SR-2 Build

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I was in the mood for some painting...]

So...i started by masking the already base coated pump covers.



a few hits with the RAL 3003 spray from paints4u,good service and a real good match to the existing red in the case,to get this.



But wait....i fancy some cutting action...TO THE JIGSAW!

I want a nice panel for the res,a bit of cutting and filing and we have...

It fits nice!


Drilled the holes for the mountings


Black etch coat...



A lot of spraying later and the panel is ready to be fitted.



Res mounts fitted and the panel is screwed to the HDD cage.



So...what do you think? Nice?





This cam phone just doesnt cut it...i need to get a better camera!!

Magoo agrees!!

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[TSXmike]

wow!!!

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MDPC sleeve has arrived!!





The 2 tubes you see are molex pin removers and the larger of the 2 will double up as a pin shuttle!!
Looks like im going to be busy this week.....

[d1ng0d4n]

Great build mate. Wish we could get that case here in AUS for less than the price of my car Can't wait to see the sleeving, will reflect nicely off the pipes

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Small update...

Power switches in...These will do for now,i think they are blue so they are not staying...looking for a 'feature' type switch,although these do go with the whole monolithic style to the exterior.




The front panel is going to cover all the bays but the FC and the pump controller will becoming thru.

Started with a florescent red plexi sheet cut to 20mm oversize,this will be drilled out for LEDs later.



This shot tried to capture the glow that the cut edge gives...fail.



The Alu cut to size for the front panel..





Mask the front up,dont want any little scratches!!



Can you see what it is yet?



I know the plexi looks more orange than red but its the edges im more interested in....i want them to really glow!

Now i need to brush up on my flame polishing skills!!

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Well.....it didnt go quite to plan,i was hoping to do all the cutting with the plexi and the alu together....


....i forgot how much i hate drilling/cutting plexi.

and i got the initial measurements wrong....

XD


So,on my second attempt we get this.

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Made a start on some braiding...shrinkless of course.
Had to take a file to my ATX tool tho,works like a charm now.

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Continuing from the plexi/alu cutting yesterday...









A coat of etch to the alu and we get...



You can see where i need to take more off the plexi....may make a change here and go for a true red instead of fluro.
The back of the plexi will be frosted to return more light and i have yet to drill the LED holes...

Not bad for a friday morning tho....

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Finished the ATX 24 and both the 8 pins....
Enermax dont make your life easy,plenty of double wires and bundles....

Still,i wasnt going to be beaten now!!

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What lurks beneath Enermax's sleeving and shrink wrap....



So i ditched the clamp,extended the wires and sleeved them. They had no chance of ever reaching the GFX cards and i didnt really want to go the extensions route..


You can see how short the original cables were
Some more plug shots...




There also appears to be a tentacle beast in residence! I am half expecting some anime hero to leap out with a laser sword!



I really need someone with cable sewing skills to teach me some skills,these will not stay in place!!

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I have been nominated for a MOTM on Bit-tech! Get voting for me kids!! http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=233580

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A few shots of the front panel to celebrate

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Leaktest underway,i want get the board fired up this week and get to work stressing the GPUs that are coming this week,they have to pass 24 hrs on furmark before i put blocks on them..



Only one leak from the Vid connector on the pumps,needed brutal tightening to get it watertight,other than that,leak free so far!

Having seen what one 24v D5 can do,the second was pure overkill!

[LeoAndrade]

incredible!

[enkie]

great job

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24v POWAH!!!

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It lives!!

[Bl4ck^!]

the force is strong with that pump, pure overkill, a cyclone in that res.

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Progress gets a boost today...sadly i must break the loop down to wrap the sides of the rads and the pump mounts with Di-Noc,this fill-up was a fittings test.





A second 670 appears!

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3m,i <3 You...

I wanted to cover the sides of the rads and the pump mounts with DiNoc,i quite like the look of carbon fiber and this stuff is easy to work with.





Trim off the excess.



To get the stamping to show,i used a heatgun and a paint brush to mold the sheet.







Now to start on the pumps.
They look not so good stock,but we are going to change that..




I started this by giving the mounts a once over with some black etch.



Then hit it with the DiNoc.





Much Better!!

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Braid.....all i see is braid....XD



But i also have the shiny!!

[natedog420]

everything looks very good. really nice build. one thing i will say. you have payed attention to detail very close all the way through the build. the last couple pics the diNoc on the pumps are off. i really think you should take it back off and make up some new ones and put them on straight so they match. i know its not a big deal but you have done everything else perfect why not something that small. keep up the good work man. that thing is looking nice

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Yay!! My polishing torch has arrived!!



........should of known really.



Im fluent in IKEA so lack of instructions is not a problem.
Interesting to note that the gas is switchable with no dead man safety...
Acrylic polish 101 soon!

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After speaking to Ricardo from ColdZero, i managed to get this done.





a nice little sli bridge cover!!

http://www.coldzero.eu/

They do a remarkable amount of plexi modding bits and are well worth a look for one off pieces,backplates,front panels.....the list goes on!!
Rapid turnaround and great customer service,i recommend you take a look.