Project Low Budget!!!!... Update..

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:38 am

Specs:
[*]Case: Antec P150[/b]
[*]PSU: Neo HE 500[/b]
[*]CPU: X2 3800+[/b]
[*]Cooling: Scythe Ninja fanless[/b]
[*]MB: BioStar T-Force 939[/b]
[*]RAM: 1.5GB (2x 512 MB) Infineon (2x256) Kingston HyperX DDR 400[/b]
[*]GFX: Geforce 6100[/b]
[*]Fan one: Yate Loon 120mm front[/b]
[*]Fan two: 120mm fan rear mounted[/b]
[*]DVD: Nec ND-3550A[/b]
[*]HD1 : WD800JD SATA-80GB[/b]
[*]HD2 : WD2500YS SATA-250GB[/b]
[*]CRT: 21"Hitachi CM821F[/b]

ishi · Post by **ishi** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:33 pm

Heh

low budget???

If Your setup is "low budget", so my (viewtopic.php?t=39033) should be archaic ^_^

paramthegreat · Post by **paramthegreat** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:37 pm

Looks great!! I have the exact same case & have been thinking of mods to it. I see that you cut out your 3.5" drive bay. What other mods did you do? I think a small explanation would be a great idea.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:21 pm

First thanks for the complements.

@ishi Great budget build ... It came out spectacular. I like the digital readout you mounted in the to of the case, as well the rest of the work done.

@paramthegreat The only mods where the removal of that lower rack where the intent was to suspend the drives in a home brew rack,however.that did not pan out.

The widening the hole where the sata cables come through on the motherboard tray.

The changing of the plastic case feet to 3m rubber self adhesive feet.

The removal of the iee1394/hd audio cables from the front panel.

Other then these no other mods planed except to maybe add the scythe ninja fan back.

For the most part the centurion 5 can be made quiet/silent with the right parts,however. the one thing that may need to be addressed depending on the build is openness of the front. yes it allows cool air in,however it will let noise out if the parts used are not quiet from the start.

tonster · Post by **tonster** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:44 pm

i've got the same case and was wondering how you took out the hard drive rack?

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:00 pm

tonster wrote:i've got the same case and was wondering how you took out the hard drive rack?

I drilled out the rivets. you can also use a hammer,and putty knife to pop the rivets free. The cage slides out after those are removed.

paramthegreat · Post by **paramthegreat** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:31 am

Does removing the Hard Drive rack affect the structural rigidity of the case?

SD-Plissken wrote:
tonster wrote:i've got the same case and was wondering how you took out the hard drive rack?

I drilled out the rivets. you can also use a hammer,and putty knife to pop the rivets free. The cage slides out after those are removed.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:40 am

paramthegreat wrote:Does removing the Hard Drive rack affect the structural rigidity of the case?

Doing so did not seem to have any affect the structural rigidity of the case.

The 5.25" bay is still structural sound as is the surrounding frame.

ronrem · Post by **ronrem** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:38 am

A riveted in HD rack has to be one of the first things to mod. You CAN however,grommet mounr 2-3 hds to a freed cage and suspend rthe whole unit.

This is a nice neat build,pretty proportioned. I'd wonder about that much overclock on the OPty---it seems there's not major gaming-so if there's less OC...then there's no need to add another fan.

The FSP/Fortran Green at about $30 is hard to match for a budget build,of course this setup is not ultra frugal,as a Sempron and a single HD also means less $. It is a pretty solid build.

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:54 am

SD-Plissken ??

Weren't you the hero in "Escape from NY"?

And everybody thought you were dead?

What are you folding with? You're flying

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:07 pm

Updated the first post.

paramthegreat · Post by **paramthegreat** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:11 pm

Ah!! I see you have ditched the Centurion and gone with P150 to say the least. Looks good, how much more quieter is the P150 as compared to the centurion.

I have been considering the Solo, but I keep on missing sales for that case.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:25 pm

paramthegreat wrote:Ah!! I see you have ditched the Centurion and gone with P150 to say the least. Looks good, how much more quieter is the P150 as compared to the centurion.

I have been considering the Solo, but I keep on missing sales for that case.

It's a lot more quieter then the centurion, however. The centurion was only modified for drive suspending. I'm pretty sure the centurion could be made more quiet with further modifications. It also depends on the parts put in the case as well.