Project: Blue on Black

[Antioch]

I believe the reason the sleeving "pops" in overcast weather is because the sky in that condition outputs the most "neutral" temperature color. Nils actually mentions this on the product page for the sleeving - saying something like the pictures were taken in studio with a light setting of xxxx degrees, the same as you'd have on a cloudy day...

[Bolas]

I believe the reason the sleeving "pops" in overcast weather is because the sky in that condition outputs the most "neutral" temperature color. Nils actually mentions this on the product page for the sleeving - saying something like the pictures were taken in studio with a light setting of xxxx degrees, the same as you'd have on a cloudy day...

Yep, that's why I shot in that lighting. I was still amazed at what a difference it makes having good lighting.

I don't have a stuido or fancy lighting stuff or even a light meter, so I'll just wait for a cloudy day or take early morning sunrise photos.

I guess my "pops" comment was mostly about how it made a much bigger difference than I thought it would. Looking at the dark blue in the basement, it looks almost black and doesn't really look all that great. Looking at it on the deck with overcast skies... WOW it looks good.

[-TYPHOON-]

Did u remove the Capacitors on the PCIe cables??

[Bolas]

Did u remove the Capacitors on the PCIe cables??

Capacitors? Umm... I didn't see any... I removed some heat shrink and some black cylinder underneath that looked like really tough to cut heat shrink that was melted into the wires. Didn't see anything that I recognized as a capacitor though.

[Antioch]

Capacitors? Umm... I didn't see any... I removed some heat shrink and some black cylinder underneath that looked like really tough to cut heat shrink that was melted into the wires. Didn't see anything that I recognized as a capacitor though.

Yeah.. black cylinder = capacitor I believe.

I don't have one of these SS PSUs yet but.. that's what it is. You shouldn't remove them. I think there was some thread somewhere around here about removal / how to sleeve them.

They're basically there to keep the PCIe voltage steady. You want.


EDIT: Here's that thread http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ht=strider+cap
and a quote: "dont remove these caps, jopnnyguru showed taht its BAD"

[Bolas]

Yeah.. black cylinder = capacitor I believe.

I don't have one of these SS PSUs yet but.. that's what it is. You shouldn't remove them. I think there was some thread somewhere around here about removal / how to sleeve them.

They're basically there to keep the PCIe voltage steady. You want.

EDIT: Here's that thread http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ht=strider+cap
and a quote: "dont remove these caps, jopnnyguru showed taht its BAD"

Nope I know that kind of capacitor. Pretty sure what I removed was just extra-annoying heat shrink and not a capacitor.

Here's the relevant quote from that thread:

Silverstone Strider is acturally a good choice for full modular, it's the new Strider Plus series who has the problem

I have a Silverstone Strider, not a Strider Plus. So no bulky capacitor on the cables, it's all done properly inside the power supply instead.