WiNDy Cube Energy MC3 mini ITX rig

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elpibe10
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WiNDy Cube Energy MC3 mini ITX rig

Post by elpibe10 » Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:25 am

WiNDy Cube Energy MC3 mini ITX rig

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Specs :
Mobo : Zotac NF630I-D-E

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 2.5GHz w/ Thermalright HR-01 Plus (fanless) - Idle temp : 28 deg C / Ambient : 24 deg C

Memory : 2 x 1GB G Skill DDR2-800 (stock timing 4-4-3-5)

HDD : WD Caviar Green 1TB with 32MB cache

Gfx Card : On-board

NIC : Rosewill RC-411 Gigabit PCI-E x1

Monitor : Dell E196FP 19-inch

Audio Card : On-board

Power Supply : Seasonic M12-II 430W (Modular / 80PLUS-certified)

Fans : Intake - Scythe Slipstream 120mm 800rpm / Exhaust - Scythe Slipstream 120mm 800rpm (undervolted to 9V / 640rpm)

Keyboard : Brando Super Slim Keyboard

Mouse : Logitech Optical

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Post by bonestonne » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:03 am

just a curious question, why not use the onboard NIC?

what OS are you running? looks like a nice budget rig as well, you could really pick some budget parts to make that a good all-around rig for the generic computer user while keeping up with speed.

makes me want an ITX rig >.<

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Post by nyu3 » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:25 pm

Love the case. I wish they are made available here.

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Post by elpibe10 » Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:05 pm

bonestonne wrote:just a curious question, why not use the onboard NIC?
It's only 10/100Mbps whereas my entire network is running on Gigabit.

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Post by Moogles » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:25 pm

bonestonne wrote:just a curious question, why not use the onboard NIC?

what OS are you running? looks like a nice budget rig as well, you could really pick some budget parts to make that a good all-around rig for the generic computer user while keeping up with speed.

makes me want an ITX rig >.<
That case is obscenely expensive. It's about 37000 Japanese Yen which translates into roughly $400. Take into account the fact that they're only available in Japan and you're gonna have to pay a couple hundred more on shipping if you want one... it's not an attractive proposition. Unfortunately.

Superb quality and craftsmanship, it's regrettable that Soldam chooses not to distribute their cases internationally. ;(

Absolutely nothing budget about that rig. :)

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Post by bonestonne » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:23 pm

i meant to include aside from the case in there, guess i forgot.

that's the only thing i don't like about ITX...everything but the cases are becoming cheap.

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Post by scorp965 » Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:46 am

If anyone is interested, I have one of these FS, located in Cali:
viewtopic.php?t=54737
Moogles wrote:That case is obscenely expensive. It's about 37000 Japanese Yen which translates into roughly $400. Take into account the fact that they're only available in Japan and you're gonna have to pay a couple hundred more on shipping if you want one... it's not an attractive proposition. Unfortunately.

Superb quality and craftsmanship, it's regrettable that Soldam chooses not to distribute their cases internationally. ;(

Absolutely nothing budget about that rig. :)

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Post by nyu3 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:41 pm

scorp965 wrote:If anyone is interested, I have one of these FS, located in Cali:
viewtopic.php?t=54737
Sweet case. If it were Micro-ATX or even ATX, I'd buy it instantly. $250 is a steal all things considered.

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Re: WiNDy Cube Energy MC3 mini ITX rig

Post by RoGuE » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:55 pm

elpibe10 wrote:
Memory : 2 x 1GB G Skill DDR2-800 (stock timing 4-4-3-5)

this is a typo right? the timings that is..

I love the build..its pretty sweet! that's a cool case, haven't seen it before.

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Post by Ifred » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:55 pm

is there enough room in the case to place a 4 drive rack with back plane in the 3 5" bay ?

elpibe10
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Re: WiNDy Cube Energy MC3 mini ITX rig

Post by elpibe10 » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:19 am

RoGuE wrote:
elpibe10 wrote:
Memory : 2 x 1GB G Skill DDR2-800 (stock timing 4-4-3-5)

this is a typo right? the timings that is..

I love the build..its pretty sweet! that's a cool case, haven't seen it before.
No, it's not a typo :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231114

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Post by elpibe10 » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:43 pm

Rig updated with new pics :

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CPU fan : None (Passive)
Intake fan : Scythe Slipstream 120mm 800rpm
Exhaust fan : Scythe Kaze Maru 140mm 500rpm

Full system specs here :
http://www.freewebs.com/elpibe10/

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Post by zodaex » Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:01 pm

Wow that looks QUIET. Very nice work there. :D

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Post by Engineer » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:19 pm

nyu3 wrote:Love the case. I wish they are made available here.

http://www-online.jp/english/sales_area.html

Should be very soon! ;)

(more specifically, this month! :D )

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Post by jaydeesan » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:21 pm

That's great. Now I just can't wait to see the prices, and shipping charges... :(

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