Case Mod - In Progress Project: Torque By CK

Hey guys... Finally I'm starting my Project

I will talk later, But this is what I will have to do tomorrow....

1- Buy Case And HD
2- Mod motherboard heat sink and change paste under them.
3- Lap The CPU and The heat sink

For today I was cleaning my hardware, and organizing my HD. So tomorrow I think i will have time to buy The CASE and a 1TB Hard disk.

Latter on ( during this week ) I will post my new 22 " and 4870 1GB and maybe the sound card.

I just wanted to keep my word that I will start today here you go guys pics of my TRUE!!!

 

Ok just take it easy this time and do things carefully I believe in you, CK!

 

Yippee it begins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More for me to watch.

john

 

Update

 

Can't wait to see where this goes!!
Good Luck

 

Nice hardware Now go on with the modding

 

some cable management please
i hate to see beautiful hardware in a madd of tangles unsightly wires

 

May I suggest full ram covers instead of the little syncs? Kinda like these: http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_details.php?cPath=32&pPath=41&productID=41

You can get them from a few different companies, with different colours and styles... It looks a lot nicer, and they may even actually work!

 

those types of heatspreaders are let down by the crappy thermal bubble gum there stuck on with.

The tiny sinks CK has used could be improved by using some thermal epoxy which would require balls as you'll never get the sinks off safely. But would offer better cooling.

 

Some of them do use clip designs, and you could just get rid of the paste they come with and apply your own?

 

All of the heatspreaders form ram I have had use that bad thermal sticker stuff. I just get it off and apply a little bit of AS5, and it works like a charm. Just make sure it stays on there tight.

 

Long time, no see ComputerKing!
Do you have any idea of where this mod is going? Or are you just figuring out along the way?

 

just figuring out along the way

Thanks to all comments

 

Nice gear. When are we going to get you interested in water cooling?
-Join us on the dark side.

 

I've used that plan before! Only real plans I ever do are work related and too much detail to be done for fun.

Go with the flow. Remember if it doesn't look right we'll let you know -

john

 

Mobo Tray Mod :
Before


After


New Hardware Amazing stuff

 

sweet lord .... ComputerKing what a mess ;P This graphic card is Very noisy i think :>
But i'm waiting more of your work !
Go On...

 

Yeah man I'm working very dam slowly and on cheap

That what happen when you are modding and run out of money ;(

 

why the 3870X2, isn't a single 4870 cheaper and faster?

 

^^ Aye... I think a 4850 is with a little OC'ing actually.