Project : L3p D3sk

[l3p]

Still figuring out how to solve this little problem.
When i started building the desk i made small holes in the backplate, thought it would be enough.



Never thought about the 4x sata + 2x molex per hole at the right side of the desk.



Thinking of making one big hole between the 2 sets of hdd's in the backplate and turn around one set.
So all cables go through one big hole.



Also tested again with some mirrorfoil.



But im quiting with this idea ..
It's either mirroring too much, or darkening too much, can't find a way between them without losing the nice sight at the hardware.



And some random pics, love to play with it







Should turn it around a bit so i see 3 rings.





http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/





And thanks to Vin-Tech i can start sleeving the ugly red sata cables .

[vin_tech]

Nice sleeving l3p, have fun with it.

[enkie]

Nice work

[l3p]

Small update


My Corsair HX1000 probably died



Glad that some1 could help me out with his spare PSU so i could find the problem.

And yes .. Other psu, and voltages were normal again.







Found something i maybe want to use to lift the glass.

Bitspower Shiny Silver Hinge.





And got the ordered relay to switch all my leds and lighting with one Bulgin momentary switch





And some tests offcourse.
Found a weird problem with the tempsensors.
When i switch them in hand mode, they work fine, but when i use the momentary switch the sensors become blue but don't show the temperature.
Hmm ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEjUQ--RclA


And tomorrow ...

A very very nice present from the best European hardware and cooling shop ! Couldn't be timed better

[vin_tech]

i am nieuwschierig what you krijgt,

[Aphex_Tom_9]

crazy psu voltages, interesting that it still booted while that far out of spec

[l3p]

Well i noticed it cause 2 out of 5 times the raidcard wouldn't initialise.

[Church]

How do boot logs look? Switch on more verbose boot tests (by disabling quick boot/manufacturer logo), and see what/how happens during times when it fails to initialise. I wonder if it's not because of some IRQ conflict ..
Upgrade also to latest firmware for raid card (and also maybe for motherboard bios)..

[l3p]

No boot logs needed for this problem.

Ill try to explain in short.

The corsair hx1000, highpoint 3560 and asus p6t6 already work perfectly together for 1.5 years now.
All of a sudden last week i got an ati driver bsod.
After that 5 boots went well.
Then again an ati bsod.
After that all of a sudden my raid card doesn't initialise anymore for 10 boots, it couldn't find either the card itself, of it did found the card but hung then at finding the hdd's.
Then i saw the voltages in the bios.
12V+ was 14V
5V+ was 6V
3.3V+ was 2.9V

Then i measured the voltage at a molex connector on 12V1 and 12V2, and it was both 12.04V so that was good.

So to find the problem i connected an other psu, and the problem was gone

Already got a very nice box here to be unpacked, pics will be up tonight !

[l3p]

Lighting will have to wait a few days

For 10 years i always used the "better" soundcards.
But the last year i used onboard, somehow i didn't like it.

And last week my eye fell on the Asus Xense.
I fell in love instantly !
Specially cause it would fit perfectly in the desk with the chrome look.
So i was already saving some money for it.

But then ....

My PSU died ... And we can't run without it
Xense dream gone

Then i got a wonderful mail from Freddy from Highflow

Going to try to build it in this weekend.
Here some unpacking pictures.































































Freddy ... You're the best !


Cool down your PC and Get Low Temps with HighFlow!

[ScottALot]

I xense that this will be a beautiful build...

wow, terrible use of Xense... great job Scott.

[l3p]

Could get it done in one day, after modding from 09:00 till 23:00
So all i can do is a movie of the mess here at the moment


L3p D3sk - Update 11-12-10 - Silverstone ST1500 + Asus Xense + Hdd watercooling + Sleeving

[l3p]

And here the promised update

2 days from 09:00 till 23:00 and 10:00 till 17:00

Still seems like nothing has changed ^^



Breaking down already took a few hours




Too small holes for those cables.




couldn't find those cables in another color




Removed the hdd stickers.




Ready to take off.




Like a bomb exploded.




measuring and drilling.




Changing the tempsensors.
This is so i can put them at the in and outlet in the desk.
I can measure the in and outgoing temperatures more accurate then.




Pff it still works




Aluminium rain.




Sleeved the ugly red sata cables. Thanks Vin-Tech !



Cutouts for the dvd-r drives.




BP bucket.




Done.




Further on with the loop.




Tempsensors mounted, just a tiny piece of barb.




Sleeved cables sleeved again






Now the worst part, connecting the cables again and placing the new PSU.




Also done.




Custom made molex of 1.30m for the Asus Xense.




piece by piece ....




New molex for the "underground fans cable".




lol




Ready to fill it up.




Almost done filling the new loop.




wtf, ghosts in my res ...




Loop running, all thats left getting the pc running.




Wow, it booted, luckily i got normal voltages now.




Almost forgot the extra hole for the bulgin switch for the lighting




First temporary, later with sleeve.




They work !
Power switch/power led -- Reset switch/hddled -- Lighting switch/lichting led




Screens off




Works like a charm.




Hdd temps lowered 17-20 degrees.




Still in love




It fits
You can also see the Xense molex




Pc heats up the water with 1.7 degrees.




Hmm needs some polishing.




Perfect spot for the Sennheiser Xense




Ready to type this update !









All made possible by my wife, me and Freddy

[zalbard]

Outstanding project! I really like how it's turning out! Keep it up!

wtf, ghosts in my res ...

[l3p]

As promised, the fill-up movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdGaPg4VJpY

[DARK_01]

Awesome work man .. I absolutely Love it.. Very Very Impressive man..
Aw i was thinking if that same sound card & headphone set. LOL..
What does it sound like ? Worth the $300 something bucks ?..

[l3p]

Thanks man

Well .. compared to onboard it sounds SO much better
If you also need a new headset its worth it..

[DARK_01]

Thanks man

Well .. compared to onboard it sounds SO much better
If you also need a new headset its worth it..

Thanks man.. i got a sound card already but was thinking of upgrading to this one coz its got a built in amp. apparently it makes a huge difference compared to snd card without a built in amp..
Anyways thanks heaps man...

[l3p]

Had some problems switching all the leds in my desk by one Bulgin momentary led switch.
All the leds are connected to a bitspower X-station.

The user "Calimero" @ the highflow forum fixed it for me ^^
I'm to impatient for this work.
He's been busy with it for quite some hours.

With this print i can switch this :

one 5V line
one 12V line
the led in the bulgin switch

This bulgin led is on a current feed now, so switching from blue (3.5V) to, for example, Red (1.8V) is no problem at all, the current will remain the same


So thanks to Calimero !











Adjustable for the bulgin switch

[WangChung]

I'm sure you already thought of this (hopefully) but... how long are those SATA cables? If they're longer or at 1m you might start getting some signaling issues, especially with an extension like that. If you notice your RAID starts having issues, that's the first place I'd look. Not trying to jinx you!

[l3p]

2 weeks after i started with this mod i noticed that i needed 2 meters from raidcard to hdd.
So i found out the standard max is 1m.
I just had to try the 1 meter extension cables.
For 5 months now i didnt have any problem at all with in total 24 meters of sata cable

[l3p]

Again, thanks Calimero


Such a mess for a tiny plate



1 relay free for future components







Done










Testsetup




And a little Youtube movie to show how it works.






Happy New Year ALL !!!

[l3p]

Finally a little dream comes true

After 5 years joyfully using the Samsung 245B it's time for a change.

Thought about 3 screens for over a year cause of Eyefinity and Nvidia Surround.

I could choose from:

3 x 23" Samsung 1920x1080 (3 x 24" doesn't fit)

Or

1 x 27" Dell 2560x1440 + 1 x 17" Dell 1280x1024 (portrait)

Came to the conclusion 1 big screen with a higher pixel density works better for me.
Also cause of the viewing distance.
What i do most is surfing the internet and gaming.
So i think a 2560x1440 resolution would be great!

Really can't wait


(Dell U2711)

[l3p]

Up and running !! :P


BIG




Removing films, i love it !




Eeny, meeny, miny, moe ... :P




Took me only 10 minutes to switch the old one with the new one.
Changing the old DVI cable to a new Dual link DVI cable took me more time.
Need this cable cause of the higher resolution.




Very useful, i could start using it right away for the pics of this update.




Bling




The menu






And time for a little test ..
It really looks fabulous !






Maybe i won't be the last now anymore






Still a lot to configure, but already looks awesome.




And ready to go on again






All i want now is another Dell 17" or 19" in portrait mode (1440px) instead of the current Dell 17" (1280px)
This cause of the resolution and pixeldensity, i want it a close as possible to the U2711.


Conclusion :
I think i'll add this to my list of special hardware of the last 15 years.
Next to the Diamond Monster 3D 3DFX 4MB and the Intel x25m ^^



Till next week
(a nice EK surprise !)

[l3p]

Guys i could really use some help here !

http://event.asus.com/mb/2010/pride/...ore.aspx?Id=36

Just vote and reg ^^
You'll be able to win a prize too, every day !