Lian-Li case mod

[chilly1]

COMPLETED.......

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[chilly1]

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[smurfmods]

Excellent top quality work as always!! Great job Chilly1. :toast:

Also nice to see a little bit of your work area. I like the wet rag idea on the vice.

What kind of torch and rods do you use?

[Revv23]

Wow very nice craftsmenship

how long did that take you?

[chilly1]

Actual time spent on this system is around 90 hours or so. Includes a couple redos on the small system. I have been working on it since December. THe material for teh mod was hard to get and I needed to figure out the GPU config and condenser sizing.

[GoriLLakoS]

Εxcellent job..!Very clean...!¨)
Question:Do you use a specific tool to lap the copper(evap.etc)?

[chilly1]

Yes I use a piece of Granite (Flat surface) adn I use sandpaper from 100 grit to 1500 grit in steps from 100,150,200,300,600,1000,1500.

[Nerm]

looking good! Great work as always. :)

[GoriLLakoS]

Yes I use a piece of Granite (Flat surface) adn I use sandpaper from 100 grit to 1500 grit in steps from 100,150,200,300,600,1000,1500.

Don't you make very much hour? :confused:

[olfen]

What can I say, excellent as always:)

[Sneil]

hey chilly, hope you dont mind me asking, but for your evaps do you use a hand lathe or computerized, or do you use a lathe at all? Nice work! is this for yourself?
:up:

[conrad.maranan]

That looks awesome, Reggie! :up: I'm truly looking forward to you and FUGGER personally delivering my new toys this weekend. It feels good knowing that case is going to make it back to me in one piece. :cool:

[Sneil]

lol, thats one way to answer my question

[trans am]

Conrad must be so stoked! Let us know how it goes! Nice Work Reggie! Your craftsmanship is 2nd to none.

[conrad.maranan]

Stoked is definitely the best word to describe how I feel. I've been patiently waiting for this for a very long time and the excitement within me can not be contained for too much longer. It's right up there with the feeling of buying a new car + winning an auction on a brand new pair of Nikes that you wore in the 9th grade + finally hooking up with the girl that your homies have been scoping out at the club for the last month --- all on the same day. Yes. The feeling is that good. :D

[wdrzal]

Don't you make very much hour? :confused:

chilly is talking about granite flate surface plates,they are used in manufacturing and machining when a very flat referance surface is needed. they come in different sizes and tickness,along with degrees of flatness. you may see one advertised like this : 12"x 18" x 4" thick with a overall flatness held to within.00002" and paralell edgess held to within .00004". they are cut from granite to prevent warping, I've seen one 12 inces thick that weigh many tons. so if you are going to buy one on ebay, best to get a shipping quote first :D :D :D

[wdrzal]

Stoked is definitely the best word to describe how I feel. I've been patiently waiting for this for a very long time and the excitement within me can not be contained for too much longer. It's right up there with the feeling of buying a new car + winning an auction on a brand new pair of Nikes that you wore in the 9th grade + finally hooking up with the girl that your homies have been scoping out at the club for the last month --- all on the same day. Yes. The feeling is that good. :D

Wow, I was going to build one,but if all that comes with it,I'm buying :D

[conrad.maranan]

The feeling definitely comes with the case. The actual car, shoes, and girl...well, we'd have to go out and get those on our own. ;) I'm looking forward to my next feeling when I pick up a chilly1 LN2 container - maybe two. :slobber:

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EDIT: Reggie - Were you able to test with a simulated load? If not, that's fine. -45.1C and -32.3C unloaded are perfectly fine for my gaming system. :D

[conrad.maranan]

A few more questions came to mind, Reggie:

- Does each phase change unit have a dedicated power switch/supply, or are they shared?
- Are the temperature probes permanently fixated onto the blocks, or do I have to play it safe so they won't come loose?
- What type of cooling fans were implemented? CFM? dBA? I'm scared of my wife yelling at me.

Thanks. :D

[EMC2]

As always, excellent work Chilly :D


What type of cooling fans were implemented? CFM? dBA? I'm scared of my wife yelling at me.
Don't worry bro, if they are too loud, you won't be able to hear her yelling :lol:

[conrad.maranan]

Perhaps not. But the sound of a traditional Filipino wooden slipper violently making contact with the side of my head is a sound that will surely echo within my skull.
:slash:

[chilly1]

Don't you make very much hour? :confused:
Make money??? You serious? I only wish> Originally I started out thinking that I would make a little for my time. Then I thought I would maybe break even, then I was hoping the I might not even be broke, then I thought But I like to do this, then I realized that this is a hobby and I am not supposed to make any money.

[chilly1]

hey chilly, hope you dont mind me asking, but for your evaps do you use a hand lathe or computerized, or do you use a lathe at all? Nice work! is this for yourself?
:up:
I have teh EVAPs done on a cnc machine they cut about 3 per hour the cut is complicated as it is deeper than it is wide. and kinda cuts in at a funny angle.

[chilly1]

Well the system is about as loud as two refrigerators. I wish it were quiter. THe fans are CFM rated at 80 cfm each for the top condenser and 130cfm for teh bottom cooler. The top compressor is quiet but the bottom one is a little louder, as wilh all compressors ist is hit or miss for niose. I would not run this in a room where someone was sleeping.

[conrad.maranan]

Ouch. I can already feel that wooden slipper. j/k :p:

[GoriLLakoS]

Make money??? You serious? I only wish> Originally I started out thinking that I would make a little for my time. Then I thought I would maybe break even, then I was hoping the I might not even be broke, then I thought But I like to do this, then I realized that this is a hobby and I am not supposed to make any money.
i don't mention money anywhere.....i mention HOUR.....pls look again my post... :)

[Sneil]

you've got to make money somewhere? selling single dd units doesn't give you a little bit of extra $$ on the side?

[conrad.maranan]

I think chilly1 barely made enough to purchase a cup of coffee with this particular project. ;) This one was truly a labor of love. Thanks for showin' me some love, Reggie. :D

[chilly1]

I think chilly1 barely made enough to purchase a cup of coffee with this particular project. ;) This one was truly a labor of love. Thanks for showin' me some love, Reggie. :D

OK now your wierding me out maybe I should drp it off in neutral territory...;)

[chilly1]

you've got to make money somewhere? selling single dd units doesn't give you a little bit of extra $$ on the side?
Well I dont make much on the DD units, and everything I mdo make has gone into new servers for XS, software lic., Upgrades to software, A new server for teh Frontpage. ETC. never ending battle. Basically I won't scare you with how much we are in the hole this year ...

[chilly1]

i don't mention money anywhere.....i mention HOUR.....pls look again my post... :)

Ya I know just me ranting again If I didn't enjy it so much I would not do it..

[conrad.maranan]

OK now your wierding me out maybe I should drp it off in neutral territory...;)
I'll keep 10-feet away from you. If my wife is with me, I'll stay in the car and have her transfer it from your vehicle to mine. :lol:

[chilly1]

I'll keep 10-feet away from you. If my wife is with me, I'll stay in the car and have her transfer it from your vehicle to mine. :lol:
Is this the Wife with the traditional footwear?? Ok would she consider me blamless in this or is she the type to take it out on me,,, I fear greatly pregnant women,, they have super powers. :D

[wdrzal]

Your in trouble chilly!!! :( once conrad starts giving his attention to that cascade,his wife going to blame you :stick: cause you built it :slap: . Thats just the way it works!!! It allways the freinds fault :D

[bachus_anonym]

Very smooth looking project, Reggie! I'm glad it's finally finished :toast: I'm sure you're proud of it :)

@Conrad,

So, would that mean you actually gonna be OCing something since playing around with OCZ VX ages ago ? :D :p:

[conrad.maranan]

Reggie - I'll try to coax her into wearing fluffy bunny slippers on Saturday. It shouldn't hurt too much. :lol:

Michal - Correction, sir. I did have a couple of Ultra-D boards and a 6600 that I overclocked in February. But considering how fast things move in this hobby, I agree that it has been ages. ;) Once the baby's out, I'll consider myself blessed if I can overclock something once a year. :eek:

[bob(nz)]

Nice work there chilly1 :thumbsup:

[kayl]

Well I dont make much on the DD units, and everything I mdo make has gone into new servers for XS, software lic., Upgrades to software, A new server for teh Frontpage. ETC. never ending battle. Basically I won't scare you with how much we are in the hole this year ...

we do have to thank you for this
and hate all the :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:s that attach websites
we all know how much ya love making things cold :woot: :clap:

[Levish]

Reggie - I'll try to coax her into wearing fluffy bunny slippers on Saturday. It shouldn't hurt too much. :lol:

:stick:

pregnant women > ninja's

anything that's not bolted down can become a deadly weapon, even some things that are bolted down might be :eek:

I've seen one (woman) flip out and kill people just because.

[conrad.maranan]

pregnant women > ninja's
:rofl: OMG. That just sounds amazing when you say it out loud. Hahaha. :rofl:

[Rabbi_NZ]

That is a work of art chilly1!
Whether or not you are making money now... you are definately getting more respect with every new creation, and when it's said and done at least you'll have pictures of these badboys to keep you sane when the men in black suits come to collect your home, car, and shirt off your back... it's only money..... hehe

Conrad,
Sheet you never told me you had a version 2.0 on the way... double congratulations are in order bro!
Really, good for you! (there really needs to be a congratulatory hand-shake/man-hug smily icon)

Can't wait to see that Newark/X850/VX/chilly1 combo take over the world!

Seeing a 754 in the ORB top 10 would make the wait until next upgrade easier to justify too... ;)

[EMC2]

Perhaps not. But the sound of a traditional Filipino wooden slipper violently making contact with the side of my head is a sound that will surely echo within my skull. :slash:

Ah, that's nothing compared to the traditional American cast-iron skillet :p:

BTW... if your wife can lift that unit by herself and do the transfer, Chilly's gonna be in a heep-o-trouble once you've turned it on :lol:

[conrad.maranan]

I met up with chilly1 and FUGGER about 5 hours ago. Very cool gentlemen, by the way. Anyway, they plugged the unit in before we loaded it into my car. This thing is far from loud. It does, however, weigh a ton.

Reggie - I don't know how you got that thing in the back of my Bimmer, but I had an impossible time taking it out. Pulling heavy coolers out of a car + my back back = I need to pop a pain killer and knock out for a few hours. On a happier note, it was a pleasure finally meeting you guys. :D

[n00b 0f l337]

Thats a great job there. Love your work.

[bachus_anonym]

So Conrad...

Now 40k 3DM01, 17k 3DM03 and 8k 3DM05 plus some 22minish in SuperPI 32M and 25sish in 1M are your starting points :D

Good luck with your bad a$$ setup... :thumbsup:

[Jort]

xs waits for conrad to show results :slapass:

:toast:

[conrad.maranan]

Man, Michal. Those are some pretty high targets considering I've been out of the game for a while. And don't worry...I'll be sure to do include a SuperPI 32M run just for you. ;)

As soon as I'm done testing with these coolers, we'll see how much deeper into the zone LN2 is going to take me. I made it pretty obvious to Reggie that I'll be ordering two containers with my next paycheck. I think we talked more about LN2 than we did about the phase change units. :D

Good times comin' up this summer. :woot:

[bachus_anonym]

With that sweet dual-evap unit, all those numbers should be walk in a park for ya :p:
Thanks for considering running 32M for me :buddies:

Once I get a REAL chip, I will be knocking on Reggie's doors again too... ;)

[Rabbi_NZ]

(there really needs to be a congratulatory hand-shake/man-hug smily icon)

:buddies:
bachus, THAT right there is what I was looking for! LOL

[conrad.maranan]

Conrad,
Sheet you never told me you had a version 2.0 on the way... double congratulations are in order bro!
Thanks, Alex. I made a little announcement (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=59690) just over a month ago. :p:


With that sweet dual-evap unit, all those numbers should be walk in a park for ya :p:
It looks like there are going to be some more delays (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=874770#post874770), as if having to return an X850 XTPE that was dead on arrival wasn't good enough. I just love when this stuff happens. :(

[Supertim0r]

any pics of your completed / assembled rig ? :slobber:
nice cooler !

[MaxxxRacer]

looking great conrad. that system has been a LONG time in the making.


me want one of those things now.. :stick: reggie

[conrad.maranan]

I'll try to snap a few shots by Tuesday and will just post everything up in my thread in Xtreme Overclocking. :D

[Supertim0r]

I'll try to snap a few shots by Tuesday and will just post everything up in my thread in Xtreme Overclocking. :D
can't wait :eek:

[conrad.maranan]

Pics are up. ;)

[Supertim0r]

where ???? :eek:

[conrad.maranan]

Just down the hall and to your left (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=898271#post898271).