Project: Lian-Li P80 & PA140.3

[whuzabi]

keep going. i will see results

[kgtiger]

Hay GK just PM either Nils or Fhantastic and ask them about the Sata cable.
I have never cut one up, but I would take a guess that is is only a group of single wire's, could be totaly wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

As for the Dot's.
When you go to re-paint the temp sensor with the top coat (colour you want to see).
The paint will act the same way and be pushed to the sides, leaving a hole without paint over it.
You can paint it like 5 times and the same thing will keep happening.
The only thing that will change is, around the outside of the "Dot" will form a thick ridge of paint, that should of been over the hole, it will end up looking butt ugly.

[MadHacker]

hmm, I really have no idea how SATA cable looks inside but according to lots of golden pins at the end of connector I always imagine lots of wires inside that are impossible to solder back once cutted, am I wrong? that's why I've never thought of cutting this cables, but it is a nice suggestion, I guess exact length I need is somewhere between 10" and 12", may be I'll go this way

I have never cut one up, but I would take a guess that is is only a group of single wire's, could be totaly wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

perhaps this link will help give you some ideas.
Baby SATA
it about cutting a SATA cable smaller, perhaps using a longer SATA cable and cutting it down will suit your needs.
I myself never tried it.

[kgtiger]

Thanks Madhacker for the link, it's interesting that, in the sata cable that was used it had solid wires.
As GK is looking at extending the cable, might just be easier to buy the right size sata cable.

[LeandroJVarini]

is getting more and more beautiful!

[aka_GK]

new rad fans arrived afterall

[WaterFlex]

I ordered the same fans

very nice work dude.

[eponymous]

Looking great as always. I like the hard disk mounting you've done.

I could never work out what the hell that piece of metal was for that comes with the P80 - you've found a good use for it :P

[aka_GK]

perhaps this link will help give you some ideas.
Baby SATA
it about cutting a SATA cable smaller, perhaps using a longer SATA cable and cutting it down will suit your needs.
I myself never tried it.

thx for the link, it helped me to decide to not cut the SATA

is getting more and more beautiful!

thanks

I ordered the same fans

very nice work dude.

thanks, glad to see ya here

Looking great as always. I like the hard disk mounting you've done.

I could never work out what the hell that piece of metal was for that comes with the P80 - you've found a good use for it :P

Thank you mate.
Yeah it turned out well, on par with TMS-200 bracket it is waiting for the final layer of black paint.

As for the Dot's.
When you go to re-paint the temp sensor with the top coat (colour you want to see).
The paint will act the same way and be pushed to the sides, leaving a hole without paint over it.
You can paint it like 5 times and the same thing will keep happening.
The only thing that will change is, around the outside of the "Dot" will form a thick ridge of paint, that should of been over the hole, it will end up looking butt ugly.

Sure, I am not going to cover them with paint. They will be black too, that's all I need

Finally it turned out great


I did some overclocking yesterday and hit 4.5GHz - completely LinX stable without crazy voltages and temps that was my goal when I started this build, but now I see that I can go even higher

This was made at 27C ambient with rad fans running 1000rpm and it looks like voltages can be lowered a bit

[kgtiger]

Nice work GK, looks good mate.

[CptDreadFlint]

Looking great, GK. I love the look of those Black NBs

[armeniandave]

Looks great so far!

I too ordered the NB fans. They seem
damn quiet and they had blue...

BTW the rad brackets are 1.94mm thick, just FYI

Looking forward to seeing it all together.

[Arthur]

Finally it turned out great


I did some overclocking yesterday and hit 4.5GHz - completely LinX stable without crazy voltages and temps that was my goal when I started this build, but now I see that I can go even higher

This was made at 27C ambient with rad fans running 1000rpm and it looks like voltages can be lowered a bit

Your temp-sensor looks sweet my bro, you got such a nice talent on sleeving.

Your vcore also looks good on E8500. I oc'ing my E8600 4.5Ghz between 1.2xx~1.325 vcore ranges, nothing fancy.

PS: Last night, I saw 16C CPU temp. in the air. Snow worked out well.

[aka_GK]

Nice work GK, looks good mate.

Looking great, GK. I love the look of those Black NBs

thank you guys

Looks great so far!

I too ordered the NB fans. They seem
damn quiet and they had blue...

BTW the rad brackets are 1.94mm thick, just FYI

Looking forward to seeing it all together.

Thanks Dave, glad you like it. And thanks for the info about brackets, I'll keep this in mind.

Yeah I am looking forward to assembling all this parts together too, but daym something is missing everytime and I have to wait again. Hopefully pieces of this puzzle will come together soon

Tbh I am a bit dissapointed about those Noiseblockers I recently received
Accessories and look is second to none, but they cost 16 euro and sound not better than $9 Yate Loons
Considering their awesome 120mm Multiframe I've expected something better. Please don't get me wrong, they are quiet but that is not a good deal to my mind. For anybody searching for good 140mm I would definitely recommend medium speed Yates.

Your temp-sensor looks sweet my bro, you got such a nice talent on sleeving.

Your vcore also looks good on E8500. I oc'ing my E8600 4.5Ghz between 1.2xx~1.325 vcore ranges, nothing fancy.

PS: Last night, I saw 16C CPU temp. in the air. Snow worked out well.

Thanks Arthur, your second run on sleeving looks way much better than the first one

Voltage setting are pretty rough here, had no time for accurate tweaking, hopefully I'll be able to lower them a bit.

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Small update.
I've finally managed to finish HDD bracket, that was real pain in the ass to paint it. Having -20C outside and nearly 0C in dusty balcony it is not the thing can be called perfect painting conditions.
But anyway it is finished and looks fine.

[kgtiger]

Still kooks good to me GK.
When it is so cold it is hard to get a high gloss, even with the best paints.
One thing you could do to help get better resultes, is to put your small items in the oven on low, basicly just turned on.
Don't try and speed up the proccess by over heating the item to be painted, this will just burn the paint and will look crap.
By doing this it will take the chill out of the steel/aluminium. Have everything ready to go outside where your painting.
That way you can paint as soon as you hang up the item your painting (coat hangers work really well for stands to hang/rest thing on plus there portable).
By the time you get outside the item will be about 25-30c degrees.
Once you have painted it, bring the item back inside to dry fully.

Keep up the good work mate.

[aka_GK]

well, yeah I am trying to do the same: take everything, go outside, quickly spray and go back

I use matt paint and it is a bit easier to get smooth surface than while using gloss

[Wezly]

Still kooks good to me GK.
When it is so cold it is hard to get a high gloss, even with the best paints.
One thing you could do to help get better resultes, is to put your small items in the oven on low, basicly just turned on.
Don't try and speed up the proccess by over heating the item to be painted, this will just burn the paint and will look crap.
By doing this it will take the chill out of the steel/aluminium. Have everything ready to go outside where your painting.
That way you can paint as soon as you hang up the item your painting (coat hangers work really well for stands to hang/rest thing on plus there portable).
By the time you get outside the item will be about 25-30c degrees.
Once you have painted it, bring the item back inside to dry fully.

Regardless of temperature, this is why I avoid paint (because I am lazy).

Looking good 'GK! And good luck with the paint!

[Anemic]

Very nice OC you got!

[Arthur]

Thanks Arthur, your second run on sleeving looks way much better than the first one

Voltage setting are pretty rough here, had no time for accurate tweaking, hopefully I'll be able to lower them a bit.

I believe you can be able to lower them.

Yes, I had to re-sleeve my cables with my new PSU, I suppose they are more proper for my project now. I would like to see your feedback on my worklog too.

Live long and prosper,
Arthur

[aka_GK]

Wezly, Anemic, Arthur
thanks guys, appreciate your feedback

Work moves a bit slower than I would like to have it, but yet it moves.

Trying to improve CPU cooling this days, first step is lapping.


Some intermediate pics




And final. I am way too far from mirror finish but I don't have thinner grit sandpaper




But at the end of this 2 days run I was a bit dissappointed footprint is not perfect and temperature gain is negligible.
Maybe problem is in Heatkiller block? For some reason I've expected it perfectly flat


Another box from PPCs arrived:
Primochill LRT tubing, it was very dusty that is why picture is smaller than others


some rotaries, sealing plug, barbs and blue o-rings


o-ringies party


and Koolance FM-17 flowmeter


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Also I am thinking of MB cooling change, I want to know your opinion on this (both design and prefomance):

those copper things for mosfets

tbh I've found them in Kibbler's previous buildlog

high and low profile heatsinks for Southbridge and some chip near SB


and this cool block for the Northbridge


Thanks for reading

[kgtiger]

Hay GK sorry to hear your not happy with your temps.
New parts look sweet.
What TIM are you using?
After reading Vapors [Review] Indigo Xtreme vs. AS5, MX-2, IC Diamond, Shin-Etsu X23-7783D I bought some.
I haven't had a chance to use it yet as R3E is not out and about.
After reading the review and also reading other peoples comments I do feel it's well worth the $20.00 investment.

Let us know how things go, hay.

[aka_GK]

Hay GK sorry to hear your not happy with your temps.
New parts look sweet.
What TIM are you using?
After reading Vapors [Review] Indigo Xtreme vs. AS5, MX-2, IC Diamond, Shin-Etsu X23-7783D I bought some.
I haven't had a chance to use it yet as R3E is not out and about.
After reading the review and also reading other peoples comments I do feel it's well worth the $20.00 investment.

Let us know how things go, hay.

I have both MX-2 and MX-3, but mx-3 is so damn hard to apply - it is very thick, you can only put a piece of it on the CPU (or somewhere else) and then just press it with your finger, almost impossible to smear it. Moreover for some reason it brought me +1 degree under load, I am really confused what I am doing wrong

[shazza]

Nice to see your updates, aka_GK - please keep them coming. The fittings look spectacular with the blue o-rings.

(and, umm, after reading this I snipped a SATA cable in half ... yuck, no way I can figure out how to do anything different with it. Too many tiny strands of wire in there)

[Alexandr0s]

HeatKiller has a bowed plated. Several people with a HK have experienced worse temps after lapping there CPU.

[aka_GK]

Nice to see your updates, aka_GK - please keep them coming. The fittings look spectacular with the blue o-rings.

(and, umm, after reading this I snipped a SATA cable in half ... yuck, no way I can figure out how to do anything different with it. Too many tiny strands of wire in there)

yeah, you're right, sata is not the thing I would like to change by myself
fortunately PPCs has wide range of this cables, starting from 8" and up to 36" with and without angles - have to scratch the head to choose right one

btw there were two 12" cables in box I received today, hopefully they will be fine

HeatKiller has a bowed plated. Several people with a HK have experienced worse temps after lapping there CPU.

I've heard that Heatkiller lapping doesn't improve anything, but not about CPU lapping (while using HK) My temps didn't went higher after lapping though