Project "Formal Black"

[Cutless009]

Are you going to keep the dual-slot cooling expansion slot covers on the back of your cards or swap them out for single slot covers?

Just ordered the single slot plates, SLI fitting, and more cable sleeving

[sniperbob]

AWESOME!!

[Cutless009]

Just double checked my processors S-Spec code, and confirmed that it is indeed E0 stepped. WOOT

[Cutless009]

I would just like to state for the record that having a $600 custom ordered case be lost by fedex, is complete and utter fail. I noticed they hadnt updated the tracking since the 8th (it was shipped on the 6th via 3-day), and its now the 13th so I called them and asked what was going on and all of them were like o.o

*sigh* sitting around waiting on parts and having your case lost in the mail, BLOWS.

[sniperbob]

that has happened to me with fedex occasionally also. I had to return my laptop to HP for warrantee work, so they were supposed to send me a box so that i could send the laptop back. The exmpty box dissapeared via fedex... Ended up having to call a 1-800 number and get a Fedex investegator on the case to solve the case of the missing box. things like that are frustrating, but i can imagine how unnerving it must be to "lose" a 600$ case... wow. Hope it turns up :shrugs:

[Lagaaja]

Can we have some more shots of those sexy sexy sexy Enzo ram coolers please, those looks sick.. And so does your whole build this far :P

Subd.

[Cutless009]

First negative thing to say about the XSPC blocks for the X2's:

That little nub that was an aesthetic issue to someone before, that extra nub is actual extra length theyve added, and standard SLI water fittings do NOT fit (they push the cards apart at the fitting the same amount of the height of that nub), so if you are going to order these blocks, make sure you take note that you will need something adjustable and not a solid fitting.

[zlojack]

What did you use to link the cards? The Koolance SLI connector?

[TheGanG]

Gonna be a great setup but that hedgehogs aka Enzo Ram Cooler seems funny

[Cutless009]

What did you use to link the cards? The Koolance SLI connector?

Yep, koolance 2-slot spaced SLI connector, 1-slot is too short, just ordered the adjustable one from Chilled PC, was actually cheaper to have it express airmailed from the UK than it was to buy my original koolance connector >>

[zlojack]

Yep, koolance 2-slot spaced SLI connector, 1-slot is too short, just ordered the adjustable one from Chilled PC, was actually cheaper to have it express airmailed from the UK than it was to buy my original koolance connector >>

Hmm...can you please link me to that connector as I plan to do a similar setup and was going to order the Koolance one.

Good catch

[Cutless009]

here you go man: http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...roducts_id=584

was $17 shipped with their fastest international shipping.

[zlojack]

Great! Thanks!

[Cutless009]

no problem, if you need resources for anything else let me know, Ive found a lot of great resources for switches (including latching type SPST pushbutton switches for on/off use so they can flush mount), and a ton of other stuff in my quest for this build.

[Cutless009]

Since all my packages were delayed until tomorrow at the soonest, buckled down today and finished up the sleeving on the kaze's





wewt

*edit* forgot the pic of the ends:



not bad for my first sleeving job ^_^

[xTKxhom3r]

wow nice setup man..

but how are you supposed to run 4 sticks of ram with those heat spreaders?

[Cutless009]

Set them up differently, with the two side with the longest pins facing outward on each side and the next longest ones facing inward into the small gap between the slots and the other shortest ones in the middle. However I only have 2 sticks of ram, so thats how I set it up for best cooling effect.

[Cutless009]

Confirmed delivery today of MM Ascension and my water cooling gear (pumps, tubing, rads, res tops, etc). WOOT.

[FrostyPanda]

Confirmed delivery today of MM Ascension and my water cooling gear (pumps, tubing, rads, res tops, etc). WOOT.

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot. Yup I said it

[Cutless009]

So many parts, so little time, here's a little teaser shot:

[zlojack]

I like!

[Cutless009]

Alright folks some more teaser pics, too far from "finished" with the outside to take any wholesome pictures, and I wont be getting the parts I need until about friday of next week! so till then, hold your breath you fiends!











Man those brass screws look awesome up against that black finish.

[shoopdawoopa]

Sexy

[FrostyPanda]

wow! at first I thought the enzo ram heatsinks were ugly...now I REALLY want them!

[Lagaaja]

Aww, are you really going to let us all wai for a WEEK before next update.. The size of the Ascensions shocks me everytime..