Recent content by sabadam

OK I finally was able to get this part finished. I had to forget about adding in the new bits because I just needed to get this thing back together and running. So here are the final pics for the clean-up phase including some ghetto-fabulous cable management with some crappy blue split-loom...

Looking sweet. Looks like this thing is going to be a beast.

I like this idea. Good work so far!

The paint has dried enough for me to start putting this stuff back together. I put the drive cages together and I like the colors. The gloss blue on the flat black is a nice combo. I did notice however that I had neglected to paint the power supply last week and since it has been snowing and...

So I lucked out and it was sunny yesterday so I went ahead and repainted this beast. Lucky I did too because it is snowing again today. It looks sooooo much better now. Pictures of course don't do it justice, but I just love flat black. It looks awesome. Anyway the case has the blue rails...

That's funny because I do have a compressor and I never thought to use that. Probably because I didn't want my house to fill with a huge dust cloud. I had to stick to my little camera lens brush for the components and the vacuum for the rest.

So now that I have done that I have a bit of a soar throat this morning. :p Does anyone have any tips on minimizing this crud? Does a water-cooling setup stop this? Are there good passive cooling options for a P4? I always see these awesome water-cooled mods here and the inside of the case...

I can't think of any. I hadn't used that since the mid 90's. It's gone now.

That is NASTY!

So I spent some time taking things apart and blowing the dust off. I have things broken down to a point where I just need a little more cleaning and I can paint. Here are some pics. Some before and some after. It looks like the filter actually cought some of the dust too. AMAZING!

Good eye.

I think I should have called this project Dust Bunny! :D

Oh I will. That is part of the clean up.

I know. LOL. I couldn't believe it. It's like a 1/4 inch blanket on the CPU. I am kinda surprised I didn't have more heat related problems.

I am finally getting around to starting the modding of my old gaming PC. Since I almost never use this thing any more I figure I can tinker until it breaks or something great comes from it. I have also acquired some bits and pieces to add to it. The ultimate goal of this is still unknown but...