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yeah i saw that too... i really don't understand why they keep putting these uggly green pcb on their RAM... really pretty coolers and "crappy" green pcb, too bad, 'coz except that detail, they look great on this mobo!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by redphil
can't wait to see what's next ;)
Get your magic marker out to cover the little green on the pcb, ;) lol
I've been looking at this case, to use with EVGA SR-2. It seams to fit, but I'm not sure. You guys seams to know this case inn and out, do you think a MB with Length: 13.6in - 345.4mm and Width: 15in - 381mm, would fit in this case?
I'm also wondering if it is possible to squeeze 2 x Corsair HX1000W into this case.
This build is amazing! I love the details you've attained too. It really shines.
Any chance you have a high resolution of this image?
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/1984/img5212.jpg
Thanks!
I agree with you, mate, only some of the companies care about the looks at 100% :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by josk1
:D I'll give it a try, but not sure it will be good :)Quote:
Originally Posted by masik
sorry, can't measure it right now, will do tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam_oslo
Thanks :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by mlee49
sure you can get it, just let me know what your e-mail is ;)
MB tray has about 430mm of height and 330mm of width + 50mm of distance between tray and drive baysQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam_oslo
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okay, time to finish PSU (finally LOL)
At the beginning I heatshrinked sleeving just near the PSU output but it turned out not good, at all. I remade it and now it's much better, let's watch step by step:
Slightly widened the hole, it was completely round at first. Bare metal edge can be fixed with Sharpie :)
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2519/img5883b.jpg
Then put all sleeving inside and fixed with zip ties. Also snipped SATA cables and 4-pin motherboard power cable.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8369/img2470ly.jpg
And now there is only 4-pin molex left naked, will do it later while prefinal assembly to cut it to exact length.
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Thx, sounds good.:) I'll put this case on my list and look closer at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by aka_GK
Nice... Progress! :p:
as if I have room to talk...
Excellent work on the PSU, my friend :clap: But why did you use insulating tape instead of heatshrink on the ends of the wires you've cut ? I know, it can't be seen from the outside, but nevertheless...
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wezly
I didn't have proper heatshrink, will redo it today ^^Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigris STI
So what's up with this build? Where you at, mate? I'm dying to see some updates.
oops, managed to miss your question :(Quote:
Originally Posted by y0gi
I am at university struggling through exams, hopefully they will finish by the end of this week and I'll please you with something new (end of this build for example :D).
And yeah, I have decided to change the last "old" part in this build, not hard to guess what is it :p: :D
Ahoy Kirill!
G.Skill Heatsinks on your FTW is FTW. Matches perfectly!
That board is indeed in very good hands!
Your photos are always a thing to behold for me.
Ahoy my mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by CptDreadFlint
thanks for your kind words and priceless help - wouldn't be possible without you ;)
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okay, finally have some free time to continue.
guess what? Hardware time! WC gear for this beauty is already cooooming :D
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3299/img2678d.jpg
Oooooooh, ahhhhh....
woot! new stuff!
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2210/img0004vp.jpg
Nice new stuff, aka_GK ;) Good to see you progressing on the build (and here I was, thinking I might beat you to the finish line :rofl:).
haha that's a good motivation :DQuote:
Originally Posted by shazza
ok. little bit of a progress
this thing was annoying me for the last 6 weeks, time to fix it
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9937/img0284pc.jpg
wow, fan doesn't have a rubber plug
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ready!
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done
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did some measuring for future cuts
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finally got some G3/8" to G1/4" adapters to put black barbs instead of chromed ones
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and here is the little teaser
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2945/img0339p.jpg
beautiful Kirill :) love the "tubing"
Fantastic build. I have Antec PSU too and will have to do same mod as you did to yours - cut out 4pin cpu power cable and sata cable, which is soldered.
Nice project, keep it up my friend!
Waiting for update..... Don't forget about us )))))
illidan, Mike, SPACEMAN (:D) thanks mates :)
here you go, finally slapped myself to do something, tiny update
Resoldered pump from 4-pin to 3-pin, quite straightforward:
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found that it's good to paint the connectors with permanent if wires are of the same color
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and result! I had to adjust pump case a bit to let the pump fit with new wiring
btw, I sanded off the dents and repainted the pump case, now it is nice black and smooth :)
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/717/img0761y.jpg
this is where it is going to be
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6761/img0768xx.jpg
and the magic snap caps worked great
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7113/img0771z.jpg
Sweet! Good job on those wires. Pump is looking great in the case! I like those caps, give nice clean effect.
Thanks Mike :)
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Did some more cabling and sleeving, now the lights - cut 4-pin molex, crimped 3-pin fan things to hook it up to the built-in rheobus
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and sleeved (zip tie mount is temporary :D)
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lights off, LEDs on :)
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and sleeved door fans power as well, goes right up to the koolance control stuff
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Then something more exciting:
I got round brass stand-offs
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sanded the part, marked medians aaaand... got an issue with soldering :shakes:
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/4289/img1175z.jpg
now I need to find a good brick or something to heat up the detail properly - solder just doesn't stick to it now, will continue soon ;)
Surprisingly Noiseblockers PK-3 do not work well with Koolance TMS-200 - tach signal goes crazy, they work well only on max (12v)
So, I got 4 more Yate Loon fans - cheaper than 1 Noiseblocker :D
Immediately started to cut, crimp and sleeve them
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this will be the central part in the case, so I did everything with utmost care :) digital caliper FTW
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5442/img12002.jpg
Did some soldering for the rad, spent 3 days for this thing
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Final rad assembly will follow soon :cool:
Noiseblockers seem to be really expensive. Not sure if the price is worth what they put out for in performance though :rolleyes:
+1 ... I don't see how they can be soooo much better than others.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidFiction
Noiseblockers are nice to have as casefans, but I'd never use them on radiators.
NB fans are very good for radiators too and the price comes not at least from their very good support and included cables and accessoires. Besides that, they have own supportthreads in some forums. When a fan is defect, they´ll mostly replace it in less than a week.
So in my opinion the price from their fans is ok. When you don´t need the accesoires, you can go for XL1 or XL2 fans from NB, they costs only ~ 8 €
well, I assume that the build quality of Noiseblockers is better than Yate Loons I got (casing is really well done, silencers and mounts too) and probably have better MTBF than Yates, but there are 3 things:
1. Noiseblockers PK-3 are not quieter (at least I can't notice anything with ear)
2. Noiseblockers PK-3 do not work with Koolance TMS-200. I mean none of 4 I got, so that's not a defect of a single fan. Was the main reason for me.
3. Price. $5.95 vs $24.99. 4 times less
Also I noticed that these PK-3s have strange low frequency vibration if they are not perfecty vertical or blowing downside. Again, all 4 fans have it.
I don't see the point in paying 4 times more (ok, two times more: YL fan + silencer = $12) just for a good case. Plain matte black yates are good too.
Yeah Yates are real nice... they're cheap, but they don't make themselves noticeable, so it's not like you look at it and cringe.Quote:
Originally Posted by aka_GK
Hello there.
Nice build you got going on there, i will get alot of inspiration from this build to go make my own P80 build :)
were didt you get the bracket's from to mount the rad in front of the case?
keep up the good work m8.
dMITIj, hi! thanks :)
this is lian-li rad bracket, got it in PPCs
okay thx :)Quote:
Originally Posted by aka_GK
can you post an link to me, can't seem to find it.
btw. do you know a place in the EU were i can buy it?
Here it is. Dunno where to buy in eu :(Quote:
Originally Posted by dMITIj
Maybe caseking.de or pc-cooling.de can organize it
and finally I got this done :)
first, I filed down rad bracket a bit, to let the cables pass freely (p-clip will be holding them)
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/61/img1427i.jpg
then finished and assembled everything :D
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those soft rubber gaskets are from Noiseblockers PK3 kit, atleast some benefit from non-working $25 fans :D
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/181/img1530l.jpg
aka GK: change Noiseblocker fans to Noiseblocker gaskets in your signature :D
Lol, $25 gaskets :rofl:.
This build is amazing ! read the whole thread. I want to start building my own WC loop.
But have a noob Question :
Why the fans on your rad, blow away from the rad not into the rad ? and why are they tick not fat fans ?
Just finished my latest build using the same technique for the rad mount in the PC-P80.
No where near as elegantly done as this one, though. Great job so far. :)
i've have some "problems" with the pk-3 as well. they made a strange noise in the beggining, but i let them roll for a while and the noise was gone afterwards.
i wouldn't use yate loons, at least the 120mm version as they make a very annoying bearing noise that can be heard miles away. (Sleeve bearing version at least)
thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by recent
there are few possible configurations - you can install fans so that they blow (or push) air into the rad, then fans can pull air out of the rad (like I did) and the most powerfull combo - 3 fans on each side, this one called push-pull :) Pull configuration gives slightly better results in this particular setup, moreover I have fans in the door that push air inside
I just don't have space for thick fans, also I dunno if there are thick 140mm fans :shrug:
thanks, Biffa, glad you like it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Biffa
140mm YLs are surprisingly good in terms of noise, I can't hear any annoying noise :shrug: they are on par with PK3s when it goes to the soundQuote:
Originally Posted by ColdzeroTeam
YL's degrade if they are used in a horizontal position, but are good in vertical spots.
I'm the same as aka_GK, YL 1000rpm fans pulling with the 3 door fans pushing, getting good temps at initial rough overclock settings, need to tweak both OC and Voltage to get to optimum so still a Work in progress.
But I don't have any gfx in the loop just cpus and mobo.
Biffa, is it project Gemini you are talking about? Do you have a worklog? If no, could you PM me with some pics? I am dyeing to see it
Yeah its finished, as is weebeastie, I've just been too busy to put the time into the worklog.
Promise to get it done ASAP, the photography is not great :)
aka_GK very nice
140mm San Ace and I'm sure Delta, EMB, Panaflo etc. produce a similar product.Quote:
Originally Posted by aka_GK
made some progress yesterday, finished soldering stand off to the koolance splitters
got some missing stuff: flux (Goot paste), solder and torch
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5525/img1913s.jpg
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whole setup overview
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4193/img1956z.jpg
doing that for the first time, not everything went well :facepalm:
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3945/img1950j.jpg
results are not perfect, but I'm glad I didn't wasted anything :D those joins will not be visible afterall
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3955/img1960f.jpg
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
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old is on the right
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did some painting
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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!
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resleeved 8-pin in slightly neater way
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amazing job! congratulations!
Super smexy! Loving the black stealth hosing and the neatness of the wiring :D
Dat sleeving!
-PB