project: lian-li v2010 & PA140.3

starting new worklog with lian-li v2010 , need some ideas
motherboard - blooderage
memory - dominator gt
the case is black (i will powder coat satin black inside)

1. like this plate but not UV blue , i want clear plate to put some red led inside.

http://www.acryan.com/index.php?opti...d=24&Itemid=59



i want to start a worklog and buying all the water cooling and modding parts , can you give some ideas??
black case with touch of red.

2. how can i mount the 140X3?
like the mount on the bottom of TJ07.
there is any brackets i can buy somwere?

3. side windows:

can i do a clear side windows without to see the screws from the outside (like bolt on)?
clear i mean like the original lian li side windows:
http://lian-li.com/v2/en/product/pro...29&ss_index=73
or like murderbox:
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/1221/mb0086636.jpg


here is my computer:
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/274/dscn0497w.jpg

project logo:
i think about glow logo with plexi or acryl with red led attached to the top of the case with laser cut or water cut (i didn't know how it call).
like the FLOW project:
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5919/7312096.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4540/7312097.jpg

but again , how can i attached the plexi/acryl without to see scerws from the outside??
if you have more ideas for the logo design , i'll be happy to hear.
i know how to build the water cooling system
i want to put PA140.3 + 120X2

but i'm talking about the design of the case
like murderbox or MDPC system as inspiration.
i checked the worklog list and i didn't found a lot of V2010 cases.
so i ask for help and ideas for clear/clean/simple design.

4. what is the different between TJ07 and V2010? (tj07 is more popular)
V2010 look bigger and could fit any size of rad.

thank you

any info?!

rad fans:

how this fans:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=25374
low noise , low RPM , high CFM
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/5851/xlff145301.jpg

it's better than the Yate Loon 140mm - D14SM-12?
what is the best 140MM rad fan?

fitting:
on the murderbox worklog they use BSP G1/4" - 1/2" High Flow Fittings and Primochill Pro LRT Black 3/8” ID 5/8” OD tube without any clamp ,
how can put 1/2" barb into thin tube??? how come it's without clamps?
http://www.murderbox.com/uploads/%20...derbox.008.jpg

To get tubing on, dip the ends in boiling water for a minute, this will loosed it an and it should go on with a bit of force and some wiglleing. If this doesnt work, put it in boiling water and then get some small nose pliars, stick it in the tube and open the poliars up, which will stretch it some more

what about my other questions?

for the cutting of the side windows and the top of the case , what should i need to know?
water jet or laser cut? prices?
i need a template?
how can i attach or stick the plexi/acryl/lexan to the aluminum plate?
plexi/acryl/lexan , which one to choose and from where to buy it?

Bump !

pelo you can use water-jet or laser for the top.
I prefer water-jet because there's no heat but both would
work. Price is dependent on the shop. Just look around your area for sheet-metal shops.

The acrylic can also be bought at a local plastic shop or Google acrylic or lexan. All will work for your purpose. Some of the online shops also sell it.

You can attach it with double sided tape or silicone.

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Originally Posted by armeniandave

pelo you can use water-jet or laser for the top.
I prefer water-jet because there's no heat but both would
work. Price is dependent on the shop. Just look around your area for sheet-metal shops.

The acrylic can also be bought at a local plastic shop or Google acrylic or lexan. All will work for your purpose. Some of the online shops also sell it.

You can attach it with double sided tape or silicone.

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thank you very much for your help.

about the displays: (like the murderbox)
they use PLED matrix orbital MX6 , i can't find this model anywere.
i need display that can show cpu/water/motherboard temp and display for free text that i can wrote myself.
do you have any suggestion??

http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/gal...rderbox-06.jpg

this pic come from the FLOW project:
http://www.hostthenpost.org/uploads/...066865094c.jpg

it's the same door like in my case , do you have any idea for the design? (pattern or any thing)

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Originally Posted by pelo911

thank you very much for your help.

about the displays: (like the murderbox)
they use PLED matrix orbital MX6 , i can't find this model anywere.
i need display that can show cpu/water/motherboard temp and display for free text that i can wrote myself.
do you have any suggestion??

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MO PLEDs have been long gone for some time now (almost 3 years):

http://www.matrixorbital.ca/products/pk_series/

Your best bet now is to use a VFD display if you want to mimic that setup.

before i go to the waterjet workshop i need to make a CAD sketch up for the 2 side door with the place i want to cut?
i need some info

i want to buy those PLED displays

someone know from where?

what is the model of those displays?

powder coat the inside of lian li v2010 , can i get advices?

i should drill the rivet out.

after the powder coating finish.

instead of rivet , i could use TAP to drill M3 hole and use M3 screws?
what is the length of screws should i need?

what is the size of the screws in the case? (mother board tray, hdd , psu , side windows and more...)

i want to replece everything to black , can you help me to find and choose?
taps:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#taps/=3p8k99
screws:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#machine-screws/=3p8oub
http://www.mcmaster.com/#socket-cap-screws/=3p8plo

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6466/dsc0006dn.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8610/dsc0011ig.jpg

flat rivet:
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3554/dsc0004ap.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8332/dsc0003co.jpg

http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product...s_index=85&g=f
this is M4 or 6-32 screws?

i want to order tap and black screws from:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#socket-cap-screws/=3qdv8d

Here are black screws:
http://en.mdpc-x.com/mdpc-mounting/screws.htm
http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=60_146

I don't recommend switching rivets to making your own threads, the plate is probably thin and that's one reason they used rivets in the first place.
Just buy a rivet tool, they are pretty cheap and then you get, IIRC, 3mm rivets, both flat and round head.

Check my build log how to remove rivets.

MDPC have black rivets but think those are round headed. You can probably paint those with a small brush after they are applied to the case.

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Originally Posted by WinstonSthlm

Here are black screws:
http://en.mdpc-x.com/mdpc-mounting/screws.htm
http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=60_146

I don't recommend switching rivets to making your own threads, the plate is probably thin and that's one reason they used rivets in the first place.
Just buy a rivet tool, they are pretty cheap and then you get, IIRC, 3mm rivets, both flat and round head.

Check my build log how to remove rivets.

MDPC have black rivets but think those are round headed. You can probably paint those with a small brush after they are applied to the case.

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you have lian-li case ,
the bigger screw is M4?
http://lian-li.com/v2/tw/product/upl...10/v2010t7.jpg

no one know the size of the big screw in the pic?!

Those screws are thumbscrews if you are referring to the large one that is holding the sideplate to the backplate?

Anyway.. yes, Thumbscrews. As far as i know, there is only one size on theese screws, and the holes for your sidepanel fits it like a glove.

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Originally Posted by The Viking

Those screws are thumbscrews if you are referring to the large one that is holding the sideplate to the backplate?

Anyway.. yes, Thumbscrews. As far as i know, there is only one size on theese screws, and the holes for your sidepanel fits it like a glove.

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but , this is M4 or 6-32 screw or somthing else?

Most are M3 = 3mm and then the others are UNC 6-32. Then there are others with non machine threads like the fan screws etc.

today i got the matrix orbital PLED mx-630 displays (like those in daniel's murderbox)
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5474/dsc0003cd.jpg


i use Nikon D90 with 18-105mm VR lens , why i get so poor quality pictures?
can someone give me some advices?

WhereTH did you manage to find 3 of those extinct birds?

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Originally Posted by pelo911

(like those in daniel's murderbox)

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screwdriver? :rofl:


just kidding.

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Originally Posted by Ketzer7

WhereTH did you manage to find 3 of those extinct birds?

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matrix orbital made them special for me.
with 6 month warranty instead regular 1 year. :rolleyes: