Update: side panel progress

Hey everyone, I hope your enjoying my blog and checking on my second one as well due to the activity going on in my second blog. I got a lot done today so you should check out customp190.blogspot.com where you can find tons of pics and explanations of my current project on that specific case.

Anyways, here's a little sneak peek of what's going on in my other blog!

Day 1 of my re-paint!

So finally I have decided to go ahead and start the repaint on my side panel. It has been a lot harder than I thought. Here are a few pics...

The fan dismounted and the dust filter unscrewed.

The fan and filter removed.

The Plexiglass FINALLY removed after about an hours worth of carefully removing the silicon with a razor.

The Plexiglass alone and removed. Still needs to be cleaned and some stubborn silicon removed.

Don't forget to leave comments and tell me what you think. Constructive criticism is always good!

Stay tuned for more posts and don't forget about my other blog just about my modifications to my P190, www.customp190.blogspot.com

From first build to Current- What I did plus pics.

After the original build I decided the side case was boring and went ahead and customized it a bit:)

I custom cut the panel into a flame design and put red plexiglass behind it along with some silicone to seal it.

The silicone can be seen better with this close up. Went with silicone for an almost invisible airtight seal.

Later on, there was a sale on this water cooling unit at my local Microcenter so I decided it was worth the $120 upgrade.

One thing I LOVE about this case is the pre-drilled holes :)

Another shot of the unit, also added a second 9800 GTX in SLI!

Close-up on the heatsink

Picked up some LED's to add to the intensity of the side panel.

Threw in two extra 120mm red LED fans.

As you can see, both fans are on opposite sides of this removable HDD unit.

Got a HDD cooler for my raptor, it gets hot! Plus I recently added a 60gb SSD to run my OS and games.

Present day shot of the side

Current pic with the lights off and the LED's on

My Very First Build, Day 1.

So, I bought this model of the monster Antec P190 case about two years ago during Microcenter's Build Your Own PC Month. When I walked in that Febraury I had no idea of what I was getting myself into. This case comes with two 120mm fans, two 140mm fans, and a MASSIVE 200mm side fan. Let me tell you something, this case comes prepared with all the cooling one needs for serious gaming components. If you ever decieded to add liquid cooling it comes with two pre-drilled holes for the required tubing. Another great thing is that it has two chambers that separate the heat from the power supply from the motherboard and its components. Anyways, there is plenty more to say about the rare and legendary case but lets get to the rest of the build.  

To go with the monster case, I decided to go with all EVGA components and to this day, was one of the best decisions I have made.

I decided to go with the EVGA 780i sli motherboard (posted below).



I went with the Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad processor, which was the best bang for the buck when I purchased it, running at a stock 2.4ghz (purchased below).

For my graphics card, I went with the EVGA 9800 GTX with a decent 512mb of memory, decent for the time although the old 8800 ultras had more. (posted below).

For my RAM I went with the Corsair XMS2 DHX ram with a total of two sticks (2x2) with a total of 4gb. The one thing I regret now is that I did not get the Dominator Series with faster mhz (my xms2 only run at 800mhz)

For my hard drive I decided to go all out with the Raptor 10,000 rpm hard drive for faster loading screens and that extra edge while gaming! Anyways, its one rugged hard drive and it's a little loud but with all my fans running, you cant hear it. (Posted Below).

For the power supply, I didn't have to buy anything because the case came with a very rare, dual link power supply. The dual link features a 550W and a 650W power supply running in unison to provide a total of 1200W power. The cool thing about it is that it splits the consumption of the components between the two units. If I remember correctly, the graphics cards are on one single power supply while the other one powers the rest of the components. Anyways, if any of this confuses you, there is a little green wire connecting the two (not shown) but check out the picture and you might understand (Posted Below).

Last but not least, the monitor I chose was a 22" Samsung Syncmaster 226BW. It was a nice upgrade considering my last monitor was one of the very original LCD's and was getting old. This monitor featured one of the higher resolutions available at the time (1680x1050). Anyways, a great bang for the buck in my opinion considering it was under $200. (Posted Below).

Well, that's pretty much the overview of my first build.

FEEL FREE TO POST any questions regarding my build or comments regarding your builds and components, and email me for any questions and comments.

Please don't forget to stop by daily for updates and other builds.

Thanks for reading, hopefully I didnt bore you too much:)

-Yuri Geremesz
-Scatmanhax@gmail.com