Project: Sho Stopper - a few hardware changes...

What's a fan or two?

 

Dude! Your on the back forty again.

We need updates...put the calculator down and pump some pics to us.

 

I'm in Bridgewater NJ ATM. I've been traveling like crazy the last three weeks. I've been told I have a bunch of stuff at home. I do have some updates. I finished designing my side panel and hope to get it back by the end of next week. I got the Deck Ice and have some more lighting on the way.

I should be officially (well, kinda) done with this project in a couple of weeks.

Now that I can use the system I am very happy. Finally broke 11K in 3DMark05. That is the best showing for a pair of 6800 Ultra's. 11010

 

Great! I figured you were stuck in the South somewhere weathering out a storm or something. Glad to hear you are doing okay and hurry on home. We miss you and I know Sho Junior does as well.

 

Bump!

 

I guess you mean the spot between the mobo and the DVD/CD/HDD cage etc?
maybe you can put a cape corp res mounted vertically there.




I'm not shure it will fit the theme of you're case

 

Pimping new pills or Sho Stopper?

 

Seconded, wheres this project gone ?

 

I just started working on this project again today. I just re-cut the PSU cover. I think I may have found a way to discretely adapt a 120mm fan to the bottom of the PSU tray. I'll post updates as I progress.

I have had a radical change in responsibility at work that has kept me away from working on this project. I've been commuting to New Jersey from California (That's a 3,540 mile commute for those of you on the other side of the pond) since late September. My new schedule keeps me local for a few months so I can finish this project.

The good news is that I expect to have my side panel back from Custom Water Cuts soon. My 7800GTX 512's should be here in a couple of weeks or so. I just wish AC would hurry up and release their new video coolers for the 512MB cards.

Oh, I bought a Thermochill 120.3 shroud and cut it down to 25mm (from 40mm). I also post pics of that later in the week.

I think you guys will like the side panel when I get it back. Soon…hopefully soon.

 

Sounds good Sho..Glad to see your still plugging away on the project..

 

Okay I posted to FF so lets see some Sho stopping action here.

 

Ready...........Steady..GO........................

 

Very nice project, I'm curious about the side panel.

 

sorry for a stupid post but i bet its noting like Bridgwater UK

 

Well, I had an opportunity to upgrade some of the bits while so I took it. I upgraded to the DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert. In addition to that I got a sweet deal on a couple of 7800GTX 512's.

Testing the Expert with my ultra powerful e-GeForce 6600 below.




Here are a couple of shots with the blocks mounted. Note...the chipset block may be a challenge as it is now. I may have to rotate the bracket and move it closer to the center as to make more room for the 7800GTX's.

 

damnnnn i want that mobo!

nice looking setup now more powaahhhh!!!

 

Graphics cards cooled by...

Innovatek Based on the pics that sc4mpi posted detailing the quality of the Innova block and the fact that the Innova blocks are ready now; I had to go with them. I just got word back today that the Aquacomputer 7800GTX 512 blocks won't be ready for another 15-20 days*. Call me impatient but I didn't want to wait. This time Innovatek wins.

eVGA has also chosen Innovatek to manufacture the cooler for their "Black Pearl" edition cards. Me likes the Black Pearl...too bad we can't get them in the states. The black is sweet. I may have to mod my blocks when I get them.







Here are some pics of the block. I think the blue plexi will work well with my blue/black theme.



Anybody on this side of the pond that wants the Innovatek block can get them here. They are taking pre-orders. The blocks are in route and should be here ASAP.



*15-20 days AC time = an underderminable amount of time in the real world.

 

Iz dat das silber blocks?

 

Love the new board and card coolers. Also, you sure you can't get lower latencies at 250mhz? My crucial ballistix did 2.5-4-4-10 at 250.

Try it.

 

Nice blocks from Innovatek and those 7800GTX Cards are going to smoke the competition.