Daniel's murderbox - with a sLight twist

[Dangals]

[dingdong555]

My first reaction.

[DragoonXX]

I think this may be worthy of a billion dollar pc submission...maybe even trillion dollar

[dsecrieru]

Patience always pays off!! Wow, just wow!

I can finally see the light (pun intended) at the end of the tunnel. Even though there's still a little bit of work to be done, I'm already getting nervous thinking about all the nasty, rude people handling my baby while on its way to me!

D.

[GTSRboy]

man my case modding is so crappy compared to this. Im going to overhaul it and sleeve and solder everything one of these days


nice work, macro photography, and backdrops!

[jakku]

Every time when you give us update, is very nice.. This one is good too, but picture is little bit bad. Maby later you give us good pictures with this mod Ty..

[3Z3VH]

I know it is a bit late in the game, charles_h, but what do you think of the idea of putting a very thin piece of plexi over the top to allow one to sandwich a colour gel into the light box to change the colour ?

[Ronnie Coleman]

For the first time - I don't like/feel that photo at all. I don't know why...

I'm glad you are finishing this project smoothly... Waiting for new photos.

[Spyrious]

Very clean work.Congratulations.I wish i had access to such equipment too.

[charles_h]

oo lala that looks beautiful. looks like the boards getting some studio shots done well done Charles

Cheers Rocky.

That is simply amazing that is all i can even say

Cheers burthouse!

Thanks Daniel.

My first reaction.

Thanks James!

I think this may be worthy of a billion dollar pc submission...maybe even trillion dollar

Cheers DragoonXX! Maybe I should solicit your assistance when it comes time to negotiate the final price, hehe

Patience always pays off!! Wow, just wow!

I can finally see the light (pun intended) at the end of the tunnel. Even though there's still a little bit of work to be done, I'm already getting nervous thinking about all the nasty, rude people handling my baby while on its way to me!

D.

Thanks Daniel. Perhaps it will have to be delivered in person!

man my case modding is so crappy compared to this. Im going to overhaul it and sleeve and solder everything one of these days


nice work, macro photography, and backdrops!

Cheers GTSRboy. If you put the effort in, you will be glad you did.

Every time when you give us update, is very nice.. This one is good too, but picture is little bit bad. Maby later you give us good pictures with this mod Ty..

Thank you jakku.

I hear you about the picture - I will try harder to get better shots of the final result.

I know it is a bit late in the game, charles_h, but what do you think of the idea of putting a very thin piece of plexi over the top to allow one to sandwich a colour gel into the light box to change the colour ?

Already done 3Z3VH!

The panel is two pieces and is designed to allow for color gels.

For the first time - I don't like/feel that photo at all. I don't know why...

I'm glad you are finishing this project smoothly... Waiting for new photos.

I hear you and thank you Ronnie.

I must admit that when I looked at it with fresh eyes in the morning, I wasn't feeling it either. The good news is I have the opportunity to do better next time. I have to say, I appreciate the honesty of your comment. I push myself to always do my best and it's great to get feedback when things don't exactly work out - this is how I learn.

Very clean work.Congratulations.I wish i had access to such equipment too.

Cheers Spyrious!



Well, as mentioned above, I too felt differently about my recent offering in the light and clarity of the morning. I will reflect on the process and attempt to do justice to the panel in the next images.

Speaking of morning, I awoke to discover an interesting scene that I thought I'd attempt to capture and share with you guys. Not great shots but what I liked and wanted to convey was the "missile command" vibe. After plugging in the 24pin cable last night to take shots, this was what the other side looked like.










Ok, I better get back to work before Nils discovers I got out.

[StickyRICE]

WOW! That is an amazing build, I give you mad props for taking the time to do everyhing and it definatly shows, I'm usually too imptiant to just put it in and play with it lol.

[Ronnie Coleman]

I hear you and thank you Ronnie.

I must admit that when I looked at it with fresh eyes in the morning, I wasn't feeling it either. The good news is I have the opportunity to do better next time. I have to say, I appreciate the honesty of your comment. I push myself to always do my best and it's great to get feedback when things don't exactly work out - this is how I learn.

You received critics like gentleman you are.

Don't worry. Both me and you know that future photos will be amazing. Even these new photos are ground-shaking.

P.S. To all non-believers: Cable sleeving is must.

[DragoonXX]

Cheers Rocky.

Cheers DragoonXX! Maybe I should solicit your assistance when it comes time to negotiate the final price, hehe

Sure, I'll try if i get a 5% cut,

[hiiyah777]

Aww crap! They had to roll back to an April 10th backup of the site. I wonder what happened.

I was loving those updates too!

[aiaN]

If there wuld be a cabinet to turn me on.... yours definetly wuld be it. There is so many led and plexi hellfull cabinets out there.... wich im terribly boored of.
And to say it true the LCD displays where and awsume idea, i might use something like that on a future Lian Li kabinet when the first 8 cores comes out! have 6 drives now and probbably 8 then!
Going to be awsume!

Cant whait to c what you are going to bring up
Any other than me that think they shuld get up some smaller and better cable for the 24pin power connector?
I hate that fat cable going down to the MOBO, at least they culd have a chance to have it on the backside so it wuld be easier to make a cable free overlay of the MOBO!!!
(not mutch have changed since X38 ;D )

[norim_13]

Great sleeving work!

[charles_h]

Thanks for the comments Guys; I really appreciate them

While a bunch of stuff was lost, I've managed to reconstruct two of the updates. It's a shame that the natural flow of the thread has been altered but like many have pointed out in the countless discussions about the recent data loss - $hit happens...

In any event, the show always goes on!



Project Update - Deja Vu Edition .01: Daniel’s build has evolved to me completing the build and then shipping it essentially ready to run. This is great because now I’ll have the chance to take shots of the finished product in its entirety! The only concern of course is that it will have to be properly packed to survive the rigors of transport – more on that later.

There’s been lots going on while XS was offline but rather than shoot the load at once, I’ll trickle updates out just how y’all likes ‘em; nice and slow and spread out over extended lengths of time.

First we’ll start with the motherboard and blocks. The board of choice for this “Black ‘n Blue” themed build is the ASUS Revolution.









While the board looks great with the blue heatsinks, Daniel chose to go with the gorgeous Mips blocks instead. To stay consistent with our color theme, Kirk came up with the idea to have the blocks Nickel plated along with the EK Supreme LT Daniel wanted to use. Kirk got the CPU block while Daniel ordered the Mips blocks and had them shipped to Kirk where he then had the lot plated locally.













They all turned out fantastic – nice job and great idea Kirk!


Next, it’s off with the blue and on with the new!





Seems a shame to cast these aside, perhaps they’ll be used somehow on a future build – or they could be used for something else… who knows where they might pop up.









Oh yeah… that’s the stuff!


Hold on though; what’s this?









They’re not sitting flush… hmmm. They seem to be hitting the caps on the right. Well, I guess some dremelling will be needed to remove enough material to allow them to clear the caps.

Orrr…





I could place them the right way around!





LOL… Dummy McDumbnuts over here just assumed the straight edge of the blocks went on the side with the vregs. Boy would that have been embarrassing had I ended up dremelling the blocks to fit the other way around. I should have known something made in Germany wouldn’t be out of sorts. Oh well, at least I gave myself a good chuckle.

The next update will feature a special appearance by the Moscow Circus Bears – you know; the ones that jump rope and ride the wee little bikes.

Ok, no more posting after drinking.



Thanks for looking in.

[charles_h]

Project Update - Deja Vu Edition .02: Today’s installment we’ll be an exciting one – I’ll extend the rad fan wires, sleeve them and then attach the fans to the rad! I know what you’re thinking; pretty wild stuff…

Ok, if you make it through, I promise a bit of a treat at the end.


To extend an existing fan wires, you can go two ways – either add wire and crimp new connector pins or recycle a connector you’ve already got. Luckily, I’ve got a barrel of 92mm fans on hand with 3pin connectors. For this task, I’ll lop off the ends of the 92mm fans since I can’t think of anything else to do with them. 92mm fans anyone?





When splicing wires like this, I find it helps to stagger the joins so that you don’t get a big lump in the sleeving (known as snake/prairie dog syndrome). You just have to take care that the wires all end up the same length so the pins line up and go into the connector.


The next step is to position the three wires so they don’t tangle when sleeved. If they overlap, you’ll get a sleeved mass of lumpy bumps and not a smooth, sexy result – if such a thing is possible. This is also a good time to orientate the pins so they go into the connector the right way. Once the sleeve is on, it’s very hard to twist the wires.





Next, I’ll carefully feed the sleeve over the wire while maintaining tension. This will help keep the individual wires lined up and prevent tangling.





Next, I’ll use a box cutter to oversize the narrow groove that the wires slot into. After that, I’ll install the connector – be sure to put the heatshrink on first!





I hold the connector angled down before heating the shrink so that it stays as close the connector as possible after shrunk. After heating, rather than wait till the shrink cools, I use small clamps to hold the sleeve in place while I pull it tight in preparation for heating the other end.





For the end closest to the fan, I’ll use enough shrink to cover the portion of wires that run up to the fan motor area. Nils hates when I leave these exposed so I’ll be a good boy and do it up proper. The trick is to shape the shrink before it cools – this is especially relevant when needing a right angle like here.





What’s that sticker say?





I think it means “don’t attach this fan to anything with wheels”. Honestly, I don’t know…


In any event, we’ve now got a lovely extended fan wire; all sleeved with no lumpy bumps.





Time to install the fan onto the rad…





Very nice…


To protect fingers and nipples, a fan grill will be used.





Now that I think about it, Daniel’s got small children so I better add a few more to be safe…





That should do it.


Attaching the whole thing to the rad becomes a bit of a challenge since bolts long enough don’t exist. This is nothing an eager creative mind can’t resolve.





Bright red tape will not only secure everything in place, it will also add a nice splash of color.









Oh yeah; that’s the stuff…


To be sure, I’ll take a depth reading.





Hmm… That’s troubling…


I think it’s best to err on the side of caution and rather than take any chances, make sure nothing can get to that fan…





Oh yes, that’s much better. I’ll give it the “poke test” just for peace of mind.





Excellent – the tool jams up after 5 grills… perfect. Now I feel secure knowing nobody will be injured by these fan – now to do the others…







































Hehe just being a bit silly there. I gave myself a good laugh while taking those pics. In all seriousness, here’s how they really turned out.









I would like to say that no fan grills were hurt while performing this update…

But I’m afraid I can’t.



Ok, if you made it this far, here are a few pics I took of the frosted res holder w/ final mounting hardware. Still waiting on the color versions but will post pics as soon as I’ve got them in hand.














Thanks for looking in.

[tamtam1]

Press save button - quick......

[illidan]

deja vu... beautifull!

[oggie]

Charles, pure genius

[dualbrain]

Fun Fun Fun - even with a deja vu!

[Alphahydro]

Breathtaking. This thread is tempting me to do another build. It may not be as creative, but it will be clean.
I'm sending this link to my desktop now.

[jakku]

Holders looking very nice and fresh blue color is fantastic ! I think green color can look very nice too.. Maby black ? :O

[DragoonXX]

I almost swear the pics look better this time around, lol