Hardware pr0n...w00t!

[clocker]

We shall see aboot that, my half Canadian buddy.

I've been sitting on this board for a few weeks, now I wish I had looked it over more thoroughly before deciding to switch.
There are many changes that must be made.

The DFI requires two more power connections be made on the board- one Molex and one floppy connector.
Naturally, my harness does not have them, so I'll have to temporarily cobble them on.
Why temporarily?
Cause I have a new PSU on the way also...all the way from Merry Olde England.
Getting this bad boy...

FrozenCPU is taking their sweet time stocking this item, so we ordered three from a retailer in Britian.
ETA is two weeks.

Getting back to the DFI...this damn thing is going to require a floppy drive to flash BIOS ( the sheer magnitude of BIOS versions available, many from Oskar Wu, the board's designer, was a big attraction to me), and I have left no easy way to mount one.

There is also a front breakout box that I was completely unaware of...again, I have no place to fit it.

As far as SLI goes...yes, the price of my XFX 6800 GT has started to fall, but the DangerDen NV-68 waterblock that I'd also need has not.
The block is an extra $125 on top of the card's price, so my entry fee into the wonderful world of bleeding edge graphics will be another $450 or so.
This will bring my total investment in video cards to nearly a grand, almost double what most of my customers complete systems are worth.

Pong had better look pretty bloody SUPERIOR to justify this outlay....

Sigh.
Back to the drawing board.

[bigdawgfoxx]

That is a beautiful PSU

[clocker]

Damn.

Thought I had come up with a really cool way to have two radiators in the loop.
Even went so far as to mock everything into place to confirm the tubing runs.
Would have worked great except for DFI's use of the add-on sound module in the I/O panel area.
It's height makes adding the BIX back into the system impossible without more extensive casehacking than I'm willing to undertake right now.

Double damn.

On the plus side, Sprocket's bling factor has risen exponentially.
Internally at least.

Those with elephantine memories might recall that I purchased a sheet of polished aluminum diamond plate a few months ago.
The more I thought about it, the less suitable it seemed for use in the Lian-li and the more perfect it looked in the all black Silverstone.
Much of the interior is now clad in shiny plate and the effect is quite stunning.
Somewhat humorous because it is invisible till the sidepanel is removed.
It's very much like old pocketwatches...the movements were typically highly decorated even though no one saw them except the repairman.
Sprocket's dead black exterior gives no hint of the flashdance taking place inside.

It'll just be our little secret.

Ssssshhhhhh.....

[Duffman]

Clocker, wtf, how you gonna sit there and tell us how cool this shit is, I know you have a camera, take some pictures!

[Virtualbody1234]

It'll just be our little secret.

Ssssshhhhhh.....

Right. I guess that's why you advertise this thread as "Hardware pr0n".

That'll keep em away!

[clocker]

It'll just be our little secret.

Ssssshhhhhh.....

Right. I guess that's why you advertise this thread as "Hardware pr0n".

That'll keep em away!

That was the idea, yes.
I didn't realize pr0n was so popular...somebody should look into maybe offering it over the Interweb, perhaps a few dollars to be made catering to the prurient desires of the masses.


Nah.
It would never catch on.

@dawg,
Pics will follow when the rest of the tubing arrives...hopefully tomorrow.
Everything else is done.

[Virtualbody1234]

Will this PC ever run?

[clocker]

To paraphrase Billy Crystal....

"It's more important to look good than to run well."

But yes, it will be up and running soon.
Fortunately, I have access to several PCs so I can try to get all the details right before Sprocket is needed again.

How's that?

[lynx]

At this rate, Sprocket's teeth will have worn away or dropped out.

Still, we can always call her "Gummy".

[clocker]

Oh ye of little faith.