Moving into a Fortress with room to spare

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 19:37

Time to get a new case I thought, here it is next to its predecessor a £35 job which borrowed its PSU fan off a helicopter.

The Fortress is the new one!

FaceplantSi · 1 Jun 2009 at 19:39

Mmm, nice - welcome to the Fortress club!

Of course you will be posting build pics?

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 19:40

As I can't afford a whole new build, better rip the guts out of the old one

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 19:48

So here is whats going in,

Don't get too excited:

An ASUS micro ATX motherboard (media centre board rubbish for clocking)
X2 3800 2Ghz (Windsor) at 2.001Ghz
6GB of Corsair XMS2
500Gb Sata Drive + 80Gb IDE Drive and DVD Drive.
Geforce 8600GT
Wifi Card

Brand new Corsair HX520W

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 19:52

Better make room for the DVD drive

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 20:00

This little Gizmo is allows you have a hot swap system going, although my main reason for using it to reduce cable clutter.

These can be daisy chained but I am plugging it direct into the IDE Drive

Now I can power both drives with one cable.

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 20:06

Motherboard now in place.

I decided to leave the low profile cooler on as I think it looks marginally better than the stock one.

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 20:08

In with the daughter cards.

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 20:14

Power supply and cables connected

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 20:18

Cables could use some work.

PhilGQ · 1 Jun 2009 at 20:24

Well its up and running, needs a bit of tweaking to get it right.

I thinks a new Motherboard, CPU, and graphics are in order.

I think I might ditch the IDE drive and mount the Sata in a 5.25 bay, will be better for cabling.

LukeTW · 1 Jun 2009 at 21:22

PhilGQ said:

Wooowa static much?

RJC · 1 Jun 2009 at 21:25

Looking good

Makes me want to change my case :eek:

EdGey · 2 Jun 2009 at 00:27

good choice, amazing the difference it makes even tho the hardware is exactly the same.

jlss · 2 Jun 2009 at 01:33

Nice case good luck with the build.

JonJ678 · 2 Jun 2009 at 01:38

That isn't actually a motherboard and graphics card on bare carpet is it?

rjk · 2 Jun 2009 at 09:56

Welcome to 'Team Fortress'

PhilGQ · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:40

rjkoneill said:
Welcome to 'Team Fortress'

Yours looks so much better though:

I have some work to do.

clone · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:42

Dam sexy case if you ask me

PhilGQ · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:43

JonJ678 said:
That isn't actually a motherboard and graphics card on bare carpet is it?

It didn't get harmed, but your point is well taken.