Project: Lian-Li P80 & PA140.3

[aka_GK]

Cap, tiger, thank you both!

[aka_GK]

Nice countersunk rivets arrived to mdpc so I can't miss it


Some tape onto the tool


and we are ready to start
*snap*


*snap* *snap*
This rivets are reallly of top notch quality, especially dome headed ones



Mostly all rivets are applied excepts for ones on the MB tray holder and on those white plastic thingies preventing doors and tray from vibrations (hope you understand me, don't know how to call 'em )

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Moving further.
I have OCZ XTC ram cooler, guess you've seen that it has been powdercoated, it has two nice blue LED fans inside

but with the cover on they look just like 8 lighting dots, that's not a nice appearance had to cut lines to the LEDs.

Also this thing can't go without sleeving. Yeah, now it is right appearance



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my kitteh (small one )
She loves to play with my hardware and steal zipties

[kgtiger]

Hay GK, the first 3 riverts are countersunk rivets, the other 3 look dome to me.

I like your cat, has been years, like 25 years since I had one thou. She/he looks ready to pounce

[eponymous]

Lol, that cat is awesome. :P

[aka_GK]

Hay GK, the first 3 riverts are countersunk rivets, the other 3 look dome to me.

I like your cat, has been years, like 25 years since I had one thou. She/he looks ready to pounce

You are absolutely right I got dome headed ones earlier

Lol, that cat is awesome. :P

I like her too but she's a bit crazy Actually since I moved to another place this kitteh lives with my sister, I just had her for a week because sister was out of town.

But anyway my lovely big cat stays with me, I hope you'll see him later

[ohms]

You should rename your project to Duracell

It reminds me of Duracell batteries

[aka_GK]

You should rename your project to Duracell

It reminds me of Duracell batteries

haha well spotted

[aka_GK]

Another update in my Duracell log

I started to think about HDD mounts, why I didn't did it earlier?

To my mind the best place for drives is backside of 5.25" bays. Standart holes on the bottom of 3.5" HDD do not fit Lian-Li holes. More over if drive mounted closely to the panel there is the lack of space for cables going to the drive.

Well, I have Xeon mounting something don't know how it is applied and where - it came with case. It nearly fits 3.5" HDD by width and has UNC 6x32 threaded stands on the back side.


And I am going to mount Storage HDD like this, upper or lower
I am sorry for messy background


Lets start, first of all holes for HDD.
Applied some tape and marked points (connectors will be in the left hand side)


As I do not have any precious drilling hardware I prefer start with small 1.5mm drill




and continue with 4mm drill



Otherwise drill just slides out of marked point and holes just do not fit each other while screwing.

4 holes done, some handfile tweaking to make sure drive is lined up perfectly


and test fit


Even in this state I like it This thing is going to be cutted and painted. Unfortunately it is too late for dremelling as I don't want to disturb my neighbours (and their children as well), I'll continue tomorrow, I hope.



That's it for now, I hope I'll finish mount soon and post some pics here.
Noiseblocker fans for the rad are nearly to be shipped, but this will take 2-3 weeks to arrive.
Also my package from PPCs is already at customs, I can't stop clicking refresh button at the page with tracking info, those guys in customs are sooo slow

Oh, forgot to mention: on par with 1.5TB storage drive there will be Kingston SSD M series. This is carbon copy of Intel X25-M, but Intel ones are not available in Moscow.


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My lovely kitteh, he don't like photo sessions


Thanks for reading

[eXa]

Really like the copper look of the parts you have used.
Even thou HK may not be the coolest WC block, temps wise.
I still feel its the best looking.

Are you kidding? its one of the best.

[illidan]

cute kitty

[kgtiger]

Hay GK when drilling holes, try this, after you have marked where you need to drill your hole.
If you don't have a center punch you can use either a sharp nail or a pop rivet with the pointy bit down of cause.
Once lined up to your mark, just give the top a "lite" hit with hammer on a hard surface. Not to hard or you will dent the surounding aluminium.
This will leave a small divet and you will find now that your drill bit doesn't wonder off.

Exa, No I was not kidding, like you said "its one of the best" and I pointed out "Even thou HK may not be the coolest WC block, temps wise."
The HK is now the second best block for cooling CPUs, first place now goes to Swiftech Apogee XT.
If you would like to see what Vapor had to say about it then here is a link http://vapor.skinneelabs.com/i7/Round2/XT/R2i7XT.html
Or if you would like to compare the HK to the XT then here is another link http://vapor.skinneelabs.com/i7/Roun...i7Overall.html

I still love the looks of the HK but the performance factor of the XT does have a slight pulling me, just a tad.

[Xion X2]

Hay GK when drilling holes, try this, after you have marked where you need to drill your hole.
If you don't have a center punch you can use either a sharp nail or a pop rivet with the pointy bit down of cause.

Yeah, I was about to say use a center-punch as it'll keep the bit from sliding.

Still not a bad idea to drill with a smaller bit first, but a punch would make the process easier.

Looking good, aka_GK. You have a good worklog going here.

[eXa]

Exa, No I was not kidding, like you said "its one of the best" and I pointed out "Even thou HK may not be the coolest WC block, temps wise."
The HK is now the second best block for cooling CPUs, first place now goes to Swiftech Apogee XT.
If you would like to see what Vapor had to say about it then here is a link http://vapor.skinneelabs.com/i7/Round2/XT/R2i7XT.html
Or if you would like to compare the HK to the XT then here is another link http://vapor.skinneelabs.com/i7/Roun...i7Overall.html

I still love the looks of the HK but the performance factor of the XT does have a slight pulling me, just a tad.

Ive red the tests. You made it sound like the block was mediocre, when in fact i would put it side by side with the XT. The sub 1C difference is worth it in my eyes when you consider that the HK is much less restrictive than the XT. You can do the silicone mod on the HK and it would be in front of the XT while still beeing less restrictive. They both have theire pro's and con's, but dont make it loook like the HK is wastly inferior to the XT when in fact its not.

[aka_GK]

cute kitty

thanks

kgtiger, Xion X2
yeah, I know that trick but for some reason it doesn't work for me It is easier for me to drill twice and I do not drill that much holes to worry about it

kgtiger, eXa
I guess even if HK 3.0 is leading block for i7 it is not that evident it is leading for Core 2 Duo which I use. I haven't seen any direct comparison tests on socket 775 between HK 3.0 and other blocks such as D-tek and cuplex xt di.
But anyway I have Heatkiller that is custom painted, matches my colors, not very restrictive (as I am using silent mcp350) and performs at highest (or nearly so) level. That's all I need


I received another package and shaped that plate for HDD so be ready for next update soon

[aka_GK]

Cutted unnecessary metal

I am not showing right after dremelling because my skills are nearly between zero and 0.1 This is after handfiling.

Rounded corners as it was before cutting


and shortened stand-offs a bit so that case side panel does not scratch HDD. Used the same mirror and sandpaper techinique as used during CPU lapping to achive perfectly flat surface.




Final view before painting:







w00t! another package with toys arrived
Lian-Li casters


lamptron 24 LED Flexlight strip


BitsPowerfull brigade with their commander


and Koolance TMS-200 board, bought additional temp sensor for it




thanks for reading, stay tuned

[scor12]

Absolutely fantastic job! I like the Cpu cooler.

[GregSG]

Love this update!

[aka_GK]

scor12, GregSG
thanks mates, appreciate your feedback

As my term in university goes to the end, I have tons of tasks to do and almost no free time. I hope I'll manage to do them by the end of December and continue my build.
Fans for the rad are on their way and I plan to make another order at PPCs in early January to get case sidepanel, some missing barbs and probably new tubing.

Now I have a task for you, try to guess what is this thing for

[Arthur]

Hey @aka_GK,

I was not around for a while, I just finished to check your worklog updates now. I liked your powdercoated HK blocks, they simply rocks. If you had hard time with rivets, you can try to use the drill bit with your dremel next time. You can handle with them with less effort.

You got talent and nice components down here mate. Keep up the good work.

PS: I also ordered the same rivets from ChilledPC yesterday.

Cheers,
Arthur

[aka_GK]

Hey @aka_GK,

I was not around for a while, I just finished to check your worklog updates now. I liked your powdercoated HK blocks, they simply rocks. If you had hard time with rivets, you can try to use the drill bit with your dremel next time. You can handle with them with less effort.

You got talent and nice components down here mate. Keep up the good work.

PS: I also ordered the same rivets from ChilledPC yesterday.

Cheers,
Arthur

thanks, glad to see you here Arthur, was wondering where did you disappeared
looking forward to updates in your log

[Arthur]

thanks, glad to see you here Arthur, was wondering where did you disappeared
looking forward to updates in your log

Hey bro,

Yeah, I know its hard to understand who subscribed my worklog recently but my family had several funreals in near past so I could not focus on my worklog enough. As I said in my worklog post, I'll be able to continue my worklog until Feburary 2010, it'll be done until that time of course. I also speed up it a bit.

I saw your worklog down here and I must admit it what you covered serious route here mate. I believe I'll catch you on that route soon enough LOL!

You take care yourself.

Thanks,
Arthur

[aka_GK]

Hey bro,

Yeah, I know its hard to understand who subscribed my worklog recently but my family had several funreals in near past so I could not focus on my worklog enough. As I said in my worklog post, I'll be able to continue my worklog until Feburary 2010, it'll be done until that time of course. I also speed up it a bit.

I saw your worklog down here and I must admit it what you covered serious route here mate. I believe I'll catch you on that route soon enough LOL!

You take care yourself.

Thanks,
Arthur

oh, sorry mate, sometimes life hits hard but I am sure you can go through it. Keep your head up!

I didn't quite understand what's the point February 2010?

[Arthur]

oh, sorry mate, sometimes life hits hard but I am sure you can go through it. Keep your head up!

I didn't quite understand what's the point February 2010?

I appreciate your good wishes and feelings my bro. Life is cruel and we should go though it like you said. I'll be joined the army for my military duty after Februrary 2010 thats the point LOL. I want to finish it before that happens.

Thanks again,
Arthur

[aka_GK]

ah, that's sucks. I know lots of good guys from my local communities who has to go to army too and that's not fair imho, but that is law.
be strong friend and go forward

I am sorry for the OT here

[Arthur]

ah, that's sucks. I know lots of good guys from my local communities who has to go to army too and that's not fair imho, but that is law.
be strong friend and go forward

I am sorry for the OT here

No problem at all. Yeah my bro, thats really sucks but its the law because of that I have to do it. By the way, I subscribed your worklog long time ago and I'll be still follow your foot steps out there LOL. Lets finish them all.

You take care yourself.

Thanks,
Arthur