Hey Just Built My New Rig!!! Check It Out

mikehud851984 · Sep 3, 2007, 05:00 AM

These pictures were taken before I installed my new Sapphire HD2900XT. Let me know what you think.

BlueMak · Sep 3, 2007, 07:21 AM

If those pics are without your graphics card, then what is that card in it?

Looks like a nice case, purple not my favourite colour for lights (with death and all), but still, looks good. May you have many good hours of gaming with it.

ChaosMinionX · Sep 3, 2007, 07:17 PM

Wire. Management.

But looks good so far.

**MIG-31** · Sep 3, 2007, 07:35 PM

Look pretty sweet.

My only dislikes is the color of the lighting.. Violet!! can't stand it personally.And I'm sure those cables could be arranged a little better.Even if you have to use some cable ties to pull them closer to the disk drive bays.

RoyBatty · Sep 3, 2007, 07:37 PM

I don't like the case and I don't like the lighting. But the HD2900 is quite good.

Zardon · Sep 3, 2007, 10:19 PM

shessh you guys are a tough crowd. I actually like the case and the colouring. its nice to see some neons outside of the usual blue.

All you need man is some cable tidies to help sort out the air flow around the ram area, or perhaps some funky neon tape and tidy it up a bit, but nice job!

ChaosMinionX · Sep 4, 2007, 12:39 AM

What the hell is that cable running (quite taught at that) from your expansion slots near the USB hub, to the front of your case?

mikehud851984 · Sep 4, 2007, 04:31 AM

Hey guys thanx for checkin it out. To answer all your questions the violet neons are actually black lights they came with the case for free i'll most likely change them. The GFX card thats in it right now is my X850XT which will be replaced with the HD2900XT tomorrow pending it's arrival from newegg who I might add screwed my order. I should have had it Thursday but somehow even though I paid for overnight and rush order processing they failed to process the order at all. As if they never noticed it was there until I called them on Friday and they had no idea why it hadn't been done seeing how it had been charged to me already, and even though it was there mistake they only refunded the rush order fee of $3 messed up huh. That cable that is pulled tight from my expansion bays to the front of the case is fire wire and it's not that tight actually but it's the only available spot to put it. I know the cabling could use some work but it actually doesn't look that bad in some light. It seems to look pretty bad in those pics though but thats what I get for taking them with my 2MP cell camera. It's a work in progress. I plan to upgrade the processor and power supply aometime soon but I may actually just say the hell with it and upgrade the Mobo and CPU and Ram to AM2 DDR2 but it will cost some dough and after spending over $500 on the GFX card and case this week I don't think my Wife would be to impressed with that idea, and I hear there isn't much performance increase as far as noticeabillity but I honestly don't know where to go next. Any ideas?

ChaosMinionX · Sep 4, 2007, 04:35 AM

4GB of ram

And with a little work thats case and setup will be looking great...I personally am in the midst of reassembling my case and doing cable management.

mikehud851984 · Sep 4, 2007, 04:39 AM

Oh and by the way please feel free to post some pics of your rig I like to see what people have done with there hard earned money.

mikehud851984 · Sep 4, 2007, 04:42 AM

Yeah I have been wanting to upgrade the memory alltogether cuz lets face it K-byte ain't exactly top of the line but it was free also and works fine for the time being

ChaosMinionX · Sep 4, 2007, 04:44 AM

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/overcloc...r-rig-off.html

Have a peak over there

mikehud851984 · Sep 6, 2007, 06:28 AM

OH MY ******* GOD!!!! Wow I just finally got my new HD2900XT up and running with quite the hassle including a fresh install of Vista, but oh it was worth it I have never seen such prestine graphic detail and performance. This thing doesn't bat an eye at DX10. Simply the best atleast for me. Anyway gotta get back to gaming.

ChaosMinionX · Sep 6, 2007, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikehud851984

OH MY ******* GOD!!!! Wow I just finally got my new HD2900XT up and running with quite the hassle including a fresh install of Vista, but oh it was worth it I have never seen such prestine graphic detail and performance. This thing doesn't bat an eye at DX10. Simply the best atleast for me. Anyway gotta get back to gaming.

Glad your enjoying it

Sep 3, 2007, 05:00 AM	#1
mikehud851984 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dover NH U.S.A Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	Hey Just Built My New Rig!!! Check It Out These pictures were taken before I installed my new Sapphire HD2900XT. Let me know what you think. __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe Wifi AM2+ Chipset:AMD 790FX/AMD SB600 Southbridge CPU: AMD Black Edition Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3Ghz Quad Core Video: Sapphire Ati HD3870X2 1GIG Dual GPU Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 2ms 2000:1 Ram: 2GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Storage: Maxtor SATAII 300GB With Bonus 20GB. Power: Antec NEO 650Watt Cooling: CPU:Thermaltake Ruby Orb 120mm, Intake: Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Exhaust:Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Side Panel modded stock case 80mm, and Arctic Silver 5 on cpu heatsink.

Sep 3, 2007, 07:21 AM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	If those pics are without your graphics card, then what is that card in it? Looks like a nice case, purple not my favourite colour for lights (with death and all), but still, looks good. May you have many good hours of gaming with it. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Sep 3, 2007, 07:17 PM	#3
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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Look pretty sweet. My only dislikes is the color of the lighting.. Violet!! can't stand it personally.And I'm sure those cables could be arranged a little better.Even if you have to use some cable ties to pull them closer to the disk drive bays. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	I don't like the case and I don't like the lighting. But the HD2900 is quite good.

Sep 3, 2007, 10:19 PM	#6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	shessh you guys are a tough crowd. I actually like the case and the colouring. its nice to see some neons outside of the usual blue. All you need man is some cable tidies to help sort out the air flow around the ram area, or perhaps some funky neon tape and tidy it up a bit, but nice job!

Sep 4, 2007, 04:31 AM	Thread Starter #8
mikehud851984 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dover NH U.S.A Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	Hey guys thanx for checkin it out. To answer all your questions the violet neons are actually black lights they came with the case for free i'll most likely change them. The GFX card thats in it right now is my X850XT which will be replaced with the HD2900XT tomorrow pending it's arrival from newegg who I might add screwed my order. I should have had it Thursday but somehow even though I paid for overnight and rush order processing they failed to process the order at all. As if they never noticed it was there until I called them on Friday and they had no idea why it hadn't been done seeing how it had been charged to me already, and even though it was there mistake they only refunded the rush order fee of $3 messed up huh. That cable that is pulled tight from my expansion bays to the front of the case is fire wire and it's not that tight actually but it's the only available spot to put it. I know the cabling could use some work but it actually doesn't look that bad in some light. It seems to look pretty bad in those pics though but thats what I get for taking them with my 2MP cell camera. It's a work in progress. I plan to upgrade the processor and power supply aometime soon but I may actually just say the hell with it and upgrade the Mobo and CPU and Ram to AM2 DDR2 but it will cost some dough and after spending over $500 on the GFX card and case this week I don't think my Wife would be to impressed with that idea, and I hear there isn't much performance increase as far as noticeabillity but I honestly don't know where to go next. Any ideas? __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe Wifi AM2+ Chipset:AMD 790FX/AMD SB600 Southbridge CPU: AMD Black Edition Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3Ghz Quad Core Video: Sapphire Ati HD3870X2 1GIG Dual GPU Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 2ms 2000:1 Ram: 2GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Storage: Maxtor SATAII 300GB With Bonus 20GB. Power: Antec NEO 650Watt Cooling: CPU:Thermaltake Ruby Orb 120mm, Intake: Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Exhaust:Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Side Panel modded stock case 80mm, and Arctic Silver 5 on cpu heatsink.

Sep 4, 2007, 04:35 AM	#9
ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	4GB of ram And with a little work thats case and setup will be looking great...I personally am in the midst of reassembling my case and doing cable management. __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Sep 4, 2007, 04:39 AM	Thread Starter #10
mikehud851984 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dover NH U.S.A Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	Oh and by the way please feel free to post some pics of your rig I like to see what people have done with there hard earned money. __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe Wifi AM2+ Chipset:AMD 790FX/AMD SB600 Southbridge CPU: AMD Black Edition Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3Ghz Quad Core Video: Sapphire Ati HD3870X2 1GIG Dual GPU Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 2ms 2000:1 Ram: 2GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Storage: Maxtor SATAII 300GB With Bonus 20GB. Power: Antec NEO 650Watt Cooling: CPU:Thermaltake Ruby Orb 120mm, Intake: Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Exhaust:Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Side Panel modded stock case 80mm, and Arctic Silver 5 on cpu heatsink.

Sep 4, 2007, 04:42 AM	Thread Starter #11
mikehud851984 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dover NH U.S.A Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	Yeah I have been wanting to upgrade the memory alltogether cuz lets face it K-byte ain't exactly top of the line but it was free also and works fine for the time being __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe Wifi AM2+ Chipset:AMD 790FX/AMD SB600 Southbridge CPU: AMD Black Edition Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3Ghz Quad Core Video: Sapphire Ati HD3870X2 1GIG Dual GPU Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 2ms 2000:1 Ram: 2GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Storage: Maxtor SATAII 300GB With Bonus 20GB. Power: Antec NEO 650Watt Cooling: CPU:Thermaltake Ruby Orb 120mm, Intake: Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Exhaust:Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Side Panel modded stock case 80mm, and Arctic Silver 5 on cpu heatsink.

Sep 4, 2007, 04:44 AM	#12
ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	http://www.hardwareheaven.com/overcloc...r-rig-off.html Have a peak over there __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Sep 6, 2007, 06:28 AM	Thread Starter #13
mikehud851984 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dover NH U.S.A Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	OH MY ******* GOD!!!! Wow I just finally got my new HD2900XT up and running with quite the hassle including a fresh install of Vista, but oh it was worth it I have never seen such prestine graphic detail and performance. This thing doesn't bat an eye at DX10. Simply the best atleast for me. Anyway gotta get back to gaming. __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe Wifi AM2+ Chipset:AMD 790FX/AMD SB600 Southbridge CPU: AMD Black Edition Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3Ghz Quad Core Video: Sapphire Ati HD3870X2 1GIG Dual GPU Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 906BW 2ms 2000:1 Ram: 2GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Storage: Maxtor SATAII 300GB With Bonus 20GB. Power: Antec NEO 650Watt Cooling: CPU:Thermaltake Ruby Orb 120mm, Intake: Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Exhaust:Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm, Side Panel modded stock case 80mm, and Arctic Silver 5 on cpu heatsink.