Show Off Your PC

[benjo]

not a good idea to have a competitors forums up on the screen in the picture :D

Haha whoops! Good spot..

[Mr. Strawberry]

lol :D

[Sam__]

my desk:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z25/sam__07/Comp/pano.jpg

[Aaron]

That's a true techy's desk! :lol:

[ZodiarK]

haha indeed it is

[callumburns]

if my desk was that messy i would go nuts :|

[theelusiveyoda]

if your running dual screen try the program - display fusion as it allows you to have differient wallpapers on each or helps stretch etc pics for multiple displays.

[PeterStoba]

not a good idea to have a competitors forums up on the screen in the picture :D

says you? ;)

[Gunslinger]

if your running dual screen try the program - display fusion as it allows you to have differient wallpapers on each or helps stretch etc pics for multiple displays.

another good one i've seen recommended is Ultra-Mon ... i'll be trying that one soon myself i think, it has the ability to control which monitor things open on as default i believe.

[Mr. Strawberry]

says you? ;)
i have no idea what you are talking about :D

[Sam__]

if your running dual screen try the program - display fusion as it allows you to have differient wallpapers on each or helps stretch etc pics for multiple displays.

thanks, ill give it a go.

[theelusiveyoda]

thanks, ill give it a go.

Also it alows you to extend you toolbar onto another monitor and arrange where the start menu will appear as i have the start menu on my centre screen and toolbars on both sides.

[Mr. Strawberry]

so it makes eyefinity possible on 2 screens in terms of screen layout

[theelusiveyoda]

so it makes eyefinity possible on 2 screens in terms of screen layout

its already possible except when playing games the crosshair is in the beezels.

[Mr. Strawberry]

lol
never knew that when i was dual screening only used one for the games

[theelusiveyoda]

lol
never knew that when i was dual screening only used one for the games

yeah thats why you really need 3 screens for eyefinity and also in the newer ati drivers there is beezel compensation so the images are displayed correctly.

[Mr. Strawberry]

i should get eyefinity :p it would be so cool need another 2 screens

[theelusiveyoda]

i should get eyefinity :p it would be so cool need another 2 screens

I need another 1 and a 5*** series card and im set lol.

[callumburns]

im thinking about going with the eyefinity :|, but it kinda annoys me that it isnt an actual real screen, because of the gaps with the plastic outer edges of the screens if you know what i mean lmao :rofl:?

[JoeJones]

another good one i've seen recommended is Ultra-Mon ... i'll be trying that one soon myself i think, it has the ability to control which monitor things open on as default i believe.


I use UltraMon in work. Costs around $15 to register it but definately a worthwhile program...better than all the free stuff I tried.

So handy having things remember which monitor to open on.

[Shakeel]

im thinking about going with the eyefinity :|, but it kinda annoys me that it isnt an actual real screen, because of the gaps with the plastic outer edges of the screens if you know what i mean lmao :rofl:?

i think alienware created one where the screen had no bezels but its very expensive

[callumburns]

i think alienware created one where the screen had no bezels but its very expensive

yeah i've seen that before infact :surprised: i think it would cos over £1000 anyway :| im quite happy using my 40" samsung telly for now anyway :D

[Gunslinger]

alienware and expensive

two words that go hand in hand like night and day, and refer to each other in the dictionary :lol:

[wuyanxu]

given resolution of that Alienware monitor, i'd have a £1000 30 incher with proper resolution anyway.

and then a separate 40 to 50 inch TV for entertainment.

[ccxo]

Ile have to get a pic of my rig before i gut it and put the upgrade in.

[f12f12]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2144/1130065.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5080/1130054.jpg
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/471/1130059.jpg

[Iaink]

Never saw your rig over at NT, I must say it looks VERY nice!! surprised by that case really, looks sweet

[Alexceptional]

Some rather low quality pictures of mine:


http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4609/sg041.jpg (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/sg041.jpg/)

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7014/sg042.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/sg042.jpg/)

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6425/dsc00001e.jpg (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/dsc00001e.jpg/)

[callumburns]

Outside of the case:

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/5663/photo005ux.jpg

Inside (currenty faulty, so wires are out of place, and the graphics card was in the wrong slot etc, getting new parts soon :))
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/5131/photo006m.jpg (http://img580.imageshack.us/i/photo006m.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[Pancake]

Where is your Graphics card?!?

Oh no wait. i see it.

[Mungo]

Need to take some new pictures of my desk, hooked up a 3rd screen :rolleyes:

So, old desk setup:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm305/timwest_2008/SDC10541.jpg?t=1274725778

Towers on the floor now though :p

And heres my internals:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm305/timwest_2008/SDC10543.jpg?t=1274725274

[Mr. Strawberry]

pointless me posting a pic i dont have half of it :(

[callumburns]

pointless me posting a pic i dont have half of it :(

you still not a case mate :surprised:?

[Iaink]

i'll post a pic of my set-up later, it consists of a 2X3m bedroom, a laptop and a 28" monitor atm though :P

need to tidy first though...

[Mr. Strawberry]

you still not a case mate :surprised:?
a list of what i need
motherboard
CPU
case
SSD
CPU cooler
hmm could be a while

[Iaink]

geta £10 beige jobbie case for now, keep those components protected!

[Mr. Strawberry]

what components :/
lol

[Alexceptional]

what components :/
lol

Haha, thats a fair point, unless you want to pile your PSU, graphics card, RAM and optical drive into a special beige jobbie case for storage...

[Mr. Strawberry]

no PSU hasnt arrived yet
and everything else are in the boxes :p

[VJ]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4738/dsc00048small.jpg

:D

[ChrisJB]

cooor Ive still got to buy that desk.

[callumburns]

i like your setup alot mate :D, i have a desk very similar to yours too :p, btw what the hell happened to your ps3 :O?

[Iaink]

I really can't wait til I move out so I can have a decent set-up like yours, my bedroom's way too small

[VJ]

i like your setup alot mate :D, i have a desk very similar to yours too :p, btw what the hell happened to your ps3 :O?

i took it out of the case out of pure boredom.
My setup looks a bit different now.
I'll update when I get a new case (Antec 300) as I'm sticking it on top of my Desk now :).

I <3 my PS3 (It's one of the Original 60Gb PS3s), I managed to short it out once and kill it </3, then it worked 5mins later :D <3

Right now, it's back in the case, but with only like half of the screws in... :D

[ChrisJB]

I'll put mine on here soon. Just waiting to get my eco coolit and corsair case.

[Iaink]

i took it out of the case out of pure boredom.
My setup looks a bit different now.
I'll update when I get a new case (Antec 300) as I'm sticking it on top of my Desk now :).

I <3 my PS3 (It's one of the Original 60Gb PS3s), I managed to short it out once and kill it </3, then it worked 5mins later :D <3

Right now, it's back in the case, but with only like half of the screws in... :D

what's your old/current case? (intersted in selling because it looks awesome!)

[callumburns]

i took it out of the case out of pure boredom.
My setup looks a bit different now.
I'll update when I get a new case (Antec 300) as I'm sticking it on top of my Desk now :).

I <3 my PS3 (It's one of the Original 60Gb PS3s), I managed to short it out once and kill it </3, then it worked 5mins later :D <3

Right now, it's back in the case, but with only like half of the screws in... :D

cant wait to see it man :D, i would have my case on my desk as well but my telly takes up the full space of my desk, im just lucky that i can sit my 360 at the side of it :rofl:, and yeah same i have the original 60Gb too, and how did you manage to short it out :|? I'll update soon when i move house in july :)

[VJ]

what's your old/current case? (intersted in selling because it looks awesome!)

it's a Lancool DragonLord PC-K62.
If you live near me i'd be happy to sell it you, after I get this Antec 300 :)


cant wait to see it man :D, i would have my case on my desk as well but my telly takes up the full space of my desk, im just lucky that i can sit my 360 at the side of it :rofl:, and yeah same i have the original 60Gb too, and how did you manage to short it out :|? I'll update soon when i move house in july :)

Well, the power switch is loose..
and it touched part of the metal bit that holds the motherboard... and sparked. :(

[callumburns]

Well, the power switch is loose..
and it touched part of the metal bit that holds the motherboard... and sparked. :(

ah never good :(, glad you got it working again though :D

[ZodiarK]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4738/dsc00048small.jpg

:D


If i may ask where did you buy this desk from most intriguing, looks lovley.

[ChrisJB]

Staples I think mate

[VJ]

Staples I think mate

yup, from Staples at Reading's Forbury Retail Park
£100

It's not on the Staple's website :(

[callumburns]

i think i got my glass/chrome desk from DFS im sure :p, you can get them from argos as well surely :D

[Pancake]

Getting ready for case swap (exuse the mold on my wall lol, need to get the walls pointed or something)

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7201/photo0132z.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/photo0132z.jpg/)

[Mr. Strawberry]

looks cleaner then mine out of the case :P

[Pancake]

looks cleaner then mine out of the case :P

haha, lets see yours?

You like the GTX 260? i peeled the sticker off to reveal a nice logo (it took about 2 hours lol)

[Mr. Strawberry]

this is the most recent one i have got :P
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv188/stevenwright6379/old%20pc/SAM_0018.jpg

alot of that stuff i dont have anymore

[Pancake]

i guess its because my 650 is modular, and i have no DVD drive plugged in.

tbh i might not even put the DVD drive in my new case, i have used it like 3 times in the last 2 years.

[ChrisJB]

Do you miss your old setup steven

[Mr. Strawberry]

because i want to game yes but. my new one should be a beast :P

[ZodiarK]

yup, from Staples at Reading's Forbury Retail Park
£100

It's not on the Staple's website :(

thanks orange, straw i am so getting 2 of these!

[Mr. Strawberry]

get me one at the same time :p

[Pancake]

get me one at the same time :p

And me please.

[Tainted]

I'm well impressed with that desk of yours Orange.

I'd love something like that myself, I have been hunting on and off for quite a bit now.

[Mr. Strawberry]

i am not aloud to have glass desks because if i get annoyed with games i could smash them :D
lol

well that is what my mum says anyway

[Sniperdude]

thought i would post my pc room setup soon to be changed

http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo97/sniperdude_2008/my%20setup/DSCF6357.jpg
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo97/sniperdude_2008/my%20setup/DSCF5934.jpg
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo97/sniperdude_2008/my%20setup/DSCF6327.jpg

[Mr. Strawberry]

snap same keyboard and mouse :P

[Gunslinger]

finally, someone else building with antec Pxxx series case, i was beginning to think i was the only one :P ... not as easy as expected to get a clean cable job with them is it

Do you get any heat issues with it backed up against the wall like that, or are you running the top fan fast to draw out that way ? ... my Akasa NeroS pushes through the back fan, quite noticeably more air being forced out when the pc is on and CPU cooler running, than if i just test run the rear fan

[alex24]

Don't worry guys, I'm using one too! The only challenge of the cable management is the SATA cables. Where you you run them?

Here's a few select shots of my system from a mini build log I did:

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/7691/p1020560s.jpg

Obligatory arty shot of built system:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4039/p1020580s.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7941/p1020582s.jpg

The case together on the desk. Note the P182SE has a mirror finish, something people often ask me about when they see it, not hard to see why, it's quite striking in real life. You may have noticed it also includes a black interior amongst some other refinements over the standard (and now discontinued) P182. The SE was a limited run of 5000 IIRC, I think you'll find few cases so distinctive, and even fewer as pristine as mine. :D

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/5434/p1020639s.jpg

Full spec:

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
ASUS Crosshair III Formula
G.Skill Ripjaw DDR3 (2x2GB) PC3-12800CL7 (7-8-7-24 @ 1600MHz)
Corsair H50 (2x Yate Loon 1200RPM Push-Pull Exhaust)
BFG Geforce GTX280 OC
Corsair HX620 Modular power supply
Creative X-Fi Xtremegamer
2x250GB WD HDDs (RAID 0)
500GB Seagate storage
ASUS DVD-RW
Zalman ZM-MFC1+ Fan controller
Antec P182SE case with 3x Yate Loon 1200RPM

Soon to add 2x5770 for DX11 crossfire!

[Gunslinger]

oooo i like tha black interior on that special edition (dont like the chrome exterior though, much prefer the gun metal)

Question for you .... that corsair H50, you got it pulling air into the case or out ?

SATA cables, well i've got 2 different Pxxx case builds with pics here,

here's mine, in a P193 case


http://forums.aria.co.uk/showpost.php?p=203957&postcount=648


and my dad's in a P182 case (that will be getting a P193 front shortly :P)


http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php?t=19613

[alex24]

The black is nice. I've had the case a while and when I first got it black internals weren't as common as they are now. The mirror exterior I really like, but I can see why not everyone would! You really have to be careful not to scratch it too.

I've tried the H50 in both positions, but didn't really notice much difference. At the moment it's exhausting to preserve the natural airflow direction in the case. I would have like to mount it at the front but the pipes aren't long enough unfortunately. Still, the temps I'm getting are very impressive, so can't complain. The stock fan is loud though, so using the Yate Loons on it atm, but they lack the static pressure and airflow the rad probably needs.

I see you're using 90 degrees and you've removed the lower bay fan too. It really gets in the way, I can see why they revised it.

[Sniperdude]

finally, someone else building with antec Pxxx series case, i was beginning to think i was the only one :P ... not as easy as expected to get a clean cable job with them is it

Do you get any heat issues with it backed up against the wall like that, or are you running the top fan fast to draw out that way ? ... my Akasa NeroS pushes through the back fan, quite noticeably more air being forced out when the pc is on and CPU cooler running, than if i just test run the rear fan

I have sorted my cables out a bit better now, you can see i was using an IDE for one of my drives that cable by it self looks bad :mad: so that's gone
i have also removed the lower fan chamber metal mount (pure pain) and done all my cables again

but I have to agree its not easy in this case.

the case isnt close to the wall its about 4" away i have replaced all my fans with Noctua ones and run them at 900rpm and temps are fine

will post a update pic in a few mins


Edit i agree the black is nice

[Gunslinger]

yeah, my thoughts exactly, they say the thing works better drawing air in, but personally i think it will screw up the natural order of things inside the case.... i was only asking because i think i will get one of those for my P193 case, and look to mount it to the rear 140 fan and have that draw through it and out, but i have a couple of options i think, I would not want it in the front forcing warm air across the motherboard.... but wondered if you'd gone for it in at the back, in at the front and faster out at the top, to maintain the upward flow of hot air, but whilst still proving clean aor from te front to cool the board.

Try looking at the scythe gentle typhoon range, i think those can supply enough for a RAD and are fairly quiet, just be aware of the large motor diameter, because it might cause a hot spot on the radiator.

shiny case = fingerprints, scratches, shows up dust too easy, reflects light back at me if sat near by .... nah, gimmie the gunmetal one any day :P

ahhhhhh your looking at the P193 there, ok, yes, on that motherboard the only sensible option was 90 degree plugs to stay away from the GPU card, and it also put them in a handy direction to go through that middle hole (which incidentally has a nissan micra door wiring rubber grommet in it, rather than just the gaping hole antec left :() ... also through that hole is the SCSI U320 cable.
On the 182 case i did like you have, and utilised the rear space so i dont need those access holes

That lower fan support is a pain in the *** (i agree with Sniperdude) it totally f**ks the airflow, and not needed on the 193, they modded the case to take a fan at the front, which is where i have one, so that one is either for a second fan (pointless) or is surplus to requirements, basically they got lazy, i might look to remove that later and replace it with 2 round vertical supports.

I too have an IDE drive in there (750GB) but only because i ran out of SATA sockets :P (there are 6 internal drives in that P193) and your right it makes it hard, it's even harder with a floppy drive AND 3 DVD drives :lol:

If i can get a hold of a QX9770 chip, i'll be switching the P193 to the same ASUS motherboard as the P182 of my dad's and then will lose the IDE HDD in favour of a SSD and will have to re-cable most of the case :( ..... that'll teach me to build dad a PC 3 times faster than my own ... havent even powered the P193 cased one up yet !

[Sniperdude]

removed the lower fan support it gets in the way when trying to plug in cables to the psu ...havent a clue what antec was thinking

http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo97/sniperdude_2008/DSCF6360.jpg

turned my cooler up (made no difference to temps from having it the other way only now my cpu fan also cooler my chipset too)
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo97/sniperdude_2008/DSCF6359.jpg

and my new 32" Sony Bravia monitor 1920x1080 my GF got my for my birthday last week :D either getting a new desk or taking off the monitor shelf off my old one and mounting the tv on the wall :p
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo97/sniperdude_2008/DSCF6357.jpg

[Gunslinger]

they had in mind their "quiet" range of PSU's some of which where fanless, so the idea was to have one fan kill 2 birds as it were, was an ok ish idea, they just scrimped too much and made the case too short, hence my switch to the P193, there, they saw what the case modders were doing, in regards to fitting a fan up front of the drives and thought doh! we should have done that, so they did in the P193, they just got lazy on making a new support for the separator panel between the 2 zones, they also fudged the sealing to the side panels.... all in all the P193 quality control and design team need firing if you ask me, way too many little things they just screwed up, and the bean counters need their nuts putting in a vice

[Gunslinger]

and my new 32" Sony Bravia monitor 1920x1080 my GF got my for my birthday last week :D either getting a new desk or taking off the monitor shelf off my old one and mounting the tv on the wall :p

haha... result, whatever you do dont trade her in :lol: woman that buys AV/PC gear, rare as rocking horse ***

[Sniperdude]

haha... result, whatever you do dont trade her in :lol: woman that buys AV/PC gear, rare as rocking horse ***


LOL she bought the other monitor too and my nokia 5800 shes been trained
over the past 13 years mate :cool:

[alex24]

I think I'm going to remove the bottom chamber fan then. I've actually also removed all the plastics between the two chambers now, as well as the plastics for the top HDD cage as I don't use it. I think that cleans the air flow up a little, plus when I go crossfire it should let the bottom card breathe a little better.

As for mounting the H50 at the top, not possible as the board is too close to the top of the case, and the mobo power connector on the board gets in the way. I would have done it that way otherwise I think. I'm thinking about getting a Kama Bay or similar for another front intake, I'll just have to ditch the DVD-RW drive (don't use it much nowadays) for an external model.

I think with that in place, the case should be good for quite a few years to come. That's the plan at least.

[Sniperdude]

to get the metal mount out i cut the rivets from the bottom of the case with sharp wire cutters the top ones are harder to get at but cutting and bending the fan support alittle
was better than drilling the rivets out i thought and it worked fine

[Gunslinger]

thanks for the tip :) i had wondered about how to do that without spraying crap everywhere from the drill or dremel :P

[Sniperdude]

thanks for the tip :) i had wondered about how to do that without spraying crap everywhere from the drill or dremel :P


all the same what ever way you do it watch where the bits are going

[Gunslinger]

I think I'm going to remove the bottom chamber fan then. I've actually also removed all the plastics between the two chambers now, as well as the plastics for the top HDD cage as I don't use it. I think that cleans the air flow up a little, plus when I go crossfire it should let the bottom card breathe a little better.

very true, as i use that bay for drives i'm kind of stuck there regarding goofing the airflow a bit, so i've gone for the brute force method and fitted the largest Gentle Typhoon in the front :P and left one 5.25" bay open for the CPU cooler to draw through.



As for mounting the H50 at the top, not possible as the board is too close to the top of the case, and the mobo power connector on the board gets in the way. I would have done it that way otherwise I think. I'm thinking about getting a Kama Bay or similar for another front intake, I'll just have to ditch the DVD-RW drive (don't use it much nowadays) for an external model.

Plextor PX-755UF is an excellent external unit (i have 2) but are hard to find now as they are discontinued.
The space available does concern me too, although i am hoping that because i have 140mm fans up top in the P193, and a theoretical choice of 2, that i might just avoid that issue



I think with that in place, the case should be good for quite a few years to come. That's the plan at least.
be careful of 5.25" intake units, i've tried a couple of them and have found them to be either useless or create more noise than a hair dryer ! which is why i opted to leave one bay open, if you can get one that covers a couple of bays (not familiar with the one you mentioned) then it should be a little quieter




all the same what ever way you do it watch where the bits are going

:thumb: will do

[alex24]

The Kama bay I was referring to is mounted vertically, so takes up 3x 5.25 bays. Basically adds another regular intake fan. Lian Li do something similar with hard drive mounts. I forgot that there was a horizontal kama bay thing too, I just plan to get the 3 x5.25 version and hook the fan up to my fan controller, so noise shouldn't be a problem. Saying all this, temperatures are fine right now, I'll just have to see how much crossfire (2x5770) heats up the case.

[Gunslinger]

i'd imagine that will depend heavily on the ones you get and the cooler design on them

[Mr. Strawberry]

new PSU arrived today :P
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv188/stevenwright6379/old%20pc/SAM_0014-1.jpg
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv188/stevenwright6379/old%20pc/SAM_0012.jpg
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv188/stevenwright6379/old%20pc/SAM_0010.jpg

[scrivz69]

Lol when you have finished this one mate, then what's next.

[Mr. Strawberry]

well hopefully when this is finished i wont feel i need to do more and only upgrade when needed :P
but to be fair i couldnt cope with selling my i5 for a i7 and end up with a i3/5 so i thought heck i might as well just get a 920 :P

[wuyanxu]

http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo97/sniperdude_2008/DSCF5890.jpg

Déjà vu?

well close enough with case, keyboard and similar mouse.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/wuyanxu/photo-3.jpg

[alex24]

i'd imagine that will depend heavily on the ones you get and the cooler design on them

Already got one, it's a V1 reference card, so exhaust cooler. I guess the second will match as long as I can get one for a decent price.

[scrivz69]

well hopefully when this is finished i wont feel i need to do more and only upgrade when needed :P
but to be fair i couldnt cope with selling my i5 for a i7 and end up with a i3/5 so i thought heck i might as well just get a 920 :P


Mine's fine mate It is overkill but I don't need to upgrade for an age or hope not.Im still after a new mobo but that will come when I can afford it.Her in door's keep's booking holiday's.:rolleyes:

[Mr. Strawberry]

Mine's fine mate It is overkill but I don't need to upgrade for an age or hope not.Im still after a new mobo but that will come when I can afford it.Her in door's keep's booking holiday's.:rolleyes:
well put her back in the basement :rofl:

[Pancake]

Sniperdude, you really love those noctuas dont you lol

[scrivz69]

well put her back in the basement :rofl:


I will after the holiday mate i ain't that daft.:)

[Mr. Strawberry]

I will after the holiday mate i ain't that daft.:)
:rofl::rofl::clap:clap

[Gunslinger]

i'm thinking someone's not gonna be sitting on this thread when her indoors is looking over his shoulder :chairfall:

[scrivz69]

Lol I think I might be she's in the bath.:thumb:

[Sniperdude]

Sniperdude, you really love those noctuas dont you lol

nothing more annoying to me that the sound of PC fans mate I alwats try to make my builds as silent as possible either with high end fans or with fan controller ...mine has both

and Noctua have great support if something goes wrong within the 6 year warranty

[Pancake]

nothing more annoying to me that the sound of PC fans mate I alwats try to make my builds as silent as possible either with high end fans or with fan controller ...mine has both

and Noctua have great support if something goes wrong within the 6 year warranty

What about CFM?

[Sniperdude]

What about CFM?

what about it panman ?

[Pancake]

what about it panman ?

What do they push out? Snipeman.

[Sniperdude]

the s12 case fans are 48 CFM @1200RPM and the p12 CPU cooler fan 54CFM @ 1300

[Pancake]

Not bad then. Just too pricey for me. i dont really mind the noise.

[Vigoro]

Mr Strawberry, is there any reason you didnt go for a modular power supply?

[Pancake]

Mr Strawberry, is there any reason you didnt go for a modular power supply?

He has what we like to call "The gay gene"

[Pancake]

Here is mine in my new case (sorry for the bad quality of my phones cam)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3417/photo0155q.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/photo0155q.jpg/)

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6813/photo0154j.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/i/photo0154j.jpg/)

[alex24]

Nice smart looking case there, I do like the R2. What are the temps like?

[Pancake]

Nice smart looking case there, I do like the R2. What are the temps like?

I only have a few low ROM fans in atm, but the temps are good.

[Mr. Strawberry]

to many cables visable :D
lol

[Pancake]

to many cables visable :D
lol

Yeah i know, i had no zip ties or bases :(

[Mr. Strawberry]

lol does look nice though

[Sniperdude]

Yeah i know, i had no zip ties or bases :(


nice tidy build mate:thumb:

[Pancake]

nice tidy build mate:thumb:

Well, if you think it looks good now, wait till i get my new fans and braiding etc.

[callumburns]

i think it looks very tidy indeed :), but i'll wait and see what its like till you put your new fans and stuff :D

[ccxo]

Nice rig, good cable mangment cant wait to see it finished, also need to update ure sig.

[Pancake]

Here is some better pics, will be much better when i get my new fans/cables

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/6417/dsc01553g.jpg (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/dsc01553g.jpg/)


http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3889/dsc01555v.jpg (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/dsc01555v.jpg/)

[callumburns]

new pictures of my baby since i put a couple of blue cold cathodes in it :D

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5466/photo010fe.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6316/photo011as.jpg

[Pancake]

Your ram is in the wrong slots? now its single channel?

[AaronWHUFC]

Your ram is in the wrong slots? now its single channel?

Looks dual channel to me:confused:

[Pancake]

Looks dual channel to me:confused:

AMD systems have them right next to each other

[callumburns]

i know i was just mucking about, its not working at the moment because i think the motherboard has went on it, im not getting any video from my graphics card or on board everything else seems to work though now that i got a new psu, just uploading a couple of pics showing what it looks like now that i added a couple of lights in it

[stawte]

This is how my PC looks: http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/stawte/PC/Picture009.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/stawte/PC/Picture006.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/stawte/PC/Picture007.jpghttp://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/stawte/PC/Picture008.jpg

[Mr. Strawberry]

like the ram cooler :D

here is mine atm :P
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv188/stevenwright6379/old%20pc/SAM_0015-1.jpg

[stawte]

Is not only looking good, it`s also efficient, but .....noisy, I had to "hot-wire-it" in order to reduce the noise, but it also reduced the efficiency....

[wuyanxu]

@strawberry

nice keyboard :P

so you are missing: a case, CPU + mobo?

[Mr. Strawberry]

lol no they are invisable :P

[Gunslinger]

@strawberry

nice keyboard :P

so you are missing: a case, CPU + mobo?

should be nice and quiet :chairfall:

[Mr. Strawberry]

just getting the board sorted out over at
overclock.net :D

[Shakeel]

the antec 1200 is a brilliant case. shame i made a mess of mine when i didnt read the insturctions properly

[callumburns]

the antec 1200 is a brilliant case. shame i made a mess of mine when i didnt read the insturctions properly

why what did you do to it :surprised:?

[Will]

.......

[Pancake]

Redone

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8131/dsc01568ae.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/dsc01568ae.jpg/)

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8562/dsc01565f.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/i/dsc01565f.jpg/)

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2626/dsc01564t.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/dsc01564t.jpg/)

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6110/dsc01563c.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/dsc01563c.jpg/)

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1107/dsc01560d.jpg (http://img693.imageshack.us/i/dsc01560d.jpg/)

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5120/dsc01562u.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/dsc01562u.jpg/)

[callumburns]

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5120/dsc01562u.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/dsc01562u.jpg/)

thats one shiny monitor :surprised::D

[Pancake]

thats one shiny monitor :surprised::D

Ahah yeah, its glossy. I think my Dual 22"/24" Im getting will be back to matt.

[Mr. Strawberry]

thought you had a CRT?

[Pancake]

thought you had a CRT?

lol, why would you think that

[Mr. Strawberry]

maybe i was thinking of someone else from NT :/

[Alexceptional]

thats one shiny monitor :surprised::D

Holy **** it is shiny, I thought the reflection in it was an image on the screen at first lol...

That case is awesome Seanbond, I think thats a prime contender for my (future) next build.

[callumburns]

Holy **** it is shiny, I thought the reflection in it was an image on the screen at first lol...

i know i thought that too :chairfall:

[Pancake]

Holy **** it is shiny, I thought the reflection in it was an image on the screen at first lol...

That case is awesome Seanbond, I think thats a prime contender for my (future) next build.

Yep, its awesome. Just be sure to replace the pants fans.

[BigIan88]

im bringing out the cable ties tonight and im going to have a go at neatening up the inside of mine - i`ll take before and after pictures (if theres actually a difference)

[Absinthe]

Doing a bit of benching.
http://i35.tinypic.com/2vim3ax.jpg

[TheMadDutchDude]

Max! Back on the benching game are we?

Why aren't you on MSN anymore :(

[Absinthe]

Max! Back on the benching game are we?

Why aren't you on MSN anymore :(
Hello my friend, All you guys are busy. So i don't like to bother you on msn.

[Pancake]

whats the big long black thing?

[callumburns]

whats the big long black thing?

custom made cooler by the looks of it

[Mr. Strawberry]

think it might be phase change cooling
if that is the correct words :P

[Pancake]

think it might be phase change cooling
if that is the correct words :P

How does that work :S?

[Mr. Strawberry]

no idea
best he explains that :D

[Pancake]

Nvm, i just googled it. Looks interesting.

[callumburns]

yeah same, looks some amount of hassle though :|

[BigIan88]

im bringing out the cable ties tonight and im going to have a go at neatening up the inside of mine - i`ll take before and after pictures (if theres actually a difference)


i wasnt able to do much due to the amount of cable extentions ive had to buy as the micro ATX motherboard is about8 inches away from the bottom of the case where the PSU is so ive had to extend most of the cables thus creating more mess :rolleyes:

[A Ginger Sheep]

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8131/dsc01568ae.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/dsc01568ae.jpg/)

what case is that sean?

[Pancake]

Fractal Design Define R2 mate

[Snakedoc]

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/484/mydeskg.jpg

[Pancake]

Cmon Snakedoc, show us your guts.

[sneeker]

Sean - What fans have you got in yours then? The standard fans arent pants really, just very silent..
Ive added another 120mm intake, and then 2 140mm on the roof and one in the side panel, all Fractal design Ones.
Took the front door off earlier, as I scratched it, so Its getting modded when a few bits arrive, it definitely does a good job of silencing it though.

[Pancake]

Sean - What fans have you got in yours then? The standard fans arent pants really, just very silent..
Ive added another 120mm intake, and then 2 140mm on the roof and one in the side panel, all Fractal design Ones.
Took the front door off earlier, as I scratched it, so Its getting modded when a few bits arrive, it definitely does a good job of silencing it though.

I dont have these yet but this what it will be

2 x Intake Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1450 RPM
1 x Exhaust Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1450 RPM
2 x TRUE Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1900RPM Slip Stream
2 x Top Thermalright 140mm Liquid State Bearing fan
1 x Bottom Thermalright 140mm Liquid State Bearing fan

[Pancake]

Just Spotted this :D

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7950/38077861.png (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/38077861.png/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[Snakedoc]

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/193/myinsides2.jpg

[Shakeel]

why what did you do to it :surprised:?

i broke two of the fans at the front (i dont know how)

i took all them dust cover bezel and the front off. i didnt know how to put in a hard drive and the insturctions were rubbish so i got kinda frustrated

[jonwoad]

http://yfrog.com/61100603185846jhttp://img217.imageshack.us/i/100603185846.jpg/][IMG]http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5530/100603185846.jpghttp://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5530/100603185846.jpg

heres mine, excuse the random wiring :)

[callumburns]

2 pics no worky :(

[wonderlust]

lol mr woad has finally found his camera! :eek::chairfall::clap

[jonwoad]

It was taken on my phone lol, i'm too ashamed to show the rest of it, my cable management isnt up to much tbh lol

[scrivz69]

Here's mine sorry picture's taken with my phone.:(

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8828/03062010042.jpg (http://img265.imageshack.us/i/03062010042.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)



(http://img268.imageshack.us/i/03062010041.jpg/)
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7650/03062010041.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/03062010041.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[jonwoad]

Oh go on then...

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/4628/100603194929.jpg

The blue/white case is my server, and my pc is on the floor :)

[wonderlust]

It was taken on my phone lol, i'm too ashamed to show the rest of it, my cable management isnt up to much tbh lol

btw I only see one pic but the quality is very good ;)

Its been a very long time coming lol

[Gunslinger]

Ahah yeah, its glossy. I think my Dual 22"/24" Im getting will be back to matt.

yeah, i got the old man a glossy one, can't say i'm overly impressed either with the shiny finish (ACER P223w) will probably get him a 22" matt one at some point

[theelusiveyoda]

well my case i gonna see a revamp soon as i've started my i7 build,
just bought a Biostar Tpower A for £105 inc delivery so im well chuffed.

So do you guys think 20 yate loon fans will be enough to cool my new setup lmao?

[Gunslinger]

So do you guys think 20 yate loon fans will be enough to cool my new setup lmao?

:idea: ...... if your considering one of those new nvidia GPU's you might want to consider one of these ....

http://www.airconco.com/WebPictures/Bluemax_Industrial_Fan.jpg


:rofl:

[Mr. Strawberry]

:chairfall:

[Will]

I'm really not keen on the new nvidia GPUs. They're far too power hungry!

[JoeJones]

I'm really not keen on the new nvidia GPUs. They're far too power hungry!

That's the reason why I still haven't got a new nVidia card (even though I know ATi/AMD is better value for money).

Cards are just too hot and too power in-efficient.


I'm looking forward to seeing what a few respins will do in the future since I believe the Fermi architecture is a great design with the ability to really put out some impressive power.

I'm hoping we don't have to wait until they shrink the die to see impressive gains since shrinking the die will come at least 18months away.

[Pancake]

That's the reason why I still haven't got a new nVidia card (even though I know ATi/AMD is better value for money).

Cards are just too hot and too power in-efficient.


I'm looking forward to seeing what a few respins will do in the future since I believe the Fermi architecture is a great design with the ability to really put out some impressive power.

I'm hoping we don't have to wait until they shrink the die to see impressive gains since shrinking the die will come at least 18months away.

Fermi was supposed to be 32nm, but they built it on the 40nm architecture for whatever reason. that's why its so hot now.

[Gunslinger]

I heard that too, when they switched to the 40nm die it threw off all the other design calculations

[Absinthe]

My 24/7 setup
http://i43.tinypic.com/dobe6x.jpg

[Shakeel]

what are your temps like?

How is the dust?

[BigIan88]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7773/79451541.jpg (http://img139.imageshack.us/i/79451541.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[sneeker]

Just sat and carbon wrapped the front door of my Fractal R2... I rather like it, I scratched the case and this was the best way I could think of fixing it...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4682346520_27db703ca8_b.jpg

Hope somebody likes it other than me...

[callumburns]

Just sat and carbon wrapped the front door of my Fractal R2... I rather like it, I scratched the case and this was the best way I could think of fixing it...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4682346520_27db703ca8_b.jpg

Hope somebody likes it other than me...

thats a very nice idea mate, really suits it as well :) good job :D

[Hayling Laser Sailor]

I agree it looks very nice, a professional job from what I can see :D

[Mr. Grapes]

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5120/dsc01562u.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/dsc01562u.jpg/)

is that the 22"
in which case i have one of those in the house. it has now been downgraded to wifely service, but yeah, they damn shiny!

[Pancake]

Not a very good pic, but here's my new rig.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/jjwf/pccase.jpg

Reverse mount those drives!

[jjwf]

Reverse mount those drives!

I will be at the weekend, I just wanted to get it up and running.

[Mr. Strawberry]

dont blame you it takes me 20 minutes to build a PC and 3 months to tidy the cables :D

[BigIan88]

dont blame you it takes me 20 minutes to build a PC and 3 months to tidy the cables :D


one thing i REALLY struggled with....so much so i went OCD with cable ties then gave up :idea:

[Mr. Strawberry]

i have 2 bags (both different sizes) of about 200+ in total of cable ties :P

[Speed]

Just sat and carbon wrapped the front door of my Fractal R2... I rather like it, I scratched the case and this was the best way I could think of fixing it...

*snip*

Hope somebody likes it other than me...

Looks very nice! Great fix if I do say so myself! :thumb:

[Mr. Strawberry]

Looks very nice! Great fix if I do say so myself! :thumb:
also one of my mates in ICT is obsest with carbon fibre so he would love it :surprised:

[DoubleTop]

latest setup at home

http://www.hathaways.me.uk/gallery/albums/pictures/sping2010-random/normal_P1000331.JPG

DT.

[FlasH]

I love the design of the Fractal case. I've got one waiting for me back home in Devon. May mod the LEDs to white though. Will fit in with the rest of my components then.

[Alexceptional]

:idea: ...... if your considering one of those new nvidia GPU's you might want to consider one of these ....

You mean like this:

http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Random/extreme_pc_cooling.jpg





or perhaps something a little more discrete:

http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2009/08/leafblowerPC.jpg

Good ol' Fermi...

[wonderlust]

My corner of the office

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll177/teddyformandy/SDC10136-3.jpg

[Mr. Grapes]

You mean like this:

http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Random/extreme_pc_cooling.jpg



almost every PC I've owned has looked like this...

[Gunslinger]

:lol: @ Alexceptional ..... love that second one !

[Alexceptional]

almost every PC I've owned has looked like this...

I'm guessing you're referring to the open chassis/dodgy case part, not the big industrial fan being used to cool it :rofl:

[Gunslinger]

......... not the big industrial fan being used to cool it :rofl:

*cough* ... leaf blower :lol:

[ccxo]

Needs a bigger fan to cool it.

[Rampageturke]

Specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 20 B.E 3.5Ghz (unlocked from a Phenom II X3 720)
Motherboard: Asus M4A785D-M Pro
Case: Xigmatek MidGard
Graphics Card: Asus EAH4850 1Gb
RAM: PNY DDR2 800Mhz 2x2gb
PSU: Coolermaster Real Power 520w Modular
CPU Heatsink: Xigmatek Dark Knight

http://i45.tinypic.com/2q8djdd.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/2u6pkk0.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/mie682.jpg

Old pictures, cable management has improved drastically + I moved some fans around since

[Mr. Strawberry]

very nice :D

[El Wayneo]

You don't need the rear exhaust, just stickem both in the roof as extract.

[ZodiarK]

mess atm.. and random config

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4807/img1080resize.png

[El Wayneo]

Looking good. Did you get those SATA leads?

Do you want to borrow a camera?

[ZodiarK]

yes thanks forgot to mention....white cc are in now and a random projector for streaming world cup games when im at home :P

i so need to buy a hd camera..

[wuyanxu]

nice semi-eyefinity going there :)

[Rampageturke]

You don't need the rear exhaust, just stickem both in the roof as extract.

I moved the side fan off the side panel and moved it to the top. The one on the side made no difference at all

[jjwf]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/jjwf/pc800.jpg

[Gunslinger]

nice and tidy .... come on, show us the other side :lol:

[jjwf]

nice and tidy .... come on, show us the other side :lol:

Give me some time I am busy trying to make it look decent. :eek:

[Gunslinger]

:rofl: :chairfall:

knew it..... just like me, "out of sight, out of mind" :P

EDIT:
i was so expecting to see a picture of the other side of the case, with the cover on when i saw a new reply here !!

[jjwf]

:rofl: :chairfall:

knew it..... just like me, "out of sight, out of mind" :P

EDIT:
i was so expecting to see a picture of the other side of the case, with the cover on when i saw a new reply here !!

I was going to post a picture with the side on :lol: then thought nah someone will all ready have done that.

[Mr. Strawberry]

very nice
that is a lovely case

[Safinn]

Very very nice. The case really dwarfs the motherboard but it's one of the best looking cases.

[wuyanxu]

very sleek case, don't know what Corsair was thinking with their 600T case, looks horrible.

[Gunslinger]

Very very nice. The case really dwarfs the motherboard but it's one of the best looking cases.

Funny, i was thinking the cooler really dwarfs the motherboard :p hadn't looked at the case size in comparison

[Andrew Moore]

Not that big really.... nothing like the internals of the monster sat here :D


Very nice case though I must agree!


Andy

[WiryRocketeer]

Intel i5 750 (not overclocked-YET)
ATI Radeon HD 5850 (HIS) (I creamed when it performed in BFBC2)
MSI p55-GD55
2x2GB 1333Mhz Patriot Viper
**** 650 Complaint Power Supply
Xigmatek Asgard Black Gaming Case


Belkin n52te,
Razer Naga,
Roccat Valo v2,
Logitech Z323,
Razer Moray+,

and finally, NO MONEY...lol :knock:
I want Roccat Kave and a the best processor for the 1156 chip

[Mr. Strawberry]

are a couple of pics ok :P

[Ian.H]

Everyday desktop corner:
Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz, 8Gb RAM, Win7 x64 Ultimate
http://tk.digiserv.net/boxes/coders_corner.jpg

"Server room":
Various FreeBSD boxes (Cream Dell == firewall / router / gateway, other 2 boxes are dev servers; web, SVN, etc). Grey Dell box (dev web server) being the most powerful with a 1.8Ghz P4 and 1Gb RAM
http://tk.digiserv.net/boxes/unix_boxes.jpg



Regards,

Ian

[Mr. Strawberry]

wow that keyboard needs a good dusting :D

[Ian.H]

heh.. is old enough to vote :D

Only keyboard I have left that doesn't have windoze keys.. but ironically, although doesn't get used a great deal these days, it's outlasted many of my newer keyboards :)



Regards,

Ian

[Mr. Strawberry]

haha
that is old
the cheaper stuff do last longer sometimes

[Ian.H]

Yup.. originally came with my 486 AST box waaay back when that was 'new' :D

I tend to go through about 2 keyboards a year if they're cheap.. but really like Dell softkey keyboards.. bought 2 recently to replace the 2nd hand one that had got a bit rattly in the first pic :)



Regards,

Ian

[Mr. Strawberry]

they are the ones HP gave to our school with their PCs :D

[Ian.H]

Brilliant cheap keyboards IMO. Cost me ~£30 for 2 :)

The rattly one came with the Dell now being used as my dev web server.. whole thing with 17" CRT came to a whopping 40 quid :D



Regards,

Ian

[VJ]

i'll have something nice to show you guys next week ;)
Just waiting on the Royal Mail Second Class :D

[Mr. Strawberry]

lol
cant wait :P

[Gunslinger]

i'll have something nice to show you guys next week ;)
Just waiting on the Royal Mail Second Class :D

:ninja: ... after that tease, anything short of an Art Lebedev Optimus Maximus (http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/demo/) would be a let down :lol: :chairfall:

[VJ]

:ninja: ... after that tease, anything short of an Art Lebedev Optimus Maximus (http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/demo/) would be a let down :lol: :chairfall:

i'm not that rich, basically.. new case, new fans, new fan controller... :)

[cerberus]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/zulukiller/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/imgm682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/imgm682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpg (http://mimg682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpg)http://mimg682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://imgm682.imageshack.us/img682/8762/comp2005.jpghttp://forums.aria.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=155http://forums.aria.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=155

[El Wayneo]

I don't have a 50" screen.

[wonderlust]

add an m infront of the img on the link so its mimg, that'll make it clickable as i don't have 50" screen.

already requested via PM

[cerberus]

yeah sorry about that now done

[El Wayneo]

I think i got that wrong it should be imgm not mimg.

[cerberus]

tah dah done it- puttin m in front of img does not work with imageshack direct link or after

[VJ]

as promised... maybe a bit early though :D

I've resized to 800x600
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/4772/dsc00002dy.jpg
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1159/dsc00003iv.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7126/dsc00005mw.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1581/dsc00006q.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9895/dsc00007ri.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/3606/dsc00008ff.jpg
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1457/dsc00009jk.jpg
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1559/dsc00011dk.jpg
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6214/dsc00014.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2994/dsc00016bof.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5191/dsc00017eb.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8014/dsc00018p.jpg

[Rhys]

Hey vj,
i hate you right now :D.
can i just come steal all your stuff yeah :D.

[Nifty]

Veeeeery nice :)

[Gunslinger]

hehehehehe.

ok, whats that nesting in the bottom of your case in the first picture... oh wait, thats your cabling :lol: :chairfall:

but i still like it, i have to admit those cases that are black inside do look good :)

did you manage to get the expressgate working properly on that motherboard ? and is it the SSD version or the installed on harddrive version ?

[Mr. Strawberry]

what case is that? it looks awesome

[VJ]

hehehehehe.

ok, whats that nesting in the bottom of your case in the first picture... oh wait, thats your cabling :lol: :chairfall:

but i still like it, i have to admit those cases that are black inside do look good :)

did you manage to get the expressgate working properly on that motherboard ? and is it the SSD version or the installed on harddrive version ?

I'm known for bad cable management ;)

as for ExpressGate, i've never bothered trying, it's 300Mb right, and i usually turn my pc on to do something more than check my email.

i'll give it a go though, just for you ;)
EDIT:
i'll tell you tomorrow...
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/9514/48925362.png
erm, the case came with a SSD mounting bracket, i've got 2 Samsung F3 500Gb in there atm.


what case is that? it looks awesome

NZXT Lexa-S

[Mr. Strawberry]

i might give it ago when i have got my i7 :/
it is a nice case thought it was a silverstone reven

[VJ]

i might give it ago when i have got my i7 :/
it is a nice case thought it was a silverstone reven

well i replaced all the fans with Xigamatek 61CFM ones, and got the fan controller..
totalled at £140
£61 for case..
£80 for the rest :D

[Mr. Strawberry]

for that i will stick with my HAF X when i have it

[Gunslinger]

I'm known for bad cable management ;)

as for ExpressGate, i've never bothered trying, it's 300Mb right, and i usually turn my pc on to do something more than check my email.

i'll give it a go though, just for you ;)
EDIT:
i'll tell you tomorrow...
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/9514/48925362.png
erm, the case came with a SSD mounting bracket, i've got 2 Samsung F3 500Gb in there atm.



NZXT Lexa-S

you know what, i made a big reply to this, and opera crashed and i lost the lot, i am getting seriously ****ed off with this http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/ghost_industries/throw.gif

basically, in a nutshell....

1. Be very careful you are getting the right ExpressGate... there are 2, one is SSD version for onboard hard mounted flash memory, the other is installed on your hard drive (referred to as the "Lite" version by many)
2. Their ftp server is http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/ghost_industries/56kpowwa-1.gif
3. That version your grabbing is out of date LOL


what motherboard is it, and i'll find you the right files ;)

here's 2 ftp links, the files DO differ ;)
ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/


you don't need to do it just for me, i was just curious - i probably wont use mine that much, dad might use the one on his... but the way i see it, i've paid for that feature, i at least want to explore it, but there have been many problems with it 9it is basically SPlashTop which is Linux based... funny that this version will onyl run on a windows based machine :lol: ... some geeks have worked out how to make it run on Linux, and even off a regular flash drive)

[VJ]

you know what, i made a big reply to this, and opera crashed and i lost the lot, i am getting seriously ****ed off with this http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/ghost_industries/throw.gif

basically, in a nutshell....

1. Be very careful you are getting the right ExpressGate... there are 2, one is SSD version for onboard hard mounted flash memory, the other is installed on your hard drive (referred to as the "Lite" version by many)
2. Their ftp server is http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/ghost_industries/56kpowwa-1.gif
3. That version your grabbing is out of date LOL


what motherboard is it, and i'll find you the right files ;)

here's 2 ftp links, the files DO differ ;)
ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/


you don't need to do it just for me, i was just curious - i probably wont use mine that much, dad might use the one on his... but the way i see it, i've paid for that feature, i at least want to explore it, but there have been many problems with it 9it is basically SPlashTop which is Linux based... funny that this version will onyl run on a windows based machine :lol: ... some geeks have worked out how to make it run on Linux, and even off a regular flash drive)

hmm. interesting.

well i clicked the download link from my motherboard's download page...

by SSD, do you mean a Solid State Drive..
or i don't actually have to have get anything extra..?
I have a Asus P7P55D in case you were interested :D

[Gunslinger]

killl that download, you've grabbed an older version.

from what i can tell you have the "ExpressGate" or "ExpressGate Lite" version, that is installed on the harddrive, for that i think there is a newer file, and i have it because i downloaded the wrong one the other day .... lol

I can upload that to Rapidshare or Hotfile if you want ? (and if you need i can pm you the RS link so you can grab it like a premium member rather than free)


let me just go find you some images, in the mean time, go look at the "Premium version of your motherboard, and look att he express gate description in that page...
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=kvkzMAsYAaWQ0z8M

[VJ]

killl that download, you've grabbed an older version.

from what i can tell you have the "ExpressGate" or "ExpressGate Lite" version, that is installed on the harddrive, for that i think there is a newer file, and i have it because i downloaded the wrong one the other day .... lol

I can upload that to Rapidshare or Hotfile if you want ? (and if you need i can pm you the RS link so you can grab it like a premium member rather than free)


let me just go find you some images, in the mean time, go look at the "Premium version of your motherboard, and look att he express gate description in that page...
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=kvkzMAsYAaWQ0z8M

nah, it's fine, i'll leave it. cheers though mate :)

[Gunslinger]

ok, you gonna give up ? .... no problem, it might be for the best, because there is this little gem of information..

ExpressGate does not work if you have AHCI or RAID enabled in the bios for the chipset.... :eek:

this i think will be more relevant for your version than the SSD version, because for one, i have the SSD version running with AHCI mode enabled on BOTH onboard controller chipsets, but i have seen a number of posts about it not working, and for two, the geeks on one forum hacked it and got it running on a regular USB drive, so no restriction there in relation to the AHCI mode setting

That said, the manual for my motherboard has this warning too, and it is working fine for me, so either they upgraded/updated something in it, or it only refers to the new lite version that is installed on the OS drive

but to complete the information, and i am determined to post this as my browser has crashed 3 times while writing this, and i'm now doing it in notepad before posting !

ExpressGate is basically SplashTop Linux environment branded and tweaked a little for ASUS, and SplashTop v2 is coming soon that will have a lot more features

1. if you look at the premium version of your board, at This Page (http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=kvkzMAsYAaWQ0z8M) you will see the difference in the description.

2, here are some ftp links, the files on them do differ, and the naming convention is not consistant, i think the version you need is "ASUS_ExpressGate_151711_XPVISTAWIN7.zip" that appears to be the installer type, it is certainly not the type i need for mine which is the onboard flash memory (SSD) type.

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/
ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/

3. here is an image to look at, see the do-hicky below the last PCIe 16x slot ? ... well that is the ExpressGate SSD ... it is basically a bare pen/flash drive, soldered directly to a USB header
If you have one of these, then you need the updater tool installed and then the dfi file to update ExpressGate, very much like updating BIOS from inside windows, if not, then you have the Lite Version and it installes on the OS drive, and you need to get the installer version, like youe were, just get the latest version
http://www.ixbt.com/mainboard/asus/p7p55d-e-premium/board-rear.jpg

EDIT:
Interesting to note ASUS going back to fitting ps2 mouse and keyboard sockets, unlike their last boards that had only ps2 keyboard ... but strange they dont use a combined socket like they have in the past as well

more pics of SSD version (different motherboards - better pics !)
http://www.ixbt.com/mainboard/asus/p5q-deluxe/express-gate.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1718/p5qdlx16lx6.jpg

this one shows that you must use a certain SATA socket for the drive containing the ExpressGate install, and also the location of the SSD version on other versions of the same board
http://vr-zone.com/gallery_cache/4687108e5fca5e30c825a4377f2e0250.jpg

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[VJ]

well i'm doing RAID 0 with my 2 samsung F3s... so it's not worth it :D