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Love this build, just makes me want to make the jump to watercooling.
Liquid Art: From Mini P180 to infinity...
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New toy:
Can't wait to get cracking on with some modding tomorrow!
Going to first mod the front of the case to allow for more airflow...
Then if i feel confident enough i will modify the top of the case roof to enable a 240 radiator to sit there instead of the beefy 120
Can't wait to get cracking on with some modding tomorrow!
Going to first mod the front of the case to allow for more airflow...
Then if i feel confident enough i will modify the top of the case roof to enable a 240 radiator to sit there instead of the beefy 120
Me too!
I'm sat here planning on what else i could chop! Scared this might turn into abit of a habbit haha!
There was a definite increase in fps a majority of games however it's not really about that. What was important was the minimum frame rates had increased substantially giving me an overall much smoother gaming experience compared to my old phenom II.
Update:
Got all my bits and bobs today for the case mods to start. Firstly i'm going to start off light and by light i mean making a new case window.
Got myself a new sheet of plexi, cost £10 for half a metre square! It's my first time with the dremel so i was a little shakey but non the less i cracked on and managed to do an okay job on it.
My idea is to cut out the EK sign onto the plexi itself, i started out by cutting the window which obviously was the easy part... then came cutting the EK sign out... i have to say its much much harder than it looks
. Shattered around 4 cutters (was going to get the reinforced ones but i ran out of time today). Also had to grind down a cutter so i could get inbetween the smaller gaps.
Will finish it off over the weekend probably and begin the sanding process to get rid of the rough edges. The dremel does come in handy aswel when it comes to smoothing off the rough edges.
Got all my bits and bobs today for the case mods to start. Firstly i'm going to start off light and by light i mean making a new case window.
Got myself a new sheet of plexi, cost £10 for half a metre square! It's my first time with the dremel so i was a little shakey but non the less i cracked on and managed to do an okay job on it.
My idea is to cut out the EK sign onto the plexi itself, i started out by cutting the window which obviously was the easy part... then came cutting the EK sign out... i have to say its much much harder than it looks
. Shattered around 4 cutters (was going to get the reinforced ones but i ran out of time today). Also had to grind down a cutter so i could get inbetween the smaller gaps.
Will finish it off over the weekend probably and begin the sanding process to get rid of the rough edges. The dremel does come in handy aswel when it comes to smoothing off the rough edges.
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Looking really good wise pick in colour too!
Thanks mate, i've changed the colour scheme again. Im using xspc white tubing. I got bored of the black
.Will post pics of the updates soon when i get my Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram :d
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Thanks mate, i've changed the colour scheme again. Im not using xspc white tubing. I got bored of the black
Will post pics of the updates soon when i get my Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram :d
Good choice on the RAM it is awesome - Only thing i've noticed though is that when my computer is in "Sleep" the RAM is still illuminated, not sure if i like that or not at the moment!
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Good to see some love for the Mini P180 is still around. 
Can't believe I have had mine for over 3 years and 6 months, still looks good as new!
Love the side panel window, did removing the noise insulation make any difference?
Can't believe I have had mine for over 3 years and 6 months, still looks good as new!
Love the side panel window, did removing the noise insulation make any difference?
Good to see some love for the Mini P180 is still around.
Can't believe I have had mine for over 3 years and 6 months, still looks good as new!
Love the side panel window, did removing the noise insulation make any difference?
And i think i will be keeping mine for some time to come yet, it's a really good case.. very sturdy and easy to mod.
It didn't make that much of a difference no, it's a sacrifice but it's worth it.
I was amazed with how much watercooling you can actually fit in this case.. i dont think antec intended it at all but it all fits in snuggly and with some modding i think you can squeeze a 200mm radiator up top instead of the 120mm i have now.
Have you got the white or black version?
I brought the 1866mhz set I think - never overclocked RAM I may have to give it a whirl.
The lights are actually really nice, not too bright at all but provide a decent amount of illumination for the upper half of the mono at night!
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Jay.....Not much I can say but mmmmmmm tasty. Very impressed.
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Subbed - curious how you get on with this.