Red Nineteen Project Log 19 - 24th June 2006

Not much, in fact nothing in the way of modding. But just a few shots to give you all an idea of how this rig will look...

...also it's log #19 for project Red Nineteen:

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02090.JPG[/img]
^ After drying overnight, I brought the case back inside. The masking tape was used in conjunction with the beer cans to hold the fascia down, whilst drying.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02091.JPG[/img]
^ Masking tape removed.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02092.JPG[/img]
^ A close-up of the switches going-in.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02094.JPG[/img]
^ There! Looks kinda cool with all the switches and controls in place.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02095.JPG[/img]
^ An internal shot. There wont be much else in there, apart from the components of course.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02096.JPG[/img]
^ I spent a good 5 minutes practicing flipping the switches back and forth. The fascia makes them feel solid.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02097.JPG[/img]
^ I reckon one cathode along the base of the window and one to the left as shown.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02099.JPG[/img]
^ Side-panel on.

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02100.JPG[/img]
^ Close-up of the top...

[img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/19/DSC02101.JPG[/img]
^... and the base.

Imagine it like that, but black on the outside, with red lighting on the inside - seeping out!

I've pretty much decided on the final specs of this machine now:

* AMD Athlon 64 4000+ X2 AM2 [b](ordered)[/b]
* Foxconn C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H AM2 Nforce 590 [b](still to get)[/b]
* Tagan 530w EasyCon PSU [b](sitting here)[/b]
* Nvidia 7800gt [b](sitting here)[/b]
* Corsair DDR2 6400 (800) 2 x 1gb [b](still to get)[/b]
* Acer F-19 19" LCD [b](sitting here)[/b]
* Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 [b](still to get)[/b]
* Arctic Cooling AcceleroX1 (for 7800) [b](still to get)[/b]
* Microsoft 6000 Laser Mouse [b](sitting here)[/b]
* Microsoft Basic Keyboard [b](sitting here)[/b]
* Samsung SpinPoint 250gb SATAII [b](sitting here)[/b]

Managed to grab the 4000 from Low before they're discontinued. The Foxconn board is highly rated by bit-tech and CustomPC - and it's black! Not 100% sure on the memory, but my budget is £200 for some decent DDR2 2gb stuff. Any comments?