For those confuzled by my thread title, my grandfather, possibly the greatest man I have ever known and the man who has literally been a father to me for many years is nearing the end of his life, and before he goes I want him to know how important he has been to me. I suffer from a genetic condition known as Marfan's Syndrome, which breaks down my connective tissue among other things, but it makes life very painful from repeated aggravated injuries. I was not diagnosed until last year, but it made a lot of sense when I was told. Up until that point, he had been the one encouraging me to find what was wrong instead of calling me a hypochondriac. before that, his faith was what kept me going until I was licensed to ministry (a lifelong dream of mine, and a proud moment for him I'm sure), his belief pushed me to exel as a french horn player, and his gentle, patient manner taught me that no matter how uneducated or untrained, you can be someone others look up to. He was the son of a coal miner, and with his little educatio, he went into it himself. Though he could barely read or write, he did his job with integrity and everyone trusted him implicitly. They had no reason not to. He has given me so many things, including a passion for learning and building, and he always supported me no matter what I turned my hands to. However, when I was in fifth grade, a series of major strokes took most of my grandfather, and left a quieter, more deeply faithful man behind. Our faith is extremely important to the both of us, and it is what has brought us together over a vast sea of differences in our family, ones others often chose to focus on. He tied me to what little of my family I had left. He is slipping on fast, and this is my way of saying thank you. I want to immortalize the man who made me who I am today with this case mod, and I want to make sure his name lives on forever by submitting it to the vast void of the internet. Yes, there are pictures. This is the before picture, with my damaged Grouper, x600xt and X-Fi. I keep a pretty neat rig, even if there is no window (more on that later) but after a lightning strike and shoddy wiring, it was a little worse for the wear. Since I now work at home, this is my work machine, so my wife authorized a little purchasing spree. There's the new hardware, getting ready to be installed. The first part of this is hardware, installation and tweaking. Next will be a power supply replacement (Hiper Type-R) and case modifications, ending with custom GUI enhancements and artwork. I noticed this last night (pardon, new camera, getting used to it)... Black on front, blue on back. Interesting. Processor installed, and ready to mount Zalman... And cooler installed, along with XMS Xpert. Later today I'll get pics of the SLI set and it up and running (I'm using it now) as well as a few preliminary modifications. I'll post a discussion log after this is up, but I ask this. This will be Christian themed, and if it will offend you, please do not flame, and do not feel as though you must look. I do not do it to offend you but because there was nothing more important to him than his faith. If you do not respect that, respect the man this is in honor of. He would do the same for you.
Project Remembrance, or the Honest Coal Miner This is my discussion thread. I guess if there's feedback, it goes here. Fire away, I like hearing opinions.
You sir, are an inspiration to all of us. You are honoring a man who seems to be the epitome of the human race (kind, faithful, hardworking, and amazing). Rather than simply remember him through words or an expensive and non-functional ornament, you are creating something that every time you look at it, you remember him. It is both functional and a great idea. My condolences about Marfan's. I have a friend with the same thing, and it's hard for him and his parents. In reference to the actual mod, the premise seems great. Religion has a lot to draw from, especially Christianity. Can you reveal what the specific parts of religion you are going to be drawing upon? This sounds like it's going to be amazing. If you aren't breeding now, breed and populate the world with superior children! Good luck with this.
Good start if there is one matey, its allways good to remember ur grandfather...like i do with mine. Your case has plenty of options avail....and sooooooooo many colour schemes to choose from. Im thinking pearl white with black stenciling?....a rhombus shaped window?...maybe a ghetto-ish stainglass finish? Look on [H]ardfoums for plenty of ideas.
An update, of sorts... So I thought, what would set this off? Gloss black paint. So I did, with a quick-drying enamel that I had left over from another project. And, I got the spiral saw out for a bit of fun. I'll post pics of what the inside of a P180 side panel looks like tomorrow. For those interested, they are the same thickness as 1/4" acrylic. Which gives me naughty ideas.... I kept the cut so it would still seal zones, and it's not noticeably louder, though it could be the fact that I can't shut up my new RAID array... And as for the SLi, they tried but failed miserably to actually persist in SLi without major corruptions, no matter what the drivers. So, for a while I'm gonna be back on the X600 XT. Dunno what I'm gonna do, besides I guess take them back and sit till I figure out what I wanna get...
Update, and the unexpected... So i have lots of old parts lying around. A lot. In fact, I had a spare water cooling kit, minus blocks. The problem? It was never meant to go in a P180. It's an old koolance, leak tested beforehand. I also had a lot of old reservoirs and such from other projects. So what have I got now? A teaser of what I'm making today. That will do while I get more radiator black and fill the pirhana's tank.
