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[quote="The Insane Modder"][/quote]

Hmmm....wall and horror. Ever seen - shitz I can't 'member. The movies with the puzzle box. The puzzle box has already been modded I think. BUT, in the 2nd or 3rd one there was a wall or column. It had pleanty of twisted faces and stuff. That would be a really scarry case. In fact, done right, I wouldn't even want it in my house (which is a good thing).

I think its a Wes Craven movie. You know - the one with pin-head. Why can't I 'member Name?

Manta

WoW, that would be a nice design!! Would it be a wrap around type thing or would you have to incorparated more dign work to the other areas? I have to say that I understand how you feel about the whole shipping thing and I would also add that they aren't the only ones that do it it seems may businesses practice this tactic, its become almost common place.
If it makes you feel any better I ordered one of the 20-pin ATX molex pin removers from them and even though I had it before that weekend it broke due to it being such a flimsy piece of POO. Argh! Now I have to wait even longer to finish modding my PSU.

You're thinking of the Hellraiser movies. Yeah, someone did the puzzle box and did it very well indeed. The idea you just had would be interesting, it could be done and it'd be right up my alley. Slapping some horrified faces on the box and so forth, all very doable. Making it rotate wouldn't even be that hard but, once it's plugged in that becomes a problem really.

Alternatly I was giving more thought to the OCC idea, or even just a generic Chopper mod, a tribute to the garage shows that I think most of us modders are addicted to. But then I have to ask, where on earth could I get a few parts that I'd want to use. I lucked out once with this idea but I doubt that'll happen again. Where could I get the following.

1/4 scale tailpipes?
1/4 scale motorcycle seat?
1/4 scale fenders?

Any ideas? I don't have what I need to fabricate this stuff myself.

Now another question related to this build.

Scenerio: You can put any mobo/chip combo in this beast you want. what would it be? You'd prefer Intel (Even if you wouldn't). You want this rig to be the top of the line in as far as its speed and functionality are concerned. You want to use bleeding edge technology but it also has to be technology that's available. What would you use and just as importantly where would you get it from?

My current "looking ats" are these.

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=13-127-180&DEPA=0

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=20-144-151&DEPA=0

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-169&depa=0

Thoughts? What would you do?

1/4 scale tailpipes? = Muffler shops. Many imports still come out with pretty small exhausts. 1-1/4" isn't too hard to find from my knowledge. They could even bend it for ya. Slash the ends and then get it nickle plated/chromed.

1/4 scale motorcycle seat? Make it. Seat shapes are dictated by their seat pans. You cut the shape, put some foam on it, and then cover it. Any moto-shop has this stuff. And you can have embroidering shops do a design if you want. Walking down any mall makes me trip across an island trying to sell custom embroiders.

1/4 scale fenders? Hmmm...that depend on where you're going to put it. If I can picture this right, you don't want a full fender. Perhaps a 1/4 fender that looks like a hoodie popping out the front. That would take a piece of sheetmetal cut out in an arch, then simple bending it around a large pipe (Pipes are everywhere if you start looking for them. Usually pipe-bullards are located around parking lots). Trim and debur...done.
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I'm not sure if the Northwood 3.4EE is that awesome in 478 form. It may be an oversight, but the AA8 (LOOOOVE it) is 775, so...This 3.4EE may be the better choice

Going on the OCC idea, I think it'd be cool to get the tallest finned CPU HS you can find, but in aluminum...and for the 775. Then, anodize it black and sand the edges down to expose the aluminum on the "fins". Hide the fan with a laser cut chrome grill and there...instant Harley cylinder head.

But you know what? What ever happened to Easy Rider?? OCC may be "fadish" as who knows if it'll be around for another year. Easy Rider, Scream'n Eagle (Harley's performance line), or even more wicked...Arlen Ness would be longer lasting. If someone would say, "Hey! That gear shifter on the side that turns it on is an Arlen Ness", then the point is made and everyone can be happy.

Well I can get the 478 socket EE for about $600, the other I can't get for under $960 so it seems to me that the price makes the major difference here. Also the mobos available for the socket 478 do make things more interesting so I dunno. Ideally I want a mobo that supports DDR2 but so far I haven't found one. Any ideas? I like the idea of the large heatsink, that'd look sweet. I was also thinking of sculpting a V Twin out of clay and spraying it with a aluminum paint then adding silver leaf for the chrome details. The seat and fenders I think won't look so hot, i tried modeling them and they just look dumb on there. I even tried mounting an old sportster tank and it looks wrong. But maybe a scale model replica chopper mounted to the top of the rig in some way, toss in a top window with a billet wheel looking grill or even spoked, might look interesting.

[quote="The Insane Modder"][/quote]


I have a plan for a Hot Rod mod (way in the future). Copper tubing is used for the exaust. Then chromed. Its easy to bend with a bender. You can cut it with a hack saw. Sweat it to gether and brazen the joints. It depends on the tools you have.

For a seat and fenders I would check out a bycycle shop and see what I could buy and mod to look like its from a moto bike. The idea about the HS is a great one.

For the chips, I am not the right peson to ask. I am prejuduced against EE chips.

Well I have the EE in my current rig and it screams, so I like it. I've never been an AMD fan, every one I ever used gave me problems one way or the other.

Ok, I've decided on a definate theme here. I don't think I'm permitted to show any pics of the concept, I'm pretty sure that's a nono. But the theme is a Tribute... Indian Larry. (RIP).

[quote="The Insane Modder"]I've done a Necronomicase (Which sort of covers the Evil Dead theme, being Lovecraftian and all that).[quote]

Pics!
I love Evil Dead.

I'd say that a $300 550 would make ya happy in a newer 775 board. But, the lower range are really cheap IMO, and would get ya buy while the newness wears off of the new EE. The voltage looks nice to run at, but I really would have to think hard to pay $700 more for 1MB of additional cache.

It's getting harder to find the great 478 boards anymore (Abit Max3 is AWOL) and costs just as much as even the new boards.

Turns out I lost on the socket 478 chip anyway, ugh, oh well, so maybe I have the option again. Ok, tell me in your opinion because, well, you seem to know yer stuff...

Best scenerio for Mobo/CPU/Memory/Video combination. I'd prefer to have DDR2 in the machine if I can. I'd also prefer Intel over AMD for personal reasons. What would you say?

Oh... The Necronomicase Click on the thumbnails for full size images.

I think the "Dark Side of the Moon" album theme would be cool! and the music is classic!



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Pretty stumped to give an ultimate solution as PCIE video cards are rare in the upper echelons.

DDR2 demand leaves you with pretty limited options as the 925x is the only chipset that I know allowing it's use. Well...let me explain myself here. Some 915's are allowing 2 DDRII slots, but are either cheap (under $100) and not very good boards, or just as expensive as 925's. Of these crossover boards, Gigabyte's GA-81915P Duo seems pretty fair.

But then we start looking at the other 915's, and I see no savings from getting a 925x. And those are hovering around $200, which I don't understand. Most are adding their own tech to the boards and going above the $200 mark, and still not out performing the standard 925x-ICHR6 by itself. This is what drove me to the Abit AA8. I don't need glow in the dark or flashy connectors, onboard WiFi, and the Matrix/0/1 Raid of the ICHR6 is great by itself...so, for $165 (185 when I purchased) seems like a steal.

On this though, I'm having some benchmarking whoes when comparing it to my Abit IC7MaxIII and it's 875p. I'm spanking it all over the place in memory bandwidty (crossed 10K) with Ballistix667, but the rest of the marks are simply meeting the older board's marks. In the real world I've noticed a real improvement from the 2.8@3.4, so I'm thinking we need better or improved benchmarks. There's simply nothing that I can see that shouldn't take the huge bandwidth increase as an advantage. Anyway, that's where my head is at.

All said and done, a 4Ghz PC can be based around $800 worth of quality guts. Video cards are, ummm, non-exsistant for under $700:p

It sounds like we are in that black hole of PC land where a transition is being made but its so slow that manufacturers are not willing to make the jump into the next decade without some one holding their proverbial hand and saying its ok to come out and play. IMO I think that I would have to hold off on the 925X setups until more peripherals are out to help smooth out the rough edges. The CPU's are here, we have a few reliable mobos, memory is a check, next we have the GPUs and hard drives with there SATA setups. Now as chumly put it, where is all the extra BW? I know these set-ups can kick some serious ass but the lack of availability or the price cloud that looms over our head like lightning fixing to give us a jolt of reality sucks. I would hope that this issue can be resolved in the near future but until then I am on the side line looking out at the sea of nuclear bombs waiting to go off in performance bliss.

Well, since the deal fell through on the socket 478 chip I just decided to go with a 775 board. I went with an Intel board that does support DDR2 and PCIX but decided to NOT get a PCIX videocard, I went with an nv45 based board in an 8x AGP form until something decent comes out for PCIX. Not that it matters since I'll be shipping this thing out to "that mag" anyway. But I opted for the much-debated-over Prescott P4 3.6GHz socket 775 proc. The only problem now is that there are no decent socket 775 HSF's available. Only 3 (other than the factory standard) that I've seen and all of them are pretty much not what I wanted. So I went with the ballsiest looking of the three, the Thermaltake copper pipe beast. It looks more like an engine part and that's what I'm going for her more than anything is the looks. I want the thing to not look ricer but more old school chopper. Chrome, guts, pipes and so forth. Clean but not screaming with CCFL's and so forth. Some lighting but not so much that it looks like Las Vegas at night. Like a 60's era chopper should look. Or heck, even a 40's era. That'll be what's on the top of the beast, a 1948 Indian in 1/6th scale.

The Insane Modder,

Since the case has 4 wheels, I'm feelin a car theme. What about "Eleanor", the Mustang from "Gone in 60 seconds"?

It could challenge the "Super Sport" - MPC July '04 to a drag race. Ford vs. Chevy. C'mon Insane Modder. You can do it. Go, Go, Go!

That would be Wicked!!! Me like!!

Craps!! - I already had dibbs on that!!!

Well, not Elenor, but similar.

Manta

ontop put a duct that looks like a turbo intake from a stang and have it duct directly to the cpu, thatd be sweet

You guys are so stealing my idea.

Cut it out!!!!

Manta

PS - I really do have a design for this for my father (its a scoop, not a duct ). He's a Ford fan

i think you could do the hood pins too with the wire running out and back in to the case. That would be a sweet paint job too.