*** Project de NOVO ***

[ooztuncer]

de novo (Latin) [diː ˈnəʊvəʊ]
adv
from the beginning; anew

This one is gonna be my first serious project and I am aiming to come up with something new with a mix of old and new parts; hence the name de novo...

Since my free time is very limited, hopefully I will be done by May 6 (my birthday) - sorry in advance for the upcoming slowww and longgg process.

That's it for now. Next time I will talk about the parts.


IMPORTANT NOTICE: since I started this project almost a month ago I will bring you up-to-date in the next four five posts.

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reserved for final pictures

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Parts list:

A) HARDWARE
- Mobo: gigabyte x58a-OC
- CPU: intel i7 920 DO
- RAM: corsair 6gb dominator
- GPU: nvidia 480gtx
- STORAGE1: crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 M4 2.5" 128GB ssd
- STORAGE2: samsung 2tb HD204UI hdd's x2
- OPTICAL DRIVE: samsung SN-208BB slim optical drive and if I could fit it one lg bluray burner (LG WH10LS30K) and several lg dvd players
- PSU: enermax infinity 720watt
- CASE: stacker stc-t01 - da original

B) WATERCOOLING
Loop 1:
- CPU Block: EK Supreme HF Copper/Plexi with EK-JET Supreme HF #6 plate and EK-CPU Easy Mount (nickel)
- RAM Block: EK-RAM Dominator - Acetal+Nickel
- Reservoir: FrozenQ 400ml fusion V
- Pump: Laing D5 vario with EK-D5 X-TOP version 2 and Bitspower Mod Kit
- Radiator: Thermochill PA140.3 with Yate Loon 140mm medium speed fans
- Tubing: PrimoFlex Pro LRT 1/2in. X 3/4in

Loop 2:
- GPU Block: Swiftech MCW60 with G400 adapter kit
- NB Block: Swiftech MCW30
- Reservoir: XSPC Dual Split Acrylic
- Pump: 2 x Laing DDC 3.25 (12V 18W) in series
- Radiator: Swiftech MCR-320
- Tubing: PrimoFlex Pro LRT 1/2in. X 3/4in

Fittings:
- 2x Bitspower G1/4 Silver Shiny Dual Rotary 45-Degree Compression Fitting
- 2x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Male, 2x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Female
- 14x Bitspower Premium plus Silver Diamond Series,
- 2 x Bitspower G 1/4" Black Sparkle Dual Rotary 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter
- 4 x Bitspower Premium Plus Black Diamond Series G1/4" Stop Fitting with O-ring
- 2 x Bitspower G1/4" Black Sparkle TII- Rotary Adapter (BP-BSTIIR-C)
- Moar bitspower fitings...
- Stainless Steel Shielded Hose Clamps

C) MISCELLANEOUS
- Danger Den Delrin Fillport
- Lamptron FC-5 - 30 Watts Per Channel 4 Channel Mulit-Color Fan Controller
- LCD screen(s) (works with parallel port card)
- SYBA 5.25" Multi-Function Internal Enclosure for Slim Optical Drive, 2.5" HDD, and 2 USB Ports (SY-MRA55003)
- Monsoon G1/4 Premium Silicone O-Rings (orange)
- 5.25" Media Dashboard Front Panel PCI-E to 2 x USB 3.0 + SATA + eSATA + Card Red + Power Port Combo - link
- Parallel Port PCI Expansion Card
- SATA 22-Pin Male To Micro SATA 16-Pin Female Power Adapter

D) SPECIALTIES:
- Wire Stripping Tool: link
- Translucent Butane Jet Lighter: link
- Pin-Remover 4-Pin - Save My Wallet
- MDPC Crimping-Tool
- All nice things from Nils!!!

take care...

[ooztuncer]

Hello again!

I finished my diy light box - hooray!

Here is a sneak view of my light box



Now, I should get back to business but here are some photos for now :blush:

Thanks Nils - appreciate the goodies!


will see about these - first time with this combo:


ooops onur likey thisss:


it's heavy duty, lol:


my favorite shot of the day 8-)


WAR is coming baby:


then gimme some ammo - reloadd:


nuff fun for today, gotta go... bye everybody until next time :cry:

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I have been using some parts including cpu block, cpu, ram, etc. for last 15 months. Then I took everything apart and used all the parts on air in stock settings and put them inside a case.

Today I took everything out of stacker to finalise the planning phase.

Enough talking - here is the latest situation :p

I sold my evga e757 mobo to get this baby :thumbsup:


Even tough I will be using the cpu around 4-4.2ghz daily, this mobo is top notch


it has a very basic back panel and the most important thing for me (digital audio put) is not present. However, there is a 2-pin spdif out at the lower left part which will enable me to use a female rca and a bracket to send 1001101 data to my stello da100 dac


hmm, still yummy, paid a lot at some point


and here is how I am using my pc now - i wish I had a spare psu while performing the sleeving of enermax infiniti


byeee folks...

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... and nothing beats a draft plan


Last night I disassembled the stacker completely (took many hours to drill out the rivets).

Next steps are drawing the cut lines and sending it for cutting. I don't have any power tools, but thinking to get a dremel 4000 with some accessories; then perhaps I will do the cutting myself.

Here are some interim shots:

pa140.3 with rad grill:


bits powa


trying to come up with a mcr320 template since I need to craft a stand for it:


good old trusty german engineering of Mr. Faber:


take care all!


EDIT: oops forgot about the 10-12" of snow accumulated in last 24 hours and the snow witch!