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Old September 10, 2008, 06:45 PM
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Do not attempt to put 4 hard drives, 2 videocards, 1 sound card, watercooling and a full ATX motherboard into an HTPC case. You'll be swearing up and down.

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you need a clown car for all that stuff.
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Old September 10, 2008, 06:48 PM
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pics to come soon, that is if i can ever fit this damn videocard in without pulling 50% of my cables out
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Old September 10, 2008, 07:10 PM
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Wiring looks a mess, but in all seriousness it is impossible to fix. I am a cable management nut and I just can't do it.
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Old September 10, 2008, 07:26 PM
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Your video cards and shit look all bent! haha
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The tubing is sleeved, right? Do I see a short stub, which is not connected? Between the DVD player and the HDDs.
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Old September 10, 2008, 07:33 PM
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The tubing is sleeved, right? Do I see a short stub, which is not connected? Between the DVD player and the HDDs.
Yes, that would be my tee fitting in order to fill as there was no way I could fit a res in there. I tried for a good hour to route tubes to the res, but i just couldn't do it. Yes the tubing is sleeved.
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Are you trying to put Ted Turner out of business?




Seriously, I would like to know what you're trying to accomplish. Still working on talking the wife in to letting me build one for us.
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Old September 10, 2008, 09:13 PM
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I wanted a full desktop replacement. I don't use my PC for anything but gaming and a PVR. So I decided that having a huge desktop in my living room is wrecking my fung shui . So I wanted to put my whole tower inside of a HTPC that can sit on my entertainment stand instead.
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Old September 10, 2008, 09:57 PM
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Wouldn't it have been easier to fit all that into something like a Silverstone CW-01? Might have even gotten a small reservoir in that one.
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