80Gb 1.5gbps), and a Samsung IDE 250Gb for storage. FireGL V3400 for graphics (although currently I have a Geforce 8800GS 384Mb for playing with ), and 2x512mb DDR2-667.

Routing the wiring was more difficult than my P182b, because of the lack of chambers or wiring pass throughs to the behind the motherboard tray. However, the nice wiring tidy behind the drive mounts works well for keeping everything out of the way. Removing the front fan filter requires removing the front bezel completely. This is easy enough as only the right side has the hooks to clip it on to the case chassis, so you only need remove the right side panel to access it.

The case itself doesnt appear to be of the same high quality as the Antec Sonata and P182b I have. The panels are thinner, and the edges rougher - less rolled or polished finishes here. The paint is thinner and flatter than on either of my other modern Antec cases. No rubber mounting hard drive trays or drive rails for toolless maintenance; back to the good old days and screwing it in.

However the front fan mounting mechanism is nice, as is the pass though for fan power cables. I really appreciated the large bag of silver thumbscrews included with the case - an unexpected bonus! Plenty of mobo mounts (they go under your mobo guys!) and screws as well. The USB and sound front panel connector cables were only just long enough to reach the bottom located headers on my IP35-E. The power, reset, and HD status LED & switch connectors were plenty long enough to run under the motherboard and curl up over to connect to the mobo headers.

The PSU is bottom mounted, which could be a problem for motherboards with top located power and auxilliary connections, if the PSU doesn't have long enough cables. No PSU is included in the Three Hundred, so I used my Antec Earthwatts EA380W PSU. The 4pin power connector ran up under the motherboard to the top EPS12v power connector without issues, although plugging it in with the heatsink in place would be impossible if the mobo had been screwed down. CPU cooling is provided by the included rear 120mm and top 140mm tri-speed fans. With both fans set to medium speed, the CPU idles at 40C. I'll post overclocking and load adventures later.

In operation the case is a not silent - expected for this many fans, and speeds. Temps are good, airflow is good, size is excellent - fits neatly under my desk, and would look great atop it, if my P182b wasn't there already.

[r3nd3z]

Hey guys.

Havent posted on this forum for a looong time, so thought I'd start out again with my new rig.

Specs

Intel Q9450
Asus P5Q-PRO
PowerColor ATI 4850 Crossfire
OCZ ModXtreme 780w
Corsair DDR2 (cheap, will be replaced soon)
Samsung 750 F1 2ea
Creative X-Fi extreme gamer

Some pictures:










Wadda ya think?

[GravY]

nice looking..

what HSF is that?

[Deaderinred]

Wadda ya think?

Can it travel through time and space?

[r3nd3z]

Sorry, HSF?

If your thinking of the CPU cooler, its Gigabyte G-Power 2 Pro.

Sure it can, Deaderinred. Just hit the Space Continuum Button on the side, it will open a can of space'n'time in no time.

[Deaderinred]

Sure it can, Deaderinred. Just hit the Space Continuum Button on the side, it will open a can of space'n'time in no time.

Then it is ****ing awesome, well done!

[Dungeoncrawler]

Granted it's a rather small case for everything that's in it, and I could do a little cable management (which I suck at), but this is my baby .

Dc

[HalcYoN [nV]]

Replaced the 8800GTX with a Visiontek 4870. This card ***** slaps Bioshock. I might play it again. Heh.

[SSXeon]

Nice. Is that a noctua HS? Im thining of getting rid of this scythe HS i have and getting a noctua.

[HalcYoN [nV]]

Nice. Is that a noctua HS? Im thining of getting rid of this scythe HS i have and getting a noctua.

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme with Scythe 120mm S-Flex D. Great cooler.

[Flyordie]

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...7/100_0243.jpg
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http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...7/100_0245.jpg
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Video Card-
They Suck I know but I didn't know how to work that camera... I was used to my E-20N.


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...7/KG0K0016.jpg

Thats my current baby. ;-p
Its a small case, or else I would tuck my cables away behind the back...

[Xion X2]

[Dungeoncrawler]

I think once my 260's arrive I'm going to put everything into a bigger case. How about some recommends on a top-of-the-line case? Thanks.

Dc

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...Computer-Cases
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156209

[caveman-jim]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043

[ScottDoom]

My set up now:


Still needs a bit of cleaning, but I just moved in the other day.

[Flyordie]

Whew, there are some pretty nice rigs in here. ;-p
Mine will be cleaned up tommorow with some twist ties and maby some shrink wrap. ;-p

[Dandingo]

I think once my 260's arrive I'm going to put everything into a bigger case. How about some recommends on a top-of-the-line case? Thanks.

Dc

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...Computer-Cases
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156209

Antec 1200........I am not personally a fan of the Cosmos case.

[sittal]

If I clean my desk up, I'll snap some pics.

[GravY]

Whew, there are some pretty nice rigs in here. ;-p
Mine will be cleaned up tommorow with some twist ties and maby some shrink wrap. ;-p

screw cleaning it up, here is the current state of my mess, this is the way it usually looks..



and if I turn to my Left you can see my computer buddy.

[caveman-jim]

My set up now:


Still needs a bit of cleaning, but I just moved in the other day.

I like it


Swapped up some stuff in my HTPC, getting ready for my cave sale - swapped out the 3870, ram and HD's. In goes 2.5" SATA seagate laptop HD (momentus 7200.2) 120Gb, 2x512Mb 667 and a 2gb readyboost stick, and back to onboard 8200 (does anyone know how to get the hd audio out through the DVI port using DVI to HDMI adapter?).

[Qb2k5]

My set up now:


Still needs a bit of cleaning, but I just moved in the other day.

Nice setup. When I use to work at CrapUsa I use to sell those Lenovo laptops like crazy over the sony's. They come with a ton of features like face detection and some over nice stuff.

[Briner]

Caveman to get the HDMI audio out you have to

1. use the supplied adaptor that came with your hd4850

2. download the ATI HDMI driver from here
http://www.realtek.com.tw/Downloads/...&GetDown=false

3. then in vista make sure you set your audio driver to the ATI HDMI Audio

4. Set your TV or displays Audio settins to use the HDMI Audio

[caveman-jim]

Hi Briner, thanks but I'm not talking about my gaming rig in my sig specs - I'm referring to the HTPC pictured. I had HDMI w/audio working without hassles using my 3870, but I am now selling that to fund a new setup... with the Geforce 8 and 9 series discrete cards I know you can use your mobo SPDIF out to the card's onboard input to bring audio via DVI - HDMI, just wanted to see if it was possible with the onboard Geforce 8200.

[Dungeoncrawler]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043

Hey Cavey. Actually, I have the older version of this case. Only the two intake fans upfront though. My only question would be the space. If you take a look at my 'rig' post earlier in this very thread you will see that everything is pretty much 'cramped' in there. However, even though I've made a few mods to the setup that prevent me from attaching the side panel, my temps are very nominal with this air-cooled case. Thanks for the link because I did not know they had upgraded this particular case.

Dc

[ScottDoom]

I like it

Thanks!

Nice setup. When I use to work at CrapUsa I use to sell those Lenovo laptops like crazy over the sony's. They come with a ton of features like face detection and some over nice stuff.

Yeah. It's my first laptop and I really like it. It packs a lot for the price I paid for it.

[clerick]

Here are the long overdue pics of the 901. Also All my stuff has some sort of HL2 design on it.

[SSXeon]

How is the 901? I want a black one sooooo FU*KING bad for my car.

[clerick]

Awesome on the go and simple to use. The keyboard is weird at first but you get used to it fast.

[Pepsin]

The Craputer!









Edit: Found out you can remove the ad texts.. thought they became part of the images but they were actually separate images/links

[SSXeon]

Um dumb test links? Other than that not band man! What card? HD4850?

[Pepsin]

Um dumb test links? Other than that not band man! What card? HD4850?

I know, but it's free image hosting, at least
Yup, 4850.. Specs are to the right - Athlon X2 oc'd to 2.9 GHz, 4850 card, 2GB of RAM and the cheapest micro-ATX AM2 board money can buy But as long as I'm not trying to play Crysis, it's fine

[Flyordie]

Expect NEW PHOTO's here within 48 hours. ;-p Will Edit post.
NEW!!
It might be good... nah its not to good.. just improvement over the old.
I decided it was time to go a bit further in cable management.
EDIT-
Old-

NEW-

AND

<----- Specs Button for System Specs.

[Greasy]

Expect NEW PHOTO's here within 48 hours. ;-p Will Edit post.

It better be damn good if you're going to tease us!

[Yosh70]

Behringer Truth monitors? Looks like em.

The Craputer!

[Pepsin]

Behringer Truth monitors? Looks like em.

Yup