- or - "How to make money disappear"
|
Installing the CD's was a snap (literally!).
The case came with rails that you attach to the drive, then just slide them into the bay until they "click". It did take a couple of attempts to get the rails in the proper position so they were flush with the case. |
 Plastic rails don't rattle like metal ones do.
|
|
Installing the hard drives (dual Seagate 20GB ATA/100) was a breeze, since the
hard drive bay easily comes out.
Note the fan holder in the hard drive bay itself (nice for additional cooling). |
 Easy installs make me happy!
|
|
After installing the drive bay, it was time to run the cables.
Nothing too exciting here, just attempting to keep it somewhat neat. |
 I still need to shrink-wrap the power lines
|
|
Lastly, installing the various cards into the system.
I only have need for 3 of them: |
 messy, but workable
|
|
And finally the performance.
Windows XP installed in just under 20 minutes (if you don't count the time I spent on the phone trying to get an activation key). The system runs at about 28° at rest, and as high as 34° under load (benchmarking). The screen shot to the right is after one such benchmark (it was cooling rapidly). |
 frosty!
|
All in all, I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out.
The performance of this bad boy is outrageous! While I don't have the benchmark numbers at the moment, suffice it to say they're pretty high. I can tell you that running Tribes2 (Bones mod) at 1024x768 with all visuals cranked to high (weather, shields, shadows, etc) runs as smooth as silk.
| < < back | up to main | back to anatomy > > |