Projecto Stackero

papu

so anyone have anyideas on a really cheap super quiet / supersmall case

thinking of putting my rig back together but i dont want to front for a case , i can probably get my hands on the atx backplate and drive cages for a case but i want to put it in / make somthing

I was thinking a nice cardboard box / eggcarton design topped off with ducttape and hot glue.

anyideas? or has anyone seen a cool cheap mod anywhere i could try out

the rig will be
e2160 clocked to its limit cooled By the thermalright Ifx-14 heatsink
radeon 2900xt
corsair 520w psu
4 gigs or 1066 ram
vista 64 bit
250 and maybe a 500 gig drive
Asus P5b Deluxe or msi neo2 Fir

thanks

conzy

I like the project name :P

It will be an awesome rig! Put it in an old beige case and cover it with glitter tbh

papu

awesome idea +1

RoyalMarine

build one.

conzy

Get yourself the R600 Thermalright HR-03 for uber silence :P

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-051-TR&tool=3

L31mr0d

I've got some old ass gateway towers in work you can have, i'm pretty sure they are ATX. They have nothing in them except for maybe a CD-R drive, a PIII mobo and a 200w PSU. I've salvaged everything else (even the CMOS battery, lol)

You are more than welcome to one as they are just going to rubbished anyway.

papu

thanks for the offer but i've already sourced an old atx case

lol enjoy those cmos batteries

L31mr0d

papu wrote: »

thanks for the offer but i've already sourced an old atx case

lol enjoy those cmos batteries

waste not want not I had thought of doing something with one of them a while back but they are fugly, and made from rolled steel so i'd looking on taking out a loan to buy the cutting discs for my dremel, lol.

papu

haha , they must weigh a ton!

looks like im getting an asus P5b deluxe which will let me add a 3870 in crossfire X after the summer ;D

Anti

why not try this. This is what i did while i waited on my tj-07

papu

ahahhaha thats pro i might do that , it would be awesome with a Ifx 14 and hr03

how quiet was it?

conzy

sexy!

Anti

it was very silent. I still have that case here

conzy

Anti wrote: »

it was very silent. I still have that case here

You selling it?

Anti

ill give it away lol.

bluenessy

i've always been interested in building my own machine but to be honest i would not know where to begin

papu

bluenessy wrote: »

i've always been interested in building my own machine but to be honest i would not know where to begin

well you begin with a budget..:D

papu

project revival ;D

looks to be a e2160 heavily overclocked

an ATI 4870 with an akasssa neo cooler

2 gigs of mushkin 1066mhz ram

coolermaster stacker 830

a nice clocking mobo , still havent decided

Corsair 620W psu

0/

lots of modding to come in the next few weeks

conzy

Looking good, Time i revived my project too :P

btw Give me that other Akasa Neo before you go on holidays!

papu

excellent
Big plans ahead
but first im off to spain for 2 weeks , then its back to building

Specz

2 gigs of mushkin 1066mhz ram WIth OCZ XTC
coolermaster stacker 830
Asus P5q Deluxe
Corsair 620W psu
e2160 Clocked past 3.0ghz
Terabyte Drive + 250 gig drive , Maybe SSD if they are more enticing when i return
Thermalright IFX 14
Ati 4870 With Akasa Neo Vortex

Now that i am employed the thread has had a bit of a rename , it is no-longer Project Cheapo , But EL PROJECTO STACKERO! , im already in a spanish mood

first up is a Stacker 830 Black

hoping to put a window on this instead of the mesh like so!


also wanting Uv Skirts


mobo




Then For the All Air cooling we've got an
Akasa Vortexx for the 4870



ThermalRight IFX 14


And a OCZ XTC


lots of UV plexi and cathodes , Blue LED fans

Sleeving And Patience

Catch ye all when i come back in August \0/

Anti

Cant wait for this one

papu

changed ma mind again!!
ima keep rocking my 2900Xt instead of splurging on a 4870.
its a shame to have this thing boxed up under my desk longing to be overclocked to the max , allot of case modding supplies has been shipped by caseking.de less the case and HDD module which were out of stock , they are in the process of refunding me the money into my bank account which is awesome.

hopefully order the rest of the parts with in the week.

conzy

Not a bad plan, There aren't many games that will stress a 2900XT around atm tbh... Get the 4870 (or whatever card is awesome) for Far Cry 2

papu

cheers conzy ,
took the akasa out for a photoshoot , i want to change over the cooler now , but i think i will wait untill i get a test bed so i can compare temps and the Like.

akasa



hanging out with the 2900

conzy

call over and we'll get our bench on

papu

Fitted!

dunno about temp difference , Temps were Quite similar maybe a bit cooler with the akasa , but the fact that the akasa was running 100% and much quieter than stock is a big Plus , its also Much Much lighter , and Better Looking



also took the sticker off , Wd40 does everything...

awhir

old tech is so ugly

nice cooler

papu

awhir wrote: »

old tech is so ugly

nice cooler

cheers , for being so light its amazing it keeps up and betters the Hooge stock cooler

Anti

Did any of them pads actually make contact with the ram at all ?

papu

Anti wrote: »

Did any of them pads actually make contact with the ram at all ?

i dont actually know , it seems it was first put on the HS ,which was then screwed onto the card.... i put the pads on the ram them plopped the Cooler back on top, seems to be making good contact now , and it hasn't blown up so im happy ;D

papu

wooot

go caseking.de

My stuff from them got delivered




2 sheets of Blue Uv plexi
2 Sleeving kits
Psu Extension ( for individually Sleeving)
Pin remover Tool
4X uv cathodes
2x Rocker Switches

hopefully order The final batch of parts from HW at the end of next week

papu

Two hours and Two Sore Bloody Fingers later I have sleeved the 24Pin ATx Extender
i Did Have to abandon Single Cables , and Heatshrink two together because the Heatshrink wasnt small enough to Shrink The Sleeving to a single Cable , so 2 Was the only Alternative.


Supplies



The Challenge



Completed

awhir

not bad , very neet - when i was doing that i had no pin remover so it was difficult !

papu

awhir wrote: »

not bad , very neet - when i was doing that i had no pin remover so it was difficult !

ha cheers , it would have been nice if the heatshrink was a little smaller so i could have sleeved them separately but alas..

Yeah i know the darn pin remover is only for 4pin Molex's so i had to use 2 Straightened out staples in each side then pull it through...:(

papu

Ordered \0/

Expecting this within the next week or so


3 of these


1 of these


Asus P5q-e


Corsair HX620


Stacker 830


Hdd Module


Ifx-14


2x Sammy Terabyte drives

conzy

noice! I wanna use my IFX-14 back side cooler as a chipset cooler

papu

i Guess this is it

all the stuff arrived in the post yesterday and Ive been putting it together and Doing cables/ Installing Vista... So here it is

conzy

very clean, noice!

awhir

looken well

BadCharlie

nice & clean

Anti

Very nice looking.

PogMoThoin

Thats deadly m8