I might be tempted to offer "suggestions" if you decide to go forward with that, and my suggestions are rather...overkill
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I might be tempted to offer "suggestions" if you decide to go forward with that, and my suggestions are rather...overkill
my $300 PSU is now a $300 paper weight thanks to my attempts to shorten the 24-pin and make it modular..... I didnt make any mistakes in the wiring or any of that, but OCP wont stop kicking in so something broke.....
no new pictures or final pictures till I get a new PSU and right now I don't have the money for one :(
damn man this sucks. I hope you can get one resolved soon. WHat do you think happened to it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
sorry to hear of your misfortune SD... It's unfortunate that stuff like that happens but sometimes its beyond your control.
thats horrible.... sorry bro:(Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
...I checked the wiring diagram and I didnt make any mistakes - I now have the PSU guts open with all the wires separated, not a single one touching and all it will do is give me the OCP click... the warranty is gone so I guess I will just get an ST1000 or something - but then I would have to redo my GPU wiring.... -_-
Ah damn, sorry to hear it sniipe! :(
How are you testing it? Did you make sure your crimps were solid? Also make sure the crimp connectors are fully in their socket. Sounds easy enough, but one stray can cause the protection circuits to trip. This happened to me before on a Cosmos S 24 pin adapter when a wire wasn't fully seated. Good luck and hope you resolve the issue.
Ouch...:(:( That's terrible man.
(if there's a bright side to this at least now you have an excuse to switch to a Decathalon 1kw unit)
SNiiPE_DoGG Now just need to find a sponsor for a new power supply :) Who's willing? Pictures will be faster :D
SNiiPE, Sorry about the PSU man. . .YGPM.
I have read you worklog from start to finish, and I must say I love the 24 holes in the mother board for the cabling. Very neat and tidy.
Congratulations SNiiPE on "Project Flow".
Bottom line,
You should be proud of your self, Well done.:clap:
Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
Wow that sucks man. I'm definitely not brave enough to be messing around with my PSU like that. I'm going to make mine 'modular' by adding an extender. Zero risk with that :up:
:( Snipe :( I'm sorry to hear about the PSU issue dude. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.
I just had some issues setting up Raid on our MSI mobo... Some instructions to help a noob like me out would have been great, silly manual :P Working now though.
Good luck getting yours back up and running!
It takes sacrifice to be the one pushing something further and further, this time, it was your turn.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
Thank you for sharing the experience and letting us know what not to do.
Try looking at it from a different perspective, you should be thankful you're into modifying PC's and not climbing mountains, or you might not be here today.
There is only a single, narrow path to the "mountain of perfection" and you're close to the top.
Well not to get too dreamy, you're soon back up on the saddle mate, don't worry! :up:
Laine, get off XS and go and finish your V1000 project, I need some ideas dammit! Like how to remove all the necessary rivets from the case and replace them with screws!
drill out rivets with 1/8" drill bit - then tap 1/8" holes with M4 threads :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamaxx
In other news I got an HX 850 at micro center and I am opening it now - 80+ gold cert FTW :p:
Glad you are back on track. It should be a bit easier to work with that PSU. Have fun!!!
great news sniipe, glad you are getting going again ;)
That sucks with the PSU, at least you landed a new one :up:
Woo thanks for that Snipe, I even have an M4 tap woo! :D What is 1/8" in mm though, I wonder if I also have the correct size drill... I'm assuming 3.2mm if it is for M4 tap?
aye 3.2mm, beware of the rivets on the side panel plane of the case though, you will need to buy special couterbore bolts
so are you full-sleeving the HX SD?
nope, just single sleeving the 8-pin cpu like I did with the last one.
I just finished the 24-pin, and the unit still works :rofl: I cut the wires to 6 inches instead of 1 inch and that made things much easier. I sleeved the wires with 1/2" nylon multifilament in 12 wire bunndles and I really like how it turned out - pics when I finish the 8-pin :)
I gotta say, of all the PSU's I have opened up this hx850 is just astonishingly clean and well put together! its like looking at the inside of and MDPC compared to the inside of a Dell :up: makes the revo 85+ look like it was put together by a 10 year old
:ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
looking forward to seeing how your SECOND psu turned out as far as sleeving goes. So do you own stock in a sleeving company or do you buy in bulk?
Sorry for such a late post as far as the back of Flow goes, my account just got verified after like a 3 week wait...:confused:
I absolutely love your work. That is one beautiful pc and I am left speechless by it.
1. As far as the backside goes, with the space available to you, your wire management is very impressive.
2. You were also hard pressed for time to get it done before the LAN
3. Regardless of what you ever do, somebody's always not going to like it. lol
I wish I had the skill and commitment to be able to pull off the art that you create with pcs.
Thanks for your commitment and willingness to share your incredible talent.
glad things are coming out good with the new PSU sniipe. I am also planning on replacing my PCP&C 860W for something equivalent from Corsair. I want to because the Corsairs have that cable management thing where you can disconnect the cables you are not using. Thats a plus as right now my biggest issue with the backside of my case was hiding the excess wire bundle.
If you can post a pic of the inside of the PSU that'll be great sniipe :up:
:welcome: to XS, W34513.Quote:
Originally Posted by W34513
Thankyou for your kind words in appreciation of the build, I am sorry to say the negative words about the wiring got the better of me but everything is better now, besides my bank account that is :D.
as you wish here are the internal pics -Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicken Patty
I must say it is hard to present how much cleaner the corsair is with a 2d picture, but everything is much much cleaner inside the corsair it was a holy crap moment for me.
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/218/wires2280.jpg
Here is the hx850 finished :)
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7955/wires2284.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6493/wires2286.jpg
I've been using a modular enermax ps for a while and I have to say, i'll never go back to another ps with all the cables attached. the ability to remove extra cables is soooo nice.
edit: any chances on getting a background of Flow as a whole???
Indeed, backgrounds will be available - I am setting up a grey background tomorrow (or later today rather) and we will really be getting down to it with the final photgraphs of the build! wallpapers will follow :)Quote:
Originally Posted by W34513
Hey sniipe, sorry to hijack your thread but I have a question I'm hoping you can help me with. Every now and then my new PC is emitting a beeping. Three short beeps, and it happens all the time but not regularly and I can't seem to make it happen by doing anything in particular. It usually does it on startup, but sometimes just randomly when it is sitting there doing nothing. I have the same motherboard as yours, I have unlocked a Phenom II X2 to four cores, but nothing is overclocked. 4gb 1600mhz ram running at 1333 right now I'm pretty sure, one 4890... One bluray drive and 5 hard drives, (4x 808gb GP drives in Raid 5 and a system drive which is 160gb). It is all running off a 500w Seasonic M12 PSU. You reckon the PSU is having a cry coz it isn't big enough, and beeping when the power draw is peaking or something? Coz I really don't think there is anything wrong with anything else, it all seems to be running fine. Three short beeps from the motherboard apparently means base 64k ram failure, but i'm sure my ram is all fine! Linx tested 20 passes without a problem... You (or anyone else) got any suggestions?
The amount of detail you did is amazing
cant wait for the next one
Thanks for the pics sniipe, really appreciate it :up: It does indeed look pretty clean, a lot cleaner than my TT 650W I had before. I didn't do any modding to it, I had just opened it to get rid of some dust that was inside.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
Really like the sleeving and having the ability to remove un used cables is awesome!! I think I might be getting one sooner than I thought ;)
Watching sniipes project logs are great, hard to see work like his, you'll enjoy your stay here :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Assassin48
SNiiPE, I still think there is some sort of resistance feedback circuit on that Enermax. Shortening the wires will offer less resistance and the PSU will think there is a problem and shut down to protect itself. When you get some free time, could you possibly repair the Enermax wire to stock length and check it out for me, I'm really curious. :yepp:
New PSU looks great bud, keep up the good work. :up:
thats pretty interesting. WOW. I would also be interested in sniipe putting the wires back to length and see if that cures the problem. I wonder how many people have dumped those PSU's after sleeving thinking they are bad when possibly the above statement can be the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterlogged
Dude. wow. You can build a gothic cathedral of computing goodness :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
well, somewhere along the way my motherboard got taken out.... and one of my pumps is dead -_- all I have to say is :banana::banana::banana::banana: me sideways with a lunchbox for listening to you :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing wire whores cuz now I am out of $500 over this bull and I am completely f-ed
Thanks for the laugh Snipe, sorry to hear about the lost hardware, but that was a hilarious post=P
Damn I hate when :banana::banana::banana::banana: falls apart at the last minute.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
FU RL. :shakes:
Hang in there, Ian. You'll sort it out. Other than the PSU, I would think other stuff can be RMA'd if it's truly fubarred. It's excruciating when hardware fails (or, in my case - when I kill it), but the pain passes and you move on. Good Luck.
"Wire Whore" ... I kinda like that, maybe I'll make that my user title :p:
QFT.Quote:
Originally Posted by shazza
my first amd system died for 3 weeks. i get my intel stuff. i figure i should try getting the amd system working again. first try it booted up and went into windows. i about :banana::banana::banana::banana: myself.
I am sorry for your loss S_D... seems like this build is turning into a "funeral home" thread. Hopefully you get everything sorted out and I agree with Shazza, see if you can't try to RMA some stuff :/
Sniipe you have no idea how much I am empathizing with you right now. Pegasus, my lovely, my gorgeous, my incredibly overbudget PC... Is no more :'( Can't even describe how disappointed I am and heartbroken, angry, pissed off, frustrated, disillusioned etc. etc. I am right now. I FEEL FOR YOU MATE I REALLY DO!
Join the FML group with me please.
dang sniipe! but what could have probably caused the board to go out? Anyhow good luck man, I really hope you can sort it out soon. I think you can RMA the board at least.
got the last gd70 @ microcenter and with the rebate they gave me and the newgg pricematch it came out to only $160 LOL (down from $230 on the pricetag at the store) also I got a new ddc3.2 because microcenter is really expanding its watercooling catalog, incredible really, I saw ek fc4890 blocks and feser radiators there this time, watercooling is really hitting mainstream if they are expanding their stock like that :up:
wow, thats great news. I wish I lived close to a microcenter :(Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
Glad you got the board and new pump too!
don't they sell Bawls @ microcenter?
Thought so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quixylvre
SD,
Microcenter will price match Newegg?
indeed, they will pricematch pretty much anywhere, I saw a long list of etailers and retailers on their cash register when they entered the pricematch menu.Quote:
Originally Posted by millertime359
I guess I could of asked. I just figured they wouldn't. I will have to keep that in mind then :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
Damn shame about the electrical malfunction. Still and all you've had a great run at it with top notch results in the eyeball candy department.
It's a sign from heaven that you should have used clamps !!!:
:rofl: :lol:
Sorry to hear about the hw. Hope you get it running again soon :up:
Perkam
thanks for the condolences guys :)
@ perkam - that 3/8" tube over half inch barb literally cant be pulled off, when you want to undo the tubing it must be cut :eek:
so thanks to some zalman tubing clamps (to crimp tubes to seal) I was able to replace the dead pump very easily with only about 50ml of fluid leak (paper towels handled that :up:) without drainging the loop :yepp:
after completely redoing everything and quadruple checking my wiring, the system fired up and went through a full post to boot :D I still have to test video output and the functionality of both video cards but so far so good. I am off to dinner at my girlfriend's house but I'll keep you guys up to speed with further updates :)
glad to hear about the good news :up: Enjoy dinner!Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
So today I received my Deck Legend Ice (tactile) keyboard and I gotta say I am floored! this thing is incredible and the keys are sooooooo nice to press :D the other great thing is the incredibly bright blue led keys, each one is lit by an individual LED and it is about five times brighter than my blue g15 I have sitting here.
image from their site
http://www.deckkeyboards.com/images/ice_105_large.jpg
I can see many years of use coming out of this keyboard, I am so happy even though it cost me $169 from their site direct :D :rocker:
Is it full anti-ghosting? I been looking at getting rid of the G15. It is nice, just a little big.
full n-key rollover and with the PS2 model you can press as many keys at one time as you can fathom... for example: "f0r4pokide3gtlw2hyjusa" <==== all done in a single simultaneous fist press on the keyboard. Also it is much smaller than the g15 which is great :)
lol Ian :D
Sit down on it!
I might have to look at that. I was looking into some of the Razers, but really wasn't impressed. I also saw that new Logitech, but same wasn't really impressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
Can you link the site?
Now dualbrain, what have we learned from the T-mobile commercials. Butt dialing (typing) is not a good thing. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by dualbrain
edit: Just remembered you are in Germany. Might have to youtube that one. ;)
:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by dualbrain
the best I can do for you Nils is four consecutive forearm presses :D
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5fno9kil80rtmjc0u8i5hb4frd3cj7eyngwdr45nxjickb8hmu o95bi8r4de
http://www.deckkeyboards.com/product...products_id=96Quote:
Originally Posted by millertime359
^^^ thats the board I got :up:
PS wiring is done! I will have pictures soon
....aaaaaand as I had previously suspected, the top video card is dead -_- that is OK, I will have it replaced and in the meantime a dead video card is OK for photos ;) :up:
I think a lot of people will say they love their G15 though :) I know I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by millertime359
It's slightly(Ok quite a bit) cheaper.
____
Pics plz SD :D
Yea, Mine is about 4 years old now. :confused: Something like that. I have enjoyed it, but I don't use the macros or the screen, so it takes up alot of space. IDK, mostly just been tossing around the idea of something new is all. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Armitage
edit: O and BTW, is Flow on MDPC yet or do I have to come to Germany and hunt down Nils. Don't give me an excuse Nils, I'll do it. :D
(I miss Germany :()
THAT is why he is so good at modding, he has four arms!!! :DQuote:
the best I can do for you Nils is four consecutive forearm presses
WTF.. Why did everything die?
SNiiPE - did you ever figure out what whacked all your stuff? Can't recall reading about it.
Nice keyboard.
honestly I couldnt tell you, I think it had to be the power supply...., oddly only one video card died though, and since it is the op one it will be a breeze to replace :up: all the screws right there, easy access and I still have one working card so I wont be out of a computer in the mean time :) and who said dual video cards aren't awesome?Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamaxx
You see my message earlier snipe? About the PSU and beeping etc.?
I love it. It really was fantastic to see it in real life. I was part of the |HgC| clan at the Nor'Easter and you basically convinced me to drop $200+ on watercooling. Fantastic job man, I hope to see you next year!
Only $200? You're not buying enough mate.
That's why I put a + after it. I'm not done buying.Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamaxx
$200+ suggests a figure such as $212 or something. You totally just bought a Big water or something didn't you. lol.
Come on Dream, give him more credit than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamaxx
You do have a point though.
Your not really WC'ing if your loop doesn't cost more than your rig. ;)
you really think I would let someone even let the idea of a bigwater enter their minds? blasphemy!
man, I am so glad to hear how positive you are!! I think personally, I would have been devastated after all that time and energy and would be spending my time trying to figure out ways of connecting extra tygon to my muffler and shutting the garage door. . .
my hats off to you for seeing the bright side of life and getting back on the road with it!
On a side note, I swear that side shot of your door panel into the inside - there's no acrylic there huh? It's just empty?
you know, at a point, when you start realizing half the computer is dead, you just take the attitude of yep, sh*t happens. The only thing that saved me from going insane over it was the fact that micro center is only 40 minutes away and that I have a supportive family who helped get me away from the computer when I was punching holes in the table it was sitting on as I noticed the system was dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun
Yes, unfortunately the acrylic I ordered for the side panel (nice stuff from tap plastics) was cut an inch too short by them in one direction due to an unfortunate typo by me of what should have been 15 1/8" as 14 1/8"
made it easier to photograph though and the acrylic is really only there for everyday protection. I may leave the acrylic off actually because it makes the board run cooler and the system more well ventilated. I plan on having my room very secure at the fraternity house so I don't really have to worry about people messing with my stuff.
Fair play mate this is the first time iv really seen this thread since the first few posts and the quality and ideas you have are first class :)
I hope that you install a steel door with an thumbprint sensorlock backed by an ID card and a daily changing 5 digit password to be coded in for entry.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
And then the door autolocks behind you and becomes a saferoom in case of visiting sorority girls with sticky fingers and droopy beer cups who get interested in your 'shiny' computer that they saw illuminated when the door was ajar.
Frat house? You're a frat boy? :D
what did you think the letters in my avatar are for? :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamaxx
Omagad! Excellent build!! :eek:
I didn't know this case had so much room inside... amazing! And sorry for your PSU problem... So no more blue wires for the 24-pin I see... :( But your sleeving is superb, so it will also look very nice ;)
it is all still blue wires :up: actually there are more blue wires now than before :DQuote:
Originally Posted by D0BR0
thankyou for the kind words :toast:
pardon my french, but after $500+ in parts this better be :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing good enough:
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/750...finish2292.jpg
Much better, bro. Much better. I can sympathize knowing that it was a pain (as wiring always is) but the rest of your build was far too polished for how it was before.
Again, great job on the build.. both this one and Permafrost. Personally I like this one better because it's a little more sexy and like the case a lot more (smoother edges have always been my thing.)
You're an inspiration to myself (a veteran WC'er who's just getting back into the game) and many others around here, I'm sure.
Definitely a big improvement Sniipe!! ;)
sniipe, if it was up to me. Thats a "Million Dollar PC" :up:
I say... put it in a vacuum sealed acrylic box on display. :p: :D
i can stare at that build all day, especially the interior!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gamekiller
The different tops are the only thing not perfect, but it's a minor detail... just like the wiring was because you can't see it.
Excellent build Sniipe.
you know, I had the opportunity this week to change the delrin for the acrylic, but I opted not to because the delrin top is mounted only by a rotary male-male into the radiator and I worry about cracking yknow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gamekiller
and thankyou guys, I feel this build is so much more art to me than anything else, I am glad you like my designs :) - new grey background got ordered today and will be here tomorrow, then I promise, more pictures!
looks great man, Im liking the use of delrin(?) to cover up the front panel, IMO much better solution than the mesh
still sucks that you had all kinds of hardware failure though
Yeah it's best not to break anything else Sniipe. :p:
actually this is a thin sheet of aluminum that I cut with the nibbler, sanded, bent the right edge to 90 degrees with a homemade metal brake to make a full cover, drilled holes, and painted black.Quote:
Originally Posted by DragoonXX
did that tonight and I must say it came out very nice :) I am going to do one more coat of paint this weekend on a sunny warm day ;)
Hmm, i don't really like the... just kidding! :D
Looks bloody fantastic sniipe, congrats.
Any reason Sniipe why the res isn't filled? Is it because it's so monterous? lol. IMO it'd look better if it was topped up but I'd figure you would have already done that if it didn't affect something.
thats absolutely incredible snipe. sucks that it took that much $$$ in hardware, but it seems like it was well worth the effort.
alu was my second guess, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
looks great, I thought it was an anodized sheet (i've got a scrap sheet that I'm using for bits and parts for mine)
It's perharps that Sniipe wanted to create a "waterfall" effect in the reservoir. Personally if I had a similar reservoir setup as his I would also choose not to fill it up to the brim.Quote:
Originally Posted by dingdong555
@Sniipe
Wonderful build! :clap:
I don't think I can ever get anywhere close to you in terms of the customization of the panels and parts.
those blue wires look so nice, but it would look better if the 8pin was like that also :D
it makes a waterfall effect with the water spraying on the front then dripping downQuote:
Originally Posted by dingdong555
this post has a pic of it, but i think that he needs a vid
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=593