My P180 FINALLY done **PICS**

[zech]

Awesome setup, and great job CraK! ;-)

How is the quality of that window? I've never bought from Performance-PCs.com, but they seem to have a renowned reputation with modders. Are they fast processing/shipping?

Also, you may have mentioned this, but how's the quietness of it all? Idle and at load? Does the window take away significantly from the originally intended dampening of the triple-layered side? (Though this is probably the only P180 you've had, so I can't expect you to know accurately..)

Lastly, from Performance-PCs.com product page of the windowed P180, you can purchase it equipped with other options like stock PSU, fully-sleeved, etc.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/...roduct_info&cPath=162&products_id=3304

Did you do select any of these options, and would you (or anyone else reading) recommend them? I'm looking into building a P180 system, and hope to sleeve it and organize at least half as nice as yours or Dynamix's. Har har... 🙂

I'm no pro, and will have to have a bundle of online references at my arsenal when I begin.. that or get a head-start and allow a 3rd party like Performance-PCs to do it.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: zech
Awesome setup, and great job CraK! ;-)

How is the quality of that window? I've never bought from Performance-PCs.com, but they seem to have a renowned reputation with modders. Are they fast processing/shipping?

Also, you may have mentioned this, but how's the quietness of it all? Idle and at load? Does the window take away significantly from the originally intended dampening of the triple-layered side? (Though this is probably the only P180 you've had, so I can't expect you to know accurately..)

Lastly, from Performance-PCs.com product page of the windowed P180, you can purchase it equipped with other options like stock PSU, fully-sleeved, etc.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/...roduct_info&cPath=162&products_id=3304

Did you do select any of these options, and would you (or anyone else reading) recommend them? I'm looking into building a P180 system, and hope to sleeve it and organize at least half as nice as yours or Dynamix's. Har har... 🙂

I'm no pro, and will have to have a bundle of online references at my arsenal when I begin.. that or get a head-start and allow a 3rd party like Performance-PCs to do it.

Performance-PCs is awesome. Although I have to warn you, they do mess up orders every once in a while, but they are quick to fix them. Other than that though, they are great. Shipping and stuff is quick. And they will custom do stuff for you as well (I asked about modding the UV lights I get from them so that there is no switch, as I control them by other means. They said just leave a note when ordering. So all 6 of my lights are soldered and sleeved without the switch in there.)

As far as the sleeved PSUs go from there, I would recommend it, espeically if you don't want to get all the tools and materials. Plus, taking off that damned 24-pin connector is a PITA...

I'll be looking forward to seeing your machine, and seeing if you get a 5 on the Dynamix scale. 😉

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: zech
Awesome setup, and great job CraK! ;-)

How is the quality of that window? I've never bought from Performance-PCs.com, but they seem to have a renowned reputation with modders. Are they fast processing/shipping?

Also, you may have mentioned this, but how's the quietness of it all? Idle and at load? Does the window take away significantly from the originally intended dampening of the triple-layered side? (Though this is probably the only P180 you've had, so I can't expect you to know accurately..)

Lastly, from Performance-PCs.com product page of the windowed P180, you can purchase it equipped with other options like stock PSU, fully-sleeved, etc.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/...roduct_info&cPath=162&products_id=3304

Did you do select any of these options, and would you (or anyone else reading) recommend them? I'm looking into building a P180 system, and hope to sleeve it and organize at least half as nice as yours or Dynamix's. Har har... 🙂

I'm no pro, and will have to have a bundle of online references at my arsenal when I begin.. that or get a head-start and allow a 3rd party like Performance-PCs to do it.

Performance-pcs is very good. My first order got messed up, but it was something very small ( 15 UV Blue molex connectors.) But I called and they had it shipped out overnight. THe quietness is very good, I have my fan controller if anything is getting too loud, but it's mostly fine. The only loud fan is the Panaflo on my XP-120 if I have it cranked all the way up, but I keep it mid-range level. I'm currently @ 33c in a 78c room, haven't ran Prime95 yet to tell you the exact load. I'm not sure about the window, but I know it's very quiet. Better than any other case I have had, does a nice job. I didn't get anything with the case, just the case. My PSU is a OCZ 520W Modstream that comes sleeved already, so I didn't have to do that. And lastly I must say, Dynamix cheated.... all my stuff is hooked up, his is not 😉