Anandtech Member Case Gallery!

[aigomorla]

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2. Everyone will respect everyone. Flames will not be tollerated at all in this post.
3. Please limit your gallery to 1 post. Use the Edit feature to Addon to future Rigs.
4. Please avoid using vulgar, and pornography.
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6. Please keep resolution of pictures under 1024x768 for now.
7. When commenting to an author, please type his name, and not quote his gallery.
8. Please state hardware used and the case it's in.
9. Please report dead or non working links to the Gallery Poster first. Then PM me if you dont hear a response.

Rules to be revised when needed

Update: Removed Posts which didnt have comments or Gallerys

 

[PCTC2]

PCTC2 Gallery

PCTC-OV2 (RIP Nov '08) P182 Water Cooled (To be Revised Next Week)
-- That ThermoChill PA 120.3 Will be put internally next week when I get home.
-- Dremeling top off.
-- Cabling will be sleeved.
::Hardware
:::Intel Q6600
:::eVGA 680i-A1
:::eVGA 8800GTS 512MB
:::4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1066
:::Antec P182 Case
:::Thermochill PA 120.3
:::Swiftech Apogee GTX w/ Copper Top
:::EK-FC88GT Full Cover GPU Block
:::Swiftech MCP655
:::Tygon 7/16" Tubing & Worm Gear Clamps

Panbox-i7 CM HAF932 Water Cooled
::Hardware
:::Intel Core i7 920
:::Asus P6T Deluxe
:::eVGA GTX 260 Core 216 (RIP Jan '09)
:::6GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600
:::Cooler Master HAF 932 Case
:::Thermochill PA 120.3
:::Swiftech Apogee GTZ
:::Swiftech MCW-60 Rev2 w/ GTX200 Ramsink
:::Swiftech MCP655
:::EK-Res150 Rev2
:::Tygon 7/16" Tubing

Panbox-OSX
::Hardware
:::Intel C2Q Q6600
:::Abit AW9D 975X
:::eVGA 8800GTS 512MB
:::4GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2-800
:::Antec P182 Case
:::Swiftech MCR320-QP
:::Swiftech Apogee GTX w/ Copper Top
:::EK-FC88GTS Full cover block
:::Swiftech MCP-355
:::Tygon 7/16" Tubing

 

[WoodButcher]

!!!!56K beware- they load high res then scale down!!!!
after the pics load click on them to enlarge.
I've only been building PC for a couple years so I'm a noob!

DerwenA said he couldn't follow my loop so I added some TJ pics, these pics are before I split the loop so it is a dual rad, dual pump, single loop.
CPU > T-line > pump > 120.1 rad > vid > T-line > 120.2 > back to CPU

Silverstone TJ08, Q6600, P5K-VM, 7950GT, single loop

did someone mention wire manegement?:shocked:TJ with gigabyte board

TJ left side again

I do my own windows!

My "Nightstand" E6600, Commando, 7950GT, Dual loop

This case my son still uses, w/ an 840Extreme and a Gigabyte board
This was a Toshiba P3

P4 "Book PC" modded a bit

My new box and a link to the build thread.

 

[dedwards]

Clean, cleaner, cleanest.

Pic1

Pic2

Pic3

Pic4

Here's a quick list of the components -

Lian-Li PC-7 Plus II case
Seasonic M12-500 modular PSU
Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard
Intel E6400 C2D CPU
G.SKILL F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ RAM
EVGA 7600 GT video card
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB HDD
SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
Swiftech Storm Rev. 2 CPU waterblock
Swiftech MCW60 GPU waterblock w/ ramsinks
Swiftech MCW30 chipset waterblock
Laing DDC pump w/ Petra's top
BIP III radiator
Masterkleer 7/16 tubing
Yate-Loon D12SL-12 fans

 

[legoman666]

Made my own case!

Whole setup desk, monitors, case
Me with case! Damn I am hot
Back
Right side view with window
Front
Upper right/Top view of grill
PSU/bottom right


Specs:
Intel Q6600 @2.4 (for now)
2x 2gb 1000mhz DDR2
2x ATI HD3870
2x 250gb Western Digital in RAID 1
2x 500gb Western Digital in RAID 0
Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4
Silverstone 700w Silent PSU

Watercooling Setup:
2x EK-FC3870 full cover water blocks
Dtek FuZion CPU block
1/2" ID Tygon Tubing
Black Ice Extreme X-Flow 3x120mm Radiator
Homemade Reservoir
Eheim 1250 Pump /w 120V relay

edit: the pics show a DangerDen TDX on the CPU instead of the Dtek FuZion and a x1800xt instead of a 2nd HD3870. This is because the pics are a little out of date.

 

[thilanliyan]

Here's mine:
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BTW, I really like dedwards case...nice and neat. Where does that tube on the top right side go?

Oh and Legoman, you've inspired me to build my own case...now I just gotta find some time.

 

[Rubycon]

Here's mine:


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This is what's inside when pictured:

Asus P5EWS Pro
QX9650 w/TRUE120 w/90CFM Scythe cheapo fan
2X GS Kill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
Areca ARC1261ML w/2GB cache and BBU
2x PCI 1394a cards
SB x-fi elite pro
AMD 3870x2
10x Raptor 150-X (1.5TB RAID0 scratch NLE disk)
2X WDC 500GBSE2 (16MB) (.5TB Mirror)
Samsung 203B 20X SATA DVDRW
UltraX3 1,6kW power pack
2x SuperMicro 5x3 SAS HS cage
2x ICYDOCK SATA transportable hotswap bay
4x Noctua NFS12-120 Fan
Stacker 830

 

[aigomorla]

Ruby seriously, you, Jag, and Yoxxy are the members on this forum i am aiming at matching or exceeding, in system performance wise.

*sigh* thats one hell of a scary system.

Everyone Else!

Wonderful systems! Love the pictures! Keep it coming!!

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
Ruby seriously, you, Jag, and Yoxxy are the members on this forum i am aiming at matching or exceeding, in system performance wise.

*sigh* thats one hell of a scary system.

Everyone Else!

Wonderful systems! Love the pictures! Keep it coming!!

Well the system is no more - in that config. Out with the raptors in with the SASSY stuff. I had SAS before but it was broke. They took all that stuff away and I was using raptors. They never disappoint though. Two weeks ago the crates arrived at Miami with brand new MAX's with sequential serials and stress tested already. A 1.2GHz IOP 1680 rounded out the package. So the next step is more drives but whoops! Only two MINISAS (4 drives each) on this HBA and all the expander racks take 2.5" drives. So the new 24port 1680 is coming and this puppy takes 4GB cache. 24 64GB SAS SSD in RAID0 with 4GB cache on that guy should give some serious STR and IO! Perhaps enough to make mother quad cry. But I will not get a bonetrail board. Dual 771's are fine - then I can have 192GB of RAM if I want. (64 sounds like a nice even number)

Then I need to make it rugged enough to survive day to day sea roles. By that time it will be time for Nehalm. (which I just may wait for the Sandy Bridge)

 

[WoodButcher]

Some of these systems are worthy of drool but to be polite, comments will do. Many will have questions and many will have the same questions. "Like who stole dedwards drives?" I mean do we need to hire a P.I. to answer this???? We have thieves here I say!
Sorry Ruby, I slobbered on your system. Beautiful. Don't for get the kid! legoman did a real nice bit of work on his case and I'd feel like a misereable old fart if I couldn't tell him so, whoops! ,,,I am.

Lot's of pretty cases here. I look forward to more.

 

[aigomorla]

@ legoman666 i am actively moving posts which do not belong in this thread after the discussion has been made and concensus arrived.

@ FMC, sigh.. that would take a lot of organization and posting. Also that main post could/would get EXTREMELY long. I guess for now i could move them up, but you know what that does, dont know how boss would feel about that. :X

Also, yes this discussion and all the others will be shortly moved to keep the thread clean and organized after ive given enough people a chance to read them.


Going to leave this post for another day so people can read what we did so far then i move it away. So far i think i got everything.

 

[VinDSL]

Oh, okay, why not?

Um...

Maybe I should have posted these pics in the 'cable management' sticky instead, huh?

If someone has a cleaner setup, let me know, and I'll work on it...

EDIT 1

Actually, I'm more interested in what kind of camera equipment you're using!

The above pics were shot with a Sony DSC V-1, mounted on a Leitz Tiltall Professional Tripod.

What are you guys using?!?!?

Just curious...

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Old system, air cooling, pffff...n_Artos/0107080605.jpg[/L]

Out with the old and in with the new(kinda)
Some pieces of the new rig on the table
The new processor
The pump
the waterblock

Will have more pics of the system up as soon as it gets assembled more. Insulation is in progress and finally got the video card to play nice with the HR-o5 IFX SLI so thats in. Should be able to build the case for the chiller this thursday and have pics of it up.

 

[dedwards]

Originally posted by: WoodButcher
Some of these systems are worthy of drool but to be polite, comments will do. Many will have questions and many will have the same questions. "Like who stole dedwards drives?" I mean do we need to hire a P.I. to answer this???? We have theives her I say!

woodbutcher - lol.

My one HD is clearly visible in Pic1. It's right near the top of the window. Just reversed so there's no wires showing...

The worklog tells all...

 

[Cheezeit]

Here's my Antec 900 C2D rig. This is the first version of the Antec 900, before antec thought about wire management
So, I had to cut the holes, route the wires, extend some wires, and reverse the HDD bay.

Here's the Before and After

Before:

lol

After:

side off
side on

Cheezeit

 

[VinDSL]

@ Cheezeit

You have your Tuniq mounted the wrong direction!

The logo should be upside-down, Lian Li-style, like your PSU...

Either that, or mount the fan frame backwards inside the Tuniq, Taiwan-style... your choice!

Nobody runs a Tuniq Tower right-side up - that's Yankee Doodle Dandy-style...

EDIT

My bad! Sorry, dude! Didn't look close enough the first time...

You DO have it mounted Taiwan-style (frame mounted wrong direction in the body).

Plus, it looks like you trimmed the side blowhole fan too, so it would work with the Tuniq...

Nice job!

 

[pugh]

Originally posted by: legoman666
Made my own case!

Whole setup desk, monitors, case
Me with case! Damn I am hot
Back
Right side view with window
Front
Upper right/Top view of grill
PSU/bottom right


Specs:
Intel Q6600 @2.4 (for now)
2x 2gb 1000mhz DDR2
2x ATI HD3870
2x 250gb Western Digital in RAID 1
2x 500gb Western Digital in RAID 0
Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4
Silverstone 700w Silent PSU

Watercooling Setup:
2x EK-FC3870 full cover water blocks
Dtek FuZion CPU block
1/2" ID Tygon Tubing
Black Ice Extreme X-Flow 3x120mm Radiator
Homemade Reservoir
Eheim 1250 Pump /w 120V relay

edit: the pics show a DangerDen TDX on the CPU instead of the Dtek FuZion and a x1800xt instead of a 2nd HD3870. This is because the pics are a little out of date.

I saw your class albums and saw the name and I thought to myself I know where that is. right down the road from me in middletown. hey fellow cincinnatian!!

 

[legoman666]

heh, yea I live in Colerain right now, but am moving into an apartment in Clifton on Saturday.

 

[VinDSL]

@ pugh & legoman

WoW! Just WoW!!!

What a small world...

I was just in Erlanger!

Technically speaking, that's Kentucky, not Ohio - but it's still Cincinnati to me...

 

[Gronk]

The Phenom PC I built for AMD

http://www.mnpctech.3dpixelnet...casemod_mnpctech9k.jpg

System specs

Phenom 2.6 9900
2x 3870 X2
CoolerMaster Copper Sphere CPU cooler
WD 400GB HDD
2GB OCZ PC2-8000 memory
GB 790FX board
750W PCPC power supply
Thermaltake 7" 5.25 Bay LCD
Razer Lachesis Mouse
Razer Lycosa Keyboard
4 Black SATA II cables (right angled/straight)
Pioneer BD Reader + DVD +/-R/RW SATA
MS Windows Vista Ultimate

 

[zanejohnson]

my case....this is an old pic, i've since added a 3rd drive in the bottom cage for 3 20gb 7200.8 IDE drives in RAID:0

in the top drive cage sits a 160GB S-ATA drive (samsung spinpoint drive)

and i also have an 80 gb external S-ATA/USB2.0 drive which is my divx movies drive...

PC specs are:
Asus P5ND2-SLI
Intel Presler 65nm @ 3.6/960fsb
1GB DDR2 PC4300 @ 524mhz 4-4-4
EVGA 7600GT 256MB @ stock speeds
3x20GB 7200.8 IDE RAID:0
160GB internal SATA
80GB external SATA
running dual 19" 4:3 monitors @ 2560x1024 (looks great for widescreen movies panned across both monitors


old case pic

 

[ajemm]

Nothing out of the ordinary here. It's a Solo with no mods.

Inside 1
Inside 2
Closed

Abit IP35
E8400 @3600 MHz
Ultima 90 w/Scythe SFF21E
2 x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 @ 4-4-4-12
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB HD
Seagate ST3250824AS 500GB HD
Lite-On LH-20A1S SATA DVD Burner
ASUS DRW-2014L1 IDE DVD Burner
Samsung SH-S203N SATA DVD Burner
GIGABYTE GeForce 8600GT 256MB
Diamond XtremeSound XS71DDL
Antec Solo w/ Neo HE 550W PSU

Both the CPU and exhaust fans are running around 600 rpm, making it near silent. Everest reads my temps at 28 - 42° celsius. CoreTemp v0.96.1 has them at 42 - 56°.

 

[mrblotto]

Just got done with my 'mostly-new' rig. I used a few pieces from my previous one. I just wished I could've done a better job with the cable routing!


Just got it back from the powdercoater and started a mock-up installation. You cant tell from the pic, but its a metallicy apple green....lol
http://www.clan-tlb.com/forums...ry2.php?g2_itemId=4652

I had to Dremel out a space for the bottom vid card fan. That was interesting to say the least
http://www.clan-tlb.com/forums...ry2.php?g2_itemId=4667

It is a tight fit in there,even with such a big case
http://www.clan-tlb.com/forums...ry2.php?g2_itemId=4664

Up and running, sans side panel
http://www.clan-tlb.com/forums...ry2.php?g2_itemId=4670

EVGA 680i
Q6600
4 x 1G Corsair XMS2 DDR800
4 x 73G 15000RPM SAS HD (RAID 0)
1 x 750G Hitachi SATA HD
2 x Sony DVD-R
LSI SAS3442 E-R RAID Controller
2 x EVGA 768M 8800GTX SLI
Auzentech Prelude
Silverstone TJ07 Case

 

[Tweakin]

This is not a ultra clean install, just a functional one. System is silent and cool. Internal temp 25c, HD is 27c, video is 43c idle, cpu is 27-29c idle and 43c loaded. The systems bio is:

Antec 900 Case
Abit IP35-E
Scythe Ninja lapped to e6750 (1.30v @ 3.4Ghz)
2x2GB GS Kill (1.85vdimm)
eVga 8800GT
WD 640AAKS
Samsung SH-S203B
Audigy 2ZS
Linksys WRT54GS
Seasonic M12 500

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Tweakin
This is not a ultra clean install, just a functional one. System is silent and cool. Internal temp 25c, HD is 27c, video is 43c idle, cpu is 27-29c idle and 43c loaded.

inside Shot

Window Shot

The systems bio is:

Antec 900 Case
Abit IP35-E
Scythe Ninja lapped to e6750 (1.35v @ 3.4Ghz)
2x2GB GS Kill (1.85vdimm)
eVga 8800GT
WD 640AAKS
Samsung SH-S203B
Audigy 2ZS
Linksys WRT54GS
Seasonic M12 500

Looks very good tweakin! don't downplay a nice build like that. They don't all have to be monster builds with over the top hardware and cooling. I've come to apreciate a nicely laid out and functionally clean build.

:thumbsup: