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Whaaaaaaaat's in the big black box djwez?

Its big and shiny!

will do the write up and post it quick

Pretty isn't it all? I just love getting new toys


Lets break it all down shall we?

First the RAM:


This is the Corsair Low profile Vengeance kit. More specifically the DDR3-1600 8GB kit. I was considering 12/16GB kits but a lot of that would go unused... Maybe in a few years time

Next up - The Fan controller


The fan controller is a Bitfenix Recon. I was considering waiting for the Recon 2 fan controller but I wasn't sure if it would be released before I finished this mod or not.

Box opened up:


And the controller and its extra bits and pieces:


It comes with 2 fan cable extensions as well as 2 extra thermal probes. Also the software isn't included but a link to it is given instead. I use an alternative Open source variant called Phoebetria

A closer look:


A messy nest of cables:



Next up are the Fans.

Cooler Master BladeMaster 120:




Nothing too interesting. Basically this is a PWM fan with a CFM of over 80. The PWM is a little redundant for me since this will be replacing my PSU fan.

It came with screws, power adapters and some rubber pads for the corners.

Cooler Master Excalibur:




Now this fan is cool and equally pricey!

It comes with silicon pins, screws, 4-3 pin adapter, 3 pin to molex adapter, and rubber stick on grommets.

This fan will replace my CPU cooler fan... which is what I'll show next

The CPU Cooler:


This is the cooler I originally wanted for this Mod back in 2009. I am proud to say I have finally got it.

The V8 Un-boxed:


The accessory's:


Here we have the mount brackets for Intel / AMD CPUs, Thermal paste, an allen key for undoing the cooler, screws and nuts, and a PCI plate for the fan controller.

Side shot:


Size comparison to the Memory:



Hope you enjoyed the short un-boxing of the new gear! I left out 2 things because they aren't all that interesting. I got a black IDE cable and a 140mm fan grill. I might ditch the IDE drive later on though..

Yes the fan controller is white, the black was out of stock (with a 5 week waiting period). well until today that is... :/

Next update ill be installing everything

Comments are welcome as always

You are going to have to manufacture some girders to support that cooler . Holey mother of modding that thing is massive. . Are you maybe compensating for something?

GreyWolf wrote:You are going to have to manufacture some girders to support that cooler . Holey mother of modding that thing is massive. . Are you maybe compensating for something?

It's big, yes, but heavy, not so much the back plate for the thing does a good job at holding it in place! I'd hate to know what the v10 does though!

I most definitely am compensating, For the lack of water cooling that is

djwez wrote:I most definitely am compensating, For the lack of water cooling that is

Hehehe...

Been a tad too long since my last update

This one will be short

So after getting all the new gear, and having done a few mods to the case (still more to come) I put everything back together. What follows is everything re-installed.

Everything at once:



The cable management:


Some work still needs to be done here. *ahem* bottom right in particular...


Side panel on:


Also going to do some changes to the side panel... but first a new sheet of plexi needs to be acquired!

The ridiculously little amount of space Between the V8 and the side panel:


This scared me... I dont want to scrape the V8 every time i put the panel on. Turns out that a 3mm piece of plexi will fit in the gap... JUST!

The front:


Also needs some work. busy playing with some ideas on how ill get it looking sleek again I may or may not remove that hideous cd drive

The reason this Log isnt going to see many mroe quick updates is simply because most of the stuff i need cant be ordered online anymore... I have to physically buy stuff over in durban

Hope you guys enjoy