Project :::: PermaFrost :::: (New Project name, formerly SNiiPE's PC-P80)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Hi guys, so I mentioned in a few threads that I would be making a new build in the coming months. Currently I am at RPI so all the parts are back at my house in their shipped boxes. I have a parts list for you guys as it stands, I will probably be buying a few more parts as it goes along. You can expect a finished product by the middle January '09.

Case Parts:

1 x Sunbeam Multi Fan Power Port (MFPP)
1 x Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P80 / Black / Full Tower Case (PC-P80B)
1 x Dual 12" Cold Cathode Kit - Ultra Bright UV
1 x Yate Loon D12SL-12 Blue UV Reactive 120mm Fan
1 x 120mm Mountain Mods Hard drive rack (Sky White)
1 x Sunbeam 5.25 Rheobus - Fan Controller – Black
1 x Lian Li Power Supply Bracket Extender for Chassis


Liquid Cooling Parts (Have & Purchased):

1 x D-Tek Fuzion v1 Cpu Waterblock – No Nozzels
1 x Swiftech MCW-30 Chipset Waterblock
2 x EK Radeon HD4870 VGA Liquid Cooling Block - Nickel Plated

2 x Swiftech MCP-355 18w DC pump
1 x Petras DDC-T01s Acetal Pump Top
1 x XSPC Laing DDC-1T/1TPlus MCP-350/355 Acrylic Replacement Top w/ LED Port
LED Color: Purple / UV LED

1 x Termochill PA120.3 Radiator
2 x Swiftech MCR-320-QP Radiator
1 x Bitspower UV Mesh Radguard 360 (3 x 120mm) - UV Blue
1 x Chilled PC Black anodized Thermochill radgrill

2 x EK-Multioption RES 250 Rev 2
1 x Swiftech MC-RES- MICRO

4 x Bitspower Ultimate G 1/4 Thread 3/8" ID x 5/8" OD Compression Fitting
2 x Bitspower Chrome G3/8" Barb Fitting - 3/8" ID
10 x Bitspower Chrome G1/4" Barb Fitting - 3/8" ID
10 x PrimoChill PrimoFlex PRO LRT Tubing 3/8"ID 5/8" OD - UV Blue
10 x PrimoChill PrimoFlex PRO LRT Tubing 3/8"ID 5/8" OD - UV Green
2 x Feser One Non Conductive Cooling Fluid - 1000 ml - UV Green
2 x Feser One Non Conductive Cooling Fluid - 1000 ml - UV Blue
4 x FrozenCPU Lighted Crystal LED Plug G1/4” – UV




Things I need: (feel free to contact me for a trade, I have an e6600 cpu that could trade [or trade+ cash] for a pump).

1 x Pump for chipset/PWM loop.
1 x PWM Waterblock for DFI LT x38
1 x T80 Lian-Li replacement case top for PC-P80

(do you guys thing a A70 solid replacement top panel could be plasma cut to fit the PC-P80 ???)


Since I have been at RPI the thing I have been looking forward to the most has been the machine shop, today I went down to check the place out and I was pleasantly surprised. I found out that I have access to a CNC Plasma cutter:woot: for cutting any 2d design I would like down to 2/1000” accuracy. I have nearly unlimited free access to this cutter and it is going to meld perfectly with my build plans :D. I also have access to numerous manual mills, a brand new CNC Lathe and many Manual Lathes. :D:D:D:D:up::up::up:.

The case internal frame is going to be painted Matte White (can’t decide whether to powdercoat or spray paint white) and I will be following a theme of blue LEDs and UV blue items inside the case.

The first time I will be home to pick up parts for the case is October 10th. In the coming week I will be posting side panel designs and asking for opinions. I hope to bring you guys a top notch, all out build that will go down in the record books :up::up::up:

[Ashraf]

(do you guys thing a A70 solid replacement top panel could be plasma cut to fit the PC-P80 ???)

Yes, it will fit the PC-P80.

[evil-98]

you start another project.. wheres my 2x 4870 blocks!

lets see an update, and your dads nice studio shots!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

you start another project.. wheres my 2x 4870 blocks!

lets see an update, and your dads nice studio shots!

hahaha yeah, I will take original pictures when I get home on OCT11th, then I'll disassemble the case and bring it in parts to school with me. Hopefully I'll get some time to start drawing out the side panel in NX5 that way I can get opinions on designs from you all. (I start pledging at a frat tomorrow so I probably won't have a ton of time :\)

[Kibbler]

ooh..freshman rush. try to spend more time getting drunk than on the cnc yeah? and definitely not both at the same time! ;)

[pcaddict]

PC-P80 is great case! :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

bought:

1 x Another XSPC DDC pump top :D
6 x BP ST transfer adapters
2 x UN designs 3G pump Brackets
1 x Dangerden CPX-PRO pump. WOOT gonna go for the triple triple here guys (three 3 fan radiators in the PC-P80)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

So here is a side panel design... let me know what you think guys :up:

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7803/sidenodimix8.jpg

Dimensions:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5676/sidedimdg2.jpg

[MomijiTMO]

Ok I shall be keeping an eye on this log. I don't think I've seen any nice P80 pcs so be the first!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

here's another, hopefully some opinions...

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6641/side2nodimei3.jpg

[MomijiTMO]

I like first one better because you can see your mobo with no obstructions in a typical TT fashion. The first one sort of looks oriental too which is different and different is good.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

and another :up:

I'm trying to keep with the theme of the case which is hard, striped angles. so this one and the first one are more to this, the second was just an idea I started and then carried on with for comparison.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9818/sidedim4kv6.jpg

for reference here is where the mobo is in the case (apoximate)
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9656/sidedim4mobols4.jpg


here is some text, mull that one over
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3813/fewewcewsn5.jpg

[MomijiTMO]

I like this side panel the best and yeah it does suit the front door. It would be cool if you could get the same spacing too.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Thanks for the input Mo :)

I'll look into the spacing, not sure how it will translate to the side panel as I don't have the case in front of me, I will definitely do some measurements though when I can.

[MomijiTMO]

Yeah that might be a tad tough lol.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Here's a concept image of the color scheme, I will be painting the mesh on the door white for sure however I have not decided whether to paint the top white....

remember this is a concept I just used the magnetic lassoo and some crude photoshop.

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8531/frontstor001on3.jpg

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

This panel is a revision of the third panel, it keeps with the scale of the stripes on the front of the case which is 2:1 (as Momiji suggested ;)). I also added another Bar to make it fit correctly, and the bars are thinner :up:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/703/sidenodim5ol8.png

[MomijiTMO]

Well I like this one the most. You just need like another 5 people's opinions lol.

On a side note, I hate the magnetic lasso tool .. .. . we just don't get along and I've never used it haha.

[BreeSpree]

I like the last one the best. I'm looking forward to this, I remember you saying you were saving the P80. It would be cool if you mounted the rad behind the 140.3mm fanned door.

[Dangals]

the last one is definately the best - would look good with that case:up:

[bianco]

nice case and components... will definitely check out this build
will go with the last design as well.
:up:

sub'd

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

thanks all for the input, here is a new variation, building on what you guys liked. I also added a little logo (made from splines, no font)

Overview
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8901/sidenodimx1v1ob9.png

closeup:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3371/s1112av1.png

[MomijiTMO]

:up:

Way better.

[pcaddict]

freaking nice :up:

[Ashraf]

thanks all for the input, here is a new variation, building on what you guys liked. I also added a little logo (made from splines, no font)

Overview
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8901/sidenodimx1v1ob9.png

closeup:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3371/s1112av1.png

I like! It looks very cool. :yepp:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I like! It looks very cool. :yepp:

thanks Ashraf :)



So this weekend is coming up quick and I have a crapload of parts waiting for me at home! I will most definitely be on a picture taking frenzy after i spend some quality time with my family ;).

my first priority agenda:

-prelim pics of all the parts.

-paint test. checking UV reaction, possibly ordering some special highend UV paint

-Sleeving test. I got some new type of sleeving from buyheatshrink.com, should be interesting to see how it looks compared to techflex and MDPC sleeving

-Disassembly, I have an appointment at the powder coater's on Monday the 13th to get a quote on powdercoating the interior frame and varios other parts


other than that we'll see what I can come up with, I think I might bring my GTZ that i ordered the other day with me to school so i can install it into my loop....still havent decided.


more to come later tonight, some sketchup of a concept I've been thinking of... should be interesting :yepp:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I realize I will need 90's :D but it looks like a good time EH? this will be for my CPU look with dual DDCs :yepp:

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8517/mcr320xn8.png

[IanY]

You'll need a 90 degree screwdriver.

I think you may get away with 45 degree barbs.

Do you think you can get away with using two T-lines (like DD delrins) between the two rads?

[NaeKuh]

You'll need a 90 degree screwdriver.

I think you may get away with 45 degree barbs.

Do you think you can get away with using two T-lines (like DD delrins) between the two rads?

:rofl:

Paralell FTW!

however the gap he will havei s 38mm, so i dont think he could use a 2 couplers and a T.

But i see what your going on iany.

Maybe he can use the koolance tiny square T? :shrug:

[IanY]

But i see what your going on iany.


Its like Buffet's Goldman Sachs investment.

[smee]

You think that one of the DD T's:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/dadendet.html

And two of these guy's:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/dadenmatomag.html

Might work?

The DD T is 31mm in length (without barbs), not sure how thick those male/male fittings are....

But it COULD work.... it might be worth a try.

Edit:
Naekuh don't you have a couple of the male/male fittings?

[Ashraf]

Edit:
Naekuh don't you have a couple of the male/male fittings?

(gasps)

[Baleful]

Looks good, how do you plan on attaching the fans? Looks like it would be pretty tough with even a 90 degree screwdriver.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Looks good, how do you plan on attaching the fans? Looks like it would be pretty tough with even a 90 degree screwdriver.

I was thinking I will use threaded rods to attach the fans... I may need to make a special order for those


:rofl:

Paralell FTW!

however the gap he will havei s 38mm, so i dont think he could use a 2 couplers and a T.

But i see what your going on iany.

Maybe he can use the koolance tiny square T? :shrug:


You think that one of the DD T's:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/dadendet.html

And two of these guy's:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/dadenmatomag.html

Might work?

The DD Delrin T is 31mm in length (without barbs), not sure how thick those male/male fittings are....




But it COULD work.... it might be worth a try.





hmmmm just looked in sketchup and the delrin T looks like it will fit with NO space to spare.... this may need some more thought

Zanzabar told me just now that a Bitspower Crystal T is only 15-20 mm (no exact measurement, so I have the possibility to use that and some SLI d-plugs...


ANOTHER option, run 38mm fans plus empty 25 mm fan housings in the same sandwich... then I would be ably to use the dual row method I drew out above....

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

also this...

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=24484

[MomijiTMO]

Looking quite interesting now :up:.

[CyberDruid]

I'd use short sections of allthread and jam nuts loctited onto the rads and then nut the fans onto the rads.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I'd use short sections of allthread and jam nuts loctited onto the rads and then nut the fans onto the rads.

thats a great idea, however I don't think I will be using the double 320's anymore now that the 420 GTX came out.

My plan now is to use the 420 GTX, the stock case fans, and some fan adapters then use my H1011 Sanyos on it, should be very potent cooling for my CPU :).



I also just managed to get a PC-p80 dual fan radiator top :woot:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

here is one of the pics i took on a piece of foam core and one bank light and no flash, shot hand held and available light :rofl:


http://dennishelmar.com/wip/_R8J3776.jpg

[xaxis]

I realize I will need 90's :D but it looks like a good time EH? this will be for my CPU look with dual DDCs :yepp:

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8517/mcr320xn8.png

I really like this idea. I think I might try double stacking a few rads to see what becomes of it. Good thinking! :clap::clap::clap:

[Serpentarius]

I really like this idea. I think I might try double stacking a few rads to see what becomes of it. Good thinking! :clap::clap::clap:

yeah i'm curious too ... there's no one actually did that rite?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Here is an update, I had my sh**ty 4 year old camera :( I will have the good one in thanksgiving when I actually start building :

Here you can see the sleeving I will be using, Its a combo of two sleeve types that creates a perfectly round, straight, white sleeve. In the pic it looks off white because it is not correctly balanced to the ambient.
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2492/1025081zn6.jpg

Here is the sleeve over a red wire, good thing I told you or you wouldn't even know :p: (also that is NOT the heat shrink I will be using for the build LOL)
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1481/1025082fx8.jpg


GTX 420 next to its smaller brother :D
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1277/1025083yk6.jpg

nice comps right? :yepp:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9558/1025084ey5.jpg

closeup of the rad and the adapters I'll be using to mount the SanAce's (:banana::banana::banana::banana:ty camera)
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2739/1025085op4.jpg

EK res with UV led Crystal plug, that feser fluid is gonna light up like a lava lamp
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1595/1025086ah3.jpg

[.Logic]

Can't wait to see more :up:

[Jor3lBR]

Awesome Sniipe can't wait to see final results!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

thanks guys, I'm going to try to get down to the plasma cutter on thursday for the side panel and sometime this week the pics of my case with a fresh powdercoat of a very special color should be through to me and I will put them up here

[lyl]

subed!
good looking parts

[zlojack]

Nice stuff so far.

[sniperbob]

OOOO i wanna see more!!!! Keep up the great work!

[SpazBoy357]

Here you can see the sleeving I will be using, Its a combo of two sleeve types that creates a perfectly round, straight, white sleeve. In the pic it looks off white because it is not correctly balanced to the ambient.
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2492/1025081zn6.jpg




@SNiiPE_DoGG - That is a great look on the wiring. What are the two types of sleeving you are using and where did you buy them? (Links, please, if you can?)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

its 11 awg acrylic coated fiberglass non-expandable sleeve (inner sleeve) and White techflex 1/8 for the outer. creates a great look as you guys will see once I get down and dirty with it.

buyheatshrink.com is where to find it, they are a bulk reseller so I have 250 ft of the inner and 200ft (+ 100ft I bought from ppc's) of the outer.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Some pics I took today while down at the machine shop, and in my room, just thought I'd go the whole nine yards and put every picture up on this thread that I can take.

My new favorite toy, Tresna 300mm scale digital calipers, so useful, instant unit conversion and super accurate measurements = win.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4976/20090228img1248ya3.jpg


An example cutout from the CNC plasma cutter, this is an excess sheet but in case you couldn't tell its a mudflap girl. this is NOT going into my build but something similar.

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/826/20090227img1245ic5.jpg

A crappy flash macro of the piece showing the cut, not exactly up to what I wanted as far as how clean the cut is....

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6323/20090227img1246tc5.jpg



Overall I think I will be pursuing purchasing some time on the school waterjet cutter for the clean finish I am looking for on my side panel, I have just sent an email to the head of the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory @ RPI on the subject and I should hear back in a few days.



Now where is Cyberdruid.... he should have some pics of my case powdercoated very very soon....

[SpazBoy357]

Thanks for the info on the sleeving, SNiiPE. Going to look into the color selection for ideas. That's some great looking stuff.

*EDIT* Boo! The Acrylic Coated sleeving only comes in Black, White, and Natural. But they have something they call "Fray Resistant" Fiberglass Sleeving that comes in Black, Natural, Red, and Yellow. Odd thing is that they show a Blue sample, but don't offer it as a choice.

[inCore]

I'm liking the ideas, custom side panels rock. I made a square with a jigsaw and that was hard enough for me to pull off, looks like a six year old with the coordination of a cow went at it in some places.

If you have access to a waterjet then I'd go for it, what kind of prices to they charge?

Also, I'm not sure if you've heard about the fee associated with quoting me in sigs... :wasntme: :p:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I'm liking the ideas, custom side panels rock. I made a square with a jigsaw and that was hard enough for me to pull off, looks like a six year old with the coordination of a cow went at it in some places.

If you have access to a waterjet then I'd go for it, what kind of prices to they charge?

Also, I'm not sure if you've heard about the fee associated with quoting me in sigs... :wasntme: :p:

its $27 an hour for me as a student at RPI but as it is a personal project I get backlogged until there is free time on the cutter :\ it may be a few weeks until I get the panel pics posted up here.

and yes I thoroughly enjoyed reading that post so you got the honor of first person I have ever quoted in my sig :)



General update: As I alluded to in earlier posts, the case should be coming back from the powdercoater's next week, then Cyber druid should have pics for me/this thread

this is the work I had cyberdruid do for me as I am at school and I don't have space in my dorm room to setup a workbench:

case all ready for the powder facility:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4721/sparklewhite032ww1.jpg

as a prelude this is the color I got for the coat and all interior elements of the case are being coated including the mesh of the front door so it should be very pretty :D

http://www2.dupont.com/Powder/en_US/assets/images/products/colorsplash/PFWN4130M9-Pearl-Sparkle.JPG

[initialised]

I realize I will need 90's :D but it looks like a good time EH? this will be for my CPU look with dual DDCs :yepp:

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8517/mcr320xn8.pngI have a similar set up in a system I'm working on, a pair of stacked 240s in the top of a HAF 932. I got away with it by having inlets at opposite ends and using spanners and hex headed screws.

[inCore]

its $27 an hour for me as a student at RPI but as it is a personal project I get backlogged until there is free time on the cutter :\ it may be a few weeks until I get the panel pics posted up here.

and yes I thoroughly enjoyed reading that post so you got the honor of first person I have ever quoted in my sig :)



27 aint cheap but a lot cheaper than what CyberDruid is doing for you right now. :p: Guess it's fine as long as you have it all planned and you know what you're doing.

Why thank you sir, was a pleasure. I'm on a mission to 1) Become an internet celebrity and 2) Make this forum a happier place. Spread the wealth. :p:

Looking forward to your updates.

[lifeismusic434]

Hey, may I ask where you go the adapter/shroud things? I can't seem to find a good place to buy shrouds, and I don't really want to make my own.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

for the gtx420 I bought some aerocool 140mm fans that came with the blue plastic adapter, lol $20 a pop ain't cheap but it works

[Chris_redfield]

I have only just noticed this thread.

What you are doing looks fantastic, but I was wondering if you had seen the BEAST Aphros systems. They have started using this case but have customised them to fit their new paraflow liquid cooling. Its very similar to what you are doing only rather than sandwiching two 240mm rads together they mount one on either side of the front of the case and use the 140mm fans to draw air into a chamber and then push the air back out either side of the two rads.

The temperatures of that system are fantastic and they are just using a single loop with three 240mm XSPC radiators so the radiators themselves aren't that expensive.

There is a news article here http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=15804

And if you look at the Hexus forum the Beast engineer steps in to answer a few questions.http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-net/149336-news-beast-aphros-reality-no-holds-barred-extreme-pc.html

I realise you don't want to copy and you want to follow your own design I just thought that those articles might make interesting reading for you.

Congrats on the work so far I will be following this thread with great interest, the P80 is a highly underated case and I'm lookingn forward to seeing your results.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

hmmm never seen that It looks like they did a great job with their setup, I like how their panel came out :)

I considered doing something very similar with 320mm rads originally but decided against it because I found this 420gtx.

I will be boxing off areas in my case, you will see more of that in december ;)

[Chris_redfield]

I can't wait to see it, or the finished panel, I like your design.:up:

[Jor3lBR]

Wheres Powder Coated Case Pics! :D

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Wheres Powder Coated Case Pics! :D

Cyberdruid just PMed me that hes going to pick up the case RIGHT NOW :shocked::shocked: :D:D:D

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

All of this thanks to:
CyberDruid's
Excellent Powdercoat Service (link, click to see service thread!) (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3347875#post3347875)

It's perfect and the color is MUCH whiter than it appears in some of the pics!

Photo credit goes to CyberDruid as well :)
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1623/sparklewhitedone014cw2.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2105/sparklewhitedone013vy9.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4247/sparklewhitedone011hu2.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4936/sparklewhitedone010gs7.jpg
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/9301/sparklewhitedone009pc4.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2250/sparklewhitedone008ir8.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1645/sparklewhitedone006cv8.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2655/sparklewhitedone005kn0.jpg
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/5369/sparklewhitedone004ud9.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4161/sparklewhitedone003oi4.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3970/sparklewhitedone002bp8.jpg

[BlueAqua]

Very nice looking powdercoat job. This will be nice to see it progress.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Very nice looking powdercoat job. This will be nice to see it progress.

you just wait till I get it assembled in the photo studio with the Cannon D1S MkIII on a grey backbround!

I'm sure you will appreciate it greatly :D:D:D:D:shocked:

[HaCKs]

How much did he charge you for the powder coating?

It looks flawless!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

How much did he charge you for the powder coating?

375 :eek: but it is a very expensive color

[evil-98]

the white is very nice :up:

lets see those studio shots!

[Ashraf]

Very nice! Reminds me of pearls. :D

[evil-98]

Very nice! Reminds me of pearls. :D

well it is in a pearl white :rofl:

[MINIz guy]

Very nice! Did you send CyberDruid the whole case and have him take it apart or did you take it apart and send him just that frame (thing shown in the pictures).

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

the white is very nice :up:

lets see those studio shots!

I'm not home yet :p:, sorry but those wont come till thanksgiving :up:


Very nice! Did you send CyberDruid the whole case and have him take it apart or did you take it apart and send him just that frame (thing shown in the pictures).

I sent him the case as you see it a few posts above and he:

- sandblasted the parts that were chromed by Lian-Li.
- disassembled it for the powder facility.
- re-assembled it for shipping to me.

[zlojack]

Beautiful.

[CyberDruid]

My Powershot does not really captuire the pearlescent effect well. To the nekkid eyebulb it is exactly like pearls...very subtle with an opalescent sheen and some fine grained metallic sparkle. It's tough as hell too

Thanks for the work man! That is going to look disturbed once you get all the black in there to contrast it.

[Jor3lBR]

My Powershot does not really captuire the pearlescent effect well. To the nekkid eyebulb it is exactly like pearls...very subtle with an opalescent sheen and some fine grained metallic sparkle. It's tough as hell too

Thanks for the work man! That is going to look disturbed once you get all the black in there to contrast it.

Excellent work Cyber!

Sniipe beautiful color choice. :up:

Trust me after the case is shiny and ready like that the rest should be a breeze!

Now back to work we want more pics soon: :cord:

[Jor3lBR]

375 :eek: but it is a very expensive color

Just saw that important detail! Don't complain about my Cryo-Z EVER again! :ROTF:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Just saw that important detail! Don't complain about my Cryo-Z EVER again! :ROTF:

I know right? it turned out to be more than I wanted to pay originally, but the the spirit of the great watercooling god in the sky inspired me to just do it. :rofl:

seriously though I am all out of money because all of my extra cash I had in another account had to go to college tuition as a result of stock market crashes and devalued MF's. it F***ing sucks.


No worries though, I have everything and more than what I need now. once I get my comp apart I will be able to sell a lot of parts, watch the FS for some good deals on MCW-60s, MCR320s, my kickass mushkin ram and maybe my DFI-x38.

Christmas will bring money from relatives and some new presents as well :)

[MomijiTMO]

I got my superannuation report yesterday and the value of my super fund decreased by 40%. Luckily I'm only 20 so there isn't much anyway and I don't give a crap BUT imagine if I was going to retire next year. . . . .. .

I love the colour from CDs photos so if it looks even better then that's awesome.

[rubidium]

All of this thanks to:
CyberDruid's
Excellent Powdercoat Service (link, click to see service thread!) (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3347875#post3347875)

It's perfect and the color is MUCH whiter than it appears in some of the pics!

Photo credit goes to CyberDruid as well :)


This is an absolutely flawless and exquisite finish - like porcelain. :up: Keep up the exceptional work ...

[Eddie3dfx]

Wow, that powdercoat job is one of the best I've ever seen.
May I ask how much?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Wow, that powdercoat job is one of the best I've ever seen.
May I ask how much?

all prices are on CD's service thread, linked in the picture post

[xaxis]

Absolutely Gorgeous Sniipe! I'm seriously taking steps backward on my build now just to rethink/redo my paint job due to the inspiration spawned by your build here and a few others. :clap:


I got my superannuation report yesterday and the value of my super fund decreased by 40%. Luckily I'm only 20 so there isn't much anyway and I don't give a crap BUT imagine if I was going to retire next year. . . . .. .


That's why I keep my money under my mattress and burried in random locations around the property... plus when I forget where I burried money I get to go on treasure hunts!!! :D

[TedShred]

absolutely beautiful:up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

thanks for all the kind words guys :D :up::up::up:


quick update that tonight I snagged a 4870x2 for only $320 shipped :shocked::shocked: :woot:

it will be included in this build and I believe it will also feature swiftech's caldera block assuming it is released in a timely manner :)

[evil-98]

you lucky DoGG... :up:

[Serpentarius]

loooking good ..
i'm damm curious bout how the rad placement turns out .. it has been in my mind for sometime to know if sandwiching 2 rads is better than single good rad
need more updates ... :up:

[inCore]

Looking good, I'm a little jealous about the 4870X2, we pay 500 dollars here in Switzerland. :(

Serpentarius, have a look at HESmelaugh's testing: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=206829

[HESmelaugh]

Yes, sandwich away! :-)

(and please measure temps with one vs. two radiators and let us know, since I still don't quite believe my own results)


By the way: Awesome build so far! The white really looks great! Can't wait to see more.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

hmmm well I guess no one read the part where I said I wouldn't be doing the Rad sandwich:shrug:

once the 420 GTX was released my plans changed, I may very well make a 3 loop system with a 140mm rad on the top fan slot.... we will see

[Lagaaja]

Hmm, does the 420 really perform that well compared to 320 when using only 120mm fans (even the SanAces) and those adapters instead of 140mm fans. Seems kinda waste of space to me :D Otherwise the build looks good so far:up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Hmm, does the 420 really perform that well compared to 320 when using only 120mm fans (even the SanAces) and those adapters instead of 140mm fans. Seems kinda waste of space to me :D Otherwise the build looks good so far:up:

there are 140mm on the other sides of the radiator ;) its just a push pull and the 120mm san aces pull 100 cfm at full speed through the 140mm rad so it shouldn't make a difference what size they are as long as they can handle the volume required

[HESmelaugh]

hmmm well I guess no one read the part where I said I wouldn't be doing the Rad sandwich:shrug:

once the 420 GTX was released my plans changed, I may very well make a 3 loop system with a 140mm rad on the top fan slot.... we will see

I actually meant Serpentarius. Though he only asked about it, too...

About your build: I love radiators for 140-mm-fans, so I can totally appreciate your decision! :up:

[Lagaaja]

there are 140mm on the other sides of the radiator ;) its just a push pull and the 120mm san aces pull 100 cfm at full speed through the 140mm rad so it shouldn't make a difference what size they are as long as they can handle the volume required
Clearly missed that part of the log :p::shrug: Keep up the updates lol:up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Once again thanks for the well wishes all ^^

Just to do a quick pic-less update: I finally got in contact with the guy at the facility for the waterjet cutting after an email mixup fiasco lol, anywho I'm bringing the panel over to him tomorrow to discuss the project and I'll probs get it doen by next week some time.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Spy Shot :eek:

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1159/img1255kh9.jpg

[inCore]

You sure multicolor is the way to go with a white color theme? Can't wait to see the big pictures though. :)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

You sure multicolor is the way to go with a white color theme? Can't wait to see the big pictures though. :)

that's just the newly waterjet cut sidepanel sitting in front of my current rig ;)

[BlackFlag]

that window shot looks great!

[FrostyPanda]

thanks for all the kind words guys :D :up::up::up:


quick update that tonight I snagged a 4870x2 for only $320 shipped :shocked::shocked: :woot:

it will be included in this build and I believe it will also feature swiftech's caldera block assuming it is released in a timely manner :)

Hmmm how'd you manage to get one for so cheap?

[inCore]

that's just the newly waterjet cut sidepanel sitting in front of my current rig ;)

Oh aren't you a tricky one. You're such a tease. :p:

Still can't wait to see the full picture, those cuts look pretty straight and those bars look pretty thin.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Hmmm how'd you manage to get one for so cheap?

Xs for sale section ;) there are some major deals that pop up in there if you keep your eye on it every day :yepp:


Oh aren't you a tricky one. You're such a tease. :p:

Still can't wait to see the full picture, those cuts look pretty straight and those bars look pretty thin.

mhmm, I just need to do some finishing filing to remove the entry cuts and I will get some full pics up to y'all ;) :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

And I reveal the side panel:

The S in the original design had to be removed because the waterjet's software couldn't handle the complex spline from the dxf file.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1700/sidecut1qe7.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6/sidecut2sn6.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5851/sidecut3dr8.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sidecut4zn9.jpg

As you can see the water jet has in-cut areas and because I was unaware of this headed to the cutter with my .dxf I had not drawn lead-ins to avoid the marks. After I get my hands on a set of files tomorrow at the depot you will barely even be able to tell they were ever there. :yepp: :up:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3548/sidecut6fc3.jpg

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

>.< so I went to go put the 420GTX into the case today...... just my luck it doesnt fit in the 5.25" bays, nor will it fit anywhere else in the case.... :(

so I'm about top call Gary to discuss a radiator exchange (the thing is brand spanking new, I just took it out of the box lol). As of now it looks like I will have to break my boycott against feser and go with a 480 from them..... :( I really dont like the idea of buying from such a nasty greedy company as them but I suspect the PA120.4 is still quite a few months off :\

[N19h7m4r3]

The Feser 480 is slightly larger than the GTX 420.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

The Feser 480 is slightly larger than the GTX 420.

not width-wise though ;) I will have a pic up in a bit displaying the reason it doesn't fit.

I just talked to Gary and he said that he would give me an RMA because I haven't used the radiator yet.... now THAT is service :yepp: :woot: :up::up::up:

[N19h7m4r3]

Nice, lucky man :) I got a Feser 480 from the GF but I've yet to open it :P

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Here is the not fitting GTX 420, well it was cool to think I would be using a unique radiator in the beginning :\ :rofl:

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3984/perma6vn7.jpg

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/8836/perma5of8.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/1940/perma4lr8.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4923/perma3xj7.jpg

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5016/perma2it4.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/5940/perma1ce5.jpg

more to come a bit later tonight :)


A note to anyone considering the P80 as their next case: The fans are VERY silent and blow lots of air, its quite amazing really I never thought I would receive such nice fans stock in a Lian-Li case ;)

[The[R]eaper]

WOW!!!

Love the blue/black/white scheme.

keep the pics comin' :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Painted Radiator:
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3803/perma14zt2.jpg

Took this one to show you guys what the powder coating looks like up close, its quite stunning :)
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/3813/perma13wl3.jpg

Gasket in place:
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7457/perma12yu8.jpg

The next 2 pics show how the shroud doesnt fit right :\ kinda dissapointing, but nothing my dremel cant take care of ;).
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2075/perma11rq3.jpg
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/1296/perma10fp7.jpg

Beautiful aint she?
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/9056/perma9oe9.jpg

The rad in place:
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1736/perma8kh6.jpg

The Blue UV yate loon SL, will look much nicer once I get my Cathode kits in there.
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/3455/perma7fe1.jpg


Thanks for reading guys :)
the next project I have is painting the shroud then disassembling my old rig (after I backup C drive), then you guys are gonna get to see some sleeving madness on the HX1000 :D

[BlueAqua]

That is a slick looking case Sniipe Dogg. I really like the contrast.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

That is a slick looking case Sniipe Dogg. I really like the contrast.

thanks man, I hope I can finally join the ranks of the no-holds-barred PC builders :up:


the peanut gallery is so quiet, some days I feel like I'm posting for myself and one other guy around here :(

[shoota]

don't worry SD i'm watching ya, keep up the good work!

[HuffPCair]

Lookin good man

[j.almonte]

That is a slick looking case Sniipe Dogg. I really like the contrast.

+1 to that !!!

[Jor3lBR]

Beautiful SniiPe! :bows:

So how are you solving the other Rad problem?

How many Rads your using on total now?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Beautiful SniiPe! :bows:

So how are you solving the other Rad problem?

How many Rads your using on total now?

I think I will be getting a feser 480 for that spot..... but its not final yet, it depends on how much space I decide I'm going to need in the next few days.

I could also jump on the MCR320 sandwich again which would cost me nothing and I could afford to get a HwLabs GTX140 for the roof and a third loop in the case....

not sure where to go on this one:confused::confused:


With the theme I have chosen and knowing that I will have uv blue yates in that shroud, should I paint the shroud flat white or should I leave it the nice semigloss powdercoated black it is?



Thanks for the kind words guys! another day another set of photos at least, I'll try to get sleeving action going today :up:

[illidan]

awesome :) great paint! love that front side black&white combination

[SiuL]

nice good paint a like the colors
post more photos

[shazza]

Enjoying this one ... can't wait to see the finished product.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

PSU is Sleeved :D

Pics:
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/9549/perma19dj2.jpg

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2643/perma18bx8.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1074/perma17pf8.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9228/perma16mo0.jpg

Note: I will be nibbling a new hole for the 24-pin connector at some point 2 weeks from now :)
need for hole seen below:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4335/perma15db7.jpg


Project Status: I will be at school from tomorrow until the middle of december so I wont be posting more updates until then, at least no major ones that is ;)

for anyone who sees this: please help me decide on the questions I asked in the earlier post:

With the theme I have chosen and knowing that I will have uv blue yates in that shroud, should I paint the shroud flat white or should I leave it the nice semigloss powdercoated black it is?

[shoopdawoopa]

love the white sleeving, going to be an epic masterpiece. Subbed

[Jor3lBR]

I would keep it as it is Sniipe, it goes along with the black/white theme. Nice job on the sleeving!

[Lagaaja]

That sleeving turned out great! And I would keep it as it is too, atleast then you have a change to paint it if you don't eventually like it.

[HESmelaugh]

Awesome build so far!
The pictures are very good too. The third to last one in #110 is just stunning!

I would also keep the shroud black. nice contrast that way.

[exe163]

Very beautiful black and white case!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

love the white sleeving, going to be an epic masterpiece. Subbed

Thanks shoop :up:


I would keep it as it is Sniipe, it goes along with the black/white theme. Nice job on the sleeving!


That sleeving turned out great! And I would keep it as it is too, atleast then you have a change to paint it if you don't eventually like it.

good points guys, I agree I will stay with a black shroud it doesn't look out of place and while my flat white paint is nice, nothing really compares to powder in durability


Awesome build so far!
The pictures are very good too. The third to last one in #110 is just stunning!

I would also keep the shroud black. nice contrast that way.

thanks HESmelaugh :) rather than setting up a lightbox I have been playing with ambient+1 high powered work lamp. this is because I have a new LUMIX DMC-LX3. It's quite the incredible little point and shoot, great lens, great focus, and especially an intuitive powerful manual mode. Many of these pics look like the come from a handheld DSLR but in fact this little camera does it all :)

[IcepiK]

looks great, stay w/ black/white theme, get rid of the blu fan!

:yepp:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

quick update here guys:

I got a new side panel to get re-waterjet cut because I was very dissatisfied with the cut on the last panel that had the in-cut markings. FrozenCPU.com was kind enough to let me purchase one of the reserve solid panels they have in stock but dont list on their website.

As you can see this time I opted to put masking tape on the exterior face as the slats in the waterjet cutting machine makes some rough scratches on the panel due to the pressure from the waterjet.
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/4374/perma20ou1.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2672/perma21db4.jpg

[BababooeyHTJ]

Subscribed, I cant wait to see how this comes out. I love the whitc powder coat inside the case with the white sleaving, very origional!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Well guys, I made a successful trip to the waterjet cutter today :D the panel is in near perfect condition with the correct cuts!

there are some blemished areas where the waterjet reflected off of the slats and stripped some of the anodizing, I repaired it with black sharpie and as you can see in the pics the blemishes are barely noticable if at all

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/9638/perma22ny9.jpg

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5375/perma23eo0.jpg

[lyl]

Awesome looking panel!

Looks like there are little notches on the right side? Doesnt take away from the panel at all, though

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Awesome looking panel!

Looks like there are little notches on the right side? Doesnt take away from the panel at all, though

yeah small remnants of the in-cut pattern, I left my file set at home so I will repair those next week ;)

[evil-98]

that looks awesome man! how much time do you get on the jet daily? http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

that looks awesome man! how much time do you get on the jet daily? http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

well, the way it works at my school is that students are not allowed to use the machines in the AML (advanced manufacturing laboratory) so I need to go through the one guy who is certified to run the machine by making an appointment. It works out well because for each individual job I get pretty much as much time as I need.

this panel was only 9 minutes of cutting, but it took about 2.5 hours to get the drawing file corrected (finicky software) and get the path set out right. the auto path mode was giving us trouble so we had to manually define incuts and path it out one section at a time.

this job totaled out at a whopping $4.62 for the cost of the abrasive used in the cutting ;)

[evil-98]

well, the way it works at my school is that students are not allowed to use the machines in the AML (advanced manufacturing laboratory) so I need to go through the one guy who is certified to run the machine by making an appointment. It works out well because for each individual job I get pretty much as much time as I need.

this panel was only 9 minutes of cutting, but it took about 2.5 hours to get the drawing file corrected (finicky software) and get the path set out right. the auto path mode was giving use trouble so we had to manually define incuts and path it out one section at a time.

this job totaled out at a whopping $4.62 for the cost of the abrasive used in the cutting ;)

thats awesome, your very luck to have access :up:

[rubidium]

The investment in your set-up really paid off. These are excellent cuts, and the overall result is spectacular.:up:
rubidium

[Ashraf]

Now that looks great! :up: I wish it could do the S, though. :p:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

thanks all, and gratz ashraf on the admin status :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

little update here that is actually kind of old, I took these pictures with my phone at the waterjet machine, they are small but I thought you guys might like to see them :)

before cutting
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7159/n1243650050300449368878ox1.jpg

during the cut, the sides are weighted down and the panel gets pretty well covered up with excess abrasive (special sand like material)
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/9753/n1243650050300449379136yy2.jpg

[lyl]

very cool process...

somewhat off subject, what camera do you shoot your pics with? (not the phone ones)

[The[R]eaper]

Side panel looks great!

Thats gonna look killer on the case

[soulesschild]

I hate you for having easy access to a waterjet =[

Looking great though!

[Source]

+ Subscribed, nice panel & case:up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

very cool process...

somewhat off subject, what camera do you shoot your pics with? (not the phone ones)


thanks HESmelaugh :) rather than setting up a lightbox I have been playing with ambient+1 high powered work lamp. this is because I have a new LUMIX DMC-LX3. It's quite the incredible little point and shoot, great lens, great focus, and especially an intuitive powerful manual mode. Many of these pics look like the come from a handheld DSLR but in fact this little camera does it all :)

^^ thats the info on the camera lyl :)


thanks for the comments guys :D I gotta shoot gary an email.... my rma hasn't been processed yet

[Bulitt]

Well guys, I made a successful trip to the waterjet cutter today :D the panel is in near perfect condition with the correct cuts!

there are some blemished areas where the waterjet reflected off of the slats and stripped some of the anodizing, I repaired it with black sharpie and as you can see in the pics the blemishes are barely noticable if at all

:shocked: beautiful, very very beautiful :clap:

[Jor3lBR]

+1 Looks like the Water Jet got a perfect cut this time :up:

Can't wait to see this up and running by January (depending on Foxconn hahaha)...

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Well guys I've just ordered a DFI UT p45 T3RS to test out my q9650 on. :up:

I will have some test bench shots for this and hey if I feeling up to it I may just do some dual MCR 320 vs single MCR 320 testing for your enjoyment :D

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Heres my solution for 5.25" bay rad mounting, hand made, no waterjet on this one.


http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4590/perma25jh1.jpg

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/6884/perma24mc7.jpg

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Test bench up, to be running soon :)

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1830/perma30fm9.jpg

AHHH! return of the PINK fan!!!!! :p::rofl:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8493/perma29ve1.jpg

this bench worked out great, I used this old cheap a*s guitar amp as the mounting tower for all my stuff and the rest of the construction is pretty self explanatory :)
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7381/perma28dw0.jpg

[zanzabar]

were is the quad fire, u have the x2 and 2 4870

[Jor3lBR]

Looks good SniiPe!

Now give us some numbers :)

[The Water Dog]

Love your work Sniipe:D
This is going to be sweeeeet=)

[lyl]

heh, i was just thinking if you were goin x58 this mobo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-128-362-S01&ISList=13-128-362-S01%2c13-128-362-S02%2c13-128-362-S03%2c13-128-362-S04%2c13-128-362-S05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128362&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-EX58-UD5%20ATX%20Intel%20Motherboard%20-%20Retail) would look great w/ the color scheme

:-P

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

heh, i was just thinking if you were goin x58 this mobo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-128-362-S01&ISList=13-128-362-S01%2c13-128-362-S02%2c13-128-362-S03%2c13-128-362-S04%2c13-128-362-S05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128362&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-EX58-UD5%20ATX%20Intel%20Motherboard%20-%20Retail) would look great w/ the color scheme

:-P

aint that the truth, unfortunately I cant afford x58 unless someone would buy my q9650 for 500 Bones :)

[Baxxxter]

Great work Snipe! But I am kind of disappointed... The reason is that I am building a new rig for about 3 months now, and today when I came up to your worklog on coincidence, it looked like im totaly copying you... :( so i am kind of in a bad mood now. Thats why i have decided that i am not going to write the worklog up to XS forums...
Nevertheless, I wish you luck at your project, because its comming up very nice! :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Great work Snipe! But I am kind of disappointed... The reason is that I am building a new rig for about 3 months now, and today when I came up to your worklog on coincidence, it looked like im totaly copying you... :( so i am kind of in a bad mood now. Thats why i have decided that i am not going to write the worklog up to XS forums...
Nevertheless, I wish you luck at your project, because its comming up very nice! :up:

glad you like it man, dont hold back on posting your rig just because its similar! I have been working at this for quite some time as well and as I went along amny others popped up with white themed rigs. but it doesnt mean they are copying me or I am copying them :up: Every builder here on XS takes ques from others, where do you think we all started individually wiring our atx connectors from? who had the original Idea to cut holes in the mobo tray? its all a cumulative effort by us all. When one person makes a groundbreaking build you can be sure that there are about 15 people he could go through and say "thankyou for making this build as great as it is"

its all about camaraderie and I hope you will post your log up here :)

-SNiiPE

[BababooeyHTJ]

I cant wait to see the end result. Nice work so far. :up: Make sure that you post tons of pics.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I got so caught up in playing with my new motherboard on the test bench that I completely forgot about the build :p: not really but I haven't done all that much work ;)


here are the pics

The arced edge is supposed to be there, I didn't make it quite symmetrical but you cant see that edge with the mobo installed;)
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5048/perma41uq2.jpg

for PCI-E power, you will see when this gets assembled
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8905/perma42id0.jpg

In the case, turned out very nicely IMO
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8396/perma40ei4.jpg


Air cooled board :down::down:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6869/perma43cp7.jpg

The beautiful new EK UT mosfet waterblock :up:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6040/perma44gs3.jpg

MCW-30, kickin ass and taking names
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/7703/perma45ii8.jpg

The Gang's all here :D
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8450/perma46le6.jpg



Watercooled board :up::up::up:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/844/perma47mr1.jpg

[lyl]

good lookin mobo tray!

rad shroud staying black?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

good lookin mobo tray!

rad shroud staying black?

At this point the decision was that it will stay black but every time I look over at the case I think "shouldn't that be white?" so we will see, maybe I will end up painting it afterall....

[lyl]

At this point the decision was that it will stay black but every time I look over at the case I think "shouldn't that be white?" so we will see, maybe I will end up painting it afterall....

Yeah, i was gonna say it could go either way

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Rad SANDWICH incoming :shocked:

The 45 fittign ended up not fitting with the rads together between the fan. this is ok though because now I have a 25mm shroud before the push side which should increase performance :up:

Once the MCR-320-S's come out then we will have the easy ability to run 2 rads on just 38mm thickness fans

Quick pictures, I've suddenly found my build hitting overdrive so I am doing a LOT of stuff :up:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2363/perma48zr2.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/795/perma50qn4.jpg


http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/153/perma49xh2.jpg

[masxerofkartis]

Its just too thick that thing. Why not use 1 fan in between instead of two?

[OdinEidolon]

Its just too thick that thing. Why not use 1 fan in between instead of two?

tubes didnt fit, i think

[CyberDruid]

Rad Sammich Nom nomnomnom

[OdinEidolon]

Rad Sammich Nom nomnomnom

ROFL! cant wait to see more pics and some tests of that rad setup

[Lagaaja]

Its just too thick that thing. Why not use 1 fan in between instead of two?

The 45 fittign ended up not fitting with the rads together between the fan. this is ok though because now I have a 25mm shroud before the push side which should increase performance :up:
Read the posts:up: And that's a nice job using those 45's:clap:

[Nitro99a]

was wondering if any one could help me. I have the PC-P80 case w/ an EVGA X-58 mobo, a coolit freezone elite cpu cooler. But the vreg cooler on the mobo hits the freezone when I put the mobo into the case. the freezone mounts on the rear exhaust, in place of the 120mm fan.. can any one can help me with any fab ideas

[zanzabar]

Its just too thick that thing. Why not use 1 fan in between instead of two?

it needed to be 26mm thicker so he used decapitated yate housings (2 micro center and 1 jab) and a few silicon spacers

we are both xg and frozen tech so we are on the same vent, thats how i got the info if u were wondering, and the post says it too

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

So I kind of like this idea so I'm going to actually do it:

Zanzabar and I chill in ventrillo for at least a little while each day, sometimes all day, and we talk about computers and XS and all that good stuff. I figured it would be nice to invite all of you to come chat as well :)

IP: sindar.zebgames.com port 4013
Please come to the Frozentech OC channel and you may Idle and chat there. :D

Guidlines: Please set your name to XS-[xs-username-here] when joining the ventrilo, I own the server so we will not ban you if you do your username correctly. If you enter the ventrilo and do not specify yourself in some way as being XS then you will probably be banned.

[anubis_is_evil]

hai snipe

just wondering why you use extender in that MCW30 ? can it be done with the BP 45's only ? or probably the BP 45's can't get with mcw30 coz it have countersunk in the thread ?.. i wanna do the same thing, but still confuse about it will fit or not..

thx..

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

hai snipe

just wondering why you use extender in that MCW30 ? can it be done with the BP 45's only ? or probably the BP 45's can't get with mcw30 coz it have countersunk in the thread ?.. i wanna do the same thing, but still confuse about it will fit or not..

thx..

the 45 by itself wont go into the housing on the MCW-30 and thus it wont seal beacuse of its sunken O-ring design. The ST transfer adapters have a non-sunk O-ring the fits in the MCW-30 with a nice and snug seal.

personally I think it looks better with the adapter too :)

[anubis_is_evil]

the 45 by itself wont go into the housing on the MCW-30 and thus it wont seal beacuse of its sunken O-ring design. The ST transfer adapters have a non-sunk O-ring the fits in the MCW-30 with a nice and snug seal.

personally I think it looks better with the adapter too :)

thx mate, it finnaly answered all this time...thingking to get 2 of those MCW30 and add it with koolance swivel 90', but i guess it wont fit, coz it needed more extender thought...

[Eddie3dfx]

Absolutely love the build. White and black is hella-gorgeous. Time to paint the swifty!

[Colossous]

Missed this till now - great build :up:

[lyl]

i'll vent it up

do you play wow, sniipe?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

i'll vent it up

do you play wow, sniipe?

I dont but there are ppl on the server who do :)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Yo guys so we got lyl in here chattin in Ventrilo with us and its a good time! you guys should all come join vent and we can all have a good ole watercoolin/overclockin/XS discussion!

[wra1th]

Wow! thats nice build! keep it going:up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Heres a little color combo preview, wanted to test it all out so here you go:

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9506/perma51nd0.jpg

[inCore]

I need to find a headset, can't wait to verbally abuse all of my new found friends. :p:

I'm generally not a fan of mixing colors, but after I saw your rad sandwich, I regained all of my faith. :D

[wra1th]

Heres a little color combo preview, wanted to test it all out so here you go:...

Nice stuff! It should looks good :up:
BTW what colours will you use? Now I see only white(interior) and UV green + blue.

[Baxxxter]

/Me like UV :D What i dont like is mixing colors, in your case i could make an exception since blue and green mix very nice :up: I realy cant wait to see more....

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I though all blue would be awfully boring so I had to choose a second color and since the motherboard has UV green slots green was a prime choice :). there is going to be an intense amount of UV light in this case so it should be incredible looking when assembled ;)


oh and one more thing, there is about twice as much blue as there is green :D

[wra1th]

I though all blue would be awfully boring so I had to choose a second color and since the motherboard has UV green slots green was a prime choice :). there is going to be an intense amount of UV light in this case so it should be incredible looking when assembled ;)


oh and one more thing, there is about twice as much blue as there is green :D

good logic.:up: looking forward for more photos:D

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Here is the 4870x2 voltmod, hope you guys like it :)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3913/perma52bv6.jpg

[wra1th]

Here is the 4870x2 voltmod, hope you guys like it :)
looks clear:up:, but how it performs? any tests?
EDIT: And what is that translucent thingummies? Is that silicone?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

looks clear:up:, but how it performs? any tests?

I dont have my waterblock yet ;) it arrives tomorrow. From past experience with my 4870 voltmod I should easily reach 950 mhz :up:

[wra1th]

I dont have my waterblock yet ;) it arrives tomorrow. From past experience with my 4870 voltmod I should easily reach 950 mhz :up:

Sounds good;)
Have you try to test it on air? I certainly can imagine how noisy it will be, but nevertheless...:rolleyes:

[twwen2]

I though all blue would be awfully boring so I had to choose a second color and since the motherboard has UV green slots green was a prime choice :). there is going to be an intense amount of UV light in this case so it should be incredible looking when assembled ;)


True that, it's gonna hurt my eyes.:rofl: I can't wait to see it Snipe!

[lyl]

Nice voltmod,
What are the specs of the potentiometers?

edit: nm, i looked it up :)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

So the time has come for another update! This time I decided to tackle the problem of hard drive mounting which I really like my solution to and I hope you do too :)

this update was shot with the DMC-LX3 again sothe pictures came out very nice :D

also you can see below the painting I did and the waterblock installed on the video card.

The subjects to be painted, prepped with 100 grit paper.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6532/permafrost60nj3.jpg

a quick coat of primer.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/544/permafrost61us7.jpg

the end result:
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1656/permafrost62bk1.jpg

I dont use these front ports anyway so I used some hex caps bolts and nuts to hold the plate in without the port hub behind it
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/3481/permafrost63iz6.jpg

A closed view:
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/6472/permafrost64wf4.jpg

My hard drive mounting solution, its a v1000 drive cage chopped down to only 2 drive rails and mounted to a custom white plate of aluminum I made with the Nibbler and the drill
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/5174/permafrost65oe5.jpg

the white plate is attached to the case support rails with clear adhesive 3M modders tape, this provides a gel sound damning and a clean mount look with plenty of strength :up:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3042/permafrost66fz8.jpg


At the last photo there you can see the 8-pin CPU power as I've attached it to the PSU with the cables all flat and lined up, I used the 3m modder's tape to arrange these as well. As you can see it provides a clean and subtle method for organizing cables.


Next up I am waiting for an order to come in from performance-pcs with some rotary male-to-male fittings and the acrylic for the window. In the wait I think I will be working on mounting the reservoirs to the case and a few other small bits of work.

Hope you guys enjoyed the update and have a merry Christmas!

[shazza]

oohhh, aahhhh, coming along beautifully. I also love the blue and green combo.

[Baxxxter]

Isnt the 4th and 5th photo the same? :confused:

Anyway... i always love to see progress on this build, keep up the good work :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Isnt the 4th and 5th photo the same? :confused:

Anyway... i always love to see progress on this build, keep up the good work :up:

thanks for the compliments and for pointing that out, fixed it :)

[lyl]

HDD mounting looks good

[masxerofkartis]

Very interesting and very nice build. BTW could you check if there could fit a vertical 120mm fan behind the psu? (perpendicular to the bridge) thanks

[N19h7m4r3]

That looks fantastic Sniipe!

You should be very proud :D

[BlueAqua]

Looking good Sniipe Dogg. I like the white cable sleeving, looks slick.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Very interesting and very nice build. BTW could you check if there could fit a vertical 120mm fan behind the psu? (perpendicular to the bridge) thanks

Maybe draw me a quick paint picture? I dont quite understand where your describing.


Thanks for the comments guys!

I should have res mounting pics up sometime tonight :)

[Ashraf]

It's coming along great! Very cool. :D

[dan___92]

what tubing is that on page 8? I'm guessing feser?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

what tubing is that on page 8? I'm guessing feser?

all primochill pro LRT tubing

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Here are res mounting pictures :)
I should receive my performance-pcs order this Wednesday (Tuesday if were lucky) and I will enter the final stages of the build :D

Needed to extend my mounting area and these extra PCI covers were just what the doctor ordered. Gotta throw the credit out to my pops who gave me the idea to use these :D
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/327/permafrost70qq3.jpg

With reservoirs installed
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6269/permafrost71hk9.jpg

Everything is nearly installed here. The 8-pin PCIE is a bit tight length wise so I'm going to fiddle with that a bit and see what I can come up with to make it a bit less forced looking.
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1889/permafrost72qk4.jpg


Hope you guys enjoyed this one, I for one am thrilled that everything ended up actually fitting! One thing I did that you can't see here is added a hole to run sata cables through to attach to the mobo. The hole is completely behind the board so it isn't in the pics.

[lyl]

coming together very nicely, props indeed

[Jor3lBR]

L00king good! Love the way the rotaries are fitting nicely and blend in the build.

[YukonTrooper]

Not sure if this has been asked yet, but are you using blue tubing, or were you just testing fits?

Also, have you thought about using that nano fluid as your coolant? That would me amazing...

And lastly, are you painting anything white? White tops would be hot.

Good stuff! :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Not sure if this has been asked yet, but are you using blue tubing, or were you just testing fits?

Also, have you thought about using that nano fluid as your coolant? That would me amazing...

And lastly, are you painting anything white? White tops would be hot.

Good stuff! :up:

the blue tubing is for the cpu/mosfets and the green is for the chipset and VGA :)

nano fluid would be very cool indeed, but It doesn't have the UV reactivity I want which is a major part of this build.

you know you've just reminded me that I've been an idiot and I completely forgot about painting the mounting bracket on my GTZ :rolleyes: I did paint my fuzion v1 bracket and it came out great so I will unmount the GTZ and paint that today I think.

[sniperbob]

that's a pretty trick res mounting solution. That is very innovative and your pop deserves the rights to be the first cardholder to the "Official SNiiPE_DoGG FanClub" :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

that's a pretty trick res mounting solution. That is very innovative and your pop deserves the rights to be the first cardholder to the "Official SNiiPE_DoGG FanClub" :up:

haha yeah, It reafirms why I always run thigns by him as I do them :)

and he also gets the first "Official SNiiPE_DoGG Creditor" card as he is always there to go to microcenter all the way in boston with me when I blow up a PSU or kill a hard drive :D

[sniperbob]

wow, i just realized you live in MASS!!! jeez, I must be blind... I'm a Western Mass native myself. Hatfield is where i reside. Must be nice to have someone to run to boston for ya, I'm on the complete opposite side of the state.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

cool cool, mass is nice but it blows the big one that the closest store that sells anything remotely useful to computer building is 40min-3 hours away from me depending on traffic :rofl: :rofl:

[shazza]

Very clever Res Mounts. I like the white sleeving on the PSU cables too. Will be interested to see the GTZ painted. Great job.

[Simps]

Very nice build.
I just don't like the cable management. 8pin, 24pin and GPU cables, could have been placed better. Try to make all of them, to come from behind the MOBO, on the closest spot from their mobo connectors.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Well I figured I would end the night with a bid of bad/annoying news.

I need some things really urgently to finish this build, but they are late coming from performance-pcs and won't arrive until the 5th of january :( no more real updates until then, the entire build is riding on 2 special fittings and some acrylic :mad:

[SGwillis]

looks good, like the braided powerlines for the 24pin and gpu

[headala]

I really like the res mounts....tell your pops. :)

[vinister]

I like your setup, especially all your nice angled fittings.

I do not like your individually braided wires. I think it looks hilarious, you turned all the small harnesses into HUGE ones... abit silly imho.

[scottc19]

Hey very nice build! Is it nesseccary to cool the moseft on the dfi board? I have the p35 version, I have the stock cooler on the vreg and a mcw30 on the north like you do. I am just wondering if theres any benifit to cooling the vreg that you know of... In your build it looks really nice, that block is just... expensive :)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Hey very nice build! Is it nesseccary to cool the moseft on the dfi board? I have the p35 version, I have the stock cooler on the vreg and a mcw30 on the north like you do. I am just wondering if theres any benifit to cooling the vreg that you know of... In your build it looks really nice, that block is just... expensive :)

unless you have a quad core the mosfet is not worth watercooling. the only reason to watercool the mosfet on the quad is that is draws double the amperage and thus more heat :up:

@vinister.

Yes I know the 24 pin is very large and yes the 8 pin is large as well, but I intend the sleeving as a design feature. In the final build I will scrupulously arrange the wires to be neat and equal lengths. It is possible I will run them under the reservoirs in the end, but I have not even considered that at this point. Consider the pics you have seen as previews ;).

[masxerofkartis]

Maybe draw me a quick paint picture? I dont quite understand where your describing.


Thanks for the comments guys!

I should have res mounting pics up sometime tonight :)

http://xs135.xs.to/xs135/09014/pc-p80342.png (http://xs.to)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

*snip*

hmmm, just checked it out for you and that distance is not 120mm, to be more precise the only way I could see that mount working is inside of the support rails, but then you have the radiator slightly overlapping the motherboard which might be an issue. I guess you could do it on the side away from the motherboard tray.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

GTZ bracket painted

In the light:
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/9140/permafrost81hj0.jpg

UV white paint on it :D was very difficult to photograph it like it looks in real life
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6793/permafrost80vd7.jpg

[Borys]

The paint on gtz look's but i think in real look's much better then on picture :]

[LockBreaker]

Awsome build! :)

I was just wondering how you managed to remove the interior of the case? Separate it from the rest I mean? :)

Was it fastened with popnails (some sort of screws, don't know if its the proper word for this perticular situation) or what? :)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Awsome build! :)

I was just wondering how you managed to remove the interior of the case? Separate it from the rest I mean? :)

Was it fastened with popnails (some sort of screws, don't know if its the proper word for this perticular situation) or what? :)

thanks, everything is attached by screws (exterior paneling) and some of it is attached by aluminum pop rivets.


heres a pic for you all of my rad shroud's fan grills:
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2493/grillllz2xn3.jpg

[joecop120]

No water cooled hard drives!?!?!:D:D

Snipe that looks great! I had to drop by your project, but it just makes me feel sad cuz I don't have the time nor money for such builds! The cost of college, apartment, books, insurance, etc would amount to a really sick rig, though. ;)

Subbed!

[hmmisee]

Looks epic :drool:
Need moar pictures! :D

[exe163]

Very nice, I really want to see how your set-up will turn out :up:.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Well guys the system is running filled and bled right now! (only took 45 minutes to fully bleed! ek 250 res's are amazing)

thanks for all the comments, it looks amazing finished.

Only thing left for me to do now is finish installing lighting, reinstalling the hard drive rack (had to remove to fill) and gettin the rig up on the photobackround for some glamour shots!

[Aielman]

Looks amazing. Great job.

[masxerofkartis]

Any results?

Can ye run a vantage please?

Thanks

[PsYcHoNo0b727]

I really love the white look of the case. Black is getting a little plain for me now but the white deff stands out more. I wanna see more pics :up:

[shazza]

Can't wait to see more pics. White is definitely the new Black!

[N19h7m4r3]

White is the new black?

Ugh I feel sick now! Black is and will always be black! The best!

But it's such a nice rig Sniipe :D

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Here's a nice little teaser for you all :) I'm doing some finalizing touches and then I will be doing a photoshoot of the system tomorrow for all to see :up:

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1289/teasertw2.jpg

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Quick performance update for those watching:

GPUs are OCCT & 3dmark stable @ 900mhz and 1.44v

CPU is running at 4.3 GHZ for the time being :D

[Jor3lBR]

Quick performance update for those watching:

GPUs are OCCT & 3dmark stable @ 900mhz and 1.44v

CPU is running at 4.3 GHZ for the time being :D

Nice clocks there Sniipe, fast and beautiful ha, I remember risca saying you would not get near 900Mhz on that 4870x2...

Guess he was wrong, did you use standart pots or added more voltage?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Nice clocks there Sniipe, fast and beautiful ha, I remember risca saying you would not get near 900Mhz on that 4870x2...

Guess he was wrong, did you use standart pots or added more voltage?

just standard 25-turn 50 ohm pots :)

and yeah riska was wrong :P

[sniperbob]

can't wait for these "photoshoot" pics man! That teaser is an amazing shot, but I'm sure it doesn't do the entire rig justice. PICS!!!!!! SHOW THE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

can't wait for these "photoshoot" pics man! That teaser is an amazing shot, but I'm sure it doesn't do the entire rig justice. PICS!!!!!! SHOW THE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha yeah and the teaser is shot with a point and shoot cam handheld. I am shooting the pics of the rig for a certain style used on a certain website ;)

[sniperbob]

haha yeah and the teaser is shot with a point and shoot cam handheld. I am shooting the pics of the rig for a certain style used on a certain website ;)

this certain site wouldn't happen to be a certain mdpc would it?? I may have to report an "Xtreme" pc there tomoro :cool: Awesome work man! hope u get in!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

while I clean up the photo studio from its 2-month conversion into a computer workshop I ran some real world benchmarks and I think this one gives you an Idea what the reviews of things don't always show:

this what a real machine can do, overclocked and spittin frames left and right! (FarCry2 ;))
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/4418/farcry2benchieskh3.jpg

[lyl]

did you make that graph?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

did you make that graph?

Farcry2 benchmark tool makes it for you, its very nice :)

[lyl]

Ah cool

[sniperbob]

pictures? I realllllllly want to see how everything turned out. The suspense is killing me!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

setting up the photo studio ATM pics for y'all tonight :)

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Just re-plumbed my dad's dual xeon 45nm quad work rig, heres a pic :)

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9794/dadcomphs0.jpg