austin86
 
Forgot the Lego...

oops, dont look.

The X58 is still one of my favorite Intel chipsets. Excellent mod. 

harley262

rjohnson11
The X58 is still one of my favorite Intel chipsets. Excellent mod. 

 
yeah its crazy how well the x58 chipset still runs, using a sata ssd it is nearly as fast as a present day system.

Intel made Damn sure they didn't do that again! Thanx for sharing it with us cause this was a great time to be building pc's back then.

wmmills

Intel made Damn sure they didn't do that again! Thanx for sharing it with us cause this was a great time to be building pc's back then.

you are right, they dont want something having such useful longevity, new sales every couple of years, not every ten.
and it has been fun tinkering with the voltages and things, ive overclocked it to 4.2 and had no issues.
 
and i forgot the all important boxes pics! i bought the mb box seperate for $25 and it came with all the proper accoutrements, unfortunately the cpu fan blocks the use of the little fan on the heatsink on top of the vrm.
 

long live x58 ,still using mine with todays graphics card you can play all games in 1080p.nice build!

also you can further mod the case for better air flow by removing the hdd and cdrom case slot. like :

nofearek9
long live x58 ,still using mine with todays graphics card you can play all games in 1080p.nice build!
also you can further mod the case for better air flow by removing the hdd and cdrom case slot. 

yes i agree, long live the x58. and you must have haxxed my secret build plans!
 

rjohnson11
A bargain case for only 5 bucks. I like the blue color. 

it was worth the $5 in gas to get it!
 
 

Fantastic build.  Why do we keep going back to vintage? lol.  I just took apart my Z68 this year, and all I want to do is put it back together.  It wasn't too bad at almost 1440. 
Can't wait to see how the case comes out!

its an antique that can still race with new cars and still have fun.

i still have a couple minor things coming in the mail but the unsponsored noctua cooling solution is near completion. pretty much all the parts installed, just need to mount the ssd, a few more cable ties and buy some nail polish. i may exercise myself over to the dollar store this afternoon and check their selection.
 

a little change to the parts, switched to 3x8gb instead of 6x4gb ram and added the ram cooler, which i painted with what looked like a bronze colour nail polish, but since its dried looks sparkly rose (ill try to find a better colour). i did replace the psu fan grill and i spray primered the 3 sided cover. i also removed the led screen that was mounted in the middle of the chrome look front power switch assembly, i have an idea to put something there but will need to order some stuff. 
my only real gripe is the front fan controller. when the knobs are at min power the lighting is blue, slightly increasing the power to all the way to max the lighting goes red, not terrible but not pretty.
i do have a mounting kit coming for the 92x14mm fan and some fan guards...
 
asus p6x58d with x5690
corsair dominator 3 x 8gb 1600 mhz with corsair airflow triple fan
noctua nh-d9dx i4 3u cooler with 2 x 92x25mm and 1 x 92x14mm pwm fans
6 x 80mm, 1 x 120mm and 1 x 40mm noctua 3-pin fans with 3 y-cables
seasonic focus+ gold 750w psu
silicon power 256gb ssd
five dollar case of unknown manufacture
lian li vented aluminum 5.25" drive bay covers
lian li aluminum 3.5" drive bay covers
4 channel fan controller of chinese manufacture
modified thermaltake vertical gpu bracket
8x80mm, 2x120mm, 4x40mm fan grills
galax gtx 980ti hall of fame
 
two front 80mm, front 120mm and top 80mm fans are intake. the two 80mm rear and the one 80mm side fans are exhaust.
 

 

I'm looking at this and I'm reminded of all the money I wasted in my teens and twenties. Should have purchased random lots of land.
 
Thanks for the flash backs, cool build.

seth89
I'm looking at this and I'm reminded of all the money I wasted in my teens and twenties. Should have purchased random lots of land.
Thanks for the flash backs, cool build.

thanks. haha, yes purchase land and bet on the pats to win the superbowl each year also. funny wasting money, i bought a 10 pack of 40mm fan guards and i now have 6 left over... im not sure ill have an immediate use for them.

I really like the stereo knob looking fan controller knobs .
Very cool .
 
To the Moon !