Project Three Mile Island - Rev. C3

Sneaky

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You’ve seen my other rigs evolve over the past year that I’ve been a member here, and now I present you with part three of the Project Three Mile Island revisions with a new, improved, upgraded component list :), and as always, there will be some modding in the process of upgrading :yumyum:

Planned Specs:

Case/Components:

-Enclosure: Black Mountain Mods U2-UFO 120.3 Big Window Top - HAVE

-Processor: Pentium D 955XE ES - HAVE

-Motherboard: Asus P5WD2-E Premium 975X - NEED

-Memory: 2GB (2x1GB) OCZ DDR2-667/PC2-5400 Platinum Enhanced Bandwidth - HAVE

-Graphics: Sapphire ATI Radeon x1900XTX 512MB PCI-Express x16 - EN ROUTE

-Audio: BlueGears/HDA Digital X-MYSTIQUE 7.1 PCI sound card - NEED

-Storage: 2x Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250GB 7200RPM 8MB cache SATA II (RAID 0) - HAVE

-5.25 Device: Black Samsung CD-RW/DL DVD burner combo drive - NEED

-2nd 5.25 Device: Black Samsung 52x32x52x16 CD-RW/DVD combo drive - HAVE

-3.5 Device: Black Sony 3.5" Floppy - HAVE

-Power: PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510ASL - HAVE


Cooling:

-CPU Block: Little River Water Blocks Storm G5 - HAVE

-GPU Block: Danger Den ATI-X18 - HAVE

-Chipset Cooler: ThermalRight NB-1C - HAVE

-Radiator: Thermochill PA 120.3 Radiator - NEED

-Pumps: 2x MCP655 Pumps - HAVE

-Fillport/Reservoir: Clear Danger Den Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir - HAVE

-Tubing: Masterkleer 1/2" ID, 13/16" OD (5/32" Wall) Tubing - HAVE

-Hose Clamps: 20 316 Stainless Steel Worm Drive Hose Clamps 1/2" band 7/8" max. ID - HAVE

-Fans: 6x Delta WFB1212ME 120x38mm fans - HAVE

2x Delta AFB1212M 120x25mm fans - HAVE

2x Antec Clear TriCool 120x25mm 3-speed fans – HAVE

4x Delta AFB0812M 80x25mm fans - HAVE


Miscellaneous Parts:

-Black Sunbeam 5.25" 4-Channel Rheobus - HAVE

-Black 5.25 to 3.5 Bay Converter - HAVE

-5 Black 120mm Wire Fan Grills - HAVE

-4 Black 80mm Wire Fan Grills - HAVE

-3 Green Logisys 12" Dual CCFL Kits - HAVE

-2 Green AC Ryan 24" SATA Cables - HAVE



Feel free to drool over the specs as you please until the build TRULY begins :drool:

-Justin

Links to previous build threads:

P3MI Rev. B1: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=352585

P3MI Rev. C1: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=373851

P3MI Rev. C2: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=404789
 
Sneaky is the one that started the U2 trend between us :D He got one, then I loved it so much I told everyone I knew about it including u then u got one... Then I was talkin' to Sneaky and he was like why dont u have chilly put ur phase in a U2, I was like omfg good arse idea! And it shall be done :D

MM to the rescue! hehe
 
here's the first active mod of Rev. C3: (copied from end of C2 thread)

got the 120mm hole saw i ordered from mcmaster the other day - i have to cut some holes in a friends case for a radiator, and it just gave me a good excuse to finally cut 2 holes in the top of my case to make it like the "original top" version of my case, so here it is:

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i also drilled out all the window rivets and replaced them with 6-32 socket cap machine screws & nuts to continue the "bolted together" look i've been going for :)

edit: 2 clear antec tri-cool 120x25mm fans and 2 black wire fan grills to fill the empty holes have been ordered
 
faster shipping than I anticipated - the Danger Den ATI-X18 full-cover water block came today! first part in!

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dangerden got smart and made a back support for the ram chips of the card rather than just around the core for the ATI-X18 block, so i recieved that in the mail today from DD :)

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edit: also got 2 more black fan grills from jab-tech today for the 120mm holes i cut in the top window

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hell i might as well show you guys the DangerDen Z-chip chipset block i got off of ebay a while ago but haven't used yet - want to keep you entertained with pics ;)

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Nice one sneaky! Great case window fan mounting mod job, looks pro!

And that Z-Chip will definately help keep your mobo running cool. Keep up the good work and keep the pix flowing!
 
Ha, my friend has one of those chipset blocks. Those are some damn nice holes man! Grill fits near perfectly over those :eek: What did you use? I got 2 holes in my case window not nearly as clean as those (then again it was in a Raidmax so the plastic or whatever was horrid) using a dremel. Nice looking job man! :worship: :worship:
 
4.5" hole saw, deburring tool, and 120 thru 600 grit sandpaper :)

im contemplating getting a maze4 instead of the z-chip... what do you guys think?
 
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