the sho.gun PC (my new project)

**sho.gun** · 10-20-2001, 08:20 PM

I have finally decided to start on my project comp, it'll take a while to finish at the rate I get paid and maybe I'll even screw up something really bad that it won't end up finished. Here's what I'm putting together:

*Epox EP -8KHA+ kt266a mobo (also thinking of the MSI K7T266 pro2, i'm in love with the red mobo)
*Athlon XP 1600 (I'm buying the mobo and cpu last, waiting on some price drops, and maybe I would win one on that AMD XP tour in LA)
*Thermalright sk6 HS with that loud delta that comes with it

*IMT-4000 mid tower case
*Sound blaster audigy
*Hercules kyroII 4500 64 mb
*Pioneer 16x dvd slot load (I'm going to do
this to it)
*Plextor 24x cd rw (I might settle for a lite-on after all, depending on how much $ i have)
*60 gb Maxtor
*512 mb pc2100 ram
*Enermax 431w PS

**extra stuff I'm putting on**
~window on top of the case
~cut out some parts of the side of the case and grill them
~Lazer leds for inside lighting
~maybe put 2 panaflos on the side and 1 on top
~Rounded cables
~NewQ!!!
~paint the inside of the case
~put wheels on the case
~cut out top of case for the 2nd fan on the PSU and put a biohazard fan grill on it.
~more stuff when I think of em.

10/20/01
Ordered the case and the rounded cables, can't wait to start working on it, I need a dremel though...

**sbp** · 10-21-2001, 01:00 PM

Hercules kyroII 4500 64 mb

**GraingerGuy** · 10-21-2001, 01:52 PM

Why does that look bad? It outperforms the GF2 Pro in a lot of stuff at 32bit color. Granted it doesn't do as well as a GF3 or an ATI 8500, but what if he can't afford that?

**ribitch** · 10-21-2001, 02:00 PM

Gotta go with nvidia. Sorry, I think the Kyro is a waste of money.

**sbp** · 10-21-2001, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by GraingerGuy
Why does that look bad? It outperforms the GF2 Pro in a lot of stuff at 32bit color. Granted it doesn't do as well as a GF3 or an ATI 8500, but what if he can't afford that?

And the GF2 Pro outperforms the Kyro 2 in some 32-bit benchmarks. Factor in GeForces are more compatible than Kyro's and require less tweaking. The Kyro 2 is a decent bang for the buck but its not a good long term solution now. Take a look at getting a GF3 Ti200.

**sho.gun** · 10-21-2001, 06:13 PM

I've been debating whether or not to get the kyro or a geforce, but the kyros are a really good card for their price and performance. If by the time i get my vid card geforce 2 prices go down to under $100 then I'd get them. Also, maybe that kyro3 will come out soon... and as for gforce3's, i'm gonna have to sell my bed to buy that.

**Speedfreak** · 10-22-2001, 02:34 PM

Originally posted by sho.gun
*Sound blaster audigy

No, don't get that. Just get an SBLive. From what I have heard the audigy is the start of hardware filtering to block the playing of unregistered music.

**sho.gun** · 10-22-2001, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by Speedfreak

No, don't get that. Just get an SBLive. From what I have heard the audigy is the start of hardware filtering to block the playing of unregistered music.

AAAHH!! Is that true? Well crap, if it is I'm just going to get a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz instead of a SBlive card. Man, I was looking forward to the firewire capability too.

**ZrEo0** · 11-04-2001, 06:26 PM

how far are you along buliding this now?

**IrishSS** · 11-04-2001, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by Speedfreak

No, don't get that. Just get an SBLive. From what I have heard the audigy is the start of hardware filtering to block the playing of unregistered music.

I dont mean to be a jerk, but do you have any proof of this? Or is this jsut somethign youve heard? I have the audigy and I have no trouble playing music...

**xsiled2** · 11-04-2001, 07:29 PM

poo on pc2100 ram get some 2700

**ZrEo0** · 11-04-2001, 07:29 PM

how much $ is that case?

**sho.gun** · 11-04-2001, 09:44 PM

Well, the case was $54 and as of right now nothing has been done to it yet. I'm planning on modding the thing so one of these days I gotta visit home depot and get some clear acrylic thing, wheels, and that sort of stuff.

**Speedfreak** · 11-05-2001, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by IrishSS

I dont mean to be a jerk, but do you have any proof of this? Or is this jsut somethign youve heard? I have the audigy and I have no trouble playing music...

Nope, just heard about it like I said. It must not be true if you have one and it works fine. As I don't have one, I have to go by what I hear.

**IrishSS** · 11-06-2001, 05:41 PM

Ya, I havent had one instance of trouble playing MP3's out of it... getting it to conenct to me DTT2500's in Digital though...

**sho.gun** · 11-30-2001, 12:02 AM

So, time to update this I guess...

I got my case a while back and completely dissambled it for the mods. One setback was that the case construction was not what I thought it would be, when you take the side off, it comes off as a whole piece, like a U. Not a side open like I thought it would be. So then, improvise! I bought a lucite board and plan on making a clear door on the side, I've cut out the window and put in some chrome molding on the edges. Lookin good, now I gotta mount my "door", put in the wheels.

I also got my fans from Xsiled2, 2 120mm fans and a panaflo 80mm. I connected to 2 120mms together so they use a single molex and also put a little switch on it, they move a LOT of air... I got some fangrills and painted them gold, now I'm thinking maybe I should paint the whole inside chassis gold. So the 2 120mms will go on the bottom of my case side by side sucking up air from below.

Changed my case LEDs from the plain red & green to some ultra brite red and blue LEDs.

I'll post pics when I have time.

**sho.gun** · 12-01-2001, 12:53 AM

Gonna order the following next week from Newegg:

*MSI K7T266 PRO2-RU 266MHz FSB ATX DDR IDE RAID USB 2.0 MOTHERBOARD
*Athlon XP 1600
*Thermalright sk6 HS with that loud delta that comes with it

*IMT-4000 mid tower case
*Sound blaster audigy
*Hercules kyroII 4500 64 mb
*Pioneer 16x dvd slot load
*Lite On 24x cd rw
*2 40 gb Seagate IV 7200 RPM IDE Hard drives for RAID 0
*Enermax 431w PS w/ sleeping mode

Gonna be around $970 with tax and shipping...

thats so much money!!

**xsiled2** · 12-01-2001, 01:58 AM

usb 2.0 doesnt work with XP, or so i heard

**sho.gun** · 12-01-2001, 02:13 AM

Originally posted by xsiled2
usb 2.0 doesnt work with XP, or so i heard

It does, just gotta dl some drivers/service pack thingie from M$

**sho.gun** · 12-01-2001, 02:14 AM

But since there aren't any USB 2.0 devices out there yet, USB 2 won't be workin for a while... I guess I can run other USB stuff there but i want the speeeeeeeeed

**MusashiM** · 12-01-2001, 10:41 AM

Nice. It all sound pretty good, but I would have changed a few things if it were me... Over all, though, really nice...

**sho.gun** · 12-02-2001, 01:29 AM

(Blurry) Case Pictures!!

Picture 1

Side door view Notice the nice crack on it

Top vent/window

Sorry about the blurry pics, I'll post better ones later.

**sho.gun** · 12-02-2001, 01:56 AM

Those links need to be copy and pasted to your address bar, brinkster's not letting it work

**sho.gun** · 12-04-2001, 10:01 AM

K those would be old pics as of Sunday night. I think I finished the case, I replaced the cracked door, changed the top window spacers to some cool looking gold stuff, put up my fans, handle, magnets to keep door shut, etc. Oh and yesterday I went to Fry's with a friend and decided to get a UV cold cathode for my comp and the power inverter for it. Wired it up last night and worked like a charm, one thing though, the lucite door I use filters out about 80% of the UV light so it doesnt really go through and make stuff outside the comp glow...

**sho.gun** · 12-06-2001, 10:02 AM

Ordered pretty much everything last night from newegg except the CD-RW which is out of stock

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I should be getting them in a couple of days... the tension feels so.. so.. aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!

**sho.gun** · 12-07-2001, 10:17 AM

it comes today... but i'm at school GAAAAAAAAAAH i wanna go home!!

**sho.gun** · 03-07-2002, 02:04 PM

/me goes back to shed to put back shovel...

Okay I finally got some pictures today and I made a small website for my new comp. Well it isn't exactly new... but here it is in all her glory:

http://www.dslextreme.com/users/lumowa//Comp/comp.htm

tease picture:

**AmRivlin** · 03-09-2002, 09:24 AM

Kyro was dumb... shoulda gotten a GF4MX or GF3ti450... I like the silver slot laoder, whats the easiest way to paint like that?

**Wizard** · 03-09-2002, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by AmRivlin
Kyro was dumb... shoulda gotten a GF4MX or GF3ti450... I like the silver slot laoder, whats the easiest way to paint like that?

Hate to point it out but the ATi8500 @ $140 is pretty much the best deal available in the video card world.