Mighty mTX - Build Report

Janesy B

Janesy B

Janesy B

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I wanted to rebuild my mATX system to be a bit tidyer and cooler. I also wanted a smaler system which had no compromises in specification as i didnt fancy a massive PC just to play a few games. I had a lot of problems trying to get he damn thing tidy but got there in the end. Apologies for the poor photography, my camera has some form of disease which is uncurable :(

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Everything stripped out and ready to go, except for a stuborn Zalman fan mate 2 :mad:

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Akasa Fan controller, sniped it on ebay for around a tenner :)

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Samsung 500gb hard disk with a scythe hard disk stabilzer II.

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Hard disk snuggly fitted into a 5" bay.

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1st problem overcome. The hard disk stabilizer, fan controller and dvd drive commanded a bay of their own, i got round this by wedging in both the hard disk and the fan controller into the same bay, got away with it. Just!

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I removed the 3" bays as they were no longer needed.

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Power cables tucked away to the side of the 5" bays
 
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part 2;


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Motherboard ready for installation with Coolermaster vortex HSF installed with MX-2 compound. I Chose this cooler for its secure fitting and i wanted a top down cooler as i thought it would be better for a smaller case.

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Motherboard in, all went okay except for the ATX power connector, it was too long and very inflexible making it the messiest part of the build.

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Cables stashed away out of sight. All the extra bulk this side of the case made the panel very hard to fit, it required 2 hands, one foot and a forehead to get it shut.

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Living room to clear up. :mad:

Full Spec:

Coolermaster Elite 340 Case
Corsair HX620 modular Power supply
Gigabyte GA-M-DS2R
Intel Core2duo E8200 running at 3.4Ghz w/ Coolermaster Vortex 752 HSF and Arctic Cooling MX-2 Compound
2 x 1gb Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 (very rare as its not on corsairs site and haven't seen it sold anywhere!?)
EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB G92 version at stock speeds, will be overclocked once i have aquired the Coolink GFXChilla.
Samsung Spinpoint HD501J Hard disk mounted on the Scythe Hard Disk Stabilzer II Kit.
Samsung Dual Layer DVD rewriter that i've had in various PC's
2x Hiper 120mm case fans and a 80mm coolermaster side panel fan all run by the Akasa AK FC-03 Fan Controller Pro.
 
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i do but i had limited space and there was absolutely no way of jamming more cables away. i'm happy with it as it is at the moment and its a tiny bit tidyer than the last picture and most cables are out of site except for that hidious 24pin atx connector
 
too fat, the side of that case was hard enough as it was to put on, there's not chance of wedging more cable behind there :(
 
Very nice build indeed. :)

I've used that Coolermaster Case before. Found it very well built considering the cost.
 
i got the case for £50 delivered with a 460W Coolermaster extreme power PSU which i used to revive another system and that was very good as well. i'd put a link to the deal but i may be shot :(
 
thats what you get for posting on a e-tailers' forum! I dont use the free the postage because i'm too i'm patient. I have been cheeky and ordered a few bits on free delivery and emailed in making up some rubbish about needing them urgently and i generaly get them next day :)
 
everytime i have used free postage, and on the printer/copier/XXXXer (wats missing)

who have free postage with H exus members i have gotten next day delivery
 
Janesy B said:
i got the case for £50 delivered with a 460W Coolermaster extreme power PSU which i used to revive another system and that was very good as well. i'd put a link to the deal but i may be shot :(
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Yeah, I got the same thing a few months back. :)
 
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