well, got another part of my build today, really hard to get ahold of but here it is:
 

 
2TB sata 6gb with 64mb cache. this will be the backup drive, since "data you dont back up is data you dont care about."

It seems like some great hardware is showing up! 

 
32 GB of RAM just arrived, thinking of ways to mod them to be green and not as bulky. 2 more of these kits will be purchased later.

this project is on hold until the unlocked xeons come out (though if i have the cash ill be grabbing the SR-X) intel has followed this pattern before, release the basic chips with very few options but still stepping up a grade from the last gen, then drop more features in. its called the 'tick-tock' model and its common knowledge this is how they do things. the panic about the SR-X not being useful is only by shortsighted people. i am looking at $1200 in medical bills and moving a state over so i have to suspend the project but ill be back probably start of next year or end of this one.

i finished the case, wiring, changed out the switch to be able to kill all the lights in the case at once, and only have the side panel left to do. i ordered the SR-X and i should have it by tuesday. here are some pictures:
 

you can see the pump recess, the hard drive mounting setup and the way i mounted the DVD drive form this angle. all 8 fans are fed through a power block i made myself (yay new soldering gun!) and all the lights and fan LEDs go through another custom made block. all the wiring will be fed over top of the pumps (no way around that) and a lot of the wires will be out in the open as a sort of decoration of its own.
 

 
from here you can see the paint style, the lights switch and the LED bar.
 

 
here is the back, custom acrylic back panel made by GoneCruising, push pull setup on the 140mm rad, and thats about it
let me know what you think, im hoping to pick up sponsors, maybe get my build on some magazines if all goes well (quit my lousy job at a call center 3 days ago so money is short, i dont even have processors to run when i do get the SR-X)

Glad to see some updates, coming along great

Looking great man! When you first posted this I thought you were going to have a real problem fitting the SR 2 in that case, looks like you pulled it off though! Keep the pics coming!

 

 

 
hinges, latch, radiator, reservoirs, and LEDs all in place, check it out. 

im going to have chains that keep it from opening all the way unless you unhook them, to keep it from falling open.

so im trying to decide if i should add another fan above the 240 in the front, close it up with sound dampening foam, or leave it open. any input?

I see that CM posted this to their FB wall. Very nice dude.

got yet another part, 3TB hard drive (thanks to a member here on the forums for selling it to me):
 

 
so now i have 4 hard drives.
3TB SATA3 (backup)
2TB SATA3 (main2)
1TB SATA2 (music)
256GB SSD SATA3 (main)

thanks, i actually just placed an order for a 2011 socket i7 (cant afford 2 xeons right now) and another fan, total tally so far will be 10 fans,a nd i have room for 3 more on that case lol.

So the first person I tried to buy a 690 from ripped me off, gave me fake tracking info and ran me around in circles for a month. i got a refund from paypal and just bought it from EVGA, got it two business days later, as promised.
My girlfriend decided not to wake me up when it got here.
She tossed it in bed with me and when i woke up i of course tore it open like a rabid animal. massive box, first off.
 

 
after shoveling through goodies and a tshirt (XL of course) I got to the actual video card.
 

 
almost a foot long, weighs almost a pound on its own, and is so shiney i was afraid to touch it.
 

 
Got it installed and up and running (power supply is probably begging for mercy) but my precious secret world game wouldnt run! I installed the beta drivers and it seems to be working much better now.
 

 
Running this game on ultra settings is quite satisfying.
It is, after all, the game i am building this computer for, and styling it for the dragons.
In game I am SilverDragon, and playing on Cerberus.
 

 
Next ill be sending this GPU along with 32GB of RAM and an i7 to nate for testing and waterblock design.