My baby Feels the need, the need for speed.
Fiona has always liked alfas... always. Seeing as the one she really wants, a 1972-82 gtv in red is sorta hard to come by now-days, and we need to save up for one I thought it would be a fitting theme for her computer that she built.
Here are the specs:
Alfa is Fiona's New PC, built at the same time as Spidey
with the same components, the paint worked a lot better. I made the window
myself, completely
custom.
Here are the stats anyway:
-AMD XP2600.
-256mb PC2700 DDR ram.
-GeforceMX 5200, with 128mb of ddr.
-Epox 8RGA+ with onboard 6.1 sound, and onboard 10/100 NIC.
-80GB Western Digital hard drive with 8mb of cache.
-Alfa Red paint job.
-Funky fan grill.
-Official Alfa Badge
-LANing case with handle, compact and light design, with 3 case fans(one is
awseome though; a Vantec Tornado) all controlled by the homemade fan controller,
and a 400w power supply.
-LiteON 16 speed DVD-drive.
-Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse.
-17' LG monitor that I picked up...for a bargain...nothing.
-Shares adsl and network with R2D2, Spidey and KittMKII.
-Blue LED's for internal light.
-Homemade Fancontroller.
-Ubuntu Breezy Badger
Coming Soon:
-Blue Cold Cathode for more light.
-Gigabit NIC.
-19" monitor.
Bot myself and Fiona modded the case, here are the steps we took.
| The ultimate fan and filter we got for the blowhole the filter gives a radiator effect, 120mm | |
| This is the filter that is used inside the case, 80mm | |
| Here is the 120mm sunon on it's own it is a loud beast | |
| The tornado I decided on as due to the side window I knew it would need excess airflow. This thing is damned loud and powerful pushing almost as much air as the 120mm sunon above. | |
| This is the cheap little blue LED contraption, not too bad for light, but need more, so Fiona wants to get a blue Cold Cathode. | |
| Here is the ruber I got from clark ruber it ended up being perfect for the custom window on the side, wanted it too look like a car window hence the custom window. | |
| Here is the window after cutting and spraying | |
| Here is the underside of the window, it is resting on the top of the case with the handle we attached to the case. | |
| Here is the blowhole just before I put the fan and filter on. | |
| Heres the front of the case with the official Alfa badge on the front, the top drive bay can't be used due to the 120mm fan. | |
| Here is the window in place, with the LED thing in place, not to bad but need some light at the bottom. | |
| Here is the complete system, we picked up a free 17" monitor from a kind business that had thought it died... sweet. | |
| I finally made the fan controller both for Alfa and Spidey with Fiona's help the mod is here. |
To do: Get a new mouse as this one isn't as useful as previously thought.
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