So, I've been having odd little problems with my system that were just intermittent enough to make it near impossible to diagnose but frequent enough to piss me off...and formats and reinstall didn't help. So I decided to rebuild and I took the opportunity to move from my Antec P182 behemoth to a tight, compact Silverstone SG01.
Here's the last peek at the old beast. My 8800GTS was already removed:
(the other card left in there is an Asus Xonar DX and it sounds gorgeous. Add-on sound cards aren't dead yet.)
Here's the new gear! (Yes, I got a new Corsair PSU. Figured it was a good idea since I was having stability issues)
Unboxed:
I started installing my Patriot memory into the new board and one of the sticks felt squishy. I took it out and looked at the heat spreader.
RUH-ROH!!!
Huh....wonder if that was a source of my intermittent little problems. Crap. Okay, it's out. I make a trip to my local computer hardware store and:
We have a new challenger!
I know you envy the handlebars
Ram and CPU on mobo:
Partway through the build. Ready for cards and wiring:
All done!
(Suprisingly, this tiny little case had waaaay more room for that 4870 than my P182 did. lol)
The finished product
You would be surprised at how quietly this thing runs. That 4870 is a beast too.
Hope you enjoyed.
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WINTERFELL - C2D E8400 - DFI Lanparty JR P45-T2RS MATX Motherboard - Mushkin Redline PC2 8000 DDr2 - EVGA Geforce GTX 285 - Silverstone SG01 case
RIVERRUN - Pentium DC 2.5ghz - 4GB OCZ DDR2 - Cheapie ASUS Motherboard w/onboard vid - Antec Sonata III
KING'S LANDING - 80GB Playstation 3