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ok update time: here is the low down, I am selling the AMD Opteron 170 and the Team Extreme DDR500 and Basically already sold the motherboard. so what I was thinking of getting: AMD Phenom 9100 ( 1.8 ghz , due to heat) AMD AM2+ MicroATX 780G motherboard ( with Hybrid crossfire support ) DDR2 800 Ant...

ok update time I have been busy with the small things that make the suit case PC more special. but first on the log was to mount the mobo permanently.... http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5337/1208130539yl7.jpg first came to clean out the case ( which I have not done in a while ) and make the mount...

Dea why dont you knock it back into the panel ? take it to a body shop and they will knock the S back into the rest of the panel because they made it with a die press it wont be that hard to sync it back if you know what I mean

ok update time :) I have searched around alot for the perfect HDD mount , but it came when me and my friend rebuild his PC and remounted his HDD's in the other cages so I got a ThermalTake: HDD cage at my disposal http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8895/1127161021ma6.jpg its a perfect fit , but the ...

That's a cool design. What are you going to do about getting all the hot air out of the case? Will you just be leaving it open when in use? ya the opty 170 @ stock does not make alot of heat but the 10k.7 drive will , Closing the box while running it will be foolish as the case is totally water tig...

Scavenger wrote:Nice... Its looks like somebody's been overfeeding the laptop again...

I already got a Laptop I just want something in between a PC and a laptop :p


Thanks guys for the comments ill post a updated later on how I am going to do the cooling.

ok update time ok I first off must mount all my hardware before I can start making my custom cooling first on the checklist was putting in the motherboard mounts http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/912/1120121340gr4.jpg my Case is cleared of all the stuff so I can start drilling in hole for my mobo mou...

Small updated , my motherboard came today and here she is http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3969/1119175404yu6.jpg http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5161/1119175423bt4.jpg this motherboard might be small but its packed with features like a onboard DVI outputs here it is in the "final" posi...

update: My motherboard did not arive so I will have to wait till monday but I used a Cardboard cut out of the Mirco ATX forum so I was playing around with the layout of the case and I found a better combination and it would look alot better so I cut apart the 250w which is also the PSU I am going to...

update time I am getting my new Jetway MicroATX 939 mobo so I am happy but I am still waiting for my SCSI converter ( SC80 to 68 pin from Pk007) ok I had a choice of 3 PSU's http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4344/1115210537jg1.jpg the left one is a 300w , the middle bottom is a Antec 430w , and the...

Hey all , I am currently busy with my own little Suit Case mod while doing exams http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5917/1111174629xt6.jpg (and yes all the stuff is laying around randomly) I am building a File/dedicated server into a suit case , the server will have a SCSI card , 147GB 10 000RPM SCS...