WIP, my V-Twin

[septim]

the x23 expansion looks good, only downside is the use of smaller than 120mm fan. why not get x34 expansion, 2 of those could fit your 4TB HDs...

[Jedda]

I have the EX-33A which matches the V series hole pattern and takes 120 mm fan. So I'll decide for sure when/if Santa comes through with card and drives.
Ho ho ho!
How I stealth the DVD drive eventually will factor in the choice, as that'd leave one other drive slot unused. I've been playing around swapping back and forth with the front bay fittings for ages, trying for the best. Got one of each module right at the start.
The small Lian Li plaques look 'tinny' up close and I want to not have that. Still have to see if the plate will come off without leaving marks behind.

[Jedda]

Time for the big swap around.
Every bit of IT equipment in my little world has to be moved around as I switch the V-Twin into my ops area. lol Just the furniture moving involved is daunting enough without all the components too. There's so little spare room, I can only move one thing at a time. That then makes space to move another bit.
If I vanish off line for a while you'll know I've had probs.
If everything goes to plan, though, I hope to get a few pics up of the result.
Wish me luck.

[Patriote]

Hey Jedda! I just went through the whole thread and OMG! I am impressed! Those 2 cases screwed together looks great! Well done!

[Waterlogged]

Time for the big swap around.
Every bit of IT equipment in my little world has to be moved around as I switch the V-Twin into my ops area. lol Just the furniture moving involved is daunting enough without all the components too. There's so little spare room, I can only move one thing at a time. That then makes space to move another bit.
If I vanish off line for a while you'll know I've had probs.
If everything goes to plan, though, I hope to get a few pics up of the result.
Wish me luck.

GL d00d, sounds like your really going to need it.

[septim]

8hours should be plenty time to move around some furnitures... hehehe

[smee]

Um Jedda... updates?
Is there a problem?
Well I've got a problem, I'm impatient and I need updates! NOW!!!!!
Please?
Pretty please?

Ugh, to much chocolate today...

[disruptfam]

man i wish i could fit so many hd's in my case!!!

im very jeoulous

[pattherat111]

Oops, I was wrong. Dominion Electronics in Artarmon, about a block up from my first ever full time job (my last ever working for others too) sell them, apparently. Don't know how the prices compare or if they really hold stock, not just order from the states themselves, or what.

do you live in Aus Jedda

[disruptfam]

yes he does

[pattherat111]

yer thats good few more aussies rouns here

[~aoe~]

Maybe he's boxed himself into a corner and cannot escape. Should we send in a search party ?

[Jedda]

Yep, with Cathar, Little River etc Oz has been in LC since day #1.

Took a bit of reconnecting but its up and going in dual screen glory!
I've been busy sussing out a dual wallpaper that looks OK in a pic. Surprising how difficult getting the lighting balance right is.
Saw 40°C on the cpu under load and that's the highest temp anywhere, so far. 33° on the 8800GTX and 34° MCP in everest. Ambient temp is 27° atm and the loops' water temps are 27.5°. So its a cool little V-Twin so far.

The EX-33A is too long with fan included for a V1000. It'd do well in a V2000 or V1200 but the longer gpu cards will conflict in a V1000. So if I do want to put any drives in the front bays it'll be without the fan included.
Am finding that 3M see through double sided tape very good for mounting the analogue and digital sensors leads. Its really strong and virtually invisible. I'm cutting 1/16" bits off the roll's end and that's perfect to fit under each lead. You just press it on where you want the lead held then press the lead down in position and its held in the alignment you chose.
Its much better than the M-cube tape. Better looking too.

Big prob is the monitor I've been using but gave to my lady along with the box, has gone blank on me.
Disconnected moved ten feet and reconnected and the %@#$^ thing wont work! Gawd, these monitors can be sensitive.

[septim]

3m "tape of the gods" stuff really sticky...

the 8hours became 3 days more, for a moment there the search party idea sounded good...

[Jedda]

3m "tape of the gods" stuff really sticky...

the 8hours became 3 days more, for a moment there the search party idea sounded good...

Well, have you ever tried to explain to a woman how come her computer doesn't have a functioning monitor while your's has 2 shiny new ones, both running?
Bloody lucky i made it back here at all!

[shazza]

Well, have you ever tried to explain to a woman how come her computer doesn't have a functioning monitor while your's has 2 shiny new ones, both running?
Bloody lucky i made it back here at all!

Yes, you are lucky! I would have immediately INSISTED one of your duals get hooked up to my rig

Looking forward to pics of all the glory.

[septim]

just 1? most likely jedda gave her both, and got himself a new 32" pair, hehehe...

[disruptfam]

hey jedda are overclocking this rig???

or no need??? it's not for gaming is it????

[Jedda]

I'll probably play around a bit next week.
Switching out the B3 quad for a G0.
But its a graphics box mainly and all my time has gone into modeling as I enjoy the new found speed and screen real estate.
I'm pushing huge numbers of polys around under a NDA or I'd show off with a screeny or two.
Its just so good for the purpose and as I load my apps it keeps blowing me away how faster it runs each one than my old box.
Am thinking about a build around the B3 and a few spare bits I have to begin a home grown render farm. We'll see.
Really liked the look of your side panels and still have to finish mine off.
Bolting them together has left me with a couple of spares to play with. Also I have a side with the stock window I mounted mesh in replacing the perspex as an early look at mounting a MCR220. Could cut a lower window in that, like yours, and use either plexi or mesh.
Maybe an idea for a cut out will spark, for one of the spare panels. A V2 logo or something.
Seems a bit of a waste to not try o'clocking a bit with this board but stability was always my goal rather than chasing numbers. Am from the era where o'clocking was how you got the performance you needed, not an end in itself.
Can understand wanting to know what she'll do, though.

Am trying to find enough time to do a bit of a thing with pics on using the M-cube. Would like to do the same on making up custom wiring too. Its easier than many think to make up leads that fit in neatly and combine the various fittings. Sort of pass on the lessons I learnt from the build.

[disruptfam]

hey jedda.... have you got any updates??

did you get that second mofset block mate?

[Jedda]

Yeah the second block is here.
Probably tear the chipset loop down and add them this week.
Got a G0 quad to swap out the B3 and going 64bit on the OS too.
Really tempted by the xeon boards. If I can find the right board I might give it dual quads. My render times scale directly to core numbers, so 8 cores is very interesting.
Thinking to develop the idea on a test rack and switch it in if it all works out. Theres a wave of 2nd hand q6600 around atm, so its easy to get at a good price. Just a good board to find to build a better work station.
Figure I'll put some pics up soon if the tube around the board works out well. Not happy with my first layout but that was always waiting for the mosfet blocks.
Cheers

[Jedda]

Dropped in the G0 stepping Q6600 in place of the B3 version at last.
Still with the stock mount. Just screwed it down a little more.
Knocked 10°C of the temps.

[disruptfam]

awesome

[LogAn'sRun]

Jedda,
I've gone over this thread a couple times now, and I know I need to do it again as there are some hidden gems in here if I read more carefully.
But my big question is, what or how did you mount those front panels? I didn't see any pics anywhere showing what you did, and correct me if I'm wrong, but that mesh front isn't LL standard issue ???
Anyway, I'm just curious to see the process, as I have an idea of my own that I wan't to try and could be similiar in methods to what you did in the front. . .

[Jedda]

Jedda,
I've gone over this thread a couple times now, and I know I need to do it again as there are some hidden gems in here if I read more carefully.
But my big question is, what or how did you mount those front panels? I didn't see any pics anywhere showing what you did, and correct me if I'm wrong, but that mesh front isn't LL standard issue ???
Anyway, I'm just curious to see the process, as I have an idea of my own that I wan't to try and could be similiar in methods to what you did in the front. . .

I used the Lian Li accessory parts for the mesh grills and they just screw into the 5 1/4 tower frame. You can get just the fan brackets or those with drive housings included.
Just takes a long screwdriver for the inner screws.
Sorry to be so slow in responding. Have been sick.

Looks like it'll get another gtx installed. Samsung screwed the pooch on my monitor warranty and it looks like I'll have three connected soon. lol
So another card is needed for the third cable. Driver needs to be the same so matching the gtx seems the thing to do.