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Scara's Conroe Build

Started by Guest_scaramonga_* , Oct 14 2006 01:19 AM

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#16 m.oreilly

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 05:45 AM

scaramonga, on Oct 14 2006, 10:29 PM, said:

LOL........hey 'M'!

That actually looks just like me in the morning.....before my make-up....... :rolleyes: :chriso:

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#17 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 18 October 2006 - 01:19 AM

OK....here are a couple of pics peeps :banj0:

Now don't go on about the photo's LOL......I just got the camera today and literally took it out the box and started shooting.....so ain't had time to fiddle with settings etc..... :rofl:

Click on pics for larger.

The bundle as it arrived:

Left + Right:

My Baby! :rolleyes:

Best RAM ever!

A lot comes in the Swiftech kit :blink:

Will take more when the rest arrives and as I proceed through the build :talker:

Waiting on the Evga GX2 7950......Viewsonic Monitor.......1 more HD and the GX 7950 Waterblock :talker:

Edited by scaramonga, 18 October 2006 - 02:11 AM.

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#18 godless

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Posted 18 October 2006 - 06:03 AM

ROFL

nice one m'orielly (Terminator) :talker:

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Posted 18 October 2006 - 08:48 AM

Nice build... nice pics :talker:

Hope your GX2 7950 arrives soon :talker:

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#20 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 01:52 AM

Stage 1

OK ...still waiting on parts :rofl:

but thought I'd start anywayz......so more pics :lol:

Let's prepare the board for use before we do anything!.......something I alwayz do with new boards.

Essentials in hand for the job before we begin...

Arctic Clean 1 & 2
Arctic Silver 5
Nose grip pliers
Lint free cloths
Box of tricks :lol:

Heavy Duty Velcro (which we will use to mount radiator in front of case later on)

We need to remove the Northbridge heatsink...

And the Southbridge...

This reveals the crappy paste ASUS have used on both......and the lack of it...

Heatsinks off...

North & South all cleaned up and purified...

Likewise with the sinks (North sink was a killer to clean due to foam padding :gsg9:

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AS5 applied to both Northbridge & Southbridge...

Heatsinks refitted minus the pretty tin covers (held on with weak adhesive)........sorry ASUS...but they restrict airflow.....into the bin they go.

Finally.......the waterblock bolts are fitted in place...

The board is now ready for case fitting :talker:

Next up.........case preparation.......soon!

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#21 Nvyseal

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 02:25 AM

i love seeing pics like this! Thanks Monga :talker:

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#22 David_Heavey

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 08:33 AM

This deserves the Mo emote : :talker:

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 11:59 AM

Man, your doing an excellent job... :talker:

Will follow your 'guide' to build my rig :gsg9:

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#24 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 04 November 2006 - 08:27 PM

Well tonight I begin mounting the Rad.

I am having to mount externally now as the Rad is 1cm too large to fit in front along with other hardware

...yup....11 drive bays and I'm short by 1cm!! LOL

I have many hole-saws but not the size for this tubing :rolleyes: so I had to order a 7/8 type and it has taken a week to get here

.....arrived this morning....so after some delay I can now proceed.

Here are pics of the case.....I will be bringing the tubing in through the back just above where the 120 fan is situated.....so little room for error here.

More pics later as we progress :talker:

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 01:06 AM

Wow, that stacker is one big case!!!! Very cool man!!

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#26 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 02:39 AM

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Wow, that stacker is one big case!!!! Very cool man!!

It is big buddy......but I could do with bigger!........LOL

Anywayz.........here we go........

First off........prep the case with some plastic to minimise the debris from cutting (less work later)

Lets mark out the holes for cutting....after fitting the base plate I have cut a small piece of tubing to act as a template for marking the holes and masked off the area with masking tape to prevent slipping when drilling....temporary fitting the Rad and drawing around the small tubing gives a good guide for cutting.....

This is my new Hole-Saw with Arbor to suit.........7/8 (22mm) will do the job.....

Let's drill these holes.........

Viola! ......looks good.......and another Warranty destroyed :rolleyes:

Fit a couple of rubber grommets to prevent tubing damage and test the size.........looks OK.

Rad fitted

I would suggest a better surface than a carpet to do this job on......LOL......lots of hot metal flying about when cutting.......but another lesson learned :talker:

Next up.........fitting it all together at last!