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[KORI]

I see you built your Stacker BTX style. I thought about doing mine that way but decided against it.

Anyway, what are the specs on that thing? I noticed it was dual CPU.

Dual 2400+ Mp's.... i plan to upgrade when the dual core oppys come down a bit more tho

 

[N H O]

ok heres the deal on the compaq. my whole goal for the computer was to blow peoples mind when they saw the compaq logo. im still using the cpu and optical drives that were original AMD64 3800+, everything else has been changed.

specs:
DFI lanparty sli-dr
1 gig cheap ram
7800GT video card
custom water cooled
custom case window and paint
2x 160 gig sata drives
600w psu

and yes these computer are generaly around the 1500-2000 price new, i work at comp usa where they are sold. one day it went discontinued and the price dropped to 700 so i snatched it up as a replacement to my old athlon xp 2800 computer. since ive bought it ive slowly upgraded everything in the cmputer to the best parts i can buy while still keeping the confusing compaq logo on the front. i name the rig CRAPAQ.
thanks for the interest and please post any suggestions at http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=965006

looks very interesting man...i love the front sidish intakes...so wat all did the comp hav wen you first bought it?

Dual 2400+ Mp's.... i plan to upgrade when the dual core oppys come down a bit more tho

i see taht you are using the cooler master Jet 7's.....how do they coold? i had the aero 7 lite which did decent for my barton

 

[Tech-Daddy]

looks good tech daddy....how did you hide the front slider locker things??

I custom cut a piece of acrylic to contour to the upper and lower bays, then bent it so that is would fit over the sliders.
Some pics might help:

Used some stiff paper first to come up with the right shape:

Then cut a piece of acrylic to match the paper:

And then applied heat to the acrylic and bent it to the shape that allows it to fit:

I then lightly scuffed the surface, primered it, painted it with a MetalCast base coat primer (for the metal flakes), and then shot the purple anodizing paint over that:

Hope this helps!

 

[N H O]

.....juss

 

[Dan_D]

ok heres the deal on the compaq. my whole goal for the computer was to blow peoples mind when they saw the compaq logo. im still using the cpu and optical drives that were original AMD64 3800+, everything else has been changed.

specs:
DFI lanparty sli-dr
1 gig cheap ram
7800GT video card
custom water cooled
custom case window and paint
2x 160 gig sata drives
600w psu

and yes these computer are generaly around the 1500-2000 price new, i work at comp usa where they are sold. one day it went discontinued and the price dropped to 700 so i snatched it up as a replacement to my old athlon xp 2800 computer. since ive bought it ive slowly upgraded everything in the cmputer to the best parts i can buy while still keeping the confusing compaq logo on the front. i name the rig CRAPAQ.
thanks for the interest and please post any suggestions at http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=965006

I work part time at a Comp USA and that's where I've seen those machines. The $700 price tag for that one is awesome. They aren't bad machines either, just overpriced. I had never seen a black one though. All the ones we had were silver.

Looks good.

 

[StupidFast900]

I work part time at a Comp USA and that's where I've seen those machines. The $700 price tag for that one is awesome. They aren't bad machines either, just overpriced. I had never seen a black one though. All the ones we had were silver.

Looks good.

mine was silver too, i painted it black with car paint and my compressor.
original parts on the machine were pretty nice when it was new.

MSI K8n neo2 platinum
AMD64 3800+
200 gig sata drive
512 ram =(
6600 256mb vga card
dvd burner
audigzy 2 ZS soundcard
and it was even overclockable out of the box

 

[Dan_D]

mine was silver too, i painted it black with car paint and my compressor.
original parts on the machine were pretty nice when it was new.

MSI K8n neo2 platinum
AMD64 3800+
200 gig sata drive
512 ram =(
6600 256mb vga card
dvd burner
audigzy 2 ZS soundcard
and it was even overclockable out of the box

Yeah, they are pretty good machines actually. The problem is almost no one knows they exist so they aren't top sellers. That and the price premium is high. I have recommended them to people in the past that have wanted a high end gaming PC, but didn't want to build it themselves.

I'd take a Compaq X Series over a Dell XPS any day of the week.

 

[bladeiai]

heres my wavemaster

howd you get the water so red? food coolering?(nice case by the way) I remember seeing these at compusa a while back



p.s.- I'll try to post some more pics of mine with the lights installed now

 

[soulsaver_8229]

Just a tease for now, this is for NHO

thats all for now, ill be making a worklog under case moding

that was taken at work btw, sorry for crappy lighting ill take more in my worklog


soulsaver

 

[N H O]

oh my friggin gawd i ENVY u......wat a sexy case.....i want shots of the clean simple internals

 

[playafly187]

I like what you did with the two front fans! How did you do it?


And how much did the Praetorian people here get their cases for?

The front fans were UV fans, mounted like that in the case without modification. I removed the front grill there and replaced it with the one you see in the pic.

 

[soulsaver_8229]

oh my friggin gawd i ENVY u......wat a sexy case.....i want shots of the clean simple internals

and i just realized, i have to take that farking zalman off when i install my ram........holy crap

and let me tell you that case is a biznatch to work with.......the mobo tray is very.....wobbly and well ive never used a case with one before so i guess its cause my first one?

but other then that, dont get black cause it shows anything

i think imma see if i can paint it or at least get a clear coat or 2 over it........and obviously gonna podwer coat the inside next year with tax returns.......

sigh........its a nice case, very light, very nice, but will be prolly another week or so before i actualy get it put togheter.......

tho i did find out some good news, im stupid for not thinking of it, i thought i was forked when i couldnt get a video card pcie........so i thought holy crap i have pci slots i can use a pci card!!! so prolly gonna find a junker and use it for a while

anyhoo, its a nice case, get the silver one if you get it..........i would if i could return it

soulsaver

 

[N H O]

and i just realized, i have to take that farking zalman off when i install my ram........holy crap

and let me tell you that case is a biznatch to work with.......the mobo tray is very.....wobbly and well ive never used a case with one before so i guess its cause my first one?

but other then that, dont get black cause it shows anything

i think imma see if i can paint it or at least get a clear coat or 2 over it........and obviously gonna podwer coat the inside next year with tax returns.......

sigh........its a nice case, very light, very nice, but will be prolly another week or so before i actualy get it put togheter.......

tho i did find out some good news, im stupid for not thinking of it, i thought i was forked when i couldnt get a video card pcie........so i thought holy crap i have pci slots i can use a pci card!!! so prolly gonna find a junker and use it for a while

anyhoo, its a nice case, get the silver one if you get it..........i would if i could return it

soulsaver

wat do u mean shows everything? black is soo much sexier than silver.....i dont think i can go silver after having my sonata with its piano black glossy paint job

 

[soulsaver_8229]

wat do u mean shows everything? black is soo much sexier than silver.....i dont think i can go silver after having my sonata with its piano black glossy paint job

if this was a glossy paint job id love it.......however i scratched a nail on it, left nail dust all over it, took a few wipes of a damp cloth to get rid of it.......finger print oils stain on to it unless cleaned.......

i love it, but i dunno i think i might have perfered silver

but we shall see, i wont have it up and running for a good week and a half

soulsaver

 

[Tazzman]

Built for the neighbor
AMD 64 3000+ Basic system. Runs like a champ!

Built for Wifey's Sister, She wanted something to match her Red Toyota Tacoma.
P4 2.66. Runs prety strong for a Email internet box

For sale rig. AMD 64 3000+ Strong PC very fast

My $15 E bay case In progress, This case is Awsome looking
Currently my main rig now.. 3.4 prescott, Screaming fast PC...

Wifey's ATC P4 3.0 Sweet PC Picture doesnt do it justice

My Wavemaster P4 3.0 OC to 3.6

 

[N H O]

damn tazzman....u and ur love for CM cases and whered u get ur case K10?

 

[soulsaver_8229]

Here are some more for you NHO........i would tell you i HATE the door........it opened up like 2 times while i was tinkering with it........its just a plastic rentition clip.......should be a magnet IMO or somthing better.....

soulsaver

 

[Anarchy]

I have a new one too The ATCS 110 ...

but what i want to show is the fucked up Wavemaster, i bought it like that for cheap ...

Till now i had a lil NAS setup inside

Now I'll hide all those holes in the bottom

Had that lying around :

Perfect

Final setup ... OK, not really ... i'll have to replace the Sonic tower with something smaller -> it's too wide

PS : Dual VGA rockZ , AGP and PCIe on one board ... just an asrock but it overclocks pretty well ... my 3000+ (1.8GHz) does 2.46Ghz on it.

 

[N H O]

Here are some more for you NHO........i would tell you i HATE the door........it opened up like 2 times while i was tinkering with it........its just a plastic rentition clip.......should be a magnet IMO or somthing better.....
soulsaver

damn i totally agree....thats gay how a $140 case can hav almost every nice feature cept a magnet door.....

and to Anarchy.....wat the heck was the previous owner of the wavemaster tryin to do to the case? he torn that hoe up!

sonic tower too tall to put the wavemaster side on??

 

[Anarchy]

and to Anarchy.....wat the heck was the previous owner of the wavemaster tryin to do to the case? he torn that hoe up!

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sonic tower too tall to put the wavemaster side on??

dunno ... he had some kinda plattform below it ... but the mods are done so craptastic, my little sister could drill and cut better that that There are scratches everywhere

Oh, and the side IS ON. you just didn't notice because 85% of it is gone ... still not good because i wanted to buy a replacement panel rom someone who bought a sidepanal with the blue preinstalled window ...

 

[N H O]

dunno ... he had some kinda plattform below it ... but the mods are done so craptastic, my little sister could drill and cut better that that There are scratches everywhere

Oh, and the side IS ON. you just didn't notice because 85% of it is gone ... still not good because i wanted to buy a replacement panel rom someone who bought a sidepanal with the blue preinstalled window ...

oh.....lol damn

 

[soulsaver_8229]

oh.....lol damn

want any more pics? LMK what angles.........ill get better lighting this time

my power supply is in order now, friday ill be picking it up (ocz powerstream 520)

video card ill be getting next week (x800gto.......or gto2 if my friends supplier has them in stock by next week)

soulsaver

 

[N H O]

want any more pics? LMK what angles.........ill get better lighting this time

my power supply is in order now, friday ill be picking it up (ocz powerstream 520)

video card ill be getting next week (x800gto.......or gto2 if my friends supplier has them in stock by next week)

soulsaver

nah man im good, you already took nice enough pics for me man, thanks......juss be sure to post up your whole system, finished project thats wat i wanna see next and one more thing, why dont u take out the top usb/firewire/audio ports for the 80mm blowhole?

 

[soulsaver_8229]

nah man im good, you already took nice enough pics for me man, thanks......juss be sure to post up your whole system, finished project thats wat i wanna see next and one more thing, why dont u take out the top usb/firewire/audio ports for the 80mm blowhole?

hrumm im not to good at moding, and id like to have external usb ports

but if i see it to be a problem (air flow) then i prolly will

power supply will be here thurs........then video card sometime next week then posting a worklog

soulsaver

 

[chrisyak]

My New Rig,First one i ever built..........

AMD X2 4400 / ASUS A8N-E /Zalman CNPS9500 / 2GB Crucial Value Ram / ATI X850 XT PE / 400GB Deskstar Sata II / Soundblaster X-FI Extreme Music / CM Stacker /Sony 720 DRU DVD Burner/LG DVD Rom/ 3x120mm Panaflo M1A / 3x80mm Panaflo M1A / Crossflow Fan / Ultra 7 Fan Contoller / CoolerMaster Muskateer

 

[Mr. Miyagi]

dunno ... he had some kinda plattform below it ... but the mods are done so craptastic, my little sister could drill and cut better that that There are scratches everywhere

Oh, and the side IS ON. you just didn't notice because 85% of it is gone ... still not good because i wanted to buy a replacement panel rom someone who bought a sidepanal with the blue preinstalled window ...

Here you go.

 

[Scroatdog]

My New Rig,First one i ever built..........

Nice job, and hella clean!

I love my Stacker too!!!

Can't wait to tear into it when I upgrade to A64 X2 !!!

 

[Dan_D]

Nice job, and hella clean!

I love my Stacker too!!!

Can't wait to tear into it when I upgrade to A64 X2 !!!

Stackers just rock. I myself have two of them. Although mainly because both my rigs have Extended ATX motherboards. Still, Stackers are sweet to work with if you don't mind the weight of them.

 

[macrospect]

I absolutely love all that room you have to work in them. Makes it so easy for wire managment, and adding new components!

 

[muaddib]

Yep.. The STC-T01 (Stacker 1) and the RC830 (Stacker 2) are quite simply the best cases on the market.

 

[Dan_D]

Yep.. The STC-T01 (Stacker 1) and the RC830 (Stacker 2) are quite simply the best cases on the market.

Don't forget, there are two STC-T01's. Theres one with an updated motherboard tray, that can accept the BTX thermal solution, and it includes a 24pin PSU cable for linking PSU's, along with a chassis intrusion monitor. The original STC-T01 has a 20pin PSU cable, and no chassis intrusion monitor. The older mobo tray, was basically the same, but it didn't have the mounting hardware for the BTX module.

There is also the 810 E-ATX/ATX Only with added 120mm fan for exhaust and support for only one PSU, the 820 which is BTX only, and the 830, which is single PSU, and houses less drives, but more cooling fans. Not to mention, IMO the 830 is pretty ugly.

The newer version of the STC-T01 is simply the most versatile chassis I can think of. All standard motherboard form factors are compatible with it, and it has just about the best cooling of any case on the market. Dual PSU bays. The bastard has nearly everything a person could ever need.

 

[muaddib]

True. Not to mention elegant looks and a strong, solid SECC chasis.

Anyway, I have never knew there are two revision for the STC-T01. Do you mean that the old revision is the one with the old MoBo tray + 20pin cable + no-chassis intrusion monitor?
And that the new one is the one that includes the new Mobo tray + 24pin cable + chassis intrusion monitor? I'm gonna buy the STC-T01 in the next couple of months (and gonna mod the hell out of it), so it's highly important for me, as I don't want to be fooled. I want the newest model/revision/whatever. How can I know what I will be getting?

Moreover, yes, I know there are 820 and 810 also. But they are meant for server and are just so "incomplete" in comprasion to the STC-T01. The 830 is just ugly, but I bet it will be a mass hit.

P.S - what is "chassis intrusion monitor"?

 

[chrisyak]

For my first build i could have not picked a better case plenty of room to work with which was a big help,everything was simple to install and lot's of room to throw in extra's.Luv my stacker.

 

[Dan_D]

True. Not to mention elegant looks and a strong, solid SECC chasis.

Anyway, I have never knew there are two revision for the STC-T01. Do you mean that the old revision is the one with the old MoBo tray + 20pin cable + no-chassis intrusion monitor?
And that the new one is the one that includes the new Mobo tray + 24pin cable + chassis intrusion monitor? I'm gonna buy the STC-T01 in the next couple of months (and gonna mod the hell out of it), so it's highly important for me, as I don't want to be fooled. I want the newest model/revision/whatever. How can I know what I will be getting?

Moreover, yes, I know there are 820 and 810 also. But they are meant for server and are just so "incomplete" in comprasion to the STC-T01. The 830 is just ugly, but I bet it will be a mass hit.

P.S - what is "chassis intrusion monitor"?

You are corrrect. I don't know how you tell them apart. I bought the first one along time ago, when the case first came out. I later worked on a customers machine, and it was the second version. I looked it up on the web, couldn't find anything else about it. I work part time at a Comp USA, and I had purchased my first one from there. At the store, we have two stacks of Stackers, the original stack was from the first batch that came in, and the second stack was where I found the new one. I never did find out how to tell the difference between the two. The markings and models on the box are all the same. So I am guessing that there is some difference in UPC's or something. Yet, at the store, we have only one sku for the Stackers.

I don't know any trick to figuring out which is which. I just knew which stack of Stackers to grab from.

 

[Nihilanth99]

The Cooler Master ATC-110 and 111 have to be the best-looking cases ever made.

 

[N H O]

hrumm im not to good at moding, and id like to have external usb ports

but if i see it to be a problem (air flow) then i prolly will

power supply will be here thurs........then video card sometime next week then posting a worklog

soulsaver

sweet man lookin forward to it

 

[muaddib]

The Cooler Master ATC-110 and 111 have to be the best-looking cases ever made.

You're totally true. They steal the show from every Lian-Li out there. Too bad the aren't in production anymore.

Sir-Fragalot - I guess that the best bet will be a specific demand from the shop to get the newest revision STC-T01, or else - RMA.

 

[N H O]

^^ damn sexy

 

[Dan_D]

You're totally true. They steal the show from every Lian-Li out there. Too bad the aren't in production anymore.

Sir-Fragalot - I guess that the best bet will be a specific demand from the shop to get the newest revision STC-T01, or else - RMA.

I'll look at the boxes again tonight if I get a chance. I'll see if there is a way to tell them apart.

 

[strikeout]

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