Project: Raistlin

[bianco]

This is looking to be an awesome build!

You did some really great sleeving! How did you keep track of all the 24 pin mobo connector pins?

Also, those EK D5 tops are sweet! I really liked using it in my build as it took up less room and allowed for compression fitting...good stuff.

Lastly your "B" made out of compression fittings cracks me up! Talk about free advertising! I've been really pleased with compression fitting and elbows from them though...good stuff....

Can't wait to see more pics!

hi Mark! thanks man.

i usually take a picture of the pins before i take them out of the molex. then i'd just view them again to make sure i put it back correctly.

yeah, that's the main reason why i got the ek d5 top... to put compression fittings on them. but i can only use comp fitting on the intake.good enough though.

haha. bitspower power. good thing it's the same letter of my nickname. else i'd be a full-pledged fanboy. but hey, gotta love their stuff and that dragon logo is cool!

[Zw_Roodbaard]

And it's getting better each time you post more pics :P

Glad that you sad that the EK top doesn't fit the UN Design bracket, i've got the bracket for my MCP655. It isn't a big deal because we are modders because we want to mod everything

Great job on the sleeving With kinda sleeving are you using? The MDPC stuff of something else? I'm sleeving my SATA cables to but I don't have the right size for the shrinktube.

[bianco]

thanks Zw_Roodbaard!
haha. touche! unfortunately, noob jitters - i didn't want to ruin the un design bracket nor the ek d5 top. so i just went another way instead in mounting the pumps.
for the sleeves, i used the techflex from ppc. i only got to know about the mdpc stuff after i have the techflexes with me. for the sata cables, i used the 3/8" sleeves and the 18mm heatshrinks (only because i didn't get the plugs off... :P)

[BlueAqua]

Damn nice sleeving job, looks amazing.

[trfnj74]

Awsome stuff and great build log.....

[bianco]

Damn nice sleeving job, looks amazing.

thanks BlueAqua. i think i'm addicted to sleeving!

[bianco]

Awsome stuff and great build log.....

thanks trfnj74.
at your avatar, quite funny!...
which reminds me... i'm a blank. haha.

[bianco]

when i ordered the vipercheck online, one of them had cracks around the screws for the cover.


ViperJohn was nice enough to send a replacement cover


after a few minutes, replaced and good as new


sleeved and good lookin'


paired up and ready to go


thanks again to John!

[Cralle!]

Its gonna be a sweeet build!

[bianco]

Its gonna be a sweeet build!

thanks, i sure do hope so Cralle!

[Zw_Roodbaard]

Hmm when I see those ViperJohn ViperCheck Flow Indicators I'm thinking of buying me one These look really sharp with the red LED.

Thanks for the answer about the sleeving, I will have a look at PPC.

[bianco]

Hmm when I see those ViperJohn ViperCheck Flow Indicators I'm thinking of buying me one These look really sharp with the red LED.

Thanks for the answer about the sleeving, I will have a look at PPC.

haha. exactly what i was thinking when i saw them on pts.
no problem man. btw, i was told that techflex can be cheaper at cableorganizer and they have other types of sleeving as well.

[PrometheusCon]

One of the corners? They all looked pretty cracked to me.

Nice job on the sleeving. Man that must have taken so much patience.

[IanY]

bianco,

And you say that you're not an expert, and that computer building isn't really your hobby....

You have skills I wouldn't dream of having. Kudos.

[bianco]

One of the corners? They all looked pretty cracked to me.

Nice job on the sleeving. Man that must have taken so much patience.

just the holes on the cover around the screws.
thanks PrometheusCon. yeah, lots and lots of patience.

[bianco]

bianco,

And you say that you're not an expert, and that computer building isn't really your hobby....

You have skills I wouldn't dream of having. Kudos.

hi IanY! aw that's one of the best compliments i've received! thanks man.

but really, i'm a supernoob and this is the first time i've done this sort of thing. i think my rookie skills will show as the build moves on. haha. i won't stop you from taking back the praises. haha.

[bianco]

something i picked up from the masters here in xs...

taking the normal corsair dominator airflow ram fans


disassembled


new fans


fans installed


side with cables


top with the unsoldered cables


screws re-painted black


finished product(?)


since i acquired a soldering iron lately... now single cable for all fans

[twwen2]

Nice, i knew id seen that colour combo before!

I'm liking this to bits bianco, keep it up mate!

[bianco]

Nice, i knew id seen that colour combo before!

I'm liking this to bits bianco, keep it up mate!

haha. yeah xs original. just borrowing ideas.
i wasn't really planning on having ram coolers. i only used the dominator airflow for about a week.. then ditched them because it was interfering with the true120black that i relied on before the project. but when i saw this mod on xs... mod ramcoolers - added to the to-do-list! haha..

[IanY]

bianco,

So.. really... expecting a child next month... and simultaneously building a computer...

First of all, the drug market in SG must really be flourishing.. great demand eh? Gotta do what we gotta do to fund the computer abyss

Second, you're going to finish building the computer and then let it fold, correct? Because the next time you are going to see your computer is six months later lol I went through the baby thing four times, so I know you wouldn't be using the machine lol

[bianco]

bianco,

So.. really... expecting a child next month... and simultaneously building a computer...

First of all, the drug market in SG must really be flourishing.. great demand eh? Gotta do what we gotta do to fund the computer abyss

Second, you're going to finish building the computer and then let it fold, correct? Because the next time you are going to see your computer is six months later lol I went through the baby thing four times, so I know you wouldn't be using the machine lol

hi Ian!

yup, second child and first son. heir to the cartel. haha. continue the family business.

i'm hoping i can finish the build before my bday next week. but i don't think it's possible (especially with the f1 coming!)... so now my aim is to have it finished before my wife gives birth! haha. sooner would be better so i can refresh on my newborn-diaper-changing skills! :P

that's right! let this machine fold! make up for the lost time. haha. wow 4 times! quite productive! gratz man. hhaha. i think i'll stop at 2, already a complete set anyways.

[mpower1001]

Soooo do you deal drugs for a living?

Bionco awesome choice in components...Have fun building this one

[IanY]

So bianco,

For a self-professed non-geek with supposedly no computer skills.....

You appear a real geek.. because its past midnight over there on a weeknight So you must have the same addiction that we have

Half the battle is admitting the addiction lol

[bianco]

Bionco awesome choice in components...Have fun building this one

thanks mpower1001.
lots of fun... and figuring out how to put all these components in the case nicely. haha.

[bianco]

So bianco,

For a self-professed non-geek with supposedly no computer skills.....

You appear a real geek.. because its past midnight over there on a weeknight So you must have the same addiction that we have

Half the battle is admitting the addiction lol

haha.

hi i'm bianco. i am a computer geek (although only some expertise in excel/vba to show for)... haha. i admit i'm spend more time online. anyways, this is the perfect 'me' time. my wife and daughter sleeping comfortably... just me and my rig... i mean laptop. *sigh* gotta finish that rig soon. :P