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I decided it was time to upgrade to nF4 SLI system, then I figured why upgrade my present nF3 to nF4 why not build a completely new rig :nod: So a few months ago I began a culvert operation to funnel $$ into a special account. Last week I start ordering the parts needed for the new build. When fedex started showing up at the front door again My culvert ops. was uncovered by my loving wife, sort of hard to explain the LARGE box that contained my Coolermaster case and several Frozen Cpu

packages arriving.

 

So on with the build. I bought a 2nd hand coolermaster wavemaster black it already has heater core custom plexiglass shroud and large custom grille and 2x120 mm fans and DD fill port located in top of case custom window mod (clear) and thumbscrews everywhere.

the digital camera is not here will have it tomarrow and post pics of all the new stuff

and what I have done so far.

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First off

 

specs

Coolermaster Wavemaster case

3500+ Clawhammer CAA2C 0505

nF4 SLI DR

4XSeagate 80GB Satas Raid 0

Leadtek 6800Ultra 1 to start

OCZ EL Platinum Rev.2 2x512 DC or BuffaloTech. FireStix PC4000 2x512 DC Hynix B

RD1 Bios Savior

Cooling

MCP650 317GPH. or MCP350 modded 190 GPH.

PrimoFlex 3/8" ID UV Blue Tubing

Double Heater Core with custom plexi glass shroud 2x120mm TT-1225 red led

Danger Den Fillport red

CPU DD TDX

GPU DD Den Acetal Maze4

Chipset DD Z-Chip Block modded for 6800 VC clearance

3x80mm fans. 2 sileX HD bay cooling 1 rear case exhaust

All fans controlled by Dual Voltage 6 Port Baybus w/ Blue/Red LED 7V/12V

Matrix Orbital

PSUSky Hawk/Eagle Tech ATX-GM620SC

 

waiting on these componets

 

leadtek 6800Ultra

 

 

 

 

Ok some pics I love my old faithful 35mm Pentax But here we go with the digital

 

3500+ Clawhammer

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DD block

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uvblue4xu.jpg

 

And of course

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Wavemaster case custom sidepannel clear

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Top view of case and my size 14's

2x120mmgrille8fb.jpg

 

Front pannel

casefront2xi.jpg

 

HD bay fan install

hdbays2x80mm6lx.jpg

 

front cover led now red

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installed Dual Voltage 6 Port Baybus w/ Blue/Red LED 7V/12V

dualvoltage6port7v12v2vz.jpg

 

Sleeving UV yellow a work in progress

 

Thats it for now waiting on fedex

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Sorry how's that?

 

Perfect thank you.. :)

 

Good Luck with your rig.. I love seeing these step by step builds with pics and all..

 

btw.. what is that Flexiglow stuff ?

 

lol all the images of cats are 800x600.

 

They werent before .. ;)

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btw.. what is that Flexiglow stuff ?

Thunda,its a paint.Its invisible under normal daylight and it glows under UV light.

U can buy this in different colors and draw a paint on ur wall in room,so it will be invisible untill u switch on UV.

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Thunda,its a paint.Its invisible under normal daylight and it glows under UV light.

U can buy this in different colors and draw a paint on ur wall in room,so it will be invisible untill u switch on UV.

 

 

Very cool stuff when done in the right amounts in the right places.

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Well my other 2 80GB satas arrived the other day and I'm now the very happy owner of a DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR , orbital matrix arrived yesterday.

 

The budget buster is the last on the list 6800Ultra :eek2:

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Well most of the needed componets are here now. I'm waiting on 2 items before I can start putting it togather.

 

 

BIG BOX!

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[bFG 6600 GT OC $159.00 after rebate It will do for now

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4x80GB Seagate Satas going raid 0 have a spare HD for Back up amd storage s

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Going to start out with this pump on a 7V/12V switch

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Going with this dual channel kit first may try Buffalo firestick PC4000 after I get a feel for the board Cant go wrong with OCZ :nod:

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One problem I did run into with this case was the amount of space the rad, shroud and fans were taking up in the top of the case, 2 5.25 bays I thought about moving rad and fans to outside top location I felt it just looked cleaner overall inside the case so with only 2 5,25 bays left and needing a 3rd for my matrix orbital, it was dremel time.

The coolermaster Wavemaster case seemed to be designed to easily add a 5th 5.25 bay so i just cut out some of the top 3.5 bay and now I have the 3rd 5.25 bay I need

of course doing that elimanated a place for my regular size floopy no big deal except I wanted a floppy so ordered a slim floppy that will fit right under the modded bay.

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