Well, got it done, for now at least Here's some pics, enjoy.













Don't have any pics with all the LED fans lit up, but I'll post them when I have them.

-Adam

thats not the pc in your sig?? what are the specs on that?
your case supposed to be like that or just dirty, and is that a USB port i see on the 5.25bay? other than its not that ugly


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AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle.......ATI All-In-Wonder 9600
MSI K8N NEO Platinum....................Ultra X-Connect 500w
Logitech Z-5500 THX certifed...........SAMSUNG 915v
CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

Palomino 2100+, GA-7S748-L motherboard, 1 x 256MB PC2700, 1 x 128MB PC2100, Radeon 9000 64MB. It will be getting an additional 256MB PC3200, after I make another order (using the PC3200 in another project ATM). Basically it is my old parts, put back to use for my mother and sister, and for Folding.

-Adam

EDIT: Yeah, I blew out the dust after I took the picks. And yes, that is a USB port. The case didn't have any and cutting anywhere else in the front panel would have been impractical, as Skyhawk made this thing thick. So I just cut a small hole in the top 5.25" bay cover and ran a USB extension behind the mobo tray. This way my mom won't have to reach behind the desk to plug in her camera.

-Adam

omg thats so dirty adam.......
edit: nice modding u did in there

The majority of that wasn't dust BTW. I'd painted the inside with a clearcoat to minimize shorting, those are fingerprints and smudges.

-Adam

Nice outtake fan

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Heh, yeah. Skyhawk only put in mounting holes for a 60mm rear fan, so I just used the original one from the HSF.

BTW, the specs are currently:

Athlon XP 2100+ (Palomino)
Gigabyte GA-7S748L
Built-by-ATI Radeon 9000
1*256MB PC3200
1*256MB PC2700
80GB Western Digital Caviar SE
Coolmax 400-watt (not a bad unit, either)

Over the next few weeks, I'll be revamping it again, pulling parts fromt he XP-M and merging them. The tentative new specs are looking like they will be:

Athlon XP-M 2400+ (@ 9*200 @ stock 1.45v vcore)
Shuttle AN35N Ultra
Built-by-ATI Radeon 9200
1*512MB PC3200
1*256MB PC3200
80GB Western Digital Caviar SE
E-Power Puma II

I'll have to make a bit of modification to the case to put in a new window so it will match up with the new board, but that's no biggie. I'll also be cutting out a bit of the back panel to allow an 80mm fan. Been meaning to repaint it again also.

-Adam

So whats happening to the Palomino?

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Probably giving it to a friend of mine here. He'll need to come up with a motherboard for it, as the Gigabyte recently lost its first memory slot (which is what sparked this merging idea).

-Adam