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Harlam's Folding/Gaming Room! (56k warning - pics)

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harlam357

Senior Fold-a-holic
Joined
Sep 22, 2004
Harlam's Folding/Gaming Room Project

LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09



  • First, the short side and center of the custom rig bench - naked. ;) Complete w/formica top & front trim stained in cherry.

ORIGINAL PHOTO
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  • Then... down the long end of the bench to the closet.

ORIGINAL PHOTO
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  • Oh yeah... RIGS!!!! Short end of bench and central workstation, my station.

    Notice the lack of wires on the floor. We'll cover that in a minute.

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  • Long end of the bench with the last two stations... and the white fur ball named Max. ;)

    Where are all the wires?

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  • Then into the closet where I stash all the goods. ;)

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  • And over to the test bench... still rockin' the AMD 939 Dual Core Opteron on the DFI LanParty Ultra-D! :D

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  • Other/Old Pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/DSCN3259.jpg

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LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09

  • Every Folding room needs a good exhaust fan! :D

ORIGINAL PHOTO
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  • Network box with my Thermometer, Cable Modem, and D-Link Gigabit Router & Switch... I mostly do 1000Mbps around here. :)

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  • Relationship to bench. Look at that chunk of cat5! ...with some cat6 now mixed in there too. ;)

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  • Directly below... the custom cut cat5 moves around the bench on a series of hangers.

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  • ...and continues down to the far end of the bench.

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  • KVM & 8-port 10/100 switch mounted under the far end of the bench.

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  • Other/Old Pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM0132.jpg

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LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09

Rig Details (moving from Left to Right)



  • Test, Gaming, and Virtual Server Box. This machine runs Windows Server 2003 R2 in VMWare for CruiseControl.NET (continuous integration server for HFM.NET).

    CPU: Q6600 G0 (400x8) 3.2GHz
    HSF: Thermalright Ultra-120
    MOBO: Gigabyte EP35-DS4 v2.1
    RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB PC2-8000
    GPU: 2xEVGA GTX260-216
    HDD: WD 160GB (WD1600YS)
    CASE: Antec Three Hundred (w/Scythe S-Flex Fans)
    PSU: Corsair 750TX
    POWER: APC BR-800
    OS: Windows XP x64 SP2
    DISPLAY: KDS X-FLAT 20" CRT
    AVG. PPD: 2xGPU2 + VMWare/Linux/SMP (4 Core): 20k~22k

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  • Main Workstation - Browsing, Development, Music, Video Encoding, Posting on OCF. :)

    CPU: Q9550 C1 (450x8) 3.6GHz
    HSF: Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
    MOBO: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P v1.0
    RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB PC2-8000
    GPU: EVGA GTX275
    HDD: 74GB Raptor (WD740GD) & WD 320GB (WD3200AAKS)
    CASE: Antec P180 (w/Scythe S-Flex Fans)
    PSU: Corsair 650TX
    POWER: APC BR-1500
    OS: Windows XP x64 SP2
    DISPLAY: Samsung 24" LCD
    AVG. PPD: GPU2 + 2xVMWare/Linux/SMP (2 Core): ~14k

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  • Media Server - Video/Music Streaming & Storage, Data Backup, Secondary Development Machine.

    CPU: Q6600 G0 (425x8) 3.4GHz
    HSF: Thermalright Ultima-90
    MOBO: Gigabyte EP35-DS3P v2.1
    RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB PC2-8000
    GPU: Sapphire HD3650
    HDD: WD 160GB (WD1600YS - OS) & 4xWD 640GB (WD6400AAKS - RAID5)
    CASE: Antec SOHO 1080AMG (w/Panaflo and Delta Fans)
    PSU: PCP&C TurboCool 510-SLI
    POWER: APC BR-1500
    OS: Windows XP x64 SP2
    DISPLAY: Dell 20" LCD
    AVG. PPD: VMWare/Linux/SMP (4 Core): ~5.9k

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  • Other/Old Pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/harlam357/comp_room/HPIM0362.jpg

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LAST UPDATE: 11/05/09

Rig Details (continued)



  • Test, Gaming, and Windows 7 Box.

    CPU: Q6600 G0 (333x9) 3.0GHz
    HSF: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
    MOBO: EVGA 750i SLI FTW
    RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x2GB PC2-8500
    GPU: 2xEVGA GTX285
    HDD: WD 320GB (WD3200AAKS)
    CASE: Antec Nine Hundred (w/Scythe S-Flex Fans)
    PSU: Corsair 850TX
    POWER: APC BR-1300LCD
    OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    DISPLAY: Gateway 20" CRT
    AVG. PPD: 2xGPU2 + VMWare/Linux/SMP (4 Core): 20k~22k

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  • I also play the skins a little... ;)

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  • Lastly, and also totally non-computer related, here's a shot of my father's car. Most of the older crowd will know what it is. :D

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  • Other/Old Pics

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Wow !

that turned out very nice.

I wanted to do the same, (2 walls)
but the "CEO" decided on "other" desks. :(

That is sweet !

:attn:


EDIT: I give... so what's up with the paint scheme?
 
Tks 'O! :beer: ...only if I don't have to go to Vegas. I lost too much money last time and need it for rigs! :D

edit: @ Warrior... Orange & Blue...

the AUBURN TIGERS! WAAAARRRR EAGLE... HEY!
 
I wouldn't wish Vegas on my worst enemy.

I'm up north where it's cold.

The thermometer said screw this and came inside about 2 hours ago cause it was too cold. :p

I was thinking Denver Donkeys. :cool:
 
No Denver... AU all the way! :beer: It's all about college football here in the South- where it's warm. :D I could really care less about the pros. Especially since Indy lost. :cry:
 
harlam357 said:
No Denver... AU all the way! :beer: It's all about college football here in the South- where it's warm. :D I could really care less about the pros. Especially since Indy lost. :cry:

haha, it is the same here in oklahoma. some follow the dallas cowboys, but for the most part it is all about the oklahoma sooners! Nice room! I dont think the "boss" would approve of one for me. She still doesnt understand why I need more than one computer in the house anyway. lol. :bang head
 
BIG THANKS Joe!
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The room will continue to evolve as time progresses... but this is the first step. I hope to have things tidy'd up by the weekend. I neglected to take a pic of the naked wall on the other side of the room opposite the bench/window. The crystal ball says, "I see a 37" LCD HDTV in your future..." :D Ohhh, I ain't done yet! ;)

I'm an Ohio native, so I'll get my $.02 in... Go State!
 
Ahh, so is this what I've been battling all this time? Hmm. I should post pictures of my rack ::chuckle::, but unfortunately most machines on it are not on 24/7 because their ppd would be too low to justify the electricity. Eitherway, nice work on the room. Is this a bedroom also? More pictures please. Well take care!

- Jim

Keep on your toes...
 
@ Jim - Yep! That's it! ...doesn't seem like much does it? :rolleyes: It used to be a bedroom... although it's now missing the bed. :D I've had these rigs piled up in MY bedroom, different room, for quite some time now and after I built my 170 it just got too crowded. I had no room to DO anything really. So this is really a process of getting my rigs setup in a folding/gaming environment and recapturing my living space at the same time. Will take further pics after I get it cleaned up a bit... maybe show off the guts of my rigs a little bit. :D And believe me, my toes are steppin' as quickly as they can. :D Thanks for the kind words Jim! I'm enjoying our little race!

@ ihrsetrdr/garynator - Thank you both! I'm so excited it's hard to sit @ work... my mind tells me I should be @ home cutting cat5. :beer:
 
WTG Bud, It's looks awesome and tell Pops the tables look great. Don't point out the cables, cable mass happens :D Just last week I untangled a pile of cat5 cables that had collected into a boil.
Roll Tide! :D j/k
 
Excellent! :thup: I am envious! :drool:

If it were mine, i would have to make sure I got the pics early before i filled it with so much stuff you wouldn't be able to see the nice work! :eek:
 
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