craigr1982
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Cheers Stepster
I'll have a look round but at the moment I'm busy in the garage
I'll have a look round but at the moment I'm busy in the garage
Project : Toxicity - Completed! 13/11
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craigr1982
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Nominated for Mod Of The Month by Bit-Tech.
Which is awesome
Been doing some modding work during the week and realised I SUCK at soldering. No really. I FAIL HARD.
However practice makes perfect...or ruins a lot of cabling..one or the other :s
The roof panel just needs fitting up and then that piece of the puzzle will be done too. Some photos / video tomoro all being well.
Which is awesome
Been doing some modding work during the week and realised I SUCK at soldering. No really. I FAIL HARD.
However practice makes perfect...or ruins a lot of cabling..one or the other :s
The roof panel just needs fitting up and then that piece of the puzzle will be done too. Some photos / video tomoro all being well.
thestepster
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congrats mate!!!
wooo pics pics pics vids vids vids cant wait
damn i sound like a sugared up kid ha ha
i know how u feel i suck bad at soldering 2
wooo pics pics pics vids vids vids cant wait
i know how u feel i suck bad at soldering 2
craigr1982
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Cheers Stepster
I think it's update time
I've been doing a lot of work in the garage these past few days and I have got a video sussed for your enjoyment.
The latest video continues the roof panel modding which was started in Worklog #6 - Roof Panel Modding. There is a little refresher about what went on at the beginning of the new one to remind you what went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj2FSRn64Gw
Currently the case is undergoing leak-testing again *yawn* to double and triple check the res and the rad don't leak. I don't want to wake up underwater thank you very much.
I still have the side panels to mod so I can't just sit back and relax just yet. I am still deciding on whether to upgrade to i7 or to continue using my q6600. Anyone done the deed and give any advice?
Thanks for all the votes at Bit-Tech's Mod Of The Month August
Also a quick reminder of my Sponsors for this project.
MNPCtech.com
Specialtech.co.uk
Thanks guys
I think it's update time
I've been doing a lot of work in the garage these past few days and I have got a video sussed for your enjoyment.
The latest video continues the roof panel modding which was started in Worklog #6 - Roof Panel Modding. There is a little refresher about what went on at the beginning of the new one to remind you what went on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj2FSRn64Gw
Currently the case is undergoing leak-testing again *yawn* to double and triple check the res and the rad don't leak. I don't want to wake up underwater thank you very much.
I still have the side panels to mod so I can't just sit back and relax just yet. I am still deciding on whether to upgrade to i7 or to continue using my q6600. Anyone done the deed and give any advice?
Thanks for all the votes at Bit-Tech's Mod Of The Month August
Also a quick reminder of my Sponsors for this project.
MNPCtech.com
Specialtech.co.uk
Thanks guys
thestepster
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just watched the vid mate awsome stuff its really lookin great! i should send my 700d down for some craig's mod loving
ive just recently went from a q6600 > an i7 920 there is a difference there but at first u dont notice it much after that but when u do go back onto a q6600 u do notice it a lot but its all dependant on what u want to spend/think u need the extra grunt cause with a decent gpu mate its gonna handle any game u throw at it without much fuss
ive just recently went from a q6600 > an i7 920 there is a difference there but at first u dont notice it much after that but when u do go back onto a q6600 u do notice it a lot but its all dependant on what u want to spend/think u need the extra grunt cause with a decent gpu mate its gonna handle any game u throw at it without much fuss
craigr1982
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Cheers Stepster
I'd be keeping the GTX275 I already own which does me fine, I'm doing more video editing now (not just for this project) and finding the rendering takes a while..but then it is 1080p so I guess it would.
Other uses are Virtual Machines and a bit of gaming, both of which seem to be fine at the moment. Maybe it would just be upgrading for upgrades sake. All I know is that I'd be going from a q6600 at 3.6 to a i7 950 (for instance) at over 4ghz and 4gb of RAM to probably 8gb.
I'd be keeping the GTX275 I already own which does me fine, I'm doing more video editing now (not just for this project) and finding the rendering takes a while..but then it is 1080p so I guess it would.
Other uses are Virtual Machines and a bit of gaming, both of which seem to be fine at the moment. Maybe it would just be upgrading for upgrades sake. All I know is that I'd be going from a q6600 at 3.6 to a i7 950 (for instance) at over 4ghz and 4gb of RAM to probably 8gb.
thestepster
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well for rendering there's progs out there that use the gpu for that which is much better than the cpu, but the i7 would be muchhhhh better at it than the q6600 cause of its 4 core and 4 threads
as for gamin man what u have will cope with it no problem and ram wise it would be faster ddr3 1600mhz+ 6gb triple channel kits or 12gb that would help with rendering a lot
as for gamin man what u have will cope with it no problem and ram wise it would be faster ddr3 1600mhz+ 6gb triple channel kits or 12gb that would help with rendering a lot
craigr1982
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My q6600 is quadcore already.
I think what started it was when I looked at getting some more RAM and it was silly money, so why not just upgrade?
I think what started it was when I looked at getting some more RAM and it was silly money, so why not just upgrade?
thestepster
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i did the same was lookin at high overclockin ram was neat 100 for 4gb where as i could get a 6gb triple channel kit then i would need a new cpu and mobo and i ended up gettin mines for £340
craigr1982
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Yeh its crazy.
I worked out the other day that I got my Q6600 in Oct 07, so I guess I'm due an upgrade anyway
I worked out the other day that I got my Q6600 in Oct 07, so I guess I'm due an upgrade anyway
thestepster
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yeah mate sounds like u should or drop in that q9450
craigr1982
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stepster - You read my mind
IT LIVES!!!
Yes thats right I've transplanted Monolith (I'll miss you buddy) into Toxicity.
I've done a little upgrade by picking up a OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb SSD and swapped the Q9450 from Redemption with the tired Q6600. Not had chance to overclock it yet as I'm still struggling to image my Win7 install onto the SSD, which is throwing my BootMGR missing all the time.
I've also got some lights rigged up for the res, but I'm still working on cable management at the moment so no decent photos or videos as yet. Awaiting shorter SATA leads for one as all mine seem to be 45cm or more
As for the rest of the mod, well I still have both side panels to finish off plus a few niggly bits.
For now here is a little sneak of what it looks like
IT LIVES!!!
Yes thats right I've transplanted Monolith (I'll miss you buddy) into Toxicity.
I've done a little upgrade by picking up a OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb SSD and swapped the Q9450 from Redemption with the tired Q6600. Not had chance to overclock it yet as I'm still struggling to image my Win7 install onto the SSD, which is throwing my BootMGR missing all the time.
I've also got some lights rigged up for the res, but I'm still working on cable management at the moment so no decent photos or videos as yet. Awaiting shorter SATA leads for one as all mine seem to be 45cm or more
As for the rest of the mod, well I still have both side panels to finish off plus a few niggly bits.
For now here is a little sneak of what it looks like
Looks really good fella kudos. Any clocks, temps or benches yet?
thestepster
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looks awsome mate, plus i wouldnt clone over your win 7 mate as u wont have trim
craigr1982
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tinytom - no benches yet, temps are better tho.
stepster - is it possible to install win7 on the SSD and then do a full copy of the entire drive overwriting proggy files etc. or would i have to export and import the registry too?
cheers guys
stepster - is it possible to install win7 on the SSD and then do a full copy of the entire drive overwriting proggy files etc. or would i have to export and import the registry too?
cheers guys
thestepster
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i couldnt tell u mate ive never messed about just done a fresh install and installed everything from scratch even tho its a total pain in the ass
craigr1982
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I've ended up doing a fresh install which took forever but I've managed to get some time to do some modding so I'm beavering away at a new video update as I type.
Should I do a photoshoot of the internals now or wait for the project to be finished and do it all?
Opinions on a postcard please
Should I do a photoshoot of the internals now or wait for the project to be finished and do it all?
Opinions on a postcard please
thestepster
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the more vids the better dude! very impressive build
yeah fresh installs are a total pain in the a-hole
yeah fresh installs are a total pain in the a-hole
