J-J-J-Jam it in. A preview of my upcoming build.

[Pete]

ROFLMAO

that 1d3a 1s pr3tty c00l but 1 dk ab0ut the pump s1tt1ng 0n th3 fans 1f y0u catch my dr1ft ========

that idea is pretty cool but i dont know about the pump sitting on the fans if you catch my drift

get it now? welcome to reality...

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[ultimeus]

some news ???

[kuhla]

some news ???

Oh wow, I didn't know people were still interested in my build. I was surprised to see my thread bumped!

To answer your question: yes & no regarding new news. Since I last posted in this thread (7-20-2007) school has taken a lot of time. Every time I had a few days of "free" time I was too tired to actually work on my case and instead just gamed or did other stuff. A few weeks ago I moved everything into a Cooler Master Cosmos (pictures farther below) with plans to work on the Lian-Li and then move everything back. The last few weeks have been really tough though since I have had a lot of final projects and homework to get done as this semester ends. Next week is finals week so that one is pretty much a goner too. After that however I have over a month off for winter break between the semester (thank you CalState University system!) during which time I will work on my lian-li. I plan to finish and I will post all progress in this thread. On top of that promise, I have even more motivation to get the case up and running: I'm getting a new build. I already have a Q6600 (pic below) and memory (pic below). I plan to buy a motherboard soon and probably a 8800GT too. Now for some pics regarding what I have just all talked about...

[ultimeus]

I was waiting for update since this summer.

I'm currently building a rig myself with this case. My objective is to show off everything outside and some mods like black inside uv plexi, etc.

Hope see an update soon

[kuhla]

Alright, update time Only two pictures right now but possibly more before the end of today. The first picture below is pretty much just a mock up to see how things would be placed, etc. The second picture is after I had masking-taped and measured/drawn what I would need to drill and cut out. Now I'm going to grab some lunch and get cutting. The aluminum Lian Li chose for the top panel is like the side panels so it's thinner and thus easier to cut. Regardless I still plan to use the jigsaw, besides, I can't find my dremel

[Red Evil]

What is that blue tape called? I need buy it before I start cutting

[kuhla]

What is that blue tape called? I need buy it before I start cutting

It's masking tape. Frequently used for painting (so if you go to your local hardware store, look in the paint area). example link --> http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...090&lpage=none

[Polizei]

Its just blue painter's tape. Its the same as masking tape, the beige stuff, but the adhesive on the other side of the tape isnt as strong on painter's tape, so you dont leave residue when you pull it off.

I did a lot of painting over the summer... must've gone through miles of the stuff.

[kuhla]

Only two pictures right now but possibly more before the end of today.

Here they are:

[septim]

how thick are those case handles? could you take a picture? thanks...

[kuhla]

how thick are those case handles? could you take a picture? thanks...

Sure. The handles measure about: 4.25in * 6.33in * 13/15in with about 1/3in being "submerged" into the case. The feel pretty tough. I purchased them from MNPCtech as well as my case feet:

Handles - http://www.mnpctech.com/BlackRecessedHandle.html

Feet - http://www.mnpctech.com/CaseFeet.html

Here are the pictures of the handle:

[Waterlogged]

Sure. The handles measure about: 4.25in * 6.33in * 13/15in with about 1/3in being "submerged" into the case. The feel pretty tough. I purchased them from MNPCtech as well as my case feet:

Handles - http://www.mnpctech.com/BlackRecessedHandle.html

$25 for a pair of handles...are you out of your mind?

You could have gotten them so much cheaper.
http://www.google.com/products?q=bla...-8&sa=N&tab=if

I couldn't even bring myself to check the feet...bet those could be had cheaper as well.

[kuhla]

$25 for a pair of handles...are you out of your mind?

Sometimes. Yea, it is kind of a rip, I know. I feel bad about it now but I think I was having an attack of the "I-wants-it-now" when I purchased them

[septim]

waterlogged is that a pair of handles for said amount or just 1?

looks like just one handle cost that much...

lucky for me mncptech doesnt accept int'l paypal payments...

[Waterlogged]

Sometimes. Yea, it is kind of a rip, I know. I feel bad about it now but I think I was having an attack of the "I-wants-it-now" when I purchased them

That was a trick question, Everyone here is out of their mind in some sense.

waterlogged is that a pair of handles for said amount or just 1?

looks like just one handle cost that much...

lucky for me mncptech doesnt accept int'l paypal payments...

I can't speak for the first one but many of the fleabay ones are at least 1 pair. The $18 FB is for 2 pair which looks to be a very good deal for those.

[FLMJIGGY]

This thing is taking forever!!! LOL Any updates?

[Penguin463]

I like those handles man, keep it up

[kuhla]

This thing is taking forever!!! LOL Any updates?

You people keep bumping my thread since I never update it. It's taking forever, I know, and I feel sort of guilty about that. Sorry

First here is a bunch of pictures and then after that I'll explain the current situation. No wait, I have to explain a few things: The cable connecting the 3 Scythe SFF21Fs is a 7v hard-mod to keep the noise down (they are quiet now by my standards). The Kingwin hard drive rack looks weird on the back because it is ghetto modified to use a larger fan (40mm Scythe "Mini-Kaze"). Also the pictures aren't all in perfect chronological order so hopefully that doesn't throw anyone off.

Oh and FYI, I hate my camera. It just plain sucks at taking anything but sunny, outdoor pictures and even those look pretty washed out





































Ok, here is the situation as it stands. *looks at what was the last thing(s) I said in this thread* Ok so I did end up getting the rest of my hardware and here is the quick basics:

CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0, L737B292)
Mobo - DFI LANPARTY Dark P35-T2RS
Vcard - EVGA 512-P3-N801-A1 GeForce 8800GT 512MB
Mem - 2 x 2GB G.SKILL DDR2-1000 (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ)
Hdrive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB
PSU - Corsair 520HX 520w power supply

At the time my lian-li case was still getting cut up for the handles so I couldn't install my new gear into that. Despite having a few cooler master cases laying around (cosmos, two stackers) I decided to break out an old antec case I got for free but had never used. It's in a few of the pictures above. It looked beige-tastic but it was on the smaller side (something I much prefer to a nicer looking but large case). Oh well, I wanted my new stuff up and running ASAP. My radiator wouldn't fit in the new case so I figured I would just use the stock intel heatsink + fan for now since it was just a temporary solution until I had my lian-li ready to go. I didn't think about what I would need to actually install the watercooling in the lian-li. A week or two went by, I went to a lan party, had fun with my new build, worked a little on my lian-li. The day finally came to move into the new case. I was about half-way into the install when I realized I had no backplate!! Well, damn. This meant I would have to order one which would take a week to ship to me at the minimum. Watercooling delayed again. So a week goes by and my thermalright backplate arrives along with some other goodies (I have a picture of what arrived above). At this point I discover that the thermalright backplate doesn't follow the nice 6-32 standardized(ish) threading, instead it's M3 (metric) if I remember right. So I have to head to the hardware store to get some screws. I buy the longest screws they have but they turn out to be too short. Faaaaaantastic. Wasted money and now I have to go hunting for a new solution. I tried jamming a 6-32 screw into the backplate hoping I could re-thread it by hand (stupid stupid idea, I know, I was angry at the time). That failed big time but I was able to undo the damage to the backplate although the screw I snapped in half was headed for the trash. So the stock intel hs+fan went back on. I didn't want the gaping hole on the bottom of the case to just be open so I installed the scythe fans with some zip-ties (somewhat visible in some of the pictres). Finding them a bit loud I made a 7v cable for them all to plug into. It worked great. I'm too embarrased of what happened to go into detail of what I did next but the short story (oh god pun) is that I was playing around with the multimeter, checking a few things on the motherboard, slipped and made a connection. Boom. Short happens and computer turns off. Fast forward past all the praying and troubleshooting --> The only thing that I think died was the motherboard that I sent off to RMA about a week ago. I'm waiting (and hoping) on a replacement that I hope will get to me soon. Data on the hard drive was corrupted but after formatting it there appears to be no lasting damage. I have done some very limited testing to the cpu, memory and PSU which all appear OK. With the new computer totally out of commision (nothing happens without a motherboard eh?) I was computerless. I lasted a few days and went crazy so I had to get my old rig cobbled toghether so I would have something. These damn things are like crack, you get withdrawl symptoms! So right now I am using my old setup (most of the parts in the signature) but on my old cooler master PSU, thermalright heatsink and using the new 8800GT. So for right now this build is dead as I wait for a new motherboard and try to find somewhere to either get longer M3 screws or a different backplate that will work better for me. Oh and somewhere in the middle of all that I got the worst cold I think I've ever had and started a new semester *begin sarcasm* with some fun classes covering such topics as computer architecture, K-map minimization, memory devices, etc.*end sarcasm*

*big sigh* so ends a long post.