Yip I have one of those. I'm just now figuring out where it will look best.djwez wrote:do you have ccfls?
Project: Stardust [Finished]
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Thanks guys.
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Looks awesome man! Maybe you can try to fix some of the slightly bent pieces, but overall its very nice
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Thanks. Slightly bent pieces? If you mean the top panel, well yes, I already made that less bent than it is now. The problem there is the piece that fixes the mobo backplate to the top panel is a bit too high. When I get the chance I'll see if it works to drill a hole a bit lower.UrBaN wrote:Looks awesome man! Maybe you can try to fix some of the slightly bent pieces, but overall its very nice
Tonight when the light is better for photography I'll take some pics of the case with everything installed. I also found a better place for my Cathode light.
Overall I think the temps are good. Even with that Zalman fan at quite mode (5v instead of 12v) the temp inside the case feels good. In my old case the air around the graphics card was noticably hot. Now it's much more like room temprature.
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i think make it go vertical at the back panelTheModDoctor wrote:Thanks guys.Yip I have one of those. I'm just now figuring out where it will look best.djwez wrote:do you have ccfls?
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Wow - I like I like. Well done!
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I had it horisontal at the top panel, but that didn't look right, so I moved vertically to the middle of the side paneldjwez wrote:i think make it go vertical at the back panelTheModDoctor wrote:Thanks guys.Yip I have one of those. I'm just now figuring out where it will look best.djwez wrote:do you have ccfls?
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Nicely done. Now just sort out your cables and you'll have a awesome mod on the inside as well.
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Looks really Cool And Wow that was a fast mod! Just under a month....
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Very very cool man
Personally I would put the CCFL horizontally across the top of the case, probably the top, back edge, but that's me.
As Samaya says, sort your cable and you'll surely have a winner!
Personally I would put the CCFL horizontally across the top of the case, probably the top, back edge, but that's me.
As Samaya says, sort your cable and you'll surely have a winner!
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I had a look, but I have no idea what to doSamaya wrote:Nicely done. Now just sort out your cables and you'll have a awesome mod on the inside as well.
Urban, I had the CCFL horisontally at the top, but I moved it because the graphics card blocked the light so that the bottom of the case was pitch black.
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Then how do you think it will look with two. One at the top and one at the bottom?TheModDoctor wrote:I had a look, but I have no idea what to doSamaya wrote:Nicely done. Now just sort out your cables and you'll have a awesome mod on the inside as well.
Urban, I had the CCFL horisontally at the top, but I moved it because the graphics card blocked the light so that the bottom of the case was pitch black.
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Awsome man.Looks great.
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Nice dude! very nice
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Oops, I forgot to tell you guys the thermal benchmarks Here is my review of Stardust.
How I testet
The benchmarks have been done in the following way: After a whole day of running, I swithced the pc off at 23:45. I then pointed my regular stand fan into the case at speed setting 2 for 15 minutes to cool everything down. At 0:00 I switched on the pc and took the temps as displayed by Everest Ultimate. After 10 minutes idle I took the temps again. After 30 minutes low end gaming I took the temps again. And then after another 30 minutes high end gaming I took the temps for the last time. Both test were done with the side panel closed and all fans at maximum.
Old Case results:
Startup
GPU ------------41
GPU Ambient ----37
CPU ------------38
Mobo -----------34
10 minutes Idle
GPU ------------48
GPU Ambient ----43
CPU ------------40
Mobo -----------40
30 min low end gaming
GPU ------------57
GPU Ambient ----58
CPU ------------49
Mobo -----------47
30 min high end gaming
GPU ------------58
GPU Ambient ----51
CPU ------------49
Mobo -----------47
Stardust results:
Startup
GPU ------------41
GPU Ambient ----38
CPU ------------40
Mobo -----------34
10 minutes Idle
GPU ------------49
GPU Ambient ----49
CPU ------------43
Mobo -----------45
30 min low end gaming
GPU ------------53
GPU Ambient ----53
CPU ------------47
Mobo -----------49
30 min high end gaming
GPU ------------56
GPU Ambient ----55
CPU ------------51
Mobo -----------50
Conclusion:
Stardust is overall a bit hotter, altought in the gaming tests the GPU were cooler. My old case was afterall made of metal, which teds to let heat through much better than perspex. If I were to install high end gaming hardware, extra cooling might be considered for the hardware. Even if this case runs hot, it's cool looks will douse the flames
How I testet
The benchmarks have been done in the following way: After a whole day of running, I swithced the pc off at 23:45. I then pointed my regular stand fan into the case at speed setting 2 for 15 minutes to cool everything down. At 0:00 I switched on the pc and took the temps as displayed by Everest Ultimate. After 10 minutes idle I took the temps again. After 30 minutes low end gaming I took the temps again. And then after another 30 minutes high end gaming I took the temps for the last time. Both test were done with the side panel closed and all fans at maximum.
Old Case results:
Startup
GPU ------------41
GPU Ambient ----37
CPU ------------38
Mobo -----------34
10 minutes Idle
GPU ------------48
GPU Ambient ----43
CPU ------------40
Mobo -----------40
30 min low end gaming
GPU ------------57
GPU Ambient ----58
CPU ------------49
Mobo -----------47
30 min high end gaming
GPU ------------58
GPU Ambient ----51
CPU ------------49
Mobo -----------47
Stardust results:
Startup
GPU ------------41
GPU Ambient ----38
CPU ------------40
Mobo -----------34
10 minutes Idle
GPU ------------49
GPU Ambient ----49
CPU ------------43
Mobo -----------45
30 min low end gaming
GPU ------------53
GPU Ambient ----53
CPU ------------47
Mobo -----------49
30 min high end gaming
GPU ------------56
GPU Ambient ----55
CPU ------------51
Mobo -----------50
Conclusion:
Stardust is overall a bit hotter, altought in the gaming tests the GPU were cooler. My old case was afterall made of metal, which teds to let heat through much better than perspex. If I were to install high end gaming hardware, extra cooling might be considered for the hardware. Even if this case runs hot, it's cool looks will douse the flames
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Re: Project: Stardust [Finished]
can you show a photo of the case open in normal room light? awesome job!
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Hey man, well done, I saw your case is the RIG OF THE MONTH in March's edition.
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