Project : Black Ice (reborn)

w3bbo · 30 Oct 2008 at 19:21

No updates yet. Still waiting on the side panels arriving - truth be told I'm getting a little impatient now

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w3bbo · 31 Oct 2008 at 17:24

Yeah it was. It was used as a door stop for a garden shed apparently :eek:

w3bbo · 31 Oct 2008 at 18:34

I'm sure the sides will turn up soon. They guy who is doing them is very busy for good reason and hence the delay. I have faith.

w3bbo · 3 Nov 2008 at 19:35

Panels arrived and look VERY nice. :cool:

Will take some pics soon

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w3bbo · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:48

Ok, here's some pics before I get back to the build over the weekend:

Right panel (for show) - Black Acrylic behind laser cut lettering

w3bbo · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:49

Left panel (For ventilation) - Black mesh behind laser cut lettering

w3bbo · 9 Nov 2008 at 17:29

Should be but I can always cut some holes in the bottom for intake fans and have the Yates on the rad as exhausts. I'll experiment with airflow once I've done the cable tidying

I'm not overly concerned with extremely cool temps so long as they are within the bounds of sanity

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w3bbo · 9 Nov 2008 at 17:46

No can do m8, its all plumbed in now. The 790i ones are VERY specific tho as no others will fit so it wouldn't help you anyway.

The make you want to be looking for for DFI boards are 'Mips' - they seem to cater for all DFI models.

w3bbo · 9 Nov 2008 at 17:54

Yeah the standard EK Asus NB/SB block should fit, just make sure the holes are the right way around, if not you may need the EK Asus 1.

w3bbo · 30 Nov 2008 at 21:36

Nah, not yet anyway. Just in mid upgrade.

w3bbo · 3 Dec 2008 at 18:50

Of course

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w3bbo · 3 Dec 2008 at 20:07

Not really m8, been busy reviewing lots of i7 goodies so this project is on the back burner for the moment until I decide which way I want to go with the components. However, after just running a few results it appears that the QX9770 is actually better for gaming than the i7 920 :eek:

. So I may have made a mistake putting the internals of this rig up for sale

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Done a bit of cable tidying and I might have to sort some extra venting in the WC compartment as its getting how down there (think a 140mm front mounted fan might do the trick nicely) so that's next on the list.

w3bbo · 4 Dec 2008 at 11:23

I personally don't think it is worth the outlay just yet with prices being so high as they are.

w3bbo · 5 Dec 2008 at 18:50

It's not just the CPU's, the prices of the motherboards are just, well, ridiculous tbh. I know it's new hardware but honestly, £300+ for the rampage is silly. Even the cheaper boards are £200+. Imo the core components(mobo, cpu, ram) need to drop £100 each before the performance increase becomes worthwhile.

w3bbo · 16 Jan 2009 at 19:15

It was stolen from a Hiper Osiris case. Dunno if you can buy em separately.