Built 2002 / contruction time: 100h
Introdution:
The BEAST was my first freestyler (casecon). The case was slaughtered for a better cooling performance. I broke the limits of the case, so that I had more space for the cooling parts!
A cheapo-mod:
The Beast was a mini-super-cheapo-bullshit-case. A Celeron 300A had in that case thermal problems, so I threw it in the edge. After being on LAN-partie with the Undertaker, everybody said, such a thing only can be built by poeple with a lot of money. I don't thought so, and I wanted to show, that nobody needs much money, if he has some ideas. So I started my cheapo-mod!
Hardware:
AMD XP1700+
Elitegroup K7S5A with SIS-Chipset und Honey-X BIOS
1 x IBM-UDMA100 (20 GB/7200rpm)
Kyro II 64MB (TV-out)
256 MB DDR-RAM CL2 Infineon
Onboard-sound
Network card
1 x Pioneer SCSI-II Slot-in CD-ROM with Symbios-Logic UW-Controller
PSU 300 Watts with PFC
Ideas behind:
A watercooling system was a must. So I designed a watercooling-system by myself. It was planned, that a laser runs inside the 3d-window. But I had to forget this idea, cause there was to less space inside the case.
The windows was baked and formed with 180°C. (Don't bake cookies direct after that, they will taste horrible!)
Problems:
Causing in a pump fail, the CPU-cooler became so hot, that the PVC tubes became soft and leak. The water ran down the mobo, in the AGP-slot and on the uper side of the graphic accelerator. Suddenly, the PC-BIOS switched off, causing in the overheating-protection. When I tried, to find out, what happend, I burned my fingers on the CPU-pad. That is a real "burn in test"!
I took all apart, dried it and reassembled it again. One hour later, the machine ran again, as nothing happend.
Nothing was destroyed, but I changed the selfmade CPU-pad with a self optimized ZERN-pad, cause I needed the other pad for an another PC. Now it runs some degree hotter, but it doesn't matter, it's cool enought.
The Beast
"Window" for light effects
Satellite for fan-controlling
LEDmeter, a CPU load bar gauge
The "charger" contains the radiator
First idea
