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Tim God Member Offline Posts: 1065 Gender:	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #75 - 14.02.10 at 11:24:08 That looks superb, wow. Yea I think you should remove them as well. ps. how easy is it to take the card out of there? Looks like 4 screws you have to undo?
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #76 - 14.02.10 at 12:32:48 rottentreats wrote on 14.02.10 at 01:51:25: One thing I will ask is, do you think I should remove the internal power wires? That is a fine looking case! Yes, I'd pull the wires since the brick is present.
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Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style
Reply #77 - 14.02.10 at 13:03:27

gdonovan wrote on 14.02.10 at 12:32:48:

rottentreats wrote on 14.02.10 at 01:51:25:

One thing I will ask is, do you think I should remove the internal power wires?

That is a fine looking case!

Yes, I'd pull the wires since the brick is present.

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Because that was the way the card should work - no wires, but a nice, big adapter.

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Reply #78 - 14.02.10 at 15:42:16

Thank for the input folks. I wasn't unsure what to do about the wires as they have been with the card for so long, that they are part of it's history. Because of that fact the wires will remain in the case, just not attached to the card. (purley for display purposes)

Here is a shot from me sitting at my desk. (badass robot fan I know, and yes the rubik's cube is a piece of cake)

@Tim - In total it would be 7 screws to get the card out. (4 on the base (2 on each side), 3 holding the card in place, which is done with 3 mobo standoffs.

For those who are curious about the dimensions or anything like that, here is the quick sketch I sent to the custom acrylic company. (who did an excellent job creating what I envisioned) This was a great $200 investment.

Lastly, for that open area to the left of the plaque, I think I will be getting a decal made to read something like this: Cool

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Tim God Member Offline Posts: 1065 Gender:	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #79 - 14.02.10 at 16:02:39 Wow $200 hehe, not too bad for a custom design I guess. Hmm, I suppose because you have now got two, you can keep one on display and one to play with ey? So it doesn't really matter how easy it is to take apart. Ps. Instead of red washers, you could use some slightly translucent ones if you wish to do so.
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Reply #80 - 14.02.10 at 16:19:22

Yeah, kinda spendy but well worth it. This company said their glue joints would be approx 95% bubble free, and all edges would be flame polished. Very high quality build and with 1/2 acrylic on the "t-base". Nothing but the best for my V6K.

Minnesota built, about 45 minutes away from my house.

This one will definately mostly be for display, the one that will arrive tomorrow will be my play horse. Prior to putting this V6K away I played with it for a few hours, knowing that I might not fire it up again for a few years.

The clear washers are a great idea. Next time I have her out I will definately upgrade those to some clear nylon washers. (I might even have a few left over from when I fixed my friends xbox360 that had the infamous RROD)

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Reply #81 - 16.02.10 at 01:44:00

The V6K arrived today from Edmund's eBay auction. Grin

First thing I did was stick it in my V6K rig and fire it up... half a decade later and SHE'S ALIVE!!! Tested and stable at 2x/4x/8x AA levels. [still looping UT99 intro @ 4x AA going on for about 30 minutes]

Edmund also provided a support bracket/handle that has been with the card nearly it's entire life. That teamed up with a backplate from a V5 5500 AGP, this thing is now ready to be enjoyed even more.

Bonus shot. Perfectly alligned aavid fans.

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goriath God Member Offline Ruggedized Retro Gamer Posts: 599 Italy/Slovenija Gender:	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #82 - 16.02.10 at 15:51:35 Gorgeous! How much card is length in millimeter?
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Tim God Member Offline Posts: 1065 Gender:	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #83 - 16.02.10 at 17:27:07 goriath wrote on 16.02.10 at 15:51:35: Gorgeous! How much card is length in millimeter? I think it's ~12,5" so that's 31.75cm, or 317mm.
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Reply #84 - 17.02.10 at 02:50:23

Tim wrote on 16.02.10 at 17:27:07:

goriath wrote on 16.02.10 at 15:51:35:

Gorgeous! How much card is length in millimeter?

I think it's ~12,5" so that's 31.75cm, or 317mm.

Wow that just about the same size as my 7900GTX Duo

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I need to clean up my 8800gtx but hey it was only $32 and works fine after new caps.

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sb306 Full Member Offline I hate Nvidia! Posts: 154 Fresno ca, U.S. Gender:	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #85 - 17.02.10 at 06:36:12 Great thread and great pics!
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Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style
Reply #86 - 17.02.10 at 10:58:03

rottentreats wrote on 16.02.10 at 01:44:00:

The V6K arrived today from Edmund's eBay auction. Grin

First thing I did was stick it in my V6K rig and fire it up... half a decade later and SHE'S ALIVE!!! Tested and stable at 2x/4x/8x AA levels. [still looping UT99 intro @ 4x AA going on for about 30 minutes]

Edmund also provided a support bracket/handle that has been with the card nearly it's entire life. That teamed up with a slot bracket from a V5 5500 AGP, this thing is now ready to be enjoyed even more.

Bonus shot. Perfectly alligned aavid fans.

its sure nice to see it running after half a decade

Peace!

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Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style
Reply #87 - 20.02.10 at 00:40:11

The new powersupply arrived and is in the V6K rig.

Corsair 550W 80+ Certified - Output +3.3V@30A,+5V@20A,+12V@41A,-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@3A
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004

Hot damn does that orange fit the look. Cheesy

Below you will see a little support bracket I made to support the heavy tail end of the V6K.

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edmundoab God Member Offline Settling down back in Malaysia Posts: 651 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Gender:	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #88 - 20.02.10 at 01:24:42 very nice setup! and a neat case for sure
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rottentreats God Member Offline 3dfx > Reality Posts: 616 Minnesota [USA] Gender:	Re: A Dream Come True- V6K/AA5 Style Reply #89 - 26.02.10 at 00:31:54 Got something in the mail a few days ago. (thank you razrx, you are quite the artist) I also took a few days and modded up one of my robot fans. (it's amazing what a little black spray paint can do) So damn cooool.
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