Here are a few more. Hardware specs are in sig.
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Here are a few more. Hardware specs are in sig.
Last set of pics, the red button on the 3.5" cover is a remote eject button for my stealthed DVD burner :D
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Originally Posted by Waterlogged
Sorry Waterlogged, (and I agree whole heartedly) It's a friend... Looky :shakes:
Sweet Frostyone :)
Thanks, it's still a work in progress, I've got some plans for the front bezel that are really going to make this thing one of a kind :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by NysoO
very nice mate, amazingly clean. good job :)
Coming from you that's high praise Mister Triple LoopQuote:
Originally Posted by disruptfam
Parallel. The Y is hidden above and the res has three ports. The Marks are still embarassing. The Xeons are not very XtremeQuote:
Originally Posted by netburst
Try Provantage for the D5400XSQuote:
Originally Posted by Waymon3X6
No I have used two 3870X2 in there but need to LC them: there is no room between slots for aircooled cards to breathe.
Yep and Thanks:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Xilikon
Thanks a lot! I put a lot of time and effort into this machine, I'm very happy with the way it turned out. If you wanna see more check these out:Quote:
Originally Posted by ls206
http://www.themodnation-forums.com/v...637&highlight=
http://www.themodnation-forums.com/v...638&highlight=
Gotta change that damn blue power LED though, everytime I look at the pictures of it, it just bugs the hell outta me. Funny thing is I don't notice it when it's sitting right in from of my face everyday :shrug:
Cyber, get a NB block now dude. Same hole spacing as for the X38 is it!
Good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete
I want to get one made for the SB...
Frostyone - looks like you got a fake yate there, i think
One being done right now as we speak if the cooper arrived today. I've been out on a live fireing range all day so not in work but the cnc tool setter said it should of been done today if it comes! Yes i have a skullybord and poped the SB off and drew a block up.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
why u say that??Quote:
Originally Posted by taylormsj
very nice Francis. i still have a soft spot in my heart for those custom wood cases.
Very smooth on the wood case!
@ Frosty: Very nice and clean! Just needs another red light for some extra redglow! :up:
I think it's funny that the only fans that I ever hear of being fakes are yates. They are like the cheapest! Why not fake some $25 fans and make some real cash? It's like counter fitting nickels.Quote:
Originally Posted by taylormsj
Beautiful wood case Francis!
Nice wood case
That is one cool wood case. How hard was it to build and get it looking right?
:ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by phillip684
The lucrative market of counterfeiting $4 fans. I hear they're made of stolen healthcare equipment.
saint-francis that is AWESOME! I love that build.
Beautiful case and an impressive build - Xtreme!! :up: :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
I wish I had the cash to buy a SkullTrail workstation, this one looks great!
Love the Soldam case!
I suppose I should say something about my shelf there huh? At first I just had all of the parts to my system sitting on a shelf loose. I didn't want to have a case because of the extra fans I would need to cool the system and that makes more noise (my greatest high tech enemy).
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/3...00450yz.th.jpg
http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/6...00464oq.th.jpg
Then I decided to make everything a little more stable. I didn't like how the video card and the USB card could just be pulled out if you accidentally tugged on a cable. I have a 1 yr. old son so a cable getting yanked on is a very real possibility.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1...0181cr6.th.jpg
Then I just had to go with water. But how to mount the radiator?
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/DSCN0270.jpg
It looked like hell. The wife hated it. :rofl: But it kept everything very cool and quiet.:up: Notice the 120 mm fan blowing right over the HDD's.
So I decided to make a more elegant shelf. My grandfather is a hobbyist furniture maker. He has a very mechanically inclined mind. He holds the patents for Cordura, Bulk carpet making, seamless pantyhose and the soda bottle to name a couple. So I visited his workshop. I wanted the shelf to have enough room to allow completely unrestricted airflow and easy access to components. He introduced me to some interesting techniques for joining. The shelf is deeper than wood is sold so I had to join two boards together. I was introduced to the spline joint. I had intended to use a tongue and groove joint but apparently no self respecting furniture make would do that. It's only for flooring. I needed a better way to mount the reservoir also since it was stuck on a crooked slab of wood with Velcro; and it didn't make very good contact at that. I figured while I was at it I might as well get a second heater core. The two heater cores is really why it's so big (26" x 16" x 13"). The construction was pretty simple. I used a set of French curves to determine the curving parts of the supporting ..... legs? ..... I kept it angular to some degree because I wanted to to have a bit of a Waldorfian look to it; the integration of nature and technology in such a fashion that the technology isn't hindered yet conforms with the order of nature. The horizontal mounting of the mother board affords me the opportunity to rest an 80 mm fan on the PWM sink and also one on the RAM (which is nice). Notice how the HDD's are hanging. They are completely rubber isolated by many pretty thick rubber bushings.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/DSCN0271.jpg
This is to reduce noise and increase longevity. It works well for reducing noise. Only time will tell about the plan on increasing longevity. Once I got the new shelf all put together I got heated about the noise the pump makes. I filled the loop with the pump hanging. Then the INSTANT I screwed it to it's bracket it started making terrible noise! :mad: So I just hung it from it's bracket with rubber bands. It still makes a slight bit of a buzz but it's much more bearable. As far as I'm concerned, any noise from this system is intolerable. I'm aiming for the maximum amount of cooling and silence without having a bunch of lights and stuff. I'm not a flashy guy. The biggest problem with my system now is that the post code LED makes my living room look like Christmas in Las Vegas when the lights are out. And they're out often when I'm in the room since it's our movie theater.
Just got Vipers 780i kit this week and finally had time to install it last night, currently in the final stages of bleeding.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/IMG_0875.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/IMG_0880.jpg
Fluid is Distilled with PT Nuke and Fesser View; don't mind the Core2Duo sticker, I need to find a extreme sticker to replace it.
What coolers are those on the video cards? They look really good, and aren't too big. Is the CPU overclocked, and what temps do you get on it?
The gpu coolers are Zalman VF1000's, really nice and aren't too loud since I control them via my Kaze master controller. The CPU is clocked to 3.8 right now and I get idles of around 37-38C, on load it never goes past 50-ish, the NB stays around 32C
EDIT: bah smee types faster than me
Heheh.... not always! You beat me in the other thread :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by pvtdonuts
@saint-francis
You've inspired me! I am going to have to make a wood case now.
You too?Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
Been reading and got my blood running to make a cube from cherry or maple..
Cherry is warmer and easier to work but maple I like also..
And then there's walnut..
Damn..:p:
hi pvtdonuts..nice rig you have there..hope you don't mine me asking what timings do you have your ram at as i have the same ram and i no its holding me back with my over clocking i have the 680i im a waiting on evga with me upgrade ..grrrrr..for the 780i i have mine linked and sync at 3.2 ghz but no it will go more its just the ram timings i need to get right if you could shed some light on this i would be really pleased.thaxQuote:
Originally Posted by pvtdonuts
I thought seriously about walnut but it's so heavy that I thought it would be too much for the shelf I have the system on. I ended up using white oak. But remember, if you are going to make a completely enclosed case you will have to deal with the inevitable echoing that will come from using a wooden case. You will need to get some acoustic sound deadening material.Quote:
Originally Posted by Movieman
A slight update to my LCed case...
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3599/base3005ou6.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2413/base3001zl5.jpg
Those cards are crying out for waterblocks:D
nice bugiz... 15.9mm OD... what's the ID of that tubing?
Any difference in temps from 8/11mm? (guess not...)
Is that dual CPU? What are the specs on that thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
@Garrett:
Better temps? No, i dont think so. But is looks better :-) ID? No idea, u can order it here http://www.aquatuning.de/product_inf...12mm-klar.html
@ CYBERDUID... AMAZING!!! i love the red. that must be SOOO amazingly fast. i love it!
That is one hell of a system CyberDruid! :shocked:Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
Skulltrail with 2 3870x2's, and Fuzions.
I can hear the 3870x2's crying for blocks.
Whatcha using to cool that thing?
knowing the Druid, probably some crazyness like dual 120.3's or something. :p
i'm very envious cyber!!
what cpu's are you running mate?
I rekon a couple of acetal ek fc 3870x2 wb's are calling you name :)
Looks very clean n awefull :)
Awesome maybe? :D
I use a PA160/MCP 655/Silenx to cool the dual Xeons. The rad and fan and pump are outside the house in the winter weather: works very well: 45,45,23,23,32,36,35,33 Load temps ;)
Here are some pics of my systems, i know it is not the most beautiful but one of the most powerful :)
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2...neu1mw6.th.jpghttp://img366.imageshack.us/img366/9...neu2zt9.th.jpghttp://img393.imageshack.us/img393/5...neu3ir8.th.jpg
What's the mother board? I didn't know that there were server mother boards that supported xfire.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberDruid
And do you get condensation with the pump and rad outside? I have been thinking seriously about doing this. Do you continue to keep it outside in the summer?
I've had the pleasure of -27C ambients for periods of time and below 0 for weeks at a time.Quote:
Originally Posted by saint-francis
No condensation issues: I keep the rig under load and running 24/7.
The mobo is the Intel SKullTrail and supports SLI or Crossfire: 4 PCIe slots ;)
What case is it ?Quote:
Originally Posted by qujck
Not mine :ROTF:
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4...ture004lz9.jpg
dust!
eww dust and tangled wires!!!
We should have a new thread titled "ghetto rigs" because that is fair messy lol. The dust is terrible, and the liquid sid is just as horrid, whats with the tap? For T-line?
it is a mixture between the CM Stacker and the casetek CS1018 but i do not know the manufacturer.Quote:
Originally Posted by rafwlkp
It's not a big manufacturer. I'll have a look upon the package then i will post it today.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/IMG_0880.jpg
Why is the Screw for this Dtek Fuzion different from mine? i got the one that has a black lock w/washer...
is this thing different? im getting 38~42c with my watercooling... cpu only, with dtek fuzion, mcr220, primochill nc, tygon 1/2 r3603... can i make the lock or screws of my dtek a bit tighter? i used arctic silver 5
have the same one, it could be the promount but am not sureQuote:
Originally Posted by adidassler
It indeed is the pro mount. There is no top plate holding down the wb.Quote:
it could be the promount but am not sure
My simple rig =), E6550 @ 3.8Ghz, DD maze4 on the 8800GT, Skythe Kamameter,
2 x 1Gb Crucial BallistiX cooled by OCZ XTC cooler, and white-led illuminated tupperware res.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...MK2008_343.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...MK2008_327.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...MK2008_323.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...MK2008_307.jpg
wtf are you using an dd pump? 12v? And is that a vapo?
What the hell is that? Why are you using big ass insulation? :S
I'm guessing waterchiller, guys.
Haha, nope it's not a Vapo, just the good 'ol stuff, DI-water and lab-grade Ethylene glycol, 9:1 ratio. The pump is a Thermaltake, and the green tubings are TT 3/8" and the insulated tubings are eheim.
Using Coleman blue-ice to cool down the res when temps get too hot... This is one of my first pics before I insulated the inlet tubings due to minor condensation.. Temps can drop to 15 deg Celsius temporarily for a while. By the time it hits the cpu, it goes beyond ambient, so I didn't bother insulating it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...MK2008_192.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...MK2008_104.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...MK2008_105.jpg
Finally had time to upgrade all my R-3400 to 1/8" wall ( due to collapsing from the 7/16" stuff.. )
Anyways... I called it "All KaZeD Out" :)
There are 4 3000 RPM ultra kaze, as well as 3 mini-kaze. One YL in the back, and an S-Flex in the HDD cage. All fans (not the minis) are hooked to a rheobus extreme which isn't pictured, sorry i'm not finished with the lian-li cover for it.
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/inside_full.jpg
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/inside2.jpg
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/inside3.jpg
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/inside_bottom.jpg
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/inside_gpu.jpg
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/...rom_bottom.jpg
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/res_and_hdd.jpg
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/hex.jpg
the dominator got a minikaze makeover also:
http://www.magnatique.com/matt/comp/minikaze.jpg
That's awesome, very cleanly done and a good idea too.Quote:
Originally Posted by lennox
Lennox looks awesome i love that tubing,what screws did you use to attach the kazes to the rads?
that looks ace lennox! looks nice and roomy too. is it acoustic stuff all over everything? if so how much difference does it make to noise levels? I actually quite like the look of it though so might get some anyway!
That horrible dusty wirey pc inspired me to pull up my carpet today and route all my wires under it rather than leave them trailing around and replugged them to be exactly the right length with no slack! *glances back at that picture and shudders*
LOL! It's not dust, it's Computer Sweat!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamestuk
thanks. I only did it because the original fans started making tons of noise. The mini-kaze's are really nice. I plan to attach some LEDs to the bottom side of the dominator also.Quote:
Originally Posted by .OCX
Everything is tapped to 8-32. I use 8-32 x 1/4" "Low Head Socket Cap" machine screws that I got from McMaster.Quote:
Originally Posted by disruptfam
It does help with the noise, but not nearly enough to ruin your case doing it. Once this stuff is on, it is not coming off. I honestly don't mind that it doesn't come off, but I wouldn't do it again the second time around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamestuk
@Lennox
very nice dude
ghetto? what?Quote:
Originally Posted by The0men
I live on a gravel road in Texas. During the summer when it's really dry it doesn't take long for dust to accumulate like this if you let it go like this guy has. I feel sorry for this dude's hardware.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pudi
Indeed. I just ordered some since my unit was acting up and it starting to sound like a swarm of bees. Methinks putting these in is better than requesting a new one from Corsair. I ordered the blue Kaze's which purportedly have lower dba. Thanks for the inspiration.Quote:
Originally Posted by .OCX
Lennox & Spuggi GJ!
My watercooled TJ07, system specs in signature:
very nice :)
Metric, what NB block is that? looks sexy ;)
I guess I should post all my worklog over here too but heres some pics anyways.
Heres a link to a youtube video I made showing my hidden LCD display: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUupnpLPAS4
This is 3 Loops:
Loop 1:
EK Suprme CPU BLOCK, 120.3 Swiftek Rad, Swiftek Res, MCP665 Pump, Blue UV FluidXP EXP
Loop 2:
Two EK Nickel Plated 3870X2 Blocks, Two 120.2 Swiftek Rads, Swiftek Res, MCP665 Pump, Red/Pink UV FluidXP EXP
Loop 3:
Danger Den Chipset Block, BlackIce GTX120, Swiftek Res, D5 Pump, Green UV PCICE
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2671/pict0312ja3.jpg
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1659/pict0316yb5.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4295/pict0331mk1.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6555/pict0335hu1.jpg
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/622/pict0305fo4.jpg
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8127/pict0368pd6.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5283/pict0371ph8.jpg
Wow, thats very nice. Did you paint those, or are they stickers?
They are vinyl wraps I custom edited in Photoshop to fit my case. I had a company print them for me. It was about $160 to get all mine done. But its High quality gloss finish. Looks better then paint I think. And its something I was able to more less do myself.
thats one bling tj07 man :up: i like
dude !!!! post your worklog here!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kasu code
awesome rig man!
http://dl6.techpowerup.com/reviews/C...s/girls181.jpg
Looks nice but let's not get crazy here. It would look better most likey if it were painted by a skilled air-brusher . . .tho air-brushed work costs way more.Quote:
Originally Posted by kasu code
What I really like is the loops. Nice job!
Swiftech MCW30 with D-Tek barbs :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Janno
edit: disruptfarm: I'll try to get a few more tomorrow afternoon.
any more pic's metric?
Looks Major Kick @ss kasu code!
Thanks guys. Ill repost my log here when I get a chance.
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
I dont know anyone local skilled with an air-brush that can do the same quality work I can do in photoshop. :( I know you had smooth creations do yours before, if i remember right. Id have to look into it. Overall I am very happy with the vinyl and being able to print your own custom work on your computer is great.
I can't believe everyone spotted my fill line.. I thought for sure someone would ask :shrug: :)
that is a very nice tri-loop kasu :up:
@Kasu Code, I just went through your worklog, and you never mentioned what you put in the front of the case? IS that just glued Acrylic with holes cut out for the maze? And how did you get the Raptor in the window(I couldn't see any screws. . .)?
Duh! It sticks out like a sore thumb in pics #4 & #6. :p: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by lennox
That is one great looking case... :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by kasu code
Quote:
Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun
Yea I kinda forgot to take pictures of installing that because I got carried away.
First off its AC.Ryan two way mirrior glass.
Cut glass then drilled holes for the Scythe Controller knobs.
I used two stock drive covers at the top and bottom. I was going to bolt the glass to the panels but didnt like how it would look. So I used heavy duty clear double sided tape. I also used it to mount the monitor. It works great.
The hard drive is mounted using the screw holes under the harddrive. The other hard drive sits on top of my dvd-rw I might get two more raptors to put under the one in the window. But if I do I might put my chipset water loop to work and cool the drives as they have no airflow.
kasu code i like the kind of industrial tubing type effect with the in and out tubes tied together
Lennox still loving your case dude
Kasu man, that's a respectable rig :up:
Here's the lastest version of my machine...
120.3,2,&1, 2x D5, and some crusty tubing for added bling.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0/IMG_4551.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...install081.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...install084.jpg
That tubing is just...ew! :D
Is that cooled by milk?
it kinda looks like your using milk as a coolant :D