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2024/06/05 23:10:22 (permalink)
Setting this up as a place holder for now.  But I promise I will document this and will add much more context and history.  

Essentially, it is time to retire my CaseLabs Magnum M8A case.   I know...  Clickbait BS.  But I promise I will add context when I get some other projects dealt with

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    DerpFails
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    Re: The End of an Era - Farewell CL Magnum M8A 2024/06/06 06:54:31 (permalink)
    Upgrading to something bigger and better?
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    Re: The End of an Era - Farewell CL Magnum M8A 2024/06/08 11:26:44 (permalink)
    Curious to see how this shapes up. 

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    Re: The End of an Era - Farewell CL Magnum M8A 2024/10/12 14:57:51 (permalink)
    Okay. I am back.   Well, Im pretty sure I am back.     And to be honest, I had completely forgotten about this thread till a friend of mine who was researching my case (he was kind of interested) and found this thread. 

    So it's time to get some projects finished and updates done.   Need to get projects finished because they're stacking up on me.   Not much to show at first.  Just me getting things in motion.  

    First I need to show you the buildup of Project Cairn (aka Cairn) before I can show you the dismantling of Monolith.  (The M8A).  Largely because I need an operational PC up here.   Okay, I'll shut up and put up some pics.

    Cairn Specs
    MSI Z690 MEG ACE (MSI loves it's capitals apparently)
    Intel i9 13900k.  In my defense, I bought this before everything went sideways with the 13 and 14 gen CPU.  I have a 12900KF on standby, JIC.
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420mm non RGB
    64GB Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-6000
    Galax Serious Gamer 4090
    2TB Crucial T500 NVME
    4TB Crucial P3 Pro NVME
    EVGA 1600 T2
    7x BeQuiet Silent Wings 4.  Might up that by 3 more if I decide to go push/pull

    I chose a BeQuiet DarkBase Dark Base Pro 901. Sadly, I did not take any pictures of the new chassis before I dismantled it. 









    And here we hit the second stumble in the build.   As I was prepping to breadboard it, I figure, might as well mount the heat sink.  But decided that better check clearances before I go any further.   Pics speak for themselves.  




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    Re: The End of an Era - Farewell CL Magnum M8A 2024/10/12 19:32:56 (permalink)
    cool looking project

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    Re: The End of an Era - Farewell CL Magnum M8A 2024/10/13 05:48:25 (permalink)
    I agree, looks good. 
     

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    Re: The End of an Era - Farewell CL Magnum M8A 2024/10/13 07:07:45 (permalink)
    Oddly enough I was looking at the Dark Base Pro 901...looking good, my friend!

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