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Mr._Chris
 Post subject: Not a Mod just a really sweet new case!
PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:15 pm 
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Short story: 2 months ago I upgraded my "Every day/ gaming/ Folding" rig to a new Phenom II 940/ Biostar board/ 1066 RAM with all the other bits from my "old" KN9 SLI system. It runs just fine but I think I can get more PPD out of it if I just dedicate it to Folding, especially with that GTX260 in there.

So I'm gonna put my KN9 SLI back to work. I kept it because I just couldn't see parting with the BEST motherboard I have ever, ever, EVER owned. So I needed a case, video card, and power supply (I already had another hard drive and DVD burner and CPU cooler)

I saw this case a while back and decided to go ahead:
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Here it is next to my CM690:
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My good friend Bluemonster upgraded his video card so he sent me his EVGA GTX260 as an early birthday gift. I got a power supply and was ready to go, with a little helper keeping an eye on me:
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I really love CM cases. They go together so easily I was done in about an hour:
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I'm gonna run Win 7 RC on it for now and upgrade to Win 7 Pro when it's released in October (I pre ordered it from M$ for $99.99 :shock: ) Now I need to copy/ backup all the stuff from the other Biostar rig onto a spare 80Gb SATA drive I have and then I can put that into the new PC and I'll have all my games/ files/ "stuff". That will be my Sunday project. I have a 15" LCD, a keyboard and moose to put onto the Biostar/ Folding rig so I don't need a KVM switch (can't find one with DVI!)

So by Monday Teh Beast will be up and running! 6 rig's 'A Folding! Better watch out, guys! :P Chris.

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1)TA790XE, Phenom II 940, 4Gb G Skill 1066, EVGA GTX260, 500Gb SATA II, LG DVD, Win 7 Ultimate RTM 64 bit
2)TA790GX, Phenom II 940, 4Gb G Skill 1066, EVGA GTX260, 500Gb SATA II, LG DVD, Vista HP
3)AX78, Phenom 9500, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA GTS250, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
4)AX78, Phenom 9500, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA 9800GTX+, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
5)AX78 donated to a friend for a worthy cause.
6)AX78, Phenom 9600, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA 9800GTX, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
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chicorex
 Post subject: Re: Not a Mod just a really sweet new case!
PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:45 pm 
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Nice rig Chris. I'm liking biostar boards. I have 2 of them. I like the fact that they have a power & reset button on the board, even on their budget boards.
Fold on Brutha.
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Mr._Chris
 Post subject: Re: Not a Mod just a really sweet new case!
PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:13 pm 
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Chico, I got mine open box from New Egg for $75. Can't beat that! Yep, the buttons are cool. My only dislike is they are Crossfire, can't run SLI. And in a few months I want to run another GTX260 in SLI, so I went back to the KN9 SLI board. Wish Abit had made a BIOS for the Phenom quads for the KN9. :( Chris.

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1)TA790XE, Phenom II 940, 4Gb G Skill 1066, EVGA GTX260, 500Gb SATA II, LG DVD, Win 7 Ultimate RTM 64 bit
2)TA790GX, Phenom II 940, 4Gb G Skill 1066, EVGA GTX260, 500Gb SATA II, LG DVD, Vista HP
3)AX78, Phenom 9500, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA GTS250, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
4)AX78, Phenom 9500, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA 9800GTX+, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
5)AX78 donated to a friend for a worthy cause.
6)AX78, Phenom 9600, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA 9800GTX, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
http://www.abithelp.com/

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Mr._Chris
 Post subject: Re: Not a Mod just a really sweet new case!
PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:52 pm 
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AAaaaaahhhhHHHHHhhrrrrrRRRRRRRrroooooOOOOOoooo! :D Up and running! One more GTX260 added to The Fold! Should be nice for my PPD! Chris.

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1)TA790XE, Phenom II 940, 4Gb G Skill 1066, EVGA GTX260, 500Gb SATA II, LG DVD, Win 7 Ultimate RTM 64 bit
2)TA790GX, Phenom II 940, 4Gb G Skill 1066, EVGA GTX260, 500Gb SATA II, LG DVD, Vista HP
3)AX78, Phenom 9500, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA GTS250, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
4)AX78, Phenom 9500, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA 9800GTX+, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
5)AX78 donated to a friend for a worthy cause.
6)AX78, Phenom 9600, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA 9800GTX, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
http://www.abithelp.com/

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