Go the speakers [reminds me of school days :)].
Your build is coming along nicely. A red interior with a white exterior would look great so long as you don't have too many windows [or the red will become too dominant].
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Go the speakers [reminds me of school days :)].
Your build is coming along nicely. A red interior with a white exterior would look great so long as you don't have too many windows [or the red will become too dominant].
your build should go here -> million-dollar-pc.com
i use to do alot of speaker mods, i have 2 backpacks running off decent size amps 10w 2 channels off of 12vdc with 2w speakers, pretty loud and fun to run around it. the head turning effect is cool :up:
next for me is a ghetto boom box, im sure you guys have seen those, but i want to put in a few 6" subs and CCFLs :) anyways red interior might be nice, well see about that
thats alot mate, maybe :up: i wouldnt mind.
i just ordered a pair of 2x 2gb RED tracers so thats going to be nice for this build
now in search for some 88cfm red led yates :up:
cheers
Lookin' good Bro, I'm really digging those speakers up front. What's going in the lower bay, optical drive? I vote more speakers! :)
more speakers!? maybe :rofl: depends, and the lower bay cover is the optical drive :up:
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though i wish i could just make a double bay cover and just cover up the drive
the bay cover over the drive looks tacky, and i dont want that.. :( i wish i had
gotten the a manual mill like i intended too.. anyways
the system wouldnt boot yesterday (bad PSU cable, one if the pins keep getting
loose) so i took that as an opportunity to tear the rig open and redo a few things
first the D5 is out of the picture, obviously the 8800GTX, and the HD being mounted
in the 5.25" drive bay, migrated the drive to the original HD caddy and added
another so theres a total of 2x WD320AAKS hopefully the raid control on the
board will suffice for the task of putting them in a raid 0. so the HD are in and
i got just enough room to mount a DDC, so heres the update guys.
C&C welcome
still need opinions on the previous update
oh and the tracers are coming in today :up: newegg is like down the streetQuote:
1. red tube or red coolant
2. red interior or black interior
from me, well at least where i work
cheers
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:up:
Well, my chances of getting the rad (mcr220) and fans both internal in that same spot look to be getting slimmer. I was planning on mounting the mcp350 with xspc top the same place you have. Looks like my rad might be going external.
oops double post
I hope you have some good tracers there. As long as you don't push them hard like everyone else I'm sure they will survive in your build.
yea ive i read theyre having trouble, i have faith in them, but thats not always enough
i can always sell and go back to my ballistix which work like a dream
very nice evil!
so i ordered red feser tubing and a bunch of red LEDs,
got some awesome ideas for the top, something ive
always wanted to do.
i present to you "the rising sun!"
but obviously in a nicer and more linear manner
so the rising sun will be cut out, then layer with some red
acrylic which is then LED lite from behind, will double as
as a power light or HD status with a switch :up:
also i want to fab a double bay cover which hides the drive
and the top bay can house the speakers in a nicer fashion
hopefully if all goes well, ill be adding another tool to my
collection, a scroll saw.
:up:
love ur build man.. size doesnt matter..hahah... nice card there... are u gona wc it too ?
evil, how did you use the drive bay cover on your DVD drive? Obviously you ground down the locking tabs, but how do you get the eject button to work?
Evil, have you considered painting the rad white? And if you are going witht he rising sun theme, maybe get the fins painted in red?
size always matters! :mad: i might WC the 4870 if i can afford to :up:
might have to sell off a few things to get that going well see :shrug:
i took off the original face plate but left the tray cover, hot glued the bay
cover on to that, then extended the switch with a small plastic rode, the
bay cover is flexible enough to allow me to push the button. you can see
all that on the first page.
hey pvtdonuts, yea that was part of the original plans, but im going to leave
the rad fins black, im just going to put a mesh filter over it and paint that white
as well.
i hate ordering from PPCS.. takes soo long to ship to me good thing its just
tubing and LEDs, if they mess that up im definitely switching e-retailers
id love to order from petras but i cant afford the tax :rolleyes: though it would
be here next day most of the time. i didnt have time to take pics yesterday
but i did do a bit of fabricating, not much but some sort of update.
cheers
I'm digging the Rising Sun theme Bro. Very clean indeed.
Maybe some Japanese characters too? :)
I love it all, besides the rising star idea...... sorry I have never liked the Rising Sun, nor will I, Personal Taste really, but I believe you could be a little more creative then a Rising Sun.... come on look at what you have already made happen!
Personal Opinion of course, and not hear to offend, just throwing out I think Evil is better then a Rising Sun
@gazmtk: sorry man but i love the rising sun, if you havent noticed
its in the top left of every picture :rofl: thanks for your opinion tho :up:
@charles_h: hey, thanks for stopping by :) as for the japanese characters
i may added a few, maybe some jap kanji for "day and night" just where
to put it :shrug:
yesterdays update:
Made the micro res that pvtdounts so kindly sent me,
um even more micro :up: after alittle cutting and sanding
and glue i had a mini micro res only bad thing is when
bonding the 2 layers of plexi i did not apply sufficient pressure
to the center quick enough before it bonded.. everything else
was perfect but the center of the 2 layers is obviously screwed..
i may attempt to repair it if i can find someone with a bent sander
so i can just sand it off instead of attempting to cut it.. unless someone
has a ban saw :up:
added a back plate behind the pump to hide the ugliness of
the frame, and added a plate in the back to cover up the
hole where the tubes enter. contemplated weather or not to
added a fill port, so i started drill it out, needed to pick up
my 1"+ step bit at work.
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Todays update:
So i started off with changing out the fan on the PSU, i
love this fan, and its white :up: anyways needed more flow
over the mobo and this was a tremendous improvement over
the ADDA fan in the PSU, which is another favorite fan of
mine, really good pressure coming from those fans. anyways
just wired it directly to the 12v line, and added the fan controller
to the back if ever needed:rolleyes:
got some more goods, sponsors dropped off a much better
sound card :up: and its got a red LED in it! :yepp: anyways
it didnt clear the MCW30 so i had to remove the bottom screw
which made the cover bend so i used a ziptie inplace of the
screw untill i can find a very low profile m3.5 screw
some small bits here and there, installed a hiper red 80mm fan
to the HD cage, its not bad, its quiet and expected CFM coming
from such a small/thin fan.
made new sata power cables, short ones, and got some short
sata cables, things are coming together.
leak tested the res, no leak but some spillage.. over filled the res
and it dripped all over my ram and HD :up: no big, there out
drying now and should be fine.
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cheers
i like the uber micro res, but whats the little piece of plexiglass on the inside of it, i could never figure that out
that baffles is there to divert bubbles, but in the orientation that i have it in it does nothing :up:
thanks
Nice work evil! :up:
keep it up, can't wait to see this build complete and final pics taken!
:rofl:
That micro res now even micro-er is a pretty neat idea.
Great work evil - I love what you have done with the SFF!
Brilliant!
Great idea with the Nano-resİ but I'm wondering how do you fill this ?
Little res looks awesome mate! :up:
love the res Evil, looks trick!
and I did notice the 'rising sun' in each picture, but to me that looks cool,tho after what you said I gave it some thought and how about wrapping the case with the rising sun, so its a complete sun?? just another Idea, I really want to see the outside match the 'WOW!' factor of the inside... and maybe, and this is a MAYBE, like the sun you use in your pictures, have it missing lil bits and pieces as if it was splattered with something that ate through it?? just a thought
Lookin good as usual evil :up:
Hey guys, small update
got my one of my leds in, check it out :up:
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im still working on the case idea, so most
all are up in the air. well see when i get around
to that part. for now interior is a priority
im going to pic up paint today, my feser
tube comes in on monday, hopefully well have
the interior painted and done by then so i can focus
on the front and the case body
cheers
Lookin' good Bro. :up:
I'm digging those ribbon led strips big time. My supplier sells them and I have always wondered about them. They appear to give off a nice amount of illumination - not too much, not too little. After seeing how you've implemented them, I'm a hafta get me some. :yepp:
Looking forward to the next update with the Feser tubing. :)
yea the strip LED is very convenient :up: 12vdc + 3M tape on the back
i should be getting my next set of LEDs on monday as well as the feser.
i might split up the strip so i can use it on multiple areas but the even
glow maybe too appealing for me to want to change it.
i bought my paint yesterday. weather isnt to good and i cant get time
in the booth anymore.. (car crash season?) so im going to build a small
cardboard box booth :up: lol no i just need a clean place to spray
hey guys, got a the rest of my LEDs today and
my feser tubing should be at my shop when i get
home. hopefully i get to painting today. i need to
find my rivet gun first. im not sure if i should
un rivet it or not. i need to do some more fabricating
before dismantling the case thats for sure.
but tomorrows update should be some what exciting
to some. but untill then thanks for stopping bye
cheers
Looking good evil. :up:
i like what you did with that res evil, looks great, cant wait to see you finish this one
man, i wish i had the money and skills you have
btw the dominator airflow thing came of perfectly without leaving any residue, thx bra
glad the dominator came out fine
i got alot to update, but havent had time to take pics
ill be sure to get one in this weekend
but for now more conceptualizing :up:
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:rolleyes:
Evil I would like to see what Statts has suggested, just so we have something to compare against, which will maybe lead to more ideas.... :up:
ohhh and please tell me your gonna wrap the entire case with the rays.... :rolleyes:
ohhh wait!!!
What if you had the sun in a corner which wrapped around onto the side and continued up the side of the case!!! THAT WOULD LOOK AWSOME! :D
update:
havent updated in a while, not much progress been super busy
but progress is progress. not much to say, the case design is
still up in the air, my main goal right now is to finish the interior
which proves to be an issue untill i can get all the water cooling
parts in. i did receive the feser tubing and all my LEDs, just dont
have enough time in the day to get it all done at once. i spent a
few hours making that dual 45mm fan mount, did it twice, broke
the first one, this one came out alot better but im unhappy with
one of the big circle, my vice squeezed it too much and it warped
the shape so its a slight oval...
cheers
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be careful of passive cooling those VRM modules on that video card, mine would overheat and shutdown.
update of all updates!
Gimmee lol.
Tell us how it performs ok.
Nice evil, let us know how it goes!
Torment us with pictures of a BOX ....................... check
Torture us with evil waiting tactics....................... check
Make us suffer by not posting any more pictures..... check
Tease us with mATX crossfire.............................. check
-sigh-
Niiice :p And I agree to MomijiTMO about tormenting ;)
HERE a good OC review for your mobo!!
Good choice!!
awww man... i just bought another mcw60 without thinking.. i need single slot blocks for the 4870s or i can use my soundcard... ahhh
:(
but the board is SEXY, ill post the picture tonight, i was just to busy yesterday.
edit:
also need the blocks to be single slot so i can still fit the fans inside.. if not i got some realy BIG modding ideas in mind to try and keep the things inside...
nice work man.........realy nice ;)
I love the "Issue fixed!" Sticker.
"Hey! We messed up, but if you buy THIS motherboard, WE FIXED IT! THATS A FEATURE I SWEAR!"
Oh god I LOVE dfi.
Yeah cause we just love it when our pcs turn themselves off.
Sorry about the MCW60. I've bought things without thinking too much too.
Hey, I know it's a little late in the game to ask this (no one ever said I was fast :rolleyes: ) but could you go in more detail about how you did this? I would love to try this and make a micro micro res, but have no idea what tools/glue/skills would be needed.
If you don't want to waste your thread space, could you shoot me a PM?
Pleeeeeeaaaaasseeee???? :yepp:
That new mobo just pushed this build from the "Insane" category to the "GodLike" category! Well done. I am super excited to see where this goes.
its simple really, these are the tools that you will need
tools:
1. saw (hack saw, scroll saw, band saw, dremel, etc)
2. squaring tool (30, 60, 90 triangle, etc)
3. file, sand paper, etc
4. IPS Weld-On #4 (super glue, 2 part epoxy, etc)
5. measuring tool (ruler, caliper, etc)
6. clamps (vice, spring clamps, c-clamps, etc)
7. some wood for clamping
8. obviously some plexi (i used 2 piece of .125" plexi and glue it together)
what i did was measure the distance i wanted to cut with my calipers, marked it, squared it, set it up on a miter block and cut it straight.
lapped the end that i cut flat and clean with 150 grit sand paper and deburred the ends with a knife (backwards technic)
then i measured the end of the opening that i cut and marked it down on the plexi, squared it up and sanded it smooth.
then i made a small jig from some wood and just glued it together and clamped it down
easy :up: probably missed some steps but you get the point
i know! i got a bunch of pictures that i need to fix up then ill post!
:up:
speaking of sound card, did you take that supremeFX II sound card from another asus mobo? i thought that sound card was only specific to the mobo it came with and wouldn't work with anything else. well, waiting to see how you solve this xfire and soundcard problem.
btw, what did you do with the old P5E-VM HDMI mobo?
ok ok.. :up:
yea the supreme doesnt work, ive asked around trying to see if i could get around it, apparently its hardware capped..
thats why i got the x-fi card a few pages back
i still have the P5E-VM HDMI, not sure what to do with it yet. i may just end up putting it up on a shelf with the rest of my non used mobos..
ill have the pics up in a few:rolleyes:
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That's some awesome PWM area for a mATX. This thing is going to put some ATX boards to shame.
evilvision ftw!
Rawr! Looky at teh mini DFI board! You gotta post some results when your done clocking that thing evil! :yepp:
Any idea what you'll use to cool the PWM mosfets?
WOW, that mosfet contact is AWESOME! This build is a bad thing for me.. I am now starting to think about computer #4...
I love your Hot wheels racetrack matt.
that mobo owns!!
nice update!
i have the same feeling :cool:
haha what are you talking about.. murdermod ftw:up:
i will get to testing on tuesday when my secret second 4870 comes in shhh.
haha, this is computer #3 the i have others but those were full i didnt pay for so i dont count them as mine tho i use them everyday :up:
to be honest, i never really had that many hotwheels growing up.. kind of wish i did
i plan on w/c everything on the mobo once i get my mill for now the nb and mosfet will be air cooled but i have something in mind already :up:
QFT, it is still sold to this day, and when i have some kids they will have there own as well. i remember playing with my toy soldiers and legos on that mat when i was little.. the good old days
thanks!
still need to finalize some parts for the case, if you didnt notice i added a side panel inside to cover up some of the ugly parts of the chassis. but it makes it hard to put in the mobo, so im going to make it removable. i need the second card to re think the routes of my tubes, and i have a few other things to do before getting deeper to finishing the inside of the case.
cheers
yay for second 4870, boo for need single slot solution :(
its going to cost me 100 to get 2 sets of iandh sinks, with the fear of the top card not
getting air flow, so that 100 is probably better invested in a FC block.. just need to come
up with another reason to get the other block...
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cheers
if i ever watercool my grfx, id put the casing back on :D, u consider doing that ?, i want more pics :D:D amazing build:clap::clap::clap::up:
knock knock...
update time. :)
ok :( heres the update...
turns out my Q9450 is dead... no idea why set up a test rig and when i powered up the system all i could smell is burning of its little sole... threw in a
E2180 and it booted up perfectly... tested it in another right and had the same
problem... :(
now im processor less.. so i might have to self off a few items before i can
get another. (P5E-VM boxed with all accessories, OEM Maximus Formula give
me an offer...:()
in other news, ive decided to move the layout around and i think ive found a
winner :up: i need more rivets, and i need to fab up a few support beams
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:(
How did it commit suicide? Any thoughts =\
Are you going to bury it?
evil how did you pop it?
:T
what was your voltages set at. Dude, i wouldnt drop in another processor until you find out how it died. Or things will keep on dying.
Oh oh...
Tell me it wasn't the mobo please!
I did have one thought, the JR only has 4 phases of power to the CPU. That's not many these days. If the power regulation wasn't up to scratch, could that kill a CPU?
Again, it may have just been a nasty power spike or something. :shrug:
No RMA for the CPU? Has it ben OC'd?
bury it no, more like dissect ! :up:
actually it was all default, though i did do the mistake of dropping the processor a few times but i wouldn't think that would cause in issue im guessing i cracked the one of the dies
no your safe it was on one of my P5E-VM HDMIs and i think its actually a physical defect in the processor
nope.. i tryed RMAing it once for a stuck sensor and i got turned down...
OC'd... is that even a question LOL (page 1, post 2)
QFT :up:
that is true because it wasnt currently running at anything now it runs at NOTHING...
RIP my lovely Q9450 :(
Fair enough, I knew it was probably a stupid question at the time (having not read through the thread :p:) but I just couldn't be sure considering this is a SFF build and there are some that just want the low temps/stock clocks in a cramped space.
Shame to lose the quad though, I know it can be fairly disheartening ;)
Yeah I'm going to assume you bought that when it was crazy expensive. :(
ah man, that sucks Bro. :(
yea i was really looking forward to this build, and i kind of needed it too
i can strip a processor from my main rig but i would still be 1 processor less
so either way i need to come up with another :( hopefully a quad as im
trying to get my render farm going :rolleyes:
ill have some pics posted today :rolleyes:
Good day for me is when i have all 3 of these guys running.
The entire Q9650 family. :rofl:
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QX9650 Q9650 X3370 <-- 1/2 twin.
So far only the QX and the Q9650's is up.
I had to take both twins down for a board swap. I dont like the Low end P5Q's.