Brian Frank 0 Posted March 11, 2002 I'm starting to disassemble the entire thing, parts and all, so I can give it a dusting while I'm at it. That, and I gotta remove the fronts of my external drives to paint. Share this post Link to post
INFERNO2000 0 Posted March 11, 2002 Here's my brother's new computer for college(6 months early, so my dad will stop whining about him being on his computer). I'll be finished building it tonight. Chenbro Junior -05 Door model MSI 6380/K7T Pro-2RU w/ RAID and USB2.0(that bastard!) Athlon XP 1900 Swiftech MC462a w/ Panaflo 80mm L1A 512(1 stick) Crucial PC2100 DDR Gainward GeForce3 TI-200 64mb Golden Sample Hercules Game Theater XP Diamond MultiMedia 56k WinModem Intel NIC Liteon 32x10x40 CDRW Pioneer 106s Slot-load DVD Maxtor 80gb 740XL Samsung 753DF 17"(since he won't use 1280x1024, why worry about 1600x1200?) Logitech Z560 speakers MS Natural Pro(usb only) MS Intellimouse Wireless Explorer RatPad Enermax 465 modded for 24/7 full speed fans Case fans: 1x Panaflo 80mm L1A, 2x Panaflo 120mm M1A(12/7 switch later on if needbe) For comparison, here's my rig: Chenbro Genie -05 door model Soyo K7T Dragon+ w/ UDMA and NIC enabled Athlon XP 1600 Swiftech MC462a w/ Delta 80 EHE (on 12/7) 512(2 sticks) Crucial PC2100 DDR Leadtek GeForce3 TI-200 128mb Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (Onboard VIA NIC) LiteOn 24x10x40 CDRW LiteOn 16x DVD Western Digital 100gb 1000JB-SE (8mb buffer) iiyama VisionMaster Pro 451 19" (I WILL use 1600x1200, and I like the speakers, dual VGA inputs & USB hub) Logitech G10 speakers(2 piece) Sennheiser 590 headphones(I'm a headphone user rather than a 5.1 user) MS Natural Pro(usb only) MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 RatPad Enermax 465 modded for 24/7 full speed fans Case fans: 1x Sanyo Denki 92mm, 3x Panaflo 120mm M1A on 12/7 switch (also operates the CPU's Delte EHE) [/list:u] In general, we're fairly equal. He's got a few things just a bit better than me...namely USB 2.0, a faster CDRW, and a faster CPU. Other than that, we're equal more or less equal. Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted March 12, 2002 Well, I've got all but the panel I'm gonna put the window in painted. Got most of the system reassembled. I'm about as far as I can go on the reassembly right now, as I painted the fronts of my optical and floppy drives. (I did remove the fronts first, BTW). I've rounded my IDE and floppy cables. I want to pick up a cold cathode pretty soon too, but I still got my bill to pay first. Man, I've used a lot of electrical tape on this, but at least It'll look neat. Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted March 12, 2002 Damn! My Antec 350W PSU died, totally sucks. I got a Sparkle 350 Watter and everything seems to work fine. Now I just gotta hook the PSU up inside the case and do that last panel and window mod. Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted March 13, 2002 Woohoo! Got the hole done and the primer on. I should be able to put the paint and clear coat on later tonight then bring it in the house. Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted March 13, 2002 How many coats of paint are you doing? You might want to consider doing a few, and maybe even wet sanding in between to get a nice, deep color to it. Also, if you have garage (and want to hold on to the whatever braincells you have) you will want to keep that puppy outside for as long as possible. The parts for mine sat in a storage room for about 4 days between sessions, and another week until I brought the bastard inside (I learned this from the headaches I got on my first one ). Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted March 13, 2002 1 coat primer, 1 coat paint, 1 coat clear coat. I didn't do any sanding in between. I did do a sanding before the primer tho. Seems to be working out really well. I let the parts dry overnight after the last coat. I do the spraying outside or in the garage. I should be putting on the clear coat pretty soon here. Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 13, 2002 nice brian. well my full tower is in the stage of primer right now i havn't decided if i want to keep it primer and add a clear coat or paint it. if i paint it i want to use automotive paint, no not the spray cans, i mean the real deal. compressor spray gun real automotive paint,i don't like goin though all that extra but if i to do it like. if i am gonna do it, do it right the first time,that also means finishing everything i want to get done led's blah blah blah.i want to also add some lan handles and stuff, i will have a pic of it on my site before and after.i am still waiting on my vid card to come tomorrow is the last day i am waiting.i will let you all know on the finished case when it is done i hope it looks as good to you all as it does to me:D Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 13, 2002 Well my gf3 arrived today. it is still in the box i havn't put it in yet.i will let you all know about scores, Share this post Link to post
CrazyKillerMan 0 Posted March 14, 2002 When putting on clear coat...you may want to put some regular turtle wax on your case (teflon stuff). Just to portect the clear coat from 'stuff' Share this post Link to post
theelviscerator 0 Posted March 14, 2002 What a dork, anyways i just built new budget system 1.6A P4 running at 2240 mhz P4S 333 Asus Mobo 256 meg DDR PC 2100 Promise 133 Controller Gainward Golden Sample Geforce 3 128 meg running at 242 core and 502 memory Ultra 133 maxtor 60G 7200 rpm Soundblaster Audigy MP3 with firewire 40x12x48 CDRW 56x Cd Rom FA311 NICS 10/100 (2) Inwin s500 midtower bunches of sunon fans including 120mm in side directly at CPU/Vid Card Running Win XP PRO Corp version RtCW at 200 + FPS and 1024 32 bit everything on max quake 2 ....384 fps same 1024 EVERYthing on max 3D Mark 2001 SE 8450 heh Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted March 14, 2002 Correction: I am a dork. I got so sick of trying to get that stupid window mod in that I just used a tightly taped down piece of saran wrap (looks pretty damn good actually) instead. Somehow, my Audigy software got totally screwed up so everything sounds like crap. I guess I'm gonna have to do a reinstall of all the stuff (shrugs). Oh, well, ain't the first time I've had to reinstall, tho it does piss me off quite a bit. Share this post Link to post
EddiE314 0 Posted March 14, 2002 reinstalls due to hardware/software f.uck ups piss me off too man. LOL, Saran Wrap.......whatever works right? Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 14, 2002 you call lthat a budget system?well anyway my card is workin like a champ Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 14, 2002 oh yeah thee is that what you got your card over clocked at? Share this post Link to post
yakkob 0 Posted March 14, 2002 Quote: Geforce 3 128 meg running at 242 core and 502 memory Where did you get the 128mb version from? Share this post Link to post
CyberGenX 0 Posted March 14, 2002 Epox 8K7A+ Raid 512MB PC2100 DDR AMD XP 1700+ @ 1900+ GeForce 2 GTS 64MB SB Live 5.1 Intel 10/100 Nic 16X DVD Lite on 24X CDRW Lite on 60 Gig IBM Deskstar ATA 100 7200RPM 40 Gig IBM Deskstar ATA 100 7200RPM ATI TV Wonder Solid Copper Heatsink and 8000 RPM Fan Windows 2000 SP2 IE6 NTFS Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted March 14, 2002 Quote: Where did you get the 128mb version from? Gainward has a 128MB version of a Ti200. In other news, I just came home with a Hercules Fortissimo II. The audigy refuses to work properly in the system I want it to, and I'm so sick of the sh!t I've been getting from it that I just don't want another creative card right now. It just entirely pisses me off Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 15, 2002 Well here are my new spec of my server and my comp NaturalholoKaust mobo: epox ep-8kha+ cpu:t bird 1.33@1.477 ram:kingston 266 pc2100 256mb vid card:abit siluro gf3 ti 200 core 175/ram 400, stock speeds nic:generic 10/100 modem:us robotics 56k faxmodem sound: onboard ac97 harddrive: maxtor 30 gig/ 20 gig partion/10 gig partion for storage 2nd harddrive 8 gig maxtor for mp3's dvd/cd/cdr:asus 50x dvd/cd/cdr:geneic 5x cpu cooler:thermal take volcano 7 modded to run 5000 rpm's constant server mobo:fic az11ea ram: 856 megs pc133,{512-1}{256-1}{128-1} cpu:t bird 700@864 Video card:aopen g force 2 mx 32 meg nic:generic 10/100 harddrive:samsung 8 gig/6 gig partion/2 gig partion for storage dvd/cd/cdr:acer 2x2x12 burner floppy:generic 1.44 sound:onboard ac97 cpu cooler:alpha pep 66t heatsink/delta 6000 rpm fan there is something funny about my fic board, for some reason it will only let me run @pc 133,dunno why these are the following games my server has installed quake quake 2 quake 3 quake 3 teamarena counterstrike return to castle wolfenstien unreal tourament half life, team fortress classic i havn't decided on what other games to install, some clues would be nice,but i will run out of storage so i wil have to add another hardrive for storage.my server runs dedicated server for all them games , except for quake i think.and if someone could also give me a link or tell me the server commands for unreal tourament would be greatly apreciated. if i get enough money from my work i am gonna go buy a linksys 10/100 8 port switch. so then i can network my whole hhouse Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted March 16, 2002 How's that Epox workin' for ya? I've heard, other than a compatibility issue with any reference designed GF4, it's a pretty good board for the overclocker. Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 16, 2002 runnin good so far, but i have a heat issue now, i dunno why but my cpu idle between 102-17 i dunno why but it doesi am working on a cooling solution now, i am gonna take the thermal take volcano heatsink remove the 80mm fan and grill and put a 60 mm delta inplace of it Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 18, 2002 Well now i get bsod all the time i am currently runnin the 27.51 with refresh rate fixed, i tried runnin the infinite loop fix with nvmax but that isn't helpin i am gonna try the 23.11's and see what i get but i can barley play any games cause i always get kicked back to the desktop or bsod's, counter strike is the only game i can run fine, what drivers is everyone runnin with thier gf3's Share this post Link to post
Marktait 0 Posted March 18, 2002 I am running 27.70 drivers on my gf2 mx200 and was also using it on my gf3ti200 until my mobo f*c*e*d up, drivers are great so far, no bsod's or drop outs.Getting my new gigabyte GA-7DXR+ mobo on thursday hopefully ,cant wait, only problem is i broke my finger on my right hand (it hurts )so im gonna have to install it all with my left hand will take 4ever. Share this post Link to post
yakkob 0 Posted March 18, 2002 the official Nvdida 23.12 drivers. No probs here > Asus CUV4X-D,Dual PIII 1 ghz @133 1.25Gb PC133,1 x 75GXP 30.7GB IBM Deskstar ATA100,1 x Maxtor 740x 60GB ATA133,GTXP 3.02,Gef 2 GTS Pro 32MB DDR (nvidia ref) 23.12 dets Yamaha 2100s int SCSI CDRW,Adaptec int ScSI card,Acer 52x CDRom,Pioneer 16x DVD A05s,iiyama VM Pro 450 19",MS Intellimouse Explorer USB,MS Sidewinder FF Pro2 USB,MS Sidewinder Gamepad Pro 2 USB,MS Internet Pro KB,USR 56k V.90 Voice/Fax Ext Modem,RatzPad W2k Sp2 DX8.1 Sec Patches IE 6.0 ----------------------------------------------- P4 1.6 GHz with 400 Mhz Front Side Bus, 256KB Second Level Cache 3 PCI slots, Graphic upgradable by AGP 4x slots, 4 USBs (2x front / 2x rear), 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 PS/2 3 FireWire IEEE 1394, 1x front / 2x rear Front Audio / Video In, 1x Front microphone In 512MB SDRAM at 133MHz 80GB Ultra ATA / 100 hard disk 16x DVD ROM 16x10x40x CD-RW 3,5" floppy disk drive 10 / 100 Mbps network card 6 - channel Dolby Digital Audio Controller for AC - 3 5.1 Audio 64MB nVidia® GeForce3™ Ti200 4x AGP 23.12 Dets Graphics with TV-out / Video - in 56K V.90 PCI DataFax Modem Microsoft® IntelliMouse® PS / 2 Keyboard with Multimedia Hotkeys Windows® XP Home Edition pre - loaded Share this post Link to post
pimpin_228 0 Posted March 18, 2002 well i installed the 23.11's, no bsod's or drop out's so far i will let you qall know if i have any probs Share this post Link to post