Prepare to drool...

Hey Guys,

Just thought I'd show some pictures of the rig I built for a mate today...prepare to drool...

http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02382.JPG
http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02386.JPG
http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02383.JPG
http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02382.JPG
http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02380.JPG
http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02379.JPG
http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02376.JPG
http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02378.JPG

Specs:

P182 (I think)
Corsair HX520 PSU
Core2Duo E6600 @ 2.4ghz
Scythe Ninja HS & 120mm Fan
4gb (4x1gb) DDR2-6400 (800mhz)
BFG 8800 GTS 320 OC
P5B Deluxe WiFi
2x250gb RAID0 OS drive
1x400gb Storage drive
1xLightscribe DVD-RW (SATA)
1xDVD-RW/RAM (SATA)

One thing that surprised me was how shiny the case was:

http://dave87.hosted.niknak.org/chris/DSC02385.JPG

Temps were pretty damn good, 31C idle, all fans as low as they go :)

Very nice rig... :)

But isn't it better to have the CPU fan on the memory side blowing air towards the back of the case?

Edit: :drool:

Luvverly jubberly :D

Theres another 120mm fan at the top, and even if I wanted to, as the first (or fourth, depending on how you count them) dimm blocks the 120mm fan :(

Nice stuff, I got a p182 black as well, its a really neat case, I heard that by blocking the top hole and placing the fan in the VGA cooler spot you can get lower temps though, also maybe move the fan on the ninja to face the back so the airflow is from front to back.

Built one almost the same last week. My ninja has the fan pointed towards the back as suggested and runs around 18 - 19 degrees ..

quiet isn't it :)

I do like the sticker (or what looks like a sticker) on the GPU cooler, "8800 FTW" hehe :)

Scarily like mine, just built this week. 'tis indeed a P182. But mine's a P5K, Corsair 620 PSU, 640 8800 GTS, 1x150Gb Raptor, and 1x WD500Gb...

Nice looking bit of kit. whats he do with it? general internet browsing?

Kinda wish these "geeky shorthands" would be limited to forum use and not become commercial though...

Heh, the best sticker he got was OMGWTFBFG(something) :P

@IBM - yea, I built the rig as he tends to stick with what he's got, doesn't change individual bits, just builds a new PC every 3 years or so. With that in mind, P35 wasn't worth the agro. Looked at raptors also, but they were too small, so went for RAID0 instead. :)

Oh, and he games at 1024x768 (out of choice apparently) and so a 640mb GTS would have been wasted lol

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Originally Posted by arbitor

Nice looking bit of kit. whats he do with it? general internet browsing?

Kinda wish these "geeky shorthands" would be limited to forum use and not become commercial though...

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Bit of everything, Gaming, Photoediting that sorta stuff.

Sorry to be blatent, but I didn't drool...

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Originally Posted by DataMatrix

Sorry to be blatent, but I didn't drool...

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neither did i lol

because its a pc, not a pie :)

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Originally Posted by arbitor

neither did i lol

because its a pc, not a pie :)

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Well things that make me drool are:
* Ultra SLi
* 10 x 1TB RAID 0
* 32 GB RAM
* Dual C2Q

etc...

just to add, i partially helped to build this pc.

i tore off some electrical tape so the wiring would look neat.
go me :D

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Originally Posted by DataMatrix

Well things that make me drool are:
* Ultra SLi
* 10 x 1TB RAID 0
* 32 GB RAM
* Dual C2Q

etc...

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I think you need some sunllight :O_o1:

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Originally Posted by prits_88

just to add, i partially helped to build this pc.

i tore off some electrical tape so the wiring would look neat.
go me :D

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Its true. Shame that piece fell off during the later stages of the build :P

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Originally Posted by prits_88

just to add, i partially helped to build this pc.

i tore off some electrical tape so the wiring would look neat.
go me :D

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by dave87

Its true. Shame that piece fell off during the later stages of the build :P

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:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Is that cooler suposed to look as though it's off a german bi-plane?

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Originally Posted by prits_88

just to add, i partially helped to build this pc.

i tore off some electrical tape so the wiring would look neat.
go me :D

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keep up the good work, the little people are so often overlooked ;-)

lol i will soon be building my sexy rig, which dave will be forced to help me on..

I'm still using an old AMD socket A 1700+ cpu :rolleyes:

It's looking at pics like yours that tell me I need an upgrade. :rolleyes:

Heh, unfortunately it wasn't for me :(

I'm running a Barton 3200+ and 1.5gb of RAM as my gaming machine, with an Athlon 2000+ and 1gb of RAM as my WinME Gaming machine (for the oldies, like Driver etc)

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Originally Posted by prits_88

lol i will soon be building my sexy rig, which dave will be forced to help me on..

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Help you?

More like spoon fed.

So far suggested Motherboard, RAM, Graphics, PSU, and Hard Disk. AND, hopefully steered him away from the monstrosity of a case he was going to buy....

nice pics :)

Nice machine, I've also just built a very similar one!

Antec P182 (what a great case)
Asus P5K Deluxe
E4300 @ 3ghz w/ Scythe Ninja
Corsair XMS2 2gb
EVGA ASC3 8800GTS KO 320mb
Corsair HX 520w

It is possible to mount the Scythe fan on the side of the heatsink to blow towards the back, you just need to "pull" it as high up the heatsink as possible (obviously without bending the fins). You can raise it a good 1 - 2cm from it's normal position without any problems, giving enough clearance to have RAM in DIMM 1.

The top fan on my P182 arrived with a really nasty clicking problem, a quick email to Antec and they're sending a replacement out straight away. Brilliant case and brilliant service from them :)

Nice job with the cabling mate:)

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Originally Posted by prits_88

just to add, i partially helped to build this pc.

i tore off some electrical tape so the wiring would look neat.
go me :D

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/waves fist in air

GO YOU :)

hey..help is always appreciated. :)

that case looks nice...

I'm tempted to sell my 900 and get one of those

nice system by the way :D

I have got a throbbing dislike for the lack of toolless pci slots on the case, what about hdd and opticals, are they toolless? If not what a shame as it would be great with those, also does it use thumbscrews on the panels or not?

The case should have a distinguishing feature at the front (like the Coolermaster Centaurion 5 with its silver and the grills with the rest being all black), so in terms of design its not great looking. The system looks powerful, but how much noise does it make?

I've got the same system. All you get is the faint hum from the 8800.

I think they just made it understated for mass market appeal..you can always modify the front..its only plastic.

How good is the P182 at absorbing vibration? I have a slk3000b kitted out with nexus fans on rubber mounts and a seasonic psu but this case develops a resonant hum that comes and goes and is very irritating in an otherwise very quiet setup.

Theres no case vibration under normal use..even dvd burning is just noise not vibration.

It's the best case i've ever had by a mile. The only thing I can think of being better is my mates silverstone tj-09 but thats only a maybe.

All you get when the fans are on low is the faintest whisper.

Yep totally agree with Mike, it's the best case I've ever used, in terms of functionality and noise. Can't say I'm particularly up to scratch with the latest and greatest cases, but I have seen a lot of people say it's the case to buy if you want a quiet PC without watercooling.