Project: My MM Work Log

[Dangals]

coming along nicely!!!

What did you end up deciding to do about cooling the sb/crosslink chip??

[Utnorris]

I have a couple passive heatsinks coming this week for the SB and Crosslink. They don't need a lot of cooling so it should be fine. Once I have it up and running I will be able to evaluate whether that is true though and then if I need to I will make a few changes. Right now, my next project will be to finish sleeving the wires.

Thanks,

Utnorris

[septim]

CD i like that frosted acrylic advice, i might have to try that sometime...

utnorris, i don't think air flow will be a problem inside you case, even the mobo area is bound to have air moving or being sucked by those San Aces...

[Utnorris]

Ok,
Some updates. I am still waiting on some stuff to come in, but I have made some progress. Also, I am trying to decide on whether to upgrade to the EK Supreme. I already have the Fuzion with the quad nozzle, so it would be more for bling than anything else.

Anyway, here is what I have done for my Hard drives. I made a custom cable for power and I am in the process of modding my PSU to be semi-modular to take out some of the cable length and shorten the ones I need. Anyway, here are some pics.

[Utnorris]

Ok,
Next up is inserting the MB tray and running some tubing and the Sata cables:

[Utnorris]

And the Sata cables:

[Utnorris]

That's it for now. Got to work tomorrow and this weekend, plus I am waiting on a few more things, so I will post more next week, hopefully I will finish it then.
Thanks,
Utnorris

[Dangals]

Looks great - coming along nicely!

[ubermensch]

wow this case must be like 2+ years old with that old style hard drive bracket, but it still looks brand new. What youre doing with it looks slick too.

[Utnorris]

Thanks everyone. Surprisingly, although it was an older model it had never been open, seriously, still in the plastic wrap. That being said, if I had know it wasn't the modular one I would have not gotten it, but for $250 it's not bad and it does fit everything nicely and is easy to work with.

On a different note, I decided to upgrade to the EK Supreme acrylic and I should have it next week sometime. I think it will look sweet in the case with the blue water running through it.

Anyway, it's late and I have to work tomorrow. Thanks again for all the encouragement everyone.

Utnorris

[just a noob]

how did you make the sata power connectors? on another note, looks like the build is coming along nicely

[Utnorris]

Thank you. The SATA cable was easy to make, I just bought some ends from PerformancePCs.com which were punch down type connectors and then made the cable to length. Since I am modifying my PSU, I just cut the SATA cable off and added a 6 pin connector to it and did the same on the custom SATA connector so they matched up. Pretty easy actually.

Thanks again for looking,

Utnorris

[just a noob]

norris, do you mean something like this: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...oducts_id=1220 or something like this: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=22478

[Utnorris]

RRR,
lol, I am actually from Tennessee and truthfully, I wouldn't mind living in Houston to be near the beach.
Thanks for the help and the inspiration.
Utnorris


P.S. The "UT" in Utnorris is for Tennessee, not Texas.

[Utnorris]

Ok,
So I have had some setbacks, but I have prevailed. One of the biggest mods I was doing for this project was a PSU mod. I have a OCZ gamestream PSU which is not modular and has way too many cables. Therefore I decided some had to go and while I was at it I wanted to re sleeve it, change some connectors and just make it look cool. Anyway, here are some before and after pictures, hope you enjoy.

Utnorris

Before:

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After:

[Utnorris]

More wire management, although not completely done with routing and I need to change some of the ends out with 90 degree and of course, blue connectors:

[Utnorris]

Pumps:

[Utnorris]

Finally, some test run shots:

[Utnorris]

Yeah, I got it, although it didn't come with the correct plate. Apparently, Jab-tech has old stock. Oh well, Petra's to the rescue.

[Dangals]

Very nice!!!! Love the plexi top on the Ek Sumpreme!

[emuexport]

Looking good Utnorris been following your build for a while now! Looks like its just about done!

Good luck with the rest of the build and nice work on the sleeving.

emu

[Wolf132]

Hey got a question for you guys with MM. Do you know what size #6 screw is needed to fit a fan grill, yate loon, filter, neo pad, and then screw into the thermochill radiator. The thermochill screws from petras are only long enough for the fan, neo pad, and the radiator. Im guessing you guys cut your own to fit perfectly?


edit - #6 Sheet Metal screws 1 1/2" did the trick. To bad they didnt come in black. Nothing some paint cant fix.

[skinnee]

Hey got a question for you guys with MM. Do you know what size #6 screw is needed to fit a fan grill, yate loon, filter, neo pad, and then screw into the thermochill radiator. The thermochill screws from petras are only long enough for the fan, neo pad, and the radiator. Im guessing you guys cut your own to fit perfectly?


edit - #6 Sheet Metal screws 1 1/2" did the trick. To bad they didnt come in black. Nothing some paint cant fix.

Yup, 1.5" screws. I used anodized black 1.5" socket head screws for the back rad on my project. 1.25" screws for the fans into the rad and .5" for attaching the front rads to the case.

[Utnorris]

Leak Testing