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« on: December 12, 2006, 04:22:47 PM »

Well I have been modding my qpack alot. It's pretty much gutted from a normal qpack but everything fits nicely.

My WCing started with a Zalman Res1 Plus and I was happy with the results but I wanted to step up my system a bit with some OCing and a 8800GTX. I knew the Zalman would be hard pressed to handle the OCing and the heat from the 8800GTX so I started planning a custom WCing kit. I was going to go with a single 120mm rad on the back like most but that was just too simple. After taking a few measurements and researching specs of parts  I figured that I could fit a full 240mm rad in with little effort. Well after trimming the 5 1/4 bays a bit and mounting everything I knew the normal dvd drives would be cutting off too much air for the system. The idea of using a laptop dvd-rom came to me from planning my CapPC. So now I needed to gut the qpack and map out my install.

Here is the qpack gutted with a place for my pump and laptop dvd. I blocked off the 5 1/4 drive area to mount the HDD.



This is the mount I made for my rad.



This is the plate for the pump.



Some of the WCing parts mocked up.





And these are with the whole system mocked up less the graphics card which I am still waiting on.





I still need to cut the front cover for the dvd-rom. Truth is by the time this case is finished I'll be moving on to a new one. I'm planning on building a custom case. I already picked up a nice metal brake for the project. Still in the planning phase of it up more then likely it's going to be a SFF. This one I plan on doing alot of custom work to it. Should be a fun project.
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Anywho I hope you like the qpack.
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« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2006, 05:09:54 PM »

Excellent!

I like the alternate placement of the HD and optical drive.  Are you sure there'll be room for the 8800?
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« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2006, 05:28:23 PM »

This is looking really good.  I'm anxious to see how this all turns out.
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« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2006, 06:26:25 PM »

Quote from: "rrussell" date="1165961394"
Excellent!

I like the alternate placement of the HD and optical drive.  Are you sure there'll be room for the 8800?
Yeah the 8800 will slide in with no problem. The only thing is with that PSU I don't think I will be able to use DangerDen's water block. I'm pretty sure the barbs will hit the PSU. So I'm going to have to go with the swiftech one and use ram coolers unless someone comes out with a different block before I buy.

Quote from: "craigbru" date="1165962503"
This is looking really good.  I'm anxious to see how this all turns out.
Thanks. So far I'm happy with the setup. I just need to make a nice clean cut for the dvd-rom into the face plate and get a rad grill to clean up the side.
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2006, 04:36:20 AM »

I like the idea with the slimline drive. I am actually sourcing one at work for my mod due to the space restrictions of SLI. GJ!
-Ash
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2006, 04:28:33 PM »

Quote from: "Ashtefere" date="1166002580"
I like the idea with the slimline drive. I am actually sourcing one at work for my mod due to the space restrictions of SLI. GJ!
-Ash

I've got two slim drives of my own that I'll be putting in my next mod, although I'm currently using them externally with my Shuttle now.  I was planning on using them internally, but I've decided to wait for my next build.  I've really not noticed much difference in performance compared to my full size drives, although most applications are not really drive intensive anymore.
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