I'll get it good and hot too right before I pull it, that should help I'd think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Istasi
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I'll get it good and hot too right before I pull it, that should help I'd think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Istasi
You da man, Philly_Boy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philly_Boy
From what I've read, making it hot actually strengthens the bond. If you're having extreme trouble getting it off it's suggested that you freeze it. However, I was able to get mine off at room temperature with a little effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Good looking build Istasi :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Istasi
Those grills are insane - I like them VERY much. Will definitely follow up on them..
Darn, I want to remove my Accelero also and it seems quite impossible without breaking the card.Quote:
Originally Posted by Istasi
I spent a good 45 minutes-1 hour removing mine. Very slow work, but it eventually gets there with the right tools. I actually used a combination of a razor blade and a very thin flathead screwdriver to cut/pry the RAM pads off one at a time.
Just got an Apogee GT from Don (Philly_Boy) so I should hopefully be leak testing through the night. :woot:
Sorry, not the greatest pic in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2k7zero
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3...trip003tc6.jpg
BIG update today!
Finally got all the necessary parts over the last week, so let's get this show on the road. Mounted my MCR220 with the fans pulling fresh air through the back. Pump is mounted in neoprene to the floor of the case, and res is mounted with velcro to the drive cage.
Here's a pic of the Rad/Pump/Res mounted and preliminary tubing in place
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8...trip007vy4.jpg
After this I proceeded to strip down my previous system. The P180 has been great to me, but I needed something a bit bigger. :D
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4...trip012uo1.jpg
The guts
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6...trip013mg4.jpg
Now, jump forward a few days. On Wednesday I discovered my TDX had a botched top, and Philly_Boy was kind enough to replace it with an Apogee GT. I also routed the rest of the tubing, fitted the MC14's to my X1900 using a mixture of AS Adhesive and Ceramique, and generally took care of all the loose ends.
Today I started leak testing. I thought I had cleaned out my rad pretty well, but as soon as I started running the loop today, tons of tiny metallic particles, from the rad I assume, began filling my system. I immediately emptied the loop and proceeded to flush it with distilled until I could no longer see any particles. Filled her up with Distilled/Pentosin again, and we were off. It's leak testing as we speak, here are a few pics.
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/725...trip015qc8.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1...trip016nr2.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1...trip020ru8.jpg
The only issue I ran into while bleeding/leak testing was a very slow leak from the lower barb of the MCRES, but a thicker o-ring fixed that right up. The system is 99% bled as of now, and I'll hopefully be installing the components tomorrow afternoon. I'm extremely glad I had the foresight not the have the mobo/gfx card in there while leak testing/filling/bleeding, because let's just say it wasn't the cleanest process.
More to come tomorrow!
The Corsair psu looks really good in that case.
You lucked out in the paint matching like that.
Oh my god I think I have voltage regulation controller phobia...:P
Hmmmm...I'm thinking your rig might look better without the coolsleeves but that's cuz I'm an anticoolsleeves whore. Apart from that and the fan controller :stick: Sorry if you don't understand what I'm saying, its because my rheobus burned up on me.
thats really sick! i like the color contrast...
Can't live without my rheobus, fans @ 12v are unbearable. I'm not too sure about the CoolSleeves either, might replace them with blue or get rid of them altogether. But for now, I'm gonna leave it as it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by serialk11r
You have no blue cool sleeves because you didn't ask me for them.....I have like 2 packs on the shelf...blue in the coolsleeves matches the blue led's in the fan's purrrrrfectly...Quote:
Originally Posted by Istasi
Well, I'm posting from my main PC right now :woot:
Still working on the final touches (lighting, wire management, fine tuning everything) but so far this thing is great. Fulfills all my goals as well.
Will have some final pics up tomorrow.
Well, here she is, all completed!
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6525/img6454qp1.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6126/img6469tk0.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4809/img6456ef7.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9779/img6457yv4.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5346/img6462sp5.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2994/img6464kr0.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/64/img6465fi0.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5910/img6467gf2.jpg
Big thanks to Philly_Boy for the case, WC gear, and being an awesome guy.
Next up: Get myself a PA120.3 :rolleyes:
Looks good Istasi! :thumbsup: I like the grills.
Check out mine if you want :p:
well I'm glad it turned out well man :toast: I wish to have a UFO case some day...some day...
Looks great. :clap: :clap:
I have two Sunbeam Rheobus controlling eight fans and they work great. I would raise the Micro-Res up to the top of the drive cage, I had mine low like that at first but found it bleeds faster and doesn't stress the supply tube to the pump as much in the upper posistion. Just a thought.