Printable View
Ok, so I got my pedestal in today and I have started my rebuild, but first a few shots of my old build. As you can see it was getting a little crowded and after doing several upgrades, including adding a third loop, the wire management had gotten thrown out the window.
I have a few goals for this rebuild:
1 - Wire management will be a priority.
2 - Get some room back by moving one of the radiators down to the pedestal and moving the hard drive cages down there also.
3 - Add quick disconnects for draining to alleviate that headache.
Here are some pics of the pedestal and a mock up of the frame with the pedestal:
And some more:
looking good - cant wait to see you start filling her up! :up:
Ok, so I got it taken apart and drained. Now comes the fun part, putting it back together. The thing about the modular UF2O is that you can change the face plates around, which also means putting it together, looking, taking it back apart, shifting and putting it back together again. I am still trying to figure out a final configuration and I am waiting on a few more parts to come in, but I am hoping to have this done by Friday before I go back to work. Thanks for stopping by and look for more updates over the next few days.
Thank you, this is probably my favorite part of building a computer, but I don't want to be down for to long. Hopefully I will be able to meet all my goals with this and have a build that I am proud of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dangals
Very nice! How's the pedestal feeling when you are handling it?
That really makes a standard UFO A LOT bigger. I like it. If I ever want to rebuild my UFO I just might try one of these pedestals.
Are you going to have to cut the bottom of your UFO?
solid from the looks of it, solid enough to support a loaded MM case that is...
it almost looks ascended with BDS front...
Very sturdy just like the MM case. The paint job is spectacular also.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0xdeadbeef
The bottom of your MM case gets moved to the bottom of the pedestal. The top you order from MM can be pre-cut for $5 or you can cut it yourself. That then goes on the bottom of your MM case and then attaches to the pedestal. Took me few seconds to figure out.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueAqua
I only wish they would include assembly instructions with it. I know you can download them, but a single sheet with a diagram would have saved me time. It's a minor thing, just a suggestion.
Very nice! Catching up on worklogs, and am enjoying yours. I like your evolution through the MM series.
Very nice UT, I like to know what power supply you use? Also how are you running those pumps? single 12v wire to all 3 pumps?
I am also re-configuring my system like you, was wondering if the following method will work?
I have 1100 watts psu, I want it to power my whole system, but I'm not sure if that will work. I have another 450 watt psu which powers all the fans & pumps. This method works fine and each pump have its own independent wire. However I want to get rid of the 2nd psu. I'm trying to eliminate as much heat as possible inside the case.
Good luck with the setup :up: looking forward to your progress.
Quote:
Originally Posted by shazza
Thank you very much. It's going slower than I want, but I am waiting on parts.
Thank you. I am using the Gigabyte 800GT Odin. I power all three pumps on a single rail along with the SATA, Fans, Fan controller. That rail is rated for 25 amps, not that I ever go over 13amps, but I like having the headroom. I don't think you need a second PSU, here is everything I am running:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pellepel
QX9650
Maximus Formula
4GB G-Skill 1000 DDR2 Ram
2x 150GB Velicoraptors
4x Seagate 320GB HD's
2x HD4850 in CF
7 San Ace Fans
1 OCZ Ram cooler
1 Coolermaster fan
2x MCP355 pumps
1x MCP655 pump
2 Blue UV lights
The most I have used is 538 watts according to the Gigabyte software. I do run each HD4850 on separate rails, but I don't think it would be an issue to put them on the same rail. My rails are rated at:
12v1 - 18amps
12v2 - 18amps
12v3 - 25amps
12v4 - 25amps
So since you have 1100watts, I just don't see you needing the extra PSU. Hope that helps.
Utnorris
Ok, so I really haven't made any real progress in my book because I waiting on some parts from PerformancePC. Hopefully they will get here tomorrow. I did finally decide on a final configuration and I was able to mount one of the rads and the Swiftech res for the MCP655. Speaking of, which do you think I should put on the CPU only loop:
1 - MCP655 non-variable
or
2 - MCP355 with XSPC Res top
Thanks for the input and stopping by. Here are few pics for the time being, can you guess what the last picture is and what it is for?
Looking good so far norris :up::up:
Thank you Sir. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
looking good... keep it coming!!
Wow, it's big : O
Keep'em coming, can't wait till I see finished : )
I bet the Koolance fittings are to connect multiple radiators together.
I hope your house has vaulted ceilings. :rofl: :D
You will see tonight..........Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueAqua
Until then, here are a couple of pics of some stuff that came in today. Now, I get to put it together.
Alright, time for some updates and pics. I am currently leak testing and will do so for the next 5-6 hours, I might even just let it run for a day or too since I had a LEAK :eek: Yeah, I had a leak, I will get to that later, anyway here are few pics. Case and motherboard, oh, and that mysterious connector is for connecting my two cards together. Since I do not have full cover blocks I had to improvise, tell me what you think of it.
Ok, moving on, this is the pedestal, in it I have two rads and my hard drives. I will also run most of my cables there to hide them since the sides are solid. Notice the quick disconnects, easy draining from here on out. :D
And finally, a pic of that beautiful Enzotech Sapphire water block and some assembled, not completed, pics. As I said befor I am currently leak testing, after that I will finish connecting all the cables and take some final pics.
Ok, so about the leak. I use Koolance compression fittings and they have these red o-rings that normally work great, I usually just hand tighten them and all is good. However, due to how the Saphhire is designed the fittings don't quite seal and well, I had a leak. About 2-3 spoon fulls of liquid got on my board, nothing TP can't take care of , :D. At first I thought I didn't tighten them enough, so I re tightened them and guess what, still leaking. So I took the block aprt thinking it mught be the o-ring inside, but is was all good. So I then took another look at the fittings and that's when I discovered they were not sealing properly. Not a big deal, I just replaced them with larger o-rings and no more leaks. I am still going to leak test for a good while just to make sure no other leaks rear their ugly heads. After that I will finish the cabling, neaten it up and then post final pics. By the way, this case is huge, :eek:. So that's where we stand at 4am in the morning. Maybe time for some sleep, :rofl:, seriously, I think I am hallucinating, so some sleep it is. Good night.