Build/Project: PURE by StevenG

StevenG · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:58

Okay as some of you know i sold my inverse case with the idea of downsizing to matx so i decided on the Antec P180 mini case in white.

Specs will be

MSI X58M
6GB Dominator 1600
i7 920 @ 3.6
Corsair H50 Cooler
HD4870x2 (Arctic Cooling Freezer Cooler)
1000w Silverstone St1000
1Tb Samsung & 500Gb 7200.12

heres a few pictures of the case as it stands at the moment.

Keep an eye out for some updates.

Comments and Critisism always taken into account

StevenG

StevenG · 14 Sep 2009 at 23:12

i do like white. its clean.

(big picture)
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7525/pict1982.jpg

did a quick build to get the mess off my desk.

i'll be re-working the build when i get some other parts i.e the side panel and some other fans.

StevenG

StevenG · 14 Sep 2009 at 23:29

Ducky Spud said:
Sorry, but that bit just made me laugh!!

Looks alright for just quickly putting it together! Guessing you already had the PSU braided and such?

yeah i had the psu braided from my previous build.

had to force the rear panel on as i still need to tidy the cables behind the mobo tray.

long story about the side panel. sent it to be modified and have a window installed and the courier delivered my panel to someone else and their parcel to the guy i was getting to do the work.

hopefully i'll get the panel to the guy and back asap.

StevenG

StevenG · 15 Sep 2009 at 01:33

PwnDirect said:
what fans you planning on getting?
& whats your current cpu & gpu temps?

yate loon 2100rpm's as they go down to 1100 for silence and 2100 for performance and theyve always treated me well

35 idle on the gfx @ 27% fan
40-42 idle on the cpu with fan @ 1100rpm (3.6ghz @ 1.16v)

i'll get load temps when the build is finished.

StevenG

StevenG · 15 Sep 2009 at 23:28

domthecondom said:
erm what fan controller is that?

I think that is the same one I want to use. Does it take PWM fans?

Also how far do the nobs hang out?

zalman mfc1 plus or something similar. they stick out about 13-15mm

no it doesnt use pwm.

StevenG

StevenG · 19 Sep 2009 at 09:32

Baplad said:
loving the look of this, cant wait to see what else you do to it.

would you recommend the Corsair H50?

yes the H50 is a great compact cooler and is keeping my cpu at a nice temperature aout 40-43 idle and i havent fully tested load yet as im waiting on some more fans.

Thanks for all the comments guys, unfortuantely CityLink have delivered my Sidepanel to the wrong person so im waiting for them to sort that out before the panel can be cut by the guy its supposed to be sent to

StevenG

StevenG · 15 Oct 2009 at 10:10

final pics. ive lost interest in pcs now but thought you might wnat to see the finished result.

i assume once i get a job again i'll be doing another project but for now this should be lasting me a fair amount of time.

StevenG

StevenG · 15 Oct 2009 at 23:53

BFG_9000 said:
What about inside the case... lol

this is what happens when you run your pc almost 16 hours a day for 2 month due to having no job and watching a lot of dvd's

must remember to clean the filter on my projector tomorrow... sure the dust is building up in there too..

StevenG

StevenG · 16 Oct 2009 at 16:34

Tute said:
This case irritates me.

It's gorgeous, functional, roomy, and can take just about anything.

It's also a SFF case with a volume of over 40L. To give that some scope, most of the Sugo range are 22-24L in volume. I know there's a lot less to work with in them but even the "bigger" SFF cases are all around 30L.

This is a big case for a mATX board.

What was wrong with this?

well i loved that case it was fantastic and really quite small, that was some 2 years ago iirc.

i wanted something standard and yeah it might aswell be an atx case but its nice.

StevenG

StevenG · 16 Oct 2009 at 19:13

Tute said:
Not disputing that. I'm tempted to buy one now. Damn you.

Case £62
Window £35
Powder £40
Total £137

one of my cheaper cases lol

StevenG