MegaRig is all done!

[Gig-O-Ram]

Okay...with the platform changeover (from P4 3.2ghz s478 to AMD 3700+ s939), the case mods, the recent additions of my Seagate 250GB SATA, the Zalman video cooler and 3 carefully placed light sticks, my MegaRig project is...well, all done. :smt089

I thought I would take this opportunity to show off the final finished product. Only thing that bugs me a bit is all the inverter wires in that big jumble. I tried to push them all as close to the mobo as I could, but I don't know what else to do with them... :smt102 The only inverter I couldn't really hide is the sound activated one with the green light. Can you find the other two? You probably can... :roll:
The UV light surprised me that it was able to fit in that spot in the window, considering it's a tight fit with the window panel there and being shoved up against a drive bay too. You can't see it in these pics, but the red light is actually velcroed to the bottom of the PSU and the other end is stuck in a bay between the Maxtor and the fan controller. Maybe not great placement, but it works. My SATA drive is located right under the floppy in the bottom of the upper removable bay. My Maxtor is located just above there. And then of course theres the video cooler.

Green+UV:

UV only:

Red+UV

Red+Green

Top of case, with extra light:

You can see both red and green:

VF700cuLED in light:

VF700cuLED in dark:

[simple_inhibition]

looks awesome man! what are your temps with the VF700Cu LED?

[Capper]

yes, looks very nice. How long did it take you to put it all together and what are your impressions of the components you picked?

[Gig-O-Ram]

Originally Posted by simple_inhibition

looks awesome man! what are your temps with the VF700Cu LED?

My idle temps haven't dropped a significant amount, but they are down a fair 4°C to 38°C (down from 42°). My loaded temps range (depending on the game) anywhere from 40°C to 54°C in a room with an ambient temp of 79°F. Pretty impressive to me, when you consider that on my P4 with a 6800GT I got used to idles in the low to mid 50's and loads as high as 76!

Originally Posted by Capper

yes, looks very nice. How long did it take you to put it all together and what are your impressions of the components you picked?

It's been in the planning stages since mid last year, and I started getting parts just after Christmas, and I started the build in late February and worked on it when I could.
My impressions? The 3700+ isn't as hot on hyperthreading as my P4 was, but it's got it going on when it comes to gaming, which is what the system was built for. I like having the 2GB of RAM, and the video card rocks! Overall, I'd say I love it!

[gvblake22]

Awesome job man. Those lights are frickin' bright!!! :o
Normally I'm not a fan of lots of different multi-colored lights but you have managed to pull it off nicely! That is a very nice system indeed. :thup:

[Tyreal]

Wooo. I like your lighting scheme. Do you have some sort of light switch or timer somewhere? I ask this because in one picture the lights would be one color, then in the next another.

Classic blade fangrill... nice. Good job Gig-o-Ram.