[compnovo]

Hey Rommel,
I had no idea you had such hidden talents. Your machines looks terrific!

[coastie65]

compnovo, on 14 December 2011 - 04:30 PM, said:

Hey Rommel,
I had no idea you had such hidden talents. Your machines looks terrific!

Yeah, I agree. He has done some good work for sure.

[Rommel]

coastie65, on 14 December 2011 - 05:10 PM, said:

compnovo, on 14 December 2011 - 04:30 PM, said:

Hey Rommel,
I had no idea you had such hidden talents. Your machines looks terrific!

Yeah, I agree. He has done some good work for sure.

Your comments are much appriciated, thank you.

[SnyperTodd]

LiveBrianD, on 14 December 2011 - 03:48 PM, said:

But it didn't pull any soot and crap into the PSU, or did you clean that? It sounds like the actual fire didn't spread to that part of the house then, right? btw, what actually caused this? (I'm almost starting to wonder if getting a UPS is worthwhile now... though I currently don't have one and the power is pretty reliable here.)

The fan on that PSU (Seasonic X750) doesn't run unless it needs to. Since the machine was idling, the PSU fan wasn't running, so it didn't have any of the real sticky soot inside it, just some odor. I did clean it, but it wasn't bad at all. That part of the house just suffered smoke and water damage. It started when heavy rains flooded my basement, tipped over a gas can, and the fumes made their way to the gas water heater, which ignited them.

compnovo said:

Hey Rommel,
I had no idea you had such hidden talents. Your machines looks terrific!

Yes, Rommel is one of the case modding masters around here. His machines are terrific, very well planned out and very clean work.

This post has been edited by SnyperTodd: 18 December 2011 - 08:02 PM
Reason for edit: fixed quote tag

[waldojim]

SnyperTodd, on 18 December 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

The fan on that PSU (Seasonic X750) doesn't run unless it needs to. Since the machine was idling, the PSU fan wasn't running, so it didn't have any of the real sticky soot inside it, just some odor. I did clean it, but it wasn't bad at all. That part of the house just suffered smoke and water damage. It started when heavy rains flooded my basement, tipped over a gas can, and the fumes made their way to the gas water heater, which ignited them.

WOW. That must have been terrifying. For some reason, I don't remember hearing about this...

I do hope everyone is well, and that your family's recovery from this is quick.

[LiveBrianD]

SnyperTodd, on 18 December 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 14 December 2011 - 03:48 PM, said:

But it didn't pull any soot and crap into the PSU, or did you clean that? It sounds like the actual fire didn't spread to that part of the house then, right? btw, what actually caused this? (I'm almost starting to wonder if getting a UPS is worthwhile now... though I currently don't have one and the power is pretty reliable here.)

The fan on that PSU (Seasonic X750) doesn't run unless it needs to. Since the machine was idling, the PSU fan wasn't running, so it didn't have any of the real sticky soot inside it, just some odor. I did clean it, but it wasn't bad at all. That part of the house just suffered smoke and water damage. It started when heavy rains flooded my basement, tipped over a gas can, and the fumes made their way to the gas water heater, which ignited them.

Oh, is this one of those PSUs where it has to be over a certain amount of load to run the fan, right? Man, I hope that didn't affect your family too much.

I've wondered about getting a case that uses larger fans (this has 80mm, but most of the newer ones seem to use 120mm ones) for noise reduction (and because the front usb ports on this one don't work). I don't really like the gray style of this case; black looks better and would fit in best with my existing setup. I haven't really pursued it though.

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 19 December 2011 - 12:32 PM

[compnovo]

LiveBrianD, on 19 December 2011 - 12:31 PM, said:

I've wondered about getting a case that uses larger fans (this has 80mm, but most of the newer ones seem to use 120mm ones) for noise reduction (and because the front usb ports on this one don't work). I don't really like the gray style of this case; black looks better and would fit in best with my existing setup. I haven't really pursued it though.

Have you checked out the Rosewill cases on Newegg?
http://www.newegg.co...1&name=Rosewill
They're decent cases for budget builders, and they tend to get good reviews. I recently used a Rosewill mini-tower for my wife's build and, considering it's a $30 case, I was impressed: rolled edges, nice fit and finish, conservative good looks. I've used other Rosewill products and haven't had any fail yet. If I'm not mistaken they're Newegg's house brand.
This is the case I used for my wife's PC...
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811147123
...but I don't recommend it for an enthusiast build, it will only take a miniATX board or smaller. It was perfect for her, though. I wish I had a picture of what I stuffed into it, I don't think anyone will believe me .

[LiveBrianD]

compnovo, on 19 December 2011 - 01:47 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 19 December 2011 - 12:31 PM, said:

I've wondered about getting a case that uses larger fans (this has 80mm, but most of the newer ones seem to use 120mm ones) for noise reduction (and because the front usb ports on this one don't work). I don't really like the gray style of this case; black looks better and would fit in best with my existing setup. I haven't really pursued it though.

Have you checked out the Rosewill cases on Newegg?
http://www.newegg.co...1&name=Rosewill
They're decent cases for budget builders, and they tend to get good reviews. I recently used a Rosewill mini-tower for my wife's build and, considering it's a $30 case, I was impressed: rolled edges, nice fit and finish, conservative good looks. I've used other Rosewill products and haven't had any fail yet. If I'm not mistaken they're Newegg's house brand.
This is the case I used for my wife's PC...
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811147123
...but I don't recommend it for an enthusiast build, it will only take a miniATX board or smaller. It was perfect for her, though. I wish I had a picture of what I stuffed into it, I don't think anyone will believe me .

What I want is basically:
-matte black finish (fairly plain)
-must accept full ATX motherboard
-should have a reasonable amount of space (this 550ti fits in here, but just barely avoids bumping into the hard drive cage)
-uses fairly large fans (120mm)
-has a top mounted psu (the buttom mounted ones I've seen do NOT have holes below the psu, so you must have the fan up, and the psu will be taking in hot air from the gpu, plus I can drop screws and crap in the psu and top vents that way)

I doubt I need anything more than an intake fan, since the cpu fan blows out of the case (and the dual-slot gpu has vents facing the back of the case, pushing some air out). I've heard good things about antec cases, and this case here is an old antec. Also, I don't want/need a PSU; I bet the rosewill ones are crap, and my seasonic is already at least as good as the ones that come with antec cases. On the other hand, I may just stick with this case, as it's good enough mostly.

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 19 December 2011 - 02:18 PM

[compnovo]

LiveBrianD, on 19 December 2011 - 02:11 PM, said:

I've heard good things about antec cases, and this case here is an old antec. Also, I don't want/need a PSU; I bet the rosewill ones are crap, and my seasonic is already at least as good as the ones that come with antec cases. On the other hand, I may just stick with this case, as it's good enough mostly.

As I noted earlier I have an Antec case (the Sonata III 500), and I really like it. It comes stock with a 120mm exhaust fan, and I ended up installing a 120mm intake fan this summer when I was playing Alice: Madness Returns and OC'ing my video card. You can see the new fan on page 2 of this thread, it's mounted on the back of the hard drive cage and blows over the card (good placement, Antec). I intentionally left it in when I installed the water cooling kit because I've heard of problems with motherboard components overheating when the CPU fan is removed. So far the temps are good.

[LiveBrianD]

compnovo, on 20 December 2011 - 01:00 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 19 December 2011 - 02:11 PM, said:

I've heard good things about antec cases, and this case here is an old antec. Also, I don't want/need a PSU; I bet the rosewill ones are crap, and my seasonic is already at least as good as the ones that come with antec cases. On the other hand, I may just stick with this case, as it's good enough mostly.

As I noted earlier I have an Antec case (the Sonata III 500), and I really like it. It comes stock with a 120mm exhaust fan, and I ended up installing a 120mm intake fan this summer when I was playing Alice: Madness Returns and OC'ing my video card. You can see the new fan on page 2 of this thread, it's mounted on the back of the hard drive cage and blows over the card (good placement, Antec). I intentionally left it in when I installed the water cooling kit because I've heard of problems with motherboard components overheating when the CPU fan is removed. So far the temps are good.

Unfortunately, most of the sonatas come with power supplies, and all are too expensive for me. This is a very low priority thing for me though.

[compnovo]

LiveBrianD, on 20 December 2011 - 01:03 PM, said:

Unfortunately, most of the sonatas come with power supplies, and all are too expensive for me. This is a very low priority thing for me though.

Understood, that's why I brought up the Rosewills, they're perfect for budget builders --- inexpensive even with the PSU that some come with (and don't have to used).

Nothing wrong with daydreaming, I'm the one with his eye on the Corsair case that I can't justify.

[LiveBrianD]

compnovo, on 20 December 2011 - 01:11 PM, said:

Nothing wrong with daydreaming, I'm the one with his eye on the Corsair case that I can't justify.

Yeah, we all do that, right?

[GetsugaSSJ]

Just leaving this here as a placeholder for my next set of pictures, haha.

[LiveBrianD]

GetsugaSSJ, on 22 December 2011 - 03:24 PM, said:

Just leaving this here as a placeholder for my next set of pictures, haha.

Huh?

[LiveBrianD]

Darn it duplicate post...

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 22 December 2011 - 03:37 PM

[GetsugaSSJ]

LiveBrianD, on 22 December 2011 - 03:36 PM, said:

GetsugaSSJ, on 22 December 2011 - 03:24 PM, said:

Just leaving this here as a placeholder for my next set of pictures, haha.

Huh?

Next build is called Sun Raven, which is a complete overhaul of a Silverstone RV01 Or Silverstone Raven as it's normally called. Once I begin the painting process ill post pics here.

This post has been edited by GetsugaSSJ: 22 December 2011 - 03:44 PM

[LiveBrianD]

GetsugaSSJ, on 22 December 2011 - 03:43 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 22 December 2011 - 03:36 PM, said:

GetsugaSSJ, on 22 December 2011 - 03:24 PM, said:

Just leaving this here as a placeholder for my next set of pictures, haha.

Huh?

Next build is called Sun Raven, which is a complete overhaul of a Silverstone RV01 Or Silverstone Raven as it's normally called. Once I begin the painting process ill post pics here.

ok. Just so you know, you can't edit your posts after about an hour.

[Rommel]

GetsugaSSJ, on 22 December 2011 - 03:43 PM, said:

Next build is called Sun Raven, which is a complete overhaul of a Silverstone RV01 Or Silverstone Raven as it's normally called. Once I begin the painting process ill post pics here.

I'll be keeping an eye out for your pics.