Interesting result. Somehow those rough/scratched brass looks make me think of steam-punk builds :)
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Interesting result. Somehow those rough/scratched brass looks make me think of steam-punk builds :)
Looks good! Can't wait for more pics! :up:
no no no, that's not my kind of thing :DQuote:
Originally Posted by churchy
thx ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by zalbard
updatie!
The overall idea is as following: when we have watercooling in the case and a whole bunch of expensive stuff we don't want it to get wet, right? So, when we have draining or filling ports near the hardware we have quite a good chance to spill coolant on it, all this mess is to reduce the chance :D Also this is the way to make WC look neat and clean, a part of build's idea too.
Let's start from the bottom, pump outlet goes behind the 5.25 bay to the splitter and here is the first thing, drain port.
Sorry about the terrible tubing - I used old tygon cut outs for this first mockup
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/337/img0013ag.jpg
As you may notice due to the construction of splitters drain outlet is slightly lower than inlet - exactly as it supposed to be for easy draining.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9635/img0014dt.jpg
Then tubing is going straight to the top to the fill port! Idea is the same as with drain port, but upside down
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/3056/img0018jm.jpg
But here is a small problem - tubing won't go easily under the stiffening bar due to the 5/8" outer diameter, also it bends under then back to the bottom splitter - that doesn't look cool
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9017/img0019po.jpg
Now it's fixed with the dremel :D snaky rotary passing tubing to the rad
for now front piece is just hanging freely, but I'll fix it with stand-off later - don't have proper size right now
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1867/img0027qoc.jpg
View from the top
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/361/img0031ey.jpg
Basically this is it for draining and filling, but I have one more interesting thing for ya, take a look, do you see anything behind the bar? just a tubing with angled barbs?
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7576/img0035cd.jpg
But there is a flowmeter actually :D it was supposed to be a part of the tubing going behind the 5.25 bay, but when I'd heard about the issues with vertical placement of this flowmeter, I changed my mind
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1015/img0036cq.jpg
And again view from the top
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1193/img0042mh.jpg
I was going to post some more full case pictures, but it were too dark for decent pics, I'll show it later.
Oh, and supposedly this week I'll take apart my open stand to finally start putting hardware into the case, but still there are some work to do such as painting, sleeving finishes and lots of tiny tweaks and details.
Please tell me what you think about all this :D
wow.... nice ideas, for hiding tubing and flowmeters!
Hey, bud. Thought i would pop in and say very nice work.:up:
Love the way you hid those fittings behind the bar.
Very very nice.:)
That's some fine planning & plumbing. Dremel is my fav tool. Not sure why you want to hide the meter, but you did a fine job of it. Subbed.
i think u may get a lot of noise with this pump installation
i would suggest u to run simple loop before u proceed and see how ur pump isolation works
How so? He hasn't mounted it directly to metal. The (UN)design brackets are pretty good at reducing vibrations.
barfastic, y0gi, Quagmire, thx :)
about pump vibration - there will be two insulations: at first pump is mounted with rubber grommets, not touching the bracket at all, secondly there will be foamy stuff between the bracket, case floor and screw nut underneath so again no direct metal to metal contact.
renewed 24-pin sleeving with new color and in more subtle way
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9580/img0057qa.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8719/img0076ws.jpg
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old is on the right
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4611/img0052dd.jpg
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5910/img0050zx.jpg
did some painting
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5342/img3100or.jpg
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5734/img3101j.jpg
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9184/img3104i.jpg
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And blacked out waterblock stand-off with heatshrink :D
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8193/dsc3465n.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9332/dsc3467n.jpg
I really like your attention to details. Keep up good work bro.
awesome job on this man..love the updated cable sleeving
I love the standoffs. Great idea dood.
The color is interesting.
:up:
so far so long, update!
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9672/dsc5876m.jpg
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4161/dsc60702.jpg
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9586/dsc6073u.jpg
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resleeved 8-pin in slightly neater way
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8431/dsc9721m.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2108/dsc9796.jpg
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6932/dsc9863v.jpg
amazing job! congratulations!
Super smexy! Loving the black stealth hosing and the neatness of the wiring :D
Dat sleeving!
-PB