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[cybermaniac]

Project Allspark

Project Allspark

Case:

A+Case Blockbuster Storm (22cm Fan) MicroATX

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1403.html

or

EV Black/Silver MATX Cube Case with Acrylic Side/Top Windows - No PSU - 12cm Blue LED Fan

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135582

Optical Drive:

LG GH22NS40 22X SATA DVD±RW/DL/RAM Black Bare Drive - OEM - thx charlie-j

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999/

HDD:

Western Digital WD2500AAKS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATAII/300 16MB Cache - OEM

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124733

PSU:

OCZ 500W Mod XStream Pro PSU - 2x PCI-E 6x SATA

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152009

Grfx Card:

ASUS HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDCP HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152939

Mobo:

ASUS P5E-VM HDMI iG35 Socket 775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX Motherboard

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142654

Ram:

Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119279

CPU:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971

General Gist:

Mini-ATX Case

4gb Ram

Intel E8400 @ 4ghz air cooled

ATI 4870

Asus mini-atx mobo

~500w modular psu

Vista Business x64

this will be designed as a portable solution for a LAN gaming pc. something that will offset my previous project (project leviathan) due to the fact that that beast is HEAVY. - Also there is always a risk when moving water cooled rigs, especially one as heavy as leviathan.

What I shall also be doing, if I go for the cheaper case, I shall be modding handles into it and maybe a 120mm on the top.

Initial views and ideas before I post full details are more than welcome.

 

[zak4994]

I wonder if a 4870 will fit in that case...

 

[VonBlade]

4870s are about 220mm long. Gonna be a squeeeeeze.

 

[cybermaniac]

I wonder if a 4870 will fit in that case...

aye it should. On the smaller version of that case, someone managed to not only get a 4870 in there but also a scythe small form cooler for q6600 cpu

however.........VEEEEEEEEEERY tight squeeze - hence why im opting for a modular PSU otherwise i've got a sneaky feeling it aint gonna fit

and no socks....im NOT going to dremel my cables

edit:

also - if you guys can come up with a kickass name, that would be awesome too.

 

[Socks]

WOOP¬¬¬ Another sexy computer from mein alex!!

 

[Rastalovich]

It's about time a really good gaming rig was built in a small case.

Love to find out how u get on with this.

 

[Thanh55]

I used to have that case and I can fit a 8800GTX so I think it should be fine for the 4870. Hope to see how you getting on.

 

[kataras]

Get this motherboard instead and you can proudly call your rig Lanparty!

 

[Rastalovich]

Get this motherboard instead and you can proudly call your rig Lanparty!

Jeez. A great cpu in there, not necessarily overly overclocked so u can use a decent smaller cooler, 4g, one of the top gfx cards that doesn't get too hot, some small optical - like a laptop one, couple of drives, 400-500w psu, good air flow, stick a good wifi card in there -- and u have one heck of a performance gaming... well do anything I guess, pc.

Package all this into a similar size to a console, good enough to look stylish in a tv room and u have a massive seller. Be sensible with the price.

 

[charlie-j]

Looks good, great choices - look at the review of the graphics card, and you can get a 22x DVD+RW for less money, I'm happy with mine.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999/show_product_reviews

 

[Kerotan]

Crucial Ballistix for £25... wish needed some DDR2 lol.

On topic I think this should be a really interesting build and if you're into the Transformers film, you could call your project All Spark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspark#2007_Transformers_movie

 

[cybermaniac]

Crucial Ballistix for £25... wish needed some DDR2 lol.

On topic I think this should be a really interesting build and if you're into the Transformers film, you could call your project All Spark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspark#2007_Transformers_movie

GENIUS!

and thx for the comments peeps - i'll deffo be checking out the dvd drive too!

now....just for the cash

I've decided on going for a 4850 due to the fact it will only be used as a LAN pc and not as a main gaming rig. no point spending the extra £50 on it.