Show us your rig thread - Page 3

Torplexed · 04-08-09, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yeah, I asked him a few posts back....must have hit the ignore button and went to stash his questionable drawings in the mean time

I just want to know who did the posing for the drawing

Sorry AVG...I'm on dial-up which means these big pictures bump the page up so I probably missed your post.

I have a dry-erase board which has become a scrap board of sorts. Some of these are mine, some belong to friends, and some are from cartoonists and animators whose work I admire. Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Brett Blevins, Chris Sanders among others. I think there may a potential fire hazard brewing though.

AVGWarhawk · 04-09-09, 07:13 AM

I'm admiring some of their work also and yours as well

AVGWarhawk · 04-09-09, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Reece

That 5.25 bay has the Zalman ZM-MFC2 controller installed, does:

Fan speed control set by large silver knob.
Fan speed display for 4 fans.
Temperature with supplied sensors for 4 devices. (CPU, GPU, PSU, Interior)
Total Power consumed by computer, on a sliding scale. (hovers around 257watts)
Just the clutter of cables behind the computer, sits below the desk on the floor, wish there was a neat way of laying that mess out!!

No, inside your computer. You have a large cable going to the back of the computer. Looks perhaps like a video out cable. There is a white and black one. Looks to be between your video card and sound card perhaps.

Reece · 04-09-09, 07:45 AM

Ah now I'm with you, the black one is part of the Zalman ZM-MFC2 controller, it goes to a power box that connects between the power plug and the PSU for the power (wattage) readout, the whole unit is around $50,and is really good value IMO, the only problem is the colored LCD readout has to be viewed directly on or the display values will all show eights if you know what I mean, the white cable is just extra USB external plugs.

AVGWarhawk · 04-09-09, 07:59 AM

OK, got'cha. I have seen cables like this and one in particular in my old computer that hooked up to the SD card slot and other slots for small memory cards.

Onkel Neal · 04-09-09, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Sorry AVG...I'm on dial-up which means these big pictures bump the page up so I probably missed your post.

I have a dry-erase board which has become a scrap board of sorts. Some of these are mine, some belong to friends, and some are from cartoonists and animators whose work I admire. Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Brett Blevins, Chris Sanders among others. I think there may a potential fire hazard brewing though.

I can tell which are yours. Man, you are so cool! I wish my wall looked that good

mr chris · 04-09-09, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Wow! Mr. Chris has got quite the powerhouse rig.

Do lights dim in Cyprus when you fire that up?

Not yet but my other Graphics card arrived today. Just waiting for my New PSU then i will install them both. Then i will try and bring down the camp's power grid

goldorak · 04-09-09, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Reece

Just a comment of curiosity!! When you look at the box layout all the cards are facing down so you only see the soldered side of the boards, wouldn't it be better to have the motherboard mounted on the opposite side so that you can see the component side, would look a lot nicer.

Maybe it's for dust purposes that they keep the components on the underside,

Do they actually make a case with left & right reversed? or is this a left/right hand thing?

Some cases are ATX and BTX standard which means you can basically reverse the way the motherboard is mounted so that the expansion cards face up and not down. BTX was devised by Intel back when they were producing those hot hot hot pentium 4 prescotts. ATX was not designed for optimal coling of those beasts. Intel tried to strongarm the industry in ditching ATX for BTX but that didn't come to pass. So we are still stuck with ATX excpet for some specific (and costly) cases that implement both standards. Right now with cpu that are very efficient in terms of thermal dissipation there is no need for a BTX standard.

Reece · 04-09-09, 07:16 PM

Thanks for the info goldorak, it's purely for looks but would be better for heat sinks etc to be facing up rather than down, I'll do a search for BTX but like you say, probably rare and costly, you'd think some Chinese manufacturer would produce some to see if it kicks off!!

Monica Lewinsky · 04-12-09, 08:19 PM

Digital_Trucker · 04-13-09, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Monica Lewinsky

Don't forget to post your desktop in the Show Us Your Desktop thread

AVGWarhawk · 04-13-09, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Monica Lewinsky

That is one sleek laptop

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Zachstar · 04-14-09, 05:00 PM

I will show off "akula" soon however first I need to order it a new sound card as drivers for my existing card sucks (So have to use headphones in the meantime

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Its blazing fast tho! Especially with Windows 7!

Arclight · 04-18-09, 01:38 PM

Finally got my hands on a camera. My brother spend the last 2 weeks searching for some cable, but ,like everything else, he can't find it. :rotfl:

So I went out and bought my own.

Some close-ups:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170035.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170048.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170051.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170052.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170065.jpg

Sorry for the crap around the house; I'm single.

AVGWarhawk · 04-18-09, 02:28 PM

Nice rig! What are the specs?

04-09-09, 07:13 AM	#32
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm admiring some of their work also and yours as well __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-09-09, 07:45 AM	#34
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,744 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Ah now I'm with you, the black one is part of the Zalman ZM-MFC2 controller, it goes to a power box that connects between the power plug and the PSU for the power (wattage) readout, the whole unit is around $50,and is really good value IMO, the only problem is the colored LCD readout has to be viewed directly on or the display values will all show eights if you know what I mean, the white cable is just extra USB external plugs. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-09-09, 07:59 AM	#35
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	OK, got'cha. I have seen cables like this and one in particular in my old computer that hooked up to the SD card slot and other slots for small memory cards. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-09-09, 07:16 PM	#39
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,744 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info goldorak, it's purely for looks but would be better for heat sinks etc to be facing up rather than down, I'll do a search for BTX but like you say, probably rare and costly, you'd think some Chinese manufacturer would produce some to see if it kicks off!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-12-09, 08:19 PM	#40
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	__________________ Sink them all!

04-14-09, 05:00 PM	#43
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I will show off "akula" soon however first I need to order it a new sound card as drivers for my existing card sucks (So have to use headphones in the meantime ) Its blazing fast tho! Especially with Windows 7! __________________

04-18-09, 01:38 PM	#44
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Finally got my hands on a camera. My brother spend the last 2 weeks searching for some cable, but ,like everything else, he can't find it. :rotfl: So I went out and bought my own. Some close-ups: http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170035.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170048.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170051.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170052.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/P4170065.jpg Sorry for the crap around the house; I'm single. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-18-09, 02:28 PM	#45
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Nice rig! What are the specs? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road