Project :: The Xtreme Dream!!! (56K Heavy)

Project :: Xtreme Dream!!!
Ok, so it's probably about time I actually got this project under-way. I had a busy year last year (New Job, lots of training courses away from home, I got engaged, went to NYC, LN2 overclocking events etc etc) and witht he year 2012 now in (and possibly end of the world) I decided I should probably get my backside into gear and actually do the build!

So what's the plan Bex?

Well! The plan is to take this salvaged (from ebay for £63) Lian Li V2100 and make a monster out of it! It always bugged me seeing many Lian Li V2000/2100 builds and people just not utilising the space!

Some of you may remember my previous build in a Lian Li V2110. However I've out grown the case and actually wish to sell it on (minus the famous back panel - a replacement is available but currently only from America).

Enough of the old build Bex! We want to see the plans for the new one!!!

Ok guys - so here it is! (Yes I know there is a typo - it should be 452x2 - dual D5's - and please excuse MS Paint jobby)

http://thumbnails65.imagebam.com/172...3172878537.jpg

I did play about with the idea of having 4x quad radiators in the bottom, however my metal skills aren't that great and the PSU would need to be moved to the drive bays (not an issue). That and Lamptron don't make a fan controller powerfull enough to run 3x rows of 8x Kaze 3000's and 1x row of 4x Kaze 3000's.

Why not run then at full speed Bex?

Well guys I would! But my fiance would kill me I think! Although he did let me invest in some Delta's for when I do xtreme air cooling...

Anyway - the point of the matter is -

• 4x quads costs more money (I have 2x 240's and 3x 480's)
• more skilled metal work involved (which I do not have)
• fan controllers not suitable (not that I'm aware of anyway!)

The build isn't currently sponsored (I did try with Koolance since it's almost all Koolance excluding the fittings - blocks still to be decided) so it's all been out my own pocket so far. So I apologise if it's a bit slow at times! I have to work the OT to earn the pennies for the build which sadly means less time for the build :(

So what hardware are you planning for this build Bex?

Hardware List

• Intel i7 3960x @ @5Ghz (probably more)
• RAM - TBC
• Asus Rampage IV Extreme
• Asus GTX580 (although this may change)
• 4x Crucial M4 128Gb SSD's (again, may change since I need to invest in a controller now that I can't do 4-way 6Gbps RAID on-board)

And what about watercooling Bex?

Watercooling List

• CPU block (TBC)
• Motherboard block (TBC)
• GPU Block - EK Acetal/Nickel with Backplate
• Pumps - 2x Koolance 450S (with 24v adapter)
• Reservoir - Koolance 452x2
• Radiators - 2x Koolance 240's & 3x Koolance 480's
• Fans - 22x Scythe Kaze 3000RPM (Push/Pull)
• Fittings - Bitspower black (Going to try and use crystal fittings for clean straights)
• Fluid - (TBC)

So now that we've got that covered I guess we should look at some pics! :D

Specialtech Deliveries! (Cheers guys)
http://thumbnails67.imagebam.com/172...a172870023.jpg
Box o' goodies!

http://thumbnails45.imagebam.com/172...a172870036.jpg
SHINIES!!!

http://thumbnails49.imagebam.com/172...2172870061.jpg
Scews - all accounted for!

http://thumbnails56.imagebam.com/172...0172870073.jpg
Om nom nom radiator!

http://thumbnails52.imagebam.com/172...9172870113.jpg
Super high FPI! :D


Scan Deliveries!
http://thumbnails29.imagebam.com/172...e172870155.jpg
Oooo what's this? BP!


Moar Specialtech Deliveries!
http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/172...b172870139.jpg
Moar rads & some phobya goodies!


Even Moar Specialtech Deliveries!
http://thumbnails67.imagebam.com/172...8172870350.jpg
Another one!?

http://thumbnails54.imagebam.com/172...d172870361.jpg
What's in here?

http://thumbnails64.imagebam.com/172...0172870373.jpg
Oh... not much but very important goodies!

http://thumbnails66.imagebam.com/172...9172878544.jpg
An old delivery... but a good one!



I'll post more soon (have to do some work for a change)!



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Wow! Bex is actually doing a build!?!? There were many bets on when this would happen.. Who had money on Jan 2012?

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Originally Posted by ximius

Wow! Bex is actually doing a build!?!? There were many bets on when this would happen.. Who had money on Jan 2012?

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Really? Who what where and when?

I doubt you can stack two 120mm rad vertically in the lower compartment, Bex.

Phil

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Originally Posted by Philwong

I doubt you can stack two 120mm rad vertically in the lower compartment, Bex.

Phil

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Haha well you can - but only just! You can only do it with certain rads and fans though... otherwise it's too much due to trims etc. The holes on the Koolance rads are right by the edge so fans sit flat against each other :)

So just a quick bit of work to give you guys a taster of what's going on...

What colours will the final design be based around Bex?

I'm still to decide if I'm honest... I was going to base it around the Bugatti Veyron SS...

http://www.topgear.com/uk/assets/cms...p=101008_03:46

So it would be carbon fibre grey, blazing orange and black interior... But I may amend this since I'm not sure how to properly encorp the colours...

http://thumbnails42.imagebam.com/172...4172870196.jpg

Some tastey orange o-rings to replace the green ones!

http://thumbnails62.imagebam.com/172...6172870183.jpg

A whole box to replace...

http://thumbnails67.imagebam.com/172...c172870216.jpg

Looking much better!

http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/172...d172871077.jpg

Only issue is the spacer's with bigger o-ring fittings... so I may need to track down some black ones... However I may need to change all of the o-rings anyway since the quality of the phobya ones appears to be absolute poo! Some are fine whilst others look stretched / worn / have excess rubber on the edges where the mould edges have been...

Hopefully their fan dampeners would be better? No...

http://thumbnails49.imagebam.com/172...d172870277.jpg

The 7mm are bigger than the fan and the 2mm spacers aren't straight at the sides (so they bend inwards towards the fan).

http://thumbnails58.imagebam.com/172...2172870263.jpg

Not the quality I paid for...

I did email Pascal about these but never recieved a reply. I even asked him at the last i-series and I was promised a reply and some replacements since they identified a manufacturing issue with the originals. Again, nothing...

I know it's the right email because I've had replies about other things (mainly sales) but not for issues... one of the reasons I moved to Specialtech to order my Koolance stuff ;)

http://thumbnails55.imagebam.com/172...5172870242.jpg

I did try to fix them up. Figured the middle fans could just have them glued and trimmed to fit...

http://thumbnails59.imagebam.com/172...c172870252.jpg

Results were good but my god was it a lot of work and extremely messy. Inside they're still a mess if I'm honest...

http://thumbnails58.imagebam.com/172...5172870329.jpg

I tried with some slim Scythe fans for a cleaner job but these little buggers are dangerous... and too expensive! We did ask Scythe for any duff's they could send (I'd need 10) to fit the build but we never had anything back *sulk*

Still... I think using 12mm would be tight fit... Whilst the case would fit all fans using 9mm shrouds the panels wouldn't go back on... so off came the side shrouds and I just put the shrouds in the middle!

http://thumbnails65.imagebam.com/172...2172870290.jpg

Perfect fit and room to breath / cables to run!

http://thumbnails47.imagebam.com/172...0172870303.jpg

OM NOM NOM SAMMICH! :D


Anyway! Got my delivery of screws so hopefully tonight after a relaxing bath (I've been swimming every day this week - 30mins lengths and 10 mins diving practice - so I'm pretty worn out and starting to ache a little) I can setup my reservoir and look at what additional fittings I need to squeeze it all in.

Oh and more pics of how the rads go together because myg od that was tricky! Non stop trial and error! Until then...

My really old build was Project : Dream. This build is definitely more XTREME!!!, I look forward to it.

ewwww blood lol

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Originally Posted by 3lfk1ng

My really old build was Project : Dream. This build is definitely more XTREME!!!, I look forward to it.

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Perhaps this should be renamed to Xtreme Dream? :P

Hmm, interesting. Just that seeing first pics/scheme .. shouldn't restop be lowered a bit, to not block airflow to top rad front section?
And .. high fpi rads + powerful fans .. for just about any cooled hardware including SR2 with 4 dual gpu cards even half of those rads imho should suffice :)

Well I need to check... I only got the res today but I don't believe it takes the full bay (in terms of depth) but we'll see. Again not sure whether to use push or pull on the roof rad...

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"Push Vs Pull - This depends on fan speed/power. The high speed fans at 2000RPM with a 38mm fan thickness provided the best performance in a push condition. The slow speed fans with 1350RPM with a 25mm fan thickness provided the best performance in a pull condition. I would estimate that performance line is likely to cross in the 1500-1700RPM range where they are equal. So.... slow speed = pull, high speed = push, medium speed = it doesn't really matter.

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Those 3K rpm ultrakazes do not look to me exactly as slow speed ones. :)
But then again, all that big pile of high fpi rads and powerful fans .. it probably is not worth splitting hairs to squeeze even smallest performance bits out there, it already is xtreme/overkill as it is, so mount position may be decided from other factors, eg. looks/cable management ease, etc.

The blood sacrifice to the water cooling gods has been received.

-PB

Impressive hardware and aspirations! Though I agree that much raddage seems overkill, if you pull it off it will be amazing.

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Originally Posted by Beriphent

Impressive hardware and aspirations! Though I agree that much raddage seems overkill, if you pull it off it will be amazing.

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the bugatti veyron has 10 radiators lol

hondacity has 1, 1x120mm lol

Little Update
Well I didnt' get much done last night... My hubby made a home made curry with his new curry set (new knives, curry spice set, curry pot etc for his xmas) and it was delicious! Had a nice long soak in the bath to relieve some aching muscles from pushing myself perhaps too hard at the pool and then a quick tinker around with my new goodies before going to bed.

http://thumbnails33.imagebam.com/172...f172870385.jpg

I think it's safe to say those stock tops need to go! A nice shiny Koolance 452x2 should do the trick!

http://thumbnails59.imagebam.com/172...6172870409.jpg

Out with the old!

http://thumbnails49.imagebam.com/172...f172870399.jpg

Quick change of the acrylic / plugs

http://thumbnails48.imagebam.com/172...c172870421.jpg

Add the pumps and serial connecter!

http://thumbnails58.imagebam.com/172...1172870433.jpg

And we're done! (Don't worry, I am aware the case is silver and the front are black)

Still debating whether or not to swap the 2x 24v pump adapters for the bay version (so it matches with the pump/res) but we'll see... Means more things to do...

Oh! And for those non-belivers out there...

http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/172...7172870453.jpg

Yes it's currently the opposite but just to demonstrate they fit (tight squeeze!)


Until next time...

Excellent work so far. :up:

You going to do a paint job on the case at all?

Hope you are able to bleed that res easily enough too (as I see some people have trouble with bleeding them).

-PB

Yeah I will give it a paint job - haven't finalised a colour scheme yet though... I did debate carbon fibre effect but we'll see...

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Originally Posted by RCG_Bex

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...1/IMAG0109.jpg
Yes it's currently the opposite but just to demonstrate they fit (tight squeeze!)

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OMG!! Impressive...

Phil

No problem bleeding the RP452x2 here!

Phil

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Originally Posted by RCG_Bex

Yeah I will give it a paint job - haven't finalised a colour scheme yet though... I did debate carbon fibre effect but we'll see...

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Hmm, imho carbon fiber look is somewhat cheap blingish. How about some two-color paint job (see pics for littledevil's cases .. some combinations look rather ok)?

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Originally Posted by Philwong

OMG!! Impressive...

Phil

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You bet ya ;)

No longer will every lian li v2000/2100 on the internet have crap space utilisation :P

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Originally Posted by churchy

Hmm, imho carbon fiber look is somewhat cheap blingish. How about some two-color paint job (see pics for littledevil's cases .. some combinations look rather ok)?

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Well I think too much makes it tacky so maybe small details... but we'll see...

Awesome build!

Can't wait to see the outcome of this.

Also, do you happen to know what your 3960X can do on air/mild water? And also the voltages? :DD

Double post... dang chrome :(

I can do 5.2ghz on air for benching. I was running 4.25ghz at the level up button stable but could run daily use around 4.8ghz and with time I could probably stabilise 5ghz...

oh bex you never cease to amaze.

looks awesome

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Originally Posted by RCG_Bex

Perhaps this should be renamed to Xtreme WET Dream? :P

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Fixed! I just HAD to!:rofl:
Best of Luck Bex.:up:

Aw movieman... Love you too! I might not be able to compete with your SR2 pr0n but I can certainly try!

And wow... I didn't realise that I had so many followers / admirers / people that sound as though they think I do something special? (which I totally don't understand or know if it's just sarcasm so if someone could explain that would be great)

I got nothing done on my build this weekend (shocking I know) but we had to get the Xmas stuff away, clear out the junk from the guest bedroom, go to the dump with it all, organise the office (was meant to re tweak the home network and get the juniper installed but that didn't happen either!), get the new curtain rail and curtains up (which was a disaster since the wall started crumbling) and other stuff which I can't remember... Think it was something over at the parents-in-law to be house...

*sigh* but hopefully I'll find time to do stuff after work this week providing the OT isn't mental...

with so much rads...you can also tune the bios for passive use.... no noise and less heat :D

That would be Bextreme :rofl:

Although if I could still find a way / be bothered to swap the dual rads I'd still choose 4x quads in the bottom! But my fiancé would hate the noise since there's no controllers out there to tame what would be 28 Kaze 3000's! Then again as you say it could be passive...

if he snores then no need to be passive lol

Perfect argument! I may have to enlist that rule :rofl:

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Originally Posted by RCG_Bex

I can do 5.2ghz on air for benching. I was running 4.25ghz at the level up button stable but could run daily use around 4.8ghz and with time I could probably stabilise 5ghz...

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What type of volts? And do you have the full batch number?

Batch # is the same as the world record holder... batch # doesn't really make a difference on these chips. It's pot luck.

Currently 1.5v but I've jsut loaded the OC profile and yet to spend time tweaking / bring volts down.

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Originally Posted by RCG_Bex

Batch # is the same as the world record holder... batch # doesn't really make a difference on these chips. It's pot luck.

Currently 1.5v but I've jsut loaded the OC profile and yet to spend time tweaking / bring volts down.

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Yeah, I know. But I'd still like to know :) Can't seem to find the world record holder's batch # though.

Little Update
So after a beautiful home made curry by my fiance (cheers hunny bun!) I decided it was time to mod!

http://thumbnails38.imagebam.com/172...2172882205.jpg

MMM lamb rogan josh!



Well... I wanted to have some with this update but unfortunately there were some... er... pops, bangs, fizzles and melting!

It was meant to be a video comparing a Kaze 3000rpm to a Denki (200CFM+ model). Unfortunately 4x Kazes (which is lower amps than my Delta) managed to fry a cable...


No Fans / fingers were lost in the making of these photos / videos!
[EDIT] It turns out my chain of 4x Kazes may be dead but I'm covinced now they were dead before the testing...

http://thumbnails43.imagebam.com/172...6172870528.jpg

Where the wires melted so bad that the 2x twisted wires welded themselves to each other :down:

http://thumbnails33.imagebam.com/172...3172870547.jpg

And after much pulling I finally seperated the fan header from the connector to find some nice burns...

http://thumbnails38.imagebam.com/172...d172870578.jpg

Mmmm bubbled melted plastic...



Er yeah so no way was I going to be putting my 3 Amp denki on one of these wires! :rofl:

So instead I screwed my kazes to the rads for some videos.

http://thumbnails49.imagebam.com/172...2172870467.jpg

Many empty boxes...

http://thumbnails38.imagebam.com/172...a172870478.jpg

Some quad love...

And time for a quick test run! It's unfortunately not all 22x fans running (especially since I found I'm 3x fans short!) since I didn't have enough adapters!!!

People who mod PC's for silent builds press MUTE now!!!

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b..._VIDEO0006.jpg
*** CLICK TO PLAY ***

We had a video of me doing this video... then spotted my belt n' jeans were undone :eek:

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b..._VIDEO0007.jpg
*** CLICK TO PLAY ***

Quick video demonstrating the noise when in sandwhich mode :D

http://thumbnails49.imagebam.com/172...2172870509.jpg

Added the last fan to the stack...

http://thumbnails33.imagebam.com/172...8172870519.jpg

1 big happy family!!!


Until next time...

ROFL!

Melted the cable!

Omfg.

-PB

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Originally Posted by paulbagz

ROFL!

Melted the cable!

Omfg.

-PB

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LOL yeah... wasn't cool... luckilly didn't blow up the fans or PSU or melt/burn the carpet :rofl:

Oh... My... God!!! Bex!! Are you building a computer or a wind tunnel!? I cannot wait to see all those rads go into the case!

Jesus... Add a few more Kazes at the bottom and you'll have a hovercraft! :D

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Originally Posted by Torrentskillz

Oh... My... God!!! Bex!! Are you building a computer or a wind tunnel!? I cannot wait to see all those rads go into the case!

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I'm building an Xtreme "Wet" Dream build :rofl:

I've said it once I'll say it again, who says you need big custom cube cases to fit so much cooling powah!?

wohooo Bex I was following your plans since I was also after a 2011 build and I saw you posting in the same threads I was checking but didn't know that you already got your 3960!
I'm thinking going to the little brother 3930 and then change to the Ivy Bridge E when available :)

I love your extreme style haha, I might end up using some of your ideas like the 4 x SSD Raid ;-)
What is needed to make those work at max performance? I think I won't have much space left on the motherboard to add a controller!

Little Update
Again, it's been a busy weekend with more important jobs to do / people to see. But I've been shopping this weekend and picked up some new tools, trial fitted my radiators and started work on the side panels!


Oooo-i-oooh! What tools did you buy Bex?


Let me show you (although nothing too fancy)

http://thumbnails64.imagebam.com/172...0172870789.jpg
... Some drill bits

http://thumbnails18.imagebam.com/172...8172870795.jpg
... Some putty epoxy (to fill some holes)

And for only £1 (~$1.50 USD)

http://thumbnails43.imagebam.com/172...7172870687.jpg
... a scraper!


What on earth do you need a scraper for Bex?


To clean the side panels! The noise dampening foam was damaged when I bought the case and since I'm running 3000RPM Kazes, I have no need for it really... that and it gives me more room to run cables / squeeze in equipment into the basemen (more side clearance).

I've heard nightmares about trying to get this stuff off... How people have tried razor blades and alcohol based substances and what not and that it's so difficult to shift... so how will a £1 scraper do?

http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/172...3172870764.jpg
(taking to arms with the scraper - safety goggles in case of bits getting in eyes!)

http://thumbnails31.imagebam.com/172...6172870702.jpg
Well after a few initial scrapes it doesn't appear to be too bad at this...

http://thumbnails63.imagebam.com/172...f172870714.jpg
... and appears to be able to take off the gunky stuff holding it on!

http://thumbnails52.imagebam.com/172...b172870726.jpg
With a little bit of time I seem to have earned some technique and able to strip quite a lot off at time! :D

http://thumbnails56.imagebam.com/172...6172870758.jpg
(Me working hard - nearly done with the first panel)

Just as I'm almost done - disaster strikes!

http://thumbnails63.imagebam.com/172...3172870785.jpg
My trusty £1 blade has broken trying to get the difficult stuff off... :(

But it's ok, the blade has done well. Almost finished the whole panel!

http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/172...c172870773.jpg
Just got to get the last of the sticky stuff off / wipe it down ready for cuts and primer!


So what are you gonna do now Bex?


First I'm going to go and do my nails! :P But I think I'll buy another 2x of those blades I think (£2 isn't going to break the bank!) and maybe see if I can get something to help strip the sticky stuff off or at least losen it or clean the last of it residue off...

Since I couldn't do any more of the case panels, I thought I'd have a go with the barbs and making sure I had all the required pieces to put the the radiator (engine) in the bottom of the case. After playing around with multiple combos I decided on this...

http://thumbnails64.imagebam.com/172...0172870605.jpg
Quick view from the right...

http://thumbnails50.imagebam.com/172...c172870640.jpg
Quick view from the left...

http://thumbnails65.imagebam.com/172...f172870654.jpg
Quick view from the top... (make sure the spacers for the drain pipe don't hold the bottom radiators too little/far apart)

http://thumbnails50.imagebam.com/172...5172870678.jpg
God bless BP Crystal links!

The drain in the bottom will be another 90 degree rotary that actually goes on the bottom of the case. This will the drain is at the lowest point should I need to drain the system ;)

So until next time, I'll leave you with another image from the side of the engine!

http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/172...1172870621.jpg

Photobucket :mad:

/photobucketrage

imagebam ftw!

Seriously. In the day and age of places like imagebam imgur or a hundred others oh why Bex why? :(

I no see no pictures?

Guys I've got more photos to upload so I'll shift them all over to imagebam when I do those!

You did say the thread was popular on text but this is insane! I'll wait until you've moved them eh?

Also checking in so you can blame me for drill use in public ...

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*** UPDATE TIME ***
Firstly, I apologise. I've been pretty ill recently (major case of the skitz) and then I've been stuck in work until late etc. Was in London last weekend so absolutely no work done then. However! I do have pics to share and 2x orders have been made which should arrive in time for the weekend! ;)

So let me start with a tastey curry...

http://thumbnails44.imagebam.com/172...c172870802.jpg

The power food that my mister feeds me to keep me going and to remind me that diets aren't all that bad when you're sensible about it! (Yes, still dieting for my wedding dress... about 5Kg still to go!)

Then it was time for packages! ...of which www.scan.co.uk deserve a slap for this one. Why?

http://thumbnails66.imagebam.com/172...d172870807.jpg

Nice little package yes?

http://thumbnails51.imagebam.com/172...9172870810.jpg

It's very well wrapped?

http://thumbnails42.imagebam.com/172...c172870813.jpg

Remove the bubble wrap and... wha!?

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is that a...?

http://thumbnails22.imagebam.com/172...c172870830.jpg

Yes! That's right! All that wrapping and a £7.99 next day delivery charge from www.scan.co.uk for 1 tiny frickin barb!!! I was meant to have grommets but they were out of stock (or couldn't find the stock) so didn't ship it next day... instead it came the day after and instead of charging £3.99 I was left still charged with £7.99 and actually - thinking about it - I think I'm still due the refund!

Annoyed at this waste I turned to another annoyance... the craptacular phobya rubber shrouds and grommets... these will be the bane of my life for some time. Biggest waste of money and lack of quality control I've ever seen but have to make do with...

http://thumbnails46.imagebam.com/172...f172870840.jpg

*grumbles* and of course I always end up getting my hands stuck together...


A new day... another shop... more goodies!!! Nothing like new shinies to cheer you up! :D

http://thumbnails50.imagebam.com/172...9172870978.jpg

Some primer, some paint, some dust sheets, some white spirit, some more glue and another £1 scraper!

Another scraper Bex!?

Yes... I have much more to scrape off! But this time I'll be armed with white spirit!

http://thumbnails18.imagebam.com/172...3172871005.jpg
Now at first, I tried a few different ways and the stuff still didn't want to come off...

So then I let it soak for a while whilst letting it seep in the nooks and crannies!

http://thumbnails48.imagebam.com/172...2172871024.jpg
Ah hah!

http://thumbnails46.imagebam.com/172...5172871034.jpg
Now the horrible stuff practically peels off! :D

http://thumbnails28.imagebam.com/172...e172871057.jpg
Happy days!!!



So the next day I decided to get my old friend "Mister Drill" out.. This is all GarethS's fault that I ever got into de-riveting cases! DAMN YOU MAN!!!

http://thumbnails60.imagebam.com/172...c172870878.jpg
I present to you "Mister Drill"

http://thumbnails43.imagebam.com/172...3172870891.jpg
SAFETY FIRST CHILDREN! Hair tied back, goggles on and a handy workshirt... Yes I've chosen a Gigabyte one! :rofl:

http://thumbnails63.imagebam.com/172...0172870904.jpg
Off with the wheels!

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Buh-bai! :D

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And to bits with the case!!!

...until

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NOOOOO! Broke ma drill bit :cry:

A quick hunt around and I've found a spare! Huzzah!!!

http://thumbnails67.imagebam.com/172...e172870951.jpg
...then she was in pieces!


Right! Hopefully my deliveries arrive tomorrow, then I can do some more work and provide you all with some more updates! Sorry again for the time taken to rehost my pics and make a post so you know I'm still alive!

Oh - and just because I took so long - I'd like to post an extra feature...

The Bex-in-a-Box!
I build PC's for my mates quite often..l all the parts usually come from www.scan.co.uk and on this occasion we had a single box for all the components and case! My fiance and I both looked at each other and were convinced I could have some fun with this box..

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A special delivery from Scan Computers International. What could be inside?

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It appears it's contents wants out! But Scan Computers International have made sure the box has been well sealed up

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Peek-a-boo! I see you!!!

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OH HERRO!!! What on earth has Scan Computers International shipped!? It's a BEX-IN-A-BOX!?

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The goods from Scan Computers International emerge safe and sound!

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Scan Computers International always pack their boxes with lots of padding to protect their goods! =D

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Ok... I should probably get out and build the PC now... Thanks Scan Computers International for providing me with some fun

Cause whilst www.scan.co.uk did muck up my order, it's the first order they've mucked up for me out of all the years that I've been dealing with them. And clearly they know I play with my packaging XD

Ok, I'm getting peeved off with Imagebam now... it keeps losing / deleting photos... comes up with "Thumbnal not available"

I can only recommend you imgur ;)

Keep the log and pictures up :D

Great project, Bex!

UPDATE TIME!!!
It's about time I posted something but imagebam are properly peeving me off!!! So I've got some new images to share... and will be looking at doing my own hosting (I've got some hosting equipment and public IP range at home that I can use if I can be bothered to set it up).

I had some packages arrive at work :D

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Oooo a nice little package from ChilledPC...

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And a box from Specialtech!!!

The box from Specialtech though was some what chilly?

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A quick look inside to find some awesome goodies!!!

...and some frozen liquid *face palm*

A quick call the guys at Specialtech who check with Mick @ Mayhems and confirmation that the fluid should be ok to use once it defrosts but if there's any issues with it or I'm unhappy to do so to send it back for a replacement. Awesome services! :D

What about the other package Bex!?

Patience children! I'll get to that in a moment!

Once I got home (which was late) we decided to have a delicious kebab XD

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Om nom nom! Castle Special Kebab! (all the mixed meats)

So lets open that other package eh?

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Some el-neato braid and heat shrink! (and some more screws)

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The guys at ChilledPC even threw in some samples of the other colours I queried! CHEERS GUYS! :D

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Got my (now defrosted) fluid and fan controller out the box

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As you can see the fan controller is an official sealed Lamptron branded controller - NOT the fake GVANS brand that has been going around. I know some people were remarking at Specialtech's ultra low price of the controller but it's the real deal (and a real BARGAIN!!!)

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Not quite the Koolance blocks I wanted but I need to save some pennies for the new house :)

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And my partner Mike double checking Steve's counting skills, making sure I have all 160 rubber washers XD

Hi Bex!

Glad you went for the EK blocks, looks much mor stylich and clean compared to the bulky Koolance blocks :) Hope it fits your build tho.

Good luck, more updates pls! :)

I prefer the Koolance Blocks but we'll see. I may need to tinker with the routing...

I need to get photos up of the paint work so far...

These are my colour references!
Mmmmm veyron....

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Now I was worried the grey/black I had might have been the wrong colour, but a quick test spray looked a good match. I'm still not sure about the orange (which needs another coat) but I don't think it's dark enough...

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What do you guys think?

My Lamptron FC9 though... I'm very disappointed with quality control... The "white" is cyan and the knobs are squint (I know that may be natural in the male world but in the world of expensive hardware I'd expect it to be perfect!)

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As you can see the knobs are squint / stick out unequal distances...

But I did test it on my Kaze and Delta and bar some light ticking (which at a distance you can't hear anyway) it's really smooth on the voltage control. Real test is when I have chains of 6x Kazes on there!!!

...and also - after all the nonsense trying to find a solutiont o dampen my fans my fiance says my kaze's are quiet after enduring overclocking sessions with dual 4000RPM Deltas running at max *face palm*

I'm half wondering if doing the orange in a candy coat might not be a little better. More work involved, but would be ultra wicked and eye-catching.

Candy coat? You mean like UV? I can grab UV orange and do a coat in between?

well, well.. I finally got to see a pic of Bex's face..:up:

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well, well.. I finally got to see a pic of Bex's face..:up:

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WHA!? You've seen pics of me??? My avatar is me, the pics of me in a dress.... the pics of me in fantasy fancy dress...

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(direct from my FB)

Bex deary, I think Dave means your whole face...without the sheep dog bangs. ;)

I too am glad to see your full face, I was starting to think you looked like Byaku underneath the hair.

Roflmao sorry! But I had pics of me in a dress which showed my full face (when I had red hair etc)

My man agrees though that I shouldn't put so much hair over my face...

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Bex deary, I think Dave means your whole face...without the sheep dog bangs. ;)

I too am glad to see your full face, I was starting to think you looked like Byaku underneath the hair.

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Exactly!:up:

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Candy coat? You mean like UV? I can grab UV orange and do a coat in between?

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UV would be dynamic as well.

NOrmally candy coat starts with a silver undercoat (gives a sugary texture), with a translucent layer of color next (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this can be created by mixing the clear coat paint and color coat paint into the same paint can before spraying). It gives a deep, syrup-y candy feel. If you did it with a good, blendable UV orange for this effect, holy crap that would pop.

But... you might end up licking your computer.

Hmmm.... I may look into this as there's a very close UV orange available... I might play around with that idea XD

Design of my dream car, what a PC :D Also for image hosting I have been using www.minus.com, a lot better than the rest and doesn't compress images like imgur. Give it a shot.

edit....

Well this is still going but I'm on hold a bit due to my partner and I buying a new house together and getting married in September. I did manage to wire up 70% of my radiator fans this weekend but I've broken on wire and I can't find my soldering iron to fix it :(

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Well this is still going but I'm on hold a bit due to my partner and I buying a new house together and getting married in September. I did manage to wire up 70% of my radiator fans this weekend but I've broken on wire and I can't find my soldering iron to fix it :(

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Good luck with married life... I'm married and life changes a lot
Anyways still waiting for your updates! :)

Subscribed and Damm Impressed.

Bex if you need any extra bits and bobs, koolance brand let me know the overkill is getting Scrapped and theres a lot of peice looking for a home, for you just pay shipping and there yours. Pm if you need anything or for a list of stuff.

And congrats of getting married, as Long as you disclosed your Obsession with the puters before hand i think your gona do great.